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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: JacobHunt on July 23, 2010, 01:04:41 pm

Title: HELP with Epson Stylus Photo R1900
Post by: JacobHunt on July 23, 2010, 01:04:41 pm

I purchased an Epson Stylus Photo R1900 in the spring and have had varying results with my prints (digitally colored ink illustrations... not photography).  I was very happy with some prints I made on Moab Entrada rag paper using the appropriate ICC profile.  (All of this color management and profile stuff is fairly new to me.)  However, I replaced a cyan cartridge and now an image that had a bluish-green background is printing with a very blue background... not green at all.  

Any troubleshooting tips?  I didn't change any print settings that I'm aware of.  I hate to think that simply changing a print cartridge can have such a drastic effect, but this seems to be the only variable that is different.

Title: HELP with Epson Stylus Photo R1900
Post by: Randy Carone on July 23, 2010, 02:05:33 pm

Does a nozzle test print look OK?

Title: HELP with Epson Stylus Photo R1900
Post by: madmanchan on July 23, 2010, 03:46:43 pm

Also: how old is the new cart that you installed?

Title: HELP with Epson Stylus Photo R1900
Post by: JacobHunt on July 27, 2010, 01:14:16 pm

I ran the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility, which led to a manual nozzle cleaning.  And that did the trick.  I guess I expected those utilities to deal with gaps or streaks in prints... not uniform color changes.  But now I know.  Probably the problem arose because it'd been over a month since I really printed anything, and apparently you need to print a few pages a month to maintain quality.

(The replacement ink cartridge was manufactured in December 09, so I doubt its age was a factor.)