printing problems

[megan_stone]

<p>I've been printing with no problems on my Epson 3800.<br>

I'm now attempting to print an image for a client as i always do and the colors are quite off, it looks very bizarre, as if it's been painted on the paper. Ink is quite heavy and there is a red/magenta tint. I've tried everything and nothing seems to be working. What could have possibly gone wrong? I always print in this same process.<br>

many thanks</p>

[Matt Laur]

<p>Are you dealing with an image file that's in a different color space, or did you accidentally tell your print driver that the application you're printing from (and not the print driver) will be handling the color management?</p>

[megan_stone]

How do I check the color space? All as

I always have it as far as I can see. At

printing I allow photoshop to manage

colors

[William Kahn]

<p>Megan, check your printer's dialog page and make sure that the 3880's color management has been turned off.</p>

[fred_strobel1]

<p>I have had weird prints when I forget to set color management off on the printer after changing paper type and using light room to print.</p>

[digitaldog]

<p>Verify that everything is properly setup by bypassing that file and printing a color reference image of known, quality RGB values (http://www.digitaldog.net/files/2014PrinterTestFileFlat.tif.zip)<br>

If that prints fine, it’s the file. Archive that print for future reference if you have to print again. If it doesn’t print correctly, it’s a profile, driver or setting issue (it isn’t the RGB values in the data going to the printer). </p>

[howard_m]

<p>I saw that last night out of PS-CC in the print dialog. It had shifted back to 'Printer Controls Color' w/o me noticing :( Similar 'interesting' colors</p>

[steven_clark]

Stupid answers worth checking anyway:

Double check that you are printing on the right side.

Double check that you didn't just print on a "support sheet" or something.

Do a nozzle check and count your inks to be sure you aren't missing a whole plugged

bank.