Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]what does a printed test page look like? you find it under Printers in the System Preferences ric > On Apr 16, 2017, at 10:28 PM, herbertkanner <hkanner at sonic.net> wrote: > > As far as I can tell, all heads are working. Also, I am sure of my > settings, which specify that the printer is not repeat NOT to do any color > management. All settings are the ones that used to work perfectly. The > test pictures are not that far out of gamut. They have bveen used before > as printer tests. However, the printer has been idle for about a year, and > I don?t know the state of the cartridges. While the printer heads are part > of the printer, it is obvious that there is a mechanism (probably a pump) > in the cartridges, because they have an electrical contact panel which has > a protective cover and a warning not to touch it after cover removal. > > The difficulty I have now, intending to, as a start to replace the two > cyan cartridges, is that this ?clever? machine, as far as I can tell, does > not allow me to even open the cover of the cartridge container until there > is at least one that requires replacement because of exhaustion. The unit > ordinarily settles in a position where the cover cannot be opened, but > settles in one where it can be opened when it knows you have to replace a > cartridge. I?ll have to see if Epson has a customer service . > > kanner at acm.org > > If you question authority, > the authorities will question you. > >> On Apr 13, 2017, at 8:34 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: >> >> does an ink test show all head working? >> >> ric >> >> >>> On Apr 13, 2017, at 11:11 PM, herbertkanner <hkanner at sonic.net> wrote: >>> >>> Hi folks. Yes, I?m still alive. Had some setbacks, but am slowly >>> regaining strength and thinking again about photography. My printer is >>> driving me nuts. It?s an Epson Artisan 50 that has been quite accurate >>> for years and has decided to act up. My monitor has been calibrated with >>> one of those Spyder things and I always used to get prints that were >>> visually close to what showed on my screen. But now, after a year of >>> disuse, it prints purple flowers as red. I?ve done everything I can >>> think of, including head cleaning and replacing several old cartridges, >>> but this gross error persists. I?m using LR 6. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Herb >>> >>> kanner at acm.org >>> >>> If you question authority, >>> the authorities will question you. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information