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If your printouts have incorrect colors, try these solutions: Make sure the paper type setting matches the paper you loaded. Make sure the Black/Grayscale or Grayscale setting is not selected in your printer software. Run a nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged.
Why is my printer printing yellow not red? It is most likely that your image is yellow where you were expecting it to be red and you may also notice that blue parts of the image appear turquoise instead. Both of these effects are caused by a lack of magenta ink/toner on your prints.
Check the ink level on your printer and replace the low ink cartridge. Clean the printhead. The printhead could be clogged, and you might need to clean the printhead several times to restore print quality. Use an automated tool from the printer control panel to clean the printhead.
First, check your printer settings on the file or picture your trying to print. If your page is setup to print in “grayscale” it will only print in black and white. Change the setting to “default” so it will print in color. If your settings look good from the start, the cartridge may just need to be primed.
Photos and other artwork can become discolored overtime due to sun exposure, but also because of acid in the printing, framing and storage materials. This discoloration often takes on a yellow or brown look synonymous with “old” photos.
If the test page that is printed from the panel comes out with a yellow background then you almost certainly have a defective yellow toner cartridge. It`s also possible you have a high voltage problem in the printer but the defective cartridge is more likely.
Both of these color modes mix colors to create different color possibilities. The main difference is what they are generally used for in design: RGB is the color mode best for digital designs and CMYK is best for printing.
For most purposes, and most users, working in RGB should produce the best results. If you want to embed or assign a profile to your file(s) we recommend Adobe RGB 1998. Conventional wisdom holds that you work in RGB for screen-based work, and CMYK for work that will be printed. That is no longer the convention.
ColorSync. Prints using standard color profiles for your product and paper to help match image colors. You can customize the conversion method and filter settings on the ColorSync pop-up menu in the print window.
You can visually inspect the remaining cartridge levels on your printer. If they are full but you still cannot print properly, check the cartridge`s expiry date. Expired ink cartridges often dry up which causes problems in the print results.
Go to your printer preferences and check to see if “print in all black” is ENABLED or DISABLED. Also check for “grayscale” is on. If you have any issue, just uninstall and re-install the software. Please mark a reply “ACCEPTED AS SOLUTION” if it solved your problem, so others can find it.
Print a Nozzle Test pattern, if the yellow is orange then you have cross contamination in the Printhead and it might be purgeable, but you would have to print a lot of yellow. Cross contamination happens when some ink oozes out of one printhead and is wicked up into another color.
Go to your printer preferences and check to see if “print in all black” is ENABLED or DISABLED. Also check for “grayscale” is on. If you have any issue, just uninstall and re-install the software. Please mark a reply “ACCEPTED AS SOLUTION” if it solved your problem, so others can find it.
If there is plenty of ink and the printer does not print, clean the Print Head then print the nozzle check pattern to ensure ink is ejected properly. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice, carry out the Print Head Deep Cleaning.
Kindly go to Start > Settings > Update and Security > Troubleshoot > Printer > select Run Troubleshooter. You may also check the print settings to ensure that the option for black and white/grayscale is not selected.

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HP Color Laserjet 3800 problem when printing color
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My 2550n Color LaserJet does not want to print in color
ANSWER : That model had issues with the carousel solenoid sticking. That might explain why it works after you let it sit for 10 minutes. The solenoid gets hotter with use which causes the deteriorated foam on it to become sticky and hold down the release plate instead of letting it go. This allows the carousel to spin when it is supposed to stop for each color. The solenoid is located on the right side of the printer. If you open the lid, it is just behind the opening at the top right. You need to remove the top of the printer and scrape off the goo on top of the solenoid body. I put a piece of thin sticky backed felt to replace it. Other people use electrical tape.

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EPSON How to print in black when color ink is out?
ANSWER : Yup. Epson can suck my fat hairy toes. Spent a S#!$ load on a new black ink cartridge for it to still not work.

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ANSWER : I changed all toners and drum and it is still doing it.

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Need help for Epson Stylus color 3000 print head?
ANSWER : I need help changing the print head in my Epson 3000 – I have 2 printers – one will not stay in alignment and the other black ink is plugged and I have soaked it and cannot get it to budge.

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hp deskjet 960c printing problem
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Canon i560 Will not print black
ANSWER : Dang, it worked for me then wentback to normal (not working) after the test page. Oh well not bad for a 10 year old bubble jet.

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