Prints With a Noticable Reddish Tint: Lately, I notice that all of my colored prints have a noticeable reddish tint to them when I compare them to what looks normal and okay on my...

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

Lately, I notice that all of my colored prints have a noticeable reddish tint to them when I compare them to what looks normal and okay on my computer screen. I am using an Epson ET-2550 printer and Lightroom to process images but I am using the Windows10 photo app that comes with Windows10 to view images on my Dell 27-inch screen. Epson printer software is up to date and Windows10 in recent install.

I explained my problem to Epson tech service but she was no help.

Could the problem be that I have never calibrated my monitor or the printer and paper using something like the X-Rite Photo calibration system such as the i1Display Pro ? Could this be the root cause of my problem of seeing a reddish tint to all of my prints ?
(I am looking at one of X-Rite’s complete system at a cost if $1,700.)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or help. ~FiddleMaker

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

FiddleMaker wrote:

Lately, I notice that all of my colored prints hav... (show quote)

If you have Lightroom manage the colors, you need to turn off color management, or these two will interfere with one another, causing color issues (like reddish tint)

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

You don’t need to spend $1700 to calibrate your system. Consider a DataColor Spyder or XRite Color Munki calibration system which is in the $150-$200 range. Calibrate your monitor, then download the correct ICC profile for your paper and printer. Finally set up LR to soft proof and adjust the image before printing. As suggested, make sure that NOT both LR and the printer are doing color management - use just LR.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

speters wrote:

If you have Lightroom manage the colors, you need to turn off color management, or these two will interfere with one another, causing color issues (like reddish tint)

speters, thanks for your reply. I will check this out. I have never used the Print module in LR so I will see what it is defaulted at.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

TriX wrote:

You don’t need to spend $1700 to calibrate your system. Consider a DataColor Spyder or XRite Color Munki calibration system which is in the $150-$200 range. Calibrate your monitor, then download the correct ICC profile for your paper and printer. Finally set up LR to soft proof and adjust the image before printing. As suggested, make sure that NOT both LR and the printer are doing color management - use just LR.

TriX, I'll see if I can turn off color management on the Epson printer. I bought this printer back in 2015 for printing simple documents and not color prints. I have a Canon Pixma Pro-10 for photo prints but I have not set it up as yet.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

Had something similar with my first CanonPro9000 - the tint was magenta. Could not fix it no matter what I did. It was replace during the last month if the 3 year extended warranty that I had purchased.
CompUSA went out of business, from which all was purchased, went out of business the next week.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Since I started to take my files to a professional lab ALL of my issues with printing at home are gone.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

FiddleMaker wrote:

TriX, I'll see if I can turn off color management on the Epson printer. I bought this printer back in 2015 for printing simple documents and not color prints. I have a Canon Pixma Pro-10 for photo prints but I have not set it up as yet.

You’ll find the setting in either the printer’s ap or in Your Windows control panel.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

FiddleMaker wrote:

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Your Epson ET-2550 (or ANY model that begins with ET for that matter) is just NOT up to the task of producing a good photo print and was, quite frankly, never designed to. Epson makes some wonderful Photo printers, such as the P600 and P800. I would also suggest learning about color correcting by reading all available on that subject on the Red River Paper site. Best of luck.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

cjc2 wrote:

Your Epson ET-2550 (or ANY model that begins with ET for that matter) is just NOT up to the task of producing a good photo print and was, quite frankly, never designed to. Epson makes some wonderful Photo printers, such as the P600 and P800. I would also suggest learning about color correcting by reading all available on that subject on the Red River Paper site. Best of luck.

cjc2, I am better off by using the ET-2550 for just documents and using an outside lab to print photos. However, I do have a Canon PIXMA Pro-10 printer but it looks like I need to get an engineering degree from MIT to set it up.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

FiddleMaker wrote:

cjc2, I am better off by using the ET-2550 for just documents and using an outside lab to print photos. However, I do have a Canon PIXMA Pro-10 printer but it looks like I need to get an engineering degree from MIT to set it up.

If you have a problem setting up theCanon printer, call Canon tech services. Theyb will walk you through the process. They are very helpful

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

FiddleMaker wrote:

cjc2, I am better off by using the ET-2550 for just documents and using an outside lab to print photos. However, I do have a Canon PIXMA Pro-10 printer but it looks like I need to get an engineering degree from MIT to set it up.

Setup should be fairly easy and that printer is known to be decent on UHH. You will need to learn about color correction and a color calibrated workflow IF you want to make good prints yourself. Seems daunting at first, but not really that difficult, especially once you actually go through it. If you're not willing to invest the time, order your prints from one of the professional labs such as WHCC or Bay Photo and have them do the color correcting. When I do send photos to WHCC for printing (SmugMug), I still do the color correcting myself both so that I am in charge and to save a few cents. Best of luck!

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

What kind of paper are you using? I found that HP paper gives a reddish or magenta tone. I have lots of it because it came with the HP ink I purchased. When I broke down and purchased Canon paper, that issue went away!

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I have an Epson 440. When I install a cartridge I have to shake it first and then remove a small cellophane tab. When I forget to remove that tab, my prints are heavy reddish pink. The printer recognizes them as valid Epson cartridges but it prints in red. Removing that little tab is really important. Lesson learned. Yours may be a simple cartridge install issue.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

gvarner wrote:

I have an Epson 440. When I install a cartridge I have to shake it first and then remove a small cellophane tab. When I forget to remove that tab, my prints are heavy reddish pink. The printer recognizes them as valid Epson cartridges but it prints in red. Removing that little tab is really important. Lesson learned. Yours may be a simple cartridge install issue.

Epson Eco Tank (ET-xxxx) printers do not use cartridges, only bottles of ink.