BW prints on Canon pixma pro 100 have magenta or green tint: I called Red River and got a work around but I am still occasionally getting a tint on my BW prints. Sometimes they are...

lmass

I called Red River and got a work around but I am still occasionally getting a tint on my BW prints. Sometimes they are perfectly BW, others not. HELP!!!!!

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Make sure you have done a nozzle check first.

Haenzel Loc: South Holland, The Netherlands

Perhaps the following is the issue, not sure, not enough info...:
Check print settings. Is printing for color / BW set to auto? If system is misinterpreting, BW will be printed (mixed) from your color cartridges. Force BW manually then your black cartridge is used and you should not get a tint.

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Haenzel wrote:

Perhaps the following is the issue, not sure, not enough info...:
Check print settings. Is printing for color / BW set to auto? If system is misinterpreting, BW will be printed (mixed) from your color cartridges. Force BW manually then your black cartridge is used and you should not get a tint.

Had the same issue with a Canon pro-100. Always make sure that the software you are printing from has printer properties set to grayscale or B&W. Color cast was removed by doing that.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

lmass wrote:

I called Red River and got a work around but I am still occasionally getting a tint on my BW prints. Sometimes they are perfectly BW, others not. HELP!!!!!

Are you using "Canon Print Studio Pro"?

If not, I suggest you do.

Jrhoffman75 Loc: Conway, New Hampshire

I have found that papers that have optical brightening agents ( OBAs) have a color cast depending on the light type they are illuminated with. In daylight they look fine, but under LED or CFL lighting they have a color cast.

SteveG Loc: Norh Carolina

Jrhoffman75 wrote:

I have found that papers that have optical brightening agents ( OBAs) have a color cast depending on the light type they are illuminated with. In daylight they look fine, but under LED or CFL lighting they have a color cast.

Just another thought, have you calibrated your screen?

Jrhoffman75 Loc: Conway, New Hampshire

SteveG wrote:

Just another thought, have you calibrated your screen?

Yes. I physically carry a print between rooms with different lighting types and the color cast changes. Papers w/o OBAs do not show this behavior.

NoSocks Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island

SteveG wrote:

Just another thought, have you calibrated your screen?

What would the screen have to do with a color cast on the printed sheet? I don’t think the monitor communicates with the printer.

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

Suggest you install Canon Print Studio Pro. I was having issues with dingey prints, even with a calibrated screen. If you use LR, once installed, you access it through file/plug in extras. There are print preview tabs that allow you to print “contact sheets” for brightness and color. Under each thumb nail there are numbers you add to the profile for each. It made a world of difference for me.

lmass

I just installed Canon Print Studio Pro - waiting for 2 ink refills and then will test it. Yes I have a calibrated monitor. Thanks for the suggestions...will let you know what happens when I can print on Monday.

rond-photography Loc: Connecticut

lmass wrote:

I just installed Canon Print Studio Pro - waiting for 2 ink refills and then will test it. Yes I have a calibrated monitor. Thanks for the suggestions...will let you know what happens when I can print on Monday.

Also stick to Canon inks. Had multiple issues with my Pro-100 with bad colors. Switched back to Canon and colors are now great. Print studio pro allows you to print using only the monotone inks and that fixed the B&W. Not sure why you can't force B&W inks in other software, but I am happy if it works right!

Jrhoffman75 Loc: Conway, New Hampshire

rond-photography wrote:

Also stick to Canon inks. Had multiple issues with my Pro-100 with bad colors. Switched back to Canon and colors are now great. Print studio pro allows you to print using only the monotone inks and that fixed the B&W. Not sure why you can't force B&W inks in other software, but I am happy if it works right!

You can select "Black and White Photo Print" in the Canon printer driver.

lmass

I too stick to Canon inks for the same reason. Color prints are always spot on!

rond-photography Loc: Connecticut

Jrhoffman75 wrote:

You can select "Black and White Photo Print" in the Canon printer driver.

I have done that. Maybe it was the inks that were messing me up, but I was not believing that the printer was actually using only the Black-Gray-Light Gray inks. It was also difficult to get the printer to understand that I want to print on 11X14 (had to choose 11X17 and make sure it printed on the leading edge of paper). You can choose any standard paper size in Print Studio Pro, but for some reason, I could not choose them in driver. I am perfectly happy with PSP - I don't waste ink and paper like I did battling the driver from LR and PS!