Epson Printer Color Calibration: Hi Hogs, hope you can help. I have an Epson ET-4850 printer. I was printing off some Xmas photos and they all have a blueish cast to them. I cleaned...

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Dec 27, 2022 07:44:13 #

PurpleHaze204 Loc: North Potomac, MD

Hi Hogs, hope you can help. I have an Epson ET-4850 printer. I was printing off some Xmas photos and they all have a blueish cast to them. I cleaned the printhead and nozzles, it helped a bit. Is there something else I need to try? The pictures look great on my monitor. I'm trying to avoid sending out to a print shop if possible.

Thanks much in advance.

Dec 27, 2022 07:44:34 #

PurpleHaze204 Loc: North Potomac, MD

Happy holidays to all!!

Dec 27, 2022 08:47:15 #

aflundi Loc: Albuquerque, NM

Have you done a nozzle check?

Dec 27, 2022 08:50:16 #

PurpleHaze204 Loc: North Potomac, MD

Yes, thanks.

Dec 27, 2022 09:01:54 #

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

The printer may not be sensing low ink in one of the cartridges.

Dec 27, 2022 09:05:33 #

PurpleHaze204 Loc: North Potomac, MD

From the outside, levels of all inks are about 75% full. Black is about 50%. Thanks.

Dec 27, 2022 09:11:06 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Are they maybe outside shots taken with an indoor white balance?

Dec 27, 2022 09:13:34 #

PurpleHaze204 Loc: North Potomac, MD

Indoor shots with Auto white balance. . . I've tried adjusting in Lightroom 6 and also Luminar Neo. Looks great on monitor, just blue when printing so I think WB is okay.

Dec 27, 2022 09:17:16 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

PurpleHaze204 wrote:

Indoor shots with Auto white balance. . . I've tried adjusting in Lightroom 6 and also Luminar Neo. Looks great on monitor, just blue when printing so I think WB is okay.

Dec 27, 2022 10:29:53 #

Strodav Loc: Houston, Tx

Monitor calibrated, Epson paper and Epson print profile for that particular paper?

Dec 27, 2022 10:38:05 #

PurpleHaze204 Loc: North Potomac, MD

Kodak glossy premium picture paper, Epson print profile for premium glossy paper. . . Monitor calibrated to mfg specs (Dell U2417H).

Dec 27, 2022 12:31:45 #

aflundi Loc: Albuquerque, NM

PurpleHaze204 wrote:

Yes, thanks.

And all nozzles are firing? If so, then are you using a good profile for that ink/paper combination?

Dec 27, 2022 12:43:37 #

Bill_de Loc: US

Something here may help???

https://epson.com/faq/SPT_C11CJ60202~faq-00007f9-et4850?faq_cat=faq-8796127537228

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Dec 27, 2022 13:31:26 #

Martys Loc: Lubec, Maine

If your ink carts are all working fine,.......not using color management software could be the culprit?

Check out Jose Rodriguez on YouTube,....is a wealth of info you can dial into for answers about printing woes.

Dec 28, 2022 10:25:31 #

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Sounds like you need to calibrate you monitor for photo work using a Spyder or an Xrite (my choice). Then you MUST use the KODAK icc profile for your printer. I suggest using Red River Paper as well. Check out their site and read about color calibration. The printer you chose is not the best for photo work. Best of luck.

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