Color Printing Problems; Cannot Print In Color; The Printout Color Differs When Printed From Different Printers; The Color Looks Different From What You See On The Computer Screen - Epson WorkForce AL-C500DN User Manual

Color Printing Problems

Cannot print in color

Cause
Black is selected as the Color setting in the printer driver.
The color setting in the application you are using is not
appropriate for color printing.

The printout color differs when printed from different printers

Cause
Printer driver default settings and color tables vary by
printer model.

The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen

Cause
Printed colors do not exactly match the colors on your
monitor, since printers and monitors use different color
systems: monitors use RGB (red, green, and blue), while
printers typically use CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and
black).
PhotoEnhance may be selected in the printer driver.
What to do
Change this setting to Color.
Make sure that the settings in your application are appropriate for
color printing.
What to do
Set the Gamma setting to 1.8 in the More Settings dialog box in
the printer driver, then print again. If you still do not get the
printouts you expect, adjust the color using the slide bar for each
color. For details about the More Settings dialog box, see the
printer driver's online help.
What to do
Although it is difficult to match colors perfectly, selecting the
printer driver's ICM setting can improve color matching between
different devices. For details, see the printer driver's online help.
The PhotoEnhance feature corrects the contrast and brightness of
the original image data, and so may not be suitable for printing
vivid images.
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