EPSON AcuLaser C3800 User's Guide

Color Printing ProblemsCannot print in color

Cause

What to do

 

 

Black is selected as the Color setting in the

Change this setting to Color.

printer driver.

 

 

 

The color setting in the application you are

Make sure that the settings in your application are

using is not appropriate for color printing.

appropriate for color printing.

 

 

One of the imaging cartridges may be the

If a Replace Toner uuuu error occurs, replace the

end of its service life but printing was

imaging cartridge without pressing the N Start/Stop

continued by pressing N Start/Stop button.

button. See "Imaging Cartridge" on page 228.

 

 

The printout color differs when printed from different printers

Cause

What to do

 

 

Printer driver default settings and color tables

Set the Gamma setting to 1.8 in the More Settings

vary by printer model.

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.

 

 

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

Cause

What to do

 

 

Printed colors do not exactly match the

Although it is difficult to match colors perfectly,

colors on your monitor, since printers and

selecting the printer driver’s ICM setting (for Windows

monitors use different color systems: monitors

XP, XP x64, Me, 98, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003

use RGB (red, green, and blue), while printers

x64) or ColorSync setting (for Macintosh) can

typically use CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow,

improve color matching between different devices.

and black).

For details, see the printer driver’s online help.

 

 

For Macintosh, the System Profile setting is not

To apply ColorSync properly, your input device and

in use.

the application must support ColorSync, and a

 

System Profile must be used for your monitor.

 

 

PhotoEnhance may be selected in the printer

The PhotoEnhance feature corrects the contrast and

driver.

brightness of the original image data, and so may

 

not be suitable for printing vivid images.

 

 

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