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I have bought a new r2400 a month ago,while the quality is great,i printed a couple of a3’s yesterday,firstly i noticed i need my monitor calibrated,the pics are darker on print.
But thats not what i’m asking,it’s the couple of a3’s i noticed there is lines down the print,i have been told you have to keep the nozzles clean,but surely after 20 prints it should not do this,i have very little experience at this,so any clues would be great,
thank’s
Sean.I am not a user of this printer I use an 9880 but try an auto nozzle check or just a nozzle check, it does not matter that you have only done 20 or so prints, if there was a long delay in between prints ( days or weeks) or if you did a couple of prints with one strong colour in it then a nozzle may be blocked.
If you have the option of a powerclean only do it if absolutely neccessary as it uses a lot of ink.
Brightness issues occur even with properly calibrated equipment, to check the profile of the paper you are using to the image in question, in photoshop go to View – Proof Setup – Custom
Enter in the device to stimulate, the profile you are using for the paper / printer combination.
rendering intent – perceptual
tick black point compensation and tick simulate paper colourClick the preview on and off to see how the image will look printed on that paper and in that printer, you will see any brightness issues and slight colour shifts, it is not without faults but gives you a better idea of how things will print up before you waste paper and ink.
hope this helps, but do calibrate your monitor, and if still having problems a custom profile for the paper would be a good idea rather than the profile sent with the printer. I take it when you print up you use print preview and set the media type as well as the profile of the paper used.
Setting the media type will tell the printer how much ink to squirt out on different surface finishes, this is diferent to the profile to get the colours right.Phil,thanks for replying to my query.Will check the nozzles etc.
And thanks for the wee tips for printing aswell.Sean.
sean
the other thing to watch for, when calibrating a monitor. as default they are set way to bright out of the box, the manufacturers want them to look bright.
so when calibrating pay good attention the the brightness. most people find prints looking dark and this is a common reason
stcstc wrote:
sean
the other thing to watch for, when calibrating a monitor. as default they are set way to bright out of the box, the manufacturers want them to look bright.
so when calibrating pay good attention the the brightness. most people find prints looking dark and this is a common reason
Cheer’s steve,i noticed that alright,think i have it sorted now.
Sean.
If you buy a decent profiler for your screen you will be able to test the ambient light in the room and the colour temp of that light as well, so you can set the monitor brightness up correctly. But believe me you will still have one or two small issues with the brightness of prints printed out. I know I do on the odd occassion. My studio’s amnient lighting is relatively dark so my monitors are not up at 100% brightness.
I have found this helpful as I’m having difficulty printing, everything looks brilliant on screen but way too dark when I print, thanks guys!
I usually decrease the colour density by 7-9% if I’m printing on matte papers with the epson 2400. It works just fine and I save some ink, too.
I have the r2400 and an excellent printer it is. After some trial and error I have reached a setting which I am happy with although some might call them unusual, even a photographer friend. But I get excellent results. Firstly I use Fuji Satin paper A3+. I went on to the Fuji web site and downloaded the profile for this paper. Secondly, and somewhat unusual. When I have the image the way I want it on the screen I go to levels and increase the output level by 25. This produces near enough exactly what I see on the screen. Try it and see. Hope it works. Cheers.
Hi Sean,
just bought the r2400 myself and I got lines as well after about 20 prints … turned out the nozzles needed cleaning, as the light black was blocked .. all working perfect now …
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