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If you have the tri-color and photo print cartridges installed, try calibrating the color. For instructions, see Calibrating color. Colors are printing as black and white Check the printer driver settings For Windows, the Print In Grayscale check box is probably selected. From your software application, open the Printer Properties dialog box. Click the Color tab and make sure Print in Grayscale is not selected. For Macintosh, open the Print dialog box and from the Image panel, make sure that Grayscale is not selected. If you are printing with only the black or photo print cartridge, the printout will be printed in grayscale. See Single-cartridge printing mode. Wrong colors are printing Check the printer driver settings For Windows, the Print In Grayscale check box might be selected. From your software application, open the Printer Properties dialog box. Click the Color tab and make sure Print in Grayscale is not selected. For Macintosh, open the Print dialog box and from the Image panel, make sure that Grayscale is not selected. For Windows, try adjusting the Saturation, Brightness and Color Tone from the Color tab in the printer driver. For Macintosh, adjust these settings from the Color Panel in the Print dialog box. Check the print cartridges When colors are completely wrong, the printer might have run out of one or more colors of ink. Check the print cartridge LEDs to make sure they are not on (see LED Reference). You can also check the status of the print cartridges from the Printer Status tab in the Toolbox. Replace any low or empty print cartridges. For instructions, see Replacing the print cartridges. If you are printing with only one print cartridge, see Single-cartridge printing mode. If you have the tri-color and photo print cartridges installed, and the color does not print out as expected or there is a color tinge in gray shades, try calibrating the color. For instructions, see Calibrating color. Whenever print quality noticeably decreases, try cleaning the print cartridges. For instructions, see Cleaning the print cartridges. ENWW 7-13

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7-13
±
If you have the tri-color and photo print cartridges installed, try calibrating
the color. For instructions, see
Calibrating color
.
Colors are printing as black and white
Check the printer driver settings
±
For Windows, the
Print In Grayscale
check box is probably selected. From
your software application, open the
Printer Properties
dialog box. Click
the
Color
tab and make sure
Print in Grayscale
is not selected.
For Macintosh, open the
Print
dialog box and from the
Image
panel, make
sure that
Grayscale
is not selected.
±
If you are printing with only the black or photo print cartridge, the printout
will be printed in grayscale. See
Single-cartridge printing mode
.
Wrong colors are printing
Check the printer driver settings
±
For Windows, the
Print In Grayscale
check box might be selected. From
your software application, open the
Printer Properties
dialog box. Click
the
Color
tab and make sure
Print in Grayscale
is not selected.
For Macintosh, open the
Print
dialog box and from the
Image
panel, make
sure that
Grayscale
is not selected.
±
For Windows, try adjusting the
Saturation
,
Brightness
and
Color Tone
from the
Color
tab in the printer driver. For Macintosh, adjust these
settings from the
Color Panel
in the
Print
dialog box.
Check the print cartridges
±
When colors are completely wrong, the printer might have run out of one or
more colors of ink. Check the print cartridge LEDs to make sure they are
not on (see
LED Reference
). You can also check the status of the print
cartridges from the
Printer Status
tab in the Toolbox. Replace any low or
empty print cartridges. For instructions, see
Replacing the print cartridges
.
±
If you are printing with only one print cartridge, see
Single-cartridge printing
mode
.
±
If you have the tri-color and photo print cartridges installed, and the color
does not print out as expected or there is a color tinge in gray shades, try
calibrating the color. For instructions, see
Calibrating color
.
±
Whenever print quality noticeably decreases, try cleaning the print
cartridges. For instructions, see
Cleaning the print cartridges
.