juanjullian
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Hi,
i've bought recently the epson 9800 with a new printhead.
i've tested with some graphics, some colors, logos etc. And it works perfectly, until i want to print a photo or picture.
I'm using 3rd party inks (i bought with 3rd party inks included), and 3rd party cartridges too.
When i print photos, the light gray is printing much more dark than it have to be, so i've decided to print a simple HSL chart to see where's the problem. And voila, there's a terrible problem with light grays tones. I need to know if is a wrong ink refill problem (I never needed refill the cartridges, but the previous owner could have made a mistake), or its a color management problem. I'm attaching the original image, and scanned 2 printed tests:
the darker is in a luster 260grs photo roll, Premium Luster setting and lower a little the density.
and second with hi-def bond 120grs roll, singleweight matte setting and lower a little the density.
I have to lower a little the density because: monitor is not calibrated and it's the simplest solution.
Thanks in advance!
i've bought recently the epson 9800 with a new printhead.
i've tested with some graphics, some colors, logos etc. And it works perfectly, until i want to print a photo or picture.
I'm using 3rd party inks (i bought with 3rd party inks included), and 3rd party cartridges too.
When i print photos, the light gray is printing much more dark than it have to be, so i've decided to print a simple HSL chart to see where's the problem. And voila, there's a terrible problem with light grays tones. I need to know if is a wrong ink refill problem (I never needed refill the cartridges, but the previous owner could have made a mistake), or its a color management problem. I'm attaching the original image, and scanned 2 printed tests:
the darker is in a luster 260grs photo roll, Premium Luster setting and lower a little the density.
and second with hi-def bond 120grs roll, singleweight matte setting and lower a little the density.
I have to lower a little the density because: monitor is not calibrated and it's the simplest solution.
Thanks in advance!
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