Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
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Printed colour does not match screen colour
The blue and yellow colours you see on the monitor
appear purple and deep green on the printed sheet.
What can cause this difference in colour?
The methods used to produce colour on a monitor and
reproduce printed colours are different. The colour
displayed on a monitor can be affected by the operation
environment, the lightness or strength of the colours and
how the monitor colour has been adjusted. For this
reason, the colours of an image on a monitor display
cannot be reproduced in a printed image with exactly the
same colours.
However, if there are extreme differences in the colours
displayed on the monitor and the colours in the printed
image, you should check the following items.
Check Point
Check Point
Has an ink tank run out of ink, or are some of
the nozzles on the print head clogged?
Extreme differences between monitor display and printed
colours are sometimes caused by a tank running out of
ink or clogged nozzles on the print head.
First, print a nozzle check pattern to check the condition
of the ink tanks and the print head.
• Printing a nozzle check pattern
• Cleaning the print head
Reference
For missing or broken
colours, print head
cleaning
recommended.