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Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

dnickson — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:48:08 GMT

Brand new Pro 200 prints muddy colors. White prints yellow. The unwanted sepia problem common to Pro 100 has resurfaced. Tremendous waste of paper and, apparently, money. Anyone had the same problem? DN

Re: Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:42:52 GMT

@dnickson wrote:

Brand new Pro 200 prints muddy colors. White prints yellow. The unwanted sepia problem common to Pro 100 has resurfaced. Tremendous waste of paper and, apparently, money. Anyone had the same problem? DN

Can you print and post a photo of the nozzle check pattern?

Printing and Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern - PRO-200

Re: Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

rsilber — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:46:05 GMT

Can you verify that you are not using the AirPrint driver?

Re: Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

dnickson — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:34:15 GMT

Don't know how to find AirPrint driver. I did not adjust anything that I know of when the new printer arrived. Another new Pro 200 I know of had a similar problem (prints dark compared to monitor). Is this systemic?

Re: Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

jrhoffman75 — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:43:12 GMT

Select the printer in Printers & Scanners and see what driver is listed.

Re: Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

dnickson — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:56:37 GMT

Mr Hoffman suggests EOS R5C Version 1.1.0.1 and EOS C80 Version 1.0.2.1. Do they address the Dark and Sepia problems?

Re: Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

jrhoffman75 — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:06:09 GMT

I think this is another question? I don’t know anything about those cameras.

Re: Pro 200 muddy colors. White prints yellow.

rsilber — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:26:45 GMT

For trouble-shooting, I would strongly recommend the following:

Ensure your monitor is calibrated for a screen to print match. Only then can you judge 'muddy' colors in the print.
Print a nozzle check to ensure all nozzles are printing correctly.
Print a known test print, and bypass ICC profiles. Let "Printer manages color" control the print to see first if the printer is functioning properly. You are only choosing media type here (luster, matte, etc) and NOT ICC profile. This print should print close to what you see on a calibrated monitor.
If the first steps do not provide satisfactory results, call Canon support; you may have a hardware issue.
If the first steps shows a proper print, ensure that you have the full driver installed (not the air print driver). You cannot expect optimal results from the air print driver.
Ensure that you are using the proper ICC profile for the paper you are choosing in the print set up dialogue.

Let us know your results.