I cannot ever get my colors even close -PRO-200

[abrnchoodart]

Hello,

I have had a Pro-200 for a number of years.  I simply cannot get accurate color in my prints.  Ever.  Now they are wildly inaccurate.  I have done all of the recommended cleaning and everything appears normal in those prints, but as soon as I go to make fine art prints using Canon paper, no go.  

Note, I am using Photoshop and create print images there.  I have made them in RGB and CMYK.  They are all terrible.  I have the most recent driver and the most recent OS on my Mac Desktop.  I never can find my printer listed in Photoshop.  I have also used the selection of Use Photoshop to Manage Color AND Use Printer to Manage Color.  No difference.

I reinstalled the printer driver today.  When I pull up my printers and scanners window, it says that I have Canon PRO-200 series 2 installed, model Canon Pro 200 series AirPrint, Driver version 40.

If anyone could offer advice, I would be so thankful.  This has been a very expensive printing experience with minimal success.

[rsilber]

The AirPrint driver is not your friend. Delete that, and reinstall with the full driver. You may need to visit the Canon site and download the driver there based on your printer model. This should help resolve what you are experiencing.

[abrnchoodart]

Thank you.  I will look for the full driver.  I thought that was what i had installed.

[abrnchoodart]

Could you tell me which driver is the 'full driver' and which is the one for 'Air Print'?  I'm sorry; I see a lot of drivers but none specify Air Print.

[jrhoffman75]

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@abrnchoodart wrote:

Hello,

I have had a Pro-200 for a number of years.  I simply cannot get accurate color in my prints.  Ever.  Now they are wildly inaccurate.  I have done all of the recommended cleaning and everything appears normal in those prints, but as soon as I go to make fine art prints using Canon paper, no go.  

Note, I am using Photoshop and create print images there.  I have made them in RGB and CMYK.  They are all terrible.  I have the most recent driver and the most recent OS on my Mac Desktop.  I never can find my printer listed in Photoshop.  I have also used the selection of Use Photoshop to Manage Color AND Use Printer to Manage Color.  No difference.

I reinstalled the printer driver today.  When I pull up my printers and scanners window, it says that I have Canon PRO-200 series 2 installed, model Canon Pro 200 series AirPrint, Driver version 40.

If anyone could offer advice, I would be so thankful.  This has been a very expensive printing experience with minimal success.

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You seem to have multiple problems.

1. the AirPrint driver is very limited and won't let you get the Canon ICC profiles for your printer. Reinstall the printer and wait till the Canon IJ Series print driver appears; it could take several minutes.

2. Even the AirPrint version of the printer should show up when you go to select a printer in Photoshop. You say your printer doesn't show up but then you say you are choosing how to manage color when printing. That is confusing.

[abrnchoodart]

Sorry.  That was not written well.  I am not a tech person and make mistakes.

When I go to print in PS, at printer set up, I DO see my printer.  Under Color Handling, If I leave it on Printer Manages Colors,  and click on print, even after adjusting Print Settings, it prints terribly.  If I click on Photoshop Manages Colors, My Printer Profile is not there.  It was not there when I installed a driver again this past summer, when I was having difficulties.  And it is still not there, after installing a new printer driver yesterday, which apparently is the Air Print Driver. And it prints terribly.

[jrhoffman75]

Select add printer in Printers & Scanners. Wait several minutes. You should see Canon IJ Series printer appear. Select that one. Then delete the AirPrint version. 

[abrnchoodart]

Unfortunately that printer does not show up. The only printer that appears is Canon PRO 200 series. 

[jrhoffman75]

Post a phone picture or screenshot of what you are getting. 

[abrnchoodart]