printing issues with Canon Pixma Pro 100 on colored paper

[reneeceresa]

I am trying to print black and white digital drawings with the Canon Pixma Pro 100 on colored paper but the black comes out gray. It seems as if the printer recognizes colored paper and tones the black down. The same images look great on white paper. Any ideas on how to configure the printer or the illustrator files so that I get crisp black images regardless of paper color?

Renee

[jrhoffman75]

The printer can't recognize paper. But, the Pro-100 uses dye ink and there may be an interaction with the paper you are using. Remember also, the printer doesn't print white. 

[ebiggs1]

"The printer can't recognize paper."

At least the Pro-100 doesn't know what "color" paper you are using.  There are different settings for different paper that the printer will "recognize".  You must always tell it what you are using.

Now for your dilemma.  You are not making "black & white" prints.  You are making 'black & red, or blue, or green, or etc'!

You will have to adjust for this in your editor.  Maybe boost the contrast a bit and so forth.  Make sense?

A good place to ask for printing on paper for advise is Red River Paper.  They are friendly and pretty much have printed everything you can on a Pro-100.  They may have colored paper just for it.

[reneeceresa]

Thanks for the suggestion to change the contrast - it works on the white and orange paper, but the other colored paper prints a grey image, not rich black like the orange or white. Any other suggestions??  will also try the other paper message board too.