How to stop Epson CX4800 from printing using different ink colors.?

Question

I'm printing several pages that needs the exact color, but because my cyan is half full, so it prints blue using pink. How do I change the options to make it use the correct colors all the time?

Answer 1

It is not your ink color settings, it is a clogged printhead. Since you have the CX8400 all you need to do is hit setup on you printer, go over to Maintenance, hit OK, go to nozzle check, hit OK, hit print. It will take you step-by step from here (on to head cleaning if necessary). All you need to do is read the LCD screen.

Key things to remeber about Epson printers:

1. Leave the printer on:

It is recommended that you leave your printer turned on. The printer is Energy Star compliant. Every time you turn your printer off and then back on, it recharges the ink cartridges and actually uses ink. This is true for all printers. If you print often you should not have any problems with your printheads. If you do not print very often, it is recommended that you perform a nozzle check once a week to keep the printheads from drying out and becoming clogged. If this does happen, all you need to do is a printhead cleaning. This maintenance operation varies from printer to printer and will be explained in your user’s manual.

2. When you run out of ink, you will have to manually tell the printer that you want to change the ink cartridge:

This is due to a safety feature that is on all Epson printers. It is very easy for children to open the lid of the printer. If your child opens the lid and the printhead carriage begins cycling (moving back and forth), your child’s fingers can easily get hurt. Therefore you need to tell the printer you want to change the cartridge. This information is in your user’s manual as well.

3. If you run out of a color, you cannot use the printer until it is replaced:

The reason for this is yet another safety feature for your printer. There are actually two reasons for this feature. First, if you are allowed to print with an empty ink cartridge, when you finally do replace the ink cartridge, your printhead maybe clogged. This is due to the fact that there is an ink reservoir in the printhead. If there is not any ink to keep the reservoir moist, it will dry out and become clogged. I use this illustration; it is the difference between new glue and dried glue. The glue will flow freely when it is liquid, but when it dries out it is set and hard. Now imagine this example in your printhead. Secondly, some printers allow you to print if a ink cartridge is empty. They do this by combining the remaining colors to produce the desired color. The only problem with this theory is that you will not get accurate, true colors, especially if you are printing photos. How are you going to accurately make yellow with cyan and magenta?

Answer 2

If it's printing the wrong color, chances are one of your print heads is clogged, probably the cyan one. Run a cleaning and a print nozzle check to see. You may have to run several cleanings to get it working right. If it really doesnt work, you may have to drop some rubbing alcohol in the nozzle for the cyan and let it work out the clog. You should also try http://ccs-digital.com/ink.asp for ink cartridges. I've been using them for years.