Re: Red and Black mix

On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:56:54 +0100, "Harry Limey"
<harrylimey[@]lycos.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"Bill Newton" <billynewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:dclfht$cjc$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I recently took some digital photographs at a wedding, and on producing
>the
>> first printout from Photoshop 7 on my Epson 1270, I see the dark suits
>worn
>> by the men are littered with scattered red pixels.
>>
>> I would be very grateful if one of you enthusiasts out there could offer
>me
>> some advice as to what the cause of the problem is, and maybe how it could
>> be rectified.
>>
>> Thanks in anticipation of a helpful response.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Bill.
>>
>May be nothing to do with it!! but, when my black ink cartridge is on its
>way out, the first signs are dark red where it should be black!!

I think Harry's hit the nail on the head. Swap the black cartridge and
see if that helps. After that do a nozzle check (an option in the
printer setup dialog) to make sure the blacks are all firing.

The reason it's laying down read is that nothing in your photo will be
pure black, it'll be a very very dark shade of something. When the
printer fails to drop black ink everywhere it intended, you get to see
some of the underlying tints.

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