Everything prints in RED?

Question

My Acrobat Reader on a MacBook suddenly started printing documents in RED. Other apps such as Word will print a black document in black, so I know it isn’t the printer, but previous PDF files that used to print in black, and that appear on screen in black, print in red. I've tried re-booting everything but nothing works.

Suggestions?

Kent+Michaelsen · Accepted Answer

Thanks for your suggestions.. Actually I fixed it - I cleaned the print heads and the blue was partially clogged so Adobe printed only the red. Word used pure black ink so no problem with Word docs. Hmmm..

Meenakshi0101 · Answer

HiKent+Michaelsen,Thank you for reaching out, and sorry for the trouble caused.We understand how frustrating it can be when a PDF displays correctly on screen but prints entirely in red. Could you please confirm if this issue occurs with all the PDFs you attempt to print from Acrobat Reader? To check, you might try creating a new test PDF and see if that prints in red as well.Please try a few troubleshooting steps suggested below:Check Acrobat Print SettingsOpen the PDF in Acrobat Reader.Go to File > Print.Click Printer Settings (if available) and verify that:Color printing is enabled correctly.No color filters or monochrome/color-replacement settings are active in the printer driver.Print as ImageIn the Print dialog, select Advanced (or Advanced Print Settings).Enable Print as Image and try printing again.This can help if Acrobat is having trouble processing the document content through the printer driver.Verify Accessibility/Color OverridesIn Acrobat Reader, go to Preferences > Accessibility.Ensure that Replace Document Colours is disabled.Reset Acrobat PreferenceQuit Acrobat Reader.Rename the Acrobat preferences folder and relaunch Reader to generate fresh preferences.Let us know how it goes.Thanks,Meenakshi

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