How to print colors accurately from Illustrator CC to Epson R3000 printer?

[davidhunternyc]

I am new to Adobe CC and I have an Epson R3000 printer. I have been trying to print from Illustrator CC to the Epson R3000 printer but I can not get the colors accurate at all. For instance, dark green in Illustrator comes out lime green when printed. The color matching is not even close. I have been researching all day to no avail. Please help. Thank you.

Here are my settings:

Document Color Mode: RGB

[Monika Gause]

Is your monitor calibrated?

Is the printer calibrated?

What about the built-in color correction feature of the printer? Did you configure it or turn it off?

About which color are we talking?

[davidhunternyc]

My monitor is not calibrated with a professional calibrator but I have never had a problem printing accurate color before. I am using a 2010 MacBrook Pro. I don't see a built-in color correction feature on the Epson R3000. Is there one? All my colors are way off.

[Monika Gause]

Usually the printer drivers have color correction. You will need to read the documentation.

Which color are we talking about?

[davidhunternyc]

Epson R3000 printers are very specific. Do you have one? Please, general advice will not be helpful. I need to know what to turn on and turn off in Illustrator CC and in my print settings when I go to print. Thank you.

[robinm60091766]

Was there ever a fix for you? I seem to be having the same exact issue as you. 

[Jacob Bugge]

Robin (and David),

I wonder whether it may be related to the seeming lack of a PostScript printer driver.

What happens if you Save a Copy As PDF and print from that?

[robinm60091766]

Wow! You sound like the guy I need to be talking to lol

Saving it as a PDF and then opened+printed in Adobe Acrobat DC. You got me more than half way to right! 

Top picture lime green hat & purple letters is wrong and while it's not black, there are "darker" outlines. The  bottom blue writting and jungle green is correct colors, just missing the black. 

[Jacob Bugge]

Robin,

Apologising for this late answer, is Simulate Black Ink ticked (see the OP (Original Post)), and what happens if you untick it?

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/how-to-print-colors-accurately-from-illustrat...