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davidhunternyc
davidhunternyc
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December 10, 2017
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How to print colors accurately from Illustrator CC to Epson R3000 printer?

  • December 10, 2017
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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

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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October 5, 2021

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?

 

 

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RobinLM2009
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October 7, 2021

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
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Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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October 9, 2021

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-illustrator-cc-to-epson-r3000-printer/td-p/9502902

 

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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December 10, 2017

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
davidhunternycAuthor
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December 10, 2017

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
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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December 10, 2017

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

Which color are we talking about?

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