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jjvera00
March 4th, 2008, 11:03 PM
OK tonight for some reason my printer started printing with a greenish tint to it. Please help with any suggestions. I have a Kodak 550 AiO.
Wendy
March 5th, 2008, 03:00 AM
Hi Johnny ..

My guess would be that one or more of your inks ar running out .... probably magenta :)

Wendy
jjvera00
March 5th, 2008, 10:13 AM
I am assuming the same thing, but I just changed out the color catridge. Maybe it was a dud:confused:
JulieM
March 5th, 2008, 11:31 AM
Johnny,

Might just be clogged. Your printer should have cleaning function and maybe a nozzle check. Try that before buying a new cartridge. :)
jjvera00
March 5th, 2008, 11:53 AM
I already did a printer head cleaning twice. I'll take a closer look later tonight, see if there is anything clogged.
ljameso1
March 5th, 2008, 10:17 PM
Double check that all the cellophane covering the sensor on the cartridge got torn off. I did that once and it screwed up the color til I figured it out. Also see if printer has a deep cleaning cycle.
Ric Cisson
March 5th, 2008, 11:31 PM
Johnny, is the printer managing the color, or Photoshop Elements?
frank abramonte
March 6th, 2008, 10:05 AM
Did your test pages print correctly after printer head cleaning and print head alignment?
If you have the capability of printing CMYK you can check each color separately. Make a box and fill it with each of the colors and print to see it they print properly, this will give you a clue as to whether you have any printer head clogs.
cats4jan
March 6th, 2008, 10:13 AM
And if all else fails - don't just buy a new cartridge - but take that cartridge back and tell them it's faulty - see if they will replace it for free. Make sure you take your receipt.
jjvera00
March 6th, 2008, 12:34 PM
Right now I am think it is the printer head. I have tried using the basic clean printer head and deep clean printer head from the menus of the printer. Also, took out the printer head, placed back in, removed it, placed back in. Did a calibration print, which did not show magenta. And did a demo print. The Kodak symbol was yellow and not red. I have been in contact with Kodak and they will send me a printer head.
jjvera00
March 11th, 2008, 11:16 PM
Got the new printer head today and installed it. Yahoo! I can print again! :):D