Have issues with your printer printing the wrong colors? In this guide, let's go over exactly what to do to fix incorrect color issues. The purple your describe is looking more magenta to me which indicates double color managemet. This means both the printer driver and the application or your OS is managing the color profile the printer is using.
The printer driver will typically render graphics (such as most stuff from a web page, even the text in some cases) in color for better quality. See here for information on troubleshooting print quality issues. In Windows 7 you can set the printer to "Black only" in the features tab of printing preferences.
My printer is printing purple i changed all ink cartridges but it still prints purple. can you help? Do i do that? Computers have to tell the printer, what that purple is when print, that's why are things like "color management", "color profile" to help so that the computer and the printer are talking in the same language. If your printer is printing in the wrong colors, the solutions explained in this article will help you resolve the issue.
Usually, hardware issues are responsible for this problem. The purple light indicates that the printer is not able to communicate with the computer or that there is a problem with the printhead. The firmware is the software that runs the printer, and if it is corrupted, it can cause a variety of issues.
My Canon ix6820 printer has started having problems recently with printing black. It now substitutes all black in photos for a dark, sometimes pastel purple color, except for when I am printing documents/shipping labels, etc, then it prints in black. 1.
Disable ColorWise From the Print Driver Properties. 2. Make Sure That the Printer Color Management or Let Printer Determine Colors is Selected.
If the problem persists, contact Support for additional assistance. After checking ink levels and performing all checks and aligning cartridges. Printer still not printing in all colours, the main colour being Purple.
Can anyone help please.