Tip #605 - Color Printing Issues
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Q:
When I print in color green comes out blue and yellow comes out white. How
do I correct this.
A:
First, let's start with how an inkjet printer works: everything you see is
made up of 3 colors—magenta (red), cyan (blue), and yellow. Some printers
have a seperate black cartridge, while others create black using a combination
of all three.
When you choose a color, your computer tells the printer how much of each
should be used to produce it. Remember kindergarten? When you mix blue and
yellow what do you get? That's right, green. You get a happy face for today
:-)
It would be nice if the three colors of ink all wore out at the same time,
but we know this is not the case. If you print black text alot with just a
color cartridge, then expect it to be spent quickly. If you print alot of yellow,
then expect yellow to wear out, thus making your green into blue.
So, when your color gets funky, take out a second mortgage on the house, head
on down to your local office supply and pick up a cartridge.
~ David
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