Black not printing correctly. It prints yellow and green

Hi,
Type "print nozzle test" in the search box and click Search. Perform a nozzle test, and if the colors match what are on the instructions, your print head and inks are OK.

(1) If the print head and inks check out OK, type "wrong colors on print" in the search box, and you will see several troubleshooting steps you can try.

(2) If the nozzle test colors are off, confirm that you are using BCI-6 inks for all three colors and the small black tank. You should only have a BCI-3 tank in the large black position. If you have all the correct inks, your machine probably needs to be serviced/ repaired.

Thank

Hi,

This is not a cartridge issue. IT is Printhead issue. Since you have done the manual cleaning, it is now time to replace the Printhead.

Regards,
Suhail

Hello,
your printer makes black from cyan, magenta and yellow when you tell it to prin black and white photographs. In the Printer Preferences you will find an option that is called: Print in High Resolution Grayscale using only the black cartridge.
If you check this function your printer will print only black and white with grayscale and will not use the color cartridge.

The magenta cartridge isn't working correctly. This is why you're only getting the other colors (blue is cyan, green is cyan and yellow, and then yellow).

Try removing and reseating the magenta cartridge. If that doesn't work, use a new magenta cartridge (the cartridge itself may have been defective).

I wasn't able to view a manual for this machine, as it's been discontinued and Lexmark no longer offers the PDF on it. If you have a "clean print heads" option, use it. It may require more than one try. If you don't have that option, then all possibilities have been covered.

Hope that's helpful.

the problem is not with the printer but it is with the ink that might be damaged, this is located inside the printer

Hi mariann346i am having the same problem with my EPSON RX 595 printer.
i can not print in black and white, it always prints in green.
i also notice something els, even after refilling my six cartridges
and only trying to print in black and white, my yellow ink is running out just as fast as my black so i guess they are somehow mixing together. you should check to make sure your yellow isn`t doing the same.

I would try cleaning off the nozles on your print cartridges. If that doesn't help, replace them altogether.

Installed a new black cartrage. Will not print black. All other colors are printing.

The TekColor correction options provide simulations of different color devices. Automatic is the default correction for general image processing. Use the following table to determine what option you want to use.
TekColor
Description
Automatic Applies the best color correction to each graphic element: text, artwork, and photographs Office Color sRGB Display: Approximates the colors on a computer display.
sRGB Vivid: Produces brighter, more saturated colors than sRGB Display. Press Match SWOP Press: Matches specifications for Web Offset Publications.
Euroscale: Matches Fogra glossy paper specification.
Commercial: Approximates U.S. commercial press target.
SNAP Press: Matches specifications for Newsprint Advertising Production. None Applies no color correction. Use with other color management tools, such as International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles, ColorSync, or the PANTONE Color Chart for the printer. Black & White Converts all colors to shades of gray
From the workstation, select the color correction in a supported driver.
Microsoft Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP/ Server 2003 / NT 4.x Operating Systems (OS):

NOTE: Some of the color corrections are grouped under Office Color or Press Match.

1. Within an application, click [File] from the toolbar, and then select [Print] from the menu. The Print window will be displayed.
2. Click on the [Properties] button located on the top, right of the window. The Properties window will be displayed.
3. Click on the [TekColor] tab.
4. Select the required color correction.

Apple Macintosh OS 9.x:

1. Within an application, click [File] from the toolbar, and then select [Print] from the menu. The Print window will be displayed.
2. Click on [General], and then select [TekColor] from the pull-down menu.
3. Select the required color correction.

Apple Macintosh OS X, (version 10.2 and higher):

1. Within an application, click [File] from the toolbar, and then select [Print] from the menu. The Print window will be displayed.
2. Click on [Copies and Pages], and then select [Image Quality] from the pull-down menu.
3. Select the required color correction.

pls replace the colour catridge. bye