Epson Aculaser CX16 color prints

[Finlandia]

Hi,

I have:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Epson AcuLaser CX16 printer
- KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1600W Foomatic/foo2lava (recommended) driver.

And when I print:

- if I print a printer test page, it will be with full color.
- if I print any other page, it will be monochrome.

Anyhow: if I will start, for example, the LibreOffice and from there I will open the File Menu -> Print -> Properties -> Device tab -> Color Mode, the selected value is "Color - use ICM color profile". And in the same place I'm selected also ICM Color Profile: "km-16* (default)".

In the tab, the other selections with drop-down menus, are:

Printer Language: PDF
Color: from the driver
Color Depth: 24 Bit

(I'm not sure whether this terminology in English or not. I'm using the Ubuntu in Finnish.)

BUT: these same settings are is the printer settings when I print the test page.

What's wrong?

Thanks!


-Finlandia

[Finlandia]

No ideas?

[pdc]

KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1600W Foomatic/foo2lava (recommended) driver.

I am unclear where you got the printer driver from that you are using;

from OpenPrinting, they only have reference to the AL-CX21

http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Epson/Epson-AL-CX21

and it works perfectly with the Postscript-Epson

........I note the AL-CX21 is also a colour printer..........

........Epson also supply linux printer drivers

http://download.ebz.epson.net/man/linux/laser.html

.......you may care to work through this latter page;

.........if it is helpful to you, your feedback would help many other users

[Finlandia]

I am unclear where you got the printer driver from that you are using;

The driver came with Ubuntu. I didn't load it separately.


from OpenPrinting, they only have reference to the AL-CX21
and it works perfectly with the Postscript-Epson

I tried it earlier (and again today) but I can't install it. During installation it will ask amount of the memory and tray options but the Continue/Done/Finish button ("Toteuta" in Finnish) is gray and I can't click it.


........Epson also supply linux printer drivers
http://download.ebz.epson.net/man/linux/laser.html

I tried this too but the results was same: the Finish button is not clickable during installation process. Only Cancel works.

BUT! Now I tried Ubuntu's default driver: "KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 2530 DL Foomatic/foo2lava" ... and now it works! It will print colors and all other great! (Except if I will change the resolution to 2400x1200... :) )

Anyhow, thanks for the answer! ... In principle it was not the correct answer but it motivated me to search a new driver.


Finlandia.

[pdc]

well done........delighted it has all worked out for you.......enjoy!

others will find your post very helpful; best wishes