Monitor/Printer Calibration...any gurus here? :)

[Teresa]

Hey ladies-

DH (completely out of the blue) gave me a new printer for Christmas (Epson Artisan 800)!! :) I'm so excited, but am having the worst time getting it to print how my pages look on my monitor. I've been using an Epson RX620 for about 3 years and have always managed to get it working again after software updates, etc. (I've also just upgraded to PSCS4), but I can't for the life of me get this to work, everything is printing very dark and not quite in the same hues.

Here's what I have for my settings right now-

Color Management- Document (Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1)
Color Handling- Photoshop Manages Colors
Printer Profile- Working RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Rendering Intent- Perceptual
Black Point Compensation- Checked on

In Page Setup-Advanced, I've checked "Off- No color adjustment" (as opposed to Epson Vivd, Epson Standard, etc.)

If you have some time to give me your recommendations, I would be SO grateful! I hope I'm just forgetting something obvious...many thanks in advance for any help!

[sprauncey1]

Have you updated your ICC profiles for that printer?

I know my Epson has ICC profiles for every paper type it uses (enhanced matte, glossy, semi-glossy, watercolor, etc). And then I have to go into Print with Preview to select that ICC for Photoshop to use in the printing.

maybe that can help???

[Teresa]

Thanks for the suggestion, I've downloaded all of the most recent driver updates for the printer, so I think I have all the right profiles. I'm using Epson Premium Presentation Matte paper and choosing it in the printer preferences...maybe I should just try cleaning the nozzles again...one thing I hate about Epson, it uses SO much ink to clean the nozzles out!

Thanks again for your thoughts!
Teresa