Hello all
This is my first post!
I recently purchased a heat press/printer/vinyl cutter bundle to get started on this sublimation journey. The printer is a Ricoh Aficio SG 2100n... I have been reading a few threads on here earlier but felt it better to start a new thread.
So the printer came with those refillable cartridges. I got some ink (Ink-Pro Subligel) and thought all would be fine (how naive, of course! ).
I used Photoshop (CS6) to create an A4 document of logos to try out putting on the 6 sample mugs that came in the bundle, using the sample paper (10 sheets). Everything started out okay, until I put a logo with black onto a mug. It wasn't black it's a lovely purple/brown colour...
We (my dad and I) thought the ink was the issue. It is actually dark purple in the bottle, not black.
So I just joined here last night and came here for help. Reading the other threads it would seem I need to use an ICC profile. Now, the printer came with a disc with 'whatever' on it. It was installed. Having read about the issues here, I checked in Photoshop. There is a profile in the proofing area, and when I proof colours, of course it shows it will print the black as the purple/brown.
So my question is... how do I get it to print black? the other colours look awesome, so that's something, I guess!!
I must admit that icc profiles do confuse me. I have used them for proofing my photos with my lab (I got their ICC profile for soft proofing) and never had a problem as what is on my screen is what my photos look like when I receive them. So I've never had to adjust anything before. Hence me having no clue how to do that!!
So obviously I assume that the icc profile is the issue, but could it be the ink? The paper?
If I have missed anything just let me know
Thanks in advance.