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    CS 5 acting up

    All of the sudden my CS 5 printing dialog box is acting up.
    I can not select Black and white ink only.

    Mac iMac, CS 5, Epson 2200 printer.

    I changed ink from photo black to matt black for some prints, that is the only thing that comes to mind as far as changes go. I have switched back to photo black to check, but still no option to use only black and white ink.

    It does this regardless if I select Photoshop manages color or Printer manages color.

    Any suggestions?

    Thank you!

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    Re: CS 5 acting up

    I assume you have rebooted the computer. Otherwise dump the preferences file. It gets corrupted and makes PS act wanky.
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    Re: CS 5 acting up

    Quote Originally Posted by Kirk Gittings View Post
    I assume you have rebooted the computer. Otherwise dump the preferences file. It gets corrupted and makes PS act wanky.
    Thanks Kirk,
    yes I have rebooted, and booted the printer too with my steel toe work boots too.

    I assume mean dump the Epson preference file not the CS prefs?
    I only see the pref file for the epson scanner, not the printer?
    user/library/prefs ??

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    Re: CS 5 acting up

    My CS3 always acts screwy if I let the Adobe updater have its way. One of the last updates disabled my ability to open files from Photo shop that exist in subfolders beyond the second level....so I use Bridge to browse when in Photoshop.

    Quote Originally Posted by Allen in Montreal View Post
    Thanks Kirk,
    yes I have rebooted, and booted the printer too with my steel toe work boots too.

    I assume mean dump the Epson preference file not the CS prefs?
    I only see the pref file for the epson scanner, not the printer?
    user/library/prefs ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Blank View Post
    My CS3 always acts screwy if I let the Adobe updater have its way.......
    Damn, now you say that, I recently updated CS5 to 12.0.4.
    It may just be since then, not certain.

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    Re: CS 5 acting up

    Allen, I see that in your screen capture the media type selected is Premium Photo Paper Glossy. Are you able to change that to a paper type that uses mat black ink? If so your ink selection choices may be enabled. Just a thought.

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    Re: CS 5 acting up

    Ben,

    It allows me to print a letter or other docs using only black ink, but nothing inside Photoshop seems to allow the color/black ink to become an active dialogue button.

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    This is a frustrating issue. I have an Epson Stylus Photo R2400 and just updated to CS5 (Mac) also. I've finally found when I switch from PK to MK ink, or vice versa, I need go into Systems Preferences>Print & Fax, delete the printer driver/definition, then reinstall it. Works every time.

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    Re: CS 5 acting up

    Try this. It is a bit of a PITA as you have to rebuild some settings, but it has cleared up similar issues for me on a PC.
    Thanks,
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    Re: CS 5 acting up

    Quote Originally Posted by Kirk Gittings View Post
    Try this. It is a bit of a PITA as you have to rebuild some settings, but it has cleared up similar issues for me on a PC.
    Thank you very much Kirk,
    That seems to have cleared up the issue.

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