I am not able to print on high gloss card stock...matte finish seems just fine. it is mohawk kromekote digital paper. the image prints double...most of the image prints initially, then about 25% of it ghosts on the rest of the paper. i think i adjusted the paper settings right...

Well, I think that is over spec for your machine. Are you using a coated stock? What type, gloss, silk, matte? Is your paper cut 18 x 12?

Hi Juliet

EPSON STYLUS 1400 INKJET PRINTER PHOTO PAPER AND PRINTER SETTINGS

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There are many different types of Photo Paper and your Epson Printer has different Print Settings for each type. Matte paper, at the microscopic level, has more surface area than smoother papers and therefore has greater absorptive properties which, in turn, require a larger than usual amount of ink in order to produce an image with good resolution, than is the case for smoother papers. So Matte setting on a less absorbent paper type can cause excess ink issues and the problems you describe. The correct setting for each type of paper is the setting matching what is printed on the packaging of each respective type of paper (fabric, textured, matte, soft gloss, semi-gloss, gloss, high gloss, ultra gloss, premium gloss, etc).

Start > Control Panel > printers and faxes > right click on Epson Stylus 1400 icon > printing preferences > main > select 'Photo' or 'Best Photo' > click on the arrow next to 'Type' to reveal the drop down menu to select each Photo Paper Type you test > Apply > OK > restart printer > test Photo Printing again.

It is, for creative reasons, possible to deliberately use mismatched Photo Papers and Print Settings for artistic effect, but the results are unpredictable and matte settings for smoother, less absorbent papers can cause similar problems to those you describe. My advice to you would be to buy a variety of small packs of different papers to experiment with. Your enhanced aesthetic instincts will help you identify the best paper for the outcome you envisage. As a place to start, please consider examples of potential paper ideas by clicking on or copy/pasting-to-browser the links/URLs below:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=satin+photo+paper&x=17&y=13

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=satin+photo+paper&x=17&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=fabric+photo+paper&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afabric+photo+paper

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=satin+photo+paper&x=17&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_20?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=textured+photo+paper&sprefix=textured+photo+paper&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Atextured+photo+paper

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=satin+photo+paper&x=17&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_17?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=matte+photo+paper&sprefix=matte+photo+paper&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amatte+photo+paper

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=satin+photo+paper&x=17&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_17?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gloss+photo+paper&sprefix=gloss+photo+paper&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Agloss+photo+paper

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=satin+photo+paper&x=17&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_17?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=soft+gloss+photo+paper&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Asoft+gloss+photo+paper

So, please just set the printer settings to match each type of paper you trial to be 100% safe but there is also some margin for experimentation. With this in mind, you should be fine.

I hope this helps.

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Printing photos on ordinary paper do not come out well because the ink soaks into the paper like a blotter. I suggest you use semi-gloss or high gloss photo paper for best photo quality prints..

Copied this from the specification on HP site.

It would appear not to take 5 x 7. It's the 7" is to small, 8.5 is the smallest.

Media sizes, std.
Letter, legal, executive, No. 10 envelopes, Monarch envelopes
Media sizes, custom
Tray 1, 2, 3: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in
Media types
Paper (plain, letterhead, prepunched, bond, color, rough, preprinted, recycled), HP Color Laser Glossy Photo Paper, HP Color Laser Glossy Brochure Paper, HP Color Laser Matte Brochure Paper, HP Color Laser Matte Photo & Imaging Paper, HP Color Laser Soft Gloss Presentation Paper, HP color laser transparencies, labels, envelopes, cardstock

no thats why it is not working the right way you have to use the semi gloss paper thats what it requiers

We are experiencing something simillar with our imagepress. As far as I know, every heavily used Canon (or used for a longer period of time) tends to skew colors towards magenta a little bit. We are dealing with it by reducing magenta in color balance menu for all jobs on the printer, but the result is never perfect (especially in grey where is needed perfect balance of colors).

Hi Lisa
The R2400 has the choice of two black inks, MK and PK. One is for Matt printing, the other (called photo black) is for gloss.
If the printer has the matt cartridge fitted it only allows suitable options, including paper choice, to be selected. If you change the black cartridge from the MK to the PK one, you should then have the choice of gloss paper.
Rich

I work in the comercial printing game, what your describing sounds like the surface finish used on these labels is only suited to black toner. Black requires the least amount of heat to set, where as colours require more radient heat the lighter the colour gets from black. Try printing a black/monotone lable and see if you still get this blistering problem.

At first I didn't think the paper was the problem, but I looked up the specs on it and is seems to be a paper designed for an offset press.
I suspect after reading the information on the paper that the coating is not designed for the high temperatures of a laser printiers fuser heat of over 350 degrees.
I do suspect the paper is the issue.
sounds like you are melting the coating.

I wonder if it is in fact a printer problem? have you tried different programs?