There are also a few other settings that can be applied in order to get a better print. Firstly, it is better to use the Adobe RGB 1998 colour profile, as this has a wider colour gamut which the printer can take advantage of. If however you want to have prints produced commercially then use sRGB. Secondly, even though you have selected to let PS determine colours, you should also select the printer profile in the box below. If you have a custom profile for a particular paper then it should appear here. Failing that you should be able to select the profile that came with the printer and was installed automatically when the printer software was installed. There should be the correct printer listed in that drop down menu. Finally when you go to the printer setup dialogue, although they are diffeent for different makes, I have always found it best to select the Automatic option in the Mode section. Do not go into the Custom settings and switch off Colour Controls.
Of course if you can't get a satifactory result, this could be because you are using different inks and papers. It has to be said that in my experience the manufacturers own inks and papers give the best results unless you have the ability to create custom profiles for your own combination of inks and papers.
As a point of interest, I have for some time been using Olmec papers (I always use Epson inks) and they supply a custom profile for my printer (Epson 2100) on their website. The results using this have been markedly better than using the regular Epson profile.
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