I just came across these comments (somewhat late) because I am having problems printing accurately on my Epson 3880. But I hope this will save someone else from spending a long time trying to debug a similar problem. Also, as I encountered this problem on Windows (64-bit Windows 7, with Photoshop CS5), I don't know whether the same problem would occur on a Mac. Nor do I know whether there is a similar problem with having other Epson printers coexist with the 3800 on the same machine. I don't know what this means for people who wish to use both a 3800 and a 3880 from the same machine.
#Transporting an epson stylus 3880 printer driver#
After removing the old driver (not merely deleting the printer), then uninstalling all Epson software, then rebooting, then freshly installing the 3880 driver, the problem was immediately solved. I can only speculate that the 3880 driver must have been finding some old configuration settings or the Epson ICC profiles that were installed with the old printer.
To cut a long story short, the problem turned out to be that I had not completely uninstalled the old Epson 3800 driver and colour profiles before installing the 3880. But I prefer the finer control that I have when I let Photoshop manage colours. When I selected "Printer manages colors" in the printer driver dialog window, the colours were acceptable. This was only a problem when I chose the "Photoshop manages colors" setting. I recently switched from an Epson 3800 to a 3880, and found that all colours were tending towards brown. In case anyone is having problems with dull colours on prints made with Epson papers an Epson Stylus Pro 3880, I have a possible solution.
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