Epson printer 1280/1290, is there a red/magenta cast?

Very often if not always I have to adjust as follows in "colour balance"
(Photoshop), in particular for skies, but also for the whole picture:

Mid-tones:

Cyan = -26 or often more

Magenta= +14 or so

Yellow= +7

For shadows I try cyan -5, magenta +6, yellow -11; for highlights
something similar, more or less.

I was told that the 1280/90 is "well profiled" by default, if I can put
it this way. The monitor also seems reasonably well calibrated,
although I only used the gamma device in Photoshop 7, which, I am told,
is not enough. My scanner (Nikon 8000) is self-calibrating, which
should be sufficient, according to some views expressed in this NG.

Thanks in advance for any comments. I raised the subject before, and
got a few answers, however, further comments would be much appreciated.

Nobody

 

I've owned a 1290S since February and, to give you an idea of usage, I've
gone through six colour cart's and just about to change to my third black
cart. In all those prints the Epson has performed faultlessly and never once
have I thought the colour balance not right. And that is straight out of the
box.

 

Thanks, it looks like I shall have to ask Inspector Frost to conduct a
criminal investigation , as I mentioned in my post, both the monitor
and scanner seem reasonably well calibrated, for all I know.

Nobody