diff --git a/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp b/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp
index aec5640b6..25924e808 100644
--- a/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp
+++ b/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void sigInterruptHandler(int p){
  * prints usage of this example program
  */
 void printHelp() {
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY, "Usage:\n"
+	cprintf(RESET, "Usage:\n"
 			"./detReceiver [start_tcp_port] [num_receivers] [1 for call back, 0 for none]\n\n");
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	if ( (argc != 4) || (!sscanf(argv[1],"%d", &startTCPPort)) || (!sscanf(argv[2],"%d", &numReceivers)) || (!sscanf(argv[3],"%d", &withCallback)) )
 		printHelp();
 	cprintf(BLUE,"Parent Process Created [ Tid: %ld ]\n", (long)syscall(SYS_gettid));
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY, "Number of Receivers: %d\n", numReceivers);
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY, "Start TCP Port: %d\n", startTCPPort);
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY, "Callback Enable: %d\n", withCallback);
+	cprintf(RESET, "Number of Receivers: %d\n", numReceivers);
+	cprintf(RESET, "Start TCP Port: %d\n", startTCPPort);
+	cprintf(RESET, "Callback Enable: %d\n", withCallback);
 
 
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	/** - Print Ready and Instructions how to exit */
 	cout << "Ready ... " << endl;
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY, "\n[ Press \'Ctrl+c\' to exit ]\n");
+	cprintf(RESET, "\n[ Press \'Ctrl+c\' to exit ]\n");
 
 	/** - Parent process waits for all child processes to exit */
 	for(;;) {
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/logger.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/logger.h
index 819e0bad5..4870a2f12 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/logger.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/logger.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ inline void Output2FILE::Output(const std::string& msg, TLogLevel level)
     switch(level){
     case logERROR:		cprintf(RED BOLD,"%s",msg.c_str()); 	break;
     case logWARNING:	cprintf(YELLOW BOLD,"%s",msg.c_str()); 	break;
-    case logINFO:		cprintf(DARKGRAY,"%s",msg.c_str());		break;
+    case logINFO:		cprintf(RESET,"%s",msg.c_str());		break;
     default: 			fprintf(pStream,"%s",msg.c_str()); 	out = false; 	break;
     }
     fflush(out ? stdout : pStream);
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
index 734c5e5ed..fd519547d 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::resetAcquisitionCount() {
 
 
 int UDPStandardImplementation::startReceiver(char *c) {
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY,"\n");
+	cprintf(RESET,"\n");
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO) << "Starting Receiver";
 
 	ResetParametersforNewMeasurement();
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/main.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/main.cpp
index f791418ab..0086df416 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/main.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/main.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	}
 
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO) << "Ready ... ";
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY, "\n[ Press \'Ctrl+c\' to exit ]\n");
+	cprintf(RESET, "\n[ Press \'Ctrl+c\' to exit ]\n");
 	while(keeprunning)
 		pause();
 
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
index 9e0db1d76..a6b3a5397 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::function_table(){
 int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::decode_function(){
 	ret = FAIL;
 #ifdef VERYVERBOSE
-	cprintf(DARKGRAY,"\n");
+	cprintf(RESET,"\n");
 	FILE_LOG(logDEBUG1) <<  "waiting to receive data";
 #endif
 	int n = mySock->ReceiveDataOnly(&fnum,sizeof(fnum));
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/utilities.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/utilities.cpp
index 39079e7c1..253f1f229 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/utilities.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/utilities.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int read_config_file(string fname, int *tcpip_port_no, map<string, string> * con
 					if(sstr.good()) {
 						sstr >> sargname;
 						if(sscanf(sargname.c_str(),"%d",tcpip_port_no))
-							cprintf(DARKGRAY, "dataport: %d\n" , *tcpip_port_no);
+							cprintf(RESET, "dataport: %d\n" , *tcpip_port_no);
 						else{
 							cprintf(RED, "could not decode port in config file. Exiting.\n");
 							success = slsReceiverDefs::FAIL;