Epson Stylus Color II Reference Manual page 51

Make sure you selected the correct Paper Size option in the
printer driver; see your Setup and Software Guide for
instructions. Also make sure the margins you selected in your
application software fit the paper size you're using.
Text printing is slow.
You may be using printer driver settings that are more suitable
for graphics printing and unnecessarily slowing down text
printing. To speed up text printing only, turn off MicroWeave
mode and turn on High Speed mode. Some combinations of
Printing Mode (resolution) and Media Type do not allow you
to select these settings; if this is the case for your settings, select
a lower resolution, possibly using 180 dpi for drafts and 360 dpi
for your final output. However, do not turn off MicroWeave
when printing final copies of high-quality graphics or
photographs.
If you're printing text from DOS applications and you selected
composite black mode using the control panel Print Mode
buttons, text printing will be much slower than true black
printing. Select true black mode instead; see Chapter 2 for
control panel instructions.
Ink cartridges do not last as long as expected.
The ink cartridge life depends on the amount of ink used in
printing. If you often print pages with large graphics and dense
text with little white space, you will use up cartridges faster
than if you print pages with lots of white space. The printer
also uses ink during a print head cleaning cycle, so do not
perform cleaning cycles unless necessary.
If you replace an ink cartridge before its Ink Out light flashes,
the sensor that tells you when ink is out will not work correctly
with the new cartridge.
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