Epson Stylus Photo 1200 User Manual page 141

Possible cause
Bidirectional support is
not enabled.
You're using
ScanDisk.
Printing is too slow
Possible cause
Your printer software
options are set
incorrectly.
Your system doesn't
have enough
resources.
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Solution
Click Start, select Settings, and click Printers. Right-click the EPSON
Stylus Photo 1200 icon and select Properties. Click the Details tab,
then click the Spool Settings button. Click the Enable bi-directional
support for this printer radio button to turn on bidirectional support.
Click OK twice, then close the Printers window and try printing again.
Before using ScanDisk, turn off background monitoring in Status
Monitor 2. (See Turning on Background Monitoring
Then turn it back on when you're finished using ScanDisk.
Solution
For the fastest printing, try the following printer software settings:
Set Print Quality to Economy
Turn MicroWeave off
Turn High Speed on
Choose Black ink
See Custom Printing for instructions.
Clear space on your hard disk or run a defragmentation utility.
Don't run too many applications at the same time.
Turn off virtual memory.
Increase your system's memory (RAM) and/or processor speed.
for instructions.)