Printing Method - Epson Stylus Photo 720 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus Photo 720 / EPSON Stylus Photo EX3

2.1.2.2 Printing Method

For print dot system, Stylus Photo 720 / Stylus Photo EX3 has the following two types
of printing modes.
Multiple shot printing
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Variable dot printing
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The above two printing modes are automatically selected depending on the media and
the resolution setting. The following explains each printing mode.
Multiple shot printing
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This printing mode is developed to improve the print quality on plain paper or
transparencies in low resolution. The multiple shot printing mode uses normal dot
and the number of dot shots varies from 1 shot to maximum 3 shots depending on
the print data to enable sharp image output even in a low resolution.
Variable dot printing
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This printing mode is developed to improve the print quality on exclusive paper.
This mode is basically the same as variable dot printing mode used by Stylus
Photo 750 / Stylus Photo 1200; micro dot, middle dot, and large dot compose this
mode. Print dot size varies according to print data and this mode enables even
sharper image output on exclusive paper.
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