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    Turning off printer with a master switch

    Hi, I just got a MFC-L3765CDW. Works great, Too early for a report but I have a Epson ET 3750 and if I put it on a switched circuit that I turn off at night it would eat up a lot of ink and cause the cleaning device to get plugged up and require replacement so I learned to put it on a live...
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    Cleaning a ET3750 Printhead

    I did the deep cleaning a few times on the printer and the colours are still spotty, so I decided to take it out and clean it. I saw a few YTs and then took it apart. Not too difficult, so I ran some rubbing alcohol through each colour. Still not much improvement. Is the colour function just...
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    Getting a colour laser duplex

    I am looking for a color, duplex printer that can do wired connected. My initial guess is to start with Costco.ca who sells ; Brother MFC-L3765CDW Digital Colour Multifunction Printer - 630 CanD HP 4301dw Wireless Colour LaserJet Printer - 640 CanD Any thoughts on which or any of these who...
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    Replacing the printhead

    i have done the print head deep cleanings on my 3750 a number of times and still my nozzle check is not great so i was thinking about changing the printhead. What are the opinions on doing this myself. I tend to fix most things myself. I mainly print small books for myself and the workaday...
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    Print-head gone rogue. Is it useful to remove it and do a cleaning?

    The print-head has gone bad and i am wondering if that is a cleanable or replace item.
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    Selecting colours during printing

    i periodically want to print long out of print documents/books/PDFs that have yellowing from age , without the "age related yellowing". i am wondering if it is possible to dial out everything but black when printing? i have an Epson ET-3750. TIA ALan
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    Artifacts printing occasionally , after head cleaning

    i recently decided it was time to do a head cleaning on my very reliable little workhorse printer, so after a deep cleaning, i noticed artifacts. So i did all the processes over a few times and did the big deep cleaning which still showed issues. So i decided to just it leave it as i do not need...
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    Getting rid of yellow background in vintage document

    Hi, i have a PDF of a vintage document circa 1840 and am about to print it. There is a yellow colouration on otherwise B&W pages. Is there a way to eliminate it during printing? I have an Apple computer BTW
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    Printing on an acetate transparency film

    i am hand writing a letter which is quite long, so i would like to print the lines to follow to keep it neat, on an acetate transparency sheet. Then i will put the lined sheet under the sheet i am hand-printing on as a guide to keep it neat. i made a light table to shine through the two...
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    Happy Holidays

    I'm a bit late to say hello but I'd like to wish a happy holidays to everyone here and express my sincere wish for a happy and prosperous new year for everyone ! I would especially like to thank all of the posters and amazing PPL who so helpfully/kindly devote the time and effort to pass on...
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    changed printer settings

    I recently printed a number of 8.5 x 11 photos and then when I went back to doing documents the printer still prints with the Best printing option. In the Media & Quality section of the printer dialogue box I select Auto Select and it shows Normal but yet it prints every document @ Best...
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    Setting up for photo printing on my et-3750/mac borderless/2 pages per sheet

    I am setting up for borderless photo printing on my et-3750 from my imac Monterey 12.6.7 . When I set it up now in "preview" it shows a border. I want the photos to be full size as in almost touching each other (because I need it larger) on a 8.5" x 11 Canon GP-701 glossy paper. Camera is a...
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    reuse waste bin ink

    Just cleaned my waste bin on my Epson ET3750. I am curious, is there a way to reuse that "waste" ink? Seems like a massive waste. Took me a long time just to clean the pad. Thanks.
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    Ink/toner waste bin almost full

    I just got this message.A quick search landed these instructions for removing the bin and cleaning. What are you folks doing re: resetting the counter?
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    Old photo paper

    I have some old photo paper. It's old because I rarely print photos. Does it go bad with age? It is Epson Quality Flossy Paper S041124 On the back it says K1CF1S10 Prints come out dark. Is it my printer or the paper? I have an ET-3750 I need photographs of property that will be kept on file...
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    Printing a book - I want to shift the printing away from the spine

    I am preparing to print this book. I have not decided on the type of binding yet. It's a toss up between this and a variation of this. Method one is labour intensive, but I end up with a book that will lay fairly flat after it is finished. What my issue is: I want to be able to shift the PDF...
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    Duplex printing 8.5" x 5.5" on an ET3750

    Happy New Year, I am making a booklet with 8.5 x 5.5 sheets on my ET3750. I am using "Booklet Creator" to convert the PDF for printing. Can someone walk me through duplex printing this or is it even possible? I tried before with no luck. Currently I just manually feed the paper page by page.
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    Epson ET - 3750 - 2-sided printing won't

    I suspect that somewhere I clicked a preference and now the printer will not print double sided even though I select it in the dialogue box. Any suggestions?
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    Can I change to blue ink on my Xerox 3220 Workcentre?

    I was gifted a Xerox WorkCentre 3220 and it works perfectly on my iMac. I have some legal documents that I wish to print in blue. Can it be done? Blue on the wet coast of Canada Al
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    Paper for lawful document

    Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for paper for a document I am preparing. It will be in a small booklet style that I can put in my back pocket. It will have only a dozen pages or less and I will sew the pages together and then glue a cover over the front and back. The requirements are that ; it...
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