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The Answer Depends:
- Where are you seeing 72dpi
- What are you printing or Scanning
- Whether the output is a Document / Image
- Are you using Photo Editing software? If yes, you might be able to influence the output with your Editing software. This is a function of the software and not associated directly with the printer.
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In GENERAL, within Printing Preferences, you will see that resolution is Informational in nature, that is, you cannot change resolution. Although you cannot control resoution directly, you can increase the Quality of the resulting print by changing the Quality Settings: Best, Normal, Draft, Custom (when / if available)
DPI might be associated with scanning -- one can sometimes control scanning output -- depending on what you scanning, the scale of the image to be scanned, the expected output. Note that in some cases, changing the dpi can create more issues than it solves -- vintage photographs, for example, might produce unexpected results when scanned at higher dpi output.
DPI in scanning is available when scanning from the Printer Assistant > scan a document / Image.
The Printer Assistant icon should be available on your Desktop after the successful installation of the Full Feature Software for the printer.
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