my pictures are dull and faded when i tried to heat press a mug

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My first print resulted in disaster, im trying to heat press a mug, Epson print set to photo best and mat paper, 240degrees at 4o seconds what have i done wrong?
The picture came out really dull and faint
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lower the temp to 180 degrees and up your time 180 seconds.
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Make sure the press is set on Centigrade.

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JackB;46528 wrote:Make sure the press is set on Centigrade.

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I have now set press to 240 and for 180 seconds and still the prints are dull.
When they are printed they are dull, maybe here lies the problem.
I am useing heat sub paper with epson p50, i have tried setting the paper to matt and photglossy, set to best photo and still very dull when printing am now stumped.
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Reg;46527 wrote:lower the temp to 180 degrees and up your time 180 seconds.
Lower the temperature.
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temp is way to high bud - 180-190c for 180sec - and yes, make sure its in centigrade
refer to your manual

what kind of paper are you using bud ?

and -
are you printing on the right side of the paper ???????
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...and is color enhance off?
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paper is kalon temp set at 180 degrees time 180 seconds, image printed via photoshop, printer set to photo, plain paper, printing the white side.
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plugy;46532 wrote:When they are printed they are dull, maybe here lies the problem.
They will be dull on the paper until heat pressed.
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Is photoshop menages colorsor printer???
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