Recent poor print quality on C5580

I have had my C5580 for a year or so with no problems. Three days ago the print quality decreased dramatically with all the photos looking very grainy and pixely. I have replaced the ink cartridged, check the print quality which defaults to "best", and even check the camera to find out if I accidentally altered the photo quality. I am at a loss as to what happened. Any help?

Steps in this link should help you:
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