Other Printing Problems
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It takes a long
time to complete a
print job.
Photographs and other data intensive pages take a long time for the ma-
chine to process, so simply wait when printing such data.
Changing the following settings with the printer driver may help speed up
printing:
PCL 6/5e
Select the lowest value for [Resolution] on the [Print Quality] tab in the
printer properties dialog box.
Note
Under Windows 2000/XP, select the lowest value for [Resolution] on
the [Print Quality] tab in the [Printing Preferences] dialog box.
Under Windows NT 4.0, select the lowest value for [Resolution] on
the [Print Quality] tab in the [Document Defaults...] dialog box.
PostScript 3
Select the lowest value for [Resolution] on the [Print Quality] tab in the
printer properties dialog box.
Select [PostScript (optimize for speed)]for [PostScript output format:] on the
[PostScript] tab in the printer properties dialog box.
Note
Under Windows 2000/XP, click [Advanced...] on the [Paper/Quality]
tab in the [Printing Preferences] dialog box, and then select [PostScript
output options : optimize for speed] for [PostScript Options] in the [Ad-
vanced...] dialog box.
Under Windows NT 4.0, click [Advanced...] in the [Document Defaults]
dialog box, and then select [PostScript output options : optimize for
speed] for [PostScript Options] in the [Advanced...] dialog box.
RPCS
Click [Change User Settings...] on the [Print Quality] tab in the printer prop-
erties dialog box, and then select the lowest value for [Resolution:] on
the [Image Adjustments] tab in the [Change User Settings...] dialog box.
Select [Fast] in the [Document type] list on the [Print Quality] tab in the
printer properties dialog box.
Note
Under Windows 2000/XP, click [Change User Settings...] on the [Print
Quality] tab in the [Printing Preferences] dial og bo x, a nd t hen sel ect the
lowest value for [Resolution:] on the [Image Adjustments] tab in the
[Change User Settings...] dialog box. Select [Fast] in the [Document type]
area on the [Print Quality] tab in the [Printing Preferences] dialog box.
Under Windows NT 4.0, click [Change User Settings...] on the [Print
Quality] tab in the [Document Defaults] dialog box, and then select the
lowest value for [Resolution:] on the [Image Adjustments] tab in the
[Change User Settings...] dialog box. Select [Fast] in the [Document type]
area on the [Print Quality] tab in the [Document Defaults] dialog box.
See the printer driver Help.
The data is so large or complex that it takes time to process. If th e Data In
indicator is blinking, data is being processed. Simply wait until printing
resumes.
Problem Causes and Solutions