Troubleshooting

Printing is too slow.

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

Your printer software

For faster printing, try the following:

options are set incorrectly.

• Set Print Quality to Economy.

 

• Turn MicroWeave off.

 

• Turn High Speed on.

 

• Choose No Halftoning.

 

• Choose Black ink.

 

See Chapters 1 and 3 for more information.

 

 

Your system doesn’t have

• Clear space on your hard disk drive or run a defragmentation

enough resources.

utility.

 

• Don’t run too many applications at the same time.

 

• Turn off virtual memory.

 

• Increase your system’s memory (RAM)

 

 

You’re using background

Choose Get Info from the File menu and increase the Memory

printing on a Macintosh.

Requirements for EPSON Monitor2 or turn off background

 

printing.

 

 

Your port settings are

Change your default spool directory and disable port settings as

incorrect in Windows 95.

described in Chapter 4.

 

 

Your printer switches to the modem port or won’t confirm on the printer port (Macintosh).

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

Your Macintosh has

Make sure AppleTalk is inactive. In the Extensions Manager,

extension confilcts.

disable the AppleShare, FileShare, and PrinterShare extensions.

 

Set your printer and any unused Apple printers to the printer port.

 

Then restart your system.

 

 

You’re using an AppleTalk

Make sure you’re using a standard Apple System Peripheral-8

cable.

cable. See the Introduction for more information.

 

 

Your printer icon doesn’t appear in the Chooser (Macintosh).

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

Your Macintosh has

Disable Quick Draw GX in the Extensions Manager. Make sure

extension confilcts.

EPSON Monitor2 and EPSON Stylus Color are enabled, and then

 

restart your Macintosh.

 

 

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