176Solving Problems
Miscellaneous printing problems (continued)
Problem | Solution |
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Printing is too slow. | • Make sure High Speed is turned on in the Advanced dialog box of your printer |
| software. |
| • Choose a lower resolution in your printer software for faster printing. |
| • Clear space on your hard drive or run a defragmentation utility. |
| • Don’t run too many applications at the same time. |
| • Turn off virtual memory. |
| • Add RAM to your system. |
| • If you have a Macintosh, turn off background printing. If you want to continue |
| using background printing, select EPSON Monitor3 and increase its memory |
| requirements. |
| • If you’re running Windows and your computer supports ECP or Enhanced |
| mode and/or DMA transfers, turn them on to speed up printing. See your |
| computer documentation and page 126 for more information. |
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Follow these guidelines when printing:
• When printing on glossy or semigloss paper, avoid scratching the shiny coating. Make sure the paper does not rub against the roll paper cover during loading or printing.
• Make sure the Media Type and Paper Source settings in the printer software are correct.
• Make sure the platen gap setting is correct for the paper or media you’re printing on. See page 81 for more information.
• If you’re not using EPSON media, make sure you profile the paper to adjust its thickness and drying time (see page 85).