Troubleshooting
Printing is too slow
Possible cause | Solution |
Your printer software | For the fastest printing, try the following: |
options are set incorrectly. | ◗ Set Print Quality to Economy. |
| ◗ Turn MicroWeave off. |
| ◗ Turn High Speed on. |
| ◗ Choose Black ink and No Halftoning. |
| See Chapters 1 and 3 for more information. |
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Your system doesn’t have | ◗ Clear space on your hard disk or run a defragmentation utility. |
enough resources. | ◗ Don’t run too many applications at the same time. |
| ◗ Turn off virtual memory. |
| ◗ Increase your system’s memory (RAM). |
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You’re using background | Select EPSON Monitor3 and choose Get Info from the File menu |
printing on a Macintosh. | to increase the Memory Requirements for EPSON Monitor3. See |
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| background printing (you won’t be able to use EPSON Monitor3). |
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You’re not using ECP mode and/or DMA transfers.
If your computer supports ECP mode and/or DMA transfers, turn them on to speed up printing. See your computer documentation for details.
Fixing Paper Problems
You can avoid most paper handling problems by doing the following:
◗Use smooth,
◗Follow all loading and handling instructions included with the media.
◗Load the media with the printable side face up, as described in the Getting Started guide or on page
If you have problems with paper feeding, paper jams, or ejected paper, check here for solutions.