Symptom | Possible cause | Solution |
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Print job is extremely slow. | The job might be very complex. |
| The maximum speed of the printer |
| cannot be exceeded even when |
| more memory is added. |
| Printing speeds might be |
| automatically reduced when printing |
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Reduce the complexity of the page or try adjusting the
| You are printing a PDF or | Try using the PS printer driver |
| PostScript (PS) file using a PCL | rather than the PCL printer driver. |
| printer driver. | (You can usually do this from a |
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| software program.) |
| In the printer driver, Optimize for: | In the printer driver, set the type to |
| is set to cardstock, heavy, rough, or | plain paper (see “Printing by type |
| bond paper. | |
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| Note: If you change the setting to |
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| plain paper, the print job will print |
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| faster. However, if you are using |
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| heavy media, for best results leave |
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| the printer driver set to heavy even |
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| though printing might be slower. |
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Print job prints on both sides | The printer is set for duplexing. | |
of the paper. |
| print job” on page 47 to change the |
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| setting, or see the online Help. |
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Print job contains only one | The printer is set for duplexing. | |
page but the printer | Even if the print job contains only | print job” on page 47 to change the |
processes the back side of | one page, the printer processes the | setting, or see the online Help. |
the page as well (the page | back side as well. | Do not try to pull the page out of the |
comes part of the way out, |
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| printer before duplexing is | |
and then goes back into the |
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| complete. Jamming might result. | |
printer). |
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Pages print, but are totally | The sealing tape might still be in the | Remove the print cartridge and pull |
blank. | print cartridge. | out the sealing tape. Reinstall the |
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| print cartridge. |
| The file might have blank pages. | Check the file to make sure that it |
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| does not contain blank pages. |
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84 Chapter 4 Problem solving | ENWW |