Factors affecting printer performance
Several factors affect the time it takes to print a job. Among these is maximum printer speed, measured in pages per minute (ppm). Other factors that affect printing speed include the use of special media (such as transparencies, glossy media, heavy media, and custom- size media), printer processing time, and download time.
The time required to download a print job from the computer and to process the job depends on the following variables:
zthe complexity and size of graphics
zthe printer’s I/O configuration (network versus parallel)
zthe speed of the computer you are using
zthe amount of printer memory installed
zthe network operating system and configuration (if applicable)
zprinter personality (PCL or PostScript 3 emulation)
Note | Adding additional printer memory might resolve memory problems, |
| improve how the printer handles complex graphics, and improve |
| download times, but it will not increase maximum printer speed (ppm |
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