HP 5M manual Print speed is slow

Print speed is slow

Situation	Solution
First page takes much longer	Set the PowerSave feature for a longer time period or turn it
to print than following pages.	off.
Printer is generally slow to	1.	Printer speed is highly dependent on how your
respond.		software application is set up and which printer driver
		you are using. See the Getting Started Guide for
		configuration information.
	2.	You may need to add more memory. See “Accessories
		and Options” in Chapter 1 for HP memory part
		numbers.
Printer is slow to switch	Set ADV FNCTNS=OFF in the Parallel Menu (see Chapter 3).
between personalities.

Blank, garbled, or incomplete pages print, or printing is interrupted

Situation	Solution
Blank pages print.	Toner cartridge sealing tape has not been removed (see the
	Getting Started Guide or the installation guide that came
	with your toner cartridge).
Garbled pages print,	1.	Ensure that your software application is configured for
there are overprints, or		the correct printer.
a portion of a page prints.	2.	Replace the printer interface (I/O) cable with a cable
		you know works to see if the cable is bad.
	3.	Your parallel printer cable quality may be bad. Use a
		high-quality cable (see Chapter 1 for an HP cable part
		number).
Data is missing, but there are	1.	Check your software application to be sure the print
no printer messages.		file contains no errors.
	2.	Your parallel printer cable may be bad. Use a
		high-quality cable (see Chapter 1 for an HP printer
		cable part number).
Printing stops in the middle of	1.	Check to see if the [Job Cancel] key was pushed.
the job.	2.	Check the control panel for an error message.
	3.	If you are on a network, make sure your computer is
		correctly configured or there is not a network problem
		(see your network administrator).
	4.	Check that your line voltage is steady and within
		printer specifications (see Appendix C).

7-30 Solving Printer Problems

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