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Increasing Printer Performance
The print speed and overall performance of your printer can be affected by several things:
•The amount of RAM in your computer can determine how fast your documents are sent to the printer. Increasing the amount of RAM in your computer can speed up this process as well as make your computer work more efficiently when you are doing other things besides printing.
•The printer driver that you are using to print your documents can make a significant difference in the quality of your printed output. Make sure you are using an
•The size and complexity of the documents you print can make a difference in your printer’s performance. Graphics are usually more complex and print more slowly than a file that contains only text.
•The processing speed of your computer determines how fast your document is sent to the printer. For example, a computer with a 486 processor runs faster than a computer with a 386 processor.
•Running numerous software programs at one time slows down printing, because they are using the RAM in your computer. Therefore, limit the number of programs or documents you open at one time.
•Screen fonts are stored in RAM, which means they use up memory that the printer may need in order to print. Delete fonts you do not often use.
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