Appendix

Problem

Causes and Solutions

 

 

It takes a long

Photographs and other data intensive pages take a long time for the ma-

time to complete a chine to process, so simply wait when printing such data.

print job.

Changing the following settings with the printer driver may help speed up

 

 

printing:

PCL 5e

Select the lowest value for [Resolution] on the [Print Quality] tab in the printer properties dialog box.

PostScript 3

Set the lower value in [Resolution]. The location of this setting is given below.

If your operating system is Windows, select [PostScript (optimize for speed)] in [PostScript Output Option]. [PostScript Output Option] is located as follows:

Windows 95 / 98 / Me

[Print Quality] tab in the printer properties dialog box.

Windows 2000 / XP, Windows 2003 Server

[PostScript Output Option] in [PostScript Options] on [Advanced...] on

[Layout] tab in the printing preferences dialog box.

Windows NT 4.0

[File] on [Advanced...] on [Document Defaults] tab in the printing pref- erences dialog box.

Mac OS 9.x

[Printer Specifications] in the print dialog box.

Mac OS X

[Set 3] tab in [Printer Features] in the print dialog box.

 

 

If you use Windows, select [PostScript (optimize for speed)]

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• Windows 95 / 98 / Me

 

 

 

 

[PostScript output format:] on the [PostScript] tab in the printer proper-

 

 

ties dialog box.

 

 

• Windows 2000 / XP, Windows Server 2003

 

 

[PostScript Output Option] in [PostScript Option] on [Advanced...] on [Lay-

 

 

out] tab in the printing preferences dialog box.

 

 

• Windows NT 4.0

 

 

[File] on [Document Defaults] on [Advanced...] tab in the printing pref-

 

 

erences dialog box.

 

 

RPCS

 

 

Select the lower value for Resolution on the [Print Quality] tab in the

 

 

printer driver's dialog box.

Note

To enable [Change User Settings...], select the [User settings] check box. Select [Fast] for [Document type] list on the [Print Quality] tab in the printer properties dialog box.

See the printer driver Help.

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