Other Printing Problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is consider-

“Sleep mode”

The machine requires time to warm up if it has been in

 

 

abledelaybetween

might be set.

“Sleep mode”. See “Timer Settings”, General Settings

 

 

the print start in-

 

Guide and “ENERGY STAR Program”, About This Ma-

 

 

struction and actu-

 

chine.

 

 

al printing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is consider-

Processing time

If the Data In indicator is blinking, data has been received

 

 

abledelaybetween

depends on

by the machine. Wait for a while.

 

 

the print start in-

data volume.

Making the following setting on the printer driver may re-

 

 

struction and actu-

High volume

 

 

duce the computer's workload.

 

 

al printing.

data, such as

 

 

For how to open the printing preferences dialog box, see

 

 

 

graphics-heavy

 

 

 

“Setting Up the Printer Driver”, Printer Reference.

 

 

 

documents,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

takes longer to

PCL 6/5e

 

 

 

process.

 

 

 

 

 

Select the lower value for the [Resolution] list on the

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Print Quality] tab in the printing preferences dialog box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PostScript3

 

 

 

 

If your operating system is Windows, select [PostScript

 

 

 

 

(optimize for speed)] in the [PostScript Output Option] list.

 

 

 

 

[PostScript Output Option] is located as follows:

 

 

 

 

• Windows 95 / 98 / Me

 

 

 

 

[PostScript output format:] on the [PostScript] tab in

 

 

 

 

the printing preferences dialog box.

 

 

 

 

• Windows 2000 / XP, Windows Server 2003

 

 

 

 

[PostScript Output Option] in [PostScript Options] on

 

 

 

 

[Advanced...] on the [Layout] tab in the printing pref-

 

 

 

 

erences dialog box.

 

 

 

 

• Windows NT 4.0

 

 

 

 

[PostScript Output Option] in [PostScript Options] on

 

 

 

 

[Document Options] on the [Advanced] tab in the

 

 

 

 

printing preferences (document defaults) dialog

 

 

 

 

box.

 

 

 

 

RPCS

 

 

 

 

Select the lower value for [Resolution:] on the [Print Qual-

 

 

 

 

ity] tab in the printer driver's dialog box.

 

 

 

 

Select [Fast] for the [Document type] list on the [Print Qual-

 

 

 

 

ity] tab in the printer driver's dialog box.

 

 

 

 

To enable [Change User Settings...], select the [User settings]

 

 

 

 

check box.

 

 

 

 

See the printer driver Help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphics print

If the printer

If you want to print accurately, set the printer driver to

 

 

out differently

driver is config-

print without using the graphics command. See the print-

 

 

to how they ap-

ured to use the

er driver Help.

 

 

pear on screen.

graphics com-

 

 

 

 

mand, the

 

 

 

 

graphics com-

 

 

 

 

mand from the

 

 

 

 

machine is used

 

 

 

 

to print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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