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It takes a long
time to complete a
print job.
Photographs and other data intensive pages take a long time for the ma-
chine to process, so simply wait when printing such data.
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)]
• 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.
Problem Causes and Solutions