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Printing pauses between each page
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BillboBaggins
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Same problem here, it just took an hour to print 15 pages of text on a 4500dn ;(
The cause of the problem is probably the complexity of the pages being printed.
When printer manufacturers quote print speed, these are usually 'best case' figures for simple monochrome simplex text pages, with no font changes and no graphics.
Adding graphics can add considerably to the amount of work that the processor in the printer has to do; with very complex graphics, the processor can't keep up with the print engine.
I've seen '30 page per minute' rated devices reduced to about 2 ppm by complex pages.
When printer manufacturers quote print speed, these are usually 'best case' figures for simple monochrome simplex text pages, with no font changes and no graphics.
Adding graphics can add considerably to the amount of work that the processor in the printer has to do; with very complex graphics, the processor can't keep up with the print engine.
I've seen '30 page per minute' rated devices reduced to about 2 ppm by complex pages.
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One way to speed this up is to lower the resolution on your printer (in the print settings)... normally on laser printers the resolution is high (1200 to 2400 DPI)... if you're just printing text, try turning it down to 300 DPI and print.
See, if you've got 300 dpi, that's 90,000 dots per square inch that the computer and printer have to "rasterize". At 2400 DPI, that's 5.7 million dots.
Another thing you can try is using your printer in PostScript mode. In that mode, images are mathematically "Drawn" using vectors, instead of rasterized into little dots.
I'd try turning down the resolution first. If that solves your problem, think about more RAM for your printer if you need it in that higher res.
--Greg
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"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify its owner." --Me
--Greg
See, if you've got 300 dpi, that's 90,000 dots per square inch that the computer and printer have to "rasterize". At 2400 DPI, that's 5.7 million dots.
Another thing you can try is using your printer in PostScript mode. In that mode, images are mathematically "Drawn" using vectors, instead of rasterized into little dots.
I'd try turning down the resolution first. If that solves your problem, think about more RAM for your printer if you need it in that higher res.
--Greg
Just my $0.02
"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify its owner." --Me
--Greg
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