Your printer takes forever to start printing
Your printer's memory fills up while processing large or complex files — it has to think for a while before printing. Lowering the quality setting cuts processing time from minutes to seconds.
Your printer must receive the entire file and process it before printing starts. Large files or complex layouts take longer to process. The printer's memory is full while working, so you wait. Lowering the quality setting dramatically reduces file size and processing time.
- ✓Know what type of document you're printing
- ✓Have access to printer properties in the print dialog
- ✓Be ready to try lower quality settings
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Assuming WiFi is the problem when the delay is inside the printer's memory
- Restarting the printer while it's processing — this makes it start from scratch
- Sending more jobs while the first is still processing — this creates a backlog
Signs you need professional help
- Even simple single-page text documents take over 2 minutes to start printing — the printer's processing chip may be failing.
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