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DocuMatch Application Notes
Diagnosing "Waiting for Host" Messages (continued)
Common Causes
of Slow Printing
Inefficient Print
Files
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want to do the sorting or selecting of the records in a
data base application before doing the merge, or use a
faster PC.
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The job may run more slowly if the data is on a network
drive. Try copying the data to a local hard drive before
merging.
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If you are running Print Manager with Windows 3.1, the
printing priority may be set too low. See page 10 for
information on how to set the Print Manager priority.
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Other applications running while you are printing may
cause the processor to slow down or not allocate any
time to printing. Try exiting any other applications
which may be running.
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If the "Waiting for Host" message appears on the
control panel for a long time and the system does not
resume printing, the connection to the host may have
been lost, or the print job may have been canceled at
the host. Press Cancel on the DocuMatch control panel
and go through the job canceling procedure at the
host. You may need to cycle the DocuMatch power off
and then on to clear out the rest of the canceled job.
See DocuMatch Job Canceling Tips, on page 80.
Another cause of slow mail production is a print file that
contains a large amount of bitmapped graphics. In some
cases this may be necessary because of the design of your
mailpiece, but in other cases you may be able to reduce
the size of the file by choosing application or driver options
differently. To see if this is happening, print 10 pieces to a
file as described above. If the file size is more than about
100 Kbytes (for one-page documents), the printer may not
run at its maximum speed. In extreme cases, you may get
Printer out of Memory messages on the control panel. Here
are some ways to reduce the size of the print file:
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