Ricoh Aficio AP900 Operating Instructions Manual page 104

Troubleshooting
Problem
It takes a long time to com-
plete a print job.
Causes and Solutions
Photographs and other data intensive documents take a long time
for the machine to process, so simply wait when printing such da-
ta.
Changing the following settings with the printer driver may help
speed up printing:
❖ PCL 6/5e
Select the lowest value for [Resolution] on the [Print Quality] tab
in the printer properties dialog box.
❖ PostScript 3
Set a lower value for [Resolution]. The location of this setting is
given below.
If your operating system is Windows, in [Postscript Output Op-
tion], select [PostScript (optimize for speed)]. [PostScript Output Op-
tion] is located as follows:
• Windows 95/98/Me
In the printer properties dialog box, [Print Quality] tab.
• Windows 2000/XP, Windows 2003 Server
In the printer properties dialog box, on the [Paper Quality]
tab, [Advanced...], [Postscript Option], [Postscript Output Op-
tion].
• Windows NT 4.0
In the printer properties dialog box, on the [Advanced...] tab,
[Document Option], [Postscript Option], [Postscript Output Op-
tion].
• Mac OS 9.x
In the print dialog box, [Printer Specifications].
• Mac OS X
In the print dialog box, [Printer Features], [Set 3] tab.
If you use Windows, select [PostScript (optimize for speed)]
• Windows 95/98/Me
In the printer properties dialog box, on the [PostScript] tab,
[PostScript output format:].
• Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003
In the printer properties dialog box, on the [Print Quality] tab,
[Advanced...], [Postscript Option], [Postscript Output Option].
• Windows NT 4.0
In the printer properties dialog box, on the [Advanced...] tab,
[Document Options], [Postscript Option], [Postscript Output Op-
tion].
See the printer driver Help.
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