Ricoh Aficio 2232C User Manual page 446

Troubleshooting
Problem
It takes a long
time to complete a
print job.
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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 5c
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
[Print Quality] in [Graphics] on [Advanced...] on [Paper Quality] tab in the
printer properties dialog box.
• Windows NT 4.0
[Graphics] on [Advanced...] on [Paper Quality] tab in the printer proper-
ties 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 [Pa-
per Quality] tab in the printer properties dialog box.
• Windows NT 4.0
[PostScript Output Option] in [PostScript Option] on [Document Options]
on [Advanced] tab in the printer properties dialog box.
• RPCS™
Select the lowest value for [Resolution] on the [Image Adjustments] tab in
the [Change User Settings...] dialog box on the [Print Quality] tab in the
printer properties 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.
The data is so large or complex that it takes time to process. If the Data In
indicator is blinking, data is being processed. Simply wait until printing
resumes.
Causes and Solutions