User's Guide Solving Problems Related Information & “Uninstalling Applications” on page 53 & “Installing Applications” on page 54 Other Printing Problems Printing Is Too Slow o Close any unnecessary applications. o Lower the quality setting on the printer driver. High quality printing slows down the printing speed. o Enable the bidirectional (or high speed) setting. When this setting is enabled, the print head prints while moving in both directions, and the printing speed increases. o Windows Select High Speed on the printer driver's More Options tab. o Mac OS X menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan , Print & Fax ), and then select the printer.
Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver ). Select On as the High Speed Printing setting. Select System Preferences from the o Disable quiet mode. This feature slows down the printing speed. o Windows Disable the Quiet Mode setting on the printer driver's Main tab. o Mac OS X Select System Preferences from the menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan , Print & Fax ), and then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver ). Select Off as the Quiet Mode setting. Printing Slows Down Dramatically During Continuous Printing Printing slows down to prevent the printer mechanism from overheating and being damaged. However, you can continue printing.
To return to normal printing speed, leave the printer idle for at least 30 minutes. Printing speed does not return to normal if the power is off. Other Problems Slight Electric Shock when Touching the Printer If many peripherals are connected to the computer, you may feel a slight electric shock when touching the printer. Install a ground wire to the computer that is connected to the printer. 64