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Increasing Printer Performance
The print speed and overall performance of your printer can be
affected by several things:
• The amount of RAM in your computer can determine how fast
your documents are sent to the printer. Increasing the amount
of RAM in your computer can speed up this process as well as
make your computer work more efficiently when you are doing
other things besides printing.
• The printer driver that you are using to print your documents
can make a significant difference in the quality of your printed
output. Make sure you are using an up-to-date version of an HP
printer driver designed specifically for your printer model. See
Contacting Customer Support on page 61 for how to get an
updated printer driver.
• The size and complexity of the documents you print can make a
difference in your printer’s performance. Graphics are usually
more complex and print more slowly than a file that contains
only text.
• The processing speed of your computer determines how fast
your document is sent to the printer. For example, a computer
with a 486 processor runs faster than a computer with a 386
processor.
• Running numerous software programs at one time slows down
printing, because they are using the RAM in your computer.
Therefore, limit the number of programs or documents you
open at one time.
• Screen fonts are stored in RAM, which means they use up
memory that the printer may need in order to print. Delete fonts
you do not often use.
