Your printer takes forever to start printing
Your printer's memory fills up when processing big or complex files, so it has to think for a while before printing. Lowering the quality setting cuts the wait from minutes down to seconds.
Your printer has to receive and understand the whole file before printing. Big files or complex formatting take longer. The printer's memory is full while it's processing, so you wait. Lowering the quality setting dramatically reduces the file size the printer has to process.
Fix-IT-Bot will walk you through each step — just tap, no typing needed.
Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Assuming Wi-Fi is too slow — the delay is almost always inside the printer's memory, not the connection
- Restarting the printer while it's processing — this makes it start all over again
- Adding more print jobs while the first is still processing — this creates a backlog
Signs you need professional help
- If plain text takes more than 2 minutes from click to first page
- If you want to know whether a laser printer with more memory would be better
- If you want to set up USB printing for large files
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