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Printing is slow – Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C8690 A3 Color MFP with PCL/PostScript User Manual

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Windows Vista

: Click

, select

Control Panel

, and click

Printer

under

Hardware and Sound

.

Right-click your product name, select

Printing Preferences

, and select your product name again if

necessary.

2. Click the

Maintenance

tab.

3. Click the

Extended Settings

button.

4. Select

Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3

and click

OK

.

5. Click the

Monitoring Preferences

button.

6. Click the checkbox for the option that adds the shortcut icon to the taskbar.

7. Click

OK

to close the open program windows.

Parent topic:

Solving Problems Printing from a Computer

Printing is Slow

If printing becomes slow, try these solutions:

• Make sure your system meets the requirements for your operating system. If you are printing a high-

resolution image, you may need more than the minimum requirements. If necessary, increase your
system's memory.

• If you are using Windows 7, close the

Devices and Printers

window before you print.

• Make sure

Quiet Mode

is turned off.

• Clear space on your hard drive or run a defragmentation utility to free up existing space.

• Close any programs you are not using when you print.

• If your product is connected to a USB hub, connect it directly to your computer instead.

• If printing becomes slower after printing continuously for a long time, the product may have

automatically slowed down to protect the print mechanism from overheating or becoming damaged.
Let the product rest with the power on for 30 minutes, then try printing again.

• If using the PostScript printer driver, set the

Print Quality

setting to

Fast

.

For the fastest printing, select the following settings in your product software:

• Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of paper you loaded.

• Turn on any high speed settings in your product software.

• Select a lower print quality setting.

• Make sure the ink drying time has not been increased for double-sided printing.