Cannot Operate the Printer as Expected
Operations are Slow
Printing Is Too Slow
The following causes can be considered.
Unnecessary applications are running.
Solutions
Close any unnecessary applications on your computer or smart device.
The print quality is set to high.
Solutions
Lower the quality setting.
Bidirectional printing is disabled.
Solutions
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.
❏
Control panel
Select
Settings
>
General Settings
>
Printer Settings
, and then enable
Bidirectional
.
❏
Windows
Select
Bidirectional Printing
on the printer driver's
More Options
tab.
❏
Mac OS
Select
System Preferences
from the Apple menu >
Printers & Scanners
(or
Print & Scan
,
&Fax
), and then select the printer. Click
Options & Supplies
>
Options
(or
Driver
). Select
On
as the
Bidirectional Printing
setting.
Quiet Mode is enabled.
Solutions
Disable
Quiet Mode
. The printing speed slows down when the printer is running in
Quiet Mode
.
❏
Control panel
Select
on the home screen, and then select
Off
.
❏
Windows
Select
Off
as the
Quiet Mode
setting on the printer driver's
Main
tab.
❏
Mac OS
Select
System Preferences
from the Apple 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.
>
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Summary of Contents for ET-5800 Series
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Page 29: ...Loading Paper Paper Handling Precautions 30 Paper Size and Type Settings 30 Loading Paper 31 ...
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