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huh? · Oct 31, 2002, 09:20 PM

I have a TiBook 800 running Jaguar, and I print (via AppleTalk) to an HP LaserJet 2200dn. I have been running into some serious problems when printing pdfs. The trouble starts when I try to print pdfs that actually images of older journal articles.

Since these have been scanned in, they are typically 2MB or larger (for 10+ pages). When I go to print, my printer seems to choke on the file, and only belches out a page every 30 or so minutes. I've upgraded the memory from 8MB to 72MB. That didn't help. I then discovered that I had it set to print at 1200 dpi, so I dropped that to 600, then 300. Still no major improvements - although it may be a touch faster. I then switched a setting related to efficiency, or something like that (sorry, not near the printer right now, so I can't check it). This didn't help either. There are no problems when I print regular documents such as Word files, e-mails, etc. Standard pdfs (smaller files; not scanned in docs) don't cause me any problems.

I've been making all of these changes using the LaserJet Utility, running in Classic. I've tried logging in through a new account that I set up for troubleshooting and the problem is still there.

I've tried printing from a friend's eMac to an HP LaserJet 1200 that is connected by USB, and it zips right through it.

This is a new computer and a new printer (both ~3 months old). FWIW, the computer has 1GB RAM, and tha Jaguar install is an upgrade form 10.1.5.

That's all I can think of for now... I need some serious help! My printer is pretty useless if it takes an entire day to print a file.

Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,

huh?

hughs · Nov 3, 2002, 05:10 AM

aare you using Acrobat or Acrobat Reader? If you are using Acrobat, you might be trying to "print as image". There is an option under the print menu (Acrobat submenu) called "Print Method". Ensure it is set to Postscript.

Hope this works.

Hugh

Karim · Nov 20, 2002, 06:07 PM

For some reason Acrobat & Acrobat reader can be very slow printing. Use the Apple "Preview" application to open and print the .pdf's. Its located in your Applications folder.