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_Brecht_Luyckx_
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March 23, 2009
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Printing pdf is very slow on network printer

  • March 23, 2009
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Hi,

When I print to the network printer in the office it is printing very slow. It lasts a long time before the print job has been sent to the printer, after sending the print job to the printer it lasts a very long time before the printer prints. It prints page 1 and than I have to wait 2 minutes before the second page prints.
Version of adobe reader is 9.1.

Can someone help me with this issue?

I am desperate.

    Correct answer ctwilson7

    If Adobe Acrobat Reader prints slowly try the following:

    1.             Open a PDF file

    2.             From the menu, select File > Print

    3.             From the dialog displayed, click on the Advanced button at the bottom

    4.             On the Advanced Print Setup dialog, make sure that “Let printer determine colors” is CHECKED.

    5.             Click OK and OK to print the document.

    This worked for me.

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    kathrynjacobson
    kathrynjacobson
    Participant
    June 25, 2014

    Has anyone had a luck in fixing this?  I'm having the same problem printing from Windows 7 Pro to a Canon 4045 using a PCL kit.

    Zigalot
    Zigalot
    Participant
    August 7, 2014

    FIXED

    The problem for me was the WSD Port

    This worked for me.

    I am running Windows8.1 64bit

    Photoshop CS4

    You will need to know the printer's IP address. I was able to get mine from the printer control panel. It should look something like 192.168.0.102

    Go to Devices and Printers (can be found in Control Panel)

    Right click on the printer

    Chose printer properties

    Click on Ports

    Click Add Port

    Select Standard TCP/IP Port

    Click New Port

    Click Next

    Enter the Printer's IP address from above

    You can leave the port name as the IP Address or you can name it if you prefer

    Click Next

    Click Finish

    Click Close

    Click Close

    Now Try to print something.

    Good Luck!

    If this helps anybody, please let me know. Thanks.

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      falla1994
      Participant
      August 12, 2015

      This solved the problem for me! Thank you so much!

        R
        RedFox7070
        Participant
        April 9, 2010

        having the same issue as well and will try the advise given as i too have alot of

        changes if it works.

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        ctwilson7Correct answer
        Participant
        April 8, 2010

        If Adobe Acrobat Reader prints slowly try the following:

        1.             Open a PDF file

        2.             From the menu, select File > Print

        3.             From the dialog displayed, click on the Advanced button at the bottom

        4.             On the Advanced Print Setup dialog, make sure that “Let printer determine colors” is CHECKED.

        5.             Click OK and OK to print the document.

        This worked for me.

          I
          idsecure11
          Participant
          April 8, 2010

          Great directions thank you. I actually thought something was wrong with my printer but it

          prints normally now. Thanks a bunch.

          Damon

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          ctwilson7
          Participant
          April 8, 2010

          Excellent!  Glad to hear it.  If this works for others I'd appreciate hearing about it.  I may have to deploy this setting change to 1000's of PC's at my company and I'd like more evidence that it works and doesn't cause other problems.

          J
          Januaryco
          Participant
          May 13, 2009

          I have the same issue as the person that original put of this post...But the Adobe very that we have on  office service is

          Adobe 5.0 , tried to update ...in the help take bit it didnt give me this option.

          I think we are running Windows Server 2000.  Can anyone help. Please

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          Anonymous
          April 26, 2009

          Hi -did you ever get an answer re slow printing - my adobe is slow to print also.  I do not see many helpful replies on the BB system.

          ~graffiti
          ~graffiti
          Legend
          April 26, 2009

          /michael Kazlows question applies to you as well. Without more info, we can't do anything except take some lucky guesses.

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            jc25dot00
            Participant
            May 11, 2009

            I have a user who is seeing this very same problem, but with Acrobat Pro 9.  The problem just started when he upgraded his apps to the CS4 versions.  He completely uninstalled all of his Adobe products and then reinstalled them, but the problem persists.  He is running Mac OS 10.5.  Whenever he tries to print a pdf, the computer hangs while spooling.  The Force Quit menu says Adobe stops responding, but it will eventually print after a very long time.  When it does start to print, it only prints about one page per minute.  This is happening on two networked HP printers, a LaserJet 4250 and 4350.  I tried to print as image and that speeds it up somewhat, but it is still very slow.  I also turned off the RAM Disk setting on the printer, but that didn't help.  Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

            MichaelKazlow
            MichaelKazlow
            Legend
            March 23, 2009
            Computer hardware specs, OS, network, driver?

            Mike
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