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Ed, Could it be your network settings. We used to have 10mb half duplex connection to the network and we printed about 4 ppm on an Zerox 4230, we upgraded to a 100mb full duplex connection and now we print at about 10 ppm. I found it isn't always the machines, it could be the wire and cards between the machines. Good luck Ed >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/08/03 07:24PM >>> PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ __________________________________________________________________ OK, here is the info on our set up. We are running on Windows 2000 workstations, peer to peer. We are printing to an HP4050 and an HP2200d. The workstations are fairly new Dells with 256 memory, running at 2.4. We also print to a Konica 7031 copy machine that is supposed to output at 30PPM but it seems to be even slower with it. The Konica has the max printer memory installed. These are all PCL and we are printing from Adobe Acrobat 5. What else do I need to tell you? Let me know and I will get it. I sincerely appreciate the help. Ed Bideau III At 10:25 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: >PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ >__________________________________________________________________ > >It is also possible that the printer driver and/or format is creating part >of the problem. You could be having data transfer problems to the >devices. It may be a processing issue on the workstation where you're >printing. None of these would be PDF specific, but since you're dealing >with files which are outputting considerably more data any bottlenecks >will become much more pronounced. > >If you pause the printer and allow the buffer to fill up do things print >any faster when the jobs are released? Are these Postscript devices, PCL, >etc.? Vector mode PS, which is what you would normally get with Word >docs, etc., is much faster than raster mode PS. For raster mode >operations some other format is normally faster. That is also true in >vector mode in most cases, but the trade off isn't as noticeable. If you >can give us printer model and driver specifics along with platform and OS >information may be helpful as well. While these types of things are less >common on normal letter and legal size docs we run into them quite >frequently on large format output. They may not be the primary culprit, >but it never hurts to eliminate the possible causes. > >At 08:26 PM 6/5/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >>PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>We are using 300 dpi and it still prints out very slow. I dont see how >>anyone ever gets data out of scanned files with printing at this >>extremely slow speed. Its the coming thing I guess but is a hell of a >>lot slower than flipping through a paper file. >> >> >>>PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ >>>__________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> Edwin, >>> >>> Scanned pages will take longer than word files that just contain >>>text, the reason behind this is the amount of information that a scan >>>contains versus the amount of info that a typeface (font) contains. Scans >>>are made of pixels the more pixels or ppi, dpi, then the larger the file and >>>therefore the longer the file will take to 'RIP' and subsequently print. >>>There are a few ways of increasing the time to print. Scan your pages at a >>>lower resolution try starting from 400dpi, scan in bitmap (1bit) not >>>grayscale (8bit), if you are using distiller to create the pdfs lower the >>>downsampling resolution, by trial and error you will find the trade off >>>between the speed and the quality you require. Additionally there is OCR >>>software (other list members will be able to suggest some brands) available >>>that will convert your scans to fonts this will then achieve a speed more >>>likened to the word file processing times you are trying to achieve. >>> >>> Good Luck >>> >>> Martin >>> >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Edwin H. Bideau III [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:29 PM >>> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > Subject: [PDF-Basics] Print Out Problems with PDF >>> > >>> > >>> > PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ >>> > __________________________________________________________________ >>> > >>> > I am having a devil of a time printing out PDF files. We have started >>> > scanning files for legal cases which is working fine but printing out >>> is a >>> > >>> > real trouble. >>> > >>> > We are running HP printers that are 21 PPM fast printers and really kick >>> > out regular word processing files promptly. However, when we try to print >>> > out a PDF file, particularly one that has been Bates numbered, it >>> slows to >>> > >>> > a crawl taking 30 secs or more to send each page over to the printer. >>> > >>> > It is even worse with a networked Konica copy machine/scanner that is >>> > supposed to print at 30 PPM. This machine has all available print memory >>> > you can buy but it seems like it is receiving the PDF file one page at a >>> > time, thinking about it, printing it, shutting down, waking up, getting >>> > the >>> > next page and printing. It is printing maybe 8 PPM max. >>> > >>> > When the computer is sending the file to the printer, particularly if it >>> > is >>> > a long file, it is clogging up the machine and the copy machine/printer >>> > both. Has anyone got any suggestions? We are running 256 memory on >>> each >>> > >>> > of the computers. >>> > >>> > Would appreciate any help available. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Edwin H. Bideau III >>> > Bideau Law Offices, LLC >>> > Chanute, Kansas 66720 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > To change your subscription: >>> > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html >>> >>>To change your subscription: >>>http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html >> >> >> >> >>Edwin H. Bideau III >>Bideau Law Offices, LLC >>Attorneys at Law >>18 North Forest >>P. O. 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