I don't think updates are the problem. There have been no Panther
upgrades for ages. I had a flirtation with Tiger for a few weeks but
Graham has always used Panther and we have not had any new software.
How do I know what version of Postscript I am using?
I am a bit nervous about firmware upgrades. I did not set the printer
up originally, the guy I bought from did it and he is not the type to
explain what he did so I could do it again!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, in words of few syllables
suitable for the elderly, please.
Thanks for your help
Diana
David Moyle wrote:
Due to the age of the machine I would if possible complete a printer
and JetDirect firmware upgrade. As someone else said if you've
updated your computer you maybe using a new version of Postscript
which is taking longer for the printer to decipher.
The HP website has a huge range of support any issues just reply
back here, more than willing to provide assistance. I seem to have
done lots of this in the last two months at work!!
Thanks,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diana & Graham Stevens" <diag...@iinet.net.au>
To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au>
Sent: Monday, 16 March, 2009 3:16:14 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing /
Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi
Subject: Slow Printing Problem
Our printer which used to be very fast is now so slow as to be almost useless.
It is an HP LaserJet 8150 series. It is connected to an Ethernet
network and serves a PowerMac G5 (1.8 Ghz Dual Processor 4 GB RAM)
and an iMac G5 (1.8 Ghz 1GB RAM) both running Panther.
It has just taken more than 10 minutes to print one page from a 60K
Word 2004 document on the iMac, the second page took 8 minutes.
Graham had to go to his meeting without it!
Sometimes rebooting the computer, printer and router helps speed
things up but not today.
The message on the printer window keeps alternating between "READY"
and "DATA RECEIVED". The message in the Print Utility window jumps
quickly to 22% spooled then increases about 2-3% a minute.
I transferred the file to my computer and tried printing it, after 5
minutes it had spooled 36% of the first page. I transferred it to
Word 5.1a (file now 8K) and printed both pages in about 1.5 min in
Classic, which is usually slower than OS X. I then opened the Word
2004 file in Word 5.1a and there is an enormous amount of
gobbledygook, I screen of text plus 19 screens of rubbish!
I wonder if there is something wrong with the RAM in the printer, is
there any way I can check?
Can anyone offer any suggestions apart from "call the serviceman".
Best wishes to all from Diana
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