Why does it take 3 minutes for a pdf to print from my laptop?

mackoolaid · 07-17-2006, 11:31 AM

I share an hp laserjet 1220 with my assistant (pc). For some reason, it takes as long as 3 minutes for a pdf to print from my ibook (1.42 ghz, 1 gb of ram). The pdfs print instantly from the pc. Can anyone offer a suggestion?

tlarkin · 07-17-2006, 11:32 AM

you printing over a network to a shared printer on a PC? Is it connected via parallel?

mackoolaid · 07-17-2006, 11:38 AM

The mac is connected through a usb cable. The pc is connected through a parallel cable. Those are the only connections--I'm never sure about what it means to be on "a network."

tlarkin · 07-17-2006, 12:17 PM

are you sharing it over a network, or are you physically changing out cables to print from this machine?

How exactly is it set up is what I am asking.

mackoolaid · 07-17-2006, 12:34 PM

Thanks. The printer has two ports--my mac is on one port with the usb, the pc is on the other with a conventional serial port.

tlarkin · 07-17-2006, 12:47 PM

hmm, well I would say its probably software that is at fault either driver or the print subsystem itself.

I assume you are running tiger?

If you open up the Printer setup utility under /Applications/Utilities under one of the menus from up top there is a reset printer system option. this will reset your whole print system and erase all drivers. Reinstall the driver and the printer and see what happens.

mackoolaid · 07-17-2006, 02:31 PM

Followed your advice--nothing changed.

hayne · 07-17-2006, 02:34 PM

Just in case, have you tried disconnecting the PC from the printer before trying to print from the Mac?

tlarkin · 07-17-2006, 02:50 PM

have you downloaded an updated driver, or just using the native driver in OS X (if there is a native driver - I didn't bother looking)?

trevor · 07-17-2006, 02:53 PM

Are you quite positive that this printer supports having more than one connection into it at the same time? I suspect that if you turn off the printer, unplug the parallel interface, and then turn it back on again, you will find that printing from your Mac then happens at normal speed.

Trevor

JDV · 07-17-2006, 02:59 PM

This is, it seems, an older HP all-in-one device and has been discontinued. There ARE OS X drivers, but the latest is for 10.2.8. I assume you are using a later version of OS X. It's just possible that the old driver, while not incompatible, is not very efficient under Tiger.

Joe VanZandt

tlarkin · 07-17-2006, 02:59 PM

I was thinking about that also, but if it is actually working then it does support it. However, it may not officially support it.

mackoolaid · 07-17-2006, 03:09 PM

Discovery--it was a problem with adobe, not the pdf. They print fine from preview so preview it will be from now on. Thanks for your help.

tlarkin · 07-17-2006, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mackoolaid


	Discovery--it was a problem with adobe, not the pdf. They print fine from preview so preview it will be from now on. Thanks for your help.

I just ran into similiar problems with adobe reader, and just reinstalled the newest version to print to our ricoh network printers at work, and it fixed the issue. However, this was on a PC running windows, but the problem was the same, it was the application.

07-17-2006, 11:31 AM	#1
mackoolaid Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 69	Why does it take 3 minutes for a pdf to print from my laptop? I share an hp laserjet 1220 with my assistant (pc). For some reason, it takes as long as 3 minutes for a pdf to print from my ibook (1.42 ghz, 1 gb of ram). The pdfs print instantly from the pc. Can anyone offer a suggestion? __________________ PowerMac G4 1.42 mhz 10.5 Macbook Intel, Core 2 duo, 10.5.1

07-17-2006, 11:38 AM	#3
mackoolaid Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 69	The mac is connected through a usb cable. The pc is connected through a parallel cable. Those are the only connections--I'm never sure about what it means to be on "a network." __________________ PowerMac G4 1.42 mhz 10.5 Macbook Intel, Core 2 duo, 10.5.1

07-17-2006, 12:34 PM	#5
mackoolaid Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 69	Thanks. The printer has two ports--my mac is on one port with the usb, the pc is on the other with a conventional serial port. __________________ PowerMac G4 1.42 mhz 10.5 Macbook Intel, Core 2 duo, 10.5.1

07-17-2006, 02:31 PM	#7
mackoolaid Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 69	Followed your advice--nothing changed. __________________ PowerMac G4 1.42 mhz 10.5 Macbook Intel, Core 2 duo, 10.5.1

07-17-2006, 02:34 PM	#8
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,941	Just in case, have you tried disconnecting the PC from the printer before trying to print from the Mac? __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

07-17-2006, 11:32 AM	#2
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 11,347	you printing over a network to a shared printer on a PC? Is it connected via parallel?

07-17-2006, 12:17 PM	#4
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 11,347	are you sharing it over a network, or are you physically changing out cables to print from this machine? How exactly is it set up is what I am asking.

07-17-2006, 12:47 PM	#6
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 11,347	hmm, well I would say its probably software that is at fault either driver or the print subsystem itself. I assume you are running tiger? If you open up the Printer setup utility under /Applications/Utilities under one of the menus from up top there is a reset printer system option. this will reset your whole print system and erase all drivers. Reinstall the driver and the printer and see what happens.

07-17-2006, 02:50 PM	#9
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 11,347	have you downloaded an updated driver, or just using the native driver in OS X (if there is a native driver - I didn't bother looking)?

07-17-2006, 02:53 PM	#10
trevor Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boulder, CO USA Posts: 19,551	Are you quite positive that this printer supports having more than one connection into it at the same time? I suspect that if you turn off the printer, unplug the parallel interface, and then turn it back on again, you will find that printing from your Mac then happens at normal speed. Trevor __________________ How to ask questions the smart way

07-17-2006, 02:59 PM	#11
JDV Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,191	Discontinued product, no new driver... This is, it seems, an older HP all-in-one device and has been discontinued. There ARE OS X drivers, but the latest is for 10.2.8. I assume you are using a later version of OS X. It's just possible that the old driver, while not incompatible, is not very efficient under Tiger. Joe VanZandt

07-17-2006, 03:09 PM	#13
mackoolaid Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 69	Discovery--it was a problem with adobe, not the pdf. They print fine from preview so preview it will be from now on. Thanks for your help. __________________ PowerMac G4 1.42 mhz 10.5 Macbook Intel, Core 2 duo, 10.5.1

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