HP 6520 HP Deskjet 6500 Printer series - (Macintosh OS 9) User's Guide - Page 151
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HP Deskjet 6500 series printers User's Guide 4. Reconnect the printer power cord to the electrical outlet. 5. Press the Power button to turn on the printer. Power-cord light The light on the power cord illuminates when electricity is flowing through the cord. If the light is off, then the cord is not receiving power. 15.11 Document prints slowly Several variables can slow the printer's performance. Multiple software applications are open The computer does not have sufficient resources for the printer to print at its optimum speed. To increase printer speed, close all unnecessary software programs when printing. Complex documents, graphics, or photographs are printing Documents containing graphics or photographs print slower than text documents. Best or Maximum dpi print mode is selected The printer prints slower when Best or Maximum dpi is selected as the print quality. To increase the printer speed, select a different print quality mode. Printer driver is outdated An outdated printer driver may be installed. For information about updating the printer driver, visit the HP Web site at www. hp.com/support. Two-sided documents are printing Printing two-sided documents takes more time than printing single-sided documents. Computer does not meet system requirements If your computer does not have enough RAM or does not have a large amount of free space on the hard drive, the printer processing time will be longer. 1. Verify that the computer hard disk space, RAM, and processor speed meet the system requirements. 151