If your printer takes an unusually long time to print, you can take steps to reduce printing time before sending a print job.

Binary communication through the Tagged Binary Communications Protocol option, for example, is faster than ASCII communication. In general, portability considerations dictate what you download from the computer with your document, such as fonts, the PostScript header, or error handler. Downloading also affects printing time.

Options in the PostScript tab can affect the size of the printer file generated and hence the time required to print it.

The options in the PostScript tab are as follows:

• PostScript (optimized for speed) might not fully support all features of the network spoolers. Do not use this option when printing to a file for subsequent printing that uses a spooler. If you have print spooling software with features such as page reversal and partial document printing, file portability might be lost if you select this feature.

• Print PostScript error information may slow down the printer when sending an error handler with a job. Send an error handler only if it is necessary.

• PostScript language level (if applicable) should be the highest value that your printer supports.

  When printing to a file or creating an EPS file that you will print on another printer, select this option only if you are sure the destination printer supports that PostScript language level.

• If the document contains TrueType fonts, and you do not need highest quality printouts, select Substitute with Device Font at the TrueType Font Setting menu.

  Substituting the default PostScript fonts for TrueType fonts is much faster than sending TrueType fonts. Use this option only if you have experience using built-in printer fonts.