Printing with Windows 3-49
Increasing the Print Speed
Follow the instructions in this section to increase the printing 
speed of your printer.
General tips
Just as printing at a high resolution requires more processing time 
than printing at a low resolution, printing in color takes longer 
than printing in black-and-white because the volume of data in a 
color document is much greater. For this reason, it is important 
to be selective in your use of color if you also require a fast print 
speed.
However, even if your document requires the highest resolution 
and extensive use of color—for example, when you are printing 
a camera-ready composite that includes color photographs—it 
may still be possible to optimize the print speed by adjusting other 
printing conditions. Keep in mind that changing some conditions 
to increase the print speed may also lower print quality.
The following table shows the factors that inversely affect print 
speed and print quality (increasing one will decrease the other).
Print quality
Print speed
Lower
Faster
Higher
Slower
Printer 
software 
menu
Printer 
software 
settings
Print Quality Economy, 
Normal
Photo Advanced 
dialog box
High Speed On Off
Finest Detail Off On
Data 
characteristics
Image size Small Large –
Resolution Low High