ET-5880/L6580 Series

User's Guide

> Solving Problems > The Printer Does Not Work as Expected > Cannot Operate the Printer as Expected > Operations are Slow > Printing Is Too Slow

Printing Is Too Slow

The following causes can be considered.

Unnecessary applications are running.

Solutions

Close any unnecessary applications on your computer or smart device.

The print quality is set to high.

Solutions

Lower the quality setting.

Bidirectional printing is disabled.

Solutions

Enable the bidirectional (or high speed) setting. When this setting is enabled, the print head prints while moving in both directions, and the printing speed increases.

  • Control panel

    Select Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings, and then enable Bidirectional.

  • Windows

    Select Bidirectional Printing on the printer driver's More Options tab.

  • Mac OS

    Select System Preferences from the Apple menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print &Fax), and then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select On as the Bidirectional Printing setting.

Quiet Mode is enabled.

Solutions

Disable Quiet Mode. The printing speed slows down when the printer is running in Quiet Mode.

  • Control panel

    Select on the home screen, and then select Off.

  • Windows

    Select Off as the Quiet Mode setting on the printer driver's Main tab.

  • Mac OS

    Select System Preferences from the Apple menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select Off as the Quiet Mode setting.