Canon BubbleJet BJC-800 Prints Slowly Under Windows NT 3.5 (124432)

SYMPTOMS

Under Windows NT 3.5, printing to the Canon BubbleJet BJC-800 printer is significantly slower when compared to the printing speed under Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups.

CAUSE

Under Windows NT 3.5, the drivers for Canon BubbleJet printers do not support different kinds of paper media. Because of this limitation, Mode D on the BJC-800 is selected for printing, as the type of paper being used can't be determined and Mode D can print to any type.

However, Mode D is significantly slower than other printing modes for the Canon BJC-800, because the paper being used may need more precise ink layout in order to produce acceptable output. According to Canon, Mode D may take more than 10 minutes to print a single page.

Under 16-bit Windows, Canon has written drivers which support multiple paper media types. Mode A can be used when you are printing on coated paper. Mode A is much faster than Mode D.

WORKAROUND

The only method for printing faster under Windows NT is to send a first page with some random text, pause the printer, and then manually select Mode A. Once the printer is restarted, it will print the rest of that document faster. This can be a useful workaround for long documents.

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