HP Deskjet 832c Printer - Manual (Page 81)

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More About Your Printer and Supplies
Maintaining Your Printer
• Use a soft cloth moistened with water to wipe off dust, smudges, and stains.
• The interior of the printer does not require cleaning. Keep fluids away from the
interior of the printer.
• Do not lubricate the rod on which the inkjet print cartridge cradles move. Noise is
normal when the cradle is moving back and forth within the printer, when the
printer is new. With use, the printer will become quieter.
Increasing Printer Performance
The print speed and overall performance of your printer can be affected by several
things:
• The amount of RAM in your computer can determine how fast your documents
are sent to the printer. Increasing the amount of RAM in your computer can
speed up this process as well as make your computer work more efficiently when
you are doing something besides printing. (Go to
“Checking Your Computer
Settings” on page 82 to determine how much RAM is in your computer.)
• The printer driver that you are using to print your documents can make a
significant difference in the quality of your printed output. Make sure you are
using an up-to-date version of an HP printer driver designed specifically for
your printer model. Go to “Printer Software” on page 70 for information on how
to get an updated printer driver.
• The size and complexity of the documents you print can make a difference in
your printer’s performance. Graphics and photographs are usually more
complex and print more slowly than a document that contains only text.
• The processing speed of your computer determines how fast your document is
sent to the printer.
• The amount of free space on your computer’s hard disk makes a difference in
printing speed. If your computer has less than 100 MB of free space, it can take
longer to process your document for printing.
• Running numerous software programs at one time slows down printing, because
they are using the RAM in your computer. Therefore, limit the number of
programs or documents you open at one time.
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