HP Deskjet 6540 Color Inkjet Printer - Manual (Page 151)

4. Reconnect the printer power cord to the electrical outlet.
5. Press the Power button to turn on the printer.
Power-cord light
The light on the power cord illuminates when electricity is flowing through the cord.
If the light is off, then the cord is not receiving power.
15.11 Document prints slowly
Several variables can slow the printer's performance.
Multiple software applications are open
The computer does not have sufficient resources for the printer to print at its
optimum speed.
To increase printer speed, close all unnecessary software programs when printing.
Complex documents, graphics, or photographs are printing
Documents containing graphics or photographs print slower than text documents.
Best or Maximum dpi print mode is selected
The printer prints slower when Best or Maximum dpi is selected as the print quality.
To increase the printer speed, select a different print quality mode.
Printer driver is outdated
An outdated printer driver may be installed.
For information about updating the printer driver, visit the HP Web site at
www.
hp.com/support .
Two-sided documents are printing
Printing two-sided documents takes more time than printing single-sided
documents.
Computer does not meet system requirements
If your computer does not have enough RAM or does not have a large amount of
free space on the hard drive, the printer processing time will be longer.
1. Verify that the computer hard disk space, RAM, and processor speed meet the
system requirements.
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