Part I

You have the ability under the Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating system to exert great control over your printers, copiers and MDF print copier scanners. You can by pass printer spoolers and default printer configuration to achieve copier printer scanner greater productivity. You do this by configuring your HP printer “Spool Settings” and “Print Queue”.

Your software program can transfer its information much faster than any laser printer can create the document on paper. When you print a letter or document, whether from a laser printer, copier printer all in one or other MFD the information goes to a “spooler” which acts as a buffer between your application and the printer. The printer spooler is a buffer area that controls when the document/letter goes to the selected laser printer, digital copier printer or other all in one device.

If you need a print immediately, you can set the spool to start printing as soon as it gets enough data to create the first page of the document. But this forces your application to wait until that first page is transferred to the spool.

If you prefer to continue working with your application, you can set the spool to start printing after it has received the entire letter. This moves the printing operation to the background.

How to Configure your Printer Copier or All in One Spooler

To configure the HP printer Spool Setting, select Start Settings | Printers. In the Windows Laser printer window, right-click on the icon for the printer you want, and in the popup window select “Properties”. In the laser printer Properties dialog box, on the “Details” tab, click on the [Spool Settings...] button.

Go to the Spool Settings dialog box of Microsoft of the copier printer scanner, set the radio button for “Spool print jobs so program finishes printing faster”. You will need to   set the radio button for either “Start printing after last page is spooled”, or “Start printing after first page is spooled” for the laser printer.

You can bypass the printer spooler of the copier printer scanner if you set the radio button for “Print directly to the printer”. This will bypass the spool entirely.  You may not have the rights to do this if the printer copier scanner is shared. If you have the required rights, you can temporarily disable copier printer sharing for your HP printer scanner or other brand.

Other printer configurations including delayed printing of letters and other documents from your copier printer will be covered in Part II. Knowing how to configure you laser printer or digital copier will greatly increase your productivity.

Also, to keep you equipment in top running order you will need to maintain it through annual procedures of cleaning, lubrication of the moving parts and adjustments.

Just like you car that needs oil changes and new tires, your laser printer, digital copier printers and all in one office equipment needs maintenance to provide quality prints and years of service before breakdowns.

Ask Advanced Business Computers Inc. how to get 100% FREE maintenance on your office equipment now!  In fact, they will provide a FREE maintenance of your laser printer just for trying a toner cartridge.

Free help, Free Trial and the Best Service.  Look for Part II of this article soon from Advanced Business Computers printer copier fax computer Help Center.

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