M3540idn very slow printing PDFs

[yurisan]

I am seeing this problem on M3540idn, P3045dn (models we sold of this era) - one day a 15 page PDF prints in like 30 seconds, and the same document might take 3 minutes or more to print the following day. The printer prints a page, pauses to process the next page, prints that one, pauses again, etc. when it slows down like this, vs. the 15 pages printing one after another, quite quickly. Doesn't matter who is sending the document (in other words, it's NOT a driver/computer issue). If you unplug the printer for a few seconds (fastest way to reboot), then power up again, it resumes normal operation and that 15 pager is out in 30 seconds.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: M3540idn very slow printing PDFs

There are many factors that can contribute to slow printing. One of those is high network traffic. That would affect all PC's. You can run a continuous ping to see how long it's taking to reach the MFP.

[bsm2]

Re: M3540idn very slow printing PDFs

Download and install the KX driver

Use Tcp/IP printing IE the IP address of the printer
Port 9100 raw and change the PDL to Pcl5

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: M3540idn very slow printing PDFs

More information is really needed.

1. What program is being used to print the docs?
2. What size are these docs?
3. Are these complex images?
4. Operating system?

[Ropariva]

[yurisan]

Re: M3540idn very slow printing PDFs

More information is really needed.

1. What program is being used to print the docs?
2. What size are these docs?
3. Are these complex images?
4. Operating system?

Docs printing from Adobe Reader. No images on the docs - just text, the 11 page which was taking 3 minutes for each set (customer was printing 10 sets) was under 300K file size. Printing from Win 10. I have had exact same issue with P3045dn that I use. The other day, I sent 4 single page PDFs (each under 100K) and it took easily 3-4 min. to print. Power cycled the printer, repeated the process, and those 4 PDFs printed in 30-40 seconds.

Kyocera has some issues.... aside and apart from the fact their drum units and fusers for many of these MFPs don't last half what they are rated for. Contrast these with a Konica Minolta printer I just picked up for $10 - 2 misfeeds in 214K, original fuser hanging in there, original paper feed rollers still grabbing the paper like someone's life depended on it, and printing complex docs with blazing speed.

[yurisan]

Re: M3540idn very slow printing PDFs

Download and install the KX driver

Use Tcp/IP printing IE the IP address of the printer
Port 9100 raw and change the PDL to Pcl5

Thanks, I am assuming it is already using Port 9100, raw, but switching to PCL5 is well worth trying. I will update with the results. And you wonder why people gravitate back to HP. So many IT people that my customers employ are really, really stuck on continuing to only recommend HP - cost of the toner not important to those who aren't paying for it.

[bsm2]

Re: M3540idn very slow printing PDFs

Thanks, I am assuming it is already using Port 9100, raw, but switching to PCL5 is well worth trying. I will update with the results. And you wonder why people gravitate back to HP. So many IT people that my customers employ are really, really stuck on continuing to only recommend HP - cost of the toner not important to those who aren't paying for it.

default for Kyocera is PCL XL it sucks change to PCL5e or c for color 99.99 percent no problems

Windows will always load the wrong print driver and setup a WSD port
you either get slow printing or no printing

easy to tell if you right click on printer and it has scan option its the wrong driver
also name of driver should be the model and KX

HP printers work great always recommend for envelopes and labels

unless YOU installed it never assume it was done right check everything

uncheck snmp in port setting