PCL5 to PCL6 driver --> slower printing

rbuser

Hello,

When my report will be printed on a HP2055 printer with a PCL-6 driver the
size of the printjob is 2.83 MB and printing takes approximately 1.5
minutes. When this report will be printed on a HP2015 printer with a PCL-5
driver the size of this printjob is 105 kB and printing takes a few seconds.
The same reporttemplate is used in both situations.

Using the HP2055 printer with a PCL-5 driver (the driver for a different
printertype) reduces the size of the printjob and the time to print.

Is this a known issue? And how can I reduce the size of the printjob and the
time to print to values which are comparable with the printers with a PCL-5
driver?

Regards,
Hanjo Willems
iSOFT Nederland B.V.

rbuser

Hello,

The version of ReportBuilder is: 10.07 with Delphi 7.

Regards,
Hanjo Willems
iSOFT Nederland B.V.

nicocizik

Hi Hanjo,

In the past we have had a few customers with the same issue of slow printing
with HP PCL drivers. The most recent case was solved by upgrading to the
latest version of ReportBuilder (11.08). I suggest you first try
downloading a trial copy of RB 11.08 and see if the printing speed improves.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/download/

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com