RE: Suggested ways to optimize print job size

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From: Patrick Rouse [MVP] (PatrickRouseMVP_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 11:51:02 -0700

One printer driver option I've found on HP LaserJets that really makes a huge
difference is to disable advanced printing options

Printing Preferences -> Paper Quality -> Advanced -> Document Options ->
Advanced Printing Features (Disable).

In my testing this decreased many print jobs by a magnitude of 10-12, i.e.
10MB PDF spool decreased to 800-900KB.

I found this just by testing all of the different settings on thin-clients
that connect over our WiFi Bridge. Unfortunately I couldn't find a way to
set it for everyone, and had to logon as each user and make these changes.

Obviously going from 1200 -> 600 DPI is a mandatory change, as I don't know
many people that use 1200 DPI, although mast applications won't print at this
high of res, except for Photosphop.

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com

"Drazen" wrote:

> We have remote TS users printing to their local printers.
> Printers are HP LaserJet 1300, and driver is HP's, PCL 6. Since there
> is very limited bandwidth limited available for users (WAN) we are
> thinking of ways to optimize printing speed through TS, becouse printing
> itself is the biggest "bandwidth eater".
>
> First way would be to decrease DPI resolution, for example LaserJet
> 1300 defaults to 600 DPI which is more than enough for clients. 300 DPI
> would be enough, which would by logic make up to 4 times smaller spool
> jobs? Is that correct? Maybe even 150 DPI would be sufficient.
> However, the bad thing is that I cannot set resolution to
> lower than 600 DPI through HP driver's interface (Advanced driver options).
> Looking at www.printingsupport.com, I cannot see the HP 1300
> in the matrix, however 1200 PCL 6 is there and suggested replacement
> driver is "LaserJet II Series". So I could make HP 1300 use the
> "LaserJet II Series" driver (Microsoft's driver) and then DPI
> resolution can be changed. Would that be a good way to solve
> the problem?
>
> Which other options do I have to reduce the printjob size?
> Also I read on the www.printingsupport.com that turning off the
> "advanced printing features" in driver can make printjobs much
> smaller. Is that correct? What does it really mean if I turn off
> "advanced printing features", aside from making the printjob smaller?
>
> If I change some printing driver options on clients computers
> will that reflect automatically to their future TS sessions?
> What about if I change their printer settings when users are logged on, on
> their published printers on server, will that change be permanent?
>
> Drazen
>

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