Extremely slow printing on a shared printer

My MacBook Pro uses a shared Xerox Dcoument Centre 430 Printer. I am able to print but the speed is ridiculously slow. For instance, it can take several minutes to print a single page of a PDF file. I think the driver is up to date. Everyone else in the office uses Windows PC without any printing issues.
Very frustrating and appreciate help/suggestions

There may be a driver setting that is causing the slow speed. I have seen settings like 'Print after RIP', which means the first page doesn't start printing until the entire print (spool) file is received.
I would also check that you are not printing at a very high resolution, like 1200dpi. This would increase the amount of processing required by the printer.
If you are printing from Acrobat, open the print dialog and click the Advanced tab. Ensure 'Print As Image' is not checked.
Could you also explain how your Mac is connecting the printer. Is it via IP, AppleTalk or some other connection?
PaHu

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