My printer is an HP-2025DN color laser printer with duplexing.

Yesterday it developed a problem in which graphic files (.jpg, .png, haven't tested other formats) are very slow to start printing, about 20 to 25 seconds before the printer starts up. The little LCD screen on the printer says "Printing Document", and the green ready light flashes during this time. All is normal, except for the long delay.

Non-graphic files print without delay. An Excel or MS-Word file starts printing in 3--4 seconds. A 15K PDF file starts printing in 5 seconds; saving the PDF file as a .JPG file results in a 25 second delay when I print the .JPG. Yes, the .JPG is larger (185K), but is that it?

I never had this problem until yesterday.

What has changed?

tanstaafl.

ps: I will be away from my computer indefinitely after about 11pm tonight (Thursday, US Central time), so I won't be able to test or respond after that. Could be weeks or even months.