The printing jobs take more time when using the Citrix Universal Printer.
When the document is printed, the size of the job that is recorded with the Enhanced MetaFiles (EMF) can be very large depending on certain factors.

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The following are the three possible causes and resolutions. Complete the following procedure:

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Cause 1

Fonts used on the server are not installed on the client and so the fonts are getting embedded into the job.

Resolution 1

To resolve the issue, install the server side fonts on the client.

This process can be automated. If the Citrix Universal Printer is used along with a registry key, set the dmTTOption to 2. This downloads the fonts for the first time making the first job large, but any additional jobs using the same fonts are smaller (refer to the following Registry Use).

Cause 2

PDF documents or any documents that contains the embedded images and an image that is on multiple pages.

It is included multiple times that makes the job even bigger, or if the application does not use GDI to render the contents.

This is a limitation of how EMF processes jobs. It sees the images at the exact resolution that the client presents it, and records it even if the job does get scaled down by the actual printer driver.

Resolution 2

To resolve the issue, set the dmPrintQuality value to 2 if the Citrix Universal Printer along with a registry key is used. If color is not needed, set the dmColor to 1 to force black and white only printing (refer to the following Registry Use).

Registry Use:
To use the following registry entries, following requirements must be met:

• 10.x client or higher.

• XenApp 4.with hotfix rollup pack 1 or higher.

When universal printer is used to print, the default output settings such as paper size, and orientation are fixed. This fix offers a workaround by allowing administrators to set default values for the universal printer. To do this, set the following registry keys as needed:

• On 32-bit Windows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Print\UPDDevmode
Name: see the chart below
Type: see the chart below
Data: see the chart below

• On 64-bit Windows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Print\UPDDevmode
Name: see the chart below
Type: see the chart below
Data: see the chart below
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Print\UPDDevmode
Name: see the chart below
Type: see the chart below
Data: see the chart below

The following table describes various registry keys and their corresponding values:

Name	Type	Data
dmOrientation	REG_DWORD	1 = portrait, 2 = landscape
dmPaperSize	REG_DWORD	1 = letter through 118 = last paper defined in paper table
dmPaperLength	REG_DWORD	1 - 65535
dmPaperWidth	REG_DWORD	1 - 65535
dmScale	REG_DWORD	1 - 1000
dmCopies	REG_DWORD	1 - 9999
dmDefaultSource	REG_DWORD	1 - 15
dmPrintQuality	REG_DWORD	1 = draft, 4 = high
dmColor	REG_DWORD	1 = monochrome, 2 = color
dmDuplex	REG_DWORD	1 = simplex, 2 = horizontal, 3 = vertical
dmYResolution	REG_DWORD	32 - 65535
dmTTOption	REG_DWORD	1 = bitmap, 2 = download, 3 = substitute, 4 = outline
dmCollate	REG_DWORD	0 = false, #1 = true
dmLogPixels	REG_DWORD	0 - 65535
dmBitsPerPel	REG_DWORD	0 - 65535
dmPelsWidth	REG_DWORD	0 - 65535
dmPelsHeight	REG_DWORD	0 - 65535
dmFormName	REG_SZ	Form name, such as letter, A4, tabloid, or other available form options

This article provides a resolution for the issue of the printing jobs that take more time when using the Citrix Universal Printer.

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