A pause between printed pages is a useful observation, but it is not a complete diagnosis. Before calling a Canon TR4700 job stuck, identify where the pause occurs and whether a configured drying interval is relevant. The aim is to explain the pace of one known job while preserving acceptable printed output, rather than making every setting as fast as possible.
Locate the documented control
Canon’s Windows documentation describes Ink Drying Wait Time in the Custom Settings dialog of the Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool. The slider changes the rest interval before the next page starts: moving it right increases the pause and moving it left reduces it. Canon recommends increasing the interval when paper becomes stained because the next page is ejected before the printed ink dries. Read the official TR4700 tool description before using the control.
That explanation gives the setting a purpose. A shorter pause is not automatically an improvement if the resulting pages become stained. Equally, a pause observed somewhere else in the workflow should not be assigned to this setting without checking. Write down whether the delay happens before the first page, between pages, or after the last sheet. Those are different observations and deserve to remain separate in your notes.
Record the starting conditions
For one known document, note the application, selected printer, connection type, paper choice, print-quality choice and current drying-wait position. Use ordinary descriptions if the slider has no convenient numeric value. Record enough to return to the same starting point. Do not publish a screenshot containing private document names or a network password merely to show a settings window.
Also describe the output itself. A clean page arriving slowly and a stained page arriving quickly represent different problems. Include whether the page is complete, whether a later sheet follows, and what the printer or computer displays during the wait. A short factual record is more useful than a general statement that the device is slow, because another person can identify which part of the job you actually observed.
Plan a small comparison
Imagine a fictional volunteer printing two-page reading handouts. The pages are complete, but there is a noticeable interval before the second page. The volunteer first records the current settings and whether either sheet shows staining. This is a proposed reasoning exercise, not a report of a physical printer test or a promise that drying wait explains that particular symptom.
If an intentional comparison is appropriate, use a harmless short document and change only the setting being investigated. Keep the paper, document and quality choice consistent. Note the result before deciding whether another adjustment is warranted. There is little value in repeatedly printing a long document just to compare a brief pause, especially when the original settings have not been preserved.
Interpret the result cautiously
If a deliberate drying-wait change alters the interval, record that relationship without extending it into a claim about every slow print job. If the pause does not change, keep that result too. It is a reason to revisit the explanation, not to repeat the same adjustment indefinitely. Follow the model-specific troubleshooting process for persistent faults, incomplete pages or displayed errors.
Avoid combining this check with unrelated maintenance. A timing complaint alone does not establish that cleaning, cartridge replacement or driver reinstallation is needed. Each additional operation introduces another change that can make your original comparison harder to interpret. Keep the question focused until you have a useful result or a clear reason to move to a different diagnostic step.
Leave a usable handoff
Finish with the configuration you intentionally leave in place and the condition of the resulting pages. Anyone else sharing the printer should be able to understand the tradeoff between pace and clean output. If you restored the starting setting after an inconclusive comparison, say so. That prevents a later support conversation from treating an experimental configuration as the normal one.
Find additional independent printer and email material at Alphatech Help Guides. Canon’s manual remains the official source for this control. Prepared with AI assistance for Alphatech by an authorized contributor. Alphatech is an independent third-party resource unaffiliated with Canon. The volunteer scenario is fictional, and no equipment test is claimed.
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