diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java
index c60998c13bf..2bb36da4918 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public static String format(
             sb.append(" hasGradient");
         }
         if (!withContent) {
+            sb.append("\nCheck the \"Development Guideline\"->Debug to enable array display.\n");
             return sb.toString();
         }
 
@@ -114,9 +115,7 @@ protected String dump(
             int maxDepth,
             int maxRows,
             int maxColumns) {
-        init(array);
         sb.append(LF);
-
         long size = array.size();
         long dimension = array.getShape().dimension();
         if (size == 0) {
@@ -130,6 +129,7 @@ protected String dump(
         } else if (dimension > maxDepth) {
             sb.append("[ Exceed max print dimension ]");
         } else {
+            init(array);
             dump(sb, array, 0, true, maxRows, maxColumns);
         }
         return sb.toString();
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormatTest.java b/api/src/test/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormatTest.java
index f629f51b4d5..9b3f0294cef 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormatTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormatTest.java
@@ -136,4 +136,14 @@ public void testFloat64Format() {
             Assert.assertEquals(str, "ND: (3) cpu() float64" + LF + "[  1.,   2., 100.]" + LF);
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLargeArray() {
+        try (NDManager manager = NDManager.newBaseManager()) {
+            NDArray large = manager.arange(0f, 100000000f).reshape(100, 100, 100, 100);
+            String str = large.toString();
+            Assert.assertEquals(
+                    str, "ND: (100, 100, 100, 100) cpu() float32\n[ Exceed max print size ]");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/docs/development/development_guideline.md b/docs/development/development_guideline.md
index 1b043de3b50..a4d8e42b39a 100644
--- a/docs/development/development_guideline.md
+++ b/docs/development/development_guideline.md
@@ -156,12 +156,11 @@ IntelliJ allows you to [customize the data view in the Debug Tools](https://www.
 You can create your own NDArray renderer as follows:
 ![](img/custom_debug_view.png)
 
-Please make sure to:
-
-- Check the "On-demand" option, which causes IntelliJ to only render the NDArray when you click on the variable.
-- Change the "Use following expression" field to `toDebugString(true)` to show NDArray content
-- Change the "Use following expression" field to something like `toDebugString(1000, 10, 10, 20, true)`
+Opening the IDE Settings/Preferences (`⌘ ,`), in *Java Type Renderer* section, you can enable array display by:
+- Change the "Use following expression" field to `toDebugString(true)` to show NDArray content.
+- Change the "Use following expression" field to something like `toDebugString(100, 10, 10, 20, true)`.
 if you want to adjust the range of NDArray's debug output.
+- Check the "On-demand" option, if you want the IntelliJ to render the NDArray only on clicking the variable.
 
 ## Common Problems