DEC DEClaser 5100, Service Manual

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6.8 Memory Overflow or Print Overrun
6.8 Memory Overflow or Print Overrun
One of the following messages appears when the SmartPage process fails:
Print overrun The SmartPage coprocessor failed to complete the current band
before additional data arrived from the host.
Memory overflow While building the page, the printer ran out of memory.
limitcheck A PostScript error that prints on a PostScript error sheet but is
not displayed on the control panel.
It is very unlikely that a hardware malfunction could cause these error
messages without some other error message. If you suspect the hardware is
faulty, swap the video controller board or memory SIMMs.
SmartPage failures occur when the customer prints pages that are too complex
for the SmartPage process.
To correct SmartPage errors, advise the customer to:
• Invoke the page protect mode. This forces the printer to build a full page
in memory before printing occurs and slows down the completion of the
print job.
Page protect is invoked from the PostScript or PCL Set-Up key menu, as
shown in Appendix A.
• Disable the do jam recovery feature. If enabled, jam recovery uses a large
amount of memory.
• Reduce print resolution through the host software or through the
PostScript or PCL submenu of the Set-Up key menu, as shown in
Appendix A.
• Add additional SIMMs to increase the amount of RAM memory.
For additional information see Chapter 7 of the DEClaser 5100 Printer User’s
Guide.
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