Epson EPL-8000, User Manual, Page: 212 / 335

Memory Options
The printer comes with
1MB
of Random Access Memory (RAM).
If you regularly print complex pages using graphics or downloaded
fonts, you may need to increase your printer’s memory. You can
increase it up to 7.5MB.
You have two options for adding memory to your printer:
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Increase the memory on the main controller board with .5MB
memory chip sets. You can install up to two chip sets for a
total of
1MB
of additional RAM (2MB RAM total).
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Add a OK memory expansion board and install up to four 2MB
chip sets and/or .5MB chip sets for a total of up to 6.5MB of
additional RAM (7.5 MB RAM total).
You can install memory on either the controller board or the OK
expansion board or both.
There are two types of chip sets you can buy:
.
.5MB chip sets each containing four 256Kbit X 4 Sons DRAM
20-pin DIP chips
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2MB chip sets each containing four 1Mbit X 4 Sons DRAM
20-pin DIP chips
You can install 5MB chip sets on the controller board or the OK
expansion board; you can install 2MB chip sets only on the OK
expansion board.
Note: You can use the 0.5MB or 2.OMB expansion board
(C82201* or C82203*) in your printer with the following
conditions:
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You must first increase the controller board’s memory to its
full 2OMB capacity.
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You can use only 0.5MB chip sets to fill the expansion
board.
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You do not need to change any DIP switches.
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Options