Chapter 5— Optimizing Printer Performance
EasyCoder 4420 and 4440 Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual
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Using the Printer Memory Efficiently
To receive the best performance from the printer, you must understand
how to use the printer memory. The following sections can help you
determine the most efficient way to use the printer memory.
How Is the Printer Storage Memory Used?
There is enough storage memory in the printer to store several different
label formats and still retain enough memory to store downloaded fonts,
graphics, and data. Be careful of how you use the printer memory.
The printer uses flash memory for storing tables, pages, formats, fonts, and
user-defined characters (UDCs). The 4420 and 4440 printers have 128K
of flash memory available for storage. If you require additional storage
memory, you can purchase flash SIMM for the printer.
The printer supports these parameters independent of the amount of
memory installed or allocated by the printer:
• Maximum number of formats: 99 (You can edit formats 1 to 99. You
cannot edit default format 0.)
• Fields per format: 200
• Maximum data buffer size for a field: 3550
• Maximum number of UDCs: 100
• Maximum number of user-defined fonts: 16
Making the Most of the Memory
There are limits to the number of formats, fonts, graphics, or pages that
you can store in the printer. You can define up to 16 fonts, but there may
not be enough room depending on the amount of memory being used for
other purposes. The more formats, graphics, and fonts you store, the less
memory is available.
When you run into a memory usage problem, use PrintSet to see how
much memory remains available
.
You must upload the memory
information from the printer first. Refer to the PrintSet online help for
more information.
If you find that it is necessary to increase the available memory, you can do
one of the following:
• Increase the amount of available memory by using the Memory Reset
portion of the Test and Service menu. See “Using Memory Reset” in
Chapter 6 for more information.
• Delete any unneeded user-defined fonts, graphics, pages, or formats. For
help, see the PrintSet software or the
IPL Programming Reference
Manual.