Chapter 1 Using the Operator Panel
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The RAM disk is a memory space shared within the printer
memory that can temporarily store print jobs. The RAM disk
can be used only for electronic sorting. The stored print job
can then be used to print multiple copies of the job reducing
the total amount of time required to print the whole job. It
acts similar to the hard disk except that the data is effective
only during the printer is powered up. By default, the RAM
disk is not activated (
Off
).
To use the RAM disk, activate and enter the desired size of
the RAM disk in the manner described below. The maximum
RAM disk size can be calculated as follows:
Maximum RAM disk size = Total printer memory minus 9
MB
For example, if the total memory installed in your printer is
16 MB (factory setting), you can set 7 MB of RAM disk. If you
attempt to set the RAM disk size beyond this restriction, the
printer automatically round it down so that the size is always
9 MB less than the total printer memory. Once the RAM disk
size is set, the printer must be reset.
To activate RAM disk in the printer’s memory, first you must
set the RAM disk mode to
On
and set the desired data size for
the RAM disk as descriped in the following section. This al-
lows you to perform the following operations on the RAM
disk.
•Reading data
•Writing data
•Deleting data
•Printing a list of data names (partitions)
The operations of the RAM disk are the same as those of the
memory card. See the relevant sections in
.
• RAM disk can not be used when an option hard disk is installed.
• RAM disk stores data only temporarily. When the printer is reset
or turned off, the stored data will be erased.
• The RAM disk is allocated within the printer’s memory available
to users. If the size of the RAM disk is set too large, the printing
speed may decrease or the memory may become insufficient.
To confirm the RAM disk size or activate the RAM disk, pro-
ceed as follows:
Setting RAM Disk Size
Press the
MENU
key.
Press the or key repeatedly until
RAM Disk
Mode
appears.
Press the
ENTER
key. A blinking question mark (
?
)
appears. Press the or key to select
On
. Press
the
ENTER
key.
Press the key. Press the or key repeatedly
until
>RAM Disk Size
appears. The data size also
appears.
Press the
ENTER
key. A blinking cursor (
_
) appears.
Press the or key to display the desired size. De-
finable RAM disk size is
0001
to
1024
.
This range varies depending on the tolal memory
size of the printer. The setting exceeding this range
is automatically adjusted to the maximam RAM disk
size.
When the desired RAM disk size is displayed, press
the
ENTER
key.
Press the
MENU
key. The message display returns to
Ready
. Then, turn off the printer and on again. The
selected RAM disk size is activated after the printer
is restarted.
Operating RAM Disk
NOTE
RAM Disk Mode
Off
RAM Disk Mode
? On
>RAM Disk Size
0007 MByte
>RAM Disk Size
0007 MByte
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