P r i n t e r S e t t i n g s t h a t A f f e c t M e m o r y
C h a p t e r 3 : U s i n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l
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Certain
PCL Menu
and
PostScript Menu
options affect the
printer’s performance and memory usage, as described in
“PCL Menu” (page 3-15)
and
“PostScript Menu” (page 3-29)
.
Figure 3.25 provides more detailed information on these
options.
Figure 3.25 PCL and PostScript Menu options that affect printing speed and memory usage
Option
Description
Page Protection
PCL Menu
(page 3-26)
When a page is particularly complex with graphics or dense text, the printer
may not be able to process it rapidly enough to keep up with normal
printing operations. Data may be lost or one page may be split on multiple
pages.
Page protection
is a technique that reserves memory to ensure the entire
page can be created and printed before the actual printing process. The
trade-off in performance is matched by the certainty that an entire complex
page may be printed.
Page Protection
is related to
Resolution
(page 3-27 for PCL, page 3-35
for PostScript, and page 3-68) since the amount of memory needed for a
page depends on its resolution. The higher the resolution, the more
memory needed. See
Figure 3.26 (page 3-69)
for memory requirements.
Your software application may change the
Page Protection
level (e.g.,
from
Legal
to
Letter
). When that occurs, the printer’s memory is
reconfigured. Downloaded fonts and macros may be cleared from memory
unless
State Saving
(page 3-28 for PCL, page 3-36 for PostScript, and
page 3-68) is set.
If any request for memory cannot be satisfied, you will be notified on the
Control Panel.
If you frequently see the following error message
Page Too Complex
you may want to set
Page Protection
to be able to print the entire page.
Otherwise, if you do not see frequent warning messages, set
Page
Protection
Off
.
Printer
Settings that
Affect
Memory
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