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5-3
Maintaining optimal Fiery X2 performance
Review the published connections by printing a Configuration page. Eliminate the
connections that are not being used. It is easy to re-establish them when needed. In
general, network connections provide far superior throughput than a parallel port con-
nection.
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Reduce the number of printed pages by electing not to print a cover page by default
unless you need cover pages for recordkeeping
Printing cover pages by default is a Printer Setup option.
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Leave some jobs that are less urgent to times when there is less network traffic or
printing
Recurring print jobs or jobs that are not urgent can be printed to the Hold queue. At
low-traffic times, the administrator or a Fiery WebSpooler user with Operator privi-
leges can move (or copy) all the Hold queue jobs to the Print queue for printing.
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Reduce unnecessary two-way communication
Large numbers of remote users running Fiery utilities from remote workstations, espe-
cially with frequent updates, may have a significant effect on Fiery X2 performance.
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Make sure you have adequate disk space on the Fiery X2
Periodically review the list of jobs in the Hold queue, and the number of jobs being
retained in the Printed queue.
An administrator can print or delete jobs that are in the Printed queue and Hold
queue. Consider printing or offloading inactive jobs. If disk space on the Fiery X2 is
frequently low, you can disable the Printed queue (in Server Setup) and elect not to
publish the Hold queue (in Printer Setup).
To move or remove queued jobs, use Fiery Spooler or Fiery WebSpooler. When you
free up disk space by removing inactive jobs, new jobs are spooled and printed more
quickly.
An internal hard drive upgrade may be available. Check with your service representa-
tive for more information.
