User Guide

Collating
Output
QMS magicolor 2 Op
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Improving Collation Performance
To avoid chunk collation, your printer must have sufficient memory to
store an entire document before printing begins. Of course, this
always depends on the size of your print job versus the amount of
available memory in your printer. The QMS
magicolor 2 with 24 MB or
more of memory can fully collate most print jobs.
To improve collation performance, which allows you to collate longer and
more complex print jobs on your printer, you can do one of the following:
n Add more printer memory, which automatically increases the dis-
play list client’s memory settings.
n Take any memory not being used by other clients, and add it to
the Administration/Memory/K Mem Display memory setting.
s Caution: Use this option only if you’re familiar with adjusting mem-
ory clients’ values. (Refer to chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” in
the Reference manual for information.) Incorrect use of this option
could cause your system to operate incorrectly.
n If your printer has an optional hard disk, set the Administration/
Memory/Enable Disk Swap menu to On. This distributes any
extra memory to all clients.
n Collate through your application.
» Note:
Collating through your application is more time consuming
than collating through the printer. The application sends the
complete job the requested number of times rather than sending
it once and holding data in printer memory.