Specifications

Memory: An
Overview
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The ability to configure your printer's memory does not necessarily
mean that you must change your current configuration. If you are
presently using all the features you need, and the printer is perform-
ing efficiently, you should not feel compelled to reconfigure your
printer's memory. Just remember that if your printing needs change,
not only do you have the ability to increase the amount of printer
memory, but you also can redistribute it where you feel it would best
meet your printing requirements.
QMS Memory Management
Managing the memory on your printer is much the same as managing
your personal income. In money management, you have a certain
amount of income and many ways of spending that income. You
decide where that money goes according to what is important to you.
There is no single correct way to manage money, but there is one
best way for you according to your financial obligations. Just as long
as your method works for you.
The same is true for managing the memory on your printer. There is
no single correct way for everyone to allocate available printer mem-
ory. There is, however, a best way to configure your printer's memory
for maximum efficiency in your specific printing environment. For
example, if you use a large number of PostScript fonts of various point
sizes, you may want to increase the amount of memory allocated to
the area specified for PostScript fonts. Or you may want to increase
memory to the area that minimizes slowdowns when collating large
print jobs.
Memory configuration affects these things as well as the number of
jobs that can be accepted by the printer, the number of options avail-
able simultaneously, the number of downloadable fonts and emula-
tions that can be stored, and overall printer performance.