HP 5M manual Memory Configuration Menu, Buffer Auto, Resrcsave Auto, Pcl Mem, Ps Mem

Memory Configuration Menu

This menu contains the items for personality Resource Saving and I/O Buffering. Depending on how your printer’s memory is configured, any combination of menu items and possible values can appear. See Chapter 5 for additional PostScript information.

When you change an item in this menu, the printer automatically resets, and all fonts, macros and downloaded data in the printer are lost. Memory Configuration Menu items can be selected only from the printer control panel. You cannot change them temporarily in your software application. See Figure 3-2, item F for the location of the Memory Configuration Menu on the Menu Map.

Table 3-9	Memory Configuration Menu Items
Item	Options	Explanation
I/O BUFFER	AUTO*	The I/O buffer is a portion of the printer memory set aside to hold
	OFF	incoming data. This reduces the time your computer must wait when a
	ON	job is sent to the printer.
		When this item is set to AUTO, the memory set aside for I/O buffering is
		automatically determined by the printer, based on available memory.
		When it is set to ON, the size can be manually adjusted.
		When it is set to OFF, no memory is set aside for I/O buffers. (See “How
		I/O Buffering Improves Performance” in Appendix D.)
I/O SIZE	10K and up	When I/O BUFFER is set to ON, this item appears in the menu. Press
		- Value + to add or reduce I/O buffer memory in increments of 10 KBytes
		up to 100 KBytes, then in 100 KByte increments.
RESRCSAVE	AUTO*	This item appears when a certain amount of memory and a personality
	OFF	SIMM are installed in the printer. This item enables or disables Resource
	ON	Saving.
		If it is set to AUTO, the printer automatically determines the amount of
		memory to allocate to each installed personality (language), and no
		additional items appear in the menu.
		When it is set to ON, additional memory management item selections
		appear for each installed personality.
		When it is set to OFF, no memory is allocated and personality-dependent
		resources, such as fonts and macros, are lost when personality or
		resolution changes. (See “How Your Printer Uses Memory” in
		Appendix D.)
PCL MEM	0K and up	When Resource Saving is set to ON, each installed personality (for
PS MEM		example, PCL and PostScript) is added as a menu item. You can
		increase memory for each installed personality in increments of 100
		KBytes up to the maximum amount of memory available.

*Indicates factory default.

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