HP 5Si NX, 5Si MX manual Determining Memory Requirements

Determining Memory Requirements

The amount of memory you need depends on the types of documents you print. Your print engine can print most text and graphics at 300 or 600 dpi without additional memory.

Add memory to your print engine if you:

∙Commonly print complex graphics.

∙Use many temporarily downloaded fonts.

∙Print complex documents.

∙Print duplexed PostScript documents.

∙Use advanced functions (such as I/O Buffering and Resource Saving).

Table 2-1 presents the amount of memory required for the most common print jobs using 600-dpi printing.

Table 2-1Minimum Memory Requirements

		PCL Minimum Memory	PostScript
Print Job	Paper Size	Requirements	Minimum
			Memory
			Requirements
single-sided printing	Letter, A4, Legal	4 MBytes	9 MBytes
	11 x 17 in, A3	4 MBytes	12 MBytes
two-sided printing	Letter, A4	4 MBytes	12 MBytes
	Legal	4 MBytes	14 MBytes
	11 x 17 in, A3	10 MBytes	22 MBytes

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