Operating the printer
Scheduling jobs
The number of jobs that can be queued to the printer at once depends on the memory available in the printer. If large files are sent, fewer jobs can be processed. Installing additional memory in the printer increases the number of jobs that can be processed at a time.
If the printer is networked, the network configuration affects job scheduling. When on a network, the printer polls the ports in a round robin manner. When it receives a job, it stops polling until the job is complete. Then the printer looks to the next port in the list.
The position of the ports in the list affects the order in which jobs are processed. When a job is sent is not the sole determinant of when it will be processed and printed.
| October 1997 |
