Lexmark Optra C710 manual Finishing Menu, Collation Off, Tively

Finishing Menu (continued)

Menu item		Values
Collation	Off*
		On
		Set Collation On to collate multiple copies of a job. For example, if you send a three-page job
		to print and set Copies to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 2, page 3, page 1, page 2, page 3.
		When Collation is Off, the printer prints each page of a job the number of times specified by
		the Copies setting. For example, if you send a three-page job to print and set Copies to 2, the
		printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3.
		Collation can be performed by most software applications. Jobs collated by software appli-
		cations generally take longer to print since the application must send the print job again for
		each copy desired. This may have little impact on the person who uses print manager or some
		other job spooling or job buffering capability. However, when the data is transferred over the
		LAN, it may take a significant amount of time for large collated copies. Also, the multiple
		collated copies of very large jobs require huge amounts of disk space to buffer the job effec-
		tively.
		If you set Collation On from the printer operator panel or from MarkVision, the printer
		processes the file only once, saves the file in printer memory (or on the optional hard disk, if
		installed), and then prints the specified number of copies. This saves processing time for the
		printer and the application, and may reduce overall printing time.
		For Collation to work effectively, your software application must recognize this printer feature
		and not send the job to the printer multiple times. Your application must also let you specify
		the number of copies needed or recognize the printer default setting for Copies.
		You can select Collation from the printer operator panel or from the printer driver. For best
		results, select Collated in the printer driver and set the number of copies to one. In your appli-
		cation, select Uncollated (if the option is available) and the number of copies you want.
		If the job is complex or exceeds the printer’s storage capacity, you may receive an Insufficient
		Collation Area message. Press Go to clear the message. The printer collates the remaining
		pages in memory. If you reset the printer, the printer discards the job.
*Factory default

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