Xerox 701P21091 manual

Specifying print format parameters

–For any paper size wider than 15.32 inches / 389 mm, the system automatically switches to 3 pitch mode, in which it prints up to 77 pages per minute.

–For very large papers, such as 11 by 17 inches or A3, paper is fed short edge first, so the 11-inch edge leads through the printer.

•Using pitch mode and the TMODE parameter effectively: Specifying the pitch mode (also called the “throughput mode”) with the OUTPUT TMODE parameter allows you to control the default pitch mode, which provides the following benefits:

–Matching system throughput with finishing device restrictions: If the finishing device attached to the printer cannot accept output at rated speed, the printer inserts gaps in the paper path to ensure that pages do not arrive at the device too rapidly.

For example, if printing is done at 180 ppm, printing effectively slows to 68 ppm. This happens even if the finishing device actually could have accepted pages at up to 120 ppm. However, if you change the mode of this job from 7 pitch to 6 pitch mode, the job runs about 116 ppm.

–Eliminating process adjustment cycles during jobs that cross pitch boundaries: Each time a job crosses a pitch boundary, the system performs a print quality adjustment. If this is done frequently within a job, the adjustments may take a substantial amount of the overall print time. Lowering the pitch mode so that the entire job runs in the same mode may enable you to significantly increase performance.

–Estimating the time needed to run your print jobs for scheduling purposes: To better understand the potential value of specifying pitch modes in your JSLs, consider these hypothetical situations:

Problem: Your finishing device folds and binds your printed output but accepts pages at a slower rate than the DP EPS produces pages.

Solution: You may want to slow down the rate at which the printer sends sheets to the device. Specify a different pitch mode.

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