HP C3916A HP LaserJet 5, 5M, and 5N Printer - User's Guide - Page 45

Using the Control 3 Panel Table 3-9 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. Memory Configuration Menu Items Item I/O BUFFER Options AUTO* OFF ON I/O SIZE 10K and up RESRCSAVE AUTO* OFF ON PCL MEM PS MEM 0K and up *Indicates factory default. Explanation The I/O buffer is a portion of the printer memory set aside to hold incoming data. This reduces the time your computer must wait when a 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.) 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. This item appears when a certain amount of memory and a personality SIMM are installed in the printer. This item enables or disables Resource 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.) When Resource Saving is set to ON, each installed personality (for 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. EN Using the Printer Control Panel 3-13