Re: Not enough memory?

I'm with William on this one, and what he stated is pretty much what I was going to reply with as well.

The printer should not need more than one page of spooler data at a time to print. With the amount of memory in that printer it should be able to hold quite a few pages at a time, and as they are printed, space is made to allow the download of more pages.

I'm not sure that 10x the memory space should be required. Yes rasterizing and spooling the image does increase the size of the printer file, but 10 x seems a bit steep.

Something else is likely going on here. Possibly the driver and printer are timing out waiting for the next notification that more data is required. If so, there are setting on how long the computer should keep the communication link open before hearing back from the printer for more data and you may need to increase that time, so the handshake isn't lost in the midst of a document.


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William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

After printing errors we were told by Lexmark support that any file that
is
probably more than 8MB will not print properly because it is too large for
the printer's internal memory (128MB) because it automatically multiplies
the file by 10 (can't remember why), and with the memory already taking up
other resources.

Well, to be nice about it, I don't think you should believe that for a
second. Your computer most likely has a print "spooler" that gradually feeds
the job to the printer as it is ready for more data. This is usually a
question of the printer's processor speed more than anything else.

It would help to know what kind of errors you are getting. Are things
missing from your printouts? Does the software produce errors? Or does the
printer put up an error/lock up?

Laser printers usually "think" a page at a time. That is to say that the
onboard processor has to take the data it receives and prepare it until one
page is ready. Then the engine and the printing process can start. There has
to be enough memory to complete that process, and 128MB should be more than
enough.

Personally, I would try downloading the latest version of the software for
your printer from the Lexmark web site. I would also try it on another
computer.

William


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