Oce WP20 Operation Manual

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Chapter 1 Using the Operator Panel1-50The RAM disk is a memory space shared within the printermemory that can temporarily store print jobs. The RAM diskcan be used only for electronic sorting. The stored print jobcan then be used to print multiple copies of the job reducingthe total amount of time required to print the whole job. Itacts similar to the hard disk except that the data is effectiveonly during the printer is powered up. By default, the RAMdisk is not activated (Off).To use the RAM disk, activate and enter the desired size ofthe RAM disk in the manner described below. The maximumRAM disk size can be calculated as follows:Maximum RAM disk size = Total printer memory minus 9MBFor example, if the total memory installed in your printer is16 MB (factory setting), you can set 7 MB of RAM disk. If youattempt to set the RAM disk size beyond this restriction, theprinter automatically round it down so that the size is always9 MB less than the total printer memory. Once the RAM disksize is set, the printer must be reset.To activate RAM disk in the printer’s memory, first you mustset the RAM disk mode to On and set the desired data size forthe RAM disk as descriped in the following section. This al-lows you to perform the following operations on the RAMdisk.•Reading data•Writing data•Deleting data•Printing a list of data names (partitions)The operations of the RAM disk are the same as those of thememory card. See the relevant sections inOperating MemoryCard on page 1-46.• RAM disk can not be used when an option hard disk is installed.• RAM disk stores data only temporarily. When the printer is resetor turned off, the stored data will be erased.• The RAM disk is allocated within the printer’s memory availableto users. If the size of the RAM disk is set too large, the printingspeed may decrease or the memory may become insufficient.To confirm the RAM disk size or activate the RAM disk, pro-ceed as follows:Setting RAM Disk SizePress the MENU key.Press the or key repeatedly until RAM DiskMode appears.Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)appears. Press the or key to select On. Pressthe ENTER key.Press the key. Press the or key repeatedlyuntil >RAM Disk Size appears. The data size alsoappears.Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.Press the or key to display the desired size. De-finable RAM disk size is 0001 to 1024 .This range varies depending on the tolal memorysize of the printer. The setting exceeding this rangeis automatically adjusted to the maximam RAM disksize.When the desired RAM disk size is displayed, pressthe ENTER key.Press the MENU key. The message display returns toReady. Then, turn off the printer and on again. Theselected RAM disk size is activated after the printeris restarted.Operating RAM DiskNOTERAM Disk ModeOffRAM Disk Mode? On>RAM Disk Size0007 MByte>RAM Disk Size0007 MByte1234567