Advantages Of Adding Memory - Tektronix Phaser 540 User Manual

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Expanding Your Printing System

Advantages of adding memory

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Phaser 540 Color Printer
The following table summarizes the memory configurations for the
Phaser 540 printer:
Memory configurations for the Phaser 540 printer
Memory
Standard
Add one 16-Mbyte SIMM
Add two 16-Mbyte SIMMs
The total amount of memory installed in the printer is reported on the
startup page and on the configuration page.
In general, more memory improves throughput, provides more storage for
downloadable fonts, and allows printing of the most complex images.
Additional memory can also reduce offload time by increasing the size of
input buffers for the I/O ports. Adding a 16-Mbyte SIMM to a Phaser 540
provides the following specific benefits:
Larger I/O buffers (increases from 256 Kbytes to 1 Mbyte)
Improved imaging performance
Improved network performance
Additional Virtual Memory
Total Performance / Benefit
memory
20 Mbytes Fast and Standard print modes.
36 Mbytes Doubles the size of the frame buffers to
reduce the time required to render images.
Minimum requirement for Enhanced mode
printing.
52 Mbytes Increases the size of caches, buffers, and
(max.) virtual memory to reduce the amount of
time required to transfer large images and
to process multiple jobs.