Memory Options - Epson EPL-7000 Manual

EPL-7000 LASER PRINTER

Memory Options

The EPL-7000 comes with .5 MB of standard RAM. If you want to
share the printer or if you regularly print complex pages using
graphics and downloaded fonts, you may need to increase the
RAM of your printer. You have three options for adding memory
to your printer:
Increase the memory on the main controller board with
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memory chip sets. You can install up to three chip sets for a
total of 2 MB of RAM.
Add one of two available memory expansion boards. The
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C822031 comes with .5 MB standard RAM, and the C822011
comes with 2 MB standard RAM.
Increase the memory on your memory expansion board with
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memory chip sets. Install up to four chip sets to the .5 MB
board for a total of 2.5 MB additional RAM, or add up to four
chip sets to the 2 MB board for a total of 4 MB additional
RAM.
Note: You must first expand the memory on your controller
board to the maximum 2 MB capacity before you can add an
optional memory board.
The RAM chip sockets are located on the connector side of the
controller board as shown below.
As shown, there are three sectors, each with four chip sockets. The
chip sockets are easily identified by the IC number.
The three sectors must be filled in the order given below:
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1. Turn on the printer power and watch the display for the
following:
2. Make sure that the amount of RAM displayed by the RAM
check status message matches the new total RAM memory as
shown below:
If the correct amount of RAM does not appear, turn off the
power and remove the board to check that the chip set is in
the correct sector and that each chip is well-seated in its
socket. If the RAM check message is still incorrect, contact
your service representative for assistance.
If insufficient memory is still a problem even after you increase
the memory with memory chip sets, you can install a memory
expansion board as described in the next section.
Memory Expansion Boards
If you are having difficulty printing complex, graphics-intensive
pages and you have already increased your printer's controller
board memory to the maximum 2 MB with memory chip sets, you
may need to install a memory expansion board.
The .5 MB memory expansion board is an economical choice for
adding memory to your printer. This board adds .5 MB of
additional RAM to the printer. You can increase the base memory
on this board to a total of 2.5 by adding up to four memory chip
sets. Combined with the 2 MB on your controller board, the .5 MB
board can increase total available RAM to 4.5 MB.
The 2 MB memory expansion board adds an extra 2 MB of RAM
to your printer. In addition, you can increase the base memory on
the expansion board to a maximum of 4 MB by installing up to
four optional memory chip sets. Thus, you can increase printer
memory to a maximum of 6 MB with the 2 MB board.
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The procedure for adding additional memory to the memory
expansion board is the same for either board. You can use the
same type of memory chip sets that you used to increase the
memory on your controller board.
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All the indicator lights on the panel light briefly
The message ROM Check appears
The message RAM Check x.x MB appears.
Board with 2 chip sets (8 chips)
Board with 3 chip sets (12 chips)
only after you have increased the printer's controller
memory chip set. See Installing the memory chip set,
Laser Printers