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The printer's memory (including a portion of the internal hard disk) is
used for spooling print jobs from the host. All interfaces on the printer
share the total number of kilobytes available in memory. By default, a
minimum of 15 KB (the Min K Spool option in the DECnet-TCP/IP
menu) is dedicated to spooling jobs received over the DECnet-TCP/
IP interface. (Each interface on the printer is guaranteed a minimum
of 15 KB unless the default setting is changed at the printer control
panel.) The maximum available space for job spooling depends on
your printer's RAM and disk configuration. For most applications, the
default spooling configuration is adequate.
The Spooling menu option controls whether jobs are spooled always,
only when the printer is idle but may still be printing a job, or only
when the printer is completely idle.
If you do not use the serial, parallel, or LocalTalk interfaces on the
printer, you can disable them and transfer their 15 KB guaranteed
space to an area normally reserved as a shared space. Disabling all
of these interfaces adds 45 KB to the area that the DECnet-TCP/IP
interface could use for spooling. Disabling these interfaces, however,
prevents access to the printer from any of these connections. If you
want to disable the serial, parallel, or LocalTalk interfaces, see your
printer user's guide.
Set the DECnet Address via the control panel to assign the printer's
unique DECnet network address. The DECnet address of the printer
must be a unique address on the network. (See "Before You Begin,"
earlier in this chapter, for an explanation of the address format.)
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Note: The DECnet node number must be right justified. For instance,
enter an address of 1.6 as 01.0006.
When the printer displays its address on the start-up and status
pages, all leading zeros in the address are truncated. To use the pre-
vious example again, the address 01.0006 displays as 1.6.
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