Using The Ram Disk; Setting The Ram Disk Size - Kyocera FS-6020 Operation Manual

Chapter 1 Using the Operator Panel

Using the RAM Disk

The RAM disk is a memory space shared within the printer
memory that can temporarily store print jobs. The RAM disk
can be used only for electronic sorting. The stored print job
can then be used to print multiple copies of the job reducing
the total amount of time required to print the whole job. It
acts similar to the hard disk except that the data is effective
only during the printer is powered up. By default, the RAM
disk is not activated (Off).
To use the RAM disk, activate and enter the desired size of
the RAM disk in the manner described below. The maximum
RAM disk size can be calculated as follows:
Maximum RAM disk size = Total printer memory minus 9 MB
For example, if the total memory installed in your printer is
16 MB (factory setting), you can set 7 MB of RAM disk. If you
attempt to set the RAM disk size beyond this restriction, the
printer automatically round it down so that the size is always
9 MB less than the total printer memory. Once the RAM disk
size is set, the printer must be reset.
To activate RAM disk in the printer's memory, first you must
set the RAM disk mode to On and set the desired data size for
the RAM disk as descriped in the following section. This al-
lows you to perform the following operations on the RAM
disk.
•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 the
memory card. See the relevant sections in
Card on page 1-46
.
NOTE
• The RAM disk can not be used when an option hard disk is in-
stalled.
• The RAM disk stores data only temporarily. When the printer is
reset or turned off, the stored data will be erased.
• The RAM disk is allocated within the printer's memory available
to users. If the size of the RAM disk is set too large, the printing
speed may decrease or the memory may become insufficient.
To confirm the RAM disk size or activate the RAM disk, pro-
ceed as follows:
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Using the Memory

Setting the RAM Disk Size

Press the MENU key.
1
Press the or
2
Mode appears.
RAM Disk Mode
Off
Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)
3
appears. Press the
the ENTER key.
RAM Disk Mode
? On
Press the key. Press the
4
until >RAM Disk Size appears. The data size also
appears.
>RAM Disk Size
0007 MByte
Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.
5
Press the or
finable RAM disk size is 0001 to 1024.
>RAM Disk Size
0007 MByte
This range varies depending on the total memory
size of the printer. The setting exceeding this range
is automatically adjusted to the maximum RAM disk
size.
When the desired RAM disk size is displayed, press
6
the ENTER key.
Press the MENU key. The message display returns to
7
Ready. Then, turn off the printer and on again. The
selected RAM disk size is activated after the printer
is restarted.
key repeatedly until RAM Disk
or key to select On. Press
or key repeatedly
key to display the desired size. De-