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Getting Started
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January 1998
Job Scheduling
The number of jobs that can be queued to the printer at one time
depends on the available memory in the printer. If large image files are
sent, fewer jobs can be processed. Installing optional memory in the
printer increases the number of jobs that can be processed concurrently,
and is described in Appendix B.
The other factor that impacts job scheduling is the network configuration
in which the printer is installed. When the printer is connected through
more than one port, the printer polls the ports in a round robin manner.
This means that once a job is received by the printer, it stops polling the
ports until the job has finished printing. When the job is complete, the
printer then looks to the next port in the list. The position of the ports in
the list therefore impacts the order in which jobs are processed. Timing of
when jobs are sent is not not the sole determinant of when jobs will be
processed and printed.