HP Designjet 2500.3500cp Printer series - Manual (Page 169)

Managing Your Prints
Managing Pages not yet Printed (the Queue)
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Managing Pages not yet Printed (the Queue)
What is the Queue?
Your printer can store files in a queue at the same time as printing the current file. It
stores them by page. If you send only single-page files, you can regard these as
files.
The size of the queue is limited by number of jobs (maximum of 32 jobs containing
up to 64 pages total) and the total memory available. The queue stores processed
output pages, not the input jobs. Remember that file size and memory usage are not
the same thing, as explained on page 11-52, File Size and Memory Usage.
NOTE If you send a very complex PostScript job with queueing turned off, the printer
may stop during printing of the image while it is processing the job. This may
result in a image quality defect. To avoid this, always print very complex files
with queueing turned on.
With queueing turned ON
NOTE When Queueing is On and the printer receives print files, the files are stored in the
queue in the order they are received. If Nesting is Off , the files are printed as soon as
possible, in the order they are received. If Nesting is On , files are printed when the
time-out period expires or there are enough files to fill a page width. Merge settings
have no effect on PostScript files.
■ You can resend files which have already printed.
■ You can send pages to the printer without waiting for the current page to finish
printing.
■ Pages are stored in the queue in the order they are received.
■ You can manipulate the pages in the queue, for example prioritizing them and
reprinting them.
■ You can use nesting, the printer’s media-saving feature (see page 7-11, Avoiding
Media Waste by Nesting Pages).
■ While one page is printing, the printer will accept and process the next file
QUEUEING & NESTING
Queue=
All menu modes
Default: Off