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Enabling and disabling job pipelining
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The job pipelining utility files offer faster print job throughput for high volume printing environments. When job pipelining is turned on, the printer begins processing a second print job before completely finishing the current print job.
Job pipelining is turned on by factory default for the parallel port and optional serial port, and is turned off by factory default for all network ports.
Note: If you enable job pipelining, a mismatch can occur between the job currently printing
and a status message displayed for a previous print job. The mismatch occurs when
a print job already closed (but not completely printed) develops a problem and
reports an error during a subsequent print job.
Click on the following topics for more information:
Enable/disable job pipelining from a Macintosh
- Follow the instructions in Installing the Macintosh utility files from the printer's CD-ROM to install the printer's software.
- Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser.
- Locate the LaserWriter Utility in the PhaserTools folder on your hard disk, and double-click its icon to start the application.
- Choose Download PostScript File from the Utilities menu.
- Select one of the job pipelining files in the list then click Open. (These files were installed in the Printer Utilities folder, inside the PhaserTools folder.)
- Use the Pipelining On file to turn on print job pipelining.
- Use the Pipelining Off file to turn off print job pipelining.
- At the prompt Save PostScript output as: you are asked for a file name for saving printer output. Use either the default name given in the edit box or type in a new name.
- Click Save to send the file to the printer.
- If no output is returned by the printer, the LaserWriter Utility displays a dialog box; click OK to continue.
Enable/disable job pipelining from a PC
- See Installing the utility files to locate the printer's utility files.
- Select one of the following files:
- Use the PIPE_ON.PS file to turn on print job pipelining.
- Use the PIPE_OFF.PS file to turn off print job pipelining.
- Use one of the following methods to send the desired file to the printer:
- PC users: Use the DOS COPY command to send the file to the printer. (Windows 3.1 users can also use the Copy command in the File Manager.)
- Workstation users: Send a file to the printer as you would any PostScript file.
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