Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software User Guide
Printer Definitions
The Paris Spooler Technical Manual
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Resetting Resources
The Reset options allow the user to instruct the Spooler when to reset the
resources. The options in the drop-down menu are ‘Never’, ‘At Job’ Start’ and ‘At
System Start’. In addition there is a ‘Reset at start of next job’ checkbox option.
resources. The options in the drop-down menu are ‘Never’, ‘At Job’ Start’ and ‘At
System Start’. In addition there is a ‘Reset at start of next job’ checkbox option.
The option chosen depends on the storage capabilities of the printer being defined
and whether or not the printer is being shared with other applications. These are
described as four general levels of resource management in the section ‘How Paris
manages printer resources’ on page 36.
and whether or not the printer is being shared with other applications. These are
described as four general levels of resource management in the section ‘How Paris
manages printer resources’ on page 36.
Choosing a Reset option
(A) Printers with permanent storage facilities
If you are defining a printer with permanent storage facilities, you would choose
‘Never’.
If it is necessary to instruct Paris to download the resources again for this printer,
you would use the Update Resource button. Refer to Updating Resources on page
40.
‘Never’.
If it is necessary to instruct Paris to download the resources again for this printer,
you would use the Update Resource button. Refer to Updating Resources on page
40.
(B) PCL printers (no permanent storage)
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If you are using a PCL printer with no permanent storage facilities that is NOT
being shared with other applications you would choose ‘Never’.
However, if the printer is turned off or reset, you would have to modify the
printer definition and select the ‘Reset at start of next job’ checkbox. This
causes the Spooler to reset the resources at the beginning of the next job. Once
the resources are sent, the ‘Reset at start of next job’ option is canceled.
being shared with other applications you would choose ‘Never’.
However, if the printer is turned off or reset, you would have to modify the
printer definition and select the ‘Reset at start of next job’ checkbox. This
causes the Spooler to reset the resources at the beginning of the next job. Once
the resources are sent, the ‘Reset at start of next job’ option is canceled.
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If you are using a PCL printer with no permanent storage facilities that IS
being shared with other applications you would choose ‘At Job Start’. This
will cause the Spooler to reset the resources at the start of each job (as the
resources are overwritten if another application sends output to the printer).
being shared with other applications you would choose ‘At Job Start’. This
will cause the Spooler to reset the resources at the start of each job (as the
resources are overwritten if another application sends output to the printer).