HP DesignJet 800ps A1 User Manual

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What is the Queue?Your printer can store pages in a queue at the same time as printing the current page. It stores them page by page. If
you send only a single-page, you can regard these as files.
The size of the queue is limited by number of jobs (maximum of 32 jobs) and the total memory available. 
The queue stores processed...

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Printing with Queueing Turned ONYou 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 printers paper-saving...

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Printing with Queueing Turned OFFIf Queueing
 is 
Off
 and the printer receives print files, the files are printed as they are received, and are not stored in the
queue. Nesting settings have no effect when 
Queueing
 is 
Off
.
Files are printed as they are received, and are not stored in the queue.
The printer will not...

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Starting to Print a File that is Waiting for a Time-outIf all is in order (paper loaded, all ink components installed, and no file errors), there are still reasons why a file you have
sent from your computer may not start printing when expected:
The print file may lack a proper file terminator and the printer is therefore...

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Identifying a Job in the QueueIn Queueing & Nesting, you can scroll through the pages in the queue.
The queue positioning operates as follows:
The job currently being printed is in position 0. 
The next job to be printed is in position 1.
The one after in position 2, etc. … 
The previous job printed is in position -1
The...

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Prioritizing a Job in the QueueTo make any job in the queue the next one to be printed, highlight it in the queue and press Enter. Then you mesu
choose 
Move to top menu option to the job the next one to be printed
.
If nesting is turned on (see page What is Nesting?
) the prioritized job may still be nested with others. If you...

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Making Copies of a Job in the QueueIn all cases, the job must still be in the queue. Use the following procedure to make copies of a job in the queue:NOTE:
The setting you specify in this option overrides any value set by your software.
NOTE:
If Rotate
 (see page Rotating an Image
) was on when you sent the file, every copy...

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Nesting Pages
What is Nesting?When Does the Printer Try to Nest Pages?Which Pages Qualify for Nesting?Turning Nesting On and OffWhat Happens to Nesting if You Turn Queueing Off?How Long does the Printer Wait for Another File?
 

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What is Nesting?Nesting means placing pages side-by-side on the paper (rather than one after the other), to avoid wasting paper.NOTE:
Nesting can only be used with roll media.
Direction of 
paper flow
Direction of 
paper flow
Direction of 
paper flow
Paper Saved
Nesting off Nesting on
 

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When Does the Printer Try to Nest Pages?When all the following are true:
The printer is loaded with roll paper rather than sheet paper.
In the front-panel menus, 
Queue
 is ON (the default). See page What is the Queue?
In the front-panel menus, 
Nest
 is ON. See page Turning Nesting On and Off
.
Which Pages Qualify for...