Tektronix 560 - Manual (Page 237)

Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9
User Manual 9-7
Memory upgrade
The Phaser 560 printer has 8 Mbytes of standard memory. You can upgrade
the printer’s memory with one or two 16- and 32-Mbyte SIMMs (for a total
of 24, 40, 56, or 72 Mbytes).
Note If you are not sure which printer configuration or how much
memory is installed in your printer, print the startup page from
the
Help Pages menu in the front panel; look for the entry for
RAM Memory .
Advantages of adding memory
In general, more memory improves throughput, reduces the level of
compression, provides more storage for downloadable fonts, and allows
printing of the most complex images. Additional memory can also reduce
offload time by increasing the size of input buffers for the I/O ports.
Specifically, more memory provides support for the Phaser Copystation.
Memory configurations for the Phaser 560 printer
Memory Total
memory Performance / Benefit
Standard 8 Mbytes Base configuration supports Fast Monochrome, Fast Color ,
Presentation , and Standard print modes.
Add one 16-Mbyte SIMM 24 Mbytes Increases frame buffer size, I/O buffers, and virtual memory. Improves
throughput. Full frame buffer for
Standard mode.
Minimum requirement for Premium mode printing (with Extended
Features); Letter-size copies on the Phaser Copystation.
Add one 32-Mbyte SIMM
(Included with the
FX option)
40 Mbytes Increases frame buffer size, I/O buffers and virtual memory — two full
frame buffers for
Standard mode, one full frame buffer for Premium
mode ( Premium mode requires the Extended Features configuration).
Minimum requirement for Legal-size copies on the
Phaser Copystation.
Add one 16-Mbyte SIMM
and one 32-Mbyte SIMM 56 Mbytes Increases the size of caches, buffers, and virtual memory to reduce the
amount of time required to transfer large images and to process
multiple jobs.
Add two 32-Mbyte SIMMs 72 Mbytes
(max.) 1200 x 1200 dpi without compression guarantees the fastest
throughput and best image quality.