HP RIP Software - HP RIP Software User Guide

2-2 Understanding the Queues
Understanding the
Queues
When you print a document, it is received by the RIP via a port, and
placed into an input queue defined in the input port’s route (see “Route”
on page 3-8) for RIPing. Print jobs are usually processed in first in, first
out order, but you can change this order.
There are three types of queues:
• Priority — print jobs in this queue are RIPed or printed before any
jobs in the Standard queue.
• Standard — print jobs in this queue are RIPed or printed after any
jobs in the Priority queue.
• Hold — print jobs in this queue remain here until they are moved to
the Standard or Priority queue.
Print jobs are placed in output queues after the RIP and before they are
sent to the printer.
RIPed print jobs are saved to a special queue called a RIP Saver
queue. You can reprint jobs from this queue by copying them to an out-
put queue. This is much faster than resending them from a client work-
station, since they do not have to be processed by the RIP again.