paper stack corresponding to the number of single sheets withdrawn by a conveyor means t the single sheets that are withdrawn are collected via a passageway 16 and supplied to the printer the input station e 2 is connected via a connecting passageway 18 to the passageway 16 of the input station e 1 that lies closest to the printer 10 a further input station for example the input station e 3 can be connected via the connecting passageway 20 further details of this paper input arrangement are disclosed in the pct patent application de 97 02428 whose content is herewith incorporated into the present specification by reference the standard page description language can now designate one of the compartments a through d of one of the input stations e 1 or e 2 with a destination address the single sheet for the momentary print job then being taken therefrom when the print job comprises a plurality of pages that is greater than the number of sheets of the stack in a compartment then an error signal is generated when the last sheet of the stack is drawn in subsequently an operator must resupply paper in the appertaining compartment this leading to an interruption of the printing operations fig3 shows the method steps of the invention in the form a flowchart these enabling an interruption free operation after the start step 22 the device control 14 checks whether a remote mode is desired i e that the print information for the printing job is externally generated step 24.