Dell 1720/1720DN specifications Parallel Menu, Setup Menu, From You can This Menu

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Parallel Menu

Use the Parallel menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a parallel port.

From

You can:

this

 

menu:

 

NPA

Send print jobs to the printer and query printer status information at the same time.

Mode

Off

 

 

On

 

Auto*

Protocol

Receive information at a much higher transmission rate if your printer is set to Fastbytes (if your computer

 

supports Fastbytes), or receive information at a normal transmission rate if your printer is set to Standard.

 

Standard

 

Fastbytes*

Parallel

Determine whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading (on) or trailing (off) edge of the strobe.

Mode 2

Off

 

 

On*

MAC

Configure the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Binary

Off—the printer filters PostScript print jobs using standard protocol.

PS

 

On—the printer processes raw binary PostScript print jobs from computers using the Macintosh operating

 

system.

 

NOTE: This setting can cause print jobs sent from Windows to fail.

 

Auto*—the printer processes print jobs from computers using either Windows or Macintosh operating

 

systems.

* Factory default setting

Setup Menu

Use the Setup menu to configure how the printer formats the end of a line depending on the computer system being used.

From this

You can:

menu:

 

PPDS Emulation

Specify if you want to use the PPDS datastream.

Deactivate*

Activate

NOTE: This menu is only displayed if a PPDS interpreter is available.

Auto CR after LF

Specify whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return (CR) after a line feed control

 

command.

 

Off*

 

On

Auto LF after CR

Specify whether the printer automatically performs a line feed (LF) after a carriage return control

 

command.

 

Off*

 

On

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