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

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.

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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