I/O Menu

Items in the I/O (input/output) Menu affect the communication between the printer and the computer.

I/O Menu

Item

Values

Explanation

 

 

 

PARALLEL ADV

ON

Turn the bidirectional parallel communication

COMMUNICATN=ON

OFF

on or off. The default is set for a bidirectional

 

 

parallel port (IEEE-1284).

 

 

This setting allows the printer to send status

 

 

readback messages to the computer. (Turning

 

 

the parallel advanced functions on might slow

 

 

language switching.)

 

 

 

PARALLEL HIGH

YES

Select the speed at which data is transmitted

SPEED=YES

NO

to the printer.

 

 

YES: The printer accepts faster parallel

 

 

communications used for connections with

 

 

newer computers.

 

 

NO: The printer accepts slower parallel

 

 

communications used for connections with

 

 

older computers.

 

 

 

I/O TIMEOUT=

5 to 300

Select the I/O timeout period in seconds. (I/O

15 SECONDS

 

timeout refers to the time, measured in

 

 

seconds, that the printer waits before ending a

 

 

print job.)

 

 

This setting allows you to adjust timeout for

 

 

best performance. If data from other ports

 

 

appear in the middle of your print job, increase

 

 

the timeout value.

 

 

Press -VALUE+once to change settings by

 

 

increments of 1, or hold down -VALUE+to scroll

 

 

by increments of 10.

 

 

 

222 Appendix B - Control panel menus

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