HP 5100LE manual Menu, O menu Values Explanation

I/O menu

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

Table 21. I/O menu

Item	Values	Explanation
I/O TIMEOUT=15	5 to 300	Select the I/O timeout period in seconds. (I/O 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 appears in the middle
		of your print job, increase the timeout value.
		Press [- Value +] once to change settings by an increment of
		1, or hold down [- Value +] to scroll by increments of 10.

I/O BUFFER=AUTO AUTO ON OFF

Allocate memory for I/O buffering.

AUTO: The printer automatically reserves memory for I/O buffering. Additional configurations are not required and the I/O BUFFER SIZE menu item does not appear.

ON: The I/O BUFFER SIZE item appears (see the following information in this table). Specify the amount of memory to be used for I/O buffering.

OFF: I/O buffering is not performed and the I/O BUFFER SIZE item does not appear.

When the I/O buffer setting is changed, any downloaded resources (such as fonts or macros) have to be downloaded again, unless they are stored on an optional hard disk or flash DIMM.

I/O BUFFER SIZE= 10K and up 100K

This item appears only when I/O BUFFER=ON. Specify the amount of memory for I/O buffering. The maximum amount of memory available for I/O buffering is determined by the amount of memory installed in the printer, the languages installed in the printer, and other memory allocations that must be made.

Press [-Value +] to change settings by increments of 10 (up to 100 KB) or by increments of 100 (above 100 KB).

PARALLEL HIGH	YES
SPEED=YES	NO

Select the speed at which data is transmitted to the printer. YES: The printer accepts faster parallel communications that are used for connections with newer computers.

NO: The printer accepts slower parallel communications that are used for connections with older computers.

PARALLEL ADV	ON
FUNCTIONS=ON	OFF

Turn the bidirectional parallel communication 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 on the parallel advanced functions might slow the language switching.)

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