Menu item

Description

 

 

NPA Mode

Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional

 

 

On

communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol

 

 

Off

Notes:

 

 

Auto

Auto is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus

 

 

 

causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB Buffer

Sets the size of the USB input buffer

 

 

Disabled

Notes:

 

 

Auto

 

 

Auto is the factory default setting.

 

 

3K to <maximum size allowed>

 

 

The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

disk are printed before normal processing is resumed.

 

 

 

The USB buffer size value can be changed in 1-K increments.

 

 

 

The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer,

 

 

 

the size of the other link buffers, and whether the Resource Save setting is On

 

 

 

or Off.

 

 

 

To increase the maximum size range for the USB Buffer, disable or reduce the

 

 

 

size of the parallel, serial, and network buffers.

 

 

 

Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus

 

 

 

causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Job Buffering

Temporarily stores jobs on the printer hard disk before printing

 

 

Off

Notes:

 

 

On

 

 

Off is the factory default setting.

 

 

Auto

 

 

The On setting buffers jobs on the printer hard disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Auto setting buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data

 

 

 

from another input port.

 

 

 

Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus

 

 

 

causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mac Binary PS

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

 

 

On

Notes:

 

 

Off

 

 

Auto is the factory default setting.

 

 

Auto

 

 

The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB With ENA

Sets the network address, netmask, or gateway information for an external print

 

ENA Address

server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable.

 

ENA Netmask

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print

 

ENA Gateway

server through the USB port.

 

 

 

 

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