Interfaces

PS Protocol

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 5, “Addi- tional Technical Information,” for a full discussion of PS Protocol.

Menu

Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol

Choices Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol value through PostScript operators.

Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Pr int jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enable binary communications protocol. Print jobs can alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enable binary communications protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Default Normal

Spooling Timeout

Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminating a spooled print job.

Menu

Administration/Communications/Parallel/Spool Timeout

Choices 00000-99999

Default 00030

Setting Serial Interface Parameters

Use the Administration/Communications/Serial menu to set the serial interface communication values used for printer-host communica- tions. The following options are available.

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