HP QMS 1660E Mode, Connection

Optional

Interfaces

Setting LocalTalk Interface Parameters

Use the Administration/Communications/LocalTalk menu to set the LocalTalk interface values used for printer-host communication.

Mode

Enables or disables the communication interface.

Menu	Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/Mode
Choices	Enabled—Establish one-way LocalTalk communication from
	the host to the printer).
	Disabled—Turn off the LocalTalk interface, and the printer
	stops accepting LocalTalk interface print jobs.
Default	Enabled
Notes	The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to
	take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically
	after you save the change and exit from the configuration
	menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next
	time you manually turn on the printer.

Connection

Allows you to enable or disable print spooling.

Menu Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/Connection

Choices Conventional—Allow one LocalTalk connection and accept only one print job at a time. If two users send print jobs to the printer, the workstation belonging to the first user is unavailable until the first job has been printed, and the workstation belonging to the second user is unavailable until both jobs have been printed.

Spool—Allow multiple LocalTalk connections and accept (spools) more than one print job at a time. Workstations are available while jobs are printing (if background printing is enabled in the Macintosh Chooser).

Both—Allow both single and multiple LocalTalk c onnections.

Default Conventional

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