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Communications

PS Protocol

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol

Choices Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) 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 change this setting through PostScript operators.

Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enables binary communications protocol (BCP). Print jobs can change this setting through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enables binary communications protocol (BCP). Print jobs cannot alter change this setting through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Default Normal

Notes See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for a full discussion of PS Protocol.

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