
Understanding the operator panel
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| NPA Mode | To specify whether the printer | Off | Printer does not perform NPA | 
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 | performs the special processing | 
 | processing. | 
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 | required for bidirectional | 
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 | Auto* | Printer examines the data to | |
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 | communication, following the | ||
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 | determine the format and then | |
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 | conventions defined in the | 
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 | processes it appropriately. | |
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 | Network Printing Alliance (NPA) | 
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 | Protocol. | 
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 | Note: Changing this menu item | 
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 | automatically resets the printer. | 
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| PCL | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines data on the | 
| SmartSwitch | automatically switches to | 
 | network interface and selects | 
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 | PCL emulation when a print job | 
 | PCL emulation if the data indicates | 
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 | received through the network port | 
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 | requires it, regardless of the | 
 | language. | 
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 | default printer language. | 
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 | Off | Printer does not examine the | |
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 | incoming data. The printer uses | 
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 | PostScript emulation to process | 
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 | the job if PS SmartSwitch is On, or | 
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 | uses the default printer language | 
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 | specified in the Setup Menu if PS | 
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 | SmartSwitch is Off. | 
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| PS | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines data on the | 
| SmartSwitch | automatically switches to | 
 | network interface connection and | 
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 | PostScript emulation when a print | 
 | selects PostScript emulation if the | 
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 | job received through the network | 
 | data indicates that is the required | 
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 | port requires it, regardless of the | 
 | printer language. | 
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 | default printer language. | 
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 | Off | Printer does not examine the | |
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 | incoming data. The printer uses | 
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 | PCL emulation to process the job if | 
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 | PCL SmartSwitch is On, or uses | 
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 | the default printer language | 
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 | specified in the Setup Menu if PCL | 
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 | SmartSwitch is Off. | 
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| Std Net | To configure an internal print | Values for this menu item are supplied by the specific | |
| Setup | server. | print server. Select the menu item to see the available | |
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 | Note: Refer to the documentation on the drivers CD | |
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Using the printer menus
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