
Understanding the operator panel
USB Menu
Use the USB Menu to change printer settings affecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (USB Option <x>).
Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.
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| MAC Binary | To configure the printer to process | Off | Printer processes raw binary | 
| PS | Macintosh binary PostScript print | 
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 | On | Printer filters PostScript print jobs | 
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| NPA Mode | To specify whether the printer | Off | Printer performs NPA processing. | 
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 | performs the special processing | 
 | If data is not in NPA format, it is | 
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 | Protocol. | Auto* | Printer examines the data to | 
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 | automatically resets the printer. | 
 | processes it appropriately. | 
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| PCL | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines the data on the | 
| SmartSwitch | automatically switches to | 
 | USB interface and selects | 
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 | PCL emulation when a print job | 
 | PCL emulation if the data indicates | 
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 | default printer language. | 
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 | incoming data. The printer uses | 
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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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Using the printer menus
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