Understanding the operator panel
Menu item | Purpose | Values |
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Parallel | To configure the size of the parallel | Disabled | Disables job buffering. Any jobs |
Buffer | input buffer. |
| already buffered on the disk are |
| Note: Changing this menu item |
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| of incoming jobs resumes. | |
| automatically resets the printer. |
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| Auto* | Printer automatically calculates the |
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| Parallel Buffer size (recommended |
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| 3K to | User specifies the Parallel Buffer |
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| printer, the size of the other link |
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| buffers, and whether Resource |
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| Save is set to On or Off. To |
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| maximize the range for the Parallel |
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| Buffer size, disable or reduce the |
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| size of the serial, and USB buffers. |
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Parallel | To determine whether the parallel | On* | Samples parallel port data on the |
Mode 2 | port data is sampled on the |
| leading edge of strobe. |
| leading or trailing edge of strobe. | Off | Samples parallel port data on the |
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| trailing edge of strobe. |
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PCL | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines data on the |
SmartSwitch | automatically switches to |
| parallel interface and selects |
| PCL emulation when a print job |
| PCL emulation if the data indicates |
| received through the parallel port |
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| requires it, regardless of the |
| language. |
| 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 |
| parallel interface and selects |
| PostScript emulation when a print |
| PostScript emulation if the data |
| job received through the parallel |
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| port requires it, regardless of the |
| printer language. |
| 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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Using the printer menus
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