Lexmark 110, W850DN Standard Network or Network x menus, Menu item, Description, PCL SmartSwitch

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Standard Network or Network <x> menus

Note: Only active ports appear in this menu; all inactive ports are omitted.

Menu item	Description
PCL SmartSwitch	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job requires
On	it, regardless of the default printer language
Off	Notes:
	• On is the factory default setting.
	• When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
	• When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PostScript emulation if PS
	SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the
	Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job requires
On	it, regardless of the default printer language
Off	Notes:
	• On is the factory default setting.
	• When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
	• When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PCL emulation if PCL
	SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the
	Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
NPA Mode	Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional
Auto	communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol
Off	Notes:
	• Auto is the factory default setting.
	• Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the
	menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Network Buffer	Sets the size of the network input buffer
Auto	Notes:

3K to <maximum size allowed>

•Auto is the factory default setting.

•The value can be changed in 1‑K increments.

•The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.

•To increase the maximum size range for the Network Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, and USB buffers.

•Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.