Lexmark 1200 manual Parallel Menu

	Parallel Menu	Use the Parallel Menu to change settings affecting jobs
		sent to the printer via a parallel interface port.
		When you select Parallel Menu from the operator panel,
		Std Parallel appears on the second line of the display.
		Press Select if you want to change the settings listed in the
		following table for the standard parallel port.
		If you have an optional parallel port adapter installed,
		select Parallel Menu, and then press Menu> or <Menu to
		scroll to Parallel Opt 1 or Parallel Opt 2. When the correct
		option is displayed, press Select to view the menu items
		listed in the following table.
Parallel Menu
Menu item	Values
PCL SmartSwitch	Off
	On*
	Setting PCL SmartSwitch On lets the printer examine the data on the parallel interface
	connection and select PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.
	If both PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set Off, the printer uses the language
	specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If only one SmartSwitch setting is set
	Off, the printer uses the language that has its SmartSwitch setting set On as the default.
PS SmartSwitch	Off
	On*

Setting PS SmartSwitch On lets the printer examine the data on the parallel interface connection and select PostScript Level 2 emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

If both PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set Off, the printer uses the language specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If only one SmartSwitch setting is set Off, the printer uses the language that has its SmartSwitch setting set On as the default.

*Factory default

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