Configuration menus overview

Network menu

Use the Network menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a network port (either Standard Network or Network Opt <x>).

Setting

Use this setting to

Values

NPA Mode

Send print jobs to the printer and query

•

Off

 

printer status information simultaneously.

•

Auto*

 

 

 

Mac Binary PS

Configure the printer to process Macintosh

• Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs using

 

binary PostScript print jobs.

 

standard protocol.

 

 

• On—The printer processes raw binary PostScript

 

 

 

print jobs from computers using the Macintosh

 

 

 

operating system. This setting often causes

 

 

 

Windows print jobs to fail.

 

 

• Auto*—The printer processes print jobs from

 

 

 

computers using either Windows or Macintosh

 

 

 

operating systems.

 

 

 

Set Card Speed

Automatically detect the connection speed

• Auto*—The printer detects current network

 

of your network. You can disable this

 

speed.

 

setting to set the speed manually.

• 10Mbps†, Half Duplex—Forces the printer to try

 

 

 

to connect to the network only at 10Mbps, Half

 

 

 

Duplex.

 

 

• 10Mbps, Full Duplex—Forces the printer to try to

 

 

 

connect to the network only at 10Mbps, Full

 

 

 

Duplex.

 

 

• 100Mbps, Half Duplex—Forces the printer to try

 

 

 

to connect to the network only at 100Mbps, Half

 

 

 

Duplex.

 

 

• 100Mbps, Full Duplex—Forces the printer to try

 

 

 

to connect to the network only at 100Mbps, Full

 

 

 

Duplex.

 

 

 

 

* Factory default

 

 

 

† Megabits per second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel menu

Use the Parallel menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a parallel port.

Setting

Use this setting to

Values

NPA Mode

Send print jobs to the printer and

•

Off

 

query printer status information

•

On

 

simultaneously.

•

Auto*

 

 

 

 

Protocol

Receive information at a much higher

•

Standard

 

transmission rate if your printer is set

•

Fastbytes*

 

to Fastbytes (if your computer

 

 

 

supports Fastbytes), or receive

 

 

 

information at a normal transmission

 

 

 

rate if your printer is set to Standard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Factory default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lexmark 240n manual Network menu, Parallel menu