Lexmark 250dn Parallel menu, Setup menu, Protocol, Standard, Fastbytes, Parallel Mode, Demo mode

Configuration menus overview

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.
Parallel Mode 2	Determine whether the parallel port	•	Off
	data is sampled on the leading (On) or	•	On*
	trailing (Off) edge of strobe.
Mac Binary PS	Configure the printer to process	• Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs using
	Macintosh 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.
* Factory default

Setup menu

Use the Setup menu to configure how the printer formats the end of a line depending on the computer system being used.

Setting	Use this setting to	Values
Auto CR after LF	Specify whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return after a	•	Off*
	line feed control command.	•	On
Auto LF after CR	Specify whether the printer automatically performs a line feed after a	•	Off*
	carriage return control command.	•	On
Demo mode		•	Deactivate*
		•	Activate

* Factory default

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