Lexmark 340 Understanding the operator panel, Network Buffer, NPA Mode, SmartSwitch, Menu item

Understanding the operator panel

Menu item	Purpose	Values
Network Buffer	To configure the size of the network	Auto*	Printer automatically calculates the
	input buffer.		Network Buffer size (recommended
	Note: Changing the Network Buffer		setting).
	menu item automatically resets the	3K to maximum	User specifies the Network Buffer size.
	printer.
		size allowed	The maximum size depends on the
			amount of memory in your printer, the
			size of the other link buffers, and
			whether Resource Save is set to On or
			Off. To maximize the range for the
			Network Buffer size, disable or reduce
			the size of the parallel, serial, and USB
			buffers.
NPA Mode	To specify whether the printer	Off	Printer does not perform NPA
	performs the special processing		processing.
	required for bidirectional
		Auto*	Printer examines the data to determine
	communication, following the
	conventions defined in the Network		the format and then processes it
	Printing Alliance (NPA) Protocol.		appropriately.
	Note: Changing this menu item
	automatically resets the printer.
PCL	To configure the printer so it	On*	Printer examines data on the network
SmartSwitch	automatically switches to		interface and selects PCL emulation if
	PCL emulation when a print job		the data indicates that is the required
	received through the network port		printer language.
	requires it, regardless of the default
		Off	Printer does not examine the incoming
	printer language.
			data. The printer uses PostScript
			emulation to process the job if PS
			SmartSwitch is On, or uses the default
			printer language specified in the Setup
			Menu if PS SmartSwitch is Off.
PS	To configure the printer so it	On*	Printer examines data on the network
SmartSwitch	automatically switches to		interface connection and selects
	PostScript emulation when a print job		PostScript emulation if the data
	received through the network port		indicates that is the required printer
	requires it, regardless of the default		language.
	printer language.
		Off	Printer does not examine the incoming
			data. The printer uses PCL emulation
			to process the job if PCL SmartSwitch
			is On, or uses the default printer
			language specified in the Setup Menu
			if PCL SmartSwitch is Off.
Std Net Setup	To configure an internal print server.	Values for this menu item are supplied by the specific print
		server. Select the menu item to see the available values.
		Note: See the documentation on the drivers CD for more
		information.

Using the printer menus

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