Lexmark 4600MFP manual Standard Network or Network, Pcl

Using the MFP menus

Standard Network or Network <x>

Use these menu items to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the MFP through a network port, either Standard Network or Network <x>, where x represents 1 or 2.

Menu item	Purpose	Values and descriptions
PCL	Configures the MFP so it	On*	The MFP examines data on the
SmartSwitch	automatically switches to		network interface and selects
	PCL emulation when a print job		PCL emulation if the data indicates
	received through the network port		that is the required printer language.
	requires it, regardless of the default
		Off	The MFP does not examine the
	printer language.
			incoming 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 SmartSwitch	Configures the MFP so it	On*	The MFP examines data on the
	automatically switches to		network interface connection and
	PostScript emulation when a print		selects PostScript emulation if the
	job received through the network		data indicates that is the required
	port requires it, regardless of the		printer language.
	default printer language.
		Off	The MFP 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.
NPA Mode	Specifies whether the MFP	Off	The MFP does not perform NPA
	performs the special processing		processing.
	required for bidirectional
		Auto*	The MFP examines the data to
	communication, following the
	conventions defined in the Network		determine the format and then
	Printing Alliance (NPA) Protocol.		processes it appropriately.
	Note: Changing this menu item
	automatically resets the MFP.
Network Buffer	Configures the size of the network	Auto*	The MFP 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.
	MFP. Any permanent resources,
		size allowed	The maximum size depends on the
	such as fonts or macros, are lost.
		(1K increments)	amount of memory in the MFP, 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.
Job Buffering	Temporarily stores jobs on the MFP	Off*	Does not buffer jobs to the hard disk.
	hard disk before printing. This menu
		On	Buffers print jobs to the hard disk.
	item only appears when a
	nondefective formatted hard disk is
		Auto	Buffers print jobs only if the MFP is
	installed.
	Note: Changing this menu item		busy processing data from another
			input port.
	automatically resets the MFP.

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