Lexmark 4600MFP manual Standard USB or USB

Using the MFP menus

Menu item	Purpose	Values and descriptions
Mac Binary PS	Configures the MFP to process	On	The MFP processes raw binary
	Macintosh binary PostScript print		PostScript print jobs from computers
	jobs.		using the Macintosh operating system.
			Note: This setting often causes
			Windows print jobs to fail.
		Off	The MFP filters PostScript print jobs
			using standard protocol.
		Auto*	The MFP processes print jobs from
			computers using either Windows or
			Macintosh operating systems.

Standard USB or USB <x>

These menus are only shown if a USB port is available. Use these menu items to change printer settings affecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (USB <x>). x represents 1 or 2.

Menu item	Purpose	Values and descriptions
PCL	Configures the MFP so it	On*	The MFP examines the data on the
SmartSwitch	automatically switches to		USB port and selects PCL emulation if
	PCL emulation when a print job		the data indicates that is the required
	received through the USB port		printer language.
	requires it, regardless of the default
		Off	The MFP does not examine the
	printer language.
			incoming data. The MFP 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 USB
	automatically switches to		interface and selects
	PostScript emulation when a print		PostScript emulation if the data
	job received through the USB port		indicates that is the required printer
	requires it, regardless of the default		language.
	printer language.
		Off	The MFP does not examine the
			incoming data. The MFP 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	On	The MFP performs NPA processing. If
	performs the special processing		data is not in NPA format, it is rejected
	required for bidirectional		as bad data.
	communication, following the
		Off	The MFP does not perform NPA
	conventions defined in the Network
	Printing Alliance (NPA) Protocol.		processing.
	Note: Changing this menu item
		Auto*	The MFP examines the data to
	automatically resets the MFP once
			determine the format and then
	the menus are exited. It is reset to
			processes it appropriately.
	configure memory, and any
	permanent resources, such as fonts
	or macros, are lost.

Network/Ports

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