Using the MFP menus

Standard Parallel or Parallel <x>

Use these menu items to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the MFP through a parallel port, either Std Parallel or Parallel <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

 

parallel interface and selects

 

PCL emulation when a print job

 

PCL emulation if the data indicates

 

received through the parallel 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 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

 

automatically switches to PostScript

 

parallel interface and selects

 

emulation when a print job received

 

PostScript emulation if the data

 

through the parallel port requires it,

 

indicates that is the required printer

 

regardless of the default printer

 

language.

 

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 data, determines

 

automatically resets the MFP. It is

 

 

the format, and then processes it

 

reset to configure memory, and any

 

 

 

appropriately.

 

permanent resources, such as fonts

 

 

 

 

 

or macros, are lost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Buffer

Configures the size of the parallel

Disabled

Disables job buffering. Any jobs

 

input buffer.

 

already buffered on the hard disk are

 

Note: Changing this menu item

 

printed before normal processing of

 

 

incoming jobs resumes.

 

automatically resets the MFP. It is

 

 

 

 

 

reset to configure memory, and any

Auto*

The MFP automatically calculates the

 

permanent resources, such as fonts

 

 

Parallel Buffer size (recommended

 

or macros, are lost.

 

 

 

setting).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3K to maximum

The user specifies the Parallel Buffer

 

 

size allowed

size. The maximum size depends on

 

 

(1K increments)

the 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

 

 

 

Parallel Buffer size, disable or reduce

 

 

 

the size of the serial and USB buffers.

 

 

 

 

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