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.
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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 |
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| Off | The MFP does not examine the | |
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| incoming data. The MFP uses |
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| PostScript emulation to process the |
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| job if PS SmartSwitch is On, or uses |
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| the default printer language specified |
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| in the Setup Menu if PS SmartSwitch |
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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. |
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| incoming data. The MFP uses PCL |
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| emulation to process the job if PCL |
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| SmartSwitch is On, or uses the default |
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| printer language specified in the |
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| Setup Menu if PCL SmartSwitch is |
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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 |
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| Off | The MFP does not perform NPA | |
| conventions defined in the Network | ||
| Printing Alliance (NPA) Protocol. |
| processing. |
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| Auto* | The MFP examines data, determines | |
| automatically resets the MFP. It is | ||
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| the format, and then processes it | |
| reset to configure memory, and any |
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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 |
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| incoming jobs resumes. | |
| automatically resets the MFP. It is |
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| reset to configure memory, and any | Auto* | The MFP automatically calculates the |
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| Parallel Buffer size (recommended | |
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| 3K to maximum | The user specifies the Parallel Buffer |
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| size allowed | size. The maximum size depends on |
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| (1K increments) | the amount of memory in the MFP, the |
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| whether Resource Save is set to On or |
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| Off. To maximize the range for the |
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| Parallel Buffer size, disable or reduce |
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| the size of the serial and USB buffers. |
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