Using the MFP menus

Serial <x>

Use these menu items to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the MFP through an optional serial port.

Menu item

Purpose

Values and descriptions

PCL

Configures the MFP so it

On*

On–The MFP examines the data at

SmartSwitch

automatically switches to PCL

Off

the serial interface and selects PCL

 

emulation when a print job received

emulation if the data indicates that is

 

 

 

through the serial port requires it,

 

the required printer language.

 

regardless of the default printer

 

Off–The MFP does not examine the

 

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*

On–The MFP examines the data at

 

automatically switches to PostScript

Off

the serial interface and selects

 

emulation when a print job received

PostScript emulation if the data

 

 

 

through the serial 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 the data to

 

automatically resets the MFP. It is

 

 

determine the format and then

 

reset to configure memory, and any

 

 

 

processes it appropriately.

 

permanent resources, such as fonts

 

 

 

 

 

or macros, are lost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Buffer

Configures the size of the serial

Disabled

The MFP disables job buffering. Any

 

input buffer.

 

jobs already buffered on the hard disk

 

Note: Changing the Serial Buffer

 

are printed before normal processing

 

 

of incoming jobs resumes.

 

menu item automatically resets the

 

 

 

 

 

MFP. Any permanent resources,

Auto*

The MFP automatically calculates the

 

such as fonts or macros, are lost.

 

 

Serial Buffer size (recommended

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting).

 

 

 

 

 

 

3K to maximum

The user specifies the Serial 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

 

 

 

Serial Buffer size, disable or reduce

 

 

 

the size of the parallel and USB

 

 

 

buffers.

 

 

 

 

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