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Parallel | To configure the size of the parallel | Disabled | Disables job buffering. Any jobs | |
Buffer | input buffer. |
| already buffered on the disk are | |
| Note: Changing this menu item |
| printed before normal processing of | |
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| incoming jobs resumes. | ||
| automatically resets the printer. |
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| Auto* | Printer automatically calculates the | |
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| Parallel Buffer size (recommended | |
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| 3K to | User specifies the Parallel Buffer size. | |
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| maximum | The maximum size depends on the | |
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| size allowed | amount of memory in your printer, the | |
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| size of the other link buffers, and | |
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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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Parallel | To control the | On | Disables the resistors. | |
Mode 1 | parallel port signals. This menu item is |
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Off* | Enables the resistors. | |||
| useful for personal computers that | |||
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Parallel | To determine whether the parallel port | On* | Samples parallel port data on the | |
Mode 2 | data is sampled on the leading or |
| leading edge of strobe. | |
| trailing edge of strobe. |
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| Off | Samples parallel port data on the | ||
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| trailing edge of strobe. | |
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PCL | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines data on the parallel | |
SmartSwitch | automatically switches to |
| interface and selects PCL emulation if | |
| PCL emulation when a print job |
| the data indicates that is the required | |
| received through the parallel port |
| printer language. | |
| requires it, regardless of the default |
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| Off | Printer does not examine the incoming | ||
| printer language. | |||
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| data. The printer uses PostScript | ||
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| emulation to process the job if PS | |
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| SmartSwitch is On, or uses the default | |
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| printer language specified in the Setup | |
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| Menu if PS SmartSwitch is Off. | |
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PS | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines data on the parallel | |
SmartSwitch | automatically switches to PostScript |
| interface and selects PostScript | |
| emulation when a print job received |
| emulation if the data indicates that is | |
| through the parallel port requires it, |
| the required printer language. | |
| regardless of the default printer |
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| Off | Printer does not examine the incoming | ||
| language. | |||
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| data. The printer uses PCL emulation | ||
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| to process the job if PCL SmartSwitch | |
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| is On, or uses the default printer | |
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| language specified in the Setup Menu | |
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| if PCL SmartSwitch is Off. | |
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Protocol | To specify the parallel interface | Standard | May resolve some parallel interface | |
| protocol. |
| problems. | |
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| Fastbytes* | Provides compatibility with most | |
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| existing parallel interface | |
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| implementations (recommended | |
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| setting). | |
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