Menu Item | Purpose | Values |
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NPA Mode | To specify whether the printer | On | Printer 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 | Printer does not perform NPA | |
| conventions defined in the Network | ||
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| processing. | |
| Printing Alliance (NPA) Protocol. |
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| Note: Changing this menu item | Auto* | Printer examines the data to determine |
| automatically resets the printer. |
| the format and then processes it |
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| appropriately. |
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PCL | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines the data on the USB |
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 USB 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 | |
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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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| is Off. |
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PS | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines data on the USB |
SmartSwitch | automatically switches to |
| interface and selects |
| PostScript emulation when a print job |
| PostScript emulation if the data |
| received through the USB port |
| indicates that is the required printer |
| requires it, regardless of the default |
| language. |
| printer language. |
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| Off | Printer does not examine the incoming | |
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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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USB Buffer | To configure the size of the USB input | Disabled | Job buffering is disabled. Any jobs |
| buffer. |
| already buffered on the disk are |
| Note: Changing the USB Buffer menu |
| printed before normal processing of |
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| incoming jobs resumes. | |
| item automatically resets the printer. |
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| Auto* | Printer automatically calculates the |
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| USB Buffer size (recommended |
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| setting). |
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| 3K to | User specifies the USB Buffer size. |
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| maximum size | The maximum size depends on the |
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| 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 USB |
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| Buffer size, disable or reduce the size |
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| of the parallel, serial, and network |
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| buffers. |
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