Using printer menus

Menu Item

Purpose

Values

 

Network <x>

To configure an internal print

Values for this menu item are supplied by the

Setup

server.

specific print server. Select the menu item to see

 

 

the available values.

 

 

Note: Refer to the documentation on the

 

 

drivers CD for more information.

 

 

 

 

NPA Mode

To specify whether the printer

Off

Printer does not perform NPA

 

performs the special processing

 

processing.

 

required for bidirectional

 

 

 

Auto*

Printer examines the data to

 

communication, following the

 

conventions defined in the

 

determine the format and then

 

Network Printing Alliance (NPA)

 

processes it appropriately.

 

Protocol.

 

 

 

Note: Changing this menu item

 

 

 

automatically resets the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCL

To configure the printer so it

On*

Printer examines data on the

SmartSwitch

automatically switches to

 

network interface and selects

 

PCL emulation when a print job

 

PCL emulation if the data indicates

 

received through the network port

 

that is the required printer

 

requires it, regardless of the

 

language.

 

default printer language.

 

 

 

Off

Printer does not examine the

 

 

 

 

 

incoming data. The printer 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

To configure the printer so it

On*

Printer examines data on the

SmartSwitch

automatically switches to

 

network interface connection and

 

PostScript emulation when a print

 

selects PostScript emulation if the

 

job received through the network

 

data indicates that is the required

 

port requires it, regardless of the

 

printer language.

 

default printer language.

 

 

 

Off

Printer does not examine the

 

 

 

 

 

incoming data. The printer 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.

 

 

 

 

Std Net

To configure an internal print

Values for this menu item are supplied by the

Setup

server.

specific print server. Select the menu item to see

 

 

the available values.

 

 

Note: Refer to the documentation on the

 

 

drivers CD for more information.

 

 

 

 

Network Menu

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Lexmark 912 manual Setup, SmartSwitch, Std Net