Using printer menus
USB Menu
Use the USB Menu to change printer settings affecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (USB Option <x>).
Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.
Menu Item | Purpose | Values |
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Job | To temporarily store jobs on the | Off* | Does not buffer print jobs to the |
Buffering | printer hard disk before printing. |
| hard disk. |
| Note: Changing the Job Buffering | On | Buffers print jobs to the hard disk. |
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| Auto | Buffers print jobs only if the printer | |
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MAC Binary | To configure the printer to process | Off | Printer processes raw binary |
PS | Macintosh binary PostScript print |
| PostScript print jobs from |
| jobs. |
| computers using the Macintosh |
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| Windows print jobs to fail. |
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| On | Printer filters PostScript print jobs |
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| using standard protocol. |
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| Auto* | Printer processes print jobs from |
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| computers using either Windows |
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NPA Mode | To specify whether the printer | Off | Printer performs NPA processing. |
| performs the special processing |
| If data is not in NPA format, it is |
| required for bidirectional |
| rejected as bad data. |
| communication, following the |
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| On | Printer does not perform NPA | |
| conventions defined in the | ||
| Network Printing Alliance (NPA) |
| processing. |
| Protocol. |
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| Auto* | Printer examines the data to | |
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| determine the format and then | |
| automatically resets the printer. |
| processes it appropriately. |
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PCL | To configure the printer so it | On* | Printer examines the data on the |
SmartSwitch | automatically switches to |
| USB interface and selects |
| PCL emulation when a print job |
| PCL emulation if the data indicates |
| received through the USB port |
| that is the required printer |
| requires it, regardless of the |
| language. |
| default printer language. |
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| Off | Printer does not examine the | |
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| incoming data. The printer uses |
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| PostScript emulation to process |
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| the job if PS SmartSwitch is On, or |
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| uses the default printer language |
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| specified in the Setup Menu if PS |
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| SmartSwitch is Off. |
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USB Menu
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