Menu item

PS SmartSwitch

On

Off

NPA Mode

Off

Auto

USB Buffer

Disabled

Auto

Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

ENA Address

ENA Netmask

Description

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language

Notes:

On is the factory default setting.

When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.

When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PCL emulation if PCL SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.

Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.

Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

Controls the USB port buffer

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.

The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.

To increase the maximum size range for the Network Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, and USB buffers.

Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.

The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.

The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.

Sets the network address information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external printer server through the USB port.

Sets the netmask information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

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Lexmark C54x Series manual USB Buffer, ENA Address ENA Netmask

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