Lexmark C950 manual Understanding printer menus 111

Understanding printer menus 111

Menu item	Description
PCL SmartSwitch	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job requires
On	it, regardless of the default printer language
Off	Notes:
	• On is the factory default setting.
	• When Off is used, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer
	uses PostScript emulation if PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default
	printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job requires
On	it, regardless of the default printer language
Off	Notes:
	• On is the factory default setting.
	• When Off is used, the printer does not examine incoming data. 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.
NPA Mode	Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional
Auto	communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol
Off	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 then updated.
Network Buffer	Sets the size of the network input buffer
Auto	Notes:
3KB to [maximum size allowed]
	• Auto is the factory default setting.
	• The value can be changed in 1‑KB increments.
	• 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 then updated.
Job Buffering	Temporarily stores print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing. This menu
Off	only appears if a formatted disk is installed.
On	Notes:
Auto	• Off is the factory default setting.
	• On buffers print jobs on the printer hard disk.
	• Auto buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from another
	input port.
	• Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the
	menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.