Understanding printer menus

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AppleTalk menu

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network [x] > Standard Network Setup or Network [x] Setup > AppleTalk

 

Menu item

Description

 

 

 

 

Activate

Activates AppleTalk support

 

Yes

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

View Name

Shows the assigned AppleTalk name

 

 

Note: The name can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

 

 

 

 

View Address

Shows the assigned AppleTalk address

 

 

Note: The address can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

 

 

 

 

Set Zone

Provides a list of AppleTalk zones available on the network

 

[default]

Note: When “default” is selected, the printer uses the AppleTalk zone that the

 

[list of zones available on the network]

router identifies as the default zone for the network. If no default zone exists,

 

 

then the zone marked with an * is the default setting.

 

 

 

Standard USB menu

 

Menu item

Description

 

 

 

 

PCL SmartSwitch

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received

 

On

through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language

 

Off

Notes:

 

 

On is the factory default setting.

 

 

When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses

 

 

PostScript emulation if the PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default

 

 

printer language specified in the Setup menu if the PS SmartSwitch is set to

 

 

Off.

 

 

 

 

PS SmartSwitch

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received

 

On

through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language

 

Off

Notes:

 

 

On is the factory default setting.

 

 

When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses

 

 

PCL emulation if the PCL SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer

 

 

language specified in the Setup menu if the 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

 

On

Notes:

 

Off

Auto is the factory default setting. Auto sets the printer to examine data,

 

 

 

 

determine the format, and then process it appropriately.

 

 

Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the

 

 

menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.

 

 

 

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