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Menu item

Description

 

ENA gateway

Sets the gateway information for an external print server

 

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

Note: This menu appears only when the scanner is attached to an external print

 

 

server through the USB port.

 

 

Serial [x] menu

 

 

 

 

 

Menu item

Description

 

 

 

 

PCL SmartSwitch

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

 

On

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

 

Off

Notes:

 

 

On is the factory default setting.

 

 

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

 

 

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 scanner to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received

 

On

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

 

Off

Notes:

 

 

On is the factory default setting.

 

 

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

 

 

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 scanner 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 scanner to examine data,

 

 

 

 

determine the format, and then processes it appropriately.

 

 

When set to On, the scanner performs NPA processing. If the data is not in

 

 

NPA format, it is rejected as bad data.

 

 

When set to Off, the scanner does not perform NPA processing.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

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