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Use

To

 

PS SmartSwitch

Set the printer 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 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

Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional

 

On

communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol.

 

Off

Notes:

 

Auto

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.

 

 

 

 

Parallel Buffer

Set the size of the parallel input buffer.

 

Disabled

Notes:

 

Auto

 

Auto is the factory default setting.

 

3K to [maximum size allowed]

 

Disabled turns off job buffering. Any print jobs already buffered on the printer

 

 

 

 

hard disk are printed before normal processing resumes.

 

 

The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in 1KB 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 Parallel Buffer, disable or reduce

 

 

the size of the USB, serial, and network 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 store print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing.

 

Off

Notes:

 

On

 

Off is the factory default setting.

 

Auto

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Advanced Status

Enable bidirectional communication through the parallel port.

 

On

Notes:

 

Off

 

On is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

Off disables parallel port negotiation.

 

 

 

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