Using MFP menus

Menu item

Purpose

Values and descriptions

Network Buffer

Configures the size of the network

Auto*

The MFP automatically calculates the

 

input buffer.

 

Network Buffer size (recommended

 

Note: Changing the Network Buffer

 

setting).

 

 

 

 

menu item automatically resets the

3K to maximum

User specifies the Network Buffer size.

 

MFP. Any permanent resources,

 

size allowed

The maximum size depends on the

 

such as fonts or macros, are lost.

 

(1K increments)

amount of memory in the MFP, the

 

 

 

 

 

size of the other link buffers, and

 

 

 

whether Resource Save is set to On or

 

 

 

Off. To maximize the range for the

 

 

 

Network Buffer size, disable or reduce

 

 

 

the size of the parallel, serial, and USB

 

 

 

buffers.

 

 

 

 

Job Buffering

Temporarily stores jobs on the MFP

Off*

Does not buffer jobs to the hard disk.

 

hard disk before printing. This menu

 

 

 

On

Buffers print jobs to the hard disk.

 

item only appears when a

 

nondefective formatted hard disk is

 

 

 

Auto

Buffers print jobs only if the MFP is

 

installed.

 

Note: Changing this menu item

 

busy processing data from another

 

 

input port.

 

automatically resets the MFP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mac Binary PS

Configures the MFP to process

On

The MFP processes raw binary

 

Macintosh binary PostScript print

 

PostScript print jobs from computers

 

jobs.

 

using the Macintosh operating system.

 

 

 

Note: This setting often causes

 

 

 

Windows print jobs to fail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The MFP filters PostScript print jobs

 

 

 

using standard protocol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto*

The MFP processes print jobs from

 

 

 

computers using either Windows or

 

 

 

Macintosh operating systems.

 

 

 

 

Standard USB or USB <x>

These menus are only shown if a USB port is available. Use these menu items to change printer settings affecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (USB <x>). x represents 1 or 2.

Menu item

Purpose

Values and descriptions

PCL

Configures the MFP so it

On*

The MFP examines the data on the

SmartSwitch

automatically switches to

 

USB port and selects PCL emulation if

 

PCL emulation when a print job

 

the data indicates that is the required

 

received through the USB port

 

printer language.

 

requires it, regardless of the default

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The MFP does not examine the

 

printer language.

 

 

 

 

incoming data. The MFP uses

 

 

 

 

PostScript emulation to process the

 

 

 

 

job if PS SmartSwitch is On, or uses

 

 

 

 

the default printer language specified

 

 

 

 

in the Setup Menu if PS SmartSwitch

 

 

 

 

is Off.

 

 

 

 

 

Network/Ports

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Lexmark X644E manual Standard USB or USB

X644E specifications

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