Menu item
NPA Mode
Off
Auto
Parallel Buffer
Disabled Auto
3K to <max size allowed>
Advanced Status
Off
On
Protocol
Standard
Fastbytes
Honor Init
On
Off
Parallel Mode 2
On
Off
Description
Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol
Notes:
•Auto is the factory default setting.
•Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
Sets the size of the parallel input buffer
Notes:
•Auto is the factory default setting.
•The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on the disk are printed before normal processing is resumed.
•The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in
•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 and network buffers.
•Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
Enables bidirectional communication through the parallel port
Notes:
•On is the factory default setting.
•The Off setting disables parallel port negotiation.
Specifies the parallel port protocol
Notes:
•Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting.
•The Standard setting tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.
Determines whether the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from the computer
Notes:
•Off is the factory default setting.
•The computer requests initialization by activating the Init signal from the parallel port. Many personal computers activate the Init signal each time the computer is turned on.
Determines whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe
Note: On is the factory default setting.
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