Changing the Printer Polling Rate
The printer polling rate determines how often the LAN card obtains status and configuration information from the printer. It is defined in tenths of a second. The default is 50 tenths of a second and the rate can be set to 0 or to any number in the range of 20 to 255 tenths of a second. If the rate is set to 0, the status information will not be updated.
1.Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window.
2.From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu.
3.The LAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the current polling rate.
4.Type the new polling rate in the Printer Polling Rate text box.
5.Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or
6.Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box.
note: Four values define how often updated status and configuration information appear in the NEC 1765 software displays. The printer polling rate and busy timeout time describe interactions between the LAN card and the Silentwriter. The status polling rate and response timeout describe interactions between the NEC 1765 software and the LAN card.
Changing the Printer Busy Timeout Time
The printer busy timeout time is how long the LAN card waits for information from the printer before setting the printer status to Busy. The busy timeout time is defined in seconds. The default is 15 seconds and the range is 15 to 255 seconds.
Follow these steps to change the busy timeout time.
1.Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window.
2.From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu.
3.The LAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the current busy timeout time.
4.Type the new busy timeout time in the Busy Timeout text box.
5.Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or
Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box.
5 NEC 1765 Administration Software
NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP/IP |
