Printronix P5000LJ user manual Auto Switching Submenu, Port Type

Auto Switching Submenu

Auto Switching Submenu

Auto Switching

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Parallel

Hotport

Port Type

Bi-Tronics

Centronics

Ethernet

Disable

Trickle Time

1/4 sec*

1/2 sec

1sec

2sec

4sec

8sec

16sec

Off

Timeout

10sec.*

(1-60)

Report Status

Disable*

Enable

* = Factory Default

Serial

Hotport

Port Type RS-232* RS-422 Disable

Trickle Time 1/4 sec* 1/2 sec

1sec

2sec

4sec

8sec

16sec

Off

Timeout

10sec.*

(1-60)

Report Status

Disable*

Enable

Auto Switching

Gives the printer the ability to handle multiple data streams sequentially. With Auto Switching, the printer can service hosts attached to the serial and parallel ports as if they were the only interface connected.

For example, if the host computer sends one print job to the RS-232 serial port and a separate print job to the Bi-Tronics parallel port, the printer's Auto Switching is able to handle both jobs, in the order they were received, without the user having to reconfigure the selected interface between jobs.

Port Type

Allows you to select the types of parallel and/or serial interfaces which are connected to the printer. For example, if your printer is attached to one host with a Centronics connection and a second host with an RS-422 serial connection, you would select Centronics under the Parallel Hotport menu and RS-422 under the Serial Hotport menu.

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