KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS
System settings (Interface settings)
These programs are used to set monitoring and restriction of data transmitted to the parallel port or network port of this printer.
In “Interface Settings”, the following programs can be set.
●Hexadecimal dump mode
●PDL for parallel port {Parallel port emulation switching}
●PDL for network port {Network port emulation switching}
●I/O timeout
●Port switching
Hexadecimal dump mode
This program is used to output the print data from a computer in the hexadecimal dump format with corresponding characters (ASCII). This program is used to check proper transmission of print data from the computer to the printer.
Output example of hexadecimal dump mode (A4 portrait)
PDL for network port {Network port emulation switching}
This program is used to specify a printer language to emulate for printing when the printer is connected to a computer through a network port.
The setting items are the same as those of "PDL for parallel port".
NOTE
It is recommended to set "AUTO" (default setting) unless an error due to this setting occurs frequently.
I/O timeout
This program is used to cancel temporarily port connection or start next job when a preset time elapses to wait until print data is transmitted at the current port. Use this program to set the time from the state to wait for print data reception to the timeout state.
NOTE
The allowable range of the time is 1 to 999 seconds.
PDL for parallel port {Parallel port emulation switching}
This program is used to specify a printer language to emulate for printing when the printer is connected to a computer through a parallel port.
Setting items | Description |
Auto | The printer language will switch |
| automatically in accordance with |
| the data from the computer. |
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PostScript | PostScript emulation is used to |
| print the data from the computer. |
| (An optional PS3 expansion kit is |
| needed.) |
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PCL | PCL emulation is used to print the |
| data from the computer. |
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NOTE
It is recommended to set "AUTO" (default setting) unless an error due to this setting occurs frequently.
Port switching
This program is used to set the switching method of the parallel port and network port of this printer.
Setting item | Description |
PER JOB | After a print job is complete, |
{SWITCH AT | automatic port selection state will |
END OF JOB} | be restored. |
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TIMEOUT | After I/O timeout time (set with |
{SWITCH AFTER | the program above) elapses, |
I/O TIMEOUT} | automatic port selection state will |
| be restored. |
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DISABLE | Printing from the parallel port is |
PARALLEL PORT | disabled. |
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DISABLE | Printing from the network port is |
NETWORK PORT | disabled. |
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