I n t e r f a c e M e n u

Parallel Menu Options

The Parallel Menu, a submenu of the Interface Menu, Figure 3.11 (page 3-39), contains options for configuring the printer’s bidirectional parallel port.

Figure 3.12 describes each Parallel Menu option. Factory settings are boldfaced and followed by an asterisk (*). See “Setting a Menu Option” (page 3-10)for the steps to find and change a setting, or refer to the Document Services for Printing Guide to use the RUI to change settings.

Figure 3.12 Parallel Menu options showing factory settings

Option

Setting

Description

 

 

 

Port Enable

Off

Activation of the parallel port.

 

On*

When On, the parallel port is enabled so that the

 

 

 

 

printer can receive print jobs through it.

 

 

The parallel port becomes part of a port polling

 

 

sequence that includes all ports. See Appendix C: I/O

 

 

Port Polling for information.

 

 

When Off, the port is disabled so no communication

 

 

occurs through this port with the host. If you are not

 

 

using the parallel port, you can set Port Enable Off.

 

 

 

Port Timeout

5-999 secs (30*)

Time interval for determining when to end an

 

 

incomplete print job and poll the next port in the

 

 

polling sequence.

 

 

Port Timeout works in conjunction with Auto Job

 

 

End (page 3-44).

 

 

See Appendix C: I/O Port Polling for more

 

 

information.

 

 

 

System Language

PCL*

Page description language (PDL) the printer will use

 

PostScript

for print jobs coming through the parallel port.

 

Appears only when the

When Lang. Sensing (page 3-43) is On, System

 

PostScript option is

Language is used only when the printer cannot

 

installed.

 

detect the PDL used in the incoming print job.

 

 

 

 

 

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