Using the Menu System
Chapter 1: Configuring the Printer ❖1-55
Table 1.17 Parallel Menu Functions
Menu Item and Function Keystrokes Display
Port Enable
Enable or disable the parallel port.
The available values are:
On*
Off
For the new setting to take effect,
you must restart the printer
either by invoking the Print
menu’s Restart Printer item (see
page 1-102) or by powering the
printer off and on.
1.Press Menu Up or Menu
Down until you see: Menus
Parallel Menu
2.Press Item Up or Item Down
until you see: Parallel Menu
Port Enable
3.Press Valu e Up or Va lue Down
until you see: Port Enable =
New Value
4.Press Enter. You will see: Parallel Menu
Port Enable
5.Press Online. You will see: Ready
Port Timeout
Set the time for determining when to
end an incomplete print job and poll
the next port in the polling sequence.
The available values are:
5 - 300 seconds (30*)
This item also causes an implicit job
end such as Control D in PostScript or
<ESC> E in PCL, and invokes the
emulation functions associated with
this action (e.g., formfeed, reset, etc.).
The time changes incrementally by 1
second each time either Value U p or
Value Do wn is pressed. Holding
down Value U p or Valu e Dow n
causes continuous scrolling through
the values.
1.Press Menu Up or Menu
Down until you see: Menus
Parallel Menu
2.Press Item Up or Item Down
until you see: Parallel Menu
Port Timeout
3.Press Valu e Up or Va lue Down
until you see: Port Timeout =
New Value
4.Press Enter. You will see: Parallel Menu
Port Timeout
5.Press Online. You will see: Ready
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