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Use To
Job Buering
O
On
Auto
Temporarily store print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing.
Notes:
• O is the factory default setting.
• On buers print jobs on the printer hard disk.
• Auto buers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from
another input port.
• Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the
menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Advanced Status
On
O
Enable bidirectional communication through the parallel port.
Notes:
• On is the factory default setting.
• O disables parallel port negotiation.
Protocol
Standard
Fastbytes
Specify the parallel port protocol.
Notes:
• Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most
existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting.
• Standard tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.
Honor Init
On
O
Determine if the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from the
computer.
Notes:
• O is the factory default setting.
• The computer requests initialization by activating the Init signal from the
parallel port. Many personal computers activate the Init signal each time
the computer is turned on.
Parallel Mode 2
On
O
Determine if the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of
a strobe.
Note: On is the factory default setting.
Mac Binary PS
On
O
Auto
Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.
Notes:
• Auto is the factory default setting.
• O filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
• On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
ENA Address
yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
Set the network address information for an external print server.
Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external
print server through the USB port.
ENA Netmask
yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
Set the netmask information for an external print server.
Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external
print server through the USB port.
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