Technical information

The following options are available in the PS Protocol menu.
Menu Administration/Communications/ Interface /PS Protocol
Choices Normal—Enables standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data
is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is
recommended if you do not print binary data. It
was designed for data in the printable ASCII
range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol value
through PostScript operators.)
Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII hex
protocol. Print jobs cannot alter this value through
PostScript operators.)
Binary—Enables binary communications protocol.
Print jobs can alter this value through PostScript
operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also
prints)
Binary Fixed—Enables binary communications
protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through
PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII
range also prints.)
QBinary—Enables binary communications protocol.
Print jobs can alter this value through PostScript
operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also
prints. Use the special quoting mechanism for the
special characters and ^D (EOF).
QBinary Fixed—Enables binary communications
protocol. Print jobs cannot alter this value through
PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII
range also prints. Use the special quoting
mechanism for the special characters and ^D
(EOF).
Parallel, serial,
Ethernet, and
optional interfaces
Parallel, serial,
Ethernet, and
optional interfaces
Parallel, serial,
Ethernet, and
optional interfaces
Parallel, serial,
Ethernet, and
optional interfaces
Optional
interfaces only
Optional
interfaces only
Default Normal
Notes A data stream sent through the serial or parallel interface using Binary is
treated the same as a data stream sent through an optional network
interface using Quoted Binary. However, a data stream sent through an
optional network interface using Quoted Binary is not treated the same as
a data stream sent through the same interface using Binary.