Parallel [x] menu

PCL SmartSwitch

• On
• Off

Set the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a serial port requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Notes:

• On is the factory default setting.
• When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PostScript emulation if PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.

PS SmartSwitch

• On
• Off

Set the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received through a serial port requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Notes:

• On is the factory default setting.
• When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PCL emulation if PCL SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.

NPA Mode

• On
• Off
• Auto

Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol.

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting.
• Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.

Parallel Buffer

• Disabled
• Auto
• 3K to [maximum size allowed]

Set the size of the parallel input buffer.

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting.
• Disabled turns off job buffering. Any print jobs already buffered on the printer hard disk are printed before normal processing resumes.
• The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in 1‑KB increments.
• The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.
• To increase the maximum size range for the Parallel Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the USB, serial, and network buffers.
• Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.

Job Buffering

• Off
• On
• Auto

Temporarily store print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing.

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• On buffers print jobs on the printer hard disk.
• Auto buffers 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
• Off

Enable bidirectional communication through the parallel port.

Notes:

• On is the factory default setting.
• Off 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
• Off

Determine if the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from the computer.

Notes:

• Off 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
• Off

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
• Off
• Auto

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting.
• Off 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.

ENA Gateway

• yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

Set the gateway 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.