Using printer menus
Parallel Menu
Use the Parallel Menu to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through a parallel
port (either Std Parallel or Parallel Opt <x>).
Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.
Menu Item
Purpose
Values
Advanced
Status
To enable bidirectional
communication through the
parallel port.
Off
Disables parallel port negotiation.
On*
Enables bidirectional
communication through the
parallel interface.
Honor Init
To determine whether the printer
honors hardware initialization
requests from the computer. The
computer requests initialization by
activating the INIT signal on the
parallel interface. Many personal
computers activate the INIT signal
each time the computer is turned
on and off.
Off*
Printer does not honor hardware
initialization requests from the
computer.
On
Printer honors hardware
initialization requests from the
computer.
Job
Buffering
To temporarily store jobs on the
printer hard disk before printing.
Note: Changing this menu item
automatically resets the printer.
Off*
Does not buffer print jobs to the
hard disk.
On
Buffers print jobs to the hard disk.
Auto
Buffers print jobs only if the printer
is busy processing data from
another input port.
MAC Binary
PS
To configure the printer to process
Macintosh binary PostScript print
jobs.
On
Printer processes raw binary
PostScript print jobs from
computers using the Macintosh
operating system.
Note: This setting often causes
Windows print jobs to fail.
Off
Printer filters PostScript print jobs
using standard protocol.
Auto*
Printer processes print jobs from
computers using either Windows
or Macintosh operating systems.
NPA Mode
To specify whether the printer
performs the special processing
required for bidirectional
communication, following the
conventions defined in the
Network Printing Alliance (NPA)
Protocol.
Note: Changing this menu item
automatically resets the printer.
On
Printer performs NPA processing.
If data is not in NPA format, it is
rejected as bad data.
Off
Printer does not perform NPA
processing.
Auto*
Printer examines data and
determines the format and then
processes it appropriately.
Parallel Menu
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Summary of Contents for 12N1515 - C 912fn Color LED Printer
Page 1: ...C912 User s Reference March 2002 www lexmark com ...
Page 29: ...Printing 4 Close the multipurpose feeder Loading the multipurpose feeder 24 ...
Page 52: ...Media guidelines Card stock 47 ...
Page 138: ...Clearing paper jams 3 Close the top cover 4 Press Go 24 x Paper Jam Check Tray x 133 ...
Page 154: ...Maintenance 3 Lower the fuser until it snaps into place Replacing the fuser 149 ...
Page 181: ...Maintenance 4 Close the front door Closing the top cover 176 ...
Page 193: ...Maintenance 5 Lift the optional drawer Removing an optional drawer 188 ...