Understanding the printer configuration menus
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Understanding the printer configuration menus
Parallel menu
Use the Parallel menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a parallel port.
Setup menu
Use the Setup menu to configure how the printer formats the end of a line, depending on the computer system being used.
Setting
Purpose
Values
NPA Mode
Send print jobs to the printer and
query printer status information
simultaneously.
• Off
• On
• Auto*
Protocol
Receive information at a much higher
transmission rate if your printer is set
to Fastbytes (if your computer
supports Fastbytes) or receive
information at a normal transmission
rate if your printer is set to Standard.
• Standard
• Fastbytes*
Parallel Mode 2
Determine whether the parallel port
data is sampled on the leading (On) or
trailing (Off) edge of strobe.
• Off
• On*
MAC Binary PS
Configure the printer to process
Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.
• Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs using
standard protocol.
• On—The printer processes raw binary PostScript print
jobs from computers using the Macintosh operating
system. This setting often causes Windows print jobs
to fail.
• Auto*—The printer processes print jobs from
computers using either Windows or Macintosh
operating systems.
* Factory default
Setting
Purpose
Values
Auto CR after LF
Specify whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return after a
line feed control command.
• Off*
• On
Auto LF after CR
Specify whether the printer automatically performs a line feed after a
carriage return control command.
• Off*
• On
* Factory default