Network/Ports
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Using the MFP menus
Job Buffering
This menu item only appears when
a formatted hard disk is installed.
Temporarily stores jobs on the MFP
hard disk before printing.
Note:
Changing the Job Buffering
menu item automatically resets the
MFP. It is reset to configure memory,
and any permanent resources, such
as fonts or macros, are lost.
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 MFP is
busy processing data from another
input port.
Serial Protocol
Selects the hardware and software
handshaking values for the serial
interface.
DTR*
Hardware handshaking.
DTR/DSR
Hardware handshaking.
XON/XOFF
Software handshaking.
XON/XOFF/DTR
Combined hardware and software
handshaking.
XONXOFF/DTRDSR
Combined hardware and software
handshaking.
Robust XON
Determines whether the MFP
communicates availability to the
computer.
This menu item only applies to the
serial port if Serial Protocol is set to
XON/XOFF.
Off*
The MFP waits to receive data from
the computer.
On
The MFP sends a continuous stream
of XONs to the host computer to
indicate that the serial port is ready to
receive more data.
Baud
Specifies the rate at which data can
be received through the serial port.
Note:
138200, 172800, 230400,
and 345600 baud rates appear in
the Standard Serial menu. These
values do not appear in the Serial
Option 1, Serial Option 2, or Serial
Option 3 menus.
1200
2400
4800
9600*
19200
38400
57600
115200
138200
172800
230400
345600
Data Bits
Specifies the number of data bits
that are sent in each transmission
frame.
7
8*
Parity
Sets the parity for serial input and
output data frames.
Even
Odd
None*
Ignore
Menu item
Purpose
Values and descriptions