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QMS magicolor CX Reference Guide 1-30
PS Protocol
Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating
over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 3,
“Technical Specifications,” of this manual for more information on
PS Protocol.
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Communications
Parallel
PS Protocol
Choices
Binary—Enables quoted binary communications
protocol (BCP). Print jobs can change this setting
through PostScript operators. Data in the printable
ASCII range also prints. Use the special quoting
mechanism (see chapter 3, “Technical
Specifications”) for the special characters and ^D
(EOF).
Binary Fixed—Enables binary communications
protocol (BCP). Print jobs cannot change this
setting through PostScript operators. Data in the
printable ASCII range also prints. Use the special
quoting mechanism (see chapter 3, “Technical
Specifications”) for the special characters and ^D
(EOF).
Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) 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 change this
setting through PostScript operators.
Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit)
hex protocol. Print jobs cannot change this setting
through PostScript operators.