Setting Up the
Printer
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DECnet Host Software Installation
Advantages
The main advantage of using the Binary, Fixed Binary, Quoted Binary,
and Quoted Fixed Binary PS Protocol modes when sending binary
data is that these modes compress the data stream allowing your
documents to be smaller so you can send smaller jobs to the printer.
For example, some device drivers can format bitmap images as
binary data instead of as ASCII hex data.
Implementation
To implement PS Protocol for sending binary data on your system you
need a device driver available with some applications or operating
systems, or you can alternatively use a program to read the data and
write out the quoted characters. Contact your third-party software
vendor for information on available application-specific device drivers.
Qbinary (Quoted Binary) Fixed—Enables
binary communications protocol. Print
jobs cannot alter this value through
PostScript operators. Data in the
printable ASCII range also prints. Use
the special quoting mechanism for the
special characters and ^D (EOF).
Ethernet, Token-
Ring
Default
Normal
Notes
A data stream sent through the serial or parallel interface
using Binary is treated the same as a data stream sent
through an optional network interface using QBinary.
However, a data stream sent through an optional network
interface using QBinary is not treated the same as a data
stream sent through the same interface using Binary.
