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Using printer menus
PPDS Menu
Use the PPDS Menu to change printer settings that only affect jobs using the PPDS emulation printer language.
Note:
The PPDS MENU is only displayed after the PPDS emulator has been activated.
Menu selection
Purpose
Values
Orientation
Determines how text and graphics are
oriented on the page
Portrait*
Prints text and graphics parallel to the short
edge of the paper
Landscape
Prints text and graphics parallel to the long
edge of the paper
Lines per Page
Determines the number of lines that
print on each page
1...255 (64*)
The printer sets the amount of space
between each line (vertical line spacing)
based on the Lines per Inch, Lines per
Page, Paper Size, and Orientation menu
items. Select the correct Paper Size and
Orientation before changing Lines per
Page.
Lines per Inch
Determines the number of lines that
print per vertical inch
1...30 (6*)
The printer sets the amount of space
between each line (vertical line spacing)
based on the Lines per Inch, Lines per
Page, Paper Size, and Orientation menu
items. Select the correct Paper Size and
Orientation before changing Lines per Inch.
Page Format
Affects how the printer interprets the
margins set from software applications
Print*
Printer measures the margin settings from
the inside edge of the left unprintable area
and the bottom of the top unprintable area.
The left and top margin areas on the print
job are equal to the software margins
setting plus the unprintable area.
Whole
Printer measures margin settings form the
top left edge of the paper. The left and top
margins areas on the print job are equal to
the software margins settings.
Character Set
Determines which code page to use to
print PPDS jobs
1
The standard code pages are used.
2*
The addresses from Value 1 change to
represent characters and symbols used in
non-US English languages.
Best Fit
Determines whether to perform a font
best fit search if the requested font
cannot be found
Off
Printer stops printing when a requested
font cannot be found. An error message is
posted indicating the font could not be
found.
On*
Printer continues even though it was not
able to locate a requested font. Instead, the
printer tries to select another font that best
matches the characteristics of the
requested font.
Tray 1 Renumber
Configures your printer to work with
printer drivers or applications that use
different source assignments for the
paper trays.
This menu item is only displayed when
Tray 2 is installed.
Off*
Print jobs are printed from the requested
source.
Tray 2
Print job requests for Tray 2 are converted
to requests for Tray 1.
Print job requests for Tray 1 are converted
to requests for Tray 2.
