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Using printer menus
Standard USB and USB <x>
Use this menu selection to change printer settings affecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (USB <x>).
Mac Binary PS
Configures the printer to
process Macintosh binary
PostScript print jobs.
On
Printer processes raw binary PostScript
print jobs from computers using the
Macintosh operating system.
Note: This setting often causes
Windows print jobs to fail.
Off
Printer filters PostScript print jobs using
standard protocol.
Auto*
Printer processes print jobs from
computers using either Windows or
Macintosh operating systems.
Menu selection
Purpose
Values
PCL SmartSwitch
Configures the printer so it
automatically switches to
PCL emulation when a print
job received through the USB
port requires it, regardless of
the default printer language.
On*
Printer examines the data on the USB
port and selects PCL emulation if the
data indicates that is the required
printer language.
Off
Printer does not examine the incoming
data. The printer uses
PostScript emulation to process the job
if PS SmartSwitch is On, or uses the
default printer language specified in the
Setup Menu if PS SmartSwitch is Off.
PS SmartSwitch
Configures the printer so it
automatically switches to
PostScript emulation when a
print job received through the
USB port requires it,
regardless of the default
printer language.
On*
Printer examines data on the USB
interface and selects
PostScript emulation if the data
indicates that is the required printer
language.
Off
Printer does not examine the incoming
data. The printer uses PCL emulation to
process the job if PCL SmartSwitch is
On, or uses the default printer language
specified in the Setup Menu if PCL
SmartSwitch is Off.
NPA Mode
Specifies whether the printer
performs the special
processing required for
bidirectional communication,
following the conventions
defined in the Network Printing
Alliance (NPA) Protocol.
Note: Changing this menu
item automatically resets the
printer.
Off
Printer performs NPA processing. If
data is not in NPA format, it is rejected
as bad data.
On
Printer does not perform NPA
processing.
Auto*
Printer examines the data to determine
the format and then processes it
appropriately.
Menu selection
Purpose
Values