Setting appletalk interface parameters, Default job priority, Ps protocol – IBM 1725 SLS User Manual

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Communications

QMS 1725 SLS Print System User's Guide

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Default Job Priority

Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the
interface through which they are received, when jobs are received
simultaneously.

PS Protocol

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating
over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer.

Setting AppleTalk Interface Parameters

Use the Administration/Communications/AppleTalk menu to set the

AppleTalk interface values used for printer-host communication.

Menu

Administration/Communications/Parallel/Def Job Prio

Choices

001-100 (highest-lowest priority)

Default

001 (highest priority)

Notes

For example, you can give jobs received via the parallel
interface priority over jobs received via the serial and
AppleTalk interfaces.

Menu

Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol

Choices

Normal—Enable standard, ASCII 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 alter the PS protocol
value through PostScript operators.

Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Print
jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enable Quoted binary communications protocol. Print
jobs can alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in
the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enable Quoted binary communications
protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through PostScript
operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Default

Normal

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