Using printer menus – Lexmark MENUS AND MESSAGES C524 User Manual

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Menu Groups

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Using printer menus

PS SmartSwitch

Configures the printer so it
automatically switches to PostScript
emulation when a print job received
through the parallel port requires it,
regardless of the default printer
language.

*On

Printer examines data on the parallel
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.

On

Printer performs NPA processing. If
data is not in NPA format, it is rejected
as bad data.

Off

Printer does not perform NPA
processing.

*Auto

Printer examines data, determines the
format, and then processes it
appropriately.

Parallel Buffer

Configures the size of the parallel
input buffer.

Note: Changing this menu item
automatically resets the printer.

Disabled

Disables job buffering. Any jobs
already buffered on the disk are
printed before normal processing of
incoming jobs resumes.

*Auto

Printer automatically calculates the
Parallel Buffer size (recommended
setting).

3K to maximum
size allowed

(1K increments)

The user specifies the Parallel Buffer
size. The maximum size depends on
the amount of memory in the printer,
the size of the other link buffers, and
whether Resource Save is set to On or
Off. To maximize the range for the
Parallel Buffer size, disable or reduce
the size of the serial and USB buffers.

Job Buffering

Temporarily stores jobs on the
printer hard disk before printing.

Note: Changing this menu item
automatically resets the printer.

*Off

Does not buffer print jobs to the hard
disk.

On

Buffers print jobs to the hard disk.

Auto

Buffers print jobs only if the printer is
busy processing data from another
input port.

Advanced Status

Enables bidirectional
communication through the parallel
port.

Off

Disables parallel port negotiation.

*On

Enables bidirectional communication
through the parallel interface.

Protocol

Specifies the parallel interface
protocol.

Standard

May resolve some parallel interface
problems.

*Fastbytes

Provides compatibility with most
existing parallel interface
implementations (recommended
setting).

Menu item

Purpose

Values

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