I/o submenu – HP LaserJet 9000 Printer series User Manual

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Appendix B

Control panel menus

189

Configure device menu

I/O submenu

Items in the I/O (input/output) menu affect the communication between the printer and the computer.

I/O timeout submenu

Parallel input submenu

Item

Values

Explanation

I/O TIMEOUT=15

5

to

300

Select the I/O timeout period in seconds. (I/O timeout refers to the time,
measured in seconds, that the printer waits before ending a print job.)

This setting allows you to adjust timeout for best performance. If data from
other ports appear in the middle of your print job, increase the timeout value.

Item

Values

Explanation

HIGH SPEED

YES
NO

The printer accepts faster parallel communications used for connections with
newer computers.

ADVANCED
FUNCTIONS=ON

ON
OFF

Turn the bidirectional parallel communication on or off. The default is set for a
bidirectional parallel por t (IEEE-1284).

This setting allows the printer to send status readback messages to the
computer. (Turning the parallel advanced functions on might slow language
switching.)

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