HP LaserJet 5100 Printer series - Manual (Page 121)

ENWW
Control Panel Menus B-15
I/O Menu
Items in the I/O (input/output) Menu affect the communication
between the printer and the computer.
I/O Menu
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.
Press [- Value +] once to change settings by
increments of 1, or hold down [- Value +] to
scroll by increments of 10.
I/O BUFFER=AUTO AUTO
ON
OFF Allocate memory for I/O buffering.
AUTO : The printer automatically reserves
memory for I/O buffering. Additional
configurations are not required and the
I/
O BUFFER SIZE menu item does not appear.
ON : The I/O BUFFER SIZE item appears (see
below). Specify the amount of memory to be
used for I/O buffering.
OFF : I/O buffering is not performed and the I/
O BUFFER SIZE item does not appear.
For more information, see page C-6.
I/O BUFFER SIZE=
100K 10K and up This item appears only when I/O
BUFFER=ON . Specify the amount of memory
for I/O buffering. The maximum amount of
memory available for I/O buffering is
determined by the amount of memory installed
in the printer, the languages installed in the
printer, and by other memory allocations that
must be made.
Press [-Value +] to change settings by
increments of 10 (up to 100 KB) or by
increments of 100 (above 100 KB).