Dell 5530/dn Mono Laser Printer User Manual

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Menu item

Description

Job Buffering

Off
On
Auto

Temporarily stores jobs on the printer hard disk before printing
Notes:

Off is the factory default setting.

The Off setting does not buffer print jobs to the printer hard disk.

The On setting buffers jobs on the printer hard disk.

The Auto setting buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data

from another input port.

Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus

causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

Advanced Status

On
Off

Enables bidirectional communication through the parallel port
Notes:

On is the factory default setting.

The Off setting disables parallel port negotiation.

Protocol

Standard
Fastbytes

Specifies the parallel port protocol
Notes:

Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most

existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting.

The Standard setting tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.

Honor Init

On
Off

Determines whether or not the printer honors printer hardware initialization

requests from the computer
Notes:

Off is the factory default setting.

The computer requests initialization by activating the Init signal from the

parallel port. Many personal computers activate the Init signal each time the

computer is turned on.

Parallel Mode 2

On
Off

Determines whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge

of strobe
Notes:

On is the factory default setting.

This menu appears only if a standard or optional parallel port is available.

Mac Binary PS

On
Off
Auto

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs
Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.

The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.

The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.

Parallel With ENA

ENA Address
ENA Netmask
ENA Gateway

Sets the network address, netmask, or gateway information for an external print

server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable.
Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print

server through a parallel port.

Understanding printer menus

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