Setting localtalk interface parameters – HP QMS 1660E User Manual

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Setting LocalTalk Interface Parameters

Use the Administration/Communications/LocalTalk menu to set the
LocalTalk interface values used for printer-host communication.

Mode

Enables or disables the communication interface.

Connection

Allows you to enable or disable print spooling.

Menu

Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/Mode

Choices

Enabled—Establish one-way LocalTalk communication from

the host to the printer).

Disabled—Turn off the LocalTalk interface, and the printer

stops accepting LocalTalk interface print jobs.

Default

Enabled

Notes

The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to
take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically
after you save the change and exit from the configuration
menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next
time you manually turn on the printer.

Menu

Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/Connection

Choices

Conventional—Allow one LocalTalk connection and accept

only one print job at a time. If two users send print jobs to
the printer, the workstation belonging to the first user is
unavailable until the first job has been printed, and the
workstation belonging to the second user is unavailable
until both jobs have been printed.

Spool—Allow multiple LocalTalk connections and accept

(spools) more than one print job at a time. Workstations are
available while jobs are printing (if background printing is
enabled in the Macintosh Chooser).

Both—Allow both single and multiple LocalTalk connections.

Default

Conventional

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