Serial <X - Lexmark C770 User Manual

Menu selection Purpose
Mac Binary PS Configures the printer to
process Macintosh binary
PostScript print jobs.
ENA Address Configure ENA Settings.
ENA Netmask
ENA Gateway
Serial <x>
Use this menu selection to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through an optional serial port.
Menu selection Purpose
PCL SmartSwitch Configures the printer so it
automatically switches to PCL
emulation when a print job
received through the serial port
requires it, regardless of the
default printer language.
PS SmartSwitch Configures the printer so it
automatically switches to
PostScript emulation when a
print job received through the
serial port requires it, regardless
of the default printer language.
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.
Using printer menus
Values
On
Off
Auto*
(four field IP address,
factory default 0.0.0.0)
Values
On*
Off
On*
Off
On
Off
Auto*
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Printer processes raw binary
PostScript print jobs from computers
using the Macintosh operating
system.
Note: This setting often causes
Windows print jobs to fail.
Printer filters PostScript print jobs
using standard protocol.
Printer processes print jobs from
computers using either Windows or
Macintosh operating systems.
Shown only if an ENA is attached
over the Parallel port.
On*—The printer examines the data
at the serial interface and selects PCL
emulation if the data indicates that is
the required printer language.
Off—The printer does not examine
the incoming data. The printer uses
PostScript emulation to process the
job if PS SmartSwitch is On, or it uses
the default printer language specified
in the Setup Menu if PS SmartSwitch
is Off.
On*—The printer examines the data
at the serial interface and selects
PostScript emulation if the data
indicates that is the required printer
language.
Off—The printer does not examine
the incoming data. The printer uses
PCL emulation to process the job if
PCL SmartSwitch is On, or it uses the
default printer language specified in
the Setup Menu if PCL SmartSwitch
is Off.
Printer performs NPA processing. If
data is not in NPA format, it is rejected
as bad data.
Printer does not perform NPA
processing.
Printer examines the data to
determine the format and then
processes it appropriately.