Interface Connection; Parallel Menu Selections - Lexmark Optra S1625 User Manual

Using Your Printer

Parallel Menu Selections

Menu Item
PCL SmartSwitch
PS SmartSwitch
NPA Mode
* Factory Default
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Using the Operator Panel and Menus
The following menu items set the configuration of the parallel

interface connection.

Values and Functions of the Menu Items
Off
On*
Setting PCL SmartSwitch On lets the printer examine the data on the
parallel interface connection and select PCL emulation if the data indicates
that is the printer language.
If both PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set Off, the printer
uses the language specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If
only one SmartSwitch setting is set Off, the printer uses the language that
has its SmartSwitch setting set On as the default.
Off
On*
Setting PS SmartSwitch On lets the printer examine the data on the
parallel interface connection and select PostScript Level 2 emulation if the
data indicates that is the printer language.
If both PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set Off, the printer
uses the language specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If
only one SmartSwitch setting is set Off, the printer uses the language that
has its SmartSwitch setting set On as the default.
On
Off
Auto*
NPA is a mode of bidirectional communication that follows the Network
Printing Alliance Protocol, A Printer/Host Control Specification Developed by the
NPA. This mode requires the printer to perform special processing of the
data. The NPA Mode setting under the PARALLEL MENU item only
applies to the parallel interface connection.
If NPA Mode is set On, the data received must be in NPA format. If not, it is
rejected as bad data. If NPA Mode is set Off, the printer does not perform
any NPA processing. If NPA Mode is set to Auto, the printer examines the
data to determine the format and then processes it in either format.
Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the printer.