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Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating
over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer.
Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol
Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol.
Choices
Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is
recommended if you do not print binary data. It was
designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print
jobs can change this setting through PostScript
operators.
Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex
protocol. Print jobs cannot change this setting through
PostScript operators.
Binary—Enables binary communications protocol
(BCP). Print jobs can change this setting through
PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range
also prints.
Binary Fixed—Enables binary communications protocol
(BCP). Print jobs cannot alter change this setting
through PostScript operators. Data in the printable
ASCII range also prints.
Default Normal
See chapter 5, "Additional Technical Information," for a
Notes
full discussion of PS Protocol.
For information on options and defaults found in this menu, see chap-
ter 2, "Printer Configuration," in the QMS CrownNet System Adminis-
trator's Guide .