Lexmark 22Z0000 User Manual page 122

Parallel [x] menu
Menu item
PCL SmartSwitch
On
Off
PS SmartSwitch
On
Off
NPA Mode
Auto
On
Off
Parallel Buffer
Auto
3KB to [maximum size allowed]
Disabled
Job Buffering
Off
On
Auto
Description
Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received
through a serial port requires it, regardless of the default printer language
Notes:
•
On is the factory default setting.
• When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses
PostScript emulation if PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer
language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received
through a serial port requires it, regardless of the default printer language
Notes:
•
On is the factory default setting.
•
When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses
PCL emulation if PCL SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language
specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional
communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol
Notes:
•
Auto is the factory default setting.
•
Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus
causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Sets the size of the parallel input buffer
Notes:
•
Auto is the factory default setting.
•
Disabled turns off job buffering. Any print jobs already buffered on the printer
hard disk are printed before normal processing resumes.
•
The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in 1-KB increments.
• The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer,
the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.
•
To increase the maximum size range for the Parallel Buffer, disable or reduce the
size of the USB, serial, and network buffers.
•
Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus
causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Temporarily stores print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing
Notes:
• Off is the factory default setting.
•
On buffers print jobs on the printer hard disk.
• Auto 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 then updated.
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