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Monitoring and Configuring the Printer
Note
If you experience any
problems using ECP
mode, switch back to
compatible mode. Only
a parallel connection
can be configured to
use ECP mode.
2. Press the
button repeatedly until
Item
the display. This is the default setting.
Press the
button once to select the parallel interface.
•
+
INTERFACE=PARALLEL
Press the
button again to select the USB interface.
•
+
INTERFACE=USB
Press the
button again to select the FireWire interface.
•
+
INTERFACE=OPTION1
Press the
button again if you have installed the optional Ethernet
•
+
Type B interface card for network connectivity.
INTERFACE=OPTION2
You can use the
+
3. When you have selected the setting you want, press the
save it. Then press the
menu.
Configuring the Parallel Interface
You can use the control panel to change the parallel interface to ECP mode
for faster printing. To use this mode, you must connect a computer directly
to the printer's parallel interface (without a RIP), and the computer must
support ECP mode. See your computer's documentation for details.
Follow these steps to configure the parallel interface:
1. Press and hold the
turn on the printer.
2. Press the
button repeatedly until
Item
on the display. The asterisk (*) indicates that compatible mode (the
default) is selected.
3. Press the
button.
+
parallel interface to ECP mode.
4. Press the
button to save your setting. Then press the
Enter
button to turn the printer off and exit maintenance mode.
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INTERFACE=AUTO*
appears on the display.
appears on the display.
appears on the display.
appears on the display.
or
button to cycle through all four settings.
–
button to exit the Printer Setting
SelecType
button while you press the
Pause
HEX DUMP = PRINT
PARA. I/F=COMPAT*
appears on the display. This sets the
PARA. I/F=ECP
appears on
button to
Enter
button to
Power
appears on the display.
appears
Power
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