Making Printer Settings Using the Control Panel
Host Interface Menu
You can set configurations about network connections and communication
when using parallel connection between the printer and the computer. The
changed configuration holds even if the printer is turned off.
Changing the Host Interface menu
Follow the procedure below to change the I/O Timeout.
A
Press the {Menu} key.
The [Menu] screen appears.
B
Press the {U} or {T} key to display [Host Interface], and then press the {q
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Enter} key.
C
Press the {U} or {T} key to display [I/O Timeout], and then press the {q Enter}
key.
D
Press the {U} or {T} key to select the lead time needed to end a printing op-
eration, and then press the {q Enter} key.
Wait two seconds. The [I/O Timeout] menu appears.
E
Press the {On Line} key.
The initial screen appears.
Host Interface menu parameters
This section explains parameters that can be set on the Host Interface menu.
❖ I/O Buffer
You can select the size of I/O Buffer. Normally it is not necessary to change
this setting.
• 128 KB
• 256 KB
Note
❒ Default: 128 KB
❖ I/O Timeout
You can set how many seconds the printer should wait before ending a print
job. If printing operation is frequently interrupted by data from other ports,
you can increase the timeout period.
• 10 seconds
• 15 seconds
• 20 seconds
• 25 seconds
• 60 seconds
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