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3-26 Printer Operation
I/O Menu
Items in the I/O (input/output) Menu affect the communication
between the printer and the computer.
Table 3-11. I/O Menu
Item Values Explanation
I/O TIMEOUT=15
5
to
300
Select the I/O timeout period in seconds. (I/O
timeout refers to the time, measured in seconds,
that the printer waits before ending a print job.)
This setting allows you to adjust timeout for best
performance. If data from other ports appear in
the middle of your print job, increase the timeout
value.
Press [– Value +] once to change settings by
increments of 1, or hold down [– Value +] to
scroll by increments of 10.
I/O BUFFER=AUTO AUTO
ON
OFF
Allocate memory for I/O buffering.
AUTO
: The printer automatically reserves
memory for I/O buffering. Additional
configurations are not required and the
I/O BUFFER SIZE
menu item does not
appear.
ON
: The
I/O BUFFER SIZE
item appears (see
below). Specify the amount of memory to be
used for I/O buffering.
OFF
: I/O buffering is not performed and the
I/O BUFFER SIZE
item does not appear.
When the I/O buffer setting is changed, any
downloaded resources (such as fonts or
macros) will need to be downloaded again,
unless they are stored on an optional hard disk
or flash DIMM.
I/O BUFFER SIZE=
100K
10K
and up This item appears only when
I/O BUFFER=ON
.
Specify the amount of memory for I/O buffering.
The maximum amount of memory available for
I/O buffering is determined by the amount of
memory installed in the printer, the languages
installed in the printer, and by other memory
allocations that must be made.
Press [–Value +] to change settings by
increments of 10 (up to 100 KB) or by
increments of 100 (above 100 KB).