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Parallel Menu
Use the Parallel Menu to define how the printer handles communications over the
parallel attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from
the Parallel Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value in the table indicates the factory
default.
Notes:
1. To select a new value, press the Continue/Enter key when the value is displayed
in the message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value in the
message display area, indicating that it is now active.
2. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read
“Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 10 and “Navigating Menus” on page 12
before continuing.
PARALLEL
MENU ITEM
VALUE Description
PERSONALTY AUTO*
PCL
PS
Specifies how the printer treats jobs it receives over the parallel
attachment.
AUTO—the printer determines if the data stream is PCL5e or
PostScript and handles it accordingly. This is the
recommended value.
PCL—the printer treats all data streams as PCL5e.
PS—the printer treats all data streams as PostScript. This
option appears only if the PostScript SIMM is installed.
BI-DI ON*
OFF
Turns bi-directional communications over the parallel attachment
on or off.
ON—the printer receives and sends messages to the host.
OFF—the printer receives messages from the host, but does
not send messages back.
PORT TMEOUT nnn Specifies how many seconds the printer waits for data before it
determines there is no more data to receive for the job. The
printer then checks other attachments for jobs, if other
attachments are installed. The valid range is 5 to 300 seconds.
The default value is 15 seconds.
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