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Chapter 3: Menus
Parallel Menu
The Parallel Menu changes settings affecting jobs sent to the
printer via a parallel interface port.
When you select Parallel Menu from the operator panel, Std Par-
allel appears on the second line of the display. Press
Select
if
you want to change the settings listed in the following table for
the standard parallel port.
If you have an optional parallel port installed, select Parallel
Menu, and then press
Menu>
or
<Menu
to scroll to Parallel Opt 1
or Parallel Opt 2. When the correct option is displayed, press
Select
to view the menu items listed in the following table.
Parallel Menu
Menu item Values
PCL SmartSwitch Off
On*
Setting PCL SmartSwitch On lets the printer examine the data on the parallel interface
connection and select PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.
If both
PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set Off, the printer uses the language
specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If only one SmartSwitch setting is set
Off, the printer uses the language that has its SmartSwitch setting set On as the default.
PS SmartSwitch Off
On*
Setting
PS SmartSwitch On lets the printer examine the data on the parallel interface
connection and select PostScript 3 emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.
If both PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set Off, the printer uses the language
specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If only one SmartSwitch setting is set
Off, the printer uses the language that has its SmartSwitch setting set On as the default.
NPA Mode
(Network Printing
Alliance)
On
Off
Auto*
NPA is a mode of bidirectional communication that follows the conventions defined in
Network
Printing Alliance Protocol, A Printer/Host Control Specification
Developed by the NPA
.
NPA mode requires special processing of the print data. If NPA Mode is set On, the data
received must be in NPA format. If not, it is rejected as bad data. If
NPA Mode is set Off, the
printer does not perform any NPA processing. If NPA Mode is set to Auto, the printer examines
the data to determine the format and then processes it in either format.
The NPA Mode setting in the Parallel Menu applies only to the parallel interface connection.
Note:
Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the printer.
*Factory default