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3–15Configuring the Printer
Configuration Menus
The printer provides the following “main level” configuration menus:
• Config. Control. These options allow you to save, print, load, delete,
name, and reset entire sets of configuration parameters.
• Active Emulation. This menu allows you to select the PGL or VGL
emulation from the menu if IGP, PCL5, or LP+ is installed.
• Mode. This menu allows you to configure the options which are available
for the current operating (active) emulation. For example, if LinePrinter+
is the active emulation, options can be configured using this menu.
• Host Interface. These options allow you to select either the Serial
RS–232, Serial RS–422, Centronics® parallel, Dataproducts® parallel,
Ethernett
, IEEE
® 1284 parallel, Auto Switching, Coax, or Twinax
interface for the printer (which must match the interface cabling you
installed while setting up your printer, described in Chapter 2). This menu
also allows you to configure several parameters for each interface.
• Ethernet Params. This option allows you to view and change the IP
Address, Gateway Address, and Subnet Mask. The Mac Address may
also be viewed.
• Paper Control. These options allow you to select page length and
width.
• Printer Control. These options allow you to select several operating
parameters for the printer, such as the speed at which paper will advance
when slewing.
• Maintenance/Miscellaneous. these options provide miscellaneous
functions such as printing a hex dump, selecting a display language,
setting the key lock, and choosing whether the printer will power up in off
line or on line mode.
• Font Memory. This option allows you to store different kinds of fonts in
various amounts.
• Diagnostics. These options include the diagnostic tests, system
memory, and the statistics of the printer.
The following pages show the configuration menus and describe the options.