Parallel menuThis menu appears only if an optional parallel card is installed.Menu item DescriptionPCL SmartSwitchOnOffSets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job receivedthrough a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer languageNotes:• On is the factory default setting.• When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.• When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PostScript emulation if PSSmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in theSetup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.PS SmartSwitchOnOffSets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job receivedthrough a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer languageNotes:• On is the factory default setting.• When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.• When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PCL emulation if PCL SmartSwitchis set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu ifPCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.NPA ModeOnOffAutoSets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectionalcommunication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocolNotes:• Auto is the factory default setting.• Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menuscauses the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.Parallel BufferDisabledAuto3K to Sets the size of the parallel input bufferNotes:• Auto is the factory default setting.• The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on thedisk are printed before normal processing is resumed.• The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in 1K increments.• The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer,the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.• To increase the maximum size range for the Parallel Buffer, disable or reducethe size of the USB, serial, and network buffers.• Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menuscauses the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.Understanding printer menus114
