Network/Ports menu

Network menu

Menu item	Description
PCL SmartSwitch On Off	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language Notes: 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 PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch On Off	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language Notes: 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 SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
NPA Mode Auto Off	Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol Notes: Auto is the factory default setting Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Network Buffer Auto Disabled	Sets the size of the network input buffer Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. To increase the maximum size range for the Network Buffer, disable the USB buffer. Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Mac Binary PS Auto On Off	Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol. The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
Network Setup Reports Menu Network Card Menu TCIP Menu IPv6 Menu Wireless Menu AppleTalk Menu	Lists all the network setup menus, regardless of the active network of the printer Note: Certain options are not available on selected printer models.

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On
Off

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language

Notes:

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 PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.

PS SmartSwitch

On
Off

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language

Notes:

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 SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.

NPA Mode

Auto
Off

Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting
Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

Network Buffer

Auto
Disabled

Sets the size of the network input buffer

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
To increase the maximum size range for the Network Buffer, disable the USB buffer.
Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.

Mac Binary PS

Auto
On
Off

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.

Network Setup

Reports Menu
Network Card Menu
TCIP Menu
IPv6 Menu
Wireless Menu
AppleTalk Menu

Lists all the network setup menus, regardless of the active network of the printer

Note: Certain options are not available on selected printer models.

USB menu

Menu item	Description
PCL SmartSwitch On Off	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language Notes: 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 the PS Smartswitch setting is On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if the PS SmartSwitch setting is Off.
PS SmartSwitch On Off	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language Notes: 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 the PCL Smartswitch setting is On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if the PCL SmartSwitch setting is Off.
NPA Mode Off Auto	Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. Changing this setting causes the printer to restart.
USB Buffer Disabled Auto	Sets the size of the USB input buffer Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered are printed before normal processing is resumed. The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether the Resource Save setting is On or Off Changing this setting causes the printer to restart.
Mac Binary PS On Off Auto	Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol. The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
ENA Address <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the network address information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.
ENA Netmask <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the netmask information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.
ENA Gateway <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On
Off

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language

Notes:

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 the PS Smartswitch setting is On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if the PS SmartSwitch setting is Off.

PS SmartSwitch

On
Off

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language

Notes:

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 the PCL Smartswitch setting is On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if the PCL SmartSwitch setting is Off.

NPA Mode

Off
Auto

Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
Changing this setting causes the printer to restart.

USB Buffer

Disabled
Auto

Sets the size of the USB input buffer

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered are printed before normal processing is resumed.
The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether the Resource Save setting is On or Off
Changing this setting causes the printer to restart.

Mac Binary PS

On
Off
Auto

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.

ENA Address

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the network address information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

ENA Netmask

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the netmask information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

ENA Gateway

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

Parallel menu

Menu item	Description
PCL SmartSwitch On Off	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language Notes: 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 PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch On Off	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received through a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language Notes: 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 SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
NPA Mode Auto Off	Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
Parallel Buffer Disabled Auto	Sets the size of the parallel input buffer Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on the disk are printed before normal processing is resumed. 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 the USB and network buffers. Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
Advanced Status On Off	Enables bidirectional communication through the parallel port Notes: On is the factory default setting. The Off setting disables parallel port negotiation.
Protocol Fastbytes Standard	Specifies the parallel port protocol Notes: Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting. The Standard setting tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.
Honor Init Off On	Determines whether the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from the computer Notes: Off is the factory default setting. The computer requests initialization by activating the Init signal from the parallel port. Many personal computers activate the Init signal each time the computer is turned on.
Parallel Mode 2 On Off	Determines whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe Note: On is the factory default setting.
Mac Binary PS Auto On Off	Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol. The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
ENA Address <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.
ENA Netmask <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.
ENA Gateway <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable. Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On
Off

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language

Notes:

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 PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.

PS SmartSwitch

On
Off

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received through a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language

Notes:

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 SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.

NPA Mode

Auto
Off

Sets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.

Parallel Buffer

Disabled
Auto

Sets the size of the parallel input buffer

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on the disk are printed before normal processing is resumed.
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 the USB and network buffers.
Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.

Advanced Status

On
Off

Enables bidirectional communication through the parallel port

Notes:

On is the factory default setting.
The Off setting disables parallel port negotiation.

Protocol

Fastbytes
Standard

Specifies the parallel port protocol

Notes:

Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting.
The Standard setting tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.

Honor Init

Off
On

Determines whether the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from the computer

Notes:

Off is the factory default setting.
The computer requests initialization by activating the Init signal from the parallel port. Many personal computers activate the Init signal each time the computer is turned on.

Parallel Mode 2

On
Off

Determines whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Mac Binary PS

Auto
On
Off

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.
The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.

ENA Address

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable

Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.

ENA Netmask

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable

Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.

ENA Gateway

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable.

Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.