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User’s Guide

Operator Panel Menus

Operator Panel

Interface Menu

The Interface menu provides a variety of options for port setup and network configuration.
Items available in this menu are described below

Custom Size Unit

Inches
Millimeters

Inches for 110V
mm for 230V

Set the unit of measurement for the Custom
Paper Size feature.

Edge to Edge

On/Off

Off

Enables a printing to the physical edge of the
paper on all four sides.

Menu Item

Value

Default

Description

Port

Enable or disable operations from any I/O
interface.

Parallel

On/Off

On

Serial

On/Off

On

Network Card 1

On/Off

On

USB

On/Off

On

Parallel Setup

Configure the operation of the parallel
interface.

Interpreter

Auto Switch
PCL
PostScript 3

Auto Switch

Format

Raw
Normal
Binary

Raw

Configures how incoming print jobs are
scanned for special binary control codes.
RAW=no processing
Normal = “Adobe Standard Protocol” (ASP)
Binary = “Binary Control Protocol” (BCP)
When Interpreter setting is Auto Switch and
this setting is Raw, the printer will
automatically determine the control code
method, defaulting to Normal if no codes are
found.

Mode

Bidirectional
Standard

Bidirectional

When set to “Standard”, the parallel port
operates as a standard parallel port with no
bidirectional capabilities. When set to
“Bi-directional”, the parallel port operates in
IEEE-1284 mode, supporting “nibble mode”
and “ECP” bidirectional communications
modes.

Menu Item

Value

Default

Description