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The Parallel Menu , a submenu of the Interface Menu ,
Figure 3.13 (page 3-38) , contains options for configuring the
printer’s bidirectional parallel port.
Figure 3.14 describes each Parallel Menu option. Factory
settings are boldfaced and followed by an asterisk ( * ). See
“Setting a Menu Option” (page 3-10) for the steps to find and
change a setting, or refer to the Document Services for
Printing Guide to use the RUI to change settings.
Figure 3.14 Parallel Menu options showing factory settings
Option Setting Description
Port Enable Off
On*
Activation of the parallel port.
When On , the parallel port is enabled so that the
printer can receive print jobs through it.
The parallel port becomes part of a port polling
sequence that includes all enabled ports. See
Appendix C: I/O Port Polling for information.
When Off , the port is disabled so no communication
occurs through this port with the host. If you are not
using the parallel port, you can set
Port Enable Off .
Port Timeout 5-999 secs ( 30* ) Time interval for determining when to end an
incomplete print job and poll the next port in the
polling sequence.
Port Timeout works in conjunction with Auto Job
End (page 3-43).
See Appendix C: I/O Port Polling for more
information.
System Language PCL*
PostScript †
† Appears only when the
PostScript option is
installed.
Page description language (PDL) the printer will use
for print jobs coming through the parallel port.
When Lang. Sensing (page 3-42) is On , System
Language is used only when the printer cannot
detect the PDL used in the incoming print job.
Parallel Menu
Options
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