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Serial [x] menu – Dell B5465dnf Mono Laser Printer MFP User Manual

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To

Advanced Status

On
Off

Enable bidirectional communication through the parallel port.

Notes:

On is the factory default setting.

Off disables parallel port negotiation.

Protocol

Standard
Fastbytes

Specify the parallel port protocol.

Notes:

Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most
existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting.

Standard tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.

Honor Init

On
Off

Determine if 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

Determine if the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of a
strobe.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Mac Binary PS

On
Off
Auto

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

Auto is the factory default setting.

Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.

On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.

ENA Address

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

Set the network address information for an external print server.

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

ENA Netmask

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

Set the netmask information for an external print server.

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

ENA Gateway

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

Set the gateway information for an external print server.

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

Serial [x] menu

Note: This menu appears only when an optional serial card is installed.

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