5.2 Setting the Common Menus 103
Setting Item Description
Port Status Sets whether to enable or disable the parallel port at printer start-up.
• [Enable] (default)
• [Disable]
Note
• After changing this setting, reboot the printer.
Print Mode Sets the method of processing data (print language).
• [Auto] (default)
After receiving data from a computer, the printer automatically detects its
print language and processes the data accordingly. (See *1 on P. 132.)
• [ESC/P], [PDF], [PS], [PCL]
After receiving data from a computer, the printer processes the data with the
selected print language.
•[HexDump]
Allows you to view data received from a computer by printing it in ASCII
codes (hexadecimal format). (See *3 on P. 132.)
Note
• [PS] appears only when the PostScript software kit (optional) is installed.
Adobe Protocol Sets the PostScript communication protocol.
•[Auto]
Automatically detects the PostScript communication protocol.
• [Standard]
Select this when the communication protocol is in ASCII format.
•[BCP]
Select this when the communication protocol is in binary format.
• [TBCP] (default)
Select this when the communication protocol are both in ASCII and binary
formats and switches between the two using control codes.
•[Binary]
Select this when no special processing is required for data.
Note
• [Adobe Protocol] appears only when the PostScript software kit (optional) is
installed.
• Select an appropriate option according to the data format specified on your
print driver.
• [Adobe Protocol] is valid only when printing in PostScript.
• After changing this setting, reboot the printer.
Bi-directional Sets whether to enable bi-directional parallel communication (IEEE1284).
• [Enable] (default)
• [Disable]
Note
• After changing this setting, reboot the printer.
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