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System Configuration Menu
This menu adjusts general printe r settings to suit the way you 
prefer to work.
Notes:
Factory default settings are shown in 
bold.
Settings with a dagger (†) only appear when the 
appropriate option  is installed.
  
ItemsSettingsExplanation
POWER SAVE 
DELAY TIME 5
 
15  
30   
60  
240
minutes Adjusts the idling time before the 
printer automatically switches into 
power saving mode. In this mode 
power consumption is reduced to a low 
level required to just keep the printer 
operating and ready to receive data. 
When a job is sent the printer will 
require a warm-up time of up to 1 
minute before printing can begin.
PERSONALITY AUTO  
PCL  
IBM PPR III XL  
EPSON FX  
PS3 
EMULATION This item selects which industry 
standard emulation your printer should 
use. When set to AUTO, incoming data 
is examined and the correct emulation 
is automatically selected each time a 
print job is received.
PARA  
PS-PROTOCOL RAW
 
ASCII    Selects PostScript data format for 
parallel port.
USB PS 
PROTOCOL RAW
   
ASCII Selects PostScript data format for USB 
port.
NET PS 
PROTOCOL RAW
   
ASCII Selects PostScript data format for 
network port.
CLRABLE 
WARNING ONLINE
    
JOB When ONLINE, non-critical warnings, 
such as requests for a different paper 
size, can be cleared by pressing the 
ON 
LINE  button. When set to JOB, they 
are cleared when the print job resumes.
AUTO 
CONTINUE ON
 
OFF    Determines whether or not the printer 
will automatically recover from a 
memory overflow condition.
MANUAL 
TIMEOUT OFF
 
30  
60   
seconds Specifies how many seconds the printer 
will wait for paper to be fed before 
cancelling the job.
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WAIT TIMEOUT 5~ 40~300, 
OFF
seconds Specifies how many seconds the printer 
will wait when received data pauses 
before forcing a page eject. In 
PostScript Emulation mode the job will 
be cancelled if timeout occurs.
LOW TONER CONTINUE  
STOP Specifies whether the printer should 
continue printing even after a low toner 
condition is detected.
JAM RECOVERY ON   
OFF Specifies whether the printer should 
perform jam recovery after a paper jam 
has occurred. 
If ON, the printer will 
attempt to print again any pages lost 
due to a paper jam once the jam has 
been cleared.
ERROR REPORT ON    
OFF    If ON, the printer will print error details 
when a PostScript Emulation error 
occurs.
ItemsSettingsExplanation
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PCL Emulation Menu
This menu controls settings  effective when the printer is 
operating in PCL emulation mode.
Notes:
Factory default settings are shown in 
bold.
Settings with a dagger (†) only appear when the 
appropriate option  is installed.
  
ItemSSettingsExplanation
FONT SOURCE RESIDENT / 
DIMM0 /   
DIMM1 / 
DOWNLOADED Specifies the location of the PCL default 
font. Normally this will be INTERNAL 
unless additional font
s are installed in 
the expansion ROM slot or additional 
fonts have been downloaded to RAM as 
permanent fonts.
FONT No. I0/ C001 / 
S001 Sets the current default font number 
from the currently selected source, 
which could be internal (I), ROM slot 
(C) or downloaded (S).
FONT PITCH 10.00CPI +/-   Sets the pitch in Characters per Inch in 
increments of .01CPI
SYMBOL SET PC-8  PCL symbol set. If the font source and 
number are changed to one which does 
not support the selected symbol set, 
this must be changed to an available 
symbol set for that font.
A4 PRINT 
WIDTH 78 COLUMN
  
80 COLUMN Sets the number of columns subject to 
Auto LF with A4 paper in PCL. This is 
the value when Auto CR/LF Mode is set 
to OFF with the 10CPI character.
WHITE PAGE 
SKIP OFF
 / ON Selects whether blank pages are 
printed or not.
CR FUNCTION CR / CR+LF Selects whether a received carriage 
return character (0Dh) also causes a 
line feed.
LF FUNCTION LF / LF+CR Selects whether a received line feed 
character (0Ah) also causes a carriage 
return.
PRINT MARGIN NORMAL   
1/5 INCH    
1/6 INCH   Sets the non-printable page area. 
NORMAL is PCL compatible.
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TRUE BLACK OFF / ON Selects whether black image data is 
printed using black toner (ON) or 100% 
CMY (OFF). (Valid in PCL emulation 
mode only.)
PEN WIDTH 
ADJUST ON
/OFF
TRAY ID# 1~ 4~59
5   Tray 2
4   MP TRAY 
ItemSSettingsExplanation
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PPR Emulation Menu
This menu controls settings  effective when the printer is 
operating in PPR emulation mode.
Notes:
Factory default settings are shown in 
bold.
Settings with a dagger (†) only appear when the 
appropriate option  is installed.
    
ItemSettingsExplanation
CHARACTER 
PITCH 10 CPI
; 
12 CPI; 17 CPI;   
20 CPI; 
PROPORTIONAL Specifies character pitch in IBM PPR 
emulation.
FONT 
CONDENSE 12CPI - 
20CPI
; 12CPI - 
12CPI Specifies 12CPI pitch for Condense 
Mode.
CHARACTER 
SET Set 1; 
Set 2   Specifies a character set.
SYMBOL SET IBM 437 Specifies a symbol set.
LETTER 0 STYLE Disable; 
Enable Specifies the style that replaces 9BH 
with letter o and 9DH with a zero
ZERO 
CHARACTER Normal
; 
Slashed Sets the zero to be slashed or 
unslashed.
LINE PITCH 6 LPI; 8 LPI Specifies the line spacing.
WHITE PAGE 
SKIP OFF
 / ON Selects whether blank pages are 
printed or not.
CR FUNCTION CR / CR+LF Selects whether a received carriage 
return character (0Dh) also causes a 
line feed.
LF FUNCTION LF / LF+CR Selects whether a received line feed 
character (0Ah) also causes a carriage 
return.
LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN; 
136 COLUMN Specifies the number of characters per 
line.
FORM LENGTH 11 Inch; 
11.7 Inch    
12 Inch Specifies the length of paper.
TOF POSITION 0.0 INCH -  
1.0 Inch Specifies the distance of print from the 
top edge of the paper.
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LEFT MARGIN 0.0 Inch -  
1.0 Inch Specifies the distance of print from the 
left hand edge of the paper.
FIT TO LETTER Disable;  Enable   Sets the printing mode that can fit print 
data, equivalent to 11 inches (66 lines), 
in the LETTER-size printable area.
TEXT HEIGHT Same; Diff Sets the height of a character.
SAME: Regardless of CPI, same height
DIFF: As CPI, character heights vary.
Cont Paper 
Mode On, 
Off  
ItemSettingsExplanation
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FX emulation
This menu controls settings  effective when the printer is 
operating in FX emulation mode.
Notes:
Factory default settings are shown in 
bold.
Settings with a dagger (†) only appear when the 
appropriate option  is installed.
  
ItemSettingsExplanation
CHARACTER 
PITCH 10 CPI
; 
12 CPI; 17 CPI; 
20 CPI; 
PROPORTIONAL Specifies character pitch in this 
emulation.
CHARACTER 
SET Set 1; 
Set 2   Specifies a character set.
SYMBOL SET IBM 437   Specifies a symbol set.
LETTER 0 STYLE Disable; 
Enable Specifies the style that replaces 9BH 
with letter o and 9DH with a zero
ZERO 
CHARACTER Normal
; 
Slashed Sets the zero to be slashed or 
unslashed.
LINE PITCH 6 LPI; 8 LPI Specifies the line spacing.
WHITE PAGE 
SKIP OFF
 / ON Selects whether blank pages are 
printed or not.
CR FUNCTION CR / CR+LF Selects whether a received carriage 
return character (0Dh) also causes a 
line feed.
LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN; 
136 COLUMN Specifies the number of characters per 
line.
FORM LENGTH 11 inch;  11.7 inch; 
12 inch Specifies the length of paper.
TOF POSITION 0.0 inch -  
1.0 inch Specifies the distance of print from the 
top edge of the paper.
LEFT MARGIN 0.0 inch -   
1.0 inch Specifies the distance of print from the 
left hand edge of the paper.
FIT TO LETTER Disable;  Enable   Sets the printing mode that can fit print 
data, equivalent to 11 inches (66 lines), 
in the LETTER-size printable area.
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TEXT HEIGHT Same; Diff Sets the height of a character.
SAME: Regardless of CPI, same height.
DIFF: As CPI, character heights vary.
Cont Paper 
Mode On, 
Off  
ItemSettingsExplanation
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Parallel Menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s Parallel data 
interface.
Notes:
Factory default settings are shown in 
bold.
Settings with a dagger (†) only appear when the 
appropriate option  is installed.
  
ItemSettingsExplanation
PARALLEL ENABLE / 
DISABLE Enables or disables the parallel port.
BI-
DIRECTIONAL ENABLE
 / 
DISABLE ENABLE/DISABLE the bi-directional 
capability of the parallel interface.
ECP ENABLE / 
DISABLE
ACK WIDTH NARROW / 
WIDE /MEDIUM
ACK / BUSY 
TIMING ACK IN BUSY
 / 
ACK WHILE 
BUSY
I-PRIME DISABLE / 
3µsec/50µsec
OFFLINE 
RECEIVE ENABLE / 
DISABLE
  
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USB menu
This menu controls the operat ion of the printer’s USB data 
interface.
Notes:
When you have changed any  settings in the USB MENU, 
turn the printer OFF, then ON again.
Factory default settings are shown in 
bold.
    
ItemSettingsExplanation
USB ENABLE / 
DISABLE  ENABLES / DISABLES the USB port.
SOFT RESET ENABLE /  DISABLE   Enables or disables the SOFT RESET 
command.
SPEED 12 /  480 Mps Selects the interface speed.
OFFLINE 
RECEIVE ENABLE / 
DISABLE
  OFFLINE RECEIVE.
SERIAL NUMBER ENABLE / 
DISABLE   Specifies whether to ENABLE or 
DISABLE a USB serial number.
The USB serial number is used to 
identify the USB device connected to 
your PC.
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