Lexmark M412 User Manual
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Chapter 3: Using the Operator Panel and Menus
Parallel Menu
Use the PARALLEL MENU to change settings affecting
jobs sent to the printer through the parallel interface con-
nection. PARALLEL MENU displays as a standard feature
or as an option, and appears as one of the following:
jobs sent to the printer through the parallel interface con-
nection. PARALLEL MENU displays as a standard feature
or as an option, and appears as one of the following:
•
STD PARALLEL
•
PARALLEL OPT 1
PARALLEL OPT 1 is only available if a parallel/USB
interface option card is installed. The following menu
items set the configuration of the parallel interface connec-
tion.
interface option card is installed. The following menu
items set the configuration of the parallel interface connec-
tion.
Parallel Menu
Menu Item
Values
PCL SmartSwitch
Off
On*
On*
If
PCL SmartSwitch
is set to
On
, the printer examines the data on the parallel interface
connection and selects PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.
If both
PCL SmartSwitch
and
PS SmartSwitch
are set to
Off
, the printer uses the language
specified in the
Printer Language
menu as the default. If only one SmartSwitch setting is set
to
Off
, the printer uses the language that has its SmartSwitch setting set to
On
as the default.
PS SmartSwitch
Off
On*
On*
If
PS SmartSwitch
is set to
On
, the printer examines the data on the parallel interface
connection and selects PostScript 3 emulation if the data indicates that is the printer
language.
language.
If both
PCL SmartSwitch
and
PS SmartSwitch
are set to
Off
, the printer uses the language
specified in the
Printer Language
menu as the default. If only one SmartSwitch setting is set
to
Off
, the printer uses the language that has its SmartSwitch setting set to
On
as the default.
*Factory default