Xerox 4505/4505ps User Manual
I n t e r f a c e M e n u
C h a p t e r 3 : U s i n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l
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The
Serial Menu
, a submenu of the
Interface Menu,
Figure 3.13 (page 3-38)
, contains options for configuring the
printer’s serial port.
Figure 3.15 describes each
Serial 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 3.15 Serial Menu options showing factory settings
Option
Setting
Description
Port Enable
Off
On*
Activation of the serial port.
When
On
, the serial port is enabled so that the printer
can receive print jobs through it.
The serial port becomes part of a port polling
sequence that includes all enabled ports. See
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 serial port, you can set
using the serial 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.
incomplete print job and poll the next port in the
polling sequence.
Port Timeout
works in conjunction with
Auto Job
End
(page 3-47).
See
Appendix C: I/O Port Polling
for more
information.
System Language
PCL*
PostScript
†
†
Appears only when the
PostScript option is
installed.
installed.
Page description language (PDL) the printer will use
for print jobs coming through the serial port.
for print jobs coming through the serial port.
When
Lang. Sensing
(page 3-46) is
On
,
System
Language
is used only when the printer cannot
detect the PDL used in the incoming print job.
Serial Menu
Options
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