HP qms 1660 User Manual

Interfaces

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Printer Configuration

Setting Parallel Interface Parameters

Use the Administration/Communications/Parallel menu to set the par-
allel interface values used for printer-host communications.

Data Bits

Sets the number of data bits transmitted per character. 

Default Job Priority

Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the 
interface through which they are received, when jobs are received 
simultaneously. In other words, you can give jobs received via the 
parallel interface priority over jobs received via the LocalTalk and 
serial interfaces.

Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent 
and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if 
you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the 
printable ASCII range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol 
value through PostScript operators.

Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Print 
jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enable binary communications protocol. Print jobs 
can alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the 
printable ASCII range also prints. 

Binary Fixed—Enable binary communications protocol. Print 
jobs can not alter this value through PostScript operators. Data 
in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Normal

Administration/Communications/Parallel/Data Bits

7 Bits, 8 Bits

8 Bits

Administration/Communications/Parallel/Def Job Prio

001-100 (highest-lowest priority)