## Using the Parallel menu

Notes:

- Printer settings selected from a program or printer driver override default settings.
- Options and settings may vary depending on the printer.

Menu item | Description | Settings
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PCL SmartSwitch | Configures whether the printer automatically switches to PCL emulation when a print job received through the parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language Note: On is the default setting. | On Off
PS SmartSwitch | Configures whether the printer automatically switches to PostScript emulation when a print job received through the parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language Note: On is the default setting. | On Off
Advanced Status | Specifies whether bidirectional communication through the parallel port is enabled or disabled Note: On is the default setting. | On Off
Honor Init | Specifies whether the printer honors hardware initialization requests from the computer Note: Off is the default setting. | On Off
Protocol | Specifies the speed of information transmitted to the printer through the parallel port Notes:

- Fastbytes is the default setting. Your computer must support the Fastbytes mode in order for the printer to receive information at this speed.
- When Standard is set, the printer receives information at a normal transmission rate.

Standard

Fastbytes

Parallel Buffer | Configures the size of the parallel input buffer to meet system needs Notes:

- Auto is the default setting. The printer automatically calculates the parallel buffer size.
- The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off. To maximize the range for the parallel buffer size, disable or reduce the size of the serial, infrared, LocalTalk, and USB buffers.
- Changing the Parallel Buffer menu item automatically resets the printer.

Auto

3K to maximum size allowed