Menu functions > 28

PS Setup

Network
Protocol

ASCII/

RAW

Specifies PS communication protocol mode of data from 
NIC port.
(In RAW mode, Ctrl-T is invalid). PS models only.

Parallel
Protocol

ASCII

/RAW

Specifies PS communication protocol mode of data from 
Centronics port.
(In RAW mode, Ctrl-T is invalid). PS models only.

USB
Protocol

ASCII/

RAW

Specifies PS communication protocol mode of data from 
USB port.
(In RAW mode, Ctrl-T is invalid). PS models only.

PCL Setup

Font Source

Resident

Specifies the location of PCL default font.

Font 
Number

I0 ~

 I90

Sets the PCL font number.
The valid range of this variable changes depending on the 
FONT SOURCE setting at the time. If the default font is 
set for FONT SOURCE, the number starts at 0. If it is not, 
the number starts at 1. The maximum value is equal to 
the number of fonts installed in FONT SOURCE.

Font Pitch

99.9 CPI
~

10.00 CPI

~
0.44 CPI

Width of the PCL default font in characters per inch (CPI). 
Default font is fixed-pitch, scalable font.
The value of pitch is displayed down to the second 
decimal place.
Displayed only when the font selected in Font No. is a 
fixed-spacing, scalable font.

Symbol Set

PC-8

Sets the symbol set of PCL (see machine operator panel 
for complete list).

A4 Print 
Width

78 column

80 column

Sets the number of characters for A4 paper.
Auto LF.
This is for 10-CPI characters when Auto CR/LF Mode is set 
to OFF.
This menu is enabled only when A4 paper is selected in 
the menu that sets the print width of A4 paper in portrait 
orientation.
Usually, such A4 paper print width is set slightly narrower 
than 8 inches (about 7.93 inches).
This setting cannot print 80 10-cpi characters (only prints 
up to 78 10-cpi characters). 80 characters set at A4 Print 
Width widen the right and left margins.
A PCL command selects or selects/deselects Auto CR/LF 
mode.

White Page 
skip

On/

Off

Sets whether to eject a page without any data to print 
(blank page) upon reception of FF command (OCH) in PCL 
Mode. OFF: Ejecting.

CR Function

CR

/CR+LF

Sets action when CR code is received in PCL.
CR: Carriage Return
CR+LF: Carriage Return and Line Feed

LF Function

LF/

LF+CR

Sets action when LF code is received in PCL.
LF: Line Feed
LF+CR: Line Feed and Carriage Return

Print Margin

Normal

1/5 inch
1/6 inch

Sets a non-printable area of paper.
The width of the area along the right and left sides of 
paper (left and right sides depend on paper orientation).
NORMAL: PCL emulation compatible, approximately 1/
4~1/4.3INCH (depending on paper) is outside the 
printable area.

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