User`s guide

After your optional network interface is correctly installed, PS
Protocol appears on the optional network interface menu.
PS Protocol (default normal; range normal, normal fixed, binary,
binary fixed)
Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for
communicating over an optional network interface to
a PostScript printer. See appendix F, “Additional
Technical Information,” for more information.
Normal Enables standard, ASCII hex proto-
col. 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 AS-
CII range. Print jobs can alter the PS
protocol value through PostScript op-
erators.
Normal
Fixed
Enables standard, ASCII hex proto-
col. Print jobs can not alter this value
through PostScript operators.
Binary Enables binary communications pro-
tocol. Print jobs can alter this value
through PostScript operators. Data in
the printable ASCII range also prints.
Binary
Fixed
Enables binary communications pro-
tocol. Print jobs can not alter this
value through PostScript operators.
Data in the printable ASCII range also
prints.
Centronics to Dataproducts Conversion
Your printer is shipped with a Centronics parallel port, but a kit for
converting it to Dataproducts is available from your vendor.
Make sure you have all the parts necessary for the conversion. The
Dataproducts conversion kit includes the following:
Chapter 8
Printer Options 8-44