User`s guide

Configuring the
EtherTalk Protocol
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Printer Interface Configuration
Notes Conventional—When Conventional is selected, if more than
one printer has the same name, -1 is added to the second
printer, -2 to the third printer, and so on (for example,
QMS2425 and QMS2425-1).
If you’re using MultiFinder and have background printing
turned on, the PrintMonitor program spools each print job
on the start-up disk (Spool folder in the System Folder)
before sending it to the printer. Because of this, your
Macintosh is not tied up while the job is printing. See the
Macintosh System Software User's Guide for complete
information. A single printer name is displayed in the
Chooser.
Spooling—When Spooling is selected, the printer name is
displayed in the Chooser as QMS xxxx -SPOOLER, where
xxxx
is the printer’s model number. If more than one printer
has the same name, -1 is added to the second printer, -2 to
the third printer, and so on (for example, QMS2425-
SPOOLER and QMS2425-1-SPOOLER).
If you’re using MultiFinder, make sure background printing
is turned off when using the Spooling option. Otherwise,
the print job will be spooled twice, once on the Macintosh
start-up disk and once on the printer, before it is printed.
Both—When Both is selected, both the Conventional and the
Spooling printer names are displayed in the Chooser, and
users can print to “both printers” at the same time.
» Note:
Both requires more printer memory than either
Conventional or Spooling alone. If only one of these
options is needed, select that one alone for better
printer performance.