I/O Menu Items in the I/O (input/output) Menu affect the communication between the printer and the computer. Table 3-11. I/O Menu Item Values Explanation I/O TIMEOUT=15 5 to 300 Select the I/O timeout period in seconds. (I/O timeout refers to the time, measured in seconds, that the printer waits before ending a print job.) This setting allows you to adjust timeout for best performance. If data from other ports appear in the middle of your print job, increase the timeout value. Press [– Value +] once to change settings by increments of 1, or hold down [– Value +] to scroll by increments of 10. I/O BUFFER=AUTO AUTO ON OFF Allocate memory for I/O buffering. AUTO :
The printer automatically reserves memory for I/O buffering. Additional configurations are not required and the I/O BUFFER SIZE menu item does not appear. ON : The I/O BUFFER SIZE item appears (see below). Specify the amount of memory to be used for I/O buffering. OFF : I/O buffering is not performed and the I/O BUFFER SIZE item does not appear. When the I/O buffer setting is changed, any downloaded resources (such as fonts or macros) will need to be downloaded again, unless they are stored on an optional hard disk or flash DIMM. I/O BUFFER SIZE= 100K 10K and up This item appears only when I/O BUFFER=ON . Specify the amount of memory for I/O buffering.
The maximum amount of memory available for I/O buffering is determined by the amount of memory installed in the printer, the languages installed in the printer, and by other memory allocations that must be made. Press [–Value +] to change settings by increments of 10 (up to 100 KB) or by increments of 100 (above 100 KB). 3-26 Printer Operation