Automatic interface selection- Page 54

3. Driver and Software

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Automatic interface selection

This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that is turned on by default. This lets it automatically 
change the interface to IEEE 1284 parallel,  USB, or Ethernet depending on which interface is receiving data.
When you use the parallel interface, you can turn the high-speed and bi-directional parallel communications 
on or off by using the control panel buttons to access 

PARALLEL

 in the 

INTERFACE

 menu. (See 

Menu table

on page 56.) Since the default setting is on for the automatic interface selection mode, simply connect the 
interface cable to the printer. Always turn off both your computer and printer when connecting or 
disconnecting the cable.

Note

This function takes a few seconds to work. If you want to speed up printing, choose the required interface 
manually by using the control panel to access 

SELECT

 in the 

INTERFACE

 menu.

If you typically use only one interface, we recommend that you choose that interface in the 

INTERFACE

 menu. 

If only one interface is chosen, the printer will allocate the entire input buffer to that interface.