HP 8550dn HP Color LaserJet 8550, 8550N, 8550DN, 8550GN, 8550MFP Printer - Use - Page 48

Selecting the Default Printer Personality, To select the parallel advanced function

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To select the parallel advanced function 1 Press MENU until I/O MENU appears on the printer control panel display. 2 Press ITEM until PARALLEL ADV FUNCTIONS = appears on the display. 3 Press -VALUE+ to display ON or OFF. 4 Press SELECT to save the selection. An asterisk (*) appears to the right of the selection. 5 Press GO to bring the printer online. Selecting the Default Printer Personality Select the default printer personality for multi-platform environments, or select a personality if your printer driver does not send the PJL header with the print job. AUTO is the default setting. To select the printer personality 1 Press MENU until CONFIGURATION MENU appears on the printer control panel display. 2 Press ITEM until PERSONALITY appears on the display. 3 Press -VALUE+ until the option you want appears on the display. The available options include the following: • AUTO enables switching by file type or PJL description. This is the default setting and the best setting to maintain all printer capabilities. • PCL selects printer control language (PCL) as the printer personality. • POSTSCRIPT selects the PostScript language as the printer personality. 4 Press SELECT to save the selection. An asterisk (*) appears to the right of the selection. 5 Press GO to bring the printer online. EN Changing Settings in the Printer Control Panel 47

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Changing Settings in the Printer Control Panel
47
To select the parallel advanced function
1
Press
M
ENU
until
I/O MENU
appears on the printer control panel
display.
2
Press
I
TEM
until
PARALLEL ADV FUNCTIONS =
appears on the
display.
3
Press
-V
ALUE
+
to display
ON
or
OFF
.
4
Press
S
ELECT
to save the selection. An asterisk (
*
) appears to the
right of the selection.
5
Press
G
O
to bring the printer online.
Selecting the Default Printer Personality
Select the default printer personality for multi-platform environments,
or select a personality if your printer driver does not send the PJL
header with the print job.
AUTO
is the default setting.
To select the printer personality
1
Press
M
ENU
until
CONFIGURATION MENU
appears on the printer
control panel display.
2
Press
I
TEM
until
PERSONALITY
appears on the display.
3
Press
-V
ALUE
+
until the option you want appears on the display.
The available options include the following:
AUTO
enables switching by file type or PJL description. This is
the default setting and the best setting to maintain all printer
capabilities.
PCL
selects printer control language (PCL) as the printer
personality.
POSTSCRIPT
selects the PostScript language as the printer
personality.
4
Press
S
ELECT
to save the selection. An asterisk (
*
) appears to the
right of the selection.
5
Press
G
O
to bring the printer online.