Lexmark Monochrome Laser Complete Printer Reference (1.7 MB) - Page 77

Network Menu (continued) Menu item NPA Mode Network Buffer * Factory default Printer setting = On = Off = Auto* NPA is a mode of bidirectional communication that follows the conventions defined in Network Printing Alliance Protocol, a Printer/Host Control Specification developed by the NPA. NPA mode requires special processing of the print data. If NPA Mode is set to On, the data received must be in NPA format. If not, it is rejected as bad data. If NPA Mode is set to Off, the printer does not perform any NPA processing. If NPA Mode is set to Auto, the printer examines the data to determine the format and then processes it in either format. The NPA Mode setting in the Network Menu applies only to the network interface connection. Note: Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the printer. = Auto* = 3K to maximum size allowed You can configure the size of the network buffer to meet the requirements of your system. If the limited size of the input buffer is preventing you from continuing work in your application each time you send a job to the printer, you may want to increase the buffer size. The maximum size available for modification depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off. To maximize the range for the Network Buffer size, you can disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, infrared, LocalTalk, and USB buffers. Choose Auto to let the printer calculate the buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting. Note: Changing the Network Buffer setting automatically resets the printer. Changing printer settings 77