HP LaserJet 5100 Printer series - I/O Menu

I/O Menu

Items in the I/O (input/output) Menu affect the communication
between the printer and the computer.

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.

For more information, see page C-6.

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).

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