Note
When you select features in the Device Settings tab that can be changed, a Change ... Setting dialog box opens in the bottom of the window.
Changes made to the Device Settings tab are not reflected in the Printing Preferences settings until the modified device settings have been applied. For example, the duplexing unit will not appear until you modify the
Device Settings tab, apply the settings, and then re-open Printing Preferences.
The Device Settings tab contains the following categories of options.
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Form to Tray Assignment
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Font Substitution Table
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Installable Options
Form to Tray Assignment
A network administrator can use Form to Tray Assignment to specify the paper size in each paper tray.
Many printers support more than one source of paper, such as upper and lower trays. You can assign a form (which defines the paper size and margins) to each of your printer paper sources. When a form is matched to a source, you can select the form when you print from your software programs. The printer prints from the tray to which that form is assigned.
The Form to Tray Assignment setting allows network administrators to specify, in the driver, the media size that is loaded into each available paper tray. The use of forms constrains the choices that are available in the media-size list on the Advanced tab in the Printing Preferences driver tabs. This constraint prevents (or reduces the likelihood of) tying up the printer with paper-mount messages that occur when users request sizes or types that are not available.
The trays listed in the Form to Tray Assignment setting include standard trays, high-capacity input trays, configurable sized paper trays (XY trays), and envelope feeders. Generally, items that are installed separately have a separate
Installable Options setting. For example, tray 3 on the HP Color LaserJet 3700dtn printer is a high-capacity (500sheet) tray that is listed in both the Form to Tray Assignment setting and the Installable Options setting. The input trays listed here are also listed as paper sources on the Paper/Quality tab.
Font Substitution Table
Clicking this option displays the font substitution table and options for changing the TrueType-to-printer font mapping.
Available PostScript Memory
This control specifies the amount of available PS memory and provides a spin box for changing this value. The available PS memory is a subset of the printer total physical memory. It is usually best to use the default setting, which is determined by your printer manufacturer. The default PS memory setting for the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printers is 5859 KB.
Output Protocol
This control specifies the protocol the printer will use for print jobs. The following options are available:
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ASCII (default)
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TBCP
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Binary
When you click ASCII, data is sent in ASCII format (7-bit), which may take longer to print but can be sent through any
I/O channel, such as a serial, parallel, or network port. When you click TBCP (Tagged Binary Communications
Protocol), all data except special control characters is sent in binary (8-bit) format. The binary formats can be sent over parallel or serial communications ports and are faster than sending data in ASCII format.
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