The Effect of Bit Switch 8-3 on Host Printing with User Code Authentication
This page explains the difference between the default configuration of the device and the effect of enabling Bit Switch 8-3.
If a GW device is running User Code Authentication to restrict color printing and the host system does not add the necessary commands to the print job, the default configuration is for a job that does not include the PJL SET DATAMODE command to be aborted. However, if Bit Switch 8-3 is enabled, a job that does not include the PJL SET DATAMODE command is forced to print in black and white instead.
Flow charts illustrating the process of the Bit Switch 8-3 settings in more detail are included in the sections below.
Default Configuration: Bit Switch 8-3 not enabled (Set to 0)
In the following flow chart, the lines and comments in Red represent the processing path of a host system’s print job in a default case:
(*1) In a PS job, the command is RCsetdevicecolor, and devided by its value, (gray) or (cmyk).
(*2) In a PS job, the command is {setuserinfo}.
Bit Switch 8-3 Enabled (Set to 1)
Bit Switch 8-3 changes the way a GW device handles the PJL SET DATAMODE (or RCsetdevicecolor) command. With Bit Switch 8-3 enabled, any job which does not include such a command is forced to print out in B/W.
In the following flow chart, the lines and comments in Blue represent the processing path of a host system job:
(*1) In a PS job, the command is RCsetdevicecolor, and devided by its value, (gray) or (cmyk).
(*2) In a PS job, the command is {setuserinfo}.