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3 Select the default paper size. Note: The only options available are A4 and Letter. If you do not make a selection, Letter is used as the default. 4 Click Next. Desktop Integration The Desktop Integration option allows you to add Print Drivers to, or remove them from, the menu bar. 1 Click File Œ Setup. 2 Click Desktop Integration. 3 Select the menu integration option you want to use. 4 Click Next. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to print using the Asian Font DIMM. Note: For Linux, this option allows the flexibility to print with or without the Asian Font DIMM. In order to use the Asian Drivers you must enable the Asian Drivers in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for the Asian model. To enable Asian Drivers: 1 Click File Œ Setup. 2 Click Asian Drivers. 3 Select Enable Asian Drivers. 4 Click Next. When you create print queues using Asian Drivers, you must specify a printer with Asian in the model name. For more information about creating print queues, see "Creating a print queue" on page 19. CUPS If you are using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to filter print jobs. In order for jobs to print correctly, you must remove this mime type, allowing the print jobs to filter properly. 1 Click File Œ Setup. 2 Click CUPS. 3 Select Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering. 4 Click Next. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to separate those who have permission to add and remove queues from those who do not. During application setup, you are prompted to provide an administrative group name. The default administrative group on all systems except AIX is "bin." The default administrative group name on AIX is "printq." 16

Section	Page
Contents	3
Learning about the printer drivers	7
Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux	7
Installing the printer drivers	8
Before installing the printer drivers	8
Supported operating systems	8
System requirements	9
Installing on HP-UX	9
Installing on IBM AIX	10
Installing on Red Hat, Red Flag, Linpus, or SUSE Linux	11
Installing on Linspire, Debian, or Ubuntu Linux	11
Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC	11
Installing on Sun Solaris x86	12
Finding space to install the printer drivers package	13
Removing the printer drivers package	13
Removing remaining directories	14
Performing tasks	15
Opening the printer driver	15
Print Drivers Setup	15
Administrative Group	15
Web Browser	15
Paper Size	15
Desktop Integration	16
Asian Drivers	16
CUPS	16
Changing an administrative group name	16
Linux	17
Solaris and HP-UX	17
IBM AIX	17
Adding or removing a user from the administrative group	17
Creating virtual devices	17
Before creating virtual devices	17
Creating virtual devices using the Device Manager	17
Creating virtual devices from the command line	18
Creating a print queue	19
Creating print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard	19
Creating print queues from the command line	19
Changing the print queue status	20
Changing the print queue properties	21
Working with printer aliases	22
Introduction to printer aliases	22
Creating a print queue with an alias	22
Displaying the alias of a print queue	22
Working with printer classes	22
Introduction to printer classes	22
Creating a class	23
Adding to a class	23
Removing a queue from a class	23
Managing printer groups	23
Creating a printer group	23
Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group	23
Removing a printer group	24
Printing from the command line	24
Printing a file	25
Printing a test page	25
Printing a duplex job	26
Printing multiple pages on one sheet	26
Printing multiple copies of a document	26
Changing the orientation of a print job	27
Changing the Lines Per Page setting	27
Defining the printable area when printing text files	27
Using the Print and Hold setting	28
Creating custom banner pages	29
Writing a banner program	29
Using a banner program	29
Changing a virtual device	29
Removing a virtual device	30
Changing a print queue to print to a different printer	30
Removing a print queue	30
Plugin Manager utility (software updates)	31
Using the Plugin Manager utility	31
Installing plugins from the printer driver	31
Removing plugins from the printer driver	31
Using the Plugin Manager utility from the command line	31
Frequently asked questions	33
Command line	33
Print queue management	33
Normal user or administrator	34
Default settings for the program or queue	34
Related topics	35
Troubleshooting	36
The print queue is empty but my document did not print	36
Jobs appear in the print queue for an extended time	36
The print queue does not receive print jobs	37
The print queue is disabled or down	37
The file I sent to the print queue came out as garbage	38
The hostname does not resolve	38
The printer driver is unable to find the network printer	39
My printer model is not listed	39
Jobs are not printing	39
Additional problems	40
Editions and Trademarks	41
Edition notice	41
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS	41
Trademarks	41
Additional Licenses	42
Glossary	44

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Select the default paper size.

Note:

The only options available are A4 and Letter. If you do not make a selection, Letter is used as the default.

Click

Desktop Integration

The Desktop Integration option allows you to add Print Drivers to, or remove them from, the menu bar.

Click

File

Setup

Click

Desktop Integration

Select the menu integration option you want to use.

Click

Asian Drivers

You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to print using the Asian Font DIMM.

Note:

For Linux, this option allows the flexibility to print with or without the Asian Font DIMM.

In order to use the Asian Drivers you must enable the Asian Drivers in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print

queue for the Asian model.

To enable Asian Drivers:

Click

File

Setup

Click

Asian Drivers

Select

Enable Asian Drivers

Click

When you create print queues using Asian Drivers, you must specify a printer with Asian in the model name. For more

information about creating print queues, see “Creating a print queue” on page 19.

CUPS

If you are using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to filter

print jobs. In order for jobs to print correctly, you must remove this mime type, allowing the print jobs to filter properly.

Click

File

Setup

Click

CUPS

Select

Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering

Click

Changing an administrative group name

The printer driver uses UNIX groups to separate those who have permission to add and remove queues from those

who do not.

During application setup, you are prompted to provide an administrative group name. The default administrative

group on all systems except AIX is “bin.” The default administrative group name on AIX is “printq.”