Lexmark Optra N model 245 Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 2
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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 Adding or removing a user from the administrative group 17 Creating virtual devices...17 Before - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 4
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 utility ...31 Installing plugins from the printer driver...31 Removing plugins from the printer driver...31 Using the Plugin Manager utility from - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 5
Default settings for the program or queue...34 Related topics...35 Troubleshooting 36 The print queue is empty but my document did 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 6
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an IP Subnet or Range. • Print subsystem integration-Printer drivers integrate with the native Print subsystem to work with existing page, so users do not need to specify those options. • Printer options support-Users have the ability to access several printer-specific options such as multiple-page - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 8
information, see "Changing an administrative group name" on page 16. Note: If you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris, install the printer drivers on the print server to access the printer driver management features. Supported operating systems Make sure you are running one of the - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 9
finding more space, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded printer software package in the /tmp directory - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 10
about finding more space, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 11
more information about finding more space, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Download the printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Install the package file: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 12
environment variable to the openwin directory. 4 Install the package file. a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. b Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 13
requires the files to be in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with the installation of printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can remove the printer drivers package using the utilities in the table - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 14
to remove some directories manually. To see if any directories remain after removing all the packages, check the directory where you installed the printer drivers. By default, the printer drivers are installed in either of the following locations: • Solaris /opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /var/spool - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 15
supported when running the application as a "root" user. Print Drivers Setup There are six basic options you can set from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. Note: The Print Drivers group name" on page 16. Web Browser In order to view the help files for Print Drivers you must specify the web - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 16
Next. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows 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 16 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 17
lexmark/setup.lexprint Solaris and HP-UX # /opt/lexmark /setup.lexprint IBM AIX # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Adding or removing a user from the administrative group Users who are part of the administrative group can open the printer driver page 16. Remove Open the printer driver. 2 Click - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 18
an IP Address/Host Name, go to step h on page 18. If you clicked "Search to locate an IP address," continue with step c on page 18. c From the Search Network Printer dialog box, search by Subnet [-t type] Note: For more details regarding this command, type mkdevice -h from the command line. 18 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 19
driver devices" on page 17. 3 Click Next. model number of your printer. Example: You want to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. You locate the line matching this printer from supported_printers and it looks like this: Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 20
language notes • All printer types support "raw" as the language type. This makes the print queue a pass-through queue. This means the print job is sent to the printer without any - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 21
queue is disabled. To change the status of a print queue within the printer driver: 1 Right-click the print queue. 2 Select or clear the appropriate Enabled the printer does not support, the printer ignores the unsupported settings. For example, the Printer Type may support an optional duplex unit. - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 22
the alias describes it as "duplex." Users can then use "Bldg_4_Room1" or "duplex" as the print queue name when printing. Note: Printer aliases are supported only on Linux platforms with the LPRng print subsystem enabled. If you want to modify the aliases of a queue, you need to recreate the print - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 23
# /usr/lexprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -r class1 Note: After the last queue has been removed from a class, the class is removed automatically. Creating a class 1 Access Printer Classes. 2 Select Create a New Class. 3 Enter the name of the new class. Adding to a class 1 Access Printer Classes. 2 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 24
3 Click to add the print queues to the group. Note: To remove a print queue from the Selected Print Queue column, select the print queues to be removed, and then click . Removing a printer group To delete a specific group: 1 Right-click the group name. 2 Click Delete. To delete multiple groups: 1 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 25
browser dialog, select the file. 3 If you want to change the printing preferences for this job only, click Preferences. Note: Unless your printer supports Direct Image or an ImageQuick card SIMM, only PostScript emulation, PCL emulation, and ASCII text files can be printed in this manner. 4 Click - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 26
installed in order to print on both sides of the paper. Check the documentation that came with the printer to determine if this option is supported. If you have an optional duplex unit installed in your printer, you can specify duplex printing by indicating the binding edge you want to use - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 27
and prints 66 lines on a letter-size piece of paper. Defining the printable area when printing text files 1 Open the print queue properties. 2 Click Page to fix problems with ASCII text printing. 6 Select the orientation for the print job. 7 Click OK. Note: These settings are only supported by the - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 28
PIN) is entered from the control panel. There is a default PIN for the printer driver; it appears in the Job Information to the right of the Print and Hold options confidential pin_no=pin" file_name Note: Not all printers support the Print and Hold feature. See the printer documentation to determine if - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 29
Creating custom banner pages You can write a program that generates customized banner pages from your print queues. Creating customer banner pages does not automate any printer administration, but it can make it easier to find your print jobs at the printer. Writing a banner program You can create - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 30
command line using the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/rmdevice -d device_name Changing a print queue to print to a different printer 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select Change Device. 4 Select a device from the Device Manager table. If you do not see your - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 31
latest device support from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click instructions on your screen to complete installation. After installation, you may be required to restart the application for changes to take effect. Removing plugins from the printer driver - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 32
Installing plug-ins # /usr/lexprint/bin/plugin_manager -i plugin_file Listing installed plug-ins # /usr/lexprint/bin/plugin_manager -l Removing plug-ins # /usr/lexprint/bin/plugin_manager -r plugin_name 32 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 33
virtual devices and print queues from the command line. For more information, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 17 and "Creating a print queue" on page 19. What is the command line submission GUI, and how does remove a print queue? No, but you must open the printer driver as an administrator. 33 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 34
and system settings, and how do they work? When you open the print driver as a normal user, and you change the settings of a particular queue, information, see "Adding or removing a user from the administrative group" on page 17. Default settings for the program or queue I am a normal user and do - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 35
print queues to make them manageable for a user. There are two default printer groups in the printer driver: All Printers and My Printers. My Printers is a subset of All Printers the user selects to organize type after creation? No. You must re-create the queue with the appropriate printer type. 35 - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 36
Troubleshooting The print queue is empty but my document did not print Make to the printer over a network - Verify the proper device is selected in the virtual device. - See "The printer driver is unable to find the network printer" on page 39. - Try using the Print utilities to print directly to - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 37
If a network-related message appears on the control panel, see "Additional problems" on page 40. - Make sure TCP/IP is activated on the print server. The protocol must be active in order for the print server and Print Drivers to - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 38
queue is Enabled and Accepting jobs after you correct the problem. - Re-enable the queue with the printer drivers. - Remove all print jobs from the queue, and print HTML, graphics, or PDFs on a printer that does not support these formats, you need to print them through an application that converts - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 39
driver problems" on page 40. • Make sure TCP/IP is activated on the print server. The protocol must be active for the print server and printer driver supplied to the printer driver is the same as My printer model is not Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to encounter printing problems due to - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 40
make sure you read through the symptoms covered in this troubleshooting section to help you diagnose the problem. • Before calling Customer Support, gather the following information: - What version of the printer driver is being used - What operating system and version is being used - What printers - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 41
programs described may be made at any time. For Lexmark technical support, visit support.lexmark.com. For information on supplies and downloads, visit www.lexmark.com. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can contact Lexmark by mail: Lexmark International, Inc. Bldg 004-2/CSC 740 New Circle - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 42
provided that the following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 43
provided that the following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 44
for the same print queue. A printer language option for printers that support both PostScript and PCL emulation printer languages. This option gives users the on a network using TCP/IP protocol. See Local Area Network. Any portion of a LAN that operates independently of, but is connected to - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 45
Area job. A function of the printer driver that allows the user to specify A function of the printer driver that allows the user to within a limited geographical area. A command line long. A UNIX service that lets administrators configure A function of the printer driver that allows you to store - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 46
send_serial send_usb SMIT A "staging area" used to store print is printed from within the printer driver to test the communication between the the next available printer. The model name of the printer connected the print queue. Raw data can contain coding that is interpreted by the printer. Linux - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 47
virtual device must match the community name selected in the print server. A segment of a network that is connected to a larger network. A local area network is sometimes referred to as a local subnet. The administration tool used on the AIX operating system. A UNIX program used for archiving files - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 48
33 creating print queues 19 creating virtual devices 18 printing from 24 CUPS 39 Customer Support, contacting 40 D default settings 34 Device Manager 17 duplex printing 26 H holding print jobs 28 hostname troubleshooting 38 I installing printer drivers before installing 8 finding space 13 on Debian - Lexmark Optra N model 245 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 49
is empty but document did not print 36 printer driver is unable to find network printer 39 U UNIX using 7 UNIX system requirements 35 user mode 34 V virtual devices changing 29 creating from the command line 18 creating using the Device Manager 17 network options 35 removing 30 required information
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