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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 2
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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 Adding or removing a user from the administrative group 17 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 4
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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 5
Normal user or administrator...34 Default settings for the program or queue...34 Related topics...35 Troubleshooting 36 The print queue ...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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 6
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or no banner 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 printing, print and hold, duplex, or paper size. • Job submission graphical interface-Users can use the command lexlp - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 8
users cannot add or remove print queues. For more 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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 9
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, and then - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 10
when the installation is complete. 10 Run the following setup script to complete the installation: # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 11
to complete the installation: # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software plug-ins available. For more information, see - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 12
file. a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.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 package file. # gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 13
specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software can also type the names of the printer drivers package you want to remove from the command line. For more information, see the - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 14
AIX system, remove the menu links by running the 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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 15
printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line by typing: # lexprint The program has two modes: User browser. 4 Click Next. Paper Size You can set the default paper size for all print jobs. Note: Changing the default paper size does not affect the - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 16
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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 17
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 with permissions and perform administrative tasks. Users who are not part of this group can only change - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 18
function searches for printers on an IPv4 network. f Select the device from the list. g Click OK. h Make any necessary changes to the available the following from the command line: For physical devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -f device -t type For network devices: # /usr/lexprint/ - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 19
that contains the 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 language is automatic - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 20
this queue. Specify additional printer options so that paper from the second tray is used and jobs are duplexed against the long edge of the paper. # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkqueue -d mydevice -q myqueue -p 10LT63x -l automatic -o "paper_tray=tray2 duplex=long_edge" Changing the print queue status There - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 21
-click the print queue icon. 3 Select the appropriate Properties menu item. 4 Change the settings. 5 Click OK. How you change the properties determines which print jobs are affected. • If you open the printer driver as a normal user, your changes are saved in your home directory and apply to all - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 22
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 at the time you create the queue. You can also change or modify a printer queue class from the command line. To add a queue to a new or existing class, - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 23
queues to be removed, and then click . Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group You can add a print queue to My Printers or another printer group either by dragging a printer from the main window onto a printer group or by using the Group Manager tool. 1 Right-click a group name - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 24
a specific group: 1 Right-click the group name. 2 Click Delete. To delete multiple groups: 1 Right-click All Printers. 2 Select Delete Group. 3 Select the groups you want to delete. 4 Click Remove. Note: You cannot remove the My Printers or All Printers groups. Printing from the command line There - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 25
lexopts:duplex=long_edge" my_report.ps Printing a file 1 Right-click the print queue, and then select Print File from the menu. 2 From the 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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 26
to the right of the option changes to show how the printed page will look. 1 From the Properties dialog box, click Setup. 2 Choose the number of page images you want to print on the same sheet of paper. 3 Click OK. Note: Not all printers support the multiple-page feature. Check the documentation - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 27
are only supported by the PCL emulation printer language. Changing the Lines Per Page setting Some applications do not have page settings or print settings capability, or they do not let you change the number of printed lines on a sheet of paper. You can adjust the number of printed lines on - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 28
jobs. • Select Confidential if you want to hold your jobs in the buffer of the printer until a personal identification number (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. The - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 29
program arguments are: • file • user • host • queue • message • paper • locale All the arguments are strings and should be enclosed in double quotes (" ") if they contain spaces. The data output by your banner program should be readable by the selected printer emulation. For example, PCL emulation - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 30
also remove a virtual device from the 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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 31
install new plug-ins for added device support. The Plugin Manager utility can be run from the printer driver or the command line. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are - Lexmark Optra T610 | 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 T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 33
the job prints. For more information, see "Printing from the command line" on page 24. Note: You can also use the lexlp user permissions. Only administrators have the ability to add or remove queues. Do I need the root password to add or remove a print queue? No, but you must open the printer driver - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 34
the printer driver as an administrator. 2 From the main window, right-click the print queue icon. 3 Clear the Enabled check box. Normal user or user and do not have permissions to add or remove queues. Can I change the settings (such as duplex or input trays) of the queue ? Yes, you can change the - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 35
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 the volume of printers available on a system connected to a large network. What is the difference between - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 36
status. Make sure the queue is enabled. • Check the printer connection. If you are connected 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 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 37
page. - 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 work. You can activate TCP/IP from the printer control panel - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 38
correct the problem. - Re-enable the queue with the printer drivers. - Remove all print jobs from the queue, and then re-enable the queue. - Verify the virtual device selection in the queue. - Create a new virtual device, and then change the queue to point to the newly configured - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 39
in the list of attachments on the setup page. • 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 for the print server and printer driver to work. You can do this from the - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 40
to the system - How the queue is configured - What applications, if any, are involved • If this is a network printer, and the problem is sending data to the printer, determine the print server firmware level. Enter the following on the command line, and then press Enter: # finger info@hostname - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 41
or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in later editions. Improvements or changes in the products or the programs described may be made at any time. For Lexmark technical support, visit support.lexmark.com. For - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 42
user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must include the following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by the Apache Software INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 43
met: 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright user documentation provided with the redistribution and/or in the software itself an acknowledgement equivalent to the following: "This product includes software TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 44
. Software that resides in the print server; also called microcode. The version of the firmware. The connection device between the LAN and other equipment, such as computers. Name used to identify a network printer or computer. A card installed inside a printer to connect the printer to the network - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 45
much of the paper will be covered with text. A function of the printer driver that allows the user to specify the number of lines to be printed on a page. This number works with the lines per inch setting to increase or decrease the font size. A computer network located on a user's premises within - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 46
uninstall software packages. The state of a print queue when the user is not able to use the lp or lpr command to submit print requests. A command line program that removes virtual devices. The system administration utility on HP-UX. A command line program that sends data to a TCP/IP network printer - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 47
virtual device X client X server X Window System XON/XOFF A plain-text password mechanism used to authenticate queries to agents of managed network devices on a weekly basis. In order to prevent others from using your network printer, change the community name for the printer from the standard word - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 48
mode 34 installing 8 opening 15 printing from 25 removing 13 troubleshooting 39 user mode 34 printer group 35 adding print queues 23 creating 23 removing 24 printing collating copies 26 duplex 26 from the command line 24 from the printer driver 25 multiple copies 26 multiple-pages on one sheet 26 - Lexmark Optra T610 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 49
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 17
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