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    Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com
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    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 Adding or removing a user
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    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
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    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
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    used options as the default, such as duplex 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
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    , see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Set up an administrative user group. During installation, you are asked if you want to change the administrative user group for printer drivers. The default administrative group on all
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    the message, and click OK. 10 During installation, select Logfile to view the installation log. Make sure there are no errors or warnings during installation. Note: If there is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 13
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    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 uncompress the package file: # /opt/freeware/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz 5 Type
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    have enough hard disk drive space in /usr/local to install the printer driver. For 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.deb) from the Lexmark Web site
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    environment variable by typing the following on the command line: # env | grep OPENWINHOME If you do not get a response, you must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable to the openwin directory. 4 Install the package file. a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86
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    that appear on the screen. • To accept the defaults, press Enter. • To answer yes/no questions, type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter. • When a message appears telling you the installation was successful, type q to quit. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package
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    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/unix_prt_drivers • HP-UX /opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /usr/spool/lp/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers • Linux /usr/local
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    browser from the list. If your web browser is not listed, you can browse to the location of the web 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 existing print queues. 1 Click File ΠSetup. 2 Click
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    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
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    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 their personal settings and maintain their printer groups. User settings are stored in the user
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    or Subnet. e Click Search. Note: The Search 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 options. i Click Next. j If you entered an external print server IP Address or Host Name, select the appropriate
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    Click Next. 4 Enter the printer name and description. 5 Select the printer type. 6 Click Next. 7 Select the printer languages the queue will accept. 8 Click Properties to change the settings for the print queue. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 9 Click Next
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    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 queue modification. • The Automatic language type lets you set the language type to be automatic, pcl, or ps. If
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    options installed. If you select an option the printer does not support, the printer ignores the unsupported settings. For example, the Printer Type may support an optional duplex unit. However, if a duplex unit is not connected to the printer, your print job prints on one side of the paper. 21
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    "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 can also change or modify a printer queue class from the command line. To add a queue to a new or existing class, type the following command:
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    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
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    You cannot remove the My Printers or All Printers groups. Printing from the command line There are multiple ways to print from the command line: • You can print using the print queue defaults. If you are printing from Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with CUPS, type the following at the command
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    the change at the command line. 1 Determine if the print queue supports the feature you want to use (in this case, duplex printing), and type the appropriate command. # /usr/lexprint/bin/lsqueue_opts -q lab_printer The screen then reads: duplex none (default) short_edge long_edge printer setting
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    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 that
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    orientation. Note: These settings 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
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    are ready to print the job, access the printer control panel menus to select the held job you want to print. 1 Open the print queue properties. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 2 Click Print and Hold. 3 Select the type of print and hold setting you want to
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    a banner program When you have written your custom banner program, you must configure your print queue to use it. 1 Open the print queue properties. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 2 Click Banner. 3 Clear the Default Banner check box. 4 Enter the name of
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    message appears if you try to remove a device that has queues associated with it. You can 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
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    installed plug-ins. If there are no plug-ins listed, you can download the latest device support from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File ΠSoftware Update. 2 Select Install. 3 Select a plugin from the directory. A confirmation dialog appears. It
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    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
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    appears. From this dialog, you can customize the print properties for this particular print job before the job prints. For more information, see "Printing from the command line" on page 24. Note: You can also use the lexlp in applications such as Mozilla. Replace the existing lp command with the
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    group" on page 17. Default settings for the program or queue I am a normal 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 settings for a particular print queue, and those settings are saved
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    icon, I see the Web page for some printers. Why does it not appear for others? The page is available only for network-connected printers. It is not be available for printers connected by a parallel, serial, or USB connection. Can I change a print queue's printer type after creation? No. You must
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    device. - See "The printer driver is unable to find the network printer" on page 39. - Try using the Print utilities to print directly to the printer. Example: send_network -f /etc/hosts hostname Replace hostname with the appropriate hostname of the printer. If this prints, recreate the virtual
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    is properly installed and enabled. To check this, print a setup page for the printer. The print server should appear 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
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    you 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 virtual device
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    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
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    is attached 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
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    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 information on supplies and downloads, visit www.lexmark.com. If you don't have access to the Internet
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    Software Foundation. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS
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    following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this at http://www.jdom.org/images/logos. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
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    print server allows network connectivity of a parallel or serial printer. 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
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    how 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
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    , such as network print servers) that takes information from a print queue and sends it to a printer. See internal print server and external print server. A page stored on the print server that contains information about that server. A page that is printed from within the printer driver to test the
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    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 "public." This breaks many tools used to print and manage the printer
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    29 C collating copies 26 command line 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
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    T test page, printing 25 text files, printing 27 troubleshooting file sent to print queue came out as garbage 38 hostname does not resolve 38 jobs appear in print queue for extended time 36 my printer driver is not listed 39 print queue does not receive print jobs 37 print queue is disabled or down
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems
2008
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