Lexmark X952 Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems

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    Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com
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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
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    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 from the printer driver...31 Removing plugins from the printer driver...31
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    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
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    users be more productive. • Print queue and device wizards-Administrators can use wizards to help set up virtual devices and print queues. • Network printer search-The search function makes it easier to find printers in an IP Subnet or Range. • Print subsystem integration-Printer drivers integrate
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    group on your host, you might want to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. Non-administrative 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
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    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, and
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    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
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    , 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-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the
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    and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software plugins available. For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on page 31. Installing on Sun Solaris x86 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 8. 2 Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS
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    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
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    need 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
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    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 Changing an administrative group name" on page 16. Web Browser In order to view the help files for Print Drivers you must specify the web browser you
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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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    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 with permissions and perform administrative tasks. Users who are not part of
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    Note: If you do not know the path, click Browse to look for the path in the file system. d Click Finish. 6 If the printer is a attached to a network: a Enter the device name and description. b Enter the IP Address/Host Name, or click Search to locate the IP address. If you entered an IP Address/Host
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    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. 19
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    can be found by running the lsqueue_opts command. Using the Printer Type as determined in step b on page 19, run the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/lsqueue_opts -f printer_type Example: # /usr/lexprint/bin/lsqueue_opts -f 10LT63x Locate the options and values you want to change and pass
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    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 print jobs you send to the print queue. A special icon appears on
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    "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 Class • Remove Existing Class You cannot remove a queue from a class at the time you create the queue. You can also change or modify a printer queue class
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    of print queues from the available print queues on a UNIX system. You can use the Group Manager tool to add or remove print queues in groups. Creating a printer group You can create a printer group using the Group Manager tool. You can access the New Group Manager dialog box by right-clicking All
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    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 are multiple ways to print from
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    -sided pages, and you need to print a two-sided report. You can specify the change at the command line. 1 Determine if the print queue supports the preferences for this job only, click Preferences. Note: Unless your printer supports Direct Image or an ImageQuick card SIMM, only PostScript emulation,
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    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 came with the
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    of Lines Per Inch. 5 Click OK. Notes: • This feature is only supported by the PCL emulation printer language. • The lines per page and lines per inch numbers work together. • You can select 66 Lines Per Page which deactivates the Lines Per Page and Lines Per Inch settings and prints 66 lines on
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    a job in the printer memory using the printer driver. When you 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
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    printer. Writing a banner program You can create custom banner pages for your queues by writing a program that takes seven positional arguments and prints the banner page on the standard out (stdout). The seven banner program arguments are: • file • user • host • queue
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    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. 2 Right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select Change
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    device support from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 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 The Remove
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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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    "Printing from the command line" on page 24. Note: You can also use the remove print queues? You probably have normal 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
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    print queue icon. 3 Clear the Enabled check box. Normal user or administrator Why are some toolbar icons unavailable and some options missing when I start the printer driver? The printer driver has two levels of access: user mode and administrator mode. The unavailable and missing icons represent
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    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
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    Troubleshooting The print queue is empty but my document did not print Make sure you are sending the proper data to the printer. If you send 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:
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    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 in order for the print server and Print Drivers to work. You can activate TCP/IP from the printer control
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    between the print server and the printer is working correctly. - If the page does not print, check all physical connections. - Make sure the print 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
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    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 Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there
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    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 are involved - How the
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    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
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    /or other materials provided with the distribution. 3 The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must include the DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
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    request (but do not require) that you include in the end-user documentation provided with the redistribution and/or in the software itself an DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
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    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. A standard protocol that specifies how packets
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    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 a limited geographical area
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    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. A command line program that sends
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    managed network devices on a weekly basis. In order to prevent others from using your network printer, change the community name for the printer the printer. Virtual devices, however, are not system devices located in the /dev directory, and other applications cannot send information to a printer
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    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 Print and
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    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 printer driver is unable to find network printer 39 U UNIX using 7 UNIX system requirements 35 user
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