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Printing and Using the Utilities Printing (Linux) This section provides information on printing with the filter. To print, specify the printer registered with /etc/printcap as the output destination. Printing From Linux To print to the default printer: If the printer is registered as the default printer, the name of the printer can be shortened and specified as shown in the following example. % lpr filename To print to other printers: To print to a printer named dell3100cn, type as follows. % lpr -Pdell3100cn filename To select a paper tray for printing: To select a paper tray, you need to define a printer which uses the desired tray by using a .dellpsdefault3100cn file in your home directory. After setting the .dellpsdefault3100cn file, you can print using the command. % lpr -Ptray2 filename About /usr/local/dellbin3100cn/.dellpsdefault3100cn: This is the file for system default settings when using various utilities via /etc/printcap. Hereinafter, it is referred to as the default command option setting file. Method: To define a printer named a4d which prints on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on, follow the following steps. Procedure: 1. Register the printer a4d with /etc/printcap. Linux (LPRng): /etc/printcap.local or /etc/printcap a4d:\ :bk:\ :bkf:\ :lpd_bounce=true:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/a4d:\ :af=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/a4d.acct:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/log:\ :rm=PrinterHostName:\ :rp=ps:\ :if=/usr/local/dellbin3100cn/dellpsif_a4d: 2. Log on as the root account and create the symbolic links for dellpsif_a4d of IF Filter for printing on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on. # ln -s /usr/local/dellbin3100cn/dellpsif /usr/local/dellbin3100cn/dellpsif_a4d 3. Add the following descriptions to the default command option setting file that specifies the user defined commands of the dellpsif_a4d of IF Filter. /usr/local/dellbin3100cn/.dellpsdefault3100cn dellpsif_a4d -IA4 -D 4. When the printer name a4d is specified, printing can be done on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on.

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Printing and Using the Utilities
Printing (Linux)
This section provides information on printing with the filter.
To print, specify the printer registered with
/etc/printcap
as the output destination.
Printing From Linux
To print to the default printer:
If the printer is registered as the default printer, the name of the printer can be shortened and specified as shown in the following example.
To print to other printers:
To print to a printer named
dell3100cn
, type as follows.
To select a paper tray for printing:
To select a paper tray, you need to define a printer which uses the desired tray by using a
.dellpsdefault3100cn
file in your home directory. After
setting the
.dellpsdefault3100cn
file, you can print using the command.
About
/usr/local/dellbin3100cn/.dellpsdefault3100cn
:
This is the file for system default settings when using various utilities via
/etc/printcap
. Hereinafter, it is referred to as the
default command option
setting file
.
Method:
To define a printer named
a4d
which prints on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on, follow the following steps.
Procedure:
1.
Register the printer
a4d
with
/etc/printcap
.
Linux (LPRng):
/etc/printcap.local or /etc/printcap
2.
Log on as the root account and create the symbolic links for
dellpsif_a4d
of IF Filter for printing on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on.
3.
Add the following descriptions to the default command option setting file that specifies the user defined commands of the
dellpsif_a4d
of IF Filter.
/usr/local/dellbin3100cn/.dellpsdefault3100cn
4.
When the printer name
a4d
is specified, printing can be done on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on.
% lpr
filename
% lpr -Pdell3100cn
filename
% lpr -Ptray2
filename
a4d:\
:bk:\
:bkf:\
:lpd_bounce=true:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/a4d:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/a4d.acct:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/log:\
:rm=PrinterHostName:\
:rp=ps:\
:if=/usr/local/dellbin3100cn/dellpsif_a4d:
# ln -s /usr/local/dellbin3100cn/dellpsif /usr/local/dellbin3100cn/dellpsif_a4d
dellpsif_a4d -IA4 -D