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Linux printing
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Printing files
Open the
Unified Driver Configurator
.
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If necessary, switch to
Printers configuration
.
You can print many different types of files on your machine using the standard
Select your machine on the available printers list and click
Properties
.
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CUPS, directly from the command line interface. The CUPS lpr utility allows you
The
Printer Properties
window appears.
to do that, but the driver’s package replaces the standard lpr tool by a much
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more user-friendly LPR GUI program.
The following five tabs display at the top of the window:
To print any document file:
•
General:
Allows you to change the printer location and name. The
name entered in this tab displays on the printer list in
Printers
configuration
.
Enter lpr <file_name> from the Linux shell command line and press
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Enter. The
LPR GUI
window appears.
•
Connection:
Allows you to view or select another port. If you change
the machine port from USB to parallel or vice versa while in use, you
When you type only lpr and press
Enter
, the
Select file(s) to print
must re-configure the machine port in this tab.
window appears first. Just select any files you want to print and click
Open
.
•
Driver:
Allows you to view or select another machine driver. By
clicking
Options
, you can set the default device options.
In the
LPR GUI
window, select your machine from the list, and change
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•
Jobs:
Shows the list of print jobs. Click
Cancel job
to cancel the
the print job properties.
selected job and select the
Show completed jobs
check box to see
previous jobs on the job list.
Click
OK
to start printing.
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•
Classes:
Shows the class that your machine is in. Click
Add to Class
to add your machine to a specific class or click
Remove from Class
to remove the machine from the selected class.
Configuring Printer Properties
Click
OK
to apply the changes and close the
Printer Properties
window.
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Using the
Printer Properties
window provided by the
Printers configuration
,
you can change the various properties for your machine as a printer.
4. Special features
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