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Paper size, Printing modes – Toshiba 255 User Manual

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4 PRINTING FROM UNIX/Linux

118 Printing from an Application

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Paper Size

The current paper size can be specified using the following options.

If this option is not specified, the printer’s default value will be used.
Example: The command to specify the A4 paper size is “lp -d -o a4 ”.

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Printing Modes

The printing mode can be selected using the following options.

If this option is not specified, the printer’s default value will be used.
A private printing job requires the user to enter a password with a maximum number of 63 characters long.
Character lengths longer than 63 will be clipped to 63.
The following characters are invalid, but no type checking is carried out.
” & ’ ( ) ; < > ˆ ` | ~ @ # % * !

Option Value

Alternate Value

Description

letter

lt
LT

Select letter size paper.

A4

a4

Select A4 size paper.

legal

lg
LG

Select legal size paper.

statement

st
ST

Select statement size paper.

ledger

ld
LD

Select ledger size paper.

folio

folio-japan

Select folio size paper.

A3

a3

Select A3 size paper.

A5

a5

Select A5 size paper.

A6

a6

Select A6 size paper.

B4

b4
b4-jis
B4-JIS

Select JIS B4 size paper.

B5

b5
b5-jis
B5-JIS

Select JIS B5 size paper.

computer

co
CO

Select computer size paper.

legal13

lg13
LG13

Select LG13inch size paper.

sq85

letter-square

Select SQ8.5inch size paper.

postcard

Select postcard size paper.

8K

8k

Select 8K size paper.

16K

16k

Select 16K size paper.

Option Value

Alternate Value

Description

normal

Process as a normal print job.

proof

Process as a proof print job.

private=din

Process as a private print job. The din is up to a 63-digit
(between 1 to 63) password.

hold

Process as a hold print job.

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