Dell 3100cn Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 96)

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