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Table of Contents
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1. Installing PPD Files
2. Configuring Printers in CUPS
2.1 Define your printer using the CUPS Web Interface
2.2 Define your printer using the CUPS command line
3. Print using CUPS command line print options
4. Known Issues
4.1 Localization.
4.2 Printing text files with Red Flag 6.0 and Redhat 5.0.
4.3 Printing text files with Linpus 9.6.
4.4 Printing using Print and Hold option and Fax option.
4.5 Printing using Custom paper sizes.
4.6 Printing via the Commandline on OS with CUPS 1.4 and higher.
4.7 Printing on OS with CUPS 1.1 and below.
4.8 Printing PDF file on Fedora OS with CUPS 1.4.3 and higher.
4.9 Printing borderless PS files with fit-to-page through command-line i
n RHEL 6
4.10 Possible solution for a print output that is clipped.
4.11 Printing files with Mirror option activated
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1. Installing PPD Files
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See Readme-Install.txt for installation directions.
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2. Configuring Printers in CUPS
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-----------------------------------------------------2.1 Define your printer using the CUPS Web Interface.
-----------------------------------------------------1. Open a Web Browser and access the CUPS Administration Page by
using the following URL and select continue.
http://localhost:631/admin
When prompted for username, use root and root's password. On
SuSE systems, you'll need to create an account with lppasswd
and use this account instead of root.
2. Select 'Add Printer', enter a queue name in the Name field
and select continue.
3. Select 'AppSocket/HP JetDirect' for the Device type and enter
the following Device URI and select continue.
socket://printer_hostname:9100
Replace 'printer_hostname' with the Printer's Hostname or IP

Address.
4. Choose 'Lexmark' from the Make list followed by your printer
model from the Model list and select Continue.
If you intend to send fax from your computer using your fax-capable
printer, choose either the Fax or PostScript variant of the printer
model you are installing and select Continue. This is only available
for OSes with CUPS 1.4 or later.
This will create the printer queue. After the print queue
has been created, you can set the queue defaults, by selecting
'Printers' and 'Configure Printer'.
----------------------------------------------------2.2 Define your printer using the CUPS command line.
----------------------------------------------------1. Create the queue with the lpadmin command.
# lpadmin -p queue_name -v socket://printer_hostname:9100 \
-P /usr/share/cups/model/Lexmark_PPD/Lexmark.ppd
or
# lpadmin -p queue_name -v socket://printer_hostname:9100 \
-P /usr/share/ppd/Lexmark_PPD/Lexmark.ppd
2. Enable the queue and set the queue to accept print jobs.
If the version of your CUPS is lower than 1.2
# /usr/bin/enable queue_name
# /usr/sbin/accept queue_name
If you are using CUPS version 1.2 onward.
# /usr/sbin/cupsenable queue_name
# /usr/sbin/accept queue_name
Notes:
a. Replace queue_name with your actual queue name.
b. Replace printer_hostname with the printer's hostname or IP Address.
c. Replace 'Lexmark.ppd' with the appropriate
PPD filename. See the following directory for available PPDs.
/usr/share/cups/model/Lexmark_PPD
or
/usr/share/ppd/Lexmark_PPD
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3. Print using CUPS command line print options
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A list of supported print queue options can be access by typing:
# lpoptions -p queue_name -l

Find the property name and value that you would like to change and
add it to the lp print command.
# lp -d queue_name -o property_name=property_value file_name
For example, if you have a printer queue (lab_printer) that is currently
set to print only single-sided pages, and you need to print a two-sided
report, you can specify the change on the command line.
First, determine if the printer queue supports the feature(s) you want
to use (in this case, two-sided or duplex printing), and enter the
appropriate command. For this example, you would type:
# lpoptions -p lab_printer -l
The lpoptions output would then include:
Duplex/Duplex: *None DuplexNoTumble DuplexTumble
Find the property name and value that controls duplexing:
Duplex=DuplexNoTumble
Type:
# lp -d lab_printer -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble my_report.ps
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4. Known Issues (Some issues may not be applicable to your printer)
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----------------4.1 Localization.
----------------Localization is only supported on CUPS 1.2 or higher.
Localization was tested using CUPS version 1.3.x
---------------------------------------------------------4.2 Printing text files with Red Flag 6.0 and Redhat 5.0.
---------------------------------------------------------When printing of text files with CUPS in Red Flag 6.0 and Redhat 5.0,
make sure that the Paper Size setting in CUPS PPD is the same with the
setting in the Printer.
----------------------------------------4.3 Printing text files with Linpus 9.6.
----------------------------------------When printing text file with CUPS in Linpus 9.6, make sure that the
said text file was saved using UTF-8 encoding.
The said text file's encoding can be checked or changed using Text Editor
application's File->Save As. The following are the steps:
1) Launch Text Editor located at the Start menu's Accessories
2) Go to Text Editor's menubar and choose File->Save As
3) In the Save As dialog that was launched, look for the Character Coding
dropdown list. The said dropdown list will show what the encoding
of the said text file is.
4) To change the encoding of the said text file to UTF-8, simply choose

from the said dropdown list the UTF-8 option and click the Save button.
Another option to check or change the encoding of a text file is via the
Terminal.
To check the encoding of the said text file, simply type the command below
in the Terminal:
file FILENAME_OF_TEXT_FILE
e.g.
file sample.txt
To change the encoding of the said text file, simply type the command below
in the Terminal:
iconv -f ORIGINAL_ENCODING_OF_TEXT_FILE -t NEW_ENCODING_OF_
TEXT_FILE < FILENAME_OF_TEXT_FILE > NEW_FILENAME_OF_
TEXT_FILE
e.g.
iconv -f ISO88592 -t UTF-8 < sample.txt > newsample.txt
--------------------------------------------------------4.4 Printing using Print and Hold option and Fax option.
--------------------------------------------------------Printing using Print and Hold option and Fax option only works via command li
ne
and via CUPS web interface, it doesn't not work via an application.
Also take note that Print and Hold option and Fax option is only supported in
CUPS version 1.4 and higher. Please use PPD file found in GlobalPPD_1.4
directory of the driver package for Print and Hold option and Fax option.
The following are the steps to print using Print and Hold option and Fax opti
on
via CUPS web interface:
1) Launch CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631) via an internet browser
(e.g. Firefox).
2) From the CUPS web interface, go to Printers tab and select the printer
queue where you want to sent Print and Hold or Fax print job.
3) From the said printer queue's Administration dropdown list,
select Set Default Options then select JCL.
The following are the steps to print using Print and Hold option and Fax opti
on
via command line:
1) Launch Terminal.
2) Check available options for Print and Hold option and Fax option by typin
g
the command below in Terminal:
lpoptions -d PRINTER_QUEUE_NAME -l
e.g.
lpoptions -d myprinter -l
3) From the listed options, look for the PnH keyword for Print and Hold opti
ons
and the FaxNumber for Fax options.
4) To sent Print and Hold or Fax print job, type the following command in Te
rminal:
4.1) For Print and Hold (Verify, Repeat, Reserve):

lp -d PRINTER_QUEUE_NAME -o PnH=PRINT_AND_HOLD_OPTION FILE

e.g.
lp -d myprinter -o PnH=Verify sample.txt
4.2) For Print and Hold (Custom.PASSCODE):
lp -d PRINTER_QUEUE_NAME -o PnH=Custom.PASSCODE FILE
where:
PASSCODE is any 4-digit Pin number
e.g.
lp -d myprinter -o PnH=Custom.1234 sample.jpg
4.3) For Fax:
lp -d PRINTER_QUEUE_NAME -o FaxNumber=FAX_OPTION FILE
e.g.
lp -d myprinter -o FaxNumber=Custom.STRING sample.txt
where:
STRING is the fax number
--------------------------------------4.5 Printing using Custom paper sizes.
--------------------------------------When printing using Custom paper sizes, please make sure to do the following
on the actual printer before printing:
1) Go to Paper Menu->Paper Size/Type, one of the trays should be set
to "Universal" paper size. (e.g. set Tray 1 size to Universal)
2) Go to Paper Menu->Universal Setup, set units of measurement,
width, and height to the same as that of the Custom paper to use for prin
ting.
(e.g. If Custom paper to use is Custom.5x7in, printer's Universal setup s
hould
also have inches as the value for its units of measurement, 5 as th
e value
for its width, and 7 as the value for its height)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.6 Printing via the Commandline on OS with CUPS 1.4 and higher.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------When printing via the Commandline on OS with CUPS 1.4 and higher,
user needs to specify the fit-to-page option:
lp -d PRINTER_QUEUE_NAME -o fit-to-page -o PageSize=PAPER_SIZE FILE
where:
PAPER_SIZE is the actual size of the paper where user prints
e.g.
lp -d myprinter -o fit-to-page -o PageSize=Legal sample.txt
-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.7 Printing on OS with CUPS 1.1 and below.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------When printing on OS with CUPS 1.1 and below, please make sure to do the follo
wing:
1) Go to the Printer Configuration/Print Tool menu and select print queue to
be used

2) Click on the Edit button or right-click on the print queue and select Edit
3) Once the edit menu launches, select the Queue Option tab
4) In the Filter Option table at the bottom of the tab, set the given options
below
depending on your desired PageSize.
If Borderless/FullBleed:
page-bottom = 0
page-right = 0
page-left = 0
page-top = 0
If Non-Borderless:
page-bottom = 12
page-right = 12
page-left = 12
page-top = 12
-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.8 Printing PDF file on Fedora OS with CUPS 1.4.3 and higher.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------When Printing PDF file on Fedora OS with CUPS 1.4.3 and higher, please use
an application (e.g. Adobe Reader and Adobe PhotoDeluxe Product brochure).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.9 Printing borderless PS files with fit-to-page through command-line in RH
EL 6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------When intending to print borderless PS files in RHEL 6, either use a compatibl
e
application (e.g. Document Viewer) or print the file through command-line but
without using the 'fit-to-page' option.
(e.g. lp -d queueName -o PageSize=A4.FullBleed file.ps)
----------------------------------------------------------4.10 Possible solution for a print output that is clipped.
----------------------------------------------------------When the print output is clipped, please try to do the following possible
solutions:
1. Specify the fit-to-page option:
a. Through the application that was used when the said clipped output wa
s
encountered.
or
b. Through the commandline using the lp command below:
lp -d PRINTER_QUEUE_NAME -o fit-to-page -o PageSize=PAPER_SIZE FI
LE
where:
PAPER_SIZE is the actual size of the paper where user print
s
e.g.
lp -d myprinter -o fit-to-page -o PageSize=Legal sample.txt
or
2. Specify the scaling option:

a. Through the application that was used when the said clipped outpu
t was
encountered.
or
b. Through the commandline using the lp command below:
lp -d PRINTER_QUEUE_NAME -o scaling=100 -o PageSize=PAPER_SIZE FI
LE
where:
PAPER_SIZE is the actual size of the paper where user print
s
e.g.
lp -d myprinter -o scaling=100 -o PageSize=Legal sample.txt
----------------------------------------------------------4.11 Printing files with Mirror option activated
----------------------------------------------------------When printing files with the LexMirror option activated, there may be cases t
hat
the output is not flipped in a mirror manner. If this happens, use any of the
following
workaround options:
- use the Mirror option instead of LexMirror when printing via commandlin
e.
the option will look like 'Mirror=True'. This option is applicable when
you
are printing via commandline. If you are printing through an applicatio
n,
you need to save the file you intend to print as PDF, then print the fi
le
using the lp command.
e.g. lp -d <printerName> -o Mirror=True <fileName>
- set the Mirror option as default in CUPS web.