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Linux printing

[Note]

Some features may not be available depending on models or options. It means that the features are not supported.

Printing from applications

There are a lot of Linux applications that allow you to print using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any such application.

  1. Open the document to print.

  2. Open the File menu and click Page Setup (Print Setup for someapplications).

  3. Choose your paper size, orientation, and makesure that your machine is selected. Click Apply.

  4. Open the File menu and click Print.

  5. Select your machine to print.

  6. Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages to print.

  7. Change other printing options in each tab, if necessary.

  8. Click Print.

    [Note]

    Automatic duplex printing may not be available depending on models. You can alternatively use the lpr printing system or other applications for odd-even printing (see Features by model).

Printing files

You can print text, image, pdf files on your machine using the standardCUPS directly from the command line interface. The CUPS lp or lpr utility allows you to do that. You can print these files by using below command format.

"lp -d <printer name>-o<option> <file name>"

Please refer to lp or lpr man page on your system for more details.

Configuring Printer properties

Using the Printer properties window provided by the Printers configuration, you can change the various properties for your machine as a printer.

  1. Open the Unified Driver Configurator.

    If necessary, switch to Printers configuration.

  2. Select your machine on the available printers list and click Properties.

  3. The Printer properties window appears.

    The following five tabs display at the top of the window:

    • General: Allows you to change the printer location and name. The name entered in this tab displays on the printer list in Printers configuration.

    • 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 must re-configure the machine port in this tab.

    • Driver: Allows you to view or select another machine driver. By clicking Options, you can set the default device options.

    • Jobs: Shows the list of print jobs. Click Cancel job to cancel the selected job and select the Show completed jobs check box to see previous jobs on the job list.

    • 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.

  4. Click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer properties window.