Specifying The Device Option - Ricoh Priport DX 4640PD Network Manual

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Specifying the Device Option

With the following options, you can print with specific printer functions.
Configuring the Device Option
The configuration of the print option varies, depending on printing commands.
• rcp
% rcp file_name host_name:option1=value1,...
• ftp
ftp> put file_name option1=value1,...
Host_name is the printer host name. File_name is the file name you want to print.
The device option is specified in the form of " option=value ". For details about
types of device options and values, see the following explanations.
For example, the following settings are for printing with rcp and ftp : feed paper
from paper feed tray, set the printing amount to 3 sets (host_name : nphost,
file_name : file1).
• rcp
% rcp file1 nphost:tray=bypass,copies=3
• ftp
ftp> put file1 tray=bypass,copies=3
Limitation
❒ The optional character strings the printer can recognize contain a maximum
of 512 bytes.
❒ The number of available characters used as options is limited, depending on
operating systems.
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Note
❒ Multiple options must be separated by commas (,). Do not use spaces.
-Using the cd command with ftp
For printing with ftp, if the option is specified using the cd command, it becomes
available whenever the put or mput command is used.
ftp> cd option
Note
❒ The pwd command shows the current option settings.
ftp> pwd
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