Printing Method; Printing With Lpr, Lp; Printing With Rsh, Rcp, Ftp - Ricoh AP410 Supplementary Manual

Printing Method

Printing with lpr, lp

Execute one of the following commands according to type of workstation used:
❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ BSD UNIX workstation, Linux
% lpr -Pprinter_name file_name [file_name...]
For example:
The printer name is np, file names are file1 and file2
% lpr -Pnp file1 file2
❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Solaris, HP-UX
% lp -d printer_name file_name [file_name...]
For example:
The printer name is np, file names are file1 and file2
% lp -d np file1 file2
Note
❒ "printer_name" is the name entered when executing the installation shell
script.
❒ You can use wild cards ( * or ? ) for the file name.
❒ The message "print session full" appears when the maximum number of
print requests has been reached (max. 5 sessions —Job Spool setting availa-
ble). You should try to print again when the number of requests is less than
five. You can check the number of print requests using telnet. For more infor-
mation about using telnet, see the manual that comes with this machine.
❒ The number of print sessions does not change, whether you increase or re-
duce the machine's total memory size.

Printing with rsh, rcp, ftp

You can also print using the rsh, rcp and ftp commands.
Note
❒ Print using a format the printer supports.
❒ You should try to print again when the number of requests is zero.
❒ The message "print session full" appears when the maximum number of
print requests is reached.
❒ The maximum number of print sessions varies depending on the command.
When using the rsh, rcp command, the maximum number of print sessions is
5; when using the ftp command, the number is 3.
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