Printing Files; Configuring Printer Properties; Unix Printing; Proceeding The Print Job - Samsung SCX-812x Series User Manual

• Advanced: This option allows you to set the print resolution, paper
source, and destination.
5. Click Apply to apply the changes and close the Properties window.
6. Click OK in the LPR GUI window to start printing.
7. The Printing window appears, allowing you to monitor the status of your
print job.
To abort the current job, click Cancel.

Printing files

You can print many different types of files on your machine using the
standard CUPS, directly from the command line interface. The CUPS LPR
utility allows you to do that, but the drivers package replaces the standard
LPR tool with a much more user-friendly LPR GUI program.
To print any document file:
1. Type lpr <file_name> from the Linux shell command line and press
Enter.
When you type only "LPR" and press Enter, the Select file(s) to print
window appears first. Just select any files you want to print and click
Open.
2. In the LPR GUI window, select your machine from the list, and change
the print job properties.
3. Click OK to start printing.

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 from 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: This option allows you to change the printer location and
name. The name entered in this tab displays on the printer list in
Printers configuration.
• Connection: This option 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: This option allows you to view or select another machine
driver. By clicking Options, you can set the default device options.
• Jobs: This option 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: This option shows the class of your machine. 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.

UNIX Printing

Some features may not be available depending on models or options.

Proceeding the print job

After installing the printer, choose any of the image, text, or PS files to print.
1. Execute "printui <file_name_to_print>" command.
For example, if you are printing "document1"
printui document1
This will open the UNIX Printer Driver Print Job Manager in which the
user can select various print options.
2. Select a printer that has been already added.
3. Select the printing options from the window such as Page Selection.
4. Select how many copies are needed in Number of Copies.
To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer
driver, press Properties.
5. Press OK to start the print job.

Changing the machine settings

The UNIX printer driver Print Job Manager in which the user can select
various print options in printer Properties.
The following hot keys may also be used: "H" for Help, "O" for OK, "A" for
Apply, and "C" for Cancel.
General tab
• Paper Size: Set the paper size as A4, Letter, or other paper sizes,
according to your requirements.
• Paper Type: Choose the type of the paper. Options available in the
list box are Printer Default, Plain, and Thick.
• Paper Source: Select from which tray the paper is used. By default,
it is Auto Selection.
• Orientation: Select the direction in which information is printed on a
page.
• Duplex: Print on both sides of a sheet of paper to save paper.
Automatic/manual duplex printing may not be available
depending on models. You can alternatively use the lpr printing
system or other applications for odd-even printing.
• Multiple pages: Print several pages on one side of a paper.
• Page Border: Choose any of the border styles (e.g., Single-line
hairline, Double-line hairline)
Image tab
In this tab, you can change the brightness, resolution, or image position
of your document.
Text tab
Set the character margin, line space, or the columns of the actual print
output.
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