Technical data

Note that the printer data sheet for the Lexmark 4039 10plus Level 2
PS printer lists large-capacity as an optional input tray. Because it is
optional, the printer attribute file does not include the value for the
input-trays-supported and input-trays-ready attributes. You
must add the value for the optional tray to the attributes to make the
tray available for your site. The example shows that you can add the
value during the create operation. You can also add attribute values with
the pdset command after you have created the physical printer.
6.2.3 Setting Optional Attributes for Physical Printers
A number of attributes can be set to fully utilize the capabilities of your
printers and print system. These attributes enable use of features such as
duplex printing, separator pages, number up, and so on.
The following examples show how to set some of the more common attributes:
• To enable the printer to print separator pages between jobs:
# pdset -c printer \
-x ’job-sheets-supported=none job-copy-start job-copy-wrap’ \
<pp-name>
# pdset -c printer \
-x ’job-sheets-ready=none job-copy-start job-copy-wrap’ \
<pp_name>
# pdset -c printer \
-x ’document-sheets-ready=none document-set-start-copy-separate’ \
<pp_name>
• If the printer is capable of two sided printing and the PAF file does not
set this attribute, add or set the following attributes:
# pdset -c printer -x ’sides-supported=1 2’\
-x ’sides-ready=1 2’ <pp_name>
# pdset -c printer -x ’sides-ready=1 2’ \
-x ’sides-ready=1 2’ <pp_name>
# pdset -c printer -x ’plexes-supported=simplex \
duplex tumble’ <pp_name>
• If the printer is a PostScript printer and you want to print text files in
landscape and portrait formats, set the following attributes:
# pdset -c printer \
-x ’content-orientations-supported=landscape portrait’ \
<pp_name>
6.2.4 Enabling a Physical Printer
When you enable a physical printer, the printer can accept print jobs from
its associated queue.
6–10 Creating and Managing Queues and Printers