HP LaserJet 9050 - Software Technical Reference (External)

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003

The print-ready file can be sent directly to the product by typing a copy command at a command

prompt or in an MS-DOS window.

At a command prompt, type copy /b <FILENAME> <PORTNAME>, where <FILENAME> is the

name of the print-ready file (including the path) and <PORTNAME> is the name of the

appropriate printer port (such as LPT1). For example, type C:\>copy /b c:\9050fw.pdf lpt1

2 Press Enter on the keyboard.

NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path

in quotation marks. For example, type C:\>copy /b "c:\My Documents\9050fw.pdf".

The message PROCESSING JOB appears on the control panel, and the job prints.

At the command prompt, type exit to close the command window.

Print-ready file printing in a Windows network

If the product is shared on a Windows network, complete the following steps.

From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type copy /b <FILENAME> \

\<COMPUTERNAME>\<SHARENAME>, where <FILENAME> is the name of the print-ready

file (including the path), <COMPUTERNAME> is the name of the computer from which the

product is being shared, and <SHARENAME> is the product share name. For example, type C:

\>copy /b c:\9050fw.pdf \\your_server\sharename

NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path

in quotation marks. For example, type C:\>copy /b "c:\My Documents\9050fw.pdf" \

\your_server\sharename

2 Press Enter on the keyboard. The message PROCESSING JOB appears on the control panel,

and the job prints. The message 1 file(s) copied appears on the computer screen.

Print-ready file printing in UNIX systems

For UNIX systems, any command method that delivers the print-ready file to the product is

acceptable, including the following:

At the command prompt, type cp </home/yourmachine/FILENAME/ dev/parallel>, where </

home/yourmachine/FILENAME> is the location of the print-ready file.

Print-ready file printing by using Fetch (Mac OS 9.x only)

For Mac OS 9.x, a shareware program called Fetch provides FTP control for a Put command.

Download and install the program from the following Web site:

http://download.com.com/3000-2151-10182446.html.

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