Konica Print Utility User’s Reference Guide
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Table of Contents Chapter One - Introduction 1 Overview 2 Features 3 Supported Platforms 3 Chapter Two - Installation README File Chapter Three - Before You Configure 4 5 6 Overview 7 PostScript Printer Definition (PPD) Files 8 Important Information 9 Chapter Four - Configuration 10 kpconfig Command 11 Sample Configuration 12 Printer Choice 13 PPD Files 13 Ctrl-D 14 Configuration Options 14 Completing Configuration 15 Chapter Five - Printing with KP 16 kp Command 17 Print
Chapter One Introduction
Introduction Konica Print Utility (KP) is a printer utility developed by the Systems Engineering Center of Konica Business Technologies, Inc. specifically for users running a UNIX/LINUX operating system. KP is fully customizable and easy to use. This user's manual is intended to show you how to set up KP once it is installed and how to configure KP for your Konica Workgroup Document System.
Introduction FEATURES OF KONICA PRINT UTILITY: ! Works with all Konica 20+ ppm PostScript Printers. ! Provides all of a printer's finishing capabilities specified by the printer's PPD file. ! Allows you to select features via a text-based menu system, which is accessible from a console, terminal or X-terminal window. ! Allows font style and size selections for text documents. ! Provides control over the number of characters per line as well as the number of lines per page for text documents.
Chapter Two Installing KP
Installing KP Your KP distribution contains a readme.txt file that describes how to install KP on your platform. Please read this file before attempting installation. It contains information pertaining specifically to your individual distribution of KP that cannot be found in this manual. Installation information will vary based upon the distribution of KP that you are installing. All the information necessary to install your KP distribution is contained in the readme.txt file. To view the readme.
Chapter Three Before You Configure KP
Before You Configure KP The following sections of this manual assume that you have an active printer established on your Unix/Linux system and that you have installed KP. If this is not the case, please create an active printer session for your system now and install KP. Please refer to the readme.txt file that came with your KP distribution for detailed installation instructions (see page 5 for details).
Before You Configure KP PostScript® Printer Definition Files (PPD) When configuring a printer for use with KP, you will be prompted to choose a PostScript Printer Definition file (PPD). The following table lists those PPD files that are automatically installed along with KP. Please consult this table to ensure a PPD file is present for your Konica printer. If the print system you are using is not listed in this table, please contact Konica to obtain the appropriate KP PPD file for your system.
Before You Configure KP Important Information To successfully complete your KP configuration, you will need to have specific information about your printing system readily available. This information is as follows: • Memory: How much memory you have available in your IP Print Controller, not ERDH. • Finisher: What type of finisher you have installed on your Konica Printing System. • Sheet Feeder: What type of sheet feeder you have installed on your Konica Printing System.
Chapter Four Configuring KP
Configuring KP The following procedure outlines the steps necessary to configure a system printer for use with Konica Print Utility. Please note that you must have lp or root privileges to configure a printer. 1. Add a new printer to your UNIX/LINUX system using the instructions given in your KP distribution’s readme file. 2. Configure your new printer by using the kpconfig command. It will prompt you for the printer that you would like configure. Select the printer you have just added. 3.
Configuring KP Sample Configuration Since KP is fully customizable, the exact configuration will differ based upon which Konica printer you are using. The following are detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to configure a Konica 7065 Workgroup Document System for use with KP. The Konica 7065 has many popular features that are available on other Konica printers. The fundamental processes for configuring these features within KP is the same for all Konica printers.
Configuring KP Sample Configuration (Continued) 1. Begin configuration with the kpconfig command. Typing -a after the kpconfig command will produce a list of printers available on your platform that you may configure. # 2. ./ kpconfig -a Choose the printer you would like to configure from the list provided by entering the number preceding the printer name. Printer choices 1. Konica7050 2. k7065 Enter selection number for Printer: 2 ! IMPORTANT: 3.
Configuring KP Sample Configuration (Continued) NOTE: 4. At this point in the configuration, specific information about your printer is now necessary to complete your configuration. Refer to page 9 for a list of the required configuration information. You will be asked whether you would like to append a Ctrl-D command to the end of your files. This is an end-of-file marker, and we recommend that you type Y for this question.
Configuring KP Sample Configuration (Continued) 7. Sheet Feeder. You will be asked what type of sheet feeder you have installed on your Konica system. Sheet Feeder choices 1. None (default) 2. PI-108 Enter selection number for Sheet Feeder [1]: 1 In this case, we do not have a sheet feeder installed, so the proper entry is 1. 8. Large Capacity Tray. You will be asked whether you have a Large Capacity Tray installed on your Konica system. Large 1. 2.
Chapter Five Printing with KP
Printing with KP ! IMPORTANT: Printing is based upon the options that you chose when you configured your Konica printing system with the kpconfig command. The options listed when you print differ for each type of Konica Workgroup Document System that you install. This is a basic sample, offered as an example. Konica Print Utility offers many features, all of which can also be invoked from the command line.
Printing with KP 5. You are prompted with Printer Options. Here you can set up your document based upon the settings you made in your initial configuration. The list below includes Printer Options for the Sample Configuration which was completed on page 12-15. NOTE: With PostScript® files, KP allows you to use any and all finishing options associated with your Konica Workgroup Document System, so that you may take advantage of all finishing features that your Konica system offers.
Printing with KP Printer Options The list of options is arranged with the function on the left and the current value on the right. To change the current value, enter the number of the function. To change the settings for any of the Printer Options, type the number of the Option at the prompt. A new menu with choices for that specific option will be displayed. Make the desired selection and press Return to go back to the Printer Options list. At any time, you may enter P to print.
Printing with KP Printer Options 2. Print Quality To access your choices for the Print Quality feature, enter 2 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Print 1. 2. 3. Enter Quality choices Text (default) Medium High selection number for Print Quality [1]: 1 To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List. $ You can select various image quality modes to produce various levels of grayscale.
Printing with KP Printer Options 3. Edge Smoothing To access your choice for the Edge Smoothing feature, enter 3 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Edge Smoothing choices 1. Off (default) 2. Text Only 3. All Objects Enter selection number for Edge Smoothing [1]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List.
Printing with KP Printer Options 5. Media Type To access your choices for the Media Type feature, enter 5 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Media 1. 2. 3. 4. Enter Type choices Plain Paper (default) OHP Transparency Thin Paper Thick Paper selection number for Media Type [1]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List.
Printing with KP Printer Options 7. Job Offset To access your choices for the Job Offset feature, enter 7 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Job Offset choices 1. On (default) 2. Off Enter selection number for Job Offset [1]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List. $ Offset On will allow you to sort or group your output prints as shown in the examples in number 8.
Printing with KP Printer Options 8. Collate To access your choices for the Collate feature, enter 8 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Collate choices 1. Sort (default) 2. Group Enter selection number for Collate [1]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List. $ Changing this setting alters the way that your offset prints are out put.
Printing with KP Printer Options 9. Special Modes To access your choices for the Special Modes feature, enter 9 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Special Modes choices 1. Off (default) 2. 2-in-1 3. Booklet Enter selection number for Special Modes [1]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List. $ 2-in-1 Mode prints two pages on the same side of one sheet of paper. Refer to the diagram below.
Printing with KP Printer Options 10. Fold & Stitch To access your choices for the Fold & Stitch feature, enter 10 at the Printer Options List. The choices that you will see are as follows: Fold & Stitch choices 1. Off Enter selection number for Fold & Stitch: The printer that we configured in the sample configuration does not have Fold & Stitch capabilities. Therefore, no options are available in this section.
Printing with KP Printer Options 11. Stapling To access your choices for the Stapling feature, enter 11 at the Printer Options List. The choices that you will see are as follows: Stapling choices 1. Off (default) 2. Single (Portrait) 3. Single (Landscape) 4. Double Side (Portrait) 5. Double Side (Landscape) 6. Double Top (Portrait) 7.
Printing with KP Printer Options 12. Wait Mode To access your choices for the Wait Mode feature, enter 12 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Wait Mode choices 1. Off (default) 2. Wait 3. Wait with Proof Enter selection number for Wait Mode [1]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List.
Printing with KP Printer Options 14. Front Cover Tray To access your choices for the Front Cover Tray feature, enter 14 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Front 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Enter Cover Tray choices None (default) Manual Feed Manual Feed (Thick) Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 Tray 5 selection number for Front Cover Tray [1]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List.
Printing with KP Printer Options Cover Options: Front and Back 16. Back Cover Tray To access your choices for the Back Cover Tray feature, enter 16 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Back Cover Tray choices 1. None (default) 2. Manual Feed 3. Manual Feed (Thick) 4. Tray 1 5. Tray 2 6. Tray 3 7. Tray 4 8.
Printing with KP Printer Options 17. Output Bin To access your choices for the Output Bin feature, enter 17 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Output Bin choices 1. Upper 2. Lower (default) Enter selection number for Output Bin [2]: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List. $ Use this mode to select which tray you would like your finished documents to be output into.
Printing with KP Printer Options 19. Input Slot To access your choices for the Input Slot feature, enter 19 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: InputSlot choices 1. Tray 1 2. Tray 2 3. Tray 3 4. Tray 4 5. Tray 5 Enter selection number for InputSlot: To change the setting, press the number of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List.
Printing with KP Printer Options 21. Page Size To access your choices for the Page Size feature, enter 21 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: PageSize choices 1. Half-letter (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in) 2. Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in) (default) 3. Legal (8 1/2 x 14 in) 4. Tabloid (11 x 17 in) 5. A3 6. A4 7. A5 8. B4 9. B5 10. B6 11.
Printing with KP Printer Options NOTE: The following selections will only appear when you are printing a text-based docu ment. When printing a PostScript® document, these menu options do not appear. 22. Orientation To access your choices for the Orientation feature, enter 22 at the Printer Options List. The choices you will see are as follows: Orientation choices 1. Portrait (default) 2.
Printing with KP Printer Options 24. Font Size To access your choices for the Font Size feature, enter 24 at the Printer Options List. Enter Text Font Size [10]: To change the setting, enter the Font Size of your choice; pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List. $ 25. This function allows you to change the point size of your font. Text Line Width To access your choices for the Text Line Width feature, enter 25 at the Printer Options List.
Chapter Six Using KP Alias
Using KP Alias Description KP Alias allows you to save printing parameters that you use often as a single command. KP Alias offers a simple way to print documents without manually making changes to each setting in the Printer Options list every time. Creating a KP Alias Listed here are the steps you would take to create an alias that will print a weekly-generated report with the following parameters. # # # # # # 1. Printed on 8.
Using KP Alias Creating a KP Alias 3. You are asked to enter an alias name. This is the name of the file in which KP Alias will save all of the printer options you specify. Therefore, make sure the name you enter reflects the intended purpose of the alias. In this example, this report is generated weekly. Although the content of the report changes, the format is always the same. To create an alias for this "weekly report", type weeklyreport at the "Enter alias name" prompt.
Using KP Alias Creating a KP Alias 5. The Printer Options list is now displayed so you can specifiy the printing options for week lyreport. Please note that "S to save" has replaced the "P to print" selection on the prompt line. NOTE: Do not save your parameters until you have made all of your changes. This report needs to be duplexed along the long edge, so enter 6 to change this parameter. Printer Options =============== 1. Resolution 2. Print Quality 3. Edge Smoothing 4. Print Density 5.
Using KP Alias Creating a KP Alias 6. This report also needs to be stapled, so press the Return (or Enter) key to see more Printer Options, then choose 11. Printer Options Current Value =============== ============= 11. Stapling Off 12. Wait Mode Off 13. Front Cover Off 14. Front Cover Tray None 15. Back Cover Off 16. Back Cover Tray None 17. Output Bin Lower 18. Tandem Printing Normal Mode (Auto Select) 19. InputSlot default 20.
Using KP Alias Creating a KP Alias 7. To see the current orientation option, press the Return (or Enter) key to view the last page of the Printer Options List. Orientation is currently set to "Portrait". Since this report needs to be printed with a landscape orientation, enter 22 to change the orientation. Printer Options Current Value =============== ============= 21. PageSize Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in) 22. Orientation Portrait 23. Text Font Helvetica 24. Text Font Size 10 25. Text Line Width 80 26.
Using KP Alias Creating a KP Alias 9. Since these are the only parameters required for the report, type S and press the Return (or Enter) key to save these settings. Printer Options =============== 21. PageSize 22. Orientation 23. Text Font 24. Text Font Size 25. Text Line Width 26. Text Lines Per Page 27.
Using KP Alias Printing with KP Alias 1. At the shell prompt, type [\path\to\kpaliasname] [path\to\filename]. Using the alias we created in the previous section of this manual, print a weekly report for the week ending September 22, 2002. To do this, type the following command: # weeklyreport 09-22-02report.txt In this case, “weeklyreport” is the alias name and “09-22-02report.txt” is the name of the file containing the text that we will print with the parameters contained in the alias.
Chapter Eight Using KP Pop Up
Using KP Pop-U Up (KPP) Description KPP is a version of KP that allows you to "pop up" kp from within an application. Printing with KPP 1. Open your application. For demonstration purposes, we are using Netscape. 2. From the File menu, select print. When the print box pops up, make sure that "kpp" is your print command.
Using KP Pop-U Up (KPP) Printing with KPP 3. Click Print. 4. From this window, you may access all features and options of Konica Print Utility in just the same way you would from the command line. Refer to page 17 (Printing with KP) for detailed instructions on printing with this utility.
Appendix Index
Index M B Back Cover Back Cover Tray 29 30 Manual Feed Media Type 24 15 14 11 30 37 Orientation Output Bin 34 31 P Page Size PostScript Printer Definition (PPD) Files Print Density Print Quality Printer Options List Printing with KP Printing with KP Alias Printing with KPP 33 8 21 20 18 17 43 45 O C Collate Completing Configuration Configuration Choices Configuring KP Cover Positions Creating a KP Alias D Duplex Mode 22 E Edge Smoothing 21 F Features of Konica Print Utility Fold & Stitch Font
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