User's Manual

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Printing files
You can print many different types of files on your machine using the
standard CUPS way, directly from the command line interface. The CUPS
LPR utility allows you to do that. But the drivers package replaces the
standard LPR tool by 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. The LPR GUI window appears.
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. From th
e 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 printer.
1. Ope
n the Unified Driver Configurator.
If necessary, switch to Prin
ters configuration.
2. Select you
r machine from the available printers list and click Properties.
3. The
Printer Properties window opens.
The following five tabs display at the top of the window:
• Ge
neral: 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.
• Co
nnection: 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.
• Drive
r: Allows you to view or select another printer driver. By
clicking Options, you can set the default device options.
• Jo
bs: 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.
• Class
es: This option shows the class that your machine is in. 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 app
ly the changes and close the Printer Properties
window.