Epson 1440 Printer User Manual


 
Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX
56 AXIS 1440 User’s Manual
UNIX
Editing the Print
Queue Description
Now you need to edit the print queue description in the printcap file
to define the rp parameter as lpt1.
Follow the procedure below to edit the printcap file:
1. Use your text editor to open the printcap file.
Example:
2. Go to the last entry in the file. This entry defines the print queue
created using axinstall.
Note: The printer name appears as a string in the margin.
3. Change the rp (remote port) parameter to lpt1.
Example:
4. Save the file and exit.
Printing to an LPR Print Queue
Type the following to print to the LPR print queue:
lpr -P <printer name> <print filename>
Example:
vi /etc/printcap
171.16.115.149_pr Network printer on Print server 171.16.115.149:\
:lp=:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/171.16.115.149_pr:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/171.16.115.149_pr/log:
:rm=171.16.115.149:\
:rp=lpt1:
lpr -P 171.16.115.149_pr printjob1