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4.PRINTING FROM UNIX/Linux
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4 PRINTING FROM UNIX/Linux
General options
The following options apply to all print files.
y Option commands are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown.
y Some printing functions may be disabled depending on the combinations of option commands because priority is
given to the specifications of this equipment over option commands.
Print Language
The “net_estbw” program needs to know what printer language is used in each of the files that it is printing so that it can
issue the correct commands to select various options. The following options are valid for the print languages.
All PCL5e jobs automatically send the “<esc>&k2G” command to convert the line-feed character into a carriage-return -
line-feed sequence. If the PCL5e job contains some of its own escape sequences it may override this setting.
The default print language is “auto”.
Example: The command to specify that a file is PostScript is “lp -d <queuename> -o ps <filename>”.
Stapling
This option sets whether a print job is printed with staples. When the optional Finisher is installed, you can specify the
stapling position using the following options.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
auto Each file to be printed is examined to see if it starts with
the “%!” sequence. If it does, then it is assumed that it is
a PostScript file, otherwise it assumes that it is a plain
text or a PCL6 file.
pcl The print file is always treated as a plain text or a PCL6
file.
postscript ps The file is always treated as a PostScript file.
raw The file is treated as a fully formatted file that already
contains all the necessary commands. The file is sent to
the printer without any modifications. In this mode no
other options are valid and a banner page is not printed.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
staple=0 Stapling is turned off.
staple=1 Staple in the top left corner of a portrait page and the
upper right corner of a landscape page.
staple=2 Put two staples on the left side of a portrait page or the
top side of a landscape page printed on long-edge-feed
paper. This command has no effect when the paper is
fed from the short-edge side.
staple=3 Staple in the bottom left corner of a portrait page and
the upper left corner of a landscape page.
staple=4 Staple in the top right corner of a portrait page and the
bottom right corner of a landscape page.
staple=5 Put 2 staples on the right side of a portrait page or the
bottom side of a landscape page printed on long-edge-
feed paper. This command has no effect when the
paper is fed from the short-edge side.
staple=6 Staple in the bottom right corner of a portrait page and
the lower left corner of a landscape page.
staple=7 Put 2 staples on the top side of a portrait page or the
right side of a landscape page printed on short-edge-
feed large format (A3/Ledger) paper. This command
has no effect when the paper is fed from the long-edge
side or small paper size.