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Printing Guide — Printing from UNIX 323
If the banner paper source is not specified the PCL5e auto paper source command “<esc>&l7H”
will be sent. The banner page source cannot be set to manual feed. The paper size always has
priority over the paper source.
Example: The command to specify that the banner page paper source is the LCF is
“lp –o btandem filename”.
Banner Media Type
The banner page paper source can also be selected using the media type using the following
option.
The paper size always has priority over the media type and the paper source.
If this option is not specified the command will not be sent so the printer’s default value will be
used to print the banner page.
The command to specify that the banner page should print on a colored media type is
“lp –o bmtype=Plain1 filename”.
PS Specific Options
Some of the options only apply to the PS files.
— Black Over Print
The black over print mode can be set using the following option.
Example: The command to set the black over print mode is “lp –o blackoverprint=1 filename”.
Option Value Alternate
Value
Description
bmtype=Plain
1
The paper source that contains Plain1 paper is requested.
bmtype=Tran
sparency
The paper source that contains transparency slides is requested.
bmtype=Thic
k1
The paper source that contains Thick1 paper is requested.
bmtype=Thic
k2
The paper source that contains Thich2 paper is requested.
bmtype=Thic
k3
The paper source that contains Thich3 paper is requested.
Option Value Alternate
Value
Description
blackoverprint
=0
Disable the black over print mode.
blackoverprint
=1
Enable the black over print mode.
For e-STUDIO450 Series and e-STUDIO280 Series:
The “Black Over Print” option is not available for e-STUDIO450 Series and e-STUDIO280
Series.