Specifications

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Guide to Printers and Printing
To do this, set the print queue data stream to passthru (that is, d=p). For more
information, see Printer Colon File Conventions on page 4-21.
Include all printer control information that is unique to that file. For example, to
underscore the title of a book or print a paragraph in bold type, insert codes that start
and stop the printer control information at the correct places.
Some application programs, such as word processors, allow you to insert specific printer
controls in the file. However, if the printer cannot be configured from the application
program, you must use a system editor to insert printer control codes. Printer control
codes are available with the printer, from the dealer where the printer was purchased, or
from the printer manufacturer.
• Supply command flags with the qprt command.
The qprt command or the SMIT Start a Print Job option recognizes a number of flags
that control printer operations, such as:
– Specifying condensed, emphasized, double–wide, and double–strike printing
– Printing in specified colors
– Setting the margins
– Setting the number of lines per vertical inch
– Maintaining the horizontal position on the print line for a line feed or vertical tab
control
You can specify particular print characteristics for a single print job. For example, the
qprt command flag for setting pitch is –p Number, where Number is the number of
characters per inch. If the standard qprt command setting is 10 characters per inch, but
you need 12 characters per inch for the printtest file, type the command:
qprt –p 12 printtest
The flag on the command line overrides the standard qprt command setting for this job.
The standard qprt command pitch setting remains 10.
• Change the standard qprt command settings.
The Web–based System Manager (type wsm, and then select Printers ) allows you to
change or show the print queue characteristics of a printer. You can also use SMIT or the
lsvirprt command.
Note: You must have root authority or be a member of the printq group.
For example, to change the standard pitch to 12 characters per inch, run the Web–based
System Manager (type wsm, and then select Devices.), the chvirprt command, or SMIT.
Select the printer from the list displayed and type the attribute name and value,
separated by the equal sign ( = ).
The attribute names for the qprt command flags are the flag letters. You can change the
standard pitch to 12 by specifying p=12.