User`s guide

Appendix B:Device Driver Configuration
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ID File Field definitions
Fields:
Option Name Explanation
Name The printer's name. Displayed in ps_install or ScanShop's printer selection
menu.
Scanner_port For a multi-function peripheral, the scanner port. Default value is “none”.
Fax_port For a multi-function peripheral, the faxmodem port. Default value is “none”.
Printer_port The port which your printer is connected to. Specify either “scsi”, “gpib”, the
name of a parallel port, or a file name (for printing to file or network printing).
Print_queue The name of the printer's Unix system print queue, used by ScanShop to submit
print jobs.
Device_driver The name of a SCSI printer driver, a Ghostscript device driver, or “ps” for a
PostScript printer. To get a list of Ghostscript supported devices, typ
gs -help
in the $VV_HOME/bin directory.
Ppd_file The name of a PostScript Printer Description file. Used by PostScript and cer-
tain Ghostscript printers only.
DPI Output resolution in dots per inch. For SCSI/GPIB printers, used to set the
actual output resolution and scaling information. For Ghostscript and Post-
Script printers, used only to scale bitmap images. To set the actual output reso-
lution for Ghostscript printers, use the “GS_Opts” field. For PostScript printers,
use the “Ppd_file” field.
Paper_width
Paper_height
The dimensions of the paper in 1/1200”.
Left_margin
Right_margin
Top_margin
Bottom_margin
The margins of the paper in 1/1200”.