User Guide User Manual

Setting Printer Options

For many types of files, the default printer options may be sufficient for your needs.

However, at times you may need to change the options for a particular file you are printing.

Cups provides both they System V (lp) and Berkeley (lpr) printing commands.

The lp and lpr commands allow you to pass printer options using the –o options:

lpoptions –o landscape –o scaling=75 –o media=A4 filename.jpg ENTER

lpoptions –p HDP5000 –o PageSize=CR79 (printer specific) ENTER

Canceling Print jobs from Command Line

Use the lpstat command to show jobs and the printers:

lpstat –o –p ENTER

The cancel and lprm commands cancel a print job:

cancel job_id ENTER

lprm job_id ENTER

General Printing Options for CUPS

• brightness Sets the overall brightness of the output

• gamma Sets the overall gamma correction of the output

• job-sheets Chooses the banner pages to use for the job

• landscape Prints in landscape orientation

• media Sets the media size, source and /or type

• number-up Sets the number of document pages to print on each sheet of paper

• page-ranges Prints the selected pages in the document

• page-set Prints all, even, or odd pages in the document

• sides Prints single- or double-sided

HDP5000 Cups (Linux & MAC OS) User Guide Rev1.1