NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Working with Print Device Definitions and Printer Forms
Working with Print Device Modes
Working with Print Device Modes
After you define the functions for a print device definition, you can combine
these functions into modes.
A mode is a combination of functions that you define to allow the print
device to meet specific printing needs.
For example, you could create a “Final Printout” mode for the HP LaserJet
that would include the functions for 10 cpi, Emphasized printing, and Near-
letter quality printing.
As a network supervisor, you must determine what your printing needs are
and then define the modes you will need.
NOTE: In most printers, the order of the functions is important. See your printer’s
documentation for more details.
Creating Print Device Modes
Use the following procedure to create a new mode.
Procedure
1 From the PRINTDEF “Available Options” menu, select “Print Devices.”
2 Select “Edit Print Devices” from the “Print Device Options” menu.
The “Defined Print Devices” window appears.
3 Select the name of the device you want to create a mode for, then press <Enter>.
The “Device Options” menu appears.
4 Select “Device Modes.”
The “Modes for Device devicename” window appears.
For previously created print devices, a list of modes may already exist in this
window. For newly created devices, the only mode to appear is the “(Re-
initialize)” mode, which exists by default. However, the appropriate printer
commands are not yet assigned to this mode.