Specifications

RW-480 PLOTCLIENT LPR

With the lpr protocol or command, you can send print jobs to

an RW-480 PLOTBASE via the RW-480 WINPRINT without hav-

ing to use an application program. It also only requires a few

presets and one command line. This printing option is especially

intended for UNIX users.

Configuration on Server PC with Windows

1. Start your Windows computer with RW-480 PLOTBASE as

the administrator.

2. Open "Start – Settings – ControlPanel – Add/Remove Pro-

grams – Add/Remove Windows Components" and activate

"Other Network File and Print Services".

3. Install RW-480 WINPRINT if you have not already done so.

After installing RW-480 WINPRINT, check that the printer driver

has been released, or enabled, and check the spool folder as

follows:

1. Open the printer window via "Start – Settings – Printers".

2. Use the right-hand mouse key to open the properties for

WINPRINT and change to the "Sharing" tab.

3. Ensure that the printer driver is enabled as WINPRINT.

4. Change to the "Ports" tab, click on the WINPRINT line and

open the "Spooler Path" window by clicking on the "Config-

ure Port..." button.

5. Check that the spool folder is set as "C:\Spool\CFG".

Note: If you want to see the full file name of your print

jobs in the RW-480 PLOTBASE jobs list, deactivate the

"Use Short File Names" option.

Print jobs with lpr on Windows

If you have entered all the settings described above, you can

use the lpr command as follows to send print jobs to RW-480

PLOTBASE via the RW-480 WINPRINT:

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