Lanier AP2145, Setup Manual

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Printing Method
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Printing Method
Printing with lpr, lp
Execute one of the following commands according to the type of workstation be-
ing used:
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BSD UNIX workstation, Linux
% lpr -P printer_name file_name [ file_name... ]
For example:
printer name is np, file names are file1 and file2
% lpr -Pnp file1 file2
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Solaris, HP-UX
% lp -d printer_name file_name [ file_name... ]
For example:
printer name is np, file names are file1 and file2
% lp -d np file1 file2
Note
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“ printer_name ” is the name that was entered when executing the installation
shell script.
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You can use wild cards ( * or ? ) for the file name.
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The message “print session full” appears when the maximum number of
print requests has been reached (max. 5 sessions/ 10sessions (Job Spool set-
ting availablef)) . You should try to print again when the number of requests
is less than five. You can check the number of print requests using telnet. For
more information about using telnet, see the Printer Reference.
Printing with rsh, rcp, ftp
You can also print using the rsh, rcp and ftp commands.
Note
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Print using the format that the printer can support.
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The message “print session full” appears when the maximum number of
print requests has been reached (rch/rcp:max. 5 sessions, ftp:max. 3 sessions)
. You should try to print again when the number of requests is less than five.
You can check the number of print requests using telnet. For more informa-
tion about using telnet, see the Printer Reference.