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Special Operations under Windows
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8
Printing Commands
The following explains printing operations using the “lpr”, “rcp”, and “ftp”
commands.
Enter commands using the command prompt window. The location of the com-
mand prompts varies depending on operating systems:
• Windows 95/98
[ Start ] - [ Programs ] - [ MS-DOS Prompt ]
• Windows Me
[ Start ] - [ Programs ] - [ Accessories ] - [ MS ] - [ DOS Prompt ]
• Windows 2000
[ Start ] - [ Programs ] - [ Accessories ] - [ Command Prompt ]
• Windows XP, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2
[ Start ] - [ All Programs ] - [ Accessories ] - [ Command Prompt ]
• Windows NT 4.0
[ Start ] - [ Programs ] - [ Command Prompt ]
Note
❒
Match the data format of the file to be printed with the emulation mode of the
printer.
❒
If the message “print requests full” appears, no print jobs can be accepted. Try
again when sessions end. For each command, the amount of possible sessions
is indicated as follows:
• lpr: 10
• rcp, rsh: 5
• ftp: 3
❒
Enter the file name in a format including the path from the directory execut-
ing commands.
❒
The “option” specified in a command is an intrinsic printer option and its syn-
tax is similar to printing from UNIX. For details, see UNIX Supplement.
lpr
❖
When specifying a printer by IP address
c:> lpr -Sprinter’s IP address
[ -Poption ] [ -ol ]
\pass name\file
name
❖
When using a host name instead of an IP address
c:> lpr -Sprinter's host name
[ -Poption ] [ -ol ]
\pass name\file
name
When using a printer with the host name “host” to print a PostScript file named
“file 1” located in the “C:\PRINT” directory, the command line is as follows:
c:> lpr -Shost -Pfiletype=RPS -ol C:\PRINT\file1