Dell B1160 Printing files, Configuring Printer Properties, Open the Unified Driver Configurator

Linux printing

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Printing files

You can print many different types of files on your machine using the standard CUPS, directly from the command line interface. The CUPS lpr utility allows you to do that, but the driver’s package replaces the standard lpr tool by a much more user-friendly LPR GUI program.

To print any document file:

1Enter lpr <file_name> from the Linux shell command line and press Enter. The LPR GUI window appears.

When you type only lpr and press Enter, the Select file(s) to print window appears first. Just select any files you want to print and click Open.

2In the LPR GUI window, select your machine from the list, and change the print job properties.

3Click OK to start printing.

Configuring Printer Properties

Using the Printer Properties window provided by the Printers configuration, you can change the various properties for your machine as a printer.

1Open the Unified Driver Configurator.

If necessary, switch to Printers configuration.

2Select your machine on the available printers list and click Properties.

3The Printer Properties window appears.

The following five tabs display at the top of the window:

•General: Allows you to change the printer location and name. The name entered in this tab displays on the printer list in Printers configuration.

•Connection: Allows you to view or select another port. If you change the machine port from USB to parallel or vice versa while in use, you must re-configure the machine port in this tab.

•Driver: Allows you to view or select another machine driver. By clicking Options, you can set the default device options.

•Jobs: Shows the list of print jobs. Click Cancel job to cancel the selected job and select the Show completed jobs check box to see previous jobs on the job list.

•Classes: Shows the class that your machine is in. Click Add to Class to add your machine to a specific class or click Remove from Class to remove the machine from the selected class.

4Click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.

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