Silex technology PRICOM SX-300U user manual Start printing

Users Manual SX

1-4 Check whether the lpd (printer daemon) is activated.

# ps aux \ grap lpd

If lpd is not working, run the following command using a super user account.

# /usr/lib/lpd&

1-5 Enable the print queue configured.

#lpc restart pboxlp

2.Start printing.

2-1 Use the “lpr” command.

#lpr -P pboxlp <print file name>

3.Cancel the print request.

3-1 The print job request can be cancelled by using “lprm” command.

#lprm -Ppboxlp <job number>

4.Check the printer status.

4-1 The printer status can be checked by using “lpq” command.

	-Certain UNIX specifications fail to display the status correctly.
TIP	-lpq short format is UNIX compatible but the long format is specific to PRICOM to display the
	printer status.

Example: In case of short format

#lpd -P pboxlp Example: In case of long format

#lpd -l -P pboxlp

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