4 PRINTING FROM UNIX/Linux

124 Printing from an Application

Banner Page

A banner page is automatically generated for each file in each job. The banner page is always sent as a PCL5e job,
including the following items.
yThe name of the user that submitted the print job
yThe job ID number and from which workstation it was submitted
yThe title of the job
This title can be specified using the “-t” option. The same title is used for every file within a job. The default title is
controlled by the “lp” command.
yThe name of the printer or its IP address
yThe date and time when the job was printed according to the print server
Only one copy of the banner page is printed for each file, even if a number of copies of the job are requested. The banner
page is sent to the equipment as a separate sub-job so that it is never stapled to the document.
The banner page is printed with the following settings.
yCopies = 1
yStapling off
yHole punching off
yOrientation = portrait
yDuplex off
yPaper size as requested by the “-o” parameter or the printer’s default value
yThe paper source and the media type for the banner page can be set to different values than the job’s paper source
and media type.
yAuto paper source selection or the requested banner page source or media type
yOutput bin as requested by the “-o” parameter or the printer default value
y6 lines per inch
yAuto-wrap on
yAutomatic carriage-return when a line-feed is sent
yThe banner page is designed to fit paper bigger than Statement / A5.
The banner page uses the default paper size if paper is set to:
- Statement
-A5
-A6
-B5
-Postcard
yWhen the language is set to “raw” the banner is always disabled.
yThe paper source and the media type for the banner page can be set to different values than the job’s paper source
and media type. If a banner paper source is not specified then the auto source command is sent. If a banner media
type is not specified then no banner media type command is sent, so the printer’s default value will be used.
yIf the file being printed specifies the paper destination or the paper size internally the banner page may print to the
wrong output or on an incorrect paper size.
yHole punching cannot be applied to banner pages.