4 PRINTING FROM UNIX

‰Booklet Modes

The booklet mode can be selected using the following options.

The booklet mode applies only for the PostScript data. When the PCL data is printed, the booklet mode option will be invalid.

Option Value

Alternate Value

Description

 

 

 

booklet=letter

lt

Select letter size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

LT

 

 

 

 

booklet=A4

a4

Select A4 size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

 

 

booklet=legal

lg

Select legal size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

LG

 

 

 

 

booklet=

st

Select statement size paper for the booklet printing

statement

ST

mode.

 

 

 

booklet=ledger

ld

Select ledger size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

LD

 

 

 

 

booklet=folio

folio-japan

Select folio size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

 

 

booklet=A3

a3

Select A3 size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

 

 

booklet=A5

a5

Select A5 size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

 

 

booklet=B4

b4

Select JIS B4 size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

B4-JIS

 

 

b4-jis

 

 

 

 

booklet=B5

b5

Select JIS B5 size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

B5-JIS

 

 

b5-jis

 

 

 

 

booklet=

co

Select computer size paper for the booklet printing

computer

CO

mode.

 

 

 

booklet=legal13

lg13

Select legal-13 size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

LG13

 

 

 

 

booklet=SQ85

sq85

Select 8.5 inch square size paper for the booklet

 

letter-square

printing mode.

 

 

 

booklet=8K

8k

Select 8K size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

 

 

booklet=16K

16k

Select 16K size paper for the booklet printing mode.

 

 

 

In a job, if this value is LT, and in PDL too the data is for LT paper size, this will result in a scaled booklet on Letter paper. In a job, if this value is A3, and in PDL the data is for A4 paper size, this will result in a tiled booklet on A3 paper.

When the Booklet Mode options is selected, the paper size is automatically set to the same size as for Booklet Mode. This function is only available for A3, A4, B4, Letter and Ledger paper sizes.

If the booklet mode is selected, then duplexing is also selected automatically (sduplex). Setting duplexing separately can override the booklet mode setting for duplexing.

Example: The command to select the letter size paper for the booklet printing mode is “lp –o booklet=letter filename”.

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