4 PRINTING FROM UNIX
Banner Options
The banner page can be printed using the following options.
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banner=last |
| Print the banner page after the job so that it will be |
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| physically on top of the job in the output tray. |
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banner=first | banner | Print the banner page before the job so that it will be |
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| physically under the job in the output tray. |
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nobanner | nb | Do not print a banner. The ability to specify the |
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| “nobanner” option can be disabled by the system |
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| administrator to force all jobs to print with a banner. |
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The default value for this option is that the banner page prints first. Example: The command to printing the banner page after the job. “lp
Banner Paper Source
The banner paper source can be specified using the following option.
Option Value | Alternate Value | Description |
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| Select the auto paper tray selection. | |
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bdrawer1 | bupper | Select the 1st drawer. |
| bcas1 |
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bdrawer2 | blower | Select the 2nd drawer. |
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bdrawer3 | bpedupper | Select the 3rd drawer. |
| bcas3 |
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bdrawer4 | bpedlower | Select the 4th drawer. |
| bcas4 |
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blcf | BLCF | Select the LCF. LCF is not available for some countries |
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If the banner paper source is not specified the PCL5e auto paper source command “<esc>&l7H” will be sent. The banner page source cannot be set to manual feed. The paper size always has priority over the paper source.
Example: The command to specify that the banner page paper source is the LCF is “lp
Banner Media Type
The banner page paper source can also be selected using the media type using the following option.
Option Value | Alternate Value | Description |
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bmtype=Plain1 |
| The paper source that contains Plain1 paper is |
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| requested. |
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bmtype= |
| The paper source that contains transparency slides is |
Transparency |
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bmtype=Thick1 |
| The paper source that contains Thick1 paper is |
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bmtype=Thick2 |
| The paper source that contains Thick2 paper is |
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| requested. |
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bmtype=Thick3 |
| The paper source that contains Thick3 paper is |
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| requested. |
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The paper size always has priority over the media type and the paper source.
If this option is not specified the command will not be sent so the printer’s default value will be used to print the banner page.
The command to specify that the banner page should be printed on a media type is “lp
138 Printing from an Application