Printing Directly Using the Command Prompt

You can print directly by entering the LPR command in the command prompt.

For commands, settings specified by the command prompt or touch panel display are available.

  • Specifies from the command prompt

You can specify LPR command settings with the P option, where each item is separated with an underscore ( _ ). The following commands are supported with this machine.


Item Command
Paper Size A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, LETTER, LEGAL, LEDGER (11" x 17")
Layout SIMP (One-sided), DUPL (Two-sided/Long Edge), DUPS (Two-sided/Short Edge)
Copies C<Number of copies>.

Command example (with Paper Size as "A4," Layout as "DUPL," and Copies as "20"):

Input Example : lpr -S <IP Address> -P A4_DUPL_C20 <file name>


Remark
  • If settings have not been specified from the command prompt, settings in the touch panel display will be enabled.

  • Specifies from the touch panel display

The two settings that are available with the Direct Print function are 'Settings Menu' and 'PDF Settings Menu'.

For more information, see "Settings Menu," and "PDF Settings."