Dell 3110cn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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To print to other printers:

To print to a printer named dell3110cn, type as follows.

% lpr -Pdell3110cn filename

To select a paper tray for printing:

To select a paper tray for printing, the .dellpsdefault3110 file must be executed in advance to define
the printer which uses the desired paper tray.

To select tray 2 (optional 550-sheet feeder) for printing, execute the .dellpsdefault3110 file and define
the printer so that it feeds paper from tray 2. Specify tray2, which is the defined printer name, as
follows.

% lpr -Ptray2 filename

About /usr/local/dellbin3110/.dellpsdefault3110:

This is the file for system default settings when using various utilities via /etc/printcap. Hereinafter,
it is referred to as the default command option setting file.

Method:

To define a printer named a4d which prints on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on, follow the
following steps.

Procedure:

Register the printer a4d with /etc/printcap.

1.

Linux (LPRng):

/etc/printcap.local or /etc/printcap

a4d:\

:bk:\

:bkf:\

:lpd_bounce=true:\

:sd=/var/spool/lpd/a4d:\

:af=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/a4d.acct:\

:lf=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/log:\

:rm=PrinterHostName:\

:rp=ps:\

:if=/usr/local/dellbin3110/dellpsif_a4d:

Log on as the root account and create the symbolic links for dellpsif_a4d of IF Filter for printing on
A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on.

# ln -s /usr/local/dellbin3110/dellpsif /usr/local/dellbin3110/dellpsif_a4d

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