Dell 5110cn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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To select a paper tray, you need to define a printer which uses the desired tray by using a
.dellpsdefault5110

file in your home directory. After setting the .dellpsdefault5110 file, you can

print using the command.

% lpr -Ptray2 filename

About /usr/local/dellbin5110/.dellpsdefault5110:

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/dellbin5110/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/dellbin5110/dellpsif /usr/local/dellbin5110/dellpsif_a4d

2.

Add the following descriptions to the default command option setting file that specifies the user defined
commands of the dellpsif_a4d of IF Filter.
/usr/local/dellbin5110/.dellpsdefault5110

dellpsif_a4d -IA4 -D

3.

When the printer name a4d is specified, printing can be done on A4 with the long-edge binding feature
turned on.

4.

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