QMS PS 410 Manuel d'utilisateur

Installing and Using PPR

# ppad interface myprn atalk "Joe's Mac Printer:LaserShared@CC Zone"The exact type name you use to hide a printer matters little unless

Using a Printer Connected to a Parallel or USB Port (Old Method)PPR provides a simple (even simplistic) interface program which can be used to communi

# ppad options nearprn 'speed=9600 bits=8 parity=none'This may well be the most difficult interface to set up because of the lack of standar

If you can not find anything that is close, the printer manufacturer may be able to supply a suitable PPD file.Very often it can be found on the Macin

HP DeskJet 550C GhostscriptHP LaserJet III GhostscriptEpson Stylus C62 GhostscriptNEC Pinwriter 6 GhostscriptIf this selection seems a little limited,

Interface: atalk Address: "Mac Laser Printer :LaserWriter@MCEC" Options: JobBreak: signal (by default) Feedback: yes (by default) Codes

Each group has a parameter called Rotate. If Rotate is false, then when the time comes to print a job,PPR uses the first idle printer, starting with t

To share a group, do this:# ppad group addon ourgroup papname "Our Group"If you can't see the new names in the chooser within a minute

Alert interval: 5 (send alert every 5 errors)Alert method: mailAlert address: [email protected]: no no (banners discouraged, trailers disco

The easiest thing to do in this latter case is to set a switchset. A switchset is a set of options associated with aqueue. This feature is described l

Installing and Using PPRDavid ChappellCopyright © 1995−−2004 Trinity College Computing Center29 January 2004Table of ContentsInstallationObtaining the

InputSlot −−>Upper Tray −−feature InputSlot=Upper Lower Tray −−feature InputSlot=Lower Envelope Feeder

This command tells PPR to read the copies count in mydoc.ps, collate the copies even if mydoc.ps doesnot request it, and to print 1 copy unless mydoc.

Submitting Jobs Through UprintIf you have Unix users, they are probably accustomed to submitting jobs with lpr or lp. You may also findthat while some

The default responder and address may be changed by setting the PPR_RESPONDER andPPR_RESPONDER_ADDRESS environment variables respectively.Notifying X

Of course, you can also view the queue using the web interface. To view the queue for a specific printer orgroup of printers, click on the printers ic

$ ppop cancel chipmunk1 job was canceled.Since on this occasion he had only one job, this command has the save effect as the first one.If he were usin

# ppop status mrhp3siPrinter Status−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−mrhp3si printing mrhp3si−3876A printer is s

Figure 8. Printer Status and ControlNow instead of using commands such as ppop stop and ppop start you can simply press the corespondingbuttons.A thir

The safest way to change media is to stop the printer first. Obviously, it is best not to remove a paper trayuntil the printer has stopped. For this r

Holding and Releasing JobsIf a job is in the queue but has not ues begun to print, it is possible to place it in the ``held'' state. You do

Backing Up PPR's DataRemoving PPRReplacing a PrinterBasic Queue ModificationsChanges for SambaSundry NoticesCopyright and DisclaimerTrademark Ack

adshp4m−2719 and rat−2717 but left the job rat−2718. The ppop clean command will only deletearrested jobs.We can also could have deleted all arrested

Next you should unhook PPR's UPRINT system, putting the real versions of commands such as lpr and lpqback where they were:# /usr/lib/ppr/bin/upri

Basic Queue ModificationsIn order to correctly modify a queue's configuration, it is necessary to understand its current configuration.The curren

Notice that the printer in this example is currently a QMS−PS 410 connected through a serial port. We willreplace it with an HP 4M connected over the

This would add all possible bins for the new printer. After doing this it would have been necessary to useppad show sea305 to display the configuratio

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# ppad new alerts 5 mail [email protected] this command has been executed, then the configuration of each printer you add will be set so tha

The Automatic WayThe above paragraphs describe how to start and stop the PPR daemons individually with simple Unixcommands. There are other, more auto

The Web−Browse InterfaceThe web−browser interface is the second most complete. It provides a way to manage jobs and create, modify,and delete print qu

Some of the operations which you can perform using the web interface require authentication andauthorization. If you are running the web browser on a

Adding PrintersThis section has several parts. This is because adding printers may be a multi−step process. For example, youmight add a printer to PPR

Adding a Printer With an AppleTalk InterfaceBefore you can add an AppleTalk connected printer to PPR you must determine its complete AppleTalkname. Th