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Linux printing

[Note]

Some features may not be available depending on models or options. It means that the features are not supported.

Printing from applications

There are a lot of Linux applications that allow you to print using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any such application.

  1. Open the document to print.

  2. Open the File menu and click Page Setup (Print Setup for someapplications).

  3. Choose your paper size, orientation, and makesure that your machine is selected. Click Apply.

  4. Open the File menu and click Print.

  5. Select your machine to print.

  6. Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages to print.

  7. Change other printing options in each tab, if necessary.

  8. Click Print.

    [Note]

    Automatic/manual duplex printing may not be available depending on models. You can alternatively use the lpr printing system or other applications for odd-even printing (see Features by model).

Printing files

You can print text, image, pdf files on your machine using the standardCUPS directly from the command line interface. The CUPS lp or lpr utility allows you to do that. You can print these files by using below command format.

"lp -d <printer name>-o<option> <file name>"

Please refer to lp or lpr man page on your system for more details.

Configuring Printer Properties

You can change the default printing options or connection type with Printing utility supplied by o/s.

  1. Launch Printing utility(Go to System > Administration > Printing menu or execute "system-config-printer" command in Terminal program).

  2. Select your printer and double-click it.

  3. Change default printing options or connection type.

  4. Click Apply button.