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printing

HP-UX 11.00
I wish to print to a4 instead of letter format.
I use jetadmin but i can't find any option to
set printing to a4 format.

brgds

jan salbaek
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Rita C Workman
Honored Contributor

Re: printing

You need to know if the printer you are using includes 'legal' as an option.

Check in /etc/lp/interface/model.orig/
see if legal is included. If it is then you simply need to:
lp -d -olegal file

If it is not included in that printer model, then you may need to print to a different printer that does include 'legal' as an option.

Also...I have found that sometimes folks have added a printer via jetadmin, but selected a generic model (without certain options), instead of the printer model or a closer model version. In this latter case, you could remove the printer and set it back up using the better more accurate drivers (with certain options).

Just a thought,
Rita
Sandip Ghosh
Honored Contributor

Re: printing

In most of this cases it has been controlled by the printer. Look at the printer setting.

By the way, which printer you are talking about????

Sandip
Good Luck!!!
Frank Slootweg
Honored Contributor

Re: printing

Most model scripts for HP printers have an option which is called "options" and which *prints* a summary of the most important options for that model script.

So do:

lp -d... -ooptions

and see what happens on the printer.

Note that "options" is the *literal* spelling, i.e. "-ooptions" (without the quotes).
Steve Steel
Honored Contributor

Re: printing

Hi


jetdirect includes a man page for each printer.

The default scripts are logged in /opt/hpnp/sh

Thus check between /opt/hpnp/sh and
/etc/lp/interface/model.orig/printername to
see which script you use

Then
export MANPATH=/opt/hpnp/man:$MANPATH
man script

ex
man net_ljx000

That gives it all


Steve Steel
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