Changes between Version 70 and Version 71 of CAL Printers
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- 09/17/06 12:02:21 (19 years ago)
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v70 v71 20 20 under the System > Administration > Printing menus. 21 21 22 === = Configuring the printers under different operating systems ====22 === Printing from a Configured Workstation === 23 23 24 ===== Fedora Core 4 ===== 24 To print from the command line use 25 25 26 ====== Instructions specific to cricket ====== 26 {{{ 27 lp myfile.ps 28 }}} 29 30 This will print to the default printer (usually firefly) Use the "-d printer_name" option to send the file to a different printer. To see the status of your print job, use: 31 {{{ 32 lpstat 33 }}} 34 35 To change the default printer set the LPDEST variable; for example in bash use: 36 {{{ 37 LPDEST=printername; export LPDEST 38 }}} 39 where printername is one of the names defined above (e.g., moth, cricket, etc.). 40 41 == Configuring the printers under different operating systems == 42 43 === Fedora Core 4 === 44 45 ==== Instructions specific to cricket ==== 27 46 28 47 Use the GUI tool: … … 46 65 Then finish, and print a test page! 47 66 48 === == Windows XP =====67 === Windows XP === 49 68 50 69 … … 53 72 and pay attention to where the files install. 54 73 55 ==== == for cricket ======74 ==== for cricket ==== 56 75 57 76 Then, control panel->Printers->Add a printer. The printers are 'network printer, or a printer attacjed to another computer'. … … 60 79 to. And you are done. 61 80 62 ==== == for firefly ======81 ==== for firefly ==== 63 82 64 83 control panel->Printers->Add a printer. The printer is a 'local printer'. Unclick the 'search for plug and play … … 69 88 To print a test page, right click on the printer in control panel, and select properties. Then click 'print test page'. 70 89 71 === == OS X =====90 === OS X === 72 91 73 The printer configuration dialog is mostly self-explanatory. However, you will likely need to download extra drivers from HP. You also may need to set the queue name to AUTO.92 Under system preferences, click on 'print & fax' and then click on the '+' symbol in the printer menu. This will open a Printer Browser window: select 'IPP' for the protocol (LPD may work with some printers), and then enter the full printer name in the address window. Leave the queue name blank (although some people have reported that this needs to be set to 'AUTO'), and then name it as you would like. In the 'Print Using' selection, set the printer type (you may need to dowload extra printers from HP, see this [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=500938&lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=500934&taskId=135 link]. Once this is done, a selection box will open allowing you to set extra options for the printer -- please DO set the 'duplex' field. 74 93 75 == == Wireless Access ====94 == Wireless Access == 76 95 77 96 Currently access to cricket and firefly is not possible over a wireless connection. The workaround is to plug your laptop into the LAN. … … 80 99 81 100 82 = = Printing Supplies ==101 = Printing Supplies = 83 102 84 == = CAL ===103 == CAL == 85 104 86 105 '''* If printing quality is poor, or the printer is indicating that the toner is low, … … 100 119 101 120 102 103 == = NEVIS ===121 122 == NEVIS == 104 123 105 124 ||Item||Complete Item Description||Part No.||In Storage||Replacement dates||
