3. Printing Methods

Printing from an Application

When printing from an application, edit the print settings in the print settings dialog box displayed by the application. You can also set the various default printing attributes using the driver UI. However, the settings from the application take priority over those from the driver UI.

Depending on the application you use, you may need to register the printer with the application beforehand. To register the printer with Star Suite 7/OpenOffice or GIMP, follow the procedures in this section.

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Registering the Printer with StarSuite7/OpenOffice

1

On the Start menu, point to [Program] - [Office], and then select [Star Suite7 Printer Administration] or [OpenOffice Printer Administration].

The [Printer Administration] dialog box is displayed.

2

Click the [New Printer] button.

The [Add Printer] dialog box is displayed.

3

Select [Create Printer], and then click the [Next] button.

4

Click the [Import] button.

The [Install Driver] dialog box is displayed.

5

Enter '/usr/share/cups/model' under [Driver Directory], or click the [Browse] button to select the directory '/usr/share/cups/model', select the driver for your printer from the [Selection of drivers] list box, and then click the [OK] button.

The [Add Printer] dialog box is displayed.

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6

Select the driver imported in step 5 from the list, and then click the [Next] button.

7

Select or enter a command line that you want to use to print with your printer, and then click the [Next] button.

Enter the following command:

lpr -P [the printer name registered with the print spooler]

8

Specify a name for your printer, and click the [Finish] button.

If you want to set the printer as the default printer, select [Set as Default].

9

In the [Printer Administration] dialog box, click the [Close] button.
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Registering the Printer with GIMP

1

Start GIMP, and then display the print dialog box by right-clicking on an image to be printed, and selecting [File] and [Print] from the pop-up menu.

2

Select the printer registered with the print spooler from [Printer Name] in the [Printer Settings] sheet.

3

Click the [Setup Printer] button.

The [Setup Printer] dialog box is displayed.

4

Enter a command line that you want to use to print with your printer.

Enter the following command:

lpr -P [the printer name registered with the print spooler]

5

Click the [Browse] button to specify the PPD file for your printer, or enter the full path to the file.

The PPD file is located in /usr/share/cups/model.

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6

Click the [OK] button, and then click the [Save Settings] button in the print dialog box.
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Printing from an Application

The main procedure from creating an original with StarSuite7 to printing is described below.

Note

1

Open the application, and create a document.

2

Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

3

Select the printer you are using from [Name] and click [Properties].

Note

  • In case of using StarSuite7 or OpenOffice.org, select the printer name which is not surrounded by "<printer name>" (<LBP3200>). If you select the printer name surrounded by "<printer name>", you can't print.

4

Set the printing conditions in the [Properties] dialog box, and click the [OK] button.

5

Click the [Print] button.
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