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 LPR QuickPrint

Use LPR QuickPrint to print to unmounted printers.

Introduction

What Is LPR QuickPrint?

How To...

Print a File

Delete a Print Job That You Own

Set Print Queue Refresh Options

Refresh the Current Queue Information

Configure an LPR Printer

Troubleshoot LPR Printing Problems


What Is LPR QuickPrint?

LPR QuickPrint is an application that allows you to print to a printer that is:

Not served by a server running the rpc.pcnfsd daemon

Served by a server running a Berkeley LPD-compatible daemon

See Three Steps to Printing or more information about the difference between LPR and PCNFSD printing.

If you want to use LPR QuickPrint with several printers, define more than one LPR printer/server combination and designate one as the default LPR printer. The default printer is the current printer each time you start the LPR QuickPrint application.

You can select a file for printing within the LPR QuickPrint application, or you can drag a file from File Manager and drop the file on the open or minimized LPR QuickPrint application.


Printing a File

To print a file using the LPR QuickPrint:

1.	Double-click the LPR QuickPrint icon.

The LPR QuickPrint dialog box opens.

2.	Choose Print File.

The File to Print dialog opens.

3.	Locate and select the file you want to print.

4.	Click OK.

The file is sent to the current LPR printer.

Tip:  You can also print a file by dragging it from File Manager and dropping it on the minimized LPR QuickPrint icon.


Selecting a Defined LPR Printer

To assign a defined LPR printer as the current LPR printer:

1.	Double-click the LPR QuickPrint icon.

The LPR QuickPrint dialog opens.

2.	Open the Current Printer drop-down list and select a printer name.

The selected printer becomes the current printer. This is the printer used by LPR QuickPrint for subsequent print operations.

Note: If no printers appear in the Current Printers list, you must define an LPR printer. If this is the case, choose Printers from the Configure menu, enter a printer name and a host name, and select Add.


Deleting a Print Job from a Printer Queue

To delete a job you own from a print queue:

1.	Select the job to delete from the queue of the printer where the job is spooled.

2.	Press the Delete Job button.

The Delete LPR Print Job dialog opens. The Job ID number of the selected print job is displayed.

Note: Alternatively, enter the job number of the job to delete in the Print Job ID edit box. Or, enter your user name to delete all your print jobs.

3.	Choose OK.

The job is removed from the print queue.

Note: You can delete only a print job that you own, and you must do so using the same PC from which you sent the job to the printer.


Set a Refresh Queue Interval

To set print queue refresh options:

1.	Double-click the LPR QuickPrint icon.

The LPR QuickPrint dialog opens.

2.	Open the Configure menu and choose Refresh.

The Queue Refresh Options dialog opens.

3.	Make sure the Automatic option button is selected.

4.	Set the refresh interval by entering a value between 1 and 99 in the Interval edit box.

5.	Select a job information option button.

Choose Get All Jobs to view information about all jobs in a printer's queue.

Choose Get Mine Only to view information about only your print jobs.

5.	Click OK.

Your queue refresh settings are saved.


Refresh the Queue Now

To refresh current queue information:

1.	Press the Refresh button on the LPR Printer main window.

The queue information updates to reflect the present queue status for the currently selected printer.


Configuring an LPR Printer

To configure an LPR printer:

1.	Select Printers from the Configure menu on the LPR QuickPrint main window.

The Configure Printer dialog opens.

2.	Enter the name of an LPR printer in the Printer Name edit box.

3.	Enter the host name of the print server serving the printer in the Host Name edit box.

4.	(Optional) Enter a comment in the Comment edit box.

5.	Choose Add.

The LPR Printer Options dialog opens.

6.	To assign the printer you just defined as the default LPR printer, select the Save as Default check box. Alternatively, choose OK.

7.	Select Send Banner with Each Job to send a cover page with each print job.

8.	Choose OK.

The printer is added to the Network Printers Defined list and is available for use.

9.	Choose Close to exit the Configure Printer dialog box.

10.	View the status of the printer in the LPR QuickPrint main dialog box.


Printer Options Dialog

Use this dialog to:

Add a printer to the Network Printers Defined list

Delete a printer from the Network Printers Defined list

Assign a printer as the default printer


Add Printer

To add a printer to the Network Printers Defined list:

1.	From the LPR QuickPrint main window, select Printers from the Configure menu.

2.	Enter the printer's name in the Printer Name edit box.

3.	Enter the host name of the print server in the Host name edit box.

4.	(Optional) Enter a comment in the Comment box.

5.	Choose Add.

The Printer Options dialog opens, allowing you to designate this printer as the default LPR printer.

6.	Click OK.

The Printer Options dialog closes, the printer is added to the Network Printers Defined list, and the printer is made the current printer.


Remove a Printer

To delete a printer from the Network Printers Defined list:

1.	Click on a printer in the Network Printers Defined list.

The printer name is highlighted.

2.	Click Delete.

The printer is removed from the Network Printers Defined list and is no longer available.

Note: You cannot delete the current printer. If you try to, a dialog box opens informing you that you cannot complete this task. To delete a printer assigned as the current printer, change the current printer assignment and then delete the printer.


Assign Default Printer

To assign a printer as the default printer:

1.	Click on a printer in the Network Printers Defined list.

The printer name is highlighted.

2.	Click Options.

The Printer Options dialog opens.

3.	Check the Save as Default Printer at Startup check box.

An X appears in the box.

4.	Click OK.

The Printer Options dialog closes.

5.	Click Close.

The Configure Printer dialog closes and the printer you've assigned becomes the default printer.


LPR Network Printers Dialog

Use this dialog to:

Select a printer from the list of defined printers

Delete a printer from the list of defined printers

Assign a default LPR printer


Select a Printer

To select a printer and make it the current printer:

1.	Click on a printer name appearing in the Network Printers Defined list.

2.	Click Select.

The LPR Network Printers dialog closes and the selected printer appears as the Current Printer in the display area on the LPR main window.


Delete a Printer

To delete a printer for the Network Printers Defined list:

1.	Choose Printers from the Configure menu.

2.	Select a printer name appearing in the Network Printers Defined list.

3.	Choose Delete.

The printer is removed from the Network Printers Defined list and is no longer available.


LPR Queue Refresh Options Dialog

Use this dialog to specify:

Manual or Automatic Queue Refresh Method

The type of job information returned by LPR

The frequency of information updates


Determining the Queue Refresh Method

To set the queue refresh method:

1.	Start LPR QuickPrint by double-clicking its icon.

The LPR QuickPrint main dialog box opens.

2.	Open the Configure menu and choose Refresh.

The Queue Refresh Options dialog box opens.

3.	Choose Manual to prevent the Queue from updating automatically.

Alternatively, choose Automatic to force queue updates at the interval specified in the Interval edit box.

4.	Choose OK.

The Queue Refresh Options dialog box closes. If you specified Manual, information in the queue is updated only when you choose Refresh in the main LPR QuickPrint dialog box.


Jobs Information

To view information about all jobs in a printer's queue:

1.	Select Refresh from the Configure menu.

The Queue Refresh Options dialog box opens.

2. In the Jobs Information panel, select Get All Jobs.

3.	Choose OK.

As of the next update, information about all jobs in the print queue is displayed.

To view information about only your print jobs:

1.	Select Refresh from the Configure menu.

The Queue Refresh Options dialog box opens.

2.	In the Jobs Information panel, select Get Mine Only.

3.	Choose OK.

As of the next update, information about only your jobs is displayed.


Updating the Queue Interval

To set the queue information refresh interval:

1.	Make sure the Automatic option button is selected.

2.	Enter a value between 1 and 99 in the Interval edit box.

3.	Choose OK.

The refresh interval is changed to the interval you've specified.


Delete LPR Print Job Dialog

Use this dialog to remove a print job from a print queue. You must own the job in order to delete it.

To delete a job from a print queue:

1.	Note in the LPR dialog the job number of the job you want to delete.

2.	Choose Delete Job.

The Delete Print Job dialog opens.

3.	Enter in the Print Job ID edit box the job number of the job you want to delete.

4.	Choose OK.

The job is deleted from the Printer queue and the Current Queue Information box in the LPR dialog updates to reflect this change.


LPR Printer Options Dialog

Use this dialog to designate the default LPR printer. The default LPR printer is the printer that is assigned as the current printer whenever you start the LPR Client application.

To designate a printer as the default printer:

1.	In the Configure Printer dialog, select a printer from the Network Printers Defined list.

Alternatively, enter a printer name and host name in the appropriate edit boxes.

2.	Choose Options.

The Printer Options dialog opens displaying the name of the selected printer/host.

3.	Choose the Save as Default at Startup check box.

An X appears in the box.

4.	Choose OK.

The Printer Options dialog closes.

5.	Choose Close to exit the Configure Printer dialog.

The printer you've indicated is assigned as the default LPR printer and is the current printer when LPR QuickPrint starts.


Troubleshooting LPR Printing Problems

Problem	Possible Causes	Solution
Cannot reach host.	The print server, the network, or part of the network is not working.	Ask your network administrator for the name of a working LPD print server.
Cannot find host.	Your computer cannot find an internet address for the print server in the name service (NIS, DNS, or hosts file).	Use ping to make sure you can reach the print server. Ask your network administrator for the name of a working LPD server.
Cannot connect to printer.	You mistyped the print server or printer name.	Retype the correct printer and server names.
Cannot print.	The print queue does not exist on the host system running the print server.	On UNIX systems, the printer name must have an entry in the printer database, the /etc/printcap file on the host system.  Ask your network administrator for the correct printer name.
	The LPD print server is not running on the remote host.	On a UNIX print server, type this command to see if LPD is running: ps -ef | grep lpd Ask your network administrator for the name of a working LPD server.
Cannot print from an application.	You tried to print using a printer that is not configured on your PC.	Use Print Manager to connect your PC to the network printer;  then print from the application.
		Use the application to print to a file; then print the file with LPR QuickPrint.
Postscript files do not print.	The Windows PostScript driver adds Ctrl D characters to the beginning of a print job.  If LPD is running on a UNIX machine, the Ctrl D characters indicate the end of a file and the file is not printed.	Remove the Ctrl D characters from print jobs by inserting this line in the [PrintDriver,Port] section of the win.ini file: CtrlD=0 PrintDriver is the name of the PostScript printer driver and Port is the name of the local port that you want to use.   If the section does not exist, create it (get the driver name from the [devices] section of the file).  For example, the following section removes the Ctrl D characters from print jobs sent to an Apple LaserWriter driver being used on port LPT1: [PSCRIPT,LPT1] CtrlD=0 For more information about printing using Windows, see the WINDOWS\printers.wri file


Job Number

The job number is also called the print job ID number. You'll see it displayed in the LPR QuickPrint window Current Queue Information display area.


Host

Where LPR QuickPrint is concerned, a host is actually a print server. This is usually the machine to which the printer is attached, and the machine that services print requests for the printer.


User Name

The User Name edit box lets you notify LPR QuickPrint who owns the print jobs it will control. The name you enter in this box is your login name.

For example, if you log into the network by entering the name mollyb, enter that name into the User Name edit box.