JetDirect setup information

JetDirect queues, etc.

Using Jet Direct to CORRECTLY prints BOTH PostScript and text

at55

Printing menu:
Last option: Append CR to LF -- turn this on
[this option is NOT visible to the web interface]

Configuration menu:
Personality: Auto
[this option is visible from web interface]

This combination of settings seems to make the
printer process PostScript AND PCL correctly.

Further, because of the Append CR to LF, plain UNIX text files are
processed correctly.  (They need the CR because UNIX terminates
lines with LF, NOT CRLF or LFCR)

Our tests with PostScript and plain text worked great!

hp81

Wed Apr 17 17:59:33 PDT 2002

hp81 now prints via UNIX dist. printer to the JetDirect card.

NOTE this: telnet b937-736-hp8100dn.lbl.gov

> defaultq: RAW
> listq:
Print Queues:
Queue Name: RAW Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: RAW
Queue Name: TEXT Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: TEXT
Queue Name: AUTO Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: AUTO
Queue Name: HP81 Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: TEXT
Default Queue: RAW 

Note that the hp81 queue in fact connects to the queue named HP81 
(NOT the queue RAW).

Note that the Queue Name: HP81 on the JetDirect is
set to Processing: TEXT

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/networking/support_doc/bpj06693.html
gives lots of good info on this subject.

So far, this configuration prints BOTH PostScript and plain text correctly.

Print BOTH PostScript and plaintext to HPLJ2200 (e.g., bl50lp); turn off banner

telnet to printer's hostname
addstring: CR \0D
addq: bl50lp NULL CR AUTO

      LPD Print Queues :
       Queue Name: RAW Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing:RAW
       Queue Name: TEXT Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing:TEXT
       Queue Name: AUTO Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing:AUTO
       Queue Name: BINPS Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing:BINPS
       Queue Name: BL50LP Prepend String:  Append String: CR Processing:AUTO
       LPD Default Queue: AUTO
      LPD Queue Strings:
       String Name: CR       Contents: \0D

banner 0

[banner 0 disables JetDirect banner]

save [to save changes and exit]

waste3 setup via JetDirect>

telnet 85b-101-hp5simx.lbl.gov
listq:
Queue Name: RAW Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: RAW
Queue Name: TEXT Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: TEXT
Queue Name: AUTO Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: AUTO
> deleteq: AUTO
Queue is a permanent entry.
> deleteq: TEXT
Queue is a permanent entry.
> listq:
Print Queues:
Queue Name: RAW Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: RAW
Queue Name: TEXT Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: TEXT
Queue Name: AUTO Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: AUTO
Default Queue: RAW 
> addstring: CR \0D
> addq: waste3 NULL CR AUTO
> listq:     
Print Queues:
Queue Name: RAW Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: RAW
Queue Name: TEXT Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: TEXT
Queue Name: AUTO Prepend String:  Append String:  Processing: AUTO
Queue Name: WASTE3 Prepend String:  Append String: CR Processing: AUTO
Default Queue: RAW 

Results

• This setup prints PostScript
• Unconfirmed whether plain text prints OK; hope it does!

Other JetDirect info

Last modified Wed Dec 17 20:43:33 PST 2003