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How to Print in Color

Printer pr1424c is a color printer. It sometimes prints transparencies, so you may need to change the options.

Using lpr

Run

$ lpoptions -P pr1424c -l

This lists all options for the printer, with the currently selected options marked with a *. If it shows the following line, everything is fine:

InputSlot/Media Source: *Paper Transparency Upper Middle Lower ManualPaper ManualTransparency Auto

But if it shows the following line, the printer will print to transparencies:

InputSlot/Media Source: Paper *Transparency Upper Middle Lower ManualPaper ManualTransparency Auto

In the latter case, run the following command:

$ lpoptions -P pr1424c -o InputSlot=Paper

Using a gui

From the print dialog, you can sometimes select the paper tray from the printer options.

Updated  2006-12-07 15:03:31 by Sven Sandberg.