This section describes options available for setting up printing with the lpr or cif command.

Formats and usage examples that apply to the lpr command only are marked with , while those that apply to the cif command only are marked with .
Parameters without any mark can be used for both commands.

Any setting identified with has restrictions when combined with other options.

Media Type

Print Quality

Halftoning

Color Balance

Intensity

Contrast

Print Purpose

Brightness

Grayscale Printing

Ink Cartridge Settings

Page Size

Print Size

Print Position

Borderless Printing

Copies

Input Image Resolution

Image Extraction Range

For information about restrictions based on print option combinations, see "Print Option Combinations (lpr)" or "Print Option Combinations (cif)."

Media Type

Syntax:

-o MediaType=mediatype
--media mediatype or -m mediatype

Configurable Parameters (mediatype)

plain

Plain Paper

glossygold

Photo Paper Plus Glossy II

prophoto2

Photo Paper Pro II

proplatinum

Photo Paper Pro Platinum

semigloss

Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss

glossypaper

Glossy Photo Paper

matte

Matte Photo Paper

highres

High Resolution Paper

postcardaddress

Hagaki A

ijpostcard

Ink Jet Hagaki

glossypost

Hagaki K

prophotopost

Hagaki P

postcard

Hagaki

tshirt

T-Shirt Transfers

envelope

Envelope

otherphoto

Other Photo Paper

Default Value

plain

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Print Quality

Syntax:

-o CNQuality=qualitylevel
--quality qualitylevel or -q qualitylevel

Configurable Parameters (qualitylevel)

A number from 1 to 5

As the value becomes smaller, the print quality improves. As the value becomes larger, the print speed increases.

Default Value

The default value differs depending on other print options such as the Media Type.

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Halftoning

Syntax:

-o CNHalftoning=halftonetype
--halftoning halftonetype

Configurable Parameters (halftonetype)

pattern

Executes halftone processing using the dither pattern.

ed

Executes halftone processing using the error diffusion.

Default Value

The default value differs depending on other print options such as the Media Type.

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Color Balance

Syntax:

cyan

-o CNBalanceC=value
--balance_c value

magenta

-o CNBalanceM=value
--balance_m value

yellow

-o CNBalanceY=value
--balance_y value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from -50 to 50

The color tone increases as the number increases.

Default Value

0

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Intensity

Syntax:

-o CNDensity=value
--density value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from -50 to 50

The intensity increases as the number increases.

Default Value

0

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Contrast

Syntax:

-o CNContrast=value
--contrast value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from -50 to 50

The contrast increases as the number increases.

Default Value

0

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Print Purpose

Syntax:

-o CNRenderIntent=intent
--renderintent intent

Configurable Parameters (intent)

photo

Specify this value when printing photo data.

vivid

Specify this value when printing a photo with vivid colors.

Default Value

photo

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Brightness

Syntax:

-o CNGamma=value
--gamma value

Configurable Parameters (value)

1.4

Light

1.8

Normal

2.2

Dark

Default Value

1.8

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Grayscale Printing

Syntax:

-o CNGrayscale
--grayscale or -g

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Ink Cartridge Settings

Syntax:

-o CNInkCartridgeSettings=cartridgetype
--inkcartridgesettings cartridgetype

Configurable Parameters (cartridgetype)

color

Color Only

bk

Black Only

bkcolor

Both Black and Color

Default Value

bkcolor

Printing cannot be performed if an ink cartridge is removed. Do not remove an ink cartridge even if it will not be used in printing.

When the following settings are configured, "bk" is disabled. The color cartridge is also used to print.

- Other than "plain", "postcard", "postcardaddress", or "envelope" is specified for Media Type

- Borderless Printing is specified

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Page Size

Syntax:

-o PageSize=size
--papersize size or -p size

Configurable Parameters (size)

letter

Letter (215.9 x 279.4 mm)

legal

Legal (215.9 x 355.6 mm)

a5

A5 (148.0 x 210.0 mm)

a4

A4 (210.0 x 297.0 mm)

b5

B5 (182.0 x 257.0 mm)

4X6

4"x6" (101.6 x 152.4 mm)

4X8

4"x8" (101.6 x 203.2 mm)

5X7

5"x7" (127.0 x 177.8 mm)

8X10

8"x10" (203.2 x 254.0 mm)

l

L (89.0 x 127.0 mm)

2l

2L (127.0 x 178.0 mm)

postcard

Hagaki (100.0 x 148.0 mm)

postdbl

Hagaki 2 (200.0 x 148.0 mm)

envelop10p

Comm. Env. #10 (104.6 x 241.3 mm)

envelopdlp

DL Env. (110.0 x 220.0 mm)

envj4p

Youkei 4 (105.0 x 235.0 mm)

envj6p

Youkei 6 (98.0 x 190.0 mm)

businesscard

Card (55.0 x 91.0 mm)

wide

Wide (101.6 x 180.6 mm)

Custom.value1xvalue2mm

Custom

user

letter.bl

Letter (215.9 x 279.4 mm) with Borderless Printing

a4.bl

A4 (210.0 x 297.0 mm) with Borderless Printing

4X6.bl

4"x6" (101.6 x 152.4 mm) with Borderless Printing

4X8.bl

4"x8" (101.6 x 203.2 mm) with Borderless Printing

5X7.bl

5"x7" (127.0 x 177.8 mm) with Borderless Printing

8X10.bl

8"x10" (203.2 x 254.0 mm) with Borderless Printing

l.bl

L (89.0 x 127.0 mm) with Borderless Printing

2l.bl

2L (127.0 x 178.0 mm) with Borderless Printing

postcard.bl

Hagaki (100.0 x 148.0 mm) with Borderless Printing

businesscard.bl

Card (55.0 x 91.0 mm) with Borderless Printing

wide.bl

Wide (101.6 x 180.6 mm) with Borderless Printing

Default Value

a4 (depends on your system setting)

a4

To perform borderless printing with the lpr command, specify a page size that has the ".bl" suffix.

For instructions on specifying borderless printing with the cif command, see "Borderless Printing."

Custom Paper Size

If you specify Custom for Page Size, specify the size within the following range.

Syntax:

-o PageSize=Custom.value1xvalue2mm
--papersize user --paperwidth value1 --paperheight value2

Configurable Parameters (value1)

55.0mm to 215.9mm
5500 to 21590 (The unit is 1/100 mm)

Configurable Parameters (value2)

91.0mm to 676.0mm
9100 to 67600 (The unit is 1/100 mm)

When you set the size of "Custom (user)," you must set both the paper width (value1) and height (value2).

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Print Size

There are three size adjustment methods:

Scaling Specification

Fit-to-Page Printing

Fit-to-Print-Area Printing

 

Two or more these methods cannot be specified at the same time.

Scaling Specification

Specify the size ratio for enlargement or reduction as a % value.

Syntax:

--percent value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from 20 to 400

Default Value

100

With the lpr command, you can use "natural-scaling", which is a standard option, to perform the Scaling Specification. For information about the options that can be set in the lpr command (CUPS), see the homepage for the Common UNIX Printing System (http://www.cups.org/).

Fit-to-Page Printing

This function expands or reduces the image to fit the print area, without changing the vertical-horizontal ratio.
It scales the image to fit to the print area in either the horizontal or vertical direction.

Syntax:

-o scaling=100
--fit

Fit-to-Print-Area Printing (cif command only)

This function expands or reduces the image, without changing the vertical-horizontal ratio, so that there are no margins in the print area.
It scales the image to fit to the print area in both horizontal and vertical directions.

Syntax:

--full

Depending on the size of the media used, a portion of the image may not be printed.

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Print Position

Syntax:

--location param

Configurable Parameters (param)

center

Printing in the center of the printing area.

upperleft

Printing from the upper left of the printing area.

Default Value

upperleft

With the lpr command, you can use "position", which is a standard option, to perform the Print Position adjustment. For information about the options that can be set in the lpr command (CUPS), see the homepage for the Common UNIX Printing System (http://www.cups.org/).

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Borderless Printing

Syntax:

--borderless

 

If you specify borderless printing in the lpr command, select a page size that has ".bl" for "Page Size."

If you specify "--borderless --full" in the cif command, you can print the entire print area with borderless printing.

Extension Amount

This parameter adjusts the amount that extends outside the paper during Borderless Printing. This parameter is enabled only when Borderless Printing is specified.

Syntax:

-o CNExtension=amount
--extension amount

Configurable Parameters (amount)

A number from 0 to 3

As the number becomes larger, the extension amount increases.

Default Value

2

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Copies

Syntax:

-o CNCopies=value
--copies value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from 1 to 999

Default Value

1

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Input Image Resolution (cif command only)

Syntax:

--imageres value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from 1 to 32767

Default Value

The resolution included in the input image (if a resolution is not included in the image, the default value of printer driver: 120dpi) is used.

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Image Extraction Range (cif command only)

Syntax:

--bbox left,bottom,right,top

Configurable Parameters (left,bottom,right,top)

Numbers from 0 to the "image size passed to printer driver"

With the bottom left of the image passed to printer driver as the origin, specify the coordinates for the bottom left corner (left,bottom) and the top right corner (right,top) of the range to be extracted. The unit is 1/72 inch.

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