Printing Landscape & from 2nd tray on XEROX Multi Function Printer/Copier

[Jose Lerebours]

 > What is the exact command you use, and from where?

ls -l | lp -dxerox1117 -o landscape -o x17

this commands prints to printer in landscape and pull from 2nd tray

 > What, exactly, are you printing?

As per above, just a directory list.  From Yast, it prints the test page.

Will try printing to file and then to printer from command line.

Thanks,


Jose


On 01/28/2016 12:57 PM, Kenneth Brody wrote:
> On 1/28/2016 12:10 PM, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list wrote:
>> The problem:
>> - Using OpenSuSe Linux
>> - Printing to Xerox Multi Function Printer
>> - Set in filePro as hp-5 printer type
>> - Using lp -d[printer-name] -o landscape -o x17 in printer 
>> configuration table
>> - filePro 5.08
>>
>> If I use the same command as above, it print landscape and it pulls 
>> paper
>> from 2nd tray (11x17).
>
> What is the exact command you use, and from where?
>
>> If I print from Yast printer configuration, it prints from 2nd tray 
>> as it is
>> configured to
>
> What, exactly, are you printing?
>
>> If I print from filePro, it prints landscape but from 8.5x11 
>> (possibly tray
>> 1 ...)
>> If printing from OS command line prints proper orientation and from 
>> expected
>> tray, why doe it not do same from filePro?
>
> What is the exact command line you use from the command prompt, and 
> does the file you are printing have any print codes?
>
> What if you send the filePro output to a file, and then:
>
>    cat filename | lp -d[printer-name] -o landscape -o x17
>
>> No print codes other than ( 13 ) to set pitch and ( 13 ) does not have
>> anything but setting the pitch.  Tried without the printer code ( 13 
>> ) and
>> it still prints from 8.5x11 tray, it prints in landscape but bigger 
>> letters.
>
> What about the init code?
>