Printing in KRL

Windows:

See Pat in room 0-E for CDs. It's faster on the web:
Drivers: HP 4250 in 108   color:  HP 1200 in 101
When doing the "Add Printer" operation in Windows 2000 note that technically the printer is "local" and you need to
create a new port of the "Standard TCP/IP" type when selecting. These drivers from the web will unzip into directories
which you use by going through the "Have Disk" option and putting in the location of the driver's directory. Note that
the built in Windows driver for the Tektronix 860 works on our Tek printer. The HP links may change, but if you
go here then you can find them in two clicks. Here are the pertinent IP addresses:

HP in 107: hp4k.krl.caltech.edu
HP in Leona's office: 131.215.109.164

UNIX systems:

There are three printers in KRL for general use. There are a queues for using these printers for various special purposes, including transparencies and duplex (two-sided) output. The HP 4000N prints both PostScript (tm) and ASCII. The HP4000 has been set at the front panel on duplex mode, please don't change it. The Tek 560 is loaded with transparencies only. See Pat for help if you wish to use these printers differently.

  1. Hewlitt-Packard 4250N, Room 108

  2. HP1100 in 101.

Queue Assignments:

Queue

Printer

Example

Result

Default

HP4250N

lpr file.ps

PostScript file printed (duplex)

Default

HP4250N

lpr file.txt

ASCII file printed (duplex)

hp1100
 HP1100
 lpr -Php1100 {file}
 Prints in Leona's office





Special Needs
    Transparencies can be printed on the HP1100, talk to Leona (x4515) first..

Some Advice

  1. The HP is set to print only letter size right now. A5 will automagically be converted.

  2. Acrobat Reader can't print directly to duplex. Make a postscript file first.

  3. The program fixps is a good thing. Try "man fixps"

  4. The program "convert" will make postscript out of almost anything.

  5. The program "import" can be used to render X windows to graphics files.