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lpf_xwdbj(8)

LPF_SXBJ(8)  —  NEWS-OS Programmer’s Manual

NAME

lpf_sxbj − XWD image printer filter for NWP-5601/5602

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sony/lib/lpf_sxbj

DESCRIPTION

lpf_sxbj is lpr(1) output filter which take XWD format image data converted using the xwdconv command with the −mode direct24 or −mode pseudo8 option (or equally format) as input, and output it to the NWP-5601 Color printer image reader.  (For printing out to NWP-5601, NWP-5602 Color printer image reader interface unit is needed.) 
The NWP-5601 has 400 dpi resolution as maximum, and print A4/B5/A5/A6-sized print paper or A4-sized tranparent film by full color (16,700,000 colors).

In the file /etc/printcap, nwp5601 is defined as default entry for NWP-5601.  This filter recorded as follow;

:Sx=/usr/sony/lib/lpf_sxbj:

EXAMPLES

To use this filter, lpr(1) should be used:

lpr −Pnwp5601 −Sx XWDdata Note that the filter setting option (−Sx in this case) must be specified. 

FILES

/etc/printcapDatabase of printer characteristics
/usr/sony/lib/lpf_sxbjprinter filter

SEE ALSO

xwdconv(1), xwdlpr(1), xwdset(1), lpr(1), printcap(5), lpf_xwdbj(8)

LIMIT

This filter will not work properly if data other than XWD format image data converted using the xwdconv command with the −mode direct24 or −mode pseudo8 option (or equally format) is passed through it for output to the NWP-5601 color printer. 

CAUTION

NWP-5602 and workstation are connected by SCSI interface.  If you not used default SCSI ID (/dev/scsi06) defined in the /etc/printcap, please change SCSI device name in it. 

NEWS-OSRelease 4.2.1R

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