[For CUPS ver.] Stylus C45/C46 Series Photo Image Print System for Linux Description Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2004. Note: About the latest information, please refer to our Web page. http://www.epkowa.co.jp/ Contents 1 License Agreement 2 Version Up Record 3 Products Description 4 How to Install 5 Print 5.1 Settings 5.2 Stylus C45/C46 Series Setting Details 5.3 How to Set 5.4 How to Print 6 Other Software 6.1 ekpd 6.2 ekpstm 7 Paper Size and Margin 8 Handling Instructions 9 Acknowledgement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 License Agreement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package contains source code covered by the GNU General Public License and the GNU Library General Public License (see ./COPYING and ./COPYING.LIB for their terms) and object code distributed under the terms of the EPSON KOWA Public Licence (see ./COPYING.KOWA for details). All object code contained in the sources are Copyright EPSON KOWA Corporation and SEIKO EPSON Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Version Up Record ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents moved to ./ChangeLog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Products Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This software is a filter program used with Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) from the Linux. This can supply the high quality print with SEIKO EPSON Color Ink Jet Printers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 How to Install ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Before installing this software, check if the following CUPS software has been installed. This software does not work correctly without CUPS. Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) (1).... Installing a rpm file Execute the rpm command to complete the installation. rpm -i pips-sc45_46s-cups-2.6.2-1.i386.rpm Depends on the distribution, dependent errors may occur. Execution of the rpm command shown below may help you to avoid the error. rpm -i --nodeps pips-sc45_46s-cups-2.6.2-1.i386.rpm (2).... Setting after the installation To use Photo Image Print System, CUPS must be set. Be sure to set it up before you print first. [ Restart CUPS ] To make the installed filter active, restart CUPS. (Ex.) kill -HUP `pidof cupsd` [ Add a Printer ] - Add by command Execute the following command: /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p sc45_46s -E -v ekplp:/var/ekpd/ekplp0 -m eksc45_46s.ppd Option Script: p Specify the setting name of the printer E Make the printer active v Specify driver and the destination to connect m Specify the setting file(PPD) Refer to lpadmin(8) for details of lpadmin. - Add by using browser CGI is available in CUPS, so that printer setting is possible by using browser. To add a printer, follow the steps below. (1) Connect to CUPS Server(Port:631) from browser * (EX.) When CUPS is on the localhost, access to "http://localhost:631/" (2) Choose "Manage Printers" (3) Choose "Add Printer" (4) Enter a printer setting name in "Name", and choose "Continue" (set other items if required) (5) Set "EPSON Inkjet Printer #1 (Photo Image Print System)" for "Device", and choose "Continue" (6) Set "EPSON" for "Make", and choose "Continue" (7) Set "EPSON Stylus C45/C46 Series, Photo Image Print System (en)" for "Model", and choose "Continue" A printer is added for Photo Image Print System. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Print ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.1 Settings Following items can be set in Photo Image Print System for CUPS. - Ink Choose monochrome or color print. - Paper Size Choose the paper size for your document. - Print Quality Choose the media and print quality for your document. 5.2 Stylus C45/C46 Series Setting Details Options which can be specified in Stylus C45/C46 Series are listed below. "Setting name by the optional specification" is not case sensitive. * The meaning of the list items keyword setting string to specify an option browser display strings appear in browser window of CUPS setting description description of the setting [ Ink ] Setting name for optional settings : Ink Setting name appears on browser: Ink keyword | description -------- + ------------- COLOR | Color MONO | Monochrome [Paper Size] Setting name for optional settings: PageSize or media Setting name appears on browser: MediaSize * When describing multiple settings in the media option, put Paper Size at the beginning. Details of the media option can be found in the user's manual of CUPS keyword | description ------------ + ----------------------------------- A4_AUTO | A4 210 x 297 mm B5_AUTO | B5 182 x 257 mm A5_AUTO | A5 148 x 210 mm LT_AUTO | Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in LGL_AUTO | Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in EXE_AUTO | Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in HLT_AUTO | Half Letter 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in A6_AUTO | A6 Index card 105 x 148 mm INDEX5_AUTO | Index card 5 x 8 in INDEX8_AUTO | Index card 8 x 10 in ENV10_AUTO | Envelope #10 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 in ENVDL_AUTO | Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm ENVC6_AUTO | Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm ENV5X8_AUTO | Envelope 132 x 220 mm PHOTO_AUTO | Photo Paper 4x6 in 4X6FULL_AUTO | Photo Paper 4x6 in No Perforations PP100_AUTO | 10 x 15 cm Photo [ Print Quality ] Setting name for optional settings : Quality Setting name appears on browser : Quality keyword | description ------------ + ------------------------------------------- PLAIN_Q | Plain Paper - Quality PLAIN_S | Plain Paper - Speed PLAIN_BKSAVE | Plain Paper (Black Ink Save Mode) SFINE_Q | Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper - Quality SFINE_S | Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper - Speed PMMATT_Q | Matte Paper Heavyweight - Quality PMMATT_S | Matte Paper Heavyweight - Speed GPAPER_Q | Photo Paper - Quality GPAPER_S | Photo Paper - Speed PMPHOTO | Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPS | Photo Stickers OHP | Ink Jet Transparencies * Black Ink Save Mode You can use a mixture of color inks to create black for printing black and white documents. Ink from the black ink cartridge is not used. the following requirements are in need: There is more color ink than black ink. The black ink cartridge is not empty. The color ink cartridges are not low. 5.3 How to Set There are three method of print setting. - Setting by Command Use lpoptions. Refer to the manual pages for lpoptions(1) for detail. (Ex. : ink=COLOR, Page Size=A4_AUTO, quality=PLAIN_Q) lpoptions -p sc45_46s -o ink=COLOR -o media=A4_AUTO -o quality=PLAIN_Q - Setting by Browser Choose "Configure Printer" from the printer window to view the setting window. - Specifying Options when Printing. Set by -o option as well as lpoptions. Refer to the manual pages for lpr(1) and lp(1) for details. 5.4 How to Print Same as the existing LPR, execute the lpr or lp command to print. Formats which can be printed are listed below. -Postscript -PDF -Text -Various image files (Command Ex.) When printing by default: lpr -P sc45_46s lp -d sc45_46s (Command Ex.) ink=MONO, media=LGL_AUTO, lpr -P sc45_46s -o ink=MONO -o media=LGL_AUTO lp -d sc45_46s -o ink=MONO -o media=LGL_AUTO The print method varies depending on the implementation of CUPS. Refer to the CUPS document for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Other Software ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 ekpd [ Description ] ekpd is the communication daemon for bidirectional communication with a printer. It is necessary to start ekpd to use printer. Usually ekpd automatically starts when starting Linux. If it is not running, execute the following command with the root authority. (Ex. Redhat system of Linux) /etc/rc.d/init.d/ekpd start Following optional commands are available. start start ekpd stop stop ekpd restart restart ekpd [ Setup ] The ekpd setting is described in /etc/ekpdrc. Setting items are as follows (the defaults are shown in parentheses) PrinterName The printer name described in CUPS (sc45_46s) PrinterDevicePath Path to the target device driver of a printer (/dev/usb/lp0) DummyDevicePath Path to FIFO file for inputting a print data (/var/ekpd/ekplp0) CommandServerPort The port number for communication (35586) Interactive setting can also be used with setting script (/usr/local/EPKowa/SC45_46S/setup). 6.2 ekpstm ekpstm is a printer status monitor. It can display the status, and can properly remove errors occurred in the printer. Be sure to execute ekpd to use ekpstm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Paper Size and Margin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seiko Epson Ink Jet Printers provide margins (edges not to be printed) by default. An image that exceeds the margins is cut off. Paper Sizes and respective margins are listed below. PaperSize | Paper Size(1mm) | Margin(1mm) Name | Width Height | Left Top Right Bottom ----------------------------------- + --------------- + --------------------------- A4 210 x 297 mm | 210 297 | 3 3 3 13 B5 182 x 257 mm | 182 257 | 3 3 3 13 A5 148 x 210 mm | 148 210 | 3 3 3 13 Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in | 216 279 | 3 3 3 13 Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in | 216 356 | 3 3 3 13 Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in | 184 267 | 3 3 3 13 Half Letter 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in | 140 216 | 3 3 3 13 A6 Index card 105 x 148 mm | 105 148 | 3 3 3 13 Index card 5 x 8 in | 127 203 | 3 3 3 13 Index card 8 x 10 in | 203 254 | 3 3 3 13 Envelope #10 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 in | 105 241 | 3 3 3 13 Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm | 110 220 | 3 3 3 13 Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm | 114 162 | 3 3 3 13 Envelope 132 x 220 mm | 132 220 | 3 3 3 13 Photo Paper 4 x 6 in | 114 164 | 3 3 3 3 Photo Paper 4 x 6 in No Perforations| 102 152 | 3 3 3 13 10x15 cm Photo | 100 150 | 3 3 3 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Handling Instructions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you print using Photo Image Print System for CUPS, you may encounter the problems listed below. 1. PostScript cannot be output in Japanese. 2. Print result differs from the document displayed on the application you use. e.g.) A line feed is inserted where it should not be. 3. Vertical lines are printed on the left side of printouts. This occurs when the rendering program of CUPS (which converts printing documents into image data that Photo Image Print System can use) converts PostScript files into image data, and it cannot be avoided with this product. We appreciate your understanding. For your information, aforementioned problems have been found in CUPS version 1.1.14. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Acknowledgement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We express our appreciation to the following people for cooperating with us in developing this product. Nobby N Hirano Toshihiro Yamagishi Nozomi Satou ***End of file