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Konica Print Utility
Users Reference Guide
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NOTICE: Konica Business Technologies, Inc. has made every effort to ensure that the information in this manual is complete and accurate. However, constant efforts are also being made to improve and update the product. Therefore, Konica Business Technologies, Inc. shall not be liable for errors in this manual or for any consequential damage resulting from the use of this manual. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. All product names referenced herein may be tradem
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Table of Contents Chapter One - Introduction 1 Overview 2 Features 3 Supported Platforms 3 Chapter Two - Installation 4 README File 5 Chapter Three - Before You Configure 6 Overview 7 PostScript Printer Definition (PPD) Files 8 Important Information 9 Chapter Four - Configuration 10 kpconfig Command 11 Sample Configuration 12 Printer Choice 13 PPD Files 13 Ctrl-D 14 Configuration Options 14 Completing Configuration 15 Chapter Five - Printing with KP 16 kp Command 17 Printer Options 19 Chapter Si
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Chapter O One Introduction
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Introduction Konica Print Utility (KP) is a printer utility developed by the Systems Engineering Center of Konica Business Technologies, Inc. specifically for users running a UNIX/LINUX operating system. KP is fully customizable and easy to use. This user's manual is intended to show you how to set up KP once it is installed and how to configure KP for your Konica Workgroup Document System. For more information about your Konica Workgroup Document System, please refer to the User's Reference
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Introduction FEATURES OF KONICA PRINT UTILITY: ! Works with all Konica 20+ ppm PostScript Printers. ! Provides all of a printer's finishing capabilities specified by the printer's PPD file. ! Allows you to select features via a text-based menu system, which is accessible from a console, terminal or X-terminal window. ! Allows font style and size selections for text documents. ! Provides control over the number of characters per line as well as the number of lines per page for text documents. !
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Chapter T Two Installing K KP
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Installing K KP Your KP distribution contains a readme.txt file that describes how to install KP on your platform. Please read this file before attempting installation. It contains information pertaining specifically to your individual distribution of KP that cannot be found in this manual. Installation information will vary based upon the distribution of KP that you are installing. All the information necessary to install your KP distribution is contained in the readme.txt file. To view the
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Chapter T Three Before Y You Configure K KP
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Before Y You C Configure K KP The following sections of this manual assume that you have an active printer established on your Unix/Linux system and that you have installed KP. If this is not the case, please create an active printer session for your system now and install KP. Please refer to the readme.txt file that came with your KP distribution for detailed installation instructions (see page 5 for details). Since Konica Print Utility is fully customizable, its configuration will differ
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Before Y You C Configure K KP PostScript® Printer Definition Files (PPD) When configuring a printer for use with KP, you will be prompted to choose a PostScript Printer Definition file (PPD). The following table lists those PPD files that are automatically installed along with KP. Please consult this table to ensure a PPD file is present for your Konica printer. If the print system you are using is not listed in this table, please contact Konica to obtain the appropriate KP PPD file for you
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Before Y You C Configure K KP Important Information To successfully complete your KP configuration, you will need to have specific information about your printing system readily available. This information is as follows: Memory: How much memory you have available in your IP Print Controller, not ERDH. Finisher: What type of finisher you have installed on your Konica Printing System. Sheet Feeder: What type of sheet feeder you have installed on your Konica Printing System. Large Capac
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Chapter F Four Configuring K KP
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Configuring K KP The following procedure outlines the steps necessary to configure a system printer for use with Konica Print Utility. Please note that you must have lp or root privileges to configure a printer. 1. Add a new printer to your UNIX/LINUX system using the instructions given in your KP distributions readme file. 2. Configure your new printer by using the kpconfig command. It will prompt you for the printer that you would like configure. Select the printer you have just added. 3.
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Configuring K KP Sample Configuration Since KP is fully customizable, the exact configuration will differ based upon which Konica printer you are using. The following are detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to configure a Konica 7065 Workgroup Document System for use with KP. The Konica 7065 has many popular features that are available on other Konica printers. The fundamental processes for configuring these features within KP is the same for all Konica printers. IMPORTANT: This s
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Configuring K KP Sample Configuration (Continued) 1. Begin configuration with the kpconfig command. Typing -a after the kpconfig command will produce a list of printers available on your platform that you may configure. # ./ kpconfig -a 2. Choose the printer you would like to configure from the list provided by entering the number preceding the printer name. Printer choices 1. Konica7050 2. k7065 Enter selection number for Printer: 2 IMPORTANT: The kpconfig command assumes that you have al
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Configuring K KP Sample Configuration (Continued) NOTE: At this point in the configuration, specific information about your printer is now necessary to complete your configuration. Refer to page 9 for a list of the required configuration information. 4. You will be asked whether you would like to append a Ctrl-D command to the end of your files. This is an end-of-file marker, and we recommend that you type Y for this question. Do you want a Ctrl-D to be appended to each print job? [y|n] Y Ne
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Configuring K KP Sample Configuration (Continued) 7. Sheet Feeder. You will be asked what type of sheet feeder you have installed on your Konica system. Sheet Feeder choices 1. None (default) 2. PI-108 Enter selection number for Sheet Feeder [1]: 1 In this case, we do not have a sheet feeder installed, so the proper entry is 1. 8. Large Capacity Tray. You will be asked whether you have a Large Capacity Tray installed on your Konica system. Large Capacity Tray choices 1. Not Installed (defau
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Chapter F Five Printing w with K KP
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Printing w with K KP IMPORTANT: Printing is based upon the options that you chose when you configured your Konica ! printing system with the kpconfig command. The options listed when you print differ for each type of Konica Workgroup Document System that you install. This is a basic sample, offered as an example. Konica Print Utility offers many features, all of which can also be invoked from the command line. For more information about these features, as well as command line invocation, p
