2.2.3 bjfilter command

To use the bjfilter command, you must switch to other super user account using the su command.
When you use the bjfilter command to print a file, there are two ways of specifying print settings:

With this printing method, status information is not displayed in the status monitor.

Specifying print settings with command line switches

To specify print settings by using print options when you enter the bjfilter command, enter the command as follows:

  bjfilterpixmaip1000 [filename] [switches] > /dev/usb/lp0
§ Syntax explanation

[filename]

For filename, specify the name of the file to be printed. The file formats that can be printed are limited to TIFF, BMP, PPM, and PNG.

The supported image formats are described below.

  • TIFF: Uncompressed mode only
  • BMP: Only 8-bit per color RGB
  • PPM: Only 8-bit per color RGB (binary format)
  • PNG: 8-bit per color RGB/8-bit Gray/Index/8-bit per color α RGB/8-bit α Gray

If a file format that cannot be printed is specified, Print Filter displays an error message and terminates processing.
If filename is omitted, Print Filter processes the data as data passed from standard input/output only when the data is PPM.

[switches]

switches is a print option that specifies a print setting.
If switches is omitted, the default values that Print Filter stores internally are used.

The following switches values are available. For detail about how to specify the settings, see the explanations for the individual items.

§ Main

§ Page Setup


The parameters that you can specify for each printer option differ according to the printer model. There are also print option combinations that cannot be specified for switches.

If you specify "--help", version information, usage instructions, and a list of options are displayed.
The specification is invalid when specified together with "--gui".

[Example: Printing sample.bmp]

  [root@zzz /yyyy]# bjfilterpixmaip1000 --media plain --papersize a4 sample.bmp > /dev/usb/lp0

Specifying print settings with the Filter UI

If you want to use the Filter UI to specify print settings, enter the bjfilter command as follows:

  bjfilterpixmaip1000 --gui [filename] [switches] > /dev/usb/lp0
§ Syntax explanation

[filename]

For filename, specify the name of the file to be printed. The file formats that can be printed are TIFF, BMP, PPM, and PNG.

The supported image formats are described below.

  • TIFF: Uncompressed mode only
  • BMP: Only 8-bit per color RGB
  • PPM: Only 8-bit per color RGB (binary format)
  • PNG: 8-bit per color RGB/8-bit Gray/Index/8-bit per color α RGB/8-bit α Gray

If a file format that cannot be printed is specified, Print Filter displays an error message and terminates processing.
If filename is omitted, Print Filter processes the data as data passed from standard input/output only when the data is PPM.

[switches]

switches allows you to specify the "input image resolution" and the "image extraction range" in the print options of the bjfilter command. Use the Filter UI to specify other print settings.
If switches is omitted, the default values that Print Filter stores internally are used.

[Example: Printing sample.bmp]

  [root@zzz /yyyy]# bjfilterpixmaip1000 --gui sample.bmp > /dev/usb/lp0

§ Filter UI explanation

The Filter UI has three sheets and allows you to specify the following print settings. For detail about how to specify the settings, see the explanations for the individual items.

§ [Main] tab

§ [Page Setup] tab

§ [Maintenance] tab

  • Cleaning
  • Deep Cleaning
  • Roller Cleaning
  • Nozzle Check
  • Print Head Alignment
  • Ink Counter Reset
  • Low Ink Warning
  • Power Off
  • Custom Settings
  • Quiet Mode