Printing Startup Guide (SUSE LINUX Professional 9.1)

Adding a Printer

  1. Register the printer.
    1. Select [Menu] - [Control Center] - [Peripherals], and then start [Printers].

      start [Control Center]-> start [Printers]

    2. At the "Printers - Control Center" window, select [Add] - [Add Printer/Class].

      Start the [Add Printer Wizard]

    3. Using the "Add Printer Wizard," register the installed printer.

      [Add Printer Wizard]

      Read the Introduction section of the "Add Printer Wizard" window, and click [Next].

    4. At the [Backend Selection] page, select [Other printer type].

      [Backend Selection]

    5. At the [URI Selection] page, select [USB Printer #1 with status readback for Canon BJ].

      [URI Selection]

      Confirm that the [URI:] field changes to [canon_usb:/dev/usb/lp0], and then click [Next].

    6. At the [Printer Model Selection] page, select the installed printer model.

      [Printer Model Selection]

    7. At the [General Information] page, register the printer name.

      register the printer name


      The registered printer name is used in the print command. You should use a name that is easy to remember (for example, "PIXMAIP1000").

    8. Check the information displayed in the [Confirmation] window, and then click [Finish].

      End of printer registration

      Printer registration is completed.

  2. Set the default printer.
    Set the default printer to be used when the printer name is omitted in the print command.

    At the "Printers - Control Center" window, right-click the registered printer, and set the two items [Set as User Default] and [Set as Local Default] to on.

    Set the default printer

    You can print with the registered printer even if you omit the printer name to use.

  3. Click [Log Out] from the main menu to restart the computer.