Changing the Print settings of the Brother LPR Driver

This document explains the commands used to change the print settings for your printer in a Linux environment, using the Brother LPR driver. You can change a number of settings, for example paper size, resolution, copies, etc , by passing the parameters in a terminal.

Changing Print Settings

1. Open a terminal and log in as root .
2. The Print settings can be modified using the command:
   
   brprintconfij2 -P [Printer Name] [Option]
   
   For example, the command to change the resolution and paper size settings for the FAX-1860C would be:
   
   brprintconfij2 -P FAX1860C -reso 600 -pt A4
   
   
   NOTES:
   
   1. Please specify the "Printer Name" using capital letters, without a hyphen between alphabetical letters and numbers.
   i.e) MFC240C
   2.You can modify more than one setting at a time by leaving a space between the parameters.

3. For a full list of print settings, please refer to the table below:
   
   

   features	option	parameter	value
   Media	-md[parameter]	Plain	PlainPaper
   		Inkjet	InkjetPaper
   		BrotherGlossy	BrotherGlossy
   		Glossy	Glossy
   		Transparencies	Transpare
   Resolution	-reso[parameter]	Draft	Fast
   		Fast	Fast Normal
   		Normal	Normal
   		Fine	Fine
   		Photo	Photo
   		Highest	Highest
   Bi-Dir Printing	-bidir [parameter]	OFF	OFF
   		ON	ON
   MirrorPrint	-mirro [parameter]	OFF	OFF
   		ON	ON
   Paper Type	-pt[parameter]	A4	A4
   		BrA4_B	A4_B
   		Letter	Letter
   		BrLetter_B	Letter_B
   		Legal	Legal
   		Exective	Exective
   		B5	B5
   		A5	A5
   		A6	A6
   		BrA6_B	A6_B
   		PostC4x6	PostCard
   		BrPostC4x6_B	PostCard_B
   		IndexC5x8	IndexCard
   		BrIndexC5x8_B	IndexCard_B
   		PhotoL	PhotoL
   		BrPhotoL_B	PhotoL_B
   		Photo2L	Photo2L
   		BrPhoto2L_B	Photo2L_B
   		PostCard	Hagaki
   		BrHagaki_B	Hagaki_B
   		DoublePostCardRotated	DblHagaki
   		EnvC5	C5
   		EnvDL	DL
   		Env10	Com-10
   		EnvMonarch	Monarch
   		EnvYoukei4	Youkei4
   Paper Thickness*1	-thick[parameter]	Regular	Regular
   		Thick	Thick
   Paper Source*1	-feed [parameter]	TRAY1	Tray1
   		TRAY2	Tray2
   		AUTO	AutoSelect
   Color Or Mono	-corm[parameter]	Mono	Mono
   		Color	Color
   Document	-doc [parameter]	Photo	Photo
   		Graphic	Graphics
   		Custom	Custom
   Color Matching*2	-cm [parameter]	Natural	Natural
   		Vivid	Vivid
   		None	None
   Half Tone*2	-ht [parameter]	Diffusion	Diffusion
   		Dither	Dither
   Color Enhance	-ce [parameter]	OFF	OFF
   		ON	ON
   Brightness*3	-brit [parameter]	[-20 - +20]	-20 - +20
   Contrast*3	-cont [parameter]	[-20 - +20]	-20 - +20
   Red Key*3	-red [parameter]	[-20 - +20]	-20 - +20
   Green Key*3	-green [parameter]	[-20 - +20]	-20 - +20
   Blue Key*3	-blue [parameter]	[-20 - +20]	-20 - +20
   Slow Dry	=-sd [parameter]	ON	ON
   		OFF	OFF

   
   *1:Available only for applicable models.
   *2:Available only when you select "CUSTOM" in the "Document" option.
   *3:Available only when you select "ON" in the "Color Enhance" option.

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