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Printing to a working network printer using PCL

I am trying to get a network printer to work that currently works from my Unix (5.0.7) server when printing text files only. When I try to print post script files like a PDF file I get all of the controls so I am not sure if I have my printer configuration setup properly in Unix

The printer is a Xerox Phaser 3250 and it has PCL capabilities

HTML Code:
    Printer Model  Phaser 3250  Printer Serial Number  MXX914327   Machine Address(MAC address) 00:00:AA:B0:5D:2E  Operating System  OS 1.70.02.41 05-26-2009  Networking V4.01.09(P3250) 05-15-2009  Engine    PostScript Version PS3 1.94.06 12-22-2008  PCL6 Version PCL6 5.93 03-21-2009  PCL5e Version PCL5e 5.92 02-12-2009  EPSON Version IBM/EPSON 5.20 02-03-2009  1.01.25 
  
When printing I am using lp -dx3250p </u/somefilename

My printer config is as follows in /etc/printcap

PHP Code:
x3250p:\
        :
lp=:rm=192.168.1.135:ex:rp=x3250p:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/x3250p:mx#0;of=/usr/spool/lp/model/hp: 
When I print a file that is a PDF form it prints the controls as see below

PHP Code:
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[RIGHT][RIGHT]put [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
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  [
CENTER][CENTER]122 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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  [
CENTER][CENTER]123 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]124 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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  put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]125 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]126 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
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   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]161 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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  put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]162 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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[RIGHT][RIGHT]put [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
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   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]163 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]164 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Icurrency put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]165 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iyen 
  
[RIGHT][RIGHT]put [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
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CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
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   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]~66 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iverticalsign 
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[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]167 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Isection 
  
[RIGHT][RIGHT]put [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]168 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Idiaresis 
  
[RIGHT][RIGHT]put [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]169 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Icopyright 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]170 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Ifemordinal 
  put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]171 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iguillemotleft 
  put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]172 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Ilogicalnot 
  put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT], Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]173 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
lendash 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]174 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iregister put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]175 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iradicalex put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]176 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Idegree put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]177 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
fplusminus 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]178 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Isquared 
  
[RIGHT][RIGHT]put [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]179 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Icubed 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]180 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
lac ute put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]181 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Imu 
  put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]182 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iparagraph 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]183 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Icentredot 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]184 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Icedilla put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]185 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Ipower1 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]186 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Imascordinal 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]187 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iguillemotright put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]188 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iquarter put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]189 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Ihalf put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]190 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Ithreequarter 
  put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]191 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
Iquestiondown 
  put 
   
[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]192 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
IAgrave put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]193 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
IAacute put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]194 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  /
Acircumflex 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  
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[RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]195 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  /
Atilde put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]196 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  /
Adiaresis 
  
[CENTER][CENTER]put [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
   [
RIGHT][RIGHT]Encoding [/RIGHT][/RIGHT]
  [
CENTER][CENTER]197 [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  /
Aring put 
  
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
  [
CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER
# 2  
Old 11-19-2014
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/p...mr_na-bpl13208
You probably need to add a PJL line to tell the printer to enter postscript mode.

Last edited by jgt; 11-19-2014 at 04:38 PM.. Reason: typo:read JPL should be PJL, added link
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Hi all;:) I have the following strange problem with my network printer Hp Laser jet 4250n working with Hp9000 rp3410 Servers , it prints well under Microsoft windows operation system ,,, But under Hp Unix 11.1 applications such as text editor the printing font is very small (size 4) ; one... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Michel Boss
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9. HP-UX

HP/Ux pcl printing

Hi, I have a pcl file with a color invoice. Can you please advise me how I can print it directly from Hp/Ux command line to a network printer with a known IP address. The printer model is Xerox Docu Color 1632. How can I configure that printer under HpUx and which command is for printing pcl... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: piooooter
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting

PCL Font does not download to printer.

OS: HP-UX B.11.11 U Printer: HP 8150. I require a font to be downloaded to the printer and used. As documented the steps are: 1. Tell printer to accept font 2. Send the font to the printer 3. Make the font permanent 4. Select font for use or in PCL 1. <Esc>*c90D 2.... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: mbb
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