foo2qpdl(1)						      General Commands Manual						       foo2qpdl(1)

NAME

       foo2qpdl - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a QPDL printer stream

SYNOPSIS

       foo2qpdl [options] <pbmraw-file >qpdl-file

       foo2qpdl [options] <bitcmyk-file >qpdl-file

       foo2qpdl [options] <pksmraw-file >qpdl-file

DESCRIPTION

       foo2qpdl  converts  Ghostscript	pbmraw,  bitcmyk,  or  pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color QPDL streams, for driving the Samsung
       CLP-300, CLX-2160, CLP-600, CLX-3160, CLP-610 and the Xerox Phaser 6110 QPDL printers.

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

   Normal Options
       These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.

       -c     Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.

       -d duplex
	      Duplex code to send to printer [1].
	      |        |	       |
	      |1   off | 2   long edge | 3   short edge

       -g xpixxypix
	      Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].

       -m media
	      Media code to send to printer [0].

	      ------------------------
	      Media	     QPDL
	      ------------------------
	      plain	       0
	      thick	       1
	      thin	       2
	      bond	       3
	      color	       4
	      card	       5
	      labels	       6
	      envelope	       7
	      preprinted       8
	      cotton	       9
	      recycled	      10
	      transparency    11
	      archive	      12

       -p paper
	      Paper code to send to printer [0].

	      +--------------+------------------+
	      | 0   letter   |	1   legal	|
	      | 2   A4	     |	3   executive	|
	      | 6   env #10  |	7   env Monarch |
	      | 8   env C5   |	9   env DL	|
	      |11   B5jis    | 12   B5iso	|
	      |16   A5	     | 17   A6		|
	      |23   env C6   | 24   folio	|
	      |25   env 6.75 | 26   env #9	|
	      |28   oficio   | 21   custom	|
	      +--------------+------------------+
       -n copies
	      Number of copies [1].

       -r xresxyres
	      Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].

       -s source
	      Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [255].
	      | 	 |
	      |1   auto  | 2   manual
	      |3   multi | 4   tray1

       -t     Draft mode.  Every other pixel is white.

       -J filename
	      Filename string to send to printer.

       -U username
	      Username string to send to printer.

   Printer Tweaking Options
       These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2qpdl for a particular printer.

       -u xoffxyoff
	      Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels [0x0].

       -l xoffxyoff
	      Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels [0x0].

       -L mask
	      Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the QPDL stream [3].

	      0   don't send any logical clipping amounts
	      1   only send Y clipping amount
	      2   only send X clipping amount
	      3   send both X and Y clipping amounts

       -A     AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

       -B     BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

       -z model
	      Printer model. Model 0 is the default.

	      model   Description
	      0       CLP-300, CLX-2160, CLX-3160
	      1       CLP-600
	      2       CLP-310, CLP-315, CLP-610, CLX-3175
	      3       CLP-620

   Debugging Options
       These options are used for debugging foo2qpdl.

       -S plane
	      Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it on the black plane.  The default is to output all color planes.

	      1   Cyan
	      2   Magenta
	      3   Yellow
	      4   Black

       -D level
	      Set Debug level [0].

EXAMPLES

       Create a black and white QPDL stream:

	      gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
		  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
		  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
	      | foo2qpdl -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p0 >testpage.zm

       Create a color QPDL stream:

	      gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
		  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
		  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
	      | foo2qpdl -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p0 >testpage.zc

FILES

       /usr/bin/foo2qpdl

SEE ALSO

       foo2qpdl-wrapper(1), qpdldecode(1)

AUTHOR

       Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.com>
       http://foo2qpdl.rkkda.com/