foo2lava(1)						      General Commands Manual						       foo2lava(1)

NAME

       foo2lava - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a LAVAFLOW or a OPL printer stream

SYNOPSIS

       foo2lava [options] <pbmraw-file >lava-file

       foo2lava [options] <bitcmyk-file >lava-file

       foo2lava [options] <pksmraw-file >lava-file

DESCRIPTION

       foo2lava  converts  Ghostscript	pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color LAVAFLOW or OPL streams, for driving the
       Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL network color laser printer, the Konica Minolta magicolor 2480/2480 MF AIO printer, and  other	Zenograph-
       ics-based LAVAFLOW 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	     2530DL
	      --------------------------
	      plain		0
	      transparency	4
	      thick stock      20
	      envelope	       22
	      letterhead       23
	      postcard	       25
	      labels	       26
	      recycled	       27

       -p paper
	      Paper code to send to printer [2].

	      +------------------+---------------------+
	      |  1   executive	 |  25	 A5	       |
	      |  2   letter	 |  26	 A4	       |
	      |  3   legal	 |  45	 B5jis	       |
	      | 80   env Monarch |  65	 B5iso	       |
	      | 81   env #10	 |  90	 env DL        |
	      | 91   env C5	 |  92	 env C6        |
	      |835   4x6" photo  | 837	 10x15cm photo |
	      +------------------+---------------------+
       -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   Tray 1 | 255   auto
	      |4   Tray 2 |

       -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 foo2lava 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 LAVAFLOW 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
	      Model.  The  default is [0].

	      model   protocol	 Description
	      0       LAVAFLOW	 magicolor 2490 MF
	      0       LAVAFLOW	 magicolor 2530 DL
	      1       OPL	 magicolor 2480 MF
	      2       LAVAFLOW	 magicolor 1600W
	      2       LAVAFLOW	 magicolor 1680MF
	      2       LAVAFLOW	 magicolor 1690MF

   Debugging Options
       These options are used for debugging foo2lava.

       -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 LAVAFLOW stream:

	      gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
		  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
		  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
	      | foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm

       Create a color LAVAFLOW stream:

	      gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
		  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
		  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
	      | foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc

FILES

       /usr/bin/foo2lava

SEE ALSO

       foo2lava-wrapper(1), lavadecode(1)

AUTHOR

       Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.com>
       http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/