2.8 Direct Printing of PDF Files 352.8 Direct Printing of PDF FilesYou can send a PDF file directly to the printer for printing without using the printer driver. Asthe print data is sent directly to the printer, the printing process is simpler than printing withthe printer driver and it is done at a faster speed. The way to print a PDF file directly is asfollows. Using PostScript FeatureYou can use the PostScript feature to send a PDF file to the printer directly for printing.PDF Files That Can Be PrintedPDF files that can be printed are those created by Adobe Acrobat 4 and Adobe Acrobat 5(except one part of the features added by PDF 1.4).Note• You may not be able to print some PDF files directly by the printer due to the way they were created.When this happens, open the PDF files and use the printer driver to print them.Printing PDF FileHere, we send the PDF file to the printer for printing using lpr command directly. Printing willbe done with the following items set according to the control panel settings.Refer to• “PDF” (P. 58)Note• When lpr command is used for printing, specify the number of copies by lpr command. The [Quantity]setting on the control panel will become disabled. Also, if the number of copies is not specified by lprcommand, it will be treated as one copy.When using lpr command to print PDF file, you have to use the control panel orOkiWebRemote to activate the LPD port on the printer.Refer to• “Network/Port” (P. 62)Target OSWindows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/Windows XPPrinting PDF FileThe following specification on the computer is an example of using lpr command to printPDF file.Note• indicates space.Example: Printing a [event.pdf] file with a printer IP address of 192.168.1.100.• Copies • Password• Duplex • Collate• Print mode • Paper sizeC:\>lpr -S 192.168.1.100 -P lp event.pdf key
