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      Printer Output

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      Applies to: Lasernet 11

      Used for printing documents to a local or network printer. This module is relevant only to on-premises printing scenarios. For best performance, use this module to print to a locally-connected printer. You will likely experience latency if you print to a network-connected printer.

      Note

      The alternative to this module is the Lasernet Printer Service. The Printer Service is a solution to manage your custom printer settings remotely and deploy these to local printers, or anywhere globally using Microsoft Azure cloud services. For more information, see the Lasernet Printer Service 11 Guide.

      The Setup tab of a Printer Output module

      In the Printer Output module, you specify what Windows printer name to print to. It can be the name of a local printer or a printer shared on the network. Once a valid name is entered, the printer profiles can be set up for the output module. Printer profiles are supported for documents created in the EMF format. To learn more about printer profiles, see Printer Profiles.

      The Printer Output module also has a built-in functionality to auto-detect and print PDF and DOCX documents, called printer attachments, without the need for third-party applications, including selection of paper source in the printer by detecting the PDF page sizes in the PDF documents. Other printer settings are selected by the default printer settings defined in the Windows printer settings.

      Note

      Printer Profiles are not objects and, therefore, cannot be seen in the object list when using File > Export Objects. However, Printer Profiles are linked to the Printer Output objects for which they were created. When you export a Printer Output object, any associated Printer Profiles will be included with that object, making them available when you import the printer into another configuration.

      You cannot select individual Printer Profiles under the printer object when exporting. All associated Printer Profiles will be included in the .lnobjectx export file.

      Printer Failure Profile

      See Printer Failure Profiles.

      Maintaining Many Output Printers

      For easier maintenance of similar output printers, without creating the equivalent number of Printer Output modules, you can set the JobInfo PrintToUNC which overrules the printer selected in Printer name. This makes it possible to use Printer Profiles for these printers.

      For example, if you set the Printer name to \\Server1\SharedDemoPrinter and then set the JobInfo PrintToUNC to \\Server2\SharedPrinter, the Printer Output module will print the job to Server2 but use the printer profiles defined for Server1.

      Note

      Remember that the Printer name entered in Printer Setup still counts for 1 in the number of licenses used.

      JobInfos

      These JobInfos can overrule the printer settings.

      ColorMode

      ColorMode is used set monochrome or color printing. Known values are: Default, monochrome and color.

      Copies

      Set Copies to control the number of printed copies.

      DocName

      The DocName JobInfo is used to control the name of the print job for the Windows Print Spooler. If not set the default value is Unnamed – Lasernet document.

      DuplexMode

      Duplex printing allows the printing of a sheet of paper on both sides automatically. Examples of values are: Default, Simplex, Vertical and Horizontal.

      Orientation

      Manage the Orientation of the paper. Example of values are Portrait or Landscape.

      PaperHeight

      Defines the height of the paper form.

      PaperSource

      Selects the Paper Source in the printer. Example of values are: Auto, Tray 1, Tray 2, Upper Tray, Lower Tray.

      PaperWidth

      Defines the width of the paper form.

      PrintAttachment

      May contain a list of documents in binary representation for printing externally. It is used together with PrintAttachmentFilename and PrintAttachmentMimeType JobInfos.

      PrintAttachmentCopies

      Used to set control the number of printed copies for attached documents in the format PDF and DOCX.

      PrinterDriver

      The PrinterDriver JobInfo is a configuration specific JobInfo often used by the EMF2RAW and Printer Output modules, if the JobInfo substitution string #PrinterDriver# is defined as the Printer Name parameter.

      PrinterName

      The PrinterName JobInfo is a configuration specific JobInfo, often defined in modules, if the JobInfo substitution string #PrinterName# is used as the name of the destination to the Printer Output module.

      PrintFilename

      If it is not empty, it is assumed that the JobData is a PDF or Word document type which should printed separately. It is used together with PrintMimeType.

      PrintMimeType

      Contains the mime type of the file to print. It is used together with PrintFilename JobInfo.

      PrintToUNC

      Directs jobs to a printer using a UNC path instead of a predetermined printer in Windows. By setting this JobInfo to \\Server\PrinterShare the Printer Output module will send the job to that share using the driver chosen in the setup.

      WinPrintNotifyName

      Specifies the notification contact of the print job. Windows does not allow the notify name to be set across network printers.

      WinPrintUserName

      Specifies the username of the print job as shown in the job list for a local printer. This can be set to just about anything.

      Windows does not allow the username to be set across network printers.  

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