How to get Pentax Pocketjet II printer to work? - SOLVED

[rcrsn51]

Good news: I CAN print PDF files.

That's handy. I was going to suggest that you convert the PDF file to Postscript with the pdf2ps command.

doesn't work with jpg though

Try this. Launch your web browser and open the JPG file in it. Then use the "Print to File" technique.

[tide]

Nice trick! Cos didn't work with paint etc.
Think I'll have to play with the settings somehow. PS preview shows a smaller image with horizontal stripes. Print quality seems slightly on the faint side too.

[rcrsn51]

If you haven't already figured this out, the printer settings are controlled by the script /usr/bin/pentax. It contains the line:

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/usr/local/pentaxpj/pentaxpj_sh  -s letter -g 2550x3300 -d 7 -f 1 -a 300  -t 0 -p /dev/lp0 $1

The "-d 7" argument sets the print density. Try changing it to "-d 10".

You can see the complete list of options by typing the command:

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/usr/local/pentaxpj/pentaxpj_sh  -h

[tide]

If you haven't already figured this out, the printer settings are controlled by ...

*cough* cough* indeed I hadn't. I'm not exactly fluent in command line stuff
but I'll get there (I guess). Thanks for your help & patience!

[rcrsn51]

Here's a little trick to save you from going to the command line when you want to print.

Open the folder /usr/bin and locate the file "pentax"

In another window, right-click on one of your PS files and select Open With > Customize > OK.

Control + Shift + Drag a link from the /usr/bin/pentax file into the SendTo window.

Now to print a file, you can just right-click on it and select your Pentax program.