.TH pegg 1 "Nov 29, 2004" "version 0.11" "USER COMMANDS" .SH NAME pegg_el \- Linux support for Casio label printers .SH SYNOPSIS .B pegg_el -w -h (\-C) (\-t) (\-o) (\-d) (\-c) (\-s) (\-f) (\-H) (-O) PEGG-FILE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP IMPORTANT NOTICE .PP * This software was designed using data made available by and is released with the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. .PP * CASIO COMPUTER Co., LTD. assumes no responsibility for the content of this software. .PP * Please do not contact CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. with any inquiries concerning this software. .PP pegg_el is a control program for the Casio EL-700/EL-5000W label printers. You can print any binary imagefile with pegg and change a lot of output- & format options of your printer when using command line switches. The imageheight is restricted to 64,128,256 and 384px whereas the width can be choosen freely between 1 and 2560px. .PP pegg makes use of the /proc/bus/usb filesystem. If you want to make sure that everybody can use the printer, you should check the permission of the corresponding devicefile. For this have a look at syslog messages when you plugin your printer An example: /proc/bus/usb/001/003 (controler 001, device 003) .SH OPTIONS .TP \-w Set the printing width (variable) Default is 512 (-w512) .TP \-h Set the printing height (fixed to 64,128,256,384px) Default is 64px (-h64) .TP \-C Cuts the label (without printing anything) .TP \-t Test the communication and gives information about the mounted tape. .TP \-o Selects an printing offset (0..255px) Default is -o0. .TP \-d Set the printing density from -d0=light...-d4=dark. Default is 3 .TP \-c Selects cutting during printing -c0=normal cut, -c1=half cut, -c2=no cut .TP \-s Printing speed -s0=normal, -s1=high .TP \-f Selects the margin -f0=no feed, -f1=large margin, -f2=small margin, -f3=medium margin .TP \-H Selects print head (only EL-5000W) -H0=256dot, -H1=64dot .TP \-O Export to instead of printing (eg. -Osave.pnm = export to save.pnm) .TP PEGG-FILE selects the file wich should be printed. .SH EXAMPLES .TP Check your printer .B pegg_el \-t .PP .TP Print my_label with density 4 .B pegg_el -d4 my_label .PP .TP Print my_label with dimensions 768x128px at high speed without cutting it .B pegg_el -w768 -h128 -c2 -s1 my_label .PP .TP Just cut a label .B pegg_el -C .PP .SH AUTHORS Initial Version by Daniel Amkreutz , pnm-export by Alex Perry .SH REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to Daniel Amkreutz