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.TH foo2qpdl 1 "${MODpage}" "foo2qpdl ${MODver}"
#ifndef OLDGROFF
#include "macros.man"
#endif
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.SH NAME
foo2qpdl \- Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a
QPDL printer stream
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B foo2qpdl
.RI [ options "] <" pbmraw-file " >" qpdl-file
.sp 1
.B foo2qpdl
.RI [ options "] <" bitcmyk-file " >" qpdl-file
.sp 1
.B foo2qpdl
.RI [ options "] <" pksmraw-file " >" qpdl-file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B foo2qpdl
converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome
or color QPDL streams,
for driving the Samsung CLP-300, CLX-2160, CLP-600, CLX-3160, CLP-610
CLP-620, CLP-360, CLP-365,
and the Xerox Phaser 6110
QPDL printers.

.SH COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
.SS Normal Options
These are the options used to select the parameters of a
print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.
.TP
.BI \-c
Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
.TP
.BI \-d\0 duplex
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
.TS
| n l | n l | n l .
1	off	2	long edge	3	short edge
.TE
.TP
.BI \-g\0 xpix x ypix
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
.TP
.BI \-m\0 media
Media code to send to printer [0].
.TS
l l l
l n n.
_
Media	QPDL
_
plain	0
thick	1
thin	2
bond	3
color	4
card	5
labels	6
envelope	7
preprinted	8
cotton	9
recycled	10
transparency	11
archive	12
.TE
.TP
.BI \-p\0 paper
Paper code to send to printer [0].
.TS
box;
| n l | n l.
0	letter	1	legal
2	A4	3	executive
6	env #10	7	env Monarch
8	env C5	9	env DL
11	B5jis	12	B5iso
16	A5	17	A6
23	env C6	24	folio
25	env 6.75	26	env #9
28	oficio	21	custom
.TE
.TP
.BI \-n\0 copies
Number of copies [1].
.TP
.BI \-r\0 xres x yres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
.TP
.BI \-s\0 source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [255].
.TS
| n l | n l.
1	auto	2	manual
3	multi	4	tray1
.TE
.TP
.BI \-t
Draft mode.  Every other pixel is white.
.TP
.BI \-J\0 filename
Filename string to send to printer.
.TP
.BI \-U\0 username
Username string to send to printer.
.SS Printer Tweaking Options
These are the options used to customize the operation of \fBfoo2qpdl\fP
for a particular printer.
.TP
.BI \-a\0 b,c,s,cr,mg,yb
Color Adjust: brightness, contrast, saturation, cyan-red balance,
magenta-green balance, and yellow-blue balance from 0 to 100.
The default is 50,50,50,50,50,50.
This only works when the -z3 (e.g. CLP-365) model is set!
.TP
.BI \-u\0 xoff x yoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the
upper left corner, in pixels [0x0].
.TP
.BI \-l\0 xoff x yoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the
lower right corner, in pixels [0x0].
.TP
.BI \-L\0 mask
Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the QPDL stream [3].
.TS
l l.
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
.TE
.TP
.BI \-A
AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.
.TP
.BI \-B
BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.
.TP
.BI \-z\0 model
Printer model. Model 0 is the default.
.TS
l l.
model	Description
0	CLP-300, CLX-2160, CLX-3160
1	CLP-600
2	CLP-310, CLP-315, CLP-610, CLX-3175
3	CLP-620, CLP-360, CLP-365
.TE
.SS Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging \fBfoo2qpdl\fP.
.TP
.BI \-S\0 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.
.TS
l l.
1	Cyan
2	Magenta
3	Yellow
4	Black
.TE
.TP
.BI \-D\0 level
Set Debug level [0].

.SH EXAMPLES
Create a black and white QPDL stream:

.RS
.nf
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE \ 
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw \ 
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps \ 
| foo2qpdl -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p0 >testpage.zm
.fi
.RE
.P
Create a color QPDL stream:

.RS
.nf
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE \ 
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk \ 
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps \ 
| foo2qpdl -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p0 >testpage.zc
.fi
.RE

.SH FILES
.BR /usr/bin/foo2qpdl
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR foo2qpdl-wrapper (1),
.BR qpdldecode (1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.com>
.br
${URLQPDL}/
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