[PDF] User Manual. 3-Heights PDF Printer Shell. Version 4.7

1 User Manual 3-Heights PDF Printer Shell Version 4.72 Contents 1 Introduction Description Functions Features Formats Co...

User Manual

3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell Version 4.7

Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3

Installation and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to set the Environment Variable “Path” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note about the Evaluation License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directory for temporary files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cache Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Font Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2 3.3 3.3.1

License Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphical License Manager Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List all installed license keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add and delete license keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display the properties of a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select between different license keys for a single product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command Line License Manager Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . License Key Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2

User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fit the Page on the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print on Both Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Specific Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Default Color Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Get Other Color Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Font Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Font Configuration File fonts.ini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5 5.1 5.1.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 5.2.5

Reference Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -lk Set License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Listing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -h Help, List samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -l List Available Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -lb List Bins for a Specific Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ld List Duplex Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -lm List Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5.2.6 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.3.6 5.3.7 5.3.8 5.3.9 5.3.10 5.3.11 5.3.12 5.3.13 5.3.14 5.3.15 5.3.16 5.3.17 5.3.18 5.3.19 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.4.3 5.4.4 5.4.5 5.4.6 5.4.7 5.4.8 5.4.9 5.4.10 5.4.11 5.4.12 5.4.13 5.4.14 5.4.15 5.4.16 5.4.17 5.4.18 5.4.19 5.4.20 5.4.21 5.4.22 5.4.23 5.4.24 5.4.25 5.4.26 5.4.27 5.4.28 5.4.29 5.4.30

-ls List Paper Size for a Specific Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Printer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -b Select the Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -band Using Banding for Bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -c Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -cl Collate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -cm Copy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -d Duplex Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -dl Load Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ds Save Device Settings to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -e Use EMF instead of RAW Spool Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -jw Wait until the job is completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -load Preload Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -mt Select the Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -o Paper Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -p Select a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -pri Set the Priority of the Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -s Select Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -sl Set the list of approved paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -sm Largest Available Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -sxy Scale the Page by a Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rendering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -cms Set the color management engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -cn Center Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -co Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -f Scale Page to Fit Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -j Use JPEG Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -lf Set Line Width Multiplication Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -lw Set Minimum Line Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -m Rendering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -o1 Convert to Type1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -o9 Force Windows 9x Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -oa Print Form Fields (Annotations) Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -oaa Automatically switch to accurate mode if necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ob Apply Pre-Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -oc Disable Black Point Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -od Disable Back-Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -oe Do Not Use Embedded Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ofp Use Pre-Installed Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -oi Always Use Fast Mode for Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -oj Disable Image Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -on Disable form fields and annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -oo Convert Fonts to Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -op Disable Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ops Disable Direct PostScript Injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ops2 Use PostScript Language Level 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -os Convert Strokes to Filled Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ot Convert to TrueType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ot0 Convert embedded Type1 / OpenType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ou Use Unicodes Instead of Glyph-IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -pg Page Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -q Set the Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5.4.31 5.4.32 5.4.33 5.4.34 5.4.35 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.5.4 5.5.5 5.5.6 5.5.7 5.5.8 5.5.9 5.5.10 5.5.11 5.6 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.6.3 5.6.4 5.6.5 5.6.6 5.6.7 5.6.8 5.6.9 5.6.10 5.6.11 5.6.12 5.7 5.7.1 5.7.2 5.7.3

-r Set the Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -rm Rotate Pages to a Given Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -tt TrueType Font Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wh Set Page Width and Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -xy Set the Page Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . File Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positional Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -err Specify Standard Error File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -file Print to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -g Group Documents in Linked Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -cj Bundle Documents in One Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -i Read Input File Names from a Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -pw Read an Encrypted PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -out Specify Standard Output File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -n Set the Name of the Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -rl Reporting Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -v Verbose Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watermark Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -omr OMR marker string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wb Set Bold Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wc Set the Color of the Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wf Set the Font and Font Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wi Set Italic Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wo Set the Position of the Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wp Add an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wr Set the Rotation Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ws Write Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wt Set the Text of the Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wz Set the Scale Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -wd Clear watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internet Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retrieve the Printer Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set up the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connect to a Printer via HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 6.1 6.2

Return Codes and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Return Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

7 7.1 7.1.1 7.1.2 7.1.3 7.1.4 7.1.5 7.1.6 7.2 7.2.1 7.3 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duplex Mode Is Not Listed or Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page Does Not Fit the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Settings or Device Mode Ignored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black is Not Printed Completely Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Content is not printed as desired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spool File Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rendering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PostScript Injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7.3.4 7.4 7.5 7.5.1 7.5.2 7.6

Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing in a Network Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Font and Text Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handle Non-Embedded Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Font Replacement Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handle Embedded Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unsupported PDF Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Licensing, Copyright, and Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duplex Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Introduction 1.1 Description The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell is an efficient and practical solution for automated (background-) printing of PDF documents on all Windows printers including PostScript, PCL and on virtual printers. A variety of options are available for printer control. The tool is characterized first and foremost by its high level of performance and is extremely adaptable to specific requirements. It also supports PDF/A-compliant printing.

PDF Printer

Group of Files

Parameters, Watermarks

Port Monitors

Printer Drivers

EMF

TIFF, JPEG, etc.

Renderer

PDF, PDF/A

Windows GDI

PDF

Spooler

PDF

PS Printer

PCL Printer

PCL-, PS-, RAW-Files

1.2 Functions The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell translates PDF, PDF/A, TIFF and JPEG into the language of a printer driver such as PostScript or PCL. Documents are either printed on a physical printer (local, remote or via Internet) or issued as a file. The tool offers a variety of printer control options such as paper tray, paper format, duplex printing, stapling, merging multiple pages to form a single print job, and applying watermarks in the form of (personalized) texts and images. It is also possible to query the properties of the target printer (print margins, resolution, etc.) and to optimize printing accordingly. In addition to all current printer models the tool supports older printers via emulation. The printer supports CITRIX virtual printer drivers.

1.2.1 Features Print PDF documents Print to file (e.g. PostScript, PCL) © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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Local / remote printing Select paper format Select paper tray Select print quality Define page sequence Select printer-specific properties Color management control Support http, https and ftp data streams Print raster images (TIFF, JPEG, PNG, etc.) Group documents in one print job Integrate watermarks (text, image)

1.2.2 Formats Input Formats: PDF 1.0 to 1.7 PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, PDF/A-3 BMP GIF JBIG2 JPEG JPEG2000, JPEG-LS PBM PNG TIFF Output Formats: Print spool formats, such as PostScript, PCL 5, PCL 6, AFP

1.2.3 Compliance Standards: ISO 19005-1 (PDF/A-1) ISO 19005-2 (PDF/A-2) ISO 32000-1 (PDF 1.7), TIFF V6

1.3 Operating Systems The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell is available for the following operating systems: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 - 32 and 64 bit Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 - 32 and 64 bit

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2 Installation and Deployment 2.1 Windows The installation of the software requires the following steps. 1. You need administrator rights to install this software. 2. Log in to your download account at http://www.pdf-tools.com. Select the product “PDF Printer Shell”. If you have multiple versions available, select an SDK version. The download account will show you one or multiple download links. If you have no active downloads available or cannot log in, please contact [emailprotected] for assistance. You will find product version of different builds available. We always suggest using a so called “Final Release” version, which is a well tested and stable version and labeled with “final”. Other versions are called “Pre-Release” and they normally contain new features. We suggest using “Pre-Release” if you explicitly need a new feature not available in a “Final Release”.

There are 32 and 64 bit versions available. The 32 bit version runs on both, 32 and 64 bit platforms. However, it is strongly recommended to use the 64 bit version on a 64 bit platform. This avoids all problems with the thunking process that translates between the 32 bit application and the 64 bit printer drivers. There is a zipped MSI (*MSI.zip) and a ZIP (*.zip) version available. The MSI (Microsoft Installer) provides an installation routine that installs and uninstalls the product for you. The ZIP version allows you to select and install everything individually. Download the version you wish to install. 3. If you select an MSI version, extract the MSI, start it and follow the steps in the installation routine. No further steps are needed. If you are using the ZIP version, follow the steps below. 4. Open the ZIP archive. Check the appropriate option to preserve file paths (folder names) and unzip the archive to a local folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\PDF Tools AG\). 5. The unzip process now creates the following subdirectories:

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Subdirectory

Description

bin

Contains the runtime executable binary code and the .NET assemblies

bin\Fonts

Contains the font “ZapfDingbats” and the font mapping file

doc

Contains documentation files

6. (Optional) To start the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell from a shell, the directory needs to be included in the Path environment variable. 7. Make sure your platform meets the requirements regarding color spaces and fonts described in chapters Color Profiles and Fonts respectively.

2.1.1 How to set the Environment Variable “Path” To set the environment variable “Path” on Windows, go to Start → Control Panel (classic view) → System → Advanced → Environment Variables. Select “Path” and “Edit”, then add the directory where pdprint.exe is located to the “Path” variable. If the environment variable “Path” does not exist, create it.

2.2 Note about the Evaluation License With the evaluation license the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell automatically adds a watermark to the print-out.

2.3 Uninstall If you used the MSI for the installation, go to Start → 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell. . . → Uninstall . . .

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If you used the ZIP file: In order to uninstall the product undo all the steps done during installation, e.g. un-register using regsvr32 -u, delete all files, etc.

2.4 Special Directories 2.4.1 Directory for temporary files This directory for temporary files is used for data specific to one instance of a program. The data is not shared between different invocations and deleted after termination of the program. The directory is determined as follows. The product checks for the existence of environment variables in the following order and uses the first path found: Windows 1. 2. 3. 4.

The path specified by the %TMP% environment variable. The path specified by the %TEMP% environment variable. The path specified by the %USERPROFILE% environment variable. The Windows directory.

2.4.2 Cache Directory The cache directory is used for data that is persisted and shared between different invocations of a program. The actual caches are created in subdirectories. The content of this directory can safely be deleted to clean all caches. This directory should be writable by the application, otherwise caches cannot be created or updated and performance will degrade significantly. Windows If the user has a profile:

%LOCAL_APPDATA%\PDF Tools AG\Caches If the user has no profile:

\PDF Tools AG\Caches where refers to the Directory for temporary files.

2.4.3 Font Directories The location of the font directories depends on the operating system. Font directories are traversed recursively in the order as specified below. If two fonts with the same name are found, the latter one takes precedence, i.e. user fonts will always take precedence over system fonts. Windows 1. %SystemRoot%\Fonts 2. directory Fonts, which must be a direct sub-directory of where pdprint.exe resides.

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3 License Management There are three possibilities to pass the license key to the application: 1. The license key is installed using the GUI tool (graphical user interface). This is the easiest way if the licenses are managed manually. It is only available on Windows. 2. The license key is installed using the shell tool. This is the preferred solution for all non-Windows systems and for automated license management. 3. The license key is passed to the application at run-time via the switch -lk. This is the preferred solution for OEM scenarios.

3.1 Graphical License Manager Tool The GUI tool LicenseManager.exe is located in the bin directory of the product kit.

3.1.1 List all installed license keys The license manager always shows a list of all installed license keys in the left pane of the window. This includes licenses of other PDF Tools products. The user can choose between: Licenses available for all users. Administrator rights are needed for modifications. Licenses available for the current user only.

3.1.2 Add and delete license keys License keys can be added or deleted with the “Add Key” and “Delete” buttons in the toolbar. The “Add key” button installs the license key into the currently selected list. The “Delete” button deletes the currently selected license keys.

3.1.3 Display the properties of a license If a license is selected in the license list, its properties are displayed in the right pane of the window.

3.1.4 Select between different license keys for a single product More than one license key can be installed for a specific product. The check-box on the left side in the license list marks the currently active license key. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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3.2 Command Line License Manager Tool The command line license manager tool licmgr is available in the bin directory for all platforms except Windows. A complete description of all commands and options can be obtained by running the program without parameters:

licmgr

List all installed license keys:

licmgr list The currently active license for a specific product is marked with a star ’*’ on the left side. Add and delete license keys: Install new license key:

licmgr store X-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX Delete old license key:

licmgr delete X-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX Both commands have the optional argument -s that defines the scope of the action:

g For all users u Current user Select between different license keys for a single product:

licmgr select X-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

3.3 License Key Storage Depending on the platform the license management system uses different stores for the license keys.

3.3.1 Windows The license keys are stored in the registry: “HKLM\Software\PDF Tools AG” (for all users) “HKCU\Software\PDF Tools AG” (for the current user)

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4 User’s Guide Open a shell and type pdprint. This will give you a list of all available options.

4.1 Basics The simplest command is just pdprint followed by the PDF file that you want to print. Example: Print the file input.pdf to the default Windows printer.

pdprint input.pdf To get a list of all available local printers use the switch -l. Example: List all local printers.

pdprint -l 1: "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" 2: "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" 3: "Canon LBP3200" 4: "3-Heights(TM) TIFF Producer" 5: "3-Heights(TM) PDF Producer" To print to a specified local printer, just use the switch -p followed by the name of the printer and the PDF file:

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" input.pdf Remember to use quotation marks (") whenever a string, such as a file name or printer name, contains blanks.

4.2 Fit the Page on the Paper The switch -f scales the pages in the PDF document to fit the paper dimensions. If the pages in the PDF document and the selected paper size have the same dimensions, this switch has no impact. Example: To print a PDF document which has pages of size Letter 8.5 x 11 inch on an A4 paper—or the other way around—the switch -f fits perfectly.

pdprint -f input.pdf When printing a PDF document which has pages of size A4 on an 8.5 x 14 inch paper the printed document will fit the width of the paper, but not the length, since otherwise it would be stretched.

4.3 Print on Both Sides There are three standard duplex modes in Windows. These standard modes work for virtually ever printer and it is suggested to use them. These modes are listed below: © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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1 Simplex 2 Vertical Duplex 3 Horizontal Duplex Example: Print vertical duplex.

pdprint -d 2 input.pdf If the duplex modes do not work as desired, see chapter Duplex Mode Is Not Listed or Does Not Work.

4.4 Printer Specific Features The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell covers the basic settings for printers, such as set paper size, set duplex mode, center page, etc. Many printers have specific features that are only applicable in the specific printer’s preferences. Such specific features include output tray selection, stapling, print multiple pages on one paper, etc. A user can apply settings in the printer’s preferences and save these settings into a device mode file. That device mode file can then be used as new default settings when printing. With the switches -ds and -dl, it is possible to save and load device modes. A device mode file is binary and must not be edited. It can only be used for the same printer driver that was used to create the file. Example: Open the printer properties, apply settings, press OK and thereby save the device mode to a file (in this case it is called HP4050PS.dev).

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" -ds HP4050PS.dev

Example: Load the saved device mode and print.

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" -dl HP4050PS.dev input.pdf

4.5 Color Profiles A PDF document may contain graphical objects using various different color spaces and the printout of 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell may yet use another color space. Therefore often colors have to be converted between different color spaces. For calibrated color spaces (such color spaces with an associated ICC color profile) the color conversion is well defined. For the conversion of uncalibrated device color spaces (DeviceGray, DeviceRGB, DeviceCMYK) however, the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell requires apropriate color profiles. Therefore it is important, that the profiles are available and that they describe the colors of the device your input documents are intended for. Note: When setting an alternative color management system such as Neugebauer, no color profiles are required.

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If no color profiles are available, default profiles for both RGB and CMYK are generated on the fly by the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell.

4.5.1 Default Color Profiles If no particular color profiles are set default profiles are used. For device RGB colors a color profile named "sRGB Color Space Profile.icm" and for device CMYK a profile named "USWebCoatedSWOP.icc" are searched for in the following directories: Windows 1. %SystemRoot%\spool\drivers\color 2. directory Icc, which must be a direct sub-directory of where the pdprint.exe resides.

4.5.2 Get Other Color Profiles Most systems have pre-installed color profiles available, for example on Windows at %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\drivers\color\. Color profiles can also be downloaded from the links provided in the directory bin\Icc\ or from the following websites:

http://www.pdf-tools.com/public/downloads/resources/colorprofiles.zip http://www.color.org/srgbprofiles.html https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/iccprofiles/iccprofiles_win.html

4.6 Fonts PDF documents may contain both embedded and non-embedded fonts. When printing non-embedded fonts the best result can be achieved, if the font is available on the system. Therefore it is important to make sure the Font Directories contain all fonts required. For more information on how to cope with font issues, please refer to section Font and Text Issues.

4.6.1 Font Cache A cache of all fonts in all Font Directories is created. If fonts are added or removed from the font directories, the cache is updated automatically. In order to achieve optimal performance, make sure that the cache directory is writable for the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell. Otherwise the font cache cannot be updated and the font directories have to be scanned on each program startup. The font cache is created in the subdirectory /Installed Fonts of the Cache Directory.

4.6.2 Font Configuration File fonts.ini The font configuration file is optional. It can be used to control the mapping of fonts used in the PDF to fonts preinstalled on the system. The file fonts.ini must reside at the following location : Windows: In a directory named Fonts, which must be a direct sub-directory of where pdprint.exe resides. It consists of two sections: [fonts] and [replace]. Both sections are used to map fonts in the PDF to fonts in the installed font collection on the operating system. This comes into play when the font in the PDF document does not have an embedded font program, or the embedded font is not usable. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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The mapping only works if the font types of the specified fonts are matching; e.g. if the font in the PDF is a symbolic font, such as “Symbol” or “ZapfDingbats”, the mapped font must be symbolic too. The section [fonts] is only considered if the font-matcher does not find an appropriate font amongst the existing installed fonts. It is suggested to only use this section. The section [replace] is stronger and applied before the font-matcher. This means a font will be replaced as defined, even if the correctly installed font is available on the system. Syntax: The syntax of the mapping file is as follows

[fonts] PDF_font_1=installed_font_1{,font_style} PDF_font_2=installed_font_2{,font_style} [replace] PDF_font_n=installed_font_n{,font_style} PDF_font_* is the name of the font in the PDF. This name can be found in one of the following ways: Use any tool that can list fonts. Such as 3-Heights™ PDF Extract or 3-Heights™ PDF Optimizer. Ignore possible prefixes of font subsets. A subset prefix consists of 6 characters followed by the plus sign. For example “KHFOKE+MonotypeCorsiva”, in this case only use “MonotypeCorsiva” as font name in the mapping file. Open the document with Adobe Acrobat, use the “MarkUp Text Tool”, mark the text of which you would like to know the font name, right-click it, select “Properties...”

installed_font_* is the font family name of the installed font. To retrieve this name, find the font in the Windows’ font directory and open it by double-clicking. The first line in the property window displays the font family name (this may vary depending on the operating system). The font family name does not include font styles; so an example of a font family name is “Arial”, but not “Arial Italic”.

font_style is an optional style, that is added coma-separated after the font family name. The style is always one word. Examples of font styles are “Italic”, “Bold”, “BoldItalic”. Omit the font style, if it is “Regular” or “Normal”. Remove blanks from all font names, i.e. in both the PDF_font_* and the installed_font_*. Example:

[fonts] Ryumin-Light=MSMincho GothicBBB-Medium=MSGothic [replace] ArialIta=Arial,BoldItalic

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5 Reference Manual 5.1 General Settings 5.1.1 -lk Set License Key Set License Key

-lk ‹key›

Pass a license key to the application at runtime instead of using one that is installed on the system.

pdprint -lk X-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX ... This is required in an OEM scenario only.

5.2 Listing Options These options provide a list of printers and their capabilities. The values obtained through these options can be used as parameters for the corresponding printer options.

5.2.1 -h Help, List samples Help, List samples

-h

This switch lists a set of samples that illustrate how to use the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell. Example: List help.

pdprint -h Examples: pdprint -l list local printers. pdprint -l \\HOST list printers on server \\HOST. pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" file.pdf print a file on a local printer. pdprint -p "\\HOST\HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" file.pdf print a file on a remote printer. pdprint -lb -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" list the bins of a specific printer

5.2.2 -l List Available Printers List Available Printers

-l ‹host›

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Use this switch without an additional parameter in order to get a list of all available local printers.

Parameter: ‹host› Optional parameter to specify the host to list the printers of. Example: List all local printers.

pdprint -l 1: "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" 2: "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" 3: "3-Heights(TM) TIFF Producer" 4: "3-Heights(TM) PDF Producer" To get a list of all available printers on a remote host use the switch -l followed by the name of the host. Example: List all printers on a remote host.

pdprint -l \\PrinterHost 1: "\\PrinterHost\MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2350" 2: "\\PrinterHost\HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL"

5.2.3 -lb List Bins for a Specific Printer List Bins for a Specific Printer -lb This switch lists all available input bins that are installed on a specific printer. Output bins cannot be listed. Use a device mode file to select output bins. The name of the printer must be known. If no printer is specified, the input bins of the Windows default printer are listed. Example: List paper bins of the Windows’ default printer. The returned list contains all available bins with the corresponding number.

pdprint -lb 15 Form Source 262 Automatic Selection 261 Automatic Selection 260 Tray 1 259 Tray 2 258 Tray 3 257 Tray 4 5 Envelope In order to list the bins on another printer, specify the printer using the switch -p.

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Example: List paper bins on a specific printer.

pdprint -lb -p "MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2350"

5.2.4 -ld List Duplex Modes List Duplex Modes -ld Generally it is suggested to not use any duplex modes other than the three Windows default duplex modes 1, 2 and 3. Duplex modes can be listed using the switch -ld. Note that on some printers the duplex unit must be installed and enabled, or it will not be listed. Example: The following command returns a list of the available duplex modes of the Windows Default printer:

pdprint -ld The list could look like this:

5310: Custom duplex mode

5.2.5 -lm List Media Types List Media Types -lm List all media types supported by a printer. Example: List media types of a specific printer.

pdprint -lm -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" The list could look like this:

1 266 265 264 263 262

Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Envelopes

5.2.6 -ls List Paper Size for a Specific Printer List Paper Size for a Specific Printer -ls This switch lists all available paper sizes that are supported by a specific printer. The printer’s name must be known. If no printer is specified, the available paper sizes of the Windows’ default printer are listed. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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Example: List all paper sizes for the Windows’ default printer.

pdprint -ls 1 Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in 5 Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in 7 Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in 9 A4 210 x 297 mm 11 A5 148 x 210 mm 13 B5 (JIS) 182 x 257 mm 127 Custom paper 128 Custom paper 32767 Custom paper In order to list the available paper sizes for a specific printer, use the switch -p to select a printer. Example: List paper sizes for a specific printer.

pdprint -ls -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS"

5.3 Printer Options 5.3.1 -b Select the Bin Select the Bin

-b ‹bin›

To select an input bin use the switch -b followed by the corresponding number. The default bin numbers are listed in the Appendix. If the -b option is not used, then the printer preferences determine the used bin. The option -lb lists custom bins, however these custom numbers may be different for different printer drivers for the same printer. Which means the number of the bin may not correspond to the physical bin number of the printer. Note: It is suggested to use the default bins. Use the custom bins only if the defaults do not work.

When not printing on the Windows’ default printer, the printer name must also be specified. Some printers or printer drivers ignore the option -b. In such cases it is often possible to choose the bin based on the media type therein with -mt. Example: Select paper bin 1 for a given printer. Available paper bins with the corresponding number are listed when using the switch -lb.

pdprint -b 1 -p "MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2350" input.pdf

Example: Set different bins for different files within a single print job. The switch -b can be specified for each file individually when using a control file and the switch -g. Assume you have a control text file control.txt with the following content: © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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file1.pdf -b 15 file2.pdf -b 17 Then the following command applies different paper bins for the two documents (paper bin 15 for file1.pdf and paper bin 17 for file2.pdf):

pdprint -g -i control.txt

5.3.2 -band Using Banding for Bitmaps Using Banding for Bitmaps

-band ‹n›

The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell per default uses banding for images with a size larger than 1024 KB. This ensures that the image processing in the printer device does not run out of memory. If the printer still runs out of memory, the maximum size of the bitmaps can be decreased. Example: Set the banding size to 8 KB.

pdprint -band 8 -p "My Good Old Printer 1988" input.pdf

5.3.3 -c Number of Copies Number of Copies -c ‹copies› To print more than one copy of a document use the switch -c followed by the number of copies you want to print. By default the number of copies is set to 1. Example: Print three copies of the same document.

pdprint -c 3 input.pdf See also options -cl (“collate mode”) and -cm (“copy mode”).

5.3.4 -cl Collate Mode Collate Mode -cl ‹collate› This switch sets the collate mode. By default the collate mode gets inherited from the printer preferences. It only has an impact if two or more copies of the document are printed using the copy switch (-c). There are two collate modes:

-cl 0 Repeat Page Mode (Default): (1,1,. . .,2,2,. . .,3,3,. . .) In this mode, every page is repeated as many times as copies are selected, then the next page, etc. In this mode the print is “sorted” by page.

-cl 1 Repeat Document Mode: (1,2,3,. . .,1,2,3. . .) © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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In this mode, all pages of the first copy are printed, then all pages of the second copy, etc. In this mode the print is "sorted" by document. Example: Print two copies of the same document. All pages of the first copy are printed, then all pages of the second copy are printed.

pdprint -cl 1 -c 2 input.pdf

5.3.5 -cm Copy Mode Copy Mode

-cm ‹mode›

Enable (-cm 1) or disable (-cm 0) copy mode (disabled by default). This only has an impact if two or more copies of the document are printed using the copy switch (-c). There are two copy modes:

-cm 0 Disable copy mode: The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell delegates the handling of multiple copies to the printer driver. Every page is only printed once by the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell. As a result, the size of the spool file remains the small even if the number of copies is increased. Disabling the copy mode requires that the printer driver can handle printing multiple copies.

-cm 1 Enable copy mode: The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell prints every page of every copy of the document. This mode works for all printer drivers. For multiple copies of a document, the spool file becomes larger.

5.3.6 -d Duplex Mode Duplex Mode -d ‹duplex› The printer must have the duplex mode installed and enabled in order to use it. With the switch -d, the duplex mode can be specified, otherwise the default gets inherited from the printer preferences. It is suggested to use the default duplex modes 1, 2 or 3: Value

Description

1 (default)

Simplex

Vertical Duplex

Horizontal Duplex

Any other value

Custom mode

Example: Enable vertical duplex.

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5.3.7 -dl Load Device Settings Load Device Settings -dl ‹file› This switch loads printing preferences from a device mode file, which was previously created and saved using the switch -ds. This is useful to either set non-standard printing preferences, which cannot be set otherwise, or to set standard printing preferences that are ignored by a printer driver (see Printer Settings or Device Mode Ignored). Other options set for the same folder override the setting in the device mode file. For example, if a device mode file that deactivates duplex is loaded, but at the same time the option -d activates duplex, the option -d has priority. Example: Use a device mode file. 1. First a new device mode file has to be saved. The following command displays the printing preferences dialog of the printer and saves the device mode to the file mysetting.dev.

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" -ds mysetting.dev 2. The saved printing preferences can then be used for printing:

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" -dl mysetting.dev input.pdf

5.3.8 -ds Save Device Settings to a File Save Device Settings to a File -ds ‹file› This switch opens the printing preferences of a printer and saves the applied settings to a device mode file (provided the user pressed “OK” and not “Cancel”). The printing preferences saved in the device mode can be used for printing with the option -dl. The saved device mode only works for the same printer and driver that was used to create it. Example: Edit and save a device mode file for the Windows’ default printer.

pdprint -ds mysetting.dev The printer (if not the default printer) must be specified before this option, using the command -p. Example: Edit and save a device mode file for a specific printer.

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" -ds mysetting.dev

Note: The saved device mode is a binary file and is not to be edited with a text editor, it should therefore also not be saved with the extension .txt.

5.3.9 -e Use EMF instead of RAW Spool Files Use EMF instead of RAW Spool Files © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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This option creates an EMF file which is useful in a network environment. Instead of locally creating a (large) RAW file and send it over the network, the file is sent as EMF and converted to a RAW file by the printer driver at the remote location. RAW is with respect to the printer language. If RAW is used for a PCL printer, a PCL file is generated, if RAW is used for a PS printer, a PS file is generated. The physical printer device always needs a RAW file.

5.3.10 -jw Wait until the job is completed Wait until the job is completed -jw The option instructs the tool to wait until the spooler reports that the job is done. This ensures that temporarely installed fonts are not removed until the print job has been completed. In conjunction with virtual printer drivers or when printing to a network printer (especially to Windows 2012 print servers) this switch is recommended. If the input file contains embedded fonts, their use is not disabled, and the printing is done locally then the wait function is enabled by default. The option enables the wait function unconditionally.

5.3.11 -load Preload Library Preload Library -load ‹library› If a printer driver calls a system library for each page several times during the print process it has a significant effect on the print processing time. With the switch -load this library can be preloaded on order to optimize the runtime. Please note this behavior is caused only by some printer drivers. Well-designed printer drivers do not require this option. Which system DLLs are loaded several times by the printer driver can be figured out by running the print command within a current version of the Microsoft tool “Dependency Walker”. Usage of Microsoft Dependency Walker for this purpose: Open the Microsoft Dependency Walker (e.g. Version 4.1.3790) Menu “File”, then “Open”, then select pdprint.exe Menu “Profile”, then “Start Profiling” Set the printing parameters in the field “Program Arguments”. In the field “Starting directory” the installation directory of the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell has to be inserted. Check “Hook the process to gather more detailed dependency information.” Check “Log LoadLibrary function calls.” Uncheck all others. Press the “OK” button.

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Search the log for DLLs which are loaded multiple times.

5.3.12 -mt Select the Media Type Select the Media Type

-mt ‹type›

To select a media type use the switch -mt followed by the corresponding number. The option -lm lists all media types supported by a particular printer.

5.3.13 -o Paper Orientation Paper Orientation -o ‹orientation› This option sets the paper orientation. The default value is -1. The allowed values are: Value

Description

-2

Automatic Mode. The page is placed to best fit the paper.

-1

Printer Default. The value set in the printer properties is applied.

Portrait

Landscape

Example: Force the orientation of all pages to portrait.

pdprint -o 1 portrait.pdf

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5.3.14 -p Select a Printer Select a Printer -p ‹printer› When not specified otherwise, the Windows’ default printer is used to print the PDF documents. To select a printer, one first needs to know its exact name. The name can be determined using the switch -l. Note: It is required that the printer driver do not pop-up a message box.

Example: Print to a local printer.

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" input.pdf

Example: Print to a remote printer.

pdprint -p "\\PrinterHost\MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2350" input.pdf

5.3.15 -pri Set the Priority of the Print Job Set the Priority of the Print Job -pri ‹priority› This switch allows for adjusting the priority of the print job. The parameter passed as argument to the switch must be a value from 1 (lowest) to 99 (highest). The default is inherited from the printer preferences, which is normally set to 1. Example: Grant the print job priority 2.

pdprint -pri 2 input.pdf The exact behavior of jobs with different priorities depends on the settings in the printer properties tab “Advanced”. Radio button “Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster”: This must be checked (circled in red in the screenshot). Otherwise, i.e. if printing directly to the printer, the priority has no impact. Radio button “Start printing after last page is spooled”: This means among all jobs which are completely spooled, the job with the highest priority is printed next. Radio button “Start printing immediately”: This means among all jobs, which have at least one page spooled, the job with the highest priority is printed next.

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5.3.16 -s Select Paper Size Select Paper Size -s ‹paper size› To select a paper size, the name of the printer and the number that represents the paper size must be known. To define the name of the printer use the switch -p, to determine the number representing a paper size use the switch -ls (see also chapter Paper Sizes). If no printer is specified, the Windows’ default printer is selected. Example: To select the paper size, use the option -s followed by the paper size number.

pdprint -s 9 -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" input.pdf When no paper size or -s -1 is specified, the default paper size of the printer is selected. When the paper size -s -2 is specified, the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell calculates the paper sizes of the pages. It transmits the paper size to the printer, which then selects the paper from the appropriate bin automatically. When setting -s -2 the switch -b is ignored. Use option -sl in order to limit the allowed set of paper sizes used. Example: Use the automatic paper size selection.

pdprint -s -2 -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" input.pdf

5.3.17 -sl Set the list of approved paper sizes Set the list of approved paper sizes -sl ‹list› Set the list of paper sizes used for automatic selection of paper sizes (e.g. when option -s -2 is used).

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The value is a comma-separated list of paper numbers. Valid paper number values are those listed at the beginning of the strings returned by -ls (also see chapter Paper Sizes). Example: Set the approved paper sizes to A3, A4 and A5.

-s -2 -sl "8, 9, 11"

5.3.18 -sm Largest Available Paper Size Largest Available Paper Size

-sm ‹paper size›

Set the maximum paper size that is supported by the automatic paper size feature (-o -2). Any paper size that exceeds the paper width or height is excluded. The paper sizes are represented by an inter value as returned by the option -ls; see also Appendix Paper Sizes. Example: If ‹paper size› is set to 66 (A2), then larger paper sizes, such as A1, are ignored by the automatic paper selection.

5.3.19 -sxy Scale the Page by a Factor Scale the Page by a Factor

-sxy ‹scale›

After the page has been scaled to fit the paper size an additional scaling can be specified using this option. The scale factor is given in percent. A number less than 100 percent shrinks the page. A number greater than 100 percent expands the page. This switch can optionally be combined with the -f switch. Example: Reduce the page size to 90%.

pdprint -s 9 -f -sxy 90 -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" input.pdf

5.4 Rendering Options 5.4.1 -cms Set the color management engine Set the color management engine -cms ‹engine› The transformation of colors from one color space to another is performed using a color management engine. Supported engines are:

none The algorithms specified in the PDF reference are used. This results in the maximum possible contrast. The Neugebauer algorithm efficiently converts CMYK to RGB. It does not need any color profiles. The results, however, look similar to conversion using color profiles.

neugebauer

lcms (default): Use ICC color profiles. Default profiles are used for all unmanaged device color spaces as described in section Color Profiles. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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‹FileName› When providing a file name, a configurable version of the Neugebauer algorithm is applied. The coefficients can be defined in the text file. The default Neugebauer coefficients are listed below (Red, Green, Blue; Color):

0.996078, 0.000000, 0.925490, 1.000000, 0.215686, 0.243137, 0.000000, 0.066667, 0.929412, 0.215686, 0.200000, 0.266667, 0.133333, 0.074510, 0.215686, 0.125490,

0.996078, 0.686275, 0.149020, 0.949020, 0.203922, 0.247059, 0.658824, 0.176471, 0.196078, 0.101961, 0.196078, 0.266667, 0.098039, 0.180392, 0.121569, 0.121569,

0.996078 0.937255 0.560784 0.066667 0.207843 0.584314 0.349020 0.215686 0.215686 0.141176 0.125490 0.274510 0.160784 0.133333 0.113725 0.121569

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

White C M Y K CM CY CK MY MK YK CMY CMK CYK MYK CMYK

The Neugebauer algorithm mixes the colors based on the amount of color and the corresponding weighted coefficient. Altering the values for a pure color specifically changes the result for this pure color. The color transition remains smooth. Example: The following command selects the neugebauer color management engine.

pdprint -cms neugebauer input.pdf

5.4.2 -cn Center Page Center Page

-cn

Center the page horizontally and vertically. Without this option, the page is placed in the upper left corner of the paper.

5.4.3 -co Color Mode Color Mode -co ‹color› Set the color mode. The supported values are monochrome (1) and color (2). By default, the Color Mode is set according to the printing preferences. Example: Print color.

pdprint -co 2 input.pdf

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5.4.4 -f Scale Page to Fit Page Size Scale Page to Fit Page Size -f Scale pages of the PDF to fit the paper size. The page is resized so that both page-width and page-height fit on the printable part of the paper supported by the printer. The scaling is always proportional which means the ratio width to height remains unchanged. If this option is not set, the size of the page remains unchanged. If part of the content is outside the printable area (i.e. close to the border of the page) it will not be printed. To print Letter 8.5 x 11 inch on an A4 paper or the other way around the option -f fits perfectly. When used to print an A4 PDF on a 8.5 x 14 inch paper the printed document will fit the width, but not the length, since otherwise it would be stretched.

5.4.5 -j Use JPEG Compression Use JPEG Compression -j If the printer supports JPEG compression, this switch can be used to send the images inside a PDF with JPEG compression, thus allowing for a smaller spool file and thereby faster printing. It also means that images lose some information (which normally is not visible though). If the printer does not support JPEG compression, pdprint recognizes this and the option is ignored.

5.4.6 -lf Set Line Width Multiplication Factor Set Line Width Multiplication Factor -lf ‹factor› In cases where lines are printed with an undesired width (e.g. too thin) the switch -lf can be applied to scale them. This feature only affects lines. It has no influence when lines are drawn in any another way as by using the PDF operators m and l (move to, line to). It does not affect text unless text is drawn with lines instead of using a font.

5.4.7 -lw Set Minimum Line Width Set Minimum Line Width

-lw ‹width›

In cases where lines are printed too thin, a minimum line width in PDF points can be defined. Any line will then be printed with at least the defined minimum line width. Note that as a result, thin and very thin lines can no longer be distinguished. In order to scale all lines with a certain factor, use the switch -lf instead. Example: Set minimum line width to 1 point.

pdprint -lw 1 input.pdf This feature only affects lines. It has no influence when lines are drawn in any another way as by using the PDF operators m and l (move to, line to). It does not affect text unless text is drawn with lines instead of using a font.

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5.4.8 -m Rendering Mode Rendering Mode

-m ‹mode›

There are two rendering modes: 0 (default) is the fast mode, and 1 is the accurate mode. The fast mode is the recommended mode for printing to any physical printer device such as a laser printer, or an ink jet printer. It uses the Windows GDI for rendering. This mode is generally faster and creates smaller spool files than the accurate mode. The accurate mode is intended for virtual printers such as a TIFF printer. It uses the Windows GDI+ for rendering. This mode allows for image filtering, sub-pixel rendering and anti-aliasing. It should not be applied for physical devices, such as a laser printer, due to the fact that those devices do not support the above features. Using the accurate mode creates generally larger spool files than the fast mode. Example: Enable the accurate mode when using a TIFF printer.

pdprint -m 1 input.pdf

User’s Tip: The rendering mode is not to be mixed up with the printing quality -q. The fast mode is optimized for printing to physical devices and creating a high quality spool file with a small file size.

5.4.9 -o1 Convert to Type1 Convert to Type1

-o1

Convert embedded fonts to Type1 fonts (PostScript fonts).

5.4.10 -o9 Force Windows 9x Compatibility Force Windows 9x Compatibility -o9 Enforce the use of Windows 9x compatible printer driver interface commands. This can help with compatibility issues with older printer drivers. This option may result in slightly larger spool files. It is safe to be used as a permanent setting.

5.4.11 -oa Print Form Fields (Annotations) Only Print Form Fields (Annotations) Only

-oa

With this switch only form fields and annotations are printed without the underlying page content.

5.4.12 -oaa Automatically switch to accurate mode if necessary Automatically switch to accurate mode if necessary © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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Detect content that cannot be rendered using fast rendering mode (GDI, see -m) and switch to accurate (GDI+) automatically, e.g. to render transparent tiling patterns.

5.4.13 -ob Apply Pre-Rendering Apply Pre-Rendering

-ob

This option pre-renders the page and sends bitmaps to the printer device. This switch can be used as a work-around when a printer device fails to render the content correctly. If fonts are not converted correctly, the switches -ot and -o1 should be preferred, since they provide a better result and smaller spool file.

5.4.14 -oc Disable Black Point Compensation Disable Black Point Compensation -oc Disable the black point compensation (BPC) feature when converting colors e.g. from CMYK to RGB.

5.4.15 -od Disable Back-Buffer Disable Back-Buffer

-od

The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell uses a back buffer to simulate a series of types of transparencies. This back-buffer requires a lot of resources. Disabling that back-buffer using the switch -od can improve the printing speed.

5.4.16 -oe Do Not Use Embedded Fonts Do Not Use Embedded Fonts

-oe

With this switch, all embedded fonts are ignored. Fonts from the operating system fonts-folder %Systemroot%\fonts, which is usually C:\Windows\fonts, are used as replacement fonts.

5.4.17 -ofp Use Pre-Installed Fonts Use Pre-Installed Fonts

-ofp

When using this switch embedded fonts are replaced by fonts installed in the operating system. Only non-symbolic fonts that have an equal name are replaced. The default behavior is that all embedded fonts are used.

5.4.18 -oi Always Use Fast Mode for Images Always Use Fast Mode for Images -oi Use fast mode rendering for images even in accurate mode. Using the accurate rendering mode (-m 1) in combination with -oi prints all non-image content in accurate mode and all images in fast mode. If in fast mode (-m 0) then the switch provides a workaround for legacy printer drivers which cannot process banded images. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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5.4.19 -oj Disable Image Filtering Disable Image Filtering

-oj

If images need to be down-sampled, rotated or skewed in order to match the device resolution then the transformation is accomplished using a filter by default. This option disables filtering in these situations.

5.4.20 -on Disable form fields and annotations Disable form fields and annotations

-on

Do not print form fields and annotations.

5.4.21 -oo Convert Fonts to Outlines Convert Fonts to Outlines

-oo

Convert fonts to outlines before rendering. This means the spool file does not contain fonts anymore, but graphic paths instead. This option can resolve font related issues that can be caused by inappropriate device fonts or the use of EMF.

5.4.22 -op Disable Patterns Disable Patterns -op This option disables patterns. This is an option for very specific documents and should generally not be used.

5.4.23 -ops Disable Direct PostScript Injection Disable Direct PostScript Injection

-ops

This is option disables direct PostScript injection. Instead all PostScript code is generated by the printer driver. This can help with compatibility issues with older printer drivers.

5.4.24 -ops2 Use PostScript Language Level 2 Use PostScript Language Level 2 -ops2 Use PostScript language level 2 for printers that do not provide information on their supported language level. Without this option, language level 3 is used.

5.4.25 -os Convert Strokes to Filled Paths Convert Strokes to Filled Paths -os © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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Convert strokes to filled paths. This is an option for very specific documents and should generally not be used.

5.4.26 -ot Convert to TrueType Convert to TrueType

-ot

Convert embedded fonts to TrueType fonts. This option is recommended for PCL printers, it is not recommended for PostScript printers.

5.4.27 -ot0 Convert embedded Type1 / OpenType Convert embedded Type1 / OpenType -ot0 Inhibit the conversion of embedded Type1 fonts to TrueType fonts. This is mainly used for diagnostic purposes.

5.4.28 -ou Use Unicodes Instead of Glyph-IDs Use Unicodes Instead of Glyph-IDs

-ou

Enforce the use of Unicodes instead of glyph-IDs for embedded fonts. This is to create spool files with text that is optimized for post-processing.

5.4.29 -pg Page Range Page Range

-pg ‹first› ‹last›

This switch allows to select a specific print-range in the document. Use the value -1 for the last page. Example: Print pages 2 through 5.

pdprint -pg 2 5 input.pdf

Example: Print from 10th to last page.

pdprint -pg 10 -1 input.pdf

5.4.30 -q Set the Quality Set the Quality -q ‹quality› Set the quality of the print. The supported values correspond to the Windows values and are:

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Value

Description

1 (default)

Printer Default. The value set in the printer properties is applied.

-1

Draft

-2

Low Quality

-3

Medium Quality

-4

High Quality

Example: Set the quality to high.

pdprint -q -4 input.pdf

5.4.31 -r Set the Rotation [Deprecated] Set the Rotation -r Deprecated. Pages are sent using the viewer rotation by default. With this option the pages are printed in the same orientation as when viewed. Without this option, the pages are sent to the printer with their original rotation.

5.4.32 -rm Rotate Pages to a Given Orientation Rotate Pages to a Given Orientation -rm ‹mode› With this switch the page rotation can be set to “Portrait” or “Landscape”. In contrast to the switch -o, the page is rotated before being sent to the printer whereas the switch -o specifies the orientation of the physical paper. Supported ‹mode›s are p for portrait, and l for landscape. Example: Rotate all pages to portrait.

pdprint -rm p input.pdf

5.4.33 -tt TrueType Font Handling TrueType Font Handling

-tt ‹opt›

Configure whether the printer driver shall load pre-installed fonts when printing PDF files that use TrueType fonts. The allowed values are:

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Value

Description

Print bitmaps. The glyphs of the text are rendered as bitmaps. This option is useful for reducing the spool file size if the PDF document uses a lot of different fonts and has few pages.

Download soft fonts. Fonts are copied from the font directory of the operating system to the printer. If the PDF document uses a lot of different fonts, a large amount of disk space, printer memory and a long download time for loading the font to the printer is required. This option is useful if the PDF document has much text but uses only a few fonts.

Use device fonts. The built-in fonts of the printer are used for the rendering process. A significant reduction of the spool file can be achieved with this option.

Example: Use device fonts.

pdprint -tt 3 input.pdf

5.4.34 -wh Set Page Width and Height Set Page Width and Height -wh ‹width› ‹height› This option asks the printer driver to select a paper size that is at least as large as the defined dimensions and limit its printable area. If no paper size is available, this option limits the printable area of the currently set default paper size. Example: If setting ‹width› ‹height› to 400 400 and the printer offers the paper sizes A4, A3, A2 and A1 available, it should select the paper size A2 (420 by 594 millimeters) and only a 400 by 400 millimeters section is printable. However, sometimes printers do not select the correct paper size, and instead just keep the currently set default paper size.

pdprint -wh 400 400 input.pdf

5.4.35 -xy Set the Page Offset Set the Page Offset -xy ‹x› ‹y› Specify a page offset in the horizontal and vertical axis. The units are 1/100 millimeters. Example: Move the content 2 mm to the left and 1 mm up.

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5.5 File Options 5.5.1 Positional Arguments In general, all options specified on the command line apply to all documents printed. In order to specify options that apply to a single input file only, the file and its options can be grouped in a single argument. Optionally, the file name can be escaped using double quotes. Example: Print the first pages of input1.pdf and input2.pdf. Without the use of positional arguments, the option -pg 1 1 applies to both input files.

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" -pg 1 1 input1.pdf input2.pdf

Example: Print the first page of input1.pdf and the last page of input2.pdf.

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" ^ "input1.pdf -pg 1 1" ^ "input2.pdf -pg -1 -1"

Example: Use double quotes to specify file names that contain spaces.

pdprint -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" ^ ""first file.pdf"" -pg 1 1" ^ ""C:\path\to\second file.pdf"" -pg -1 -1"

5.5.2 -err Specify Standard Error File Specify Standard Error File

-err ‹file name›

Specify the standard error file name. This has the same effect as piping to standard error (stderr) using the pipe command 2>.

5.5.3 -file Print to a File Print to a File -file ‹file name› To print to a file, any printer driver can be selected and the file name can be specified with the option -file. Example: Print the output to the file PostScript c:\temp\output.ps using the PostScript printer HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS.

pdprint -file c:\temp\output.ps -p "HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS" input.pdf

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Note: This switch cannot be combined with the switch -g. Doing so will create an invalid output and pause the printer.

5.5.4 -g Group Documents in Linked Print Jobs Group Documents in Linked Print Jobs -g Link a series of print jobs into so called chain of print jobs. The difference between sending individual, lose print jobs and linked print jobs is that linked print jobs are printed consecutively, i.e. in a given order and uninterrupted by other print jobs. Note: This switch cannot be combined with the switch -file. Doing so will create an invalid output and pause the printer. Use -cj instead.

Example: Create a linked print jobs consisting of intput1.pdf and input2.pdf.

pdprint -g input1.pdf input2.pdf

Example: Use paper from different input bins for different sheets of the same print job. Some printer or printer drivers do not support to change certain properties within a print job. In such cases creating a chain of linked print jobs is a good solution. The following command prints pages 1 and 2 on paper from bin 1 and the others from bin 2 using Positional Arguments.

pdprint -g "input.pdf -pg 1 2 -b 1" "input.pdf -pg 3 -1 -b 2"

5.5.5 -cj Bundle Documents in One Print Job Bundle Documents in One Print Job -cj Print multiple documents in one print job. Example: Use duplex printing to print two pages from different documents on each side of the same sheet of paper. Note that a new print job is always printed on a new sheet of paper. So if frontpage.pdf should be on one and backpage.pdf should be on the other side of the same sheet of paper, the two documents have to be bundled in a single print job.

pdprint -cj -d 2 frontpage.pdf backpage.pdf

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5.5.6 -i Read Input File Names from a Text File Read Input File Names from a Text File -i ‹file› Instead of providing a list of input files on the command line, a text document holding a list of files can be provided after the parameter -i. Each line in the text document must hold one file name. Optionally each file name can be followed by file specific options (Positional Arguments). This option is often combined with -g or -cj. Example: Example: Assume the text file filelist.txt holds the following entries:

document1.pdf "sub directory\document2.pdf" -pg 1 2 document3.pdf -pg 3 3 -b 1 The following command bundles the three files. The verbose mode (-v) lists the file currently being printed.

pdprint -v -g -p "HP LaserJet 4050 PS" -i filelist.txt Printer "HP LaserJet 4050 PS" opened. Printing file document1.pdf. .. Printing file document2.pdf. .... Printing file document3.pdf.

5.5.7 -pw Read an Encrypted PDF File Read an Encrypted PDF File -pw ‹password› A PDF document that has a user password (the password to open the document) can only be printed when either the user or the owner password is provided. The password can be provided using the option -pw followed by the password. Example: The input PDF document is encrypted with a user password. Either the user or the owner password of the input PDF is “mypassword”. The command to process such an encrypted file is:

pdprint -pw mypassword input.pdf output.pdf When a PDF is encrypted with a user password and the password is not provided or is incorrect, the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell cannot read and process the file. Instead it will generate the following error message:

Password wasn't correct.

5.5.8 -out Specify Standard Output File Specify Standard Output File -out ‹file name› © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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Specify the standard error file name. This has the same effect as piping stdout using the pipe command 1>.

5.5.9 -n Set the Name of the Print Job Set the Name of the Print Job -n ‹name› By default the name of the spool file is generated based on the document that is being printed. Use the switch -n to name the print job. Example: Set the name of the print job to "my print job".

pdprint -n "my print job" input.pdf

5.5.10 -rl Reporting Level Reporting Level

-rl ‹n›

The reporting level describes which type of error messages should be written to standard error (stderr). This option can for example be used to see what replacement fonts are selected for non-embedded fonts. The available values are: do not report

—

report errors

file cannot be opened, PDF is corrupted, etc.

report errors, warnings

non-embedded font is replaced

report errors, warnings, information

page number is about to be set

(default)

Example: The following command reports all errors and warnings.

pdprint -rl 2 input.pdf

Example: The following command writes all error messages to the log file error.log.

pdprint -rl 2 input.pdf 2> error.log

5.5.11 -v Verbose Mode Verbose Mode

-v

This option turns on the verbose mode. The verbose mode gives information about the printing status. The message will look like the one below, for every page printed a "." is printed: © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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Example: Enable the verbose mode.

pdprint -v input.pdf Printing file input.pdf. ...

5.6 Watermark Options The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell has the option to place a watermark on the pages. The watermark will be printed as a vector graphic and will therefore not be editable if the output is sent to a file. Only one watermark text can be printed and it is the same for all pages. To print different watermark texts, the print job needs to be divided into jobs with different logos. The watermark is added on top of the page content. The watermark content (text or image) must always be specified last, i.e. after all the settings for position, color, size, etc. are made. Example: Correct sequence: Set font to bold (-wb) and set position (-wo) to 50 points from left and 500 points from the top, then write text.

pdprint -wb 1 -wo 50 500 -wt "Bold" input.pdf

Example: Incorrect sequence: The settings for bold (-wb) and position (-wo) have no impact.

pdprint -wt "Bold" -wb 1 -wo 50 500 input.pdf

5.6.1 -omr OMR marker string OMR marker string

-omr ‹marker›

The string specifies OMR markers which are printed on each succeeding page until the marker is changed or deleted. The syntax of for the ‹marker› is as follows: Example: "0, 20, 10, 4, 15, 0, 01110011" Value

Description

horizontal position of the first marker

vertical position of the first marker

horizontal extension of the marker

vertical extension of the marker

markers are drawn from either top of page to bottom (1) or from bottom to top (0)

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01110011

Array of Boolean numbers indicating whether the marker shall be present or not

5.6.2 -wb Set Bold Style Set Bold Style

-wb ‹n›

Write watermark in bold text. Use the parameter 1 to turn bold on, 0 to turn bold off. Example: Enable bold, set position to 50/500 and write the watermark text “Bold”. Then disable bold, set position to 50/550 and write “Not Bold”.

pdprint -wb 1 -wo 50 500 -wt "Bold" -wb 0 -wo 50 550 -wt "Not Bold" input.pdf

5.6.3 -wc Set the Color of the Watermark Set the Color of the Watermark -wc ‹r› ‹g› ‹b› Set the color of the watermark in the RGB color space. The switch -wc takes three parameters, one for each color: red, green, blue. The values range from 0 to 255. Here are some sample colors: Red = 255,0,0 Cyan = 0,255,255 Black = 0,0,0 Green = 0,255,0 Magenta = 255,0,255 White = 255,255,255 Grey = 128,128,128 Blue = 0,0,255 Yellow = 255,255,0

Example: Set the watermark text to red, set the position to 50/50 and write the watermark text “Red Text”.

pdprint -wc 255 0 0 -wo 50 50 -wt "Red Text" input.pdf

5.6.4 -wf Set the Font and Font Size Set the Font and Font Size

-wf ‹font› ‹size›

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Set the font and its size. The default font is Helvetica, the default size is 10. Font size is measured in points. Font size 10 is the same font size that is used in this document. Example: Use the font “Times” with a size of 242 points to write the watermark text “Text” at position 50/500.

pdprint -wf Times 242 -wo 50 500 -wt Text input.pdf

5.6.5 -wi Set Italic Style Set Italic Style -wi ‹n› Write watermark in italic text. Use the argument 1 to turn italic on, 0 to turn italic off. Example: Enable italic, set the position to 50/500 and write the watermark text “Italic”. Then disable italic, set the position to 50/550 and write the text “Not Italic”.

pdprint -wi 1 -wo 50 500 -wt "Italic" -wi 0 -wo 50 550 -wt "Not Italic" input.pdf

5.6.6 -wo Set the Position of the Watermark Set the Position of the Watermark -wo ‹x› ‹y› Set the position of the watermark text or image. The default for ‹x› ‹y› is 0 0. As a consequence, this option must always be set or the watermark will not be in the visible area. Example: Set the watermark position 100 points from the left border and 200 points from the top (an A4 page is 595x842 points).

pdprint -wo 100 200 -wt mywatermark input.pdf Note that there is always a clipping border of about 14 points, which will clip text that is too close to the border. The option -wo has to be specified before the option -wt which sets the actual watermark text.

5.6.7 -wp Add an Image Add an Image

-wp ‹file name›

Place an image or PDF as watermark. The position specified with the switch -wo corresponds to the lower left corner of the image. The path to the file is specified as parameter of the switch -wp. Example: Place the image at position 100/100.

pdprint -wo 100 100 -wp c:\image\mypicture.gif input.pdf

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5.6.8 -wr Set the Rotation Angle Set the Rotation Angle -wr ‹angle› Use the switch -wr to rotate the watermark counter-clockwise. The center of the rotation is at the position set by the switch -wo. The units of the rotation parameters are degrees. Example: Place the image at position 100/100 and rotate it by 55 degrees clockwise.

pdprint -wo 100 100 -wr -55 -wp c:\image\mypicture.gif input.pdf

5.6.9 -ws Write Outlines Write Outlines -ws ‹n› Write text as outlines, i.e. stroke the text instead of filling it. For ‹n› use 1 to turn outlines on and 0 to turn outlines off. Example: Write an outlined text with a large font size.

pdprint -wf Times 242 -ws 1 -wo 50 500 -wt Text input.pdf

5.6.10 -wt Set the Text of the Watermark Set the Text of the Watermark -wt ‹text› Write a line of text. If the text contains blanks, the whole text must be in quotation marks. Example: Write a watermark text.

pdprint -wt "This is my watermark" input.pdf The line above will not print the text in the visual range, because the position which is required is missing, see also switch -wo. The watermark text can contain placeholders, which can be used to insert document specific text. The following placeholders are supported:

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Watermark Placeholders: Document Attributes

Watermark Placeholders: Time and Date

Value

Description

document title

document author

Value

Description

document keywords

%ds

short date

document subject

%dl

long date

%ns

file name without path and extension

%dt

time

%js

short job list name (the .txt file) without path and extension

%jl

long job list name without path

Watermark Placeholders: Page Numbering Value

Description

%pi

the current page

%pn

the total amount of pages in the document

Example: Add the document’s title, author and date to the watermark text.

pdprint -wt "watermark for the document %t written by %a, printed on %ds." myfile.pdf

Example: Add the page numbers as watermark text.

pdprint -wt "page %pi of %pn" input.pdf

5.6.11 -wz Set the Scale Factor Set the Scale Factor

-wz ‹scale›

Use the option -wz to scale the watermark by a specific factor. The center of the scaling operation is the position set by the option -wo. Example: Place the image at position 100/100 and rotate it by a factor of 1.2.

pdprint -wo 100 100 -wz 1.2 -wp c:\image\mypicture.gif input.pdf

5.6.12 -wd Clear watermark Clear watermark -wd © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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Use the option -wd to clear previously defined watermarks. This is option is typically used as a Positional Arguments. Example: Print first file with watermark text and second without.

pdprint -wo 100 100 -wt "watermark text" input1.pdf "input2.pdf -wd"

5.7 Internet Printing Printing via HTTP instead of the NetBIOS protocol requires the following three steps: Retrieve the name of the shared printer on the server. Provide the network location of the printer to the client. Select the URL as printer name. These three steps are described in the next three chapters.

5.7.1 Retrieve the Printer Name On the server where the printer is shared, open an Internet Explorer window and type http://localhost/printers. Instead of localhost, you also write the actual name of the server, this will also work on the client if it is authorized to access the server.

This will list the available printers. Click on the one to which you want to print via HTTP. Then click “Properties” on the left hand side, and you should see the properties including the network name of the printer.

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The URL then can be something like this: http://localhost/printers/4050PCL/.printer. Of course localhost needs now to be replaced with the real name of the server, so the name could be: http://printerserver01/printers/4050PCL/.printer.

5.7.2 Set up the Client Start the “Add Printer” wizard on the client system. Select “Network Printer”, and then “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet”. As URL provide the “Network name” retrieved previously.

This step is required and ensures the client system can communicate with the printer on the server. It does not install a printer driver.

5.7.3 Connect to a Printer via HTTP When a printer is installed as described in the previous chapter, it can be accessed via HTTP instead of NetBIOS. The corresponding command could on the client could look like this: © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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pdprint

-p "\\http://printerserver01\HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL" input.pdf

(Note the two backslashes before the http.) Keep in mind that using a printer via an Internet connection as described above may be unstable.

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6 Return Codes and Error Messages 6.1 Return Codes All return codes other than 0 indicate an error in the processing. Return Codes Value

Description

Success.

Couldn’t open input file.

Couldn’t open printer.

Error with given option, e.g. too many parameters.

PDF input file is encrypted and password is missing or incorrect.

License error, e.g. invalid license key.

6.2 Messages The following error messages indicate an error in the processing:

Couldn't Couldn't Couldn't Couldn't Couldn't Too many Password Couldn't

open file list from {LIST_FILENAME}. open device settings file {DEVICESETTING_FILENAME}. set device mode prior to editing. open printer {PRINTERDRIVER_NAME}. open device settings file {DEVICESETTING_FILENAME}. parameters. wasn't correct. open PDF file {PDF_FILENAME}

The following message appears in the verbose mode:

Printing file {PDF_FILENAME}. Corrupted files can throw various messages. Error messages are only thrown if the file cannot be printed correctly. Here are two example messages:

0x8041010B - E - The "xref" keyword was not found or the xref table is malformed. 0x80410301 - E - The object number is missing.

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7 Troubleshooting 7.1 General 7.1.1 Blank Output In case you are printing a very complex document or a document with very large embedded raster images, it may help to reduce the resolution of the printer (in the printer’s properties), e.g. from 1200 to 600 DPI.

7.1.2 Duplex Mode Is Not Listed or Does Not Work If the duplex mode is not listed, check if the printer has an option that needs to be installed to allow duplex printing (see screenshot).

Go to “Start” →“Settings” →“Printer” → right-click your printer →“Properties” →“Device Properties”. Look for options like “Installable Options” →“Duplex Unit”. If you can print duplex using other Windows applications, try using the value 2 or 3 as parameter. Example:

-d 2 Alternatively to the switch -d, the duplex mode can be defined in the printer’s properties. See switches -ds and -dl for device modes options.

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7.1.3 Page Does Not Fit the Paper Setting -f scales the page to fit the paper size. This property should be set when the dimensions of the PDF and the dimension of the paper size are different. Optionally combine it with the switch -cn to center the page on the paper.

7.1.4 Orientation Every page in a PDF document can have a separate rotation value: For example, a page that visually appears as a landscape can actually be a by 90◦ rotated portrait. When sending such a page to the printer, it will be treated according to the option -rm, which is by default set to rotate according to the in the pdf embedded rotate attribute and will thus be sent the way it is viewed — as landscape. Then the next option comes into play: -o. While -rm was for the page, -o is for the paper. The default of this switch is -1, which means the printer defaults are used. -2 means the automatic mode is used, this will set the orientation so that the page best fits the paper. The values 1 and 2 force the orientation to portrait and landscape. Example: If you would like a page that appears as landscape to be printed as landscape (and filling the paper), use the following settings:

pdprint -f -o -2 input.pdf

Example: If you would like a landscape to be printed as portrait, and thereby only filling half of the paper, use a setting like this:

pdprint -o 1 -f input.pdf

7.1.5 Printer Settings or Device Mode Ignored Some printer drivers ignore some properties set at the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell. They usually respect the settings made in their printing properties dialog only. Because printing properties set in the dialog are stored in the device mode, the best way to cope with such printer drivers is to create and use a device mode (see -ds and -dl). Furthermore, certain settings applied to the device mode behave differently on local and network printers. It does not matter whether using device mode functions of the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell, or adjusting the defaults in the printer itself. A very basic setting in the device mode, such as “print as landscape”, should always work, whereas a more complex setting such as “print multiple pages on 1 paper” may fail on a local printer, but work on a network printer. This is due to the nature of how the printing system works on Windows. A detailed explanation is not provided here, but a work-around to this type of issue is normally using the EMF mode (which, as a side-effect, simulates a network environment even for local printers).

7.1.6 Black is Not Printed Completely Black Sometimes black color is not printed completely black. This is due to color transformations between different color spaces. Black point compensation allows for higher contrast of the black color. It is applied automatically if no color profile is specified (i.e. no color profiles are available in the sub-directory Icc nor is an appropriate color profile found on the system). In this situation the conversion is done algorithmically using Neugebauer and black point compensation. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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7.2 Print Quality 7.2.1 Content is not printed as desired It may happen that content, such as text, vector graphics, image or combinations thereof are not printed as desired, i.e. they are printed differently as with other printing applications. Such a behavior may have various reasons, such as: The document is corrupted, i.e. does not comply with the PDF specification and the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell does not support/detect/recover that, whereas another application may do so. The document contains features that are not supported by the 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell. The document contains features that result in a spool file that is not supported by the physical printer (e.g. color, transparency, nested operations, too large spool file) The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell provides a series of options to help identifying what may cause the undesired behavior and how to work around it. It is suggested to test the following options isolated and in the given order. Option

Description

Possible Side-Effects

-ops

Disable direct PostScript Injection, only relevant for PS printers

Slightly larger spool files

-o9

Enable Compatibility Mode

Slightly larger spool files

-m 1

Use accurate rendering mode

This rendering mode may result in noticeable differences in speed and spool file size, generally the spool file size increases.

-ob

Pre-render pages, send one bitmap per page to the printer

Slower processing speed, noticeably larger spool files

For incorrect text rendering, please see also the corresponding switches in the chapter Font and Text Issues.

7.3 Spool File Size If the size of spool files should be reduced, the following points can be considered: Rendering Mode Printer Driver Network environment, RAW/EMF mode Resolution

7.3.1 Rendering Mode The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell supports two rendering modes: Fast (default) and Accurate. The Fast mode uses the GDI, whereas the Accurate mode uses the GDI+. In the Accurate mode there are several filters available. These filters are intended for low resolution devices, such as a monitor or a raster image. On a 600 DPI resolution printer, anti-aliasing has almost no visual impact. In fact most printers do not even support anti-aliasing. Therefore it is generally suggested to use the Fast mode. However there are certain documents that print quite differently using GDI or GDI+ for other reasons. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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7.3.2 Printer Driver Most printer devices understand more than one printer language. Most HP printers for example support different types of PCL (Printer Command Language), such as PCL 5, PCL 5e or PCL 6 and in addition PostScript. There are also printer devices which only support one printer language. It is usually best—and also suggested by printer manufacturers—to use the printer driver that works best. If PostScript yields large spool files or has rendering issues, try a PCL printer driver or vice versa. The smallest spool sizes can be achieved by using either PostScript or PCL 6. This is heavily depending on the PDF input file.

7.3.3 PostScript Injection The reason why different applications can create spool files of very different sizes of the same PDF document is the way the spool file is created. PostScript is generated using the PScript5.dll. To this DLL there are different plug-ins, which are printer driver dependent, these plug-ins are .psd file. This can be for example something like hp4050.psd. A part of the created spool file uses a language called Document Structuring Conventions (DSC). These commands are printer driver dependent and could look like this:

%%Title: input.pdf %%Creator: PScript5.dll Version 5.2.2 %%CreationDate: 5/23/2005 11:40:2 %%For: pre %%BoundingBox: (atend) %%DocumentNeededResources: (atend) %%DocumentSuppliedResources: (atend) %%DocumentData: Clean7Bit %%TargetDevice: (HP LaserJet 4050 Series) (2014.108) 1 %%LanguageLevel: 2 %%EndComments The DSC is used to define the page settings and all printer driver dependent properties. In between the DCS comments there are the actual PostScript commands (all the parts that do not start with %%) which provide all the information about the content of the page. An application which is printing a spool file can first ask the GDI whether the type is PostScript. If the GDI says yes, then there is a so called “pass through mode” which can be used to provide the PostScript commands directly and let the printer driver only take care of the DSC. This called direct PostScript injection. Some printer drivers do not support this, in such cases it should be turned off.

7.3.4 Resolution Most printers support different resolutions, such as 300 DPI, 600 DPI, 1200 DPI, etc. Depending on the printer language and the document, the resolution influences the spool size. For printer devices that require raster graphics to be provided uncompressed and at device resolution, the size of an image at 1200 DPI is 16 times the size as at 300 DPI.

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7.4 Printing in a Network Environment It is preferable to not send large spool files over the network. To handle this there are two similar approaches. Print the PDF at its destination: Usually a PDF is much smaller than a spool file. Therefore it makes sense to not print the PDF first and send a large spool file over the network, but instead send the PDF over the network and print it at its destination. Use EMF mode instead of RAW: By using the EMF (Windows Embedded Metafile) mode, the document is sent as EMF over the network and spooled at its destination. This has the advantage of sending much less data over the network because the RAW spool file (e.g. PCL or PS) is created locally. The downside is possible issues with printer driver at the remote site. Use network shared printers with caution: Using shared printer resources in the Windows operating system always involves that printer drivers are transferred from the printer server to the client computer. It is recommended that the shared printer resource is mapped as a user with administrator rights in order to prevent from a failure of the printing application to open the printer connection. Check permissions: The user of a printing application must at least have the “print” permission to use the referred printer object. Use the option -jw to prevent issues printing embedded fonts. This feature ensures that temporarily installed fonts are not removed until the print job has been completed.

7.5 Font and Text Issues 1. For issues with text using non-embedded fonts: 1. Ensure the required fonts are available on the system (see Chapter Fonts). 2. See Section Handle Non-Embedded Fonts. 2. For issues with text using embedded fonts: 1. Ensure embedded fonts are used (i.e. -oe is not set). 2. Ensure the two system environment variables TEMP and TMP exist and point to an existing directory. These variables not being set is a common error source for service applications that run under a user that has no temporary directory and thus cannot install fonts. See also Chapter Installation and Deployment. 3. If you are using a local printer, ensure EMF is not used (-e not set). 4. If you are using a remote printer, see Section Printing in a Network Environment. 5. See Section Handle Embedded Fonts. 3. If you are using an older printer driver, try -o9 or install a newer printer driver. 4. Try a different type of printer driver, e.g. PCL 6 instead of PS or vice versa.

7.5.1 Handle Non-Embedded Fonts Font Replacement Strategy This section describes the exact behavior of font handling of the rendering engine. It is rather technical and it is not required to be understood in order to properly use the software. The following steps are performed sequentially in the search of a font. If a font is found, the search is stopped; otherwise the next step is performed. 1. If the font is not embedded or -ofp is set:

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a. If the font name appears in the [replace] section in the configuration file fonts.ini the name is replaced and looked up in the installed font collection. b. If it is a standard font1 it is replaced by the equivalent TrueType font name and it is looked up in the installed font collection. c. If the font name appears in the [fonts] section in the configuration file fonts.ini the name is replaced and looked up in the installed font collection. d. If the font has “Italic” or “Bold” in its name the font without these styles is looked up in the installed font collection. 2. If a font name is looked up in the installed font collection then the name comparison is performed as follows: a. PostScript name. b. TrueType name without blanks (a missing style is interpreted as “Regular” or “Normal”). c. TrueType name without modifications. 3. If the font is embedded, it is converted to a Windows compatible font and temporarily installed. If -oe is used then the glyphs of the fonts are converted to either bitmaps or outlines2. If -oo is used then the glyphs are converted to outlines only. 4. If the font is not embedded and the Unicodes are available then the nearest font from the installed font collection is tailored to the metrics of the font.

7.5.2 Handle Embedded Fonts The following list provides possible work-arounds if text is printed incorrectly. Options should be tried in ascending order. 1. Using the option -oe inhibits all embedded fonts from being used in the spool file and the printer hardware. Instead the glyphs are converted to either bitmaps or outlines. Using the option -oo at the same time the conversion is restricted to outlines. 2. Using the option -ofp inhibits embedded fonts which have the same name as the corresponding installed font from being used. This option can also be used to reduce the number of fonts in a spool file if the printer hardware memory capacity is limited. 3. Pre-render the page in a bitmap and send the pre-rendered image to the printer (-ob). This results in large spool files.

7.6 Unsupported PDF Features The 3-Heights™ Rendering Engine supports transparency functions such as a number of blend modes as well as isolated and non-isolated transparency groups, but not transparency in general. The filling of geometric figures with tiling and shading patterns may fail in some cases.

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e.g. Times-Roman, Helvetica, Courier The outline of a glyph is a vector graphic without any reference to the original font program. © PDF Tools AG – Premium PDF Technology

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8 Licensing, Copyright, and Contact Licensing and Copyright The 3-Heights™ PDF Printer Shell is copyrighted. This user’s manual is also copyright protected; it may be copied and given away provided that it remains unchanged including the copyright notice. Contact PDF Tools AG Kasernenstrasse 1 8184 Bachenbülach Switzerland

http://www.pdf-tools.com [emailprotected]

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A Default Values A.1 Duplex Modes 1

Simplex

Vertical Duplex

Horizontal Duplex

A.2 Paper Bins 1

Upper

Lower

Middle

Manual

Envelope

Envelope Manual

Auto

Tractor

Small FMT

Large FMT

Large Capacity

undef.

Cassette

From Source

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Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in

Letter Small 8 1/2 x 11 in

Tabloid 11 x 17 in

Ledger 17 x 11 in

Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in

Statement 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in

Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in

A3 297 x 420 mm

A4 Small 210 x 297 mm

A5 148 x 210 mm

B4 (JIS) 250 x 354

B5(JIS)182x257mm

Folio 8 1/2 x 13 in

Quarto 215 x 275 mm

10x14 in

11x17 in

Note 8 1/2 x 11 in

Envelope # 9 3 7/8 x 8 7/8

Envelope # 10 4 1/8 x 9 1/2

Envelope # 11 4 1/2 x 10 3/8

Envelope # 12 4 \276 x 11

Envelope # 14 5 x 11 1/2

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C size sheet

D size sheet

E size sheet

Envelope DL 110 x 220mm

Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm

Envelope C3 324 x 458 mm

Envelope C4 229 x 324 mm

Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm

Envelope C65 114 x 229 mm

Envelope B4 250 x 353 mm

Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm

Envelope B6 176 x 125 mm

Envelope 110 x 230 mm

Envelope Monarch 3.875 x 7.5 in

63/4Envelope35/8x61/2in

USStdFanfold147/8x11in

German Std Fanfold 8 1/2 x 12 in

German Legal Fanfold 8 1/2 x 13 in

B4 (ISO) 250 x 353 mm

Japanese Postcard 100 x 148 mm

9 x 11 in

10 x 11 in

15 x 11 in

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Envelope Invite 220 x 220 mm

RESERVED—DO NOT USE

Letter Extra 9 \275 x 12 in

Legal Extra 9 \275 x 15 in

Tabloid Extra 11.69 x 18 in

A4 Extra 9.27 x 12.69 in

Letter Transverse 8 \275 x 11

A4 Transverse 210 x 297 mm

Letter Extra Transverse 9\275

SuperA/SuperA/A4 227 x 356

SuperB/SuperB/A3 305 x 487

Letter Plus 8.5 x 12.69 in

A4 Plus 210 x 330 mm

A5 Transverse 148 x 210 mm

B5 (JIS) Transverse 182 x 257 mm

A3 Extra 322 x 445 mm

A5 Extra 174 x 235 mm

B5 (ISO) Extra 201 x 276 mm

A2 420 x 594 mm

A3 Transverse 297 x 420 mm

A3 Extra Transverse 322 x 445 mm

Japanese Double Postcard 200 x 148 mm

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A6 105 x 148 mm

Japanese Envelope Kaku # 2

Japanese Envelope Kaku # 3

Japanese Envelope Chou # 3

Japanese Envelope Chou # 4

Letter Rotated 11 x 8 1/2 11 in

A3 Rotated 420 x 297 mm

A4 Rotated 297 x 210 mm

A5 Rotated 210 x 148 mm

B4 (JIS) Rotated 364 x 257 mm

B5 (JIS) Rotated 257 x 182 mm

Japanese Postcard Rotated 148 x 100 mm

Double Japanese Postcard Rotated 148 x 200 mm

A6 Rotated 148 x 105 mm

Japanese Envelope Kaku # 2 Rotated

Japanese Envelope Kaku # 3 Rotated

Japanese Envelope Chou # 3 Rotated

Japanese Envelope Chou # 4 Rotated 88B6(JIS)128x182mm

B6 (JIS) Rotated 182 x 128 mm

12x11in

Japanese Envelope You # 4

Japanese Envelope You # 4 Rotated

PRC 16K 146 x 215 mm

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PRC 32K 97 x 151 mm

PRC 32K(Big) 97 x 151 mm

PRC Envelope # 1 102 x 165 mm

PRC Envelope # 2 102 x 176 mm

PRC Envelope # 3 125 x 176 mm

PRC Envelope # 4 110 x 208 mm

100

PRC Envelope # 5 110 x 220 mm

101

PRC Envelope # 6 120 x 230 mm

102

PRC Envelope # 7 160 x 230 mm

103

PRC Envelope # 8 120 x 309 mm

104

PRC Envelope # 9 229 x 324 mm

105

PRC Envelope # 10 324 x 458 mm

106

PRC 16K Rotated

107

PRC 32K Rotated

108

PRC 32K(Big) Rotated

109

PRC Envelope # 1 Rotated 165 x 102 mm

110

PRC Envelope # 2 Rotated 176 x 102 mm

111

PRC Envelope # 3 Rotated 176 x 125 mm

112

PRC Envelope # 4 Rotated 208 x 110 mm

113

PRC Envelope # 5 Rotated 220 x 110 mm

114

PRC Envelope # 6 Rotated 230 x 120 mm

115

PRC Envelope # 7 Rotated 230 x 160 mm

116

PRC Envelope # 8 Rotated 309 x 120 mm

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117

PRC Envelope # 9 Rotated 324 x 229 mm

118

PRC Envelope # 10 Rotated 458 x 324 mm

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