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PROGRAM:

NAME

foo2lava - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a LAVAFLOW or a OPL printer
stream

SYNOPSIS

foo2lava [options] <pbmraw-file >lava-file

foo2lava [options] <bitcmyk-file >lava-file

foo2lava [options] <pksmraw-file >lava-file

DESCRIPTION

foo2lava converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or
color LAVAFLOW or OPL streams, for driving the Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL network
color laser printer, the Konica Minolta magicolor 2480/2480 MF AIO printer, and other
Zenographics-based LAVAFLOW printers.

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

Normal Options
These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually
controlled on a per job basis.

-c Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.

-d duplex
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
│ │ │
│1 off │ 2 long edge │ 3 short edge

-g xpixxypix
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].

-m media
Media code to send to printer [0].

──────────────────────────
Media 2530DL
──────────────────────────
plain 0
transparency 4
thick stock 20
envelope 22
letterhead 23
postcard 25
labels 26
recycled 27

-p paper
Paper code to send to printer [2].

┌──────────────────┬─────────────────────┐
│ 1 executive │ 25 A5 │
│ 2 letter │ 26 A4 │
│ 3 legal │ 45 B5jis │
│ 80 env Monarch │ 65 B5iso │
│ 81 env #10 │ 90 env DL │
│ 91 env C5 │ 92 env C6 │
│835 4x6" photo │ 837 10x15cm photo │
└──────────────────┴─────────────────────┘
-n copies
Number of copies [1].

-r xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].

-s source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [255].
│ │
│1 Tray 1 │ 255 auto
│4 Tray 2 │

-t Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.

-J filename
Filename string to send to printer.

-U username
Username string to send to printer.

Printer Tweaking Options
These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2lava for a particular
printer.

-u xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in
pixels [0x0].

-l xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in
pixels [0x0].

-L mask
Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the LAVAFLOW stream [3].

0 don't send any logical clipping amounts
1 only send Y clipping amount
2 only send X clipping amount
3 send both X and Y clipping amounts

-A AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1. Works with bitcmyk input only.

-B BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0. Works with bitcmyk input only.

-z model
Model. The default is [0].

model protocol Description
0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2490 MF
0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2530 DL
1 OPL magicolor 2480 MF
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1600W
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1680MF
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1690MF

Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2lava.

-S plane
Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it on the black
plane. The default is to output all color planes.

1 Cyan
2 Magenta
3 Yellow
4 Black

-D level
Set Debug level [0].

EXAMPLES

Create a black and white LAVAFLOW stream:

gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm

Create a color LAVAFLOW stream:

gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc

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