Re: [Printing-user-general] Citizen CLP-521 Thermal

Thanks Paul,

In fact this seems to be ok, as i am seeing no error as such ! The application
i have yet to receive and compile ... so I guess I will have to wait and see
what happens then.

Kind Regards
Colin Dearing

In article
<mailman.53.1152617156.6330.printing-user-general@lists.freestandards.org>,
"Paul Tykodi" <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> Hi Colin,
> 
> In the label printer niche, most of the manufacturers have their own page
> description language for their printers. CUPS has a driver that can output
> the Zebra Printer Language (ZPL), which is probably why you had no trouble
> installing your Zebra printer.
> 
> I looked on the LinuxPrinting.org web site and I didn't see any references
> for a CUPS backend driver to support the model of Citizen printer you have
> referenced.
> 
> When you setup a CUPS printer to work in raw mode, it means that any
> application creating information to be passed through that particular CUPS
> printer is assumed to have already performed the correct page formatting for
> the job and that CUPS is only being asked to deliver the information. It no
> longer takes any role in formatting the job.
> 
> Thus you would need to insure that your label creating application was
> capable of building labels described with the printer language supported by
> the Citizen clp521 printer.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> /Paul 
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> > Of Colin Dearing
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 7:01 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Printing-user-general] Citizen CLP-521 Thermal
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am wondering if anyone has any advice with my current setup.
> > 
> > I am running debian linux with ghostscript-esp, printconf, cupsys and all
> > dependancies (too my knowledge) and have so far had no problem in setting
> > up my
> > zebra label printer.
> > 
> > 1. Run printconf
> > 2. Run Cups add printer > zebra
> > 3. print test page (runs fine)
> > 
> > I am actually needing it to run my citizen label printer, which i have
> > been
> > informed only needs to be added as raw.
> > 
> > it however will not talk to the printer, anyone have a clp521 label
> > printer
> > working in linux ?
>