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Use the “put” or “mput” command according to the number of files to be printed.

When one file is printed

ftp> put \path\file name [option]

When multiple files are printed

ftp> mput \path\file name [\path\file name...] [option]

1Formulate the printer's IP address or the host name of the hosts file printer as an argument and use the “ftp” command.

% ftp printer's IP address

2Enter the user name and password, and then press the [OK] key.

For details about the user name and password, consult your network administrator.

User:
 Password:

3When printing a binary file, set the file mode to binary.

ftp> bin

When printing a binary file in ASCII mode, print may not come out correctly.

4Specify files to be printed.

The following shows the examples of printing a PostScript file named “file 1” in the “C:\PRINT” directory and printing file 1 and file 2.

ftp> put C:\PRINT\file1 filetype=RPS
 ftp> mput C:\PRINT\file1 C:\PRINT\file2

5Quit ftp.

ftp> bye

Note

  • “=”, “,”, “_”, and “;”cannot be used for file names. File names will be read as option strings.

  • For “mput” command, option can not be defined.

  • For “mput” command, “*” and “?” can be used as wild cards in file names.

  • When printing a binary file in ASCII mode, print may not come out correctly.