<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>ttink.html</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta name="author" content="Jean-Jacques Sarton"> </head> <body bgcolor="White"> <h2>Ttink</h2> <b>Ttink </b>is a terminal based status monitor for EPSON inkjet printers.<br> <h4>Syntax</h4> <b>ttink</b> <i><b>options</b></i><br> <br> Arguments for ttink<br> <pre><b>Mandatory:</b><br><br> -d device_file --device device_file<br><br><b>Optional:</b><br><br> -m name --model name or numero<br> without this the printer will be autodetected<br><br><b>Order</b> (only one order may be given):<br><br> -r --reset reset the printer, will not work in the same<br> maner for all printers.<br> -c --clean clean nozzle<br> -n --nozzle-check print a nozzle pattern.<br> -s --status (default)<br> -a --align-head head alignment<br> -e --exchange-ink (not all printers) exchange the cartridge<br> -i --identity print printer identity<br><br></pre> The <b><i>-model</i></b> option is needed for devices which don't reply her identity. In this case you can enter the name or numero of your printer as printed out by <b>ttink -l</b>. Device which require this option are the Stylus Scan 2000 and Stylus Scan 2500.<br> <br> <h4>Ttink and mtinkd<br> </h4> If you use <a href="mtinkd.html"><b>mtinkd</b></a>, the little server which allow to query the printer while a print job is active, you have not to enter the <i><b>-model <printer name></b></i> option for <b>ttink</b>, you have to start the <a href="mtinkd.html"><b>mtinkd</b></a> daemon with the corresponding option.<br> <br> The device file name is not for example /dev/lp0 or /dev/usb/lp0 but /var/lib/mtink/lp0 e.g. var/mtink/usb_lp0.<br> <br> <h4>Bugs</h4> Probably a lot.<br> <h4>See also</h4> <a href="mtink.html"><b>mtink</b></a><br> <a href="mtinkc.html"><b>mtinkc</b></a><br> <a href="mtinkd.html"><b>mtinkd</b></a><br> <h4>Author:</h4> Jean-Jacques Sarton<br> jj.sarton@t-online.de<br> http://xwtools.automatix.de<br> <br> </body> </html>