---
name: "foo2hp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "printer-driver-foo2zjs-common"
version: "20200505dfsg0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/foo2hp"
---

# foo2hp(1)

foo2hp - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a ZJS printer stream **foo2hp** \[*options*\] \<*pbmraw-file* \>*zjs-file*

**foo2hp** \[*options*\] \<*bitcmyk-file* \>*zjs-file*

**foo2hp** \[*options*\] \<*cups-file* \>*zjs-file* **foo2hp** converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or cups output formats to monochrome or color ZJS streams, for driving the Hewlett-Packard 2600n color laser printer and other Zenographics-based printers.

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

- **-b** *bits*

  Bits per plane if autodetect doesn't work (1 or 2) \[1\].

- **-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** *xpix***x***ypix*

  Set page dimensions in pixels \[10200x6600\].

- **-m** *media*

  Media code to send to printer \[1\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | Media | HPLJ 2600n |
  | plain | 1 |
  | preprinted | 514 |
  | letterhead | 513 |
  | transparency | 2 |
  | prepunched | 515 |
  | labels | 265 |
  | bond | 260 |
  | recycled | 516 |
  | color | 512 |
  | tough | 276 |
  | envelope | 267 |
  | light | 258 |
  | heavy | 262 |
  | cardstock | 261 |
  | lightglossy | 268 |
  | glossy | 269 |
  | heavyglossy | 270 |
  | cover | 277 |
  | photo | 278 |

- **-p** *paper*

  Paper code to send to printer \[1\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | letter | 9 | A4 |
  | 5 | legal | 11 | A5 |
  | 7 | executive | 13 | B5jis |
  | 20 | env #10 | 27 | env DL |
  | 28 | env C5 | 34 | env B5 |
  | 37 | env Monarch |  |  |

- **-n** *copies*

  Number of copies \[1\].

- **-r** *xres***x***yres*

  Set device resolution in pixels/inch \[600x600\].

- **-s** *source*

  Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer \[7\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | tray 2 | 7 | auto |
  | 2 | tray 1 |

- **-t**

  Draft mode.  Every other pixel is white.

- **-J** *filename*

  Filename string to send to printer.

- **-U** *username*

  Username string to send to printer. These are the options used to customize the operation of **foo2hp** for a particular printer.

- **-u** *xoff***x***yoff*

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

- **-l** *xoff***x***yoff*

  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 ZjStream \[3\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 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 |

- **-O** *c,m,y,k*

  Alignment of CMYK in rows. The default is 0,0,0,0.

- **-P**

  Do not send START\_PLANE codes on monochrome output.  May be needed by some black and white only printers, such as the HP LaserJet 1000.

- **-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.

- **-X** *padlen*

  Add extra zero padding to the end of BID segments.  The default is 16 bytes. These options are used for debugging **foo2hp**.

- **-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 \[0\].

  Create a black and white ZJS stream:

  ```
  gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
      -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r600x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
      -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
  | foo2hp -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
  ```

Create a color ZJS stream:

```
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g5100x6600 -r600x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2hp -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
```

**/usr/bin/foo2hp** [**foo2hp2600-wrapper**(1)](/foo2hp2600-wrapper/1.md), [**zjsdecode**(1)](/zjsdecode/1.md) Rick Richardson \<rick.richardson@comcast.net\>\
 http://foo2hp.rkkda.com/