---
name: "gimpprint-mediasources"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "gimpprint-doc"
version: "4.2.7-10"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gimpprint-mediasources"
---

# gimpprint-mediasources(7)

Gimp-Print media sources

## NAME

gimpprint-mediasources - Gimp-Print media sources

## DESCRIPTION

Gimp-Print supports many different media sources, which vary according to the specific capabilities of each printer model.  The available media sources are listed below.

## MEDIA SOURCES

### Epson printers

| | |
| --- | --- |
| *Media Source* | *Description* |
| **Standard** | Standard |
| **Roll** | Roll Feed (for certain Stylus Photo and Stylus Pro models only) |

### Canon printers

| | |
| --- | --- |
| *Media Source* | *Description* |
| **Auto** | Auto Sheet Feeder |
| **Manual** | Manual with Pause |
| **ManualNP** | Manual without Pause |

### PCL (Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark 4076) printers

Different printers allow different choices out of this set.

| | |
| --- | --- |
| *Media Source* | *Description* |
| **Standard** | Standard (Feed from printer defined source) |
| **Manual** | Manual |
| **MultiPurpose** | Tray 1 |
| **Upper** | Tray 2 |
| **Lower** | Tray 3 |
| **LargeCapacity** | Tray 4 |
| **Portable** | Portable Sheet Feeder |
| **Desktop** | Desktop Sheet Feeder |
| **Tray** | Tray |
| **Tray2** | Tray 2 |
| **Optional** | Optional Source |
| **Auto** | Autoselect |

### Lexmark printers (other than the 4076)

| | |
| --- | --- |
| *Media Source* | *Description* |
| **Auto** | Auto Sheet Feeder |
| **Manual** | Manual with Pause |
| **ManualNP** | Manual without Pause |

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001 Michael Sweet (mike@easysw.com) and Robert Krawitz (rlk@alum.mit.edu)

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (roger@whinlatter.uklinux.net)

## SEE ALSO

[**gimpprint-color**(7)](/gimpprint-color/7.md), [**gimpprint-dithers**(7)](/gimpprint-dithers/7.md), [**gimpprint-imagetypes**(7)](/gimpprint-imagetypes/7.md), [**gimpprint-inktypes**(7)](/gimpprint-inktypes/7.md), [**gimpprint-mediasizes**(7)](/gimpprint-mediasizes/7.md), [**gimpprint-mediatypes**(7)](/gimpprint-mediatypes/7.md), [**gimpprint-models**(7)](/gimpprint-models/7.md), [**gimpprint-resolutions**(7)](/gimpprint-resolutions/7.md).