Difference in printing PostScript file via Preview and lpr?

I have a PostScript file which prints entirely
different from Preview than it does when printed
via lpr, e.g., the fonts are different as well
as the page rotation.
I'd like the lpr output to be the same as when
printed from Preview. Can I do that?
Thanks in advance.

Most PostScript printers have a number of default settings within their printer menu, such as default font, orientation, finishing options, etc. When you submit a PS file via Terminal to the printer, the spool file will be printed according to these settings.
When you print from an application using a PS driver, these built-in settings will be over-ridden by those same values that are set in the driver. By opening the PS file in Preview, which will first be converted to a PDF so you can see it, and then printing this file, you have submitted this spool file with the default driver settings which are obviously different to those set in the printer.
So, if you want your LPR output to be the same, you will need to check what the printer driver settings are defaulted to and then make changes to the printers internal PS values.
PaHu

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