'autorotate and center' command line option for acroread toPostscript

Hello,
Is there a command line option available for 'autorotate and center' (like in the graphical view of acroread) while you convert a pdf to postscript on command line?
I must convert an A4 pdf to 'portrait' letter (fanfold). With the command below, everything is fine only the pdf is not rotated.
My command looks like:
acroread -toPostScript -size 792x612 -shrink -expand < pdffile.pdf
Mvg,
wim

Hello,
Our application generates A4 pdfs (reports) in portrait format. Now we have some matrix printers (Epson LQ680Pro) which are feeded with fanfold letter paper (11x8.5in - 792x612pix). The fanfold paper hangs on each other with the larges side (11in) - 90° rotated as by 'normal' paper.
What we have to do, is rotate (90°) and scale (A4 to letter) our pdf before we can print it correclty.
I've now fixed it with following commands (because acroread can't rotate, we use pdf90 to rotate our pdf first):
pdf90 --outfile tmp.pdf report.pdf;
acroread -toPostScript -size 792x612 -shrink -expand < tmp.pdf | lpr -P Epson_LQ680Pro -o Resolution=180dpi -o PageSize=FanLetter;
note: the Fanletter papersize is a self-defined papersize in the pdd for the printer.
Sincerely,
Wim

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