Draft 2000/06/22
Using PortNavi
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Using PortNavi
PortNavi is a utility that helps you to use network printers effectively. It is useful
in environments where two or more network printers are used. It is recommend-
ed that you install PortNavi to use Parallel Printing and Recovery Printing. For
more information about PortNavi, see PortNavi Help.
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PortNavi features
• Send a print job directly to the network printers without using a print serv-
er.
• Notification when a printing error occurs.
• Print documents using other printers in the printer group when the speci-
fied printer is busy (Recovery Printing).
Important
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The following must be the same for the specified printer and the print-
ers selected for Recovery Printing.
• Printer models
• Installed options (e.g. Paper Tray)
• Size and orientation of paper in each paper tray
• Total memory
• Installed fonts (including the downloaded fonts)
• Equally divide the number of copies to be printed among the selected
printers in the printer group (Parallel Printing).
Important
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The following must be the same for the specified printer and the print-
ers selected for Parallel Printing.
• Printer models
• Installed options (e.g. Paper Tray)
• Size and orientation of paper in each paper tray
• Total memory
• Installed fonts (including the downloaded fonts)
Limitation
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To use PortNavi you must install PRINTER MANAGER FOR CLIENT and
use the TCP/IP protocol. For the name of the PRINTER MANAGER FOR
CLIENT you use, see the inside the front cover of this manual.
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For more information about installing PRINTER MANAGER FOR CLIENT,
see the “Setup Guide” that comes with the printer.
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On a computer that is used as a print server, do not use the features such as
Parallel Printing, Recovery Printing and Notify. For more information about
turning off these features, see PortNavi Help.
Summary of Contents for AFICIO AP306
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Page 50: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Configuring the Printer for the Network 30 3 ...
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Page 106: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 20 2 ...
Page 122: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Paper and Other Media 36 3 ...
Page 168: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Troubleshooting 82 4 ...
Page 200: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Using the Operation Panel 114 5 ...
Page 216: ...Draft 2000 06 22 130 EE GB G048 ...
Page 244: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Using RICOH SCRIPT2 with Windows 22 1 ...
Page 252: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Using RICOH SCRIPT2 with a Macintosh 30 2 ...
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Page 259: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Copyright 2000 ...
Page 260: ...Draft 2000 06 22 RICOH SCRIPT2 Operating Instructions EE GB UE USA G048 8650 ...
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Page 346: ...Draft 2000 06 22 Macintosh Configuration 72 5 ...