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Page 1: ...tion Keep the machine away from humidity and dust A fire or an electric shock might occur Place the machine on a strong and level surface Otherwise the machine might fall and cause personal injury Caution If you use the machine in a confined space make sure there is a continuous flow of air Optimum Environmental Conditions The recommended temperature and humidity RH 80 70 50 20 10 C 50 F 17 5 C 63...

Page 2: ...trical interference use a shielded cable Note Do not use a parallel cable more than 2 5 meters 8 2 feet long Check that the power switch is turned off If it is on turn it off Turn your computer off Attach the interface cable to the interface connector of the printer Secure the cable with the metal fittings as shown in the illustration TPOH365E Attach the other end of the interface cable to the int...

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Page 4: ...nect the power plug by pulling the plug not the cable if the power cable or plug becomes frayed or otherwise damaged To avoid hazardous electric shock or laser radiation exposure do not re move any covers or screws other than those specified in this manual Turn off the power and disconnect the power plug by pulling the plug not the cable if any of the following conditions exists You spill somethin...

Page 5: ...fall inside the equipment Do not eat or swallow toner Keep toner used or unused and toner cassette out of reach of children For environmental reasons do not dispose of the equipment or expended supply s wastes at household waste collection point Disposal can take place at out au thorized dealer or at appropriate collection sides Our products are engineered to meet the highest standards of quality ...

Page 6: ...obal warming This product was designed to reduce the environmental impact associated with printing equipment by means of energy saving features such as Low power mode Energy Saver mode This printer automatically lowers its power consumption 60 minutes after the last operation has been completed To exit Low power Energy Saver mode press any key on the operation panel To change the setting of the En...

Page 7: ... white Note RGB is also called additive or emitted color The colors on your computer screen are produced by varying the intensities of RGB Printed color is a mixture of cyan magenta and yellow which is normally called the CMY color model When mixed in equal proportions the CMY color model produces black Note CMY is also called subtractive or reflective color Your printer uses CMY toner plus K blac...

Page 8: ...e CMY color model and vice versa Two colors of one model are mixed to produce the color of the other model mixing blue and green produces cyan for example The remaining color is the compliment of the color produced red in this example Complimentary colors are red and cyan green and ma genta blue and yellow ...

Page 9: ...d to the color model in order to make it possible to produce pure black If an image consisted of nothing by cyan for example cyan toner would be used by itself and there would be no problem producing the desired color Full color printing on the other hand required reproduction of tens of thousands of subtle colors These can be produced by controlling the relative proportions of the CMYK toner part...

Page 10: ...settings provided in the printer driver Quality Settings Resolution Resolution is the number of dots the printer can print within one inch The higher the resolution the better the quality of the printed image Resolution is expressed in units of dpi which stands for dots per inch Note Printing at a high resolution takes longer and requires more printer memory 600dpi 300dpi ...

Page 11: ... used when printing preliminary drafts of a document Limitation Turning on the Toner Saving can cause output to become blurred and re sult in very thin lines not printing at all It can cause colors to be different than expected when printing color Off On Image Printing This setting lets you select the resolution for printing of image data Standard Fast Fine ...

Page 12: ...ke on your monitor You can also use these settings to perform color correction which changes the clarity of the image You can change the color settings with the printer driver Color Correction Use these settings to adjust the color correction pattern Off Photographic This setting enhances midtone col ors similar to those seen in photo graphs Vivid OHP Transparency This setting enhances the basic c...

Page 13: ...the range between the darkest and lightest shade of an image Moving the slider to the plus side decreases the range and makes contrast stronger while moving it to the minus side expands the range Saturation This setting controls the purity of a color Moving the slider to the plus side increases saturation and makes colors more vivid while moving it to the minus side decreases saturation 30 0 30 30...

Page 14: ...ndividual colors of the additive color model red green blue Note The position of the color bar also affects the complementary color relation ship Red for example is printed using magenta and yellow toner so in creasing the level of red also decreases the level of cyan 30 0 30 30 0 30 30 0 30 ...

Page 15: ...ts optional equipment To enhance safe and efficient operation of your printer all users should read and follow the instructions contained in the following manuals Quick Installation Guide Describes the procedures for installing your printer Operating Instructions Describes the procedures and necessary information on setting up and using your printer and its optional equipment This Manual ...

Page 16: ...his instruction is not followed paper might be misfed originals might be damaged or data might be lost Be sure to read this Preparation This symbol indicates the prior knowledge or preparations required before operating Note This symbol indicates precautions for operation or actions to take after miss operation Limitation This symbol indicates numerical limits functions that cannot be used togethe...

Page 17: ...ter 2 Exterior Front View 2 Exterior Rear View 3 Interior 4 Operation Panel 5 2 Installing Options Available Options 8 Installing the Memory Unit 9 Installing the RICOH SCRIPT 2 Type204 11 Installing the Network Interface Board Type204 13 Installing the IEEE 1284 Parallel Type204 15 Installing the Paper Feed Unit Type204 17 Installing the Paper Cassette Type204 21 3 Configuring the Printer for the...

Page 18: ...nt Job 45 5 Paper and Other Media Paper and Other Media Supported by this Printer 47 Paper Types and Sizes 47 Precautions for Paper 48 Printable Area 50 Loading Paper 51 Loading Paper in the Paper Tray 51 Switching between Paper Trays 54 6 Troubleshooting Error Status Messages 55 Printed Error Message 55 Error Status Messages on the Operation Panel 56 Getting Printer Information over the Network 6...

Page 19: ...ecting the Menus 94 Changing the Menu Settings without Removing Protect 95 Removing Protect 96 Menu Table 97 Menu Settings 98 IPDL C Menu 98 System Menu 98 Printing the Configuration Page 101 Interpreting Configuration Page 102 Reference 102 Printer Information 102 Status List 103 Error Log 103 Printing the Color Sample 104 Resetting Menus 105 8 Appendix Memory Capacity and Paper Size 107 Moving a...

Page 20: ...eets presentations design and other documents containing images can be beautifully printed in full color Windows applications using monochrome text or gray scale images are rendered quickly in razor sharp detail Its compact design allows you to locate it in a small convenient place The efficient design of the internal mechanism make it easy to access and replace consumables as paper and toner cart...

Page 21: ...eets of plain pa per 1 into this tray for printing You can also load OHP transparencies and custom paper sizes P 51 Loading Paper in the Paper Tray 6 Inset Grips Hold the printer at the location in dicated in the illustration when transporting it Note that there are four grips two on the left side and two on the right side of the printer TPOH020E 7 Front Cover Open Lever Press this lever to open t...

Page 22: ...e danger of malfunc tion due to overheating 2 Rear Cover Open this cover to remove misfed paper 3 Power Connector Connect the power cord to this con nector 4 Optional Paper Feed Unit Connec tor Cover When installing the optional paper feed unit plug its cable into this connector 5 Parallel Interface Connector Plug the interface cable that con nects the printer to your computer into this connector ...

Page 23: ...hat is used to compose the image being printed Note The condition of the photo conductor unit belt directly af fects output appearance and quality Always be careful to pre vent the green film in this unit from becoming dirty or dam aged 4 Toner Cartridges 1 K black toner 2 Y yellow toner 3 M magenta toner 4 C cyan toner 5 Waste Toner Bottle This bottle is a receptacle for waste toner generated dur...

Page 24: ...ror indicator Lights up whenever any printer er ror occurs A message describing the cause of the error also appears on the panel display 6 Menu key Press this key to make and check the printer settings 7 Media key Use this key to select a tray change the paper size and to make other settings for printing 8 Enter key Press this key to execute menu items selected on the panel display 9 U T keys Use ...

Page 25: ...6 Getting Acquainted 1 ...

Page 26: ...n It is recommended that at least two persons are used to lift the machine Otherwise the machine might fall and cause a personal injury When lifting the machine use the inset grips on both sides of the machine Otherwise the machine might fall and cause a personal injury R CAUTION When you move the machine unplug the power cord from the wall outlet to avoid a fire or an electric shock ...

Page 27: ...204 3 Interface Board You can install up to two interface boards However you cannot install two boards of the same type at the same time The following board are available Network Interface Board Type204 IEEE 1284 Parallel Type204 4 Paper Feed Unit Type204 5 Paper Cassette Type204 Note You cannot install more than one paper feed unit at a time The standard tray or the tray of the optional paper fee...

Page 28: ...from the printer as shown in the illustration TPOP130E Note Acoin can be used to remove the screws C Align the memory unit as shown in the illustration Tilt it back wards so that it is 45 degrees from perpendicular to the printer board 1 1 1 1 1 and slide it into the slot Then tilt it forwards so that it is perpen dicular to the board 2 2 2 2 2 It should make an audible click as it pops into place...

Page 29: ...tion page to con firm that the memory unit is prop erly installed Reference P 101 Printing the Configura tion Page Note You can check if the memory unit is installed properly by checking the Total Installed RAM item of the Reference on the con figuration page If the memory unit is not prop erly installed repeat steps A F again If you fail again contact your sales or service representa tive Importa...

Page 30: ...E Note Acoin can be used to remove the screws D Align the module as shown in the illustration Tilt it upwards so that it is 45 degrees from parallel to the printer board 1 1 1 1 1 and slide it into the slot Then tilt it down so that it is parallel to the board 2 2 2 2 2 It should make an audible click as it pops into place TPOP160E a Note If the optional interface board has been installed to the p...

Page 31: ...the printer and the wall out let Turn on the printer s power switch G Print a configuration page to con firm that the module is properly installed Reference P 101 Printing the Configura tion Page Note You can check if the module is installed properly by checking the Firmware Version item of the Reference on the configu ration page If the module is not properly in stalled repeat steps A F again If ...

Page 32: ...etwork interface board Ferrite core Installation Guide B Turn off the printer s power switch and remove all cables and cords from the printer C Remove both screws and remove the printer board from the printer as shown in the illustration TPOP130E Note Acoin can be used to remove the screws Installing the Network Interface Board Type204 D Remove both screws and the metal plate from the printer boar...

Page 33: ...t work K Plug the printer s power cord back into the printer and the wall out let Turn on the printer s power switch L Print a configuration page to con firm that the network interface board is properly installed Reference P 101 Printing the Configura tion Page Note You can check if the network in terface board is installed prop erly by checking the Network item of the Status List on the configura...

Page 34: ...or the following items Parallel interface board Installation Guide B Turn off the printer s power switch and remove all cables and cords from the printer C Remove both screws and remove the printer board from the printer as shown in the illustration TPOP130E Note Acoin can be used to remove the screws D Remove both screws and the metal plate from the printer board TPOP170E E Insert the IEEE 1284 P...

Page 35: ... face cable to the interface connec tor of the computer and secure the cable I Plug the printer s power cord back into the printer and the wall out let Turn on the printer s power switch J Print a configuration page to con firm that the IEEE 1284 Parallel Type 204 board is properly in stalled Reference P 101 Printing the Configu ration Page Note You can check if the board is in stalled properly by...

Page 36: ...k the contents of the box for the following items Installation Guide 1 pc Right side cover 1 pc Left side cover 1 pc Screw 2 pcs Securing bracket 2 pcs Paper Feed Unit 1 pc TPOP011E B Remove the styrofoam packing A and the plastic bag B from the side covers TPOP190E A B C Remove the bag C and the styro foam packing D from the paper feed unit TPOP200E D C D Remove both pieces of adhesive tape E TPO...

Page 37: ...ins G on the paper feed unit and then lower it gently TPOP230E G I Insert the securing bracket H1 into the rectangular hole on the right lower side of the printer Se cure the bracket using a screw I1 1 2 I1 H1 TPOP252E J Insert the securing bracket H2 into the rectangular hole on the left lower side of the printer Secure the bracket using a screw I2 I2 H2 1 2 TPOP242E K Remove the connector cover ...

Page 38: ...per feed unit Attach the connector cover K removed from the paper feed unit in step K K K K K to the printer TPOP300E K J N Attach the right side L and the left side M covers onto the printer When attaching them make sure the projections on the covers are inserted into the rectan gular holes on the printer TPOP310E L M O Connect all of cables that were re moved in step E E E E E P Turn on the prin...

Page 39: ...roperly installed you can see Tray2 under the Printer Information of the configuration page If the paper feed unit does not work follow the above instruc tions to reinstall it If it still does not work contact your sales or service representative Important To make the printer recognize the installed option properly you must setup the option with the printer driver P 36 40 or 44 Setting Up Options ...

Page 40: ... 1 or the tray of the optional paper feed unit tray2 can be replaced with the Paper Cassette Type204 A Check the contents of the box for the following items Paper cassette Installation Guide B Carefully pull the paper tray tray1 or tray2 out of the printer and place it on a flat surface TPOH450E Note Keep the paper tray with paper in a cool and dark place C Slide the Paper Cassette Type 204 comple...

Page 41: ...22 Installing Options 2 ...

Page 42: ...et tings These are included in the System Menu Items Default Settings 32 IP Address 011 022 033 044 33 Subnet Mask 000 000 000 000 34 Gateway Add 000 000 000 000 Gateway Address 35 Access CTL 000 000 000 000 Access Control Address 36 Access Mask 000 000 000 000 Access Control Mask 37 Net Boot None Network Boot 38 Frame NW Auto Select Frame type NetWare 39 Active PTL All Active Active Protocol A Pr...

Page 43: ...y TCP EtherTalk NetW EtherTalk TCP NW EtherTK NetBEUI Only TCP NetBEUI NetW NetBEUI TCP NW NB ETalk NetBEUI TCP ETK NB NW ETK NB means that this protocol is active Blank cell means that this protocol is not active means that this protocol is not supported 1 NetBEUI appears on the panel display but is not supported Note It is recommended that you should not select protocols that are not used on you...

Page 44: ...T T T until the following message appears System Menu U 32 IP ADDRESS T 2 Press Enter The current IP address appears on the panel display 011 022 033 044 U UT 3 Use U T U T U T U T U T to specify the leftmost digit of the IP address 111 022 033 044 U UT 4 Press Enter The pointer U moves to the next digit as shown 111 022 033 044 U UT Note You can return the pointer U to the previous left digit by ...

Page 45: ...s address using the computer Select one of items on the table below Menu item on Available method the panel display ARP PING RARP TFTP BOOTP DHCP ARP PING ARP RARP ARP BOOTP ARP RARP BOOT None Default RARP TFTP BOOTP RARP BOOTP DHCP Note Select None if you want to specify the address using the printer s opera tion panel You should set up your server if you want to use RARP TFTP BOOTP or DHCP 1 Pre...

Page 46: ... 1 Press U T U T U T U T U T until the following message appears System Menu U 38 Frame NW 2 Press Enter The current setting appears on the panel display Frame NW U Auto Select T 3 Press U T U T U T U T U T until the frame type you want to use appears 4 Press Enter You have completed the printer s network settings 5 Press On Line This returns to the normal display screen I Print the configuration ...

Page 47: ...r If you do not know the addresses please use the default settings Access Control Address and Access Control Mask Access Control Address and Access Control Mask are used to control the IP ad dresses that have access to the computer used for printing with the IP address If it is not necessary for you to control the access right select 0 0 0 0 Note When the setting of Access Control Address coincide...

Page 48: ...rable hard disk space is required on your computer for printing com plex documents Note All of the procedures in this manual assume that you are familiar with general Windows procedures and practices If you are not see the documentation that comes with Windows for details Installing the Printer Drivers Limitation The printer drivers supplied with this printer do not support operation under a syste...

Page 49: ...es the required software settings whenever it detects that a new peripheral device has been connected to the computer Plug and Play operates when the following conditions are present The computer supports plug and play see the computer s documentation for details The printer is connected to the computer by a bi directional interface cable Printer power is turned on first and then the computer is t...

Page 50: ...on your computer depends on which version of Windows 95 98 you are running and on your system setup When the New Hardware Found dialog appears This dialog indicates that plug and play is working Continue with the proce dure under Plug and Play Installation 1 on page 32 When the Device Driver Wizard appears This indicates that plug and play is working Continue with the procedure under Plug and Play...

Page 51: ...er driver is on the following directory on the CD ROM DRIVERS IPDL_C WIN95_98 C Select the CD ROM drive using the Drives list box D In the Folders box double click DRIVERS IPDL_C and then WIN95_98 Fi nally click OK E Click OK The installer copies the printer driver files from the CD ROM to your computer s hard disk F Restart Windows after completing the installation Important If your printer is eq...

Page 52: ... On the Browse dialog double click the CD ROM drive E In the CD ROM directory double click DRIVERS IPDL_C and then WIN95_98 Finally click OK F Click OK G Click Finish H Change the name of the printer if you want and then click Finish I If the next dialog appears click OK J If the next dialog asking you to specify the CD ROM drive appears select the CD ROM drive from the listbox Finally click OK K ...

Page 53: ...log for selecting the printer manufacturer and model name appears F Click Have Disk A dialog for driver installation from a disk appears G Insert the CD ROM that comes with the printer into your computer s CD ROM drive H Click Browse The Windows 95 98 printer driver is on the following directory on the CD ROM DRIVERS IPDL_C WIN95_98 I Use the Drives listbox to select the CD ROM drive J In the Fold...

Page 54: ...o print a test page and then click Finish The printer driver files are copied from the CD ROM to your computer s hard disk P If you are asked if you restart Windows select Yes If you are not asked restart Windows after completing the installation Q After Windows restarts set up any options you have installed on the printer Reference P 36 Setting Up Options ...

Page 55: ... the optional tray unit Specifying the wrong tray here will make it impossible to install your tray correctly E Use the Total Printer Memory listbox to specify how much memory is installed on the printer Specifying the wrong amount of memory here may cause printing problems Be sure to change this setting whenever you add more memory Reference You can find out how much memory is currently stored in...

Page 56: ...t key The message appears on the operation panel display indicating that the print job is being cancelled Important The above procedure cancels the print job that is currently being processed by the printer In some cases the printer may already be processing data for the next print job following the one currently being output In such a case the next print job is also canceled when you press Reset ...

Page 57: ...nstalled on your computer the List of Printers appears automatically when you display the Printers dialog and the Add button is grayed out If this is the case perform the next step below C In the List of Printers select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer by clicking it and then click Install The Install Drivers dialog appears D Insert the CD ROM that comes with the printer into your computer s CD...

Page 58: ...IPDL C Printer Driver 39 4 J After installation is complete click Close to close the Printers dialog K Restart Windows L After Windows restarts setup any options you have installed on the printer Reference P 40 Setting Up Options ...

Page 59: ...ears D Use the Option Tray listbox to specify the optional tray unit Specifying the wrong tray here will make it impossible to install your tray correctly E Use the Total Printer Memory listbox to specify how much memory is installed on the printer Specifying the wrong amount of memory here may cause printing problems Be sure to change this setting whenever you add more memory Reference You can fi...

Page 60: ...isplay indicating that the print job is being cancelled Important The above procedure cancels the print job that is currently being processed by the printer In some cases the printer may already be processing data for the next print job following the one currently being output In such a case the next print job is also canceled when you press Reset When your printer is being shared by multiple comp...

Page 61: ...tings and then click Printers The Printers window appears B Double click the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard appears C After Confirming that My Computer option is selected click Next A dialog for specifying the port where the printer is connected appears D Click a check box to select the port you want to use and click Next A dialog for the manufacturer and model of the printer appears E Cl...

Page 62: ...skip step M M M M M M In the Shared Name box type in the name that printer should use on the network The initial default Shared name is the same name as the Name box in step K K K K K above You can leave this name as it is or change to a different one N Click Next O Specify whether or not you want to print a test page and then click Finish The printer driver files are copied from the CD ROM to you...

Page 63: ... to specify the optional tray unit Specifying the wrong tray here will make it impossible to install your tray correctly E Use the Total Printer Memory listbox to specify how much memory is installed on the printer Specifying the wrong amount of memory here may cause printing problems Be sure to change this setting whenever you add more memory Reference You can find out how much memory is currentl...

Page 64: ...key The message appears on the operation panel display indicating that the print job is being cancelled Important The above procedure cancels the print job that is currently being processed by the printer In some cases the printer may already be processing data for the next print job following the one currently being output In such a case the next print job is also canceled when you press Reset Wh...

Page 65: ...Installing the IPDL C Printer Driver 46 4 ...

Page 66: ...ch version in weight 2 You should specify the paper size with the printer driver and operation panel Optional 250 sheet Paper Tray Paper Feed Unit Type204 Paper Size Maximum number of sheets to be set 1 A4K 210 297 mm JIS B5K 182 257 mm 250 sheets 81 2 11 K Letter 71 4 101 2 K Executive 1 Based on paper that is 80 g m2 metric version 20 lb inch version in weight Optional Paper Tray Paper Cassette ...

Page 67: ...ly stored paper might damege the paper resulting in poor print quality paper misfeeds or printer damage Follow the precautions below Avoid storing paper in humid areas Avoid exposing paper to direct sunlight Store on a flat surface Keep open reams of paper in the package in which the paper came Paper types and cautions Plain Paper The paper tray can support paper 60 162 g m2 16 43 lb in weight If ...

Page 68: ...nting on an OHP transparency that has tape on it load it in the pa per tray so that the edge with tape is the trailing edge When printing on the OHP transparencies you should select the OHP trans parency mode with the printer driver Remove any unused OHP transparencies from the tray after you are finished printing Leaving them in the tray can cause them to curl The paper tray can hold up to 50 OHP...

Page 69: ...res Coated paper except the recommended one Special paper like thermal paper aluminum foil carbon paper and con ductive paper Heavily textured paper Glued paper Label paper on which glue or base paper is exposed Paper with clips or staples Paper with tape or ribbons attached Postcards Printable Area The following shows the printable area guaranteed for this printer Be sure to set the print margins...

Page 70: ... be careful not to pull it strongly If you do the tray might fall and cause a personal injury Important After you load paper you must use the printer driver s Option Setup tab to specify the paper size for the computer to be able to know what size is loaded Reference See Paper Types and Sizes on page 47 for details on supported pa per types and sizes Custom size paper is supported by the standard ...

Page 71: ...he following procedure to specify the paper size from the printer s op eration panel after loading custom size paper into the standard paper tray Note You can set the custom paper in the standard tray tray 1 only To switch to the tray 1 P54 Switching between Paper Trays The custom paper size setting is cleared when the printer is turned off After pressing a key wait until the display changes as de...

Page 72: ...lue of the first rightmost digit of the width H While the pointer is located at the first digit rightmost of the width press Enter to advance to the length setting display Custom T UT Length216mm I Use the same procedure as that for thewidthtosetthethreelengthdig its Move the T T T T T pointer to the left with Escape and to the right with Enter Use U U U U U and T T T T T to change the digit where...

Page 73: ...ppears Media U 1 Paper Tray T B B B B B After confirming that 1 Paper Tray is on the display press Enter The Paper Tray menu appears Metric version Paper Tray U Tray1 A4 T Inch version Paper Tray U Tray1 LT T Note An asterisk indicates the cur rently selected paper tray C C C C C Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display Tray2 paper size and then press En ter This selects the optional tray unit and t...

Page 74: ...etails please refer to the troubleshooting section in your manual Required Action The following are the actions you should take when you encounter memory shortage problems If these actions do not solve the problem individually try them in combina tion with each other P 108 Low Memory 1 Increase printer memory Install the optional memory unit to increase printer memory capacity P 9 Installing the M...

Page 75: ...Oil Bottle and Ozone Filter Prepare a new fuser oil bottle for re placement You can print about 30 more pages after this message appears P 87 Replacing the Oil Bottle and Ozone Filter Replace the black toner cartridge P 80 Replacing the Toner Cartridges Replace the cyan toner cartridge P 80 Replacing the Toner Cartridges Replace the magenta toner cartridge P 80 Replacing the Toner Cartridges Repla...

Page 76: ...Load paper into the indicated paper tray P 51 Loading Paper in the Paper Tray Replace the indicated color toner as soon as possible You can print about 300 pages A4 5 chart after this mes sage appears for black toner and about 500 pages A4 5 chart after this mes sage appears for cyan magenta or yellow toner Printing is disabled when the printer runs out of any one toner color P 80 Replacing the To...

Page 77: ...ower switch Then try to perform your printer job Note If you remove the memory unit you might not perform your print job including the large complex data If the same message appears again contact your sales or service representa tive Contact your sale or service representa tive Message Reset Fusing Unit Correctly Reset PCU Correctly Reset Tray Correctly Reset xxx Toner Correctly Waste Toner is Ful...

Page 78: ...d your print job to the printer only via a parallel cable connection If the same message appears again contact your sales or service representa tive Turn off and on the printer s power switch If the same message appears again contact your sales or service representa tive Make sure you are using the correct printer driver Make sure you are using the correct interface cable P 110 Specifications Turn...

Page 79: ...rinter s current status using the following method UNIX Use the lpq command or stat parameter of rsh rcp or ftp For more information Operating Instructions of the optional network interface board mshell Use status command For more information Operating Instructions of the optional network interface board Status Normal Add Fuser Oil Add Toner All Add Toner Black Add Toner Cyan Description Printer w...

Page 80: ...e printer There is a paper misfeed in the printer There is a paper misfeed in the printer Comments Replace the toner cartridges P 80 Replace the Toner Cartridge Replace the magenta toner cartridge P 80 Replace the Toner Cartridge Replace the yellow toner cartridge P 80 Replace the Toner Cartridge Turn the printer off and on If this doesn t clear the problem contact your sales or service representa...

Page 81: ...installed correctly K black M magenta Y yellow C cyan The magenta toner car tridge is not installed correctly The yellow toner cartridge is not set correctly The paper tray is not installed correctly All four toners are low The black toners is low Comments Check if the correct paper is set P 51 Loading Paper in the Paper Tray Wait for a while Wait for a while Install the photoconductor unit cor re...

Page 82: ...ace the toner cartridge P 80 Replacing the Toner Cartridge Wait for a while Install the waste toner bottle correctly P 86 Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle Replace the waste toner bottle P 86 Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle Printer Configuration You can check the printer s settings using the following methods UNIX Use the info command of rsh rcp or ftp For more information Operating Instructions o...

Page 83: ... Name of the emulation used in the printer Version Version of the emulation Program Not used for this printer 1 Input Tray Name Messages Description Tray1 Standard tray Tray1 Tray2 Optional tray Tray2 2 Input Tray Paper Size Messages Description A4R A4K B5R B5K LTR 81 2 11 K LGR 81 2 14 K EXR 71 4 101 2 FRE Custom size 3 Input Tray Status Messages Description Normal NoTray There is no paper tray P...

Page 84: ...action P 56 Error Status Messages on the Operation Panel Load paper P 51 Loading Paper in the Paper Tray If you can t print a test page it probably indicates printer malfunction You should contact your sales or service representative P 101 Printing the Configura tion Page If you can print a test page but cannot get the printer to print when you issue a print command from your com puter it probably...

Page 85: ...that this printer is specified as the default printer 3 Click Connect 4 Check the Ports box to make sure the correct port is selected Windows NT 4 0 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Highlight the icon of the printer by clicking it Next on the File menu click Properties 3 Click Ports tab 4 Check The Print to port box to make sure the correct port is selected Network connect...

Page 86: ... by this printer Use the appropriate type of paper P 49 Paper not sup ported by this printer It takes too much time to The data is so large or complex that it takes time to resume printing process it If the Data In indicator is blinking the data processing is being done Just wait until it resumes The Energy Saver mode might be enabled In the Energy Saver mode it takes time for the machine to warm ...

Page 87: ...ter driver Desired tray isn t used for the The printer driver setting is not correct Change the out put setting Printer Driver s online help Printed side gets dirty If the message Change PCU appears on the panel display replace the photoconductor unit P 82 Replacing the Photoconductor Unit Check the image density setting P 77 Adjusting the Image Density The charge wire is dirty Clean the charge wi...

Page 88: ...ode printing on the OHP trans Select OHP transparency in the Paper Type box of parencies the printer driver s Setup tab The color of the printout does The toner based color system used by the printer is not match the color on the different from the light based color system of the com computer s display puter screen P iv Color Guide Turning on the Toner Saving feature of the printer driver s Qualit...

Page 89: ... for details about making this setting Some applications normally print color text as black and white You can obtain correct color printing with such applications by checking the Use 24 bit colors option in the printer driver s Setup tab See the printer driver s online help for details about making this setting Fine dot patterns do not print Select Text in the Dithering list box of the Color Setti...

Page 90: ...ty of the tray Make sure misfed paper is still not inside the printer when you resume printing Make sure paper is properly loaded in the paper tray Make sure you are using only the appropriate type of paper If misfeeds persist contact your sales or service representative Do not touch the photoconductor unit when removing misfed paper If you do the photoconductor unit might be damaged To reset the ...

Page 91: ...er in the printer TPOH481E C Slide the paper tray completely into the printer Important Be sure to insert the paper tray com pletely Otherwise misfeeds might occur or the front cover might touch the paper tray When you cannot find the misfeed near a tray 1 If you cannot remove the misfed pa per in step B open the rear cover of the printer 2 Check for misfed paper If you find paper carefully pull i...

Page 92: ...per has not entered the fusing unit carefully pull it out TPOH500E C If the paper is inside the fusing unit open the top cover TPOH620E D Slide the pressure release levers to wards the OPEN mark to release the pressure between the rollers TPOH510E E Carefully pull the misfed paper from the rear cover side TPOH520E F Return the pressure release levers to their original positions SET mark G Close th...

Page 93: ...isfed paper A Open the printer s rear cover B Open the top cover and then slide the pressure release levers towards the OPEN mark to release the pressure between the rollers TPOH510E C Carefully pull the misfed paper from the rear cover side TPOH520E D Return the pressure release levers to their original positions SET mark E Close the top cover and rear cover and press the center of the top cover ...

Page 94: ... photoconductor unit might be dam aged and the print quality might be reduced Do not expose the photoconductor unit to a light source greater than 800 luxes for more than two min utes If you do the photoconductor unit might be damaged and the print quality might be reduced Do not touch the photoconductor unit on any surface It you do the photoconductor unit might be dam aged and the print quality ...

Page 95: ... force If you cannot lock them easily pull the photoconductor unit from the printer Then rein sert it again until the gears mesh securely After that try returning the levers to their original posi tions E Hold the inset grip of the photo conductor unit pull it straight up and remove it from the printer TPOH570E Important Exposing the photoconductor unit to light for too long can re duce its perfor...

Page 96: ...s fac tory default setting without changing it The following procedure describes how to change the magenta image density You can use the same proce dure to change the image density for the other toner colors as well Important Image density settings should be made from your application or the printer driver whenever possible Note After pressing a key wait until the display changes as described unti...

Page 97: ...ake lighter to the left G Press On Line The normal display screen appears Adjusting the Setting of Reg istration of the Optional Tray Adjusting the registration refers to changing the position of the printed image on paper fed from the optional tray so it matches that of the standard tray Probably you will never need to perform this procedure Note After pressing a key wait until the display change...

Page 98: ... Configuration Page Important If printing does not start check the panel display for any error messages and take the action re quired to correct the problem P 56 Error Status Messages on the Operation Panel F After confirming that the Config Page Menu on the display press Escape The following display appears Menu U List Print T G You can find the crop marks on the trailing edge of the configuratio...

Page 99: ...than those speci fied in this manual If you do it might result in receiving a burn or an injury R CAUTION Do not open the front cover when the paper tray is pulled out halfway If you do it might cause a personal injury Important Exposing the photoconductor unit to light for too long can reduce its performance Replace the toner car tridge as quickly as possible Pull the toner cartridge out slowly a...

Page 100: ...er Note Place the old toner cartridge on paper or some other material to avoid making the area you are working dirty with toner C Hold the new toner cartridge and shake it well about 10 times as shown in the illustration TPOT010E Important If toner cartridge is not shaken enough toner might not be evenly distributed in the car tridge In this case the print quality might be reduced D Remove the tap...

Page 101: ...p proaching the end of its life You can still continue using the cur rent photoconductor unit if you are satisfied with the quality of the out put being produced by the printer When the printed image starts look ing soiled horizontal lines along the edges of the page for example re place the photoconductor unit as soon as possible R WARNING Do not incinerate the photo conductor unit Toner dust mig...

Page 102: ...ng floor dirty Display of the Change PCU mes sage is based on a printed page counter kept internally by the printer It is meant as a general guide to photoconductor unit life only Actual photoconductor unit life depends on the printing condi tions A Make sure that the Data In indica tor is not lit or flashing press the printer s power switch to turn off power B Open the front cover by pulling the ...

Page 103: ...otoconductor unit so that the protruding green axles on both sides are aligned with the tracks inside the green lock levers Lower it until the gears mesh securely TPOH230E Important When inserting the photo conductor unit be careful not to damage the surface of it H Return the green lock levers to their original positions TPOH590E Important Do not return lock levers with force If you cannot lock t...

Page 104: ... U U U and T T T T T to display Main tenance and then press Enter The Maintenance menu appears Maintenance U 1 Toner Level T M Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display 2 Reinstall and then press Enter The Reinstall menu appears Maintenance U 2 Reinstall T N Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display PCU and then press Enter The photoconductor unit reinstall screen appears O Press Enter The reinstall ope...

Page 105: ...ommend that you purchase extra waste toner bottles and keep them on hand for replacement when nec essary The message shown below appears on the panel display when the waste toner bottle becomes full Replace the used toner bottle when this message appears Note Before removing the waste toner bottle from the printer spread pa per or some other material around the area you are working to keep toner f...

Page 106: ...ON Do not incinerate the oil bottle This action could cause a fire or getting burned R CAUTION Spilt oil is very slippery If oil is spilt wipe it with alkaline cleaner Otherwise the oily sur faces can create the danger of slipping and personal injury When accessing the inside of the machine do not touch any sections other than those speci fied in this manual If you do it might result in receiving ...

Page 107: ...mouse of the bottle facing down Rotate the oil bottle lock levers back to their original positions to lock the bottle in place TPOH640E D Close the top cover Press the cen ter of the top cove until it locks into place E Remove the ventilator cover TPOH670E F Remove the ozone filter from in side the ventilator hole cover TPOH680E G Install a new ozone filter on the ventilator cover TPOH681E H Repla...

Page 108: ...n or an injury A Slide the top cover open lever to wards the front of the printer and open the top cover TPOH620E B Rotate the lock levers to release the lock TPOH650E C Grasping the fuser cleaner by its tab remove it from the printer TPOH660E D With its roller facing toward you install a new fuser cleaner into the printer TPOH291E E While pressing down on the oil bottle and the fuser cleaner turn...

Page 109: ...pears Maintenance U 1 Toner Level T I Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display 2 Re install and then press Enter The Reinstall menu appears Maintenance U 2 Reinstall T J Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display Fuser Cleaner and then press Enter The fuser cleaner reinstall screen appears K Press Enter This performs the reinstall opera tion and returns to the Mainte nance menu L Press On Line The norma...

Page 110: ...n provides the following Printer Menu Information Setting Menus Describes the basic procedure for changing Printer Menu settings Protecting the Menus Describes how to protect Printer Menu settings against accidental changes Menu Table A table chart that shows all of the Printer Menu Menu Settings Provides short explanations of each Printer Menu setting and what it does Menu and Media setting prior...

Page 111: ...e setting you selected in step 2 appears on the panel display C Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display the menu item whose setting you want to change and then press Enter The available settings for the menu item you selected in step C C C C C appears An asterisk is located to the left of the menu item s current setting D Use U U U U U and T T T T T to select the setting you want and then press Ent...

Page 112: ...ress On Line again to put the printer off line The On Line indicator stays off H Press Reset This restarts the printer with the new settings Note You can check the current Menu settings by printing a Configuration Page P 101 Printing the Configuration Page Take Offline Then Press Reset ...

Page 113: ...heck if the On Line indicator stays on If not press On Line to enter the on line condition B Press Enter then Escape and then Menu TPOS042E Power On Line Data In Reset Escape Menu Media Enter Error The Printer Menu appears C Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display Maintenance and then press Enter An expanded Maintenance menu appears D Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display 5 Menu Protect and then p...

Page 114: ...ster them A Press Menu TPOS040E Power On Line Data In Reset Escape Menu Media Enter Error B Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display System Menu and then press Enter A message telling you that Printer Menu settings are protectedappears C Press Media TPOS050E Power On Line Data In Reset Escape Menu Media Enter Error The Printer Menu appears D Change the setting following the normal procedure P 92 Set...

Page 115: ... displays the Printer Menu C Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display Maintenance and then press Enter An expanded Maintenance menu which also includes a menu protect item appears D Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display 5 Menu Protect and then press Enter The Menu Protect menu appears E Use U U U U U and T T T T T to select Off and then press Enter This turns off protection and the Maintenance menu...

Page 116: ...aintenance 1 Toner Level P 77 Adjusting the Image Density 2 Reinstall P 82 Replacing the Photoconductor Unit P 89 Replacing the Fuser Cleaner 3 Menu Reset P 105 Resetting Menus 4 Registration P 78 Adjusting the Setting of Registration of the Optional Tray 5 Menu Protect P 94 Protecting the Menus Config Page P 101 Printing the Configuration Page Color Sample P 104 Printing the Color Sample List Pri...

Page 117: ...2 I O Timeout You can specify how long the printer waits for more print data before ending its waiting condition for data and terminating a job 001 to 999 seconds 300 seconds 000 seconds off endless wait System Menu The following are settings you can make with the System Menu Note Shaded settings indicate default settings 1 Paper Tray You can specify the default paper tray that is selected wheneve...

Page 118: ...speed of the parallel interface If you are having trouble with data transfers try changing this setting to Normal Hi speed Normal Note This setting is effective only for Parallel 1 5 Image Memory This setting controls what the printer does when the printer memory is not enough to print a certain page On Off Off causes the message shown below to be printed when there is not enough memory to process...

Page 119: ...xperiencing problems while the printer is connected to another manufacturer s print box Original Mode Standard Note This setting is effective only for Parallel 1 9 Printer Lang Printer Language You can specify the printer language that is automatically set when the printer is turned on IPDL C RPS 10 Language You can specify the language of the text that appears on the panel display English French ...

Page 120: ...n Reset Escape Menu Media Enter Error The Printer Menu appears B Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display List Print and then press Enter The List Print menu appears C Confirm that Config Page is displayed and then press Enter The following message appears D Press Enter This starts printing of the Configuration Page E Press On Line The normal display screen appears List Print U Config Page T Config ...

Page 121: ...ether there is an optional parallel interface board or network interface board installed in the printer Printer Information Tray 1 Tray 2 This is the paper size specified for the standard paper tray and the optional paper tray unit Note If FRE is indicated for Tray 1 it means Custom Size is set for Tray 1 R after paper size A4 for example means that paper is set in the short edge K feed direction ...

Page 122: ...nt IPDL C Menu settings System This shows current System Menu settings Network These are the settings and status of the optional network interface board They appear when an optional network interface board is installed on the printer Error Log This is a log of printer errors ...

Page 123: ... A Press Menu TPOS040E Power On Line Data In Reset Escape Menu Media Enter Error The Printer Menu appears B Use U and T to display List Print and then press Enter The List Print Menu appears C Use U and T to display Color Sample and then press Enter D Press Enter This starts printing of the Color Sample E Press On Line The normal display screen appears Color Sample Press key List Print U Config Pa...

Page 124: ...lays the Printer Menu C Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display Maintenance and then press Enter The Maintenance menu appears D Use U U U U U and T T T T T to display 3 Menu Reset and then press Enter The Menu Reset screen appears E Press Enter This deletes all menu settings and the Maintenance menu appears F Press On Line to put the printer on line The following message appears G Press On Line aga...

Page 125: ...Making Printer Settings with the Operation Panel 106 7 ...

Page 126: ...er s s s A4 210 297mm s s s 81 2 14 Legal s s s Custom Maximum 216mm Width 356mm Length s s s s Printing is possible regardless of data volume Total Printer Memory 16 MB 32 MB 48 MB Paper Size JIS B5 182x257mm m s s 71 4 101 2 Executive m s s 81 2 11 Letter m s s A4 210 297mm m s s 81 2 14 Legal m m s Custom Maximum 216mm Width 356mm Length m m s s Printing is possible regardless of data volume m ...

Page 127: ...memory shortage problems If these actions do not solve the problem individually try them in combination with each other 1 Increase printer memory Install the optional memory unit to increase printer memory capacity P 9 Installing the Memory Unit 2 Reduce resolution Use the printer driver to set resolution to 300dpi The printer driver online help RICOH SCRIPT 2 Operating Instructions 3 Turn on Imag...

Page 128: ...e danger of slipping and per sonal injury It is recommended that at least two persons are used to lift the machine Otherwise the machine might fall and cause a personal injury When lifting the machine use the inset grips on both sides of the machine Otherwise the machine might fall and cause a personal injury Important Be sure to disconnect all cables from the printer before transporting it The pr...

Page 129: ... SCRIPT 2 300dpi 600dpi Parallel Interface Conforms to the standard centronics Inteface A standard 36 pin printer cable and a parallel port on the host computer Mode Compatible Nibble Connector IEEE P1284 B Do not use a cable more than 2 5 meters 8 2 feed long Printer Language IPDL C RICOH SCRIPT 2 Paper Size P 47 Paper and Other Media Supported by this Printer Paper Weight P 47 Paper and Other Me...

Page 130: ...t Printer only 500 mm 19 7 490 mm 19 3 388 mm 15 3 With optional paper 500 mm 19 7 490 mm 19 3 488 mm 19 3 feed unit With optional paper feed unit 500 mm 19 7 560 mm 22 1 488 mm 19 3 and optional paper cassette With paper tray closed Weight Approximately 36 kg 79 4 lb including consumables Warm up Time Less than 210 seconds 20 C Paper Capacity Standard paper tray 250 sheets 1 Optional paper feed u...

Page 131: ...Type204 32MB Options Paper Feed Unit Type204 Paper Size P 47 Paper and Other Media Supported by this Printer Paper Weight P 47 Paper and Other Media Supported by this Printer Paper Cassette Type204 Paper Size P 47 Paper and Other Media Supported by this Printer Paper Weight P 47 Paper and Other Media Supported by this Printer RICOH SCRIPT 2 Type204 An interpreter that conforms to PostScript Level ...

Page 132: ... TCP IP IPX SPX AppleTalk Interface Connector RJ45 Required Cable STP Shielded Twisted Pair cable Category Type 5 or better A cable is not included with this option Memory Unit Type204 16MB and Memory Unit Type204 32MB Memory Type EDO Extended Data Output RAM Number of Pins 72 pins Access Time 60 ns ...

Page 133: ... All this means that a toner cassette might require replacement sooner than the normal life described above Toner cartridges that come with the printer are for setup purposes and will not provide the number of pages described above Other Consumables Note Actual life of consumables depends on the type and size of paper you are using the contents of your print images and printing environment condi t...

Page 134: ...work board in the printer allows it to be connected to a network and serve as a network printer Graphics Command Command is for printing lines circles ellipses and other graphics I O Buffer Temporary memory area for receiving data from the computer Automatically smoothes edges of characters and figures Page Description Language A command system for printing data sent from a computer on a page prin...

Page 135: ... the widths of characters are varied in order to achieve a bal anced look in the printed text MSP Mincho and MSP Gothic included in Win dows95 are proportional fonts RGB Red R green G and blue B colored light that are combined to produce other colors on a computer display screen RPS2 An optional interpreter that conforms to PostScript Level 2 developed inde pendently by Ricoh Company Ltd Toner Sav...

Page 136: ...ver 2 Front cover open lever 2 Fuser cleaner 4 89 Fuser oil bottle 4 87 G Gateway Address 23 I IEEE 1284 Parallel Type204 15 I O Buffer 98 I O Timeout 98 Image Density 77 Image Memory 99 Image Printing viii Inset grips 2 Interface Board 8 IP Address 23 IPDL C 103 IPDL C Menu 98 IPDL C Printer Driver 29 J Job Timeout 98 L Language 100 M Media 52 54 Media key 5 Memory 108 Memory Capacity 107 Memory ...

Page 137: ...essage 55 Printer Error 102 Printer ID 102 Printer Information 102 Printer Lang 100 Printer Settings 91 R Rear cover 3 Reference 102 Registration 78 Reset key 5 RGB iv RGB color model iv RICOH SCRIPT 2 Type204 8 11 S Saturation x Status List 103 Subnet Mask 23 System 103 System Menu 98 T Toner cartridges 4 80 Toner Saving viii Top cover 2 Top cover open lever 2 Total Installed RAM 102 Transfer 99 ...

Page 138: ...rk Interface Board Type204 Option OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Read this manual carefully before you use this product and keep it handy for future reference For safety please follow the instructions in this manual ...

Page 139: ...Network Interface Board Type204 Option OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS UEUSA EE GB G678 8616 ...

Page 140: ...Instructions that comes with the printer before using this machine It contains important information related to USER SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS Important Parts of this manual are subject to change without prior notice In no event will the company be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages as a result of handling or operating the machine ...

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Page 142: ...t Application 15 Setting Up the Printer Driver 16 Setting up a Client Computer 19 Windows 95 98 19 Windows NT 4 0 20 Configuring LPR Port Printing 21 3 NetWare Configuration Installing the NIB Setup Tool 24 Installing the PRINTER MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATOR 24 Running the NIB Setup Tool 25 Configuring the Network Interface Board Using the NIB Setup Tool 26 NetWare 3 x Configuration 29 Setting Up as ...

Page 143: ...nt 61 Select Printer 61 Network 62 Configuring the Network Interface Board with a Web Browser 63 Going to the Top Page 63 Assigning IP Address with ARP PING 65 Remote Maintenance by Telnet mshell 66 Operation Flow 66 Command List 67 SNMP 74 Understanding the Displayed Information 75 Print Job Information 75 Print Log Information 75 Network Statistical Information 76 Configuring the Network Interfa...

Page 144: ...Interface Board and cabling Features Support for 100BASE TX and 10BASE T The Network Interface Board is compatible with NetWare IPX SPX Windows NT TCP IP Windows 95 98 TCP IP UNIX TCP IP and Macintosh AppleTalk protocols This allows you to use the printer in a network that uses different protocols and operating systems A computer used as dedicated print server is not required because the Network I...

Page 145: ...sing a Print Server You don t have to use a print server The actual procedure differs depending on your operating system Windows NT 4 0 P 14 Windows 95 98 P 7 UNIX P 47 Macintosh P 45 Windows 95 98 UNIX Macintosh TCP IP TCP IP TCP IP AppleTalk Windows NT4 0 ...

Page 146: ... are different for each type of Windows OS Windows 95 98 P 19 Windows NT 4 0 P 20 Printing as a NetWare Print Server The Network Interface Board allows you to set up your printer in a NetWare en vironment as either a print server or a remote printer A dedicated NetWare print server is not required If a dedicated print server is being used your printer should be configured as a remote printer Windo...

Page 147: ...may differ depending on the version of NetWare NetWare 3 12J P 29 NetWare 4 xJ P 35 The actual procedures for configuring your client computer may differ de pending on the operating system Windows 95 98 P 42 Windows 3 1x P 43 NetWare File Server Print Server Windows 95 98 Windows 3 1x ...

Page 148: ... depending on the version of NetWare NetWare 3 12J P 31 NetWare 4 xJ P 38 The actual procedures for configuring your client computer may differ de pending on the operating system Windows 95 98 P 42 Windows 3 1x P 43 NetWare Print Server NetWare File Server Remote Printer Windows 95 98 Windows 3 1x ...

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Page 150: ...Configuration You can use your printer as a network printer with Windows 95 and Windows 98 using the Multi Direct Print application and the TCP IP protocol This chap ter explains how to configure your printer and Windows ...

Page 151: ...e settings refer to the Operating Instructions on your printer If DHCP is used to assign IP addresses refer to P 86 When to Use DHCP Note After setting the IP address use the PING command to confirm that it has been set correctly A Click Start point to Programs and then click MS DOS Prompt B Input the following Example IP address is 192 168 15 16 C ping 192 168 15 16 If the address has been config...

Page 152: ...ith the network administrator that the settings are correct Installing the Multi Direct Print Application Follow these instructions to install Multi Direct Print Preparation You must restart the computer after installing Multi Direct Print Be sure to close all applications before beginning the installation process Note You must install Multi Direct Print and the appropriate printer driver in order...

Page 153: ...y clicking it and click Add Remove C After a confirmation message appears click Yes UninstallShield removes all of the components of the Multi Direct Print ap plication D When the uninstallation is complete restart the computer Setting Up the Printer Driver Using Multi Direct Print to print is not possible until the printer driver is in stalled and the correct port selected Preparation The target ...

Page 154: ...t the printer you want to use by clicking it and click Next Reference If you want to know more about a particular item in the dialog refer to P 61 Multi Direct Print Note You can identify the Printer Name and Address on the configuration page printed by the printer F To confirm that the port name of the printer is correct click Next If you did not select a printer with the previous procedure you m...

Page 155: ...dows 95 98 Configuration 12 1 Configuration is complete When you print the printing procedure is no different When you select the printer configured here the computer automatically uses Multi Direct Print ...

Page 156: ... 4 0 Configuration You can use your printer as a network printer with Windows NT 4 0 using the Multi Direct Print application and the TCP IP protocol This chapter explains how to configure your printer and Windows NT ...

Page 157: ... protocol Reference For more information on how to make above settings refer to the Operating Instructions on your printer If DHCP is used to assign IP addresses refer to P 86 When to Use DHCP Note After setting the IP address use the PING command to confirm that it has been set correctly A Click Start point to Programs and then click Command Prompt B Input the following Example IP address is 192 ...

Page 158: ...t the settings are correct C Click the Services tab and confirm that the Microsoft TCP IP Printing is installed If Microsoft TCP IP Printing is not installed click Add in the Services tab and install it For additional help in installing and configuring network services refer to the Windows NT 4 0 online help Installing the Multi Direct Print Application Follow these instructions to install Multi D...

Page 159: ... for the first time Go to P 16 Setting Up the Printer Driver after the computer restarts Uninstalling the Multi Direct Print Application A Open Control Panel and double click the Add Remove Programs icon B In the Install Uninstall tab select the Multi Direct Print by clicking it and click Add Remove C After a confirmation message appears click Yes UninstallShield removes all of the components of t...

Page 160: ...t support NetBEUI printing Note The printers which have replied to a broadcast from the computer are list ed here To print to a computer that is not on this list or to directly input the port name highlight New Printer by clicking it and click Next and then input the port name with procedure F E Select the printer you want to use by clicking it and click Next Reference If you want to know more abo...

Page 161: ... name in the Port Name box and click Finish H In the Printer Ports dialog click Close I Confirm that the port name is displayed in the Print to the following port s box and mark is inside the check box And then click OK Configuration is complete When you print the printing procedure is no different When you select the printer configured here the computer automatically uses Multi Direct Print ...

Page 162: ...t up and configured cor rectly Windows 95 98 To print from Windows 95 98 you must install the printer driver and change the printer port to the print server A Install the printer driver as a local printer Reference For more information refer to the Operation Instructions of your printer Note Any port can be selected during the installation however LPT1 is recom mended B Click Start point to Settin...

Page 163: ...Printer Wizard C Click Network printer server and click Next D In the Shared Printers box double click the name of the computer used as a print server The printers attached to the network are displayed E Highlight the printer you want to use by clicking it and click OK Note If the printer driver is not installed in the print server a message appears If a driver has been installed on the client cli...

Page 164: ...rs B Select the icon of the printer you want to use by clicking it On the File menu click Properties C Click the Ports tab and then click Add Port D In the Available Printer Ports box select LPR Port by clicking it and then click New Port Note If LPR Port does not appear Microsoft TCP IP Printing has not been installed E Input the IP address of the Network Interface Board into the Name or ad dress...

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Page 166: ...o configure your printer to use as a print server or a remote printer in a NetWare environment Note NetWare must be set to Active using the operation panel of your printer For information on how to set it refer to the Operating Instructions of your print er ...

Page 167: ...e PRINTER MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATOR Preparation You should install the PRINTER MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATOR on your computer If you install it on a file server and execute it via the network it might not work correctly Be sure to close all applications before starting the installation procedure A Insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer into your computer s CD ROM drive B Open Control Panel and...

Page 168: ...which it is to be installed and click Next If you change the displayed directory click Browse to select another one The installation program starts After the confirmation dialog appears the installation program is complete Running the NIB Setup Tool A Click Start point to Programs and then click NIB Setup Tool NIB240 E in the PRINTER MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATOR program ...

Page 169: ... necessary envi ronment for the NetWare Print Services is available A Log in to the print server as Admin B Run the NIB Setup Tool Reference P 25 Running the NIB Setup Tool C Click Wizard and click OK The Browse dialog of the Network Interface Board appears D Click IPX network board E Select the name of the Network Interface Board you are configuring by clicking it and click Next If you don t know...

Page 170: ...ch the print server is created into the NDS Tree box and input the context into the NDS Context box Clicking Browse you can select a NDS tree and a NDS context among those listed in the Browse dialogs As a context object names are input from a lower object and divided by a pe riod For example if you want to create a file server into NETWORK under DS input NETWORK DS N Click Next O Input the name o...

Page 171: ... you want change the settings click Back and make the settings again Cliking Next the NIB Setup Tool automatically creates the Print Server the Printer and the Print Queue on NetWare T After a confirmation dialog appears select Quit and click Finish to exit the NIB Setup Tool ...

Page 172: ... mend you use the Wizard method For more information refer to P 26 Con figuring the Network Interface Board Using the NIB Setup Tool Note This section assumes NetWare is functional and that the necessary environ ment for the NetWare Print Service is available Setting Up as Print Server A Log in to the print server as a Supervisor or a Supervisor equivalent B Run the NIB Setup Tool Reference Runnin...

Page 173: ...licking Browse you can select a file server among those listed in the Browse dialog C In the Print server Operation mode group click As Print Server D Click OK to close the property sheet E After the message appears to confirm the reboot click Yes J In the NIB menu click Exit to exit the NIB Setup Tool K Input PCONSOLE from the command prompt F PCONSOLE L Create a print queue as follows Note If yo...

Page 174: ...onfiguration Menu N Assign print queues to the created printer as follows A In the Print Server Configuration Menu select Queues Serviced By Printer B Select the printer created in the Step L L L L C Press Insert to select a queue serviced by the printer Note You can select more than one queue at a time D Follow the instructions on the screen to make other necessary settings When you have finished...

Page 175: ...nfigure The property sheet appears I Click the NetWare tab and make the following settings A In the Print Server Name box input the name of the print server B In the File Server Name box input the name of the file server in which a print server is to be created Clicking Browse you can select a file server among those listed in the Browse dialog C In the Print server Operation mode group click As R...

Page 176: ... Not Installed Important Use the same number as that specified as Remote Printer No using the NIB Setup Tool Step H D F If you change the name of the printer input a new name Printer x is assigned to the printer according to the number of the select ed printer G As Type select Remote Paralle LPT1 The IRQ Buffer size Starting form and Queue service mode are automat ically configured H Press Esc and...

Page 177: ...er by inputting as follows from the console of the Net Ware Server If it is running restart it after exiting it To exit CAREE unload pserver To start CAREE load pserver print_server_name Note If the printer works as configured Waiting for job appears ...

Page 178: ...d method For more information refer toP 26 Con figuring the Network Interface Board Using the NIB Setup Tool Note This section assumes NetWare is functional and that the necessary environ ment for the NetWare Print Service is available You should install the NetWare client 32 or the IntranetWare Client on the Windows before running the NetWare Admin Setting Up as Print Server Important You must us...

Page 179: ...ings A In the Print Server Name box input the name of the print server B In the File Server Name box input the name of the file server in which a print server is to be created Clicking Browse you can select a file server among those listed in the Browse dialog C In the NDS Context box input the context in which the print server is to be created Clicking Browse you can select a context among those ...

Page 180: ...queue D In the Print Queue Volume box click Browse button E In the Available objects box click the volume in which the print queue is created to highlight it and click OK Important Select the volume on the file server specified in the NIB Setup Tool Step H B F After confirming the settings click Create M Create a printer as follows A Select the container object the printer is located in and click ...

Page 181: ...ck Add in the Assignments group B In the Available objects box click the queue created in the step L L L L to high light it and click OK C After confirming the settings click OK Q Turn the printer power off and on Note To confirm if the printer is configured correctly enter as follows from the command prompt F NLIST USER A B If the printer works as configured the name of the print server appears a...

Page 182: ...in which a print server is to be created Clicking Browse you can select a file server among those listed in the Browse dialog C In the NDS Context box input the context in which the print server is to be created Clicking Browse you can select a context among those listed in the Browse dialog Note Object names must be input from a lower level and divided by a period For example if you want to creat...

Page 183: ...e box click Browse button E In the Available objects box click the volume in which the print queue is created to highlight it and click OK F After confirming the settings click Create M Create a printer as follows A Select the container object the printer is located in and click Create in the Object menu B In the Class of new object box click Printer to highlight it and click OK C In the Printer n...

Page 184: ...Assignments group B In the Available objects box click the queue created in the step L L L L to high light it and click OK C In the Printers group click the printer assigned in the step B B B B to high light it and click Printer Number D Input the printer number and click OK Important Use the same number as that specified as Remote Printer No using the NIB Setup Tool Step H E E After confirming th...

Page 185: ...er Reference For more information on installing the printer driver refer to the Operat ing Instructions of your printer Note Any port is selected during the installation however LPT1 is recommend ed B Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers C In the Printers window select the icon of the printer you want to use by clicking it D On the File menu click Properties E Click Details tab an...

Page 186: ...ndows 3 1x Follow these steps to setting up a Windows 3 1x client A Install the printer driver of the printer you want to use as Local printer Reference For more information on installing the printer driver refer to the Operat ing Instructions of your printer B Double click the Printers icon of Control Panel C In the Installed Printers box select the printer driver you want to use by clicking it a...

Page 187: ...banner check boxes Note You should not check these boxes here since they should be specified us ing the printer driver If they are checked the printer might not print cor rectly I Click OK to close the NetWare Settings dialog J Close the Network driver K Click OK to close the Connect dialog L Click Close to close the Printers dialog ...

Page 188: ... OS for more information Limitation To print from a Macintosh the optional PostScript kit is required Changing to EtherTalk Follow these steps to configure the Macintosh to use EtherTalk Reference For information on installing the software required for EtherTalk refer to the Macintosh manuals A Open Control Panels and double click the AppleTalk icon B Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop up me...

Page 189: ... changed slightly in the Chooser For example three printers named printer will appear in the chooser as printer0 printer1 and printer2 Use applications such as Apple Printer Utility or LaserWriter Utility to change printer names in the Macintosh EtherTalk environment These utilities are dis tributed by Apple Computer Inc Changing Zone It may be necessary to change the zone configuration Use applic...

Page 190: ... explains how to set up a network printer and check the print status using UNIX Limitation If the printer language is IPDL C you cannot print from a UNIX workstation The optional PostScript kit is required to print from a UNIX workstation ...

Page 191: ... you use NIS Network Information Service or DNS you should con figure the server before running this installation shell script Refer to the manual that came with the printer configuration utility of your OS for additional information Assigning IP Address Preparation Configure your printer to use the TCP IP protocol Confirm that the TCP IP protocol is set to be active The factory default is Active ...

Page 192: ...data file on the name server After writing the host name and IP address to file confirm the configuration by PINGing the host name ping host_name If the host name is registered with an IP address the server can access the printer using it s host name instead of it s IP address Executing the Installation Shell Script After having configured the printer with an IP address follow these steps to use t...

Page 193: ...hell script sh install Note The current directory must be followed by a period D Input a number to select the workstation OS that you are using Network printer install shell Copyright RICOH CO LTD 1994 1998 Select your workstation OS type 1 SunOS 4 x x 2 Solaris 2 x SunOS5 x 3 HP UX 8 x 9 x 10 x 4 UnixWare 5 other Enter 1 5 1 Note When you select 5 the installation shell script closes E Input the ...

Page 194: ...inter name is added to the etc printcap file P 52 Adding an En try to the etc printcap file The host name that was saved in step F followed by _prn appears in de fault If no host name is entered with procedure F ricoh_prn is dis played H To set the print option input filetype RPS because you must use Post Script when printing from a UNIX workstation Enter remote printer name default filetype P01 f...

Page 195: ...he hosts communicating in the network Each entry is delimited with space or a tab and each line is separated with a return If you do not use NIS or DNS you must manually enter the IP address and host name of each workstation using the network printer in the etc hosts file Adding an Entry to the etc printcap file The following entry is added to the etc printcap file This is the configuration for pr...

Page 196: ... is created a temporary copy of the file data used for printing is created in the spool directory All workstations accessing the net work printer need to have a spool directory for the network printer A spool directory is made for every entry of the network printer written to the etc printcap file You should match spool directory with sd capability in etc printcap file and configure in daemon with...

Page 197: ...daemon pomelo_prnd chgrp daemon pomelo_prnd chmod 775 pomelo_prnd Making of Log File Log file of error messages is created in the usr adm directory The log file name is the name that added d errs to the last part of the printer name ...

Page 198: ...int using the PostScript format The message print requests full appears when the maximum number of print requests have been reached max 5 sessions You should try to print again when the number of requests becomes less than five Printing with rsh rcp ftp You can also print using the rsh rcp and ftp commands Note Print using the PostScript format The message print requests full appears when the maxi...

Page 199: ...ame file type RPS To print several files ftp mput file_name file_name Limitation To print using the mput com mand you must first set the printer emulation to R PS2 You cannot print when emulation is set to IPDL C Note You can use wild cards or for the file name with the mput command The following shows an example of how to print a file using ftp A Start ftp using the IP address or host name of the...

Page 200: ...Printing Method 57 5 The following is an example of printing two files named file1 and file2 ftp mput file1 file2 E Finish ftp ftp bye ...

Page 201: ...get parameter These are the parameters that can be used with rsh rcp and ftp Copying Information to the File Use the rcp or ftp commands to copy information about the specified parame ters Note The same parameters are used as those used in displaying rsh host_name parameter file_name Parameter The contents which you can display and copy Reference point stat Status of the printer Operating In struc...

Page 202: ...Status Representation of Printer 59 5 ftp host_name User user_name password ftp get parameter file_name ...

Page 203: ...UNIX Configuration 60 5 ...

Page 204: ...t to RNP and the final 3 bytes of the MAC address of the Network Interface Board For ex ample a board with a MAC address of 00 00 74 62 5C 65 would be named RNP625C65 You can change this name to something more convenient 2 Address The IP address of the printer 3 Comment Comments that are registered on the Net work Interface Board 4 Refresh Click to refresh the contents of the dis play When refresh...

Page 205: ...ain name input the name here In put the IP address into the IP Address box when selecting a printer by IP ad dress Limitation You cannot use a host name that begins with Note When you use DHCP to assign an IP address to the Network Interface Board you can use a printer name the name printed in Current Hostname of the network status sheet as the host name 2 IP Address Input the IP address of the pr...

Page 206: ...nternet Explorer 3 02 may cause problems Sometimes after clicking Back the previous page may not appear In this case click Refresh or Reload The text on the screen may disappear or be aligned incorrectly if the font size settings of the browser are set to be too large It is recommended that you use a font size equal to or smaller than 10 point with Netscape Nav igator and Medium or smaller with In...

Page 207: ... the Ricoh web site Important It costs to use the browser to access a website Note The help file is stored on the CD ROM in HTML format It can be found in the HELP WSMHLP EN in dex html directory 2 Menu Button Buttons to configure the Network Inter face Board and confirm the status of the printer Note When you click Network Config a dia log appears requesting the user name and password Input only ...

Page 208: ...C 65 Note 192 168 15 16 is the IP address 00 00 74 62 5C 65 is the MAC address C Assign the IP address using the PING command ping 192 168 15 16 D Use the PING command again to confirm the address ping 192 168 15 16 If the address has been configured properly the following message will ap pear 192 168 15 16 is alive If the address has been configured incorrectly the following message will ap pear ...

Page 209: ... telnet IP_address Note In order to use the host name instead of the IP address you must write it to the etc hosts file B Input password Note The factory default is password C Input a command Reference For information on telnet commands refer to P 67 Command List D Finish telnet msh logout When the configuration is revised a confirmation message requests whether or not the changes should be saved ...

Page 210: ... syntax of that command msh help command_name TCP IP Address Use the ipconfig command to configure TCP IP IP address subnet mask broadcast address default gateway address Reference msh ifconfig Configuration msh ifconfig le0 parameter address The following is an example for configuring an IP address of 192 168 15 16 msh ipconfig le0 192 168 15 16 The following is an example for configuring a subne...

Page 211: ...ss Control Mask are used to limit access to the computer used for printing by denying access to users based on their IP address If it is not necessary to limit access set the Access Control Mask to 0 0 0 0 When the Access Control Address matches masked result of the IP address computer attempting to print print jobs from that IP address can be accepted by the Network Interface Board For example if...

Page 212: ...other settings Protocol Use the set command to allow prevent remote access for each protocol msh set protocol up down 255 0 0 0 192 XXX XXX XXX 255 255 0 0 192 168 XXX XXX 255 255 255 0 192 168 15 XXX 255 255 255 255 192 168 15 16 Parameter Configuration Method ping ARP PING tftp RARP TFTP bootp BOOTP dhcp DHCP Protocol appletalk tcpip netware netbeui lpr ftp rsh diprint web Up means active and Do...

Page 213: ... of the data returned with these com mands refer toP 77 Configuring the Network Interface Board Information about the Network Interface Board Configuration Settings Use the show command to display the Network Interface Board configuration settings msh show p Note Add p to the show command to have the information displayed one screen at a time Reference For more information on the meaning of the da...

Page 214: ...splay Shows the SNMP information and available protocols msh snmp msh snmp p registered_number Note If p option is added you can view the displays one by one If the registered number is not added you can view the status of all the reg istered numbers Community name configuration You can set the community name of the Network Interface Board msh snmp number name community_name Note The commmunity na...

Page 215: ...iring a specific type of access The following example shows how set the protocol for an address msh snmp number ip ipx address Note When using the TCP IP protocol input ip followed by a space and then the IP address When using the IPX SPX protocol input ipx followed by a space and then the IPX address followed by a decimal and then the MAC address of the Network Interface Board The following is an...

Page 216: ...he password must consist of 3 to 8 alphanumeric characters and symbols Upper and lower case characters are considered unique For example R is different from r The password is the same as that used in the configuration of the Network Information Board using a WWW browser If you change a password on the mshell the other password is also changed D Input the new password once again Retype new password...

Page 217: ...rinter The factory default community names are public and ricoh You can get MIB information using these community names Reference For more information about configuring the community name refer to P 71 SNMP in Remote Maintenance by Telnet mshell Limitation The kinds of the supported MIB differ depending on your printer Supported MIBs MIB II PrinterMIB HostResourceMIB RicohPrivateMIB ERICOH Origina...

Page 218: ...e most recent ten records are displayed This record can be displayed with the following commands UNIX Use the prnlog parameter with rsh rcp ftp P 58 Status Representa tion of Printer mshell Use the prnlog command P 70 Status of Printer Item Name Meaning ID Number of the print request Source The name of the host requesting the print job Process The type of print command Status Status of print job A...

Page 219: ...print request was received User The user name workstation name or address of the host that sent the print job Address IP address Process The type of print command used Print Start Time The time the print job was started Print End Time The time the print job was completed Open Count Eof Count Reception number of file unit Data Size Number of bytes of received data Item Name Meaning System elapsed t...

Page 220: ...ction was refused because of the value of of the access control Print request full count Number of times a connection was refused because the number of print requests exceeded the number of allowed sessions Item Name Meaning Common Mode Protocol Up Down AppleTalk TCP IP NetWare NetBEUI NVRAM version Device name Comment Location Contact Soft switch Up means active Down means inactive Internal versi...

Page 221: ... AccessMask Time server Home page URL Home page link name Help page URL SNMP protocol Up means active Down means inactive Frame type Network boot Internal parameter IP address Subnet mask Broadcast address Default gateway address Access control address Access control mask URL of homepage URL name of homepage Protocol used with SNMP Item Name Meaning ...

Page 222: ...b timeout this value is fixed Frame type Remote printer number Remote printer name Print server name Name of the connect file server Context of print server Active mode this value is fixed Time of the job timeout NetBEUI Mode Switch Mode Direct print Notification Workgroup name Computer name Comment Share name 1 NetBEUI is not supported Shell mode Mode of remote maintenance tool Item Name Meaning ...

Page 223: ...Server file server name Your Printer is attached to file server name as the nearest server Current Interface Speed xxxMbps Shows the speed of the network 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Current IPX address You can print from a client on the Win dows network via the print server Frametype frame type name The frame type name is configured to be used on NetWare NetBEUI Computer Name computer name The NetBEUI Com...

Page 224: ...not assigned to the printer Using NetWare Admin assign the print queue to the printer and then re start it Print queue print queue name cannot be serviced by printer 0 print server name Print services are not available for the print queue Confirm that the volume of the print queue exists on the specified print server The print server received error error number during attempt to log in to the netw...

Page 225: ...nt server refuses a connection for some reason Confirm the configuration of the print server Invalid gateway address The Gateway address is not correct for the specified IP address filter data error Some data cannot be handled by the filter option Confirm the file code and the set tings of the filter option lost connection The connection was cut by a counterpart Check the printer to which you requ...

Page 226: ...file code and the settings of the filter option get log busy Other machine is getting the log informa tion You should get it afterwards lost connection The connection was cut by a counterpart Check the ftp of the workstation that re quested the print job and start it again When using ftp this message remains only on the system log information no more ftp execute More than 3 users cannot log in usi...

Page 227: ... the printer snmpin Bad use of session community Name from IP Address The community name of the received packet is not the same as that of the ad ministration station Confirm the commu nity name specified to the printer snmpin error in snmpdecipher code Er ror No The error occurred on the received packet Check if the number of the objects sent from the administration station is more than 31 and if...

Page 228: ...hat they do not pass over the ISDN line Note The MAC address of the printer doing the filtering is printed on the printer configuration page Refer to the operating instructions for information on printing a configuration page See the instructions below for information on configuring the printer if the router cannot be configured Correspondence Method by Configuration of Printer When Use NetWare A ...

Page 229: ... with Printer Set tings tab of property of printer Configuration of banner page Please do not configure of banner page on NetWare If you want to do not add banner page configure according to OS using it as fol lows In case of Windows 3 1x avoid a check of Enable banner in configuration of network driver In case of Windows95 98 you avoid a check of Enable banner with Printer Settings tab of propert...

Page 230: ...ress of the Network Interface Board into Unique Identifi er Note Do not use hyphens to separate the numbers If you don t know the MAC address it can be found on the configuration page printed by the printer E Input a name and comment into the Client Name and Client Comment boxes Note For additonal information about client names please refer to P 87 The Others F Click Add An IP address is reserved ...

Page 231: ...rver a network interface board uses 11 22 33 44 as temporary IP address Because 11 22 33 44 are special IP address you cannot print in this address When used DHCP relay agent with the environment that ISDN line was con nected to a network ISDN line is connected whenever packet can leave out going from Network Interface Board and there may be the thing that great communication charges suffer ...

Page 232: ... 100BASE TX 10BASE T Frame type EthernetII IEEE802 2 IEEE802 3 SNAP Protocol IPX SPX NetWare 3 11 3 12 3 2 4 1 4 11 IntranetWare TCP IP Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 UNIX AppleTalk MacOS 7 1 or greater SNMP MIB II PrinterMIB HostResourceMIB ...

Page 233: ...90 UEUSA EE GB INDEX ...

Page 234: ...RICOH SCRIPT2 Type204 Option OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Read this manual carefully before you use this product and keep it handy for future reference For safety please follow the instructions in this manual ...

Page 235: ...Type204 Option OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Printed in Japan EE GB G503 8600 ...

Page 236: ...gistered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe System Incorporated AppleTalk Apple Macintosh TrueType LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple Computer In corporated Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and might be trademarks of their respective companies We disclaim any a...

Page 238: ...is not followed paper might be misfed originals might be damaged or data might be lost Be sure to read this Preparation This symbol indicates the prior knowledge or preparations required before op erating Note This symbol indicates precautions for operation or actions to take after misop eration Limitation This symbol indicates numerical limits functions that cannot be used together or conditions ...

Page 239: ...etting Up Options 12 Accessing the Printer Properties 13 Printer Properties Tabs and Their Settings 14 Using RICOH SCRIPT2 with Windows NT4 0 18 Installing the Printer Driver 18 Setting Up Options 20 Accessing the Printer Properties 21 Printer Properties Tabs and Their Settings 22 Default Document Properties Tabs and Their Settings 24 Using Adobe PageMaker version 6 0 or 6 5 27 Installing the PPD ...

Page 240: ...x or Later 40 Installing Screen Fonts 43 About Screen Fonts 43 Installing Screen Fonts 43 4 Appendix Troubleshooting 45 Making Printer Settings with the Operation Panel 49 Selecting the Printer Language 49 Setting Menus 50 RPS2 Menu 51 RPS2 Menu Table 54 Printing the Configuration Page 55 Interpreting the Configuration Page 56 Printer Memory and VM Area 57 Precautions for RICOH SCRIPT2 58 Differen...

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Page 242: ... SCRIPT2 Type204 Installation Guide Operating Instructions this manual About the CD ROM Note The CD ROM comes with your printer For Windows FOLDER NAME Comments DRIVERS RPS2 WIN95_98 Please use the language driver that corresponds to the language of your operating system ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO NEDRLNDS NT4 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO NEDRLNDS ZONE NAME ...

Page 243: ... Operating Instructions in Italian PDF file NEDRLNDS Operating Instructions in Dutch PDF file FOLDER NAME Comments Printer Descrip tions English Please use the language PPD file that cor responds to the language of your operat ing system Deutsch Francais Italiano Nederlands Fonts Screen fonts included Fonts Screen fonts included ColorSync Pro files ColorSync Profiles included Zone Name FOLDER NAME...

Page 244: ...rinter for details on in stalling the RICOH SCRIPT2 DIMM to your printer HELP RPS2 English Operating Instruc tions in English PDF file Deutsch Operating Instruc tions in German PDF file Francais Operating Instruc tions in French PDF file Italiano Operating Instruc tions in Italian PDF file Nederlands Operating Instruc tions in Dutch PDF file FOLDER NAME Comments ...

Page 245: ...ages on paper Installing the RICOH SCRIPT2 provides your printer with PostScript capabilities RICOH SCRIPT2 supports PostScript Level 2 which means that it can be used for printing in the Windows or Macintosh environment RICOH SCRIPT2 prints text graphics images and just about any other type of complex data Interpreter An interpreter is software that analyzes PostScript data and converts it to pri...

Page 246: ...ique for this printer you will lose some functions specific for this print er Specific functions can be used by installing the PPD file to your operat ing system Monochrome Color printing RICOH SCRIPT2 supports monochrome and full color printing Image printing modes RICOH SCRIPT2 supports two different image printing modes One is suit able for printing photographs and the other for text Built in c...

Page 247: ... is turned off or while the printer is in Energy Saver mode 4 On Line key Press this key to switch the printer be tween on line and off line conditions 5 Error indicator Lights up whenever any printer error oc curs A message describing the cause of the error also appears on the panel dis play 6 Menu key Press this key to make and check the printer settings 7 Media key Use this key to select a tray...

Page 248: ...gs Pressing this key when the printer is on line cancels the ongoing print job 12 Data In indicator Blinks while the printer is receiving data from the computer Stays on if there is data to be printed Reference For more information on the operation panel see the Operating Instruc tions that comes with your printer For more information on the operation panel see P 49 Making Printer Set tings with t...

Page 249: ...see P 57 Printer Memory and VM Area Message Descriptions Initializing RICOH SCRIPT2 is initializing Wait for a while Offline The printer is off line and cannot receive data Processing Data received from the computer is being processed for print ing Printing Printing is in progress Ready The printer is on line and can receive data from the computer Resetting A print job was interrupted by pressing ...

Page 250: ...are using Reference Windows 95 98 P 12 Installing the Printer Driver Windows NT4 0 P 19 Installing the Printer Driver B Set up options Make the necessary settings for the options you have installed to your printer Reference Windows 95 98 P 13 Setting Up Options Windows NT4 0 P 21 Setting Up Options C Specify if you use the TrueType fonts You can specify if you use the TrueType fonts replaced with ...

Page 251: ... operating system Microsoft Windows 98 operating system Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system Version 4 0 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system Version 4 0 FOLDER NAME Comments DRIVERS RPS2 WIN95_98 ENGLISH Please use the language driver that corresponds to the language of your operating system DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO NEDRLNDS FOLDER NAME Comments DRIVERS RPS2 NT4 ENGL...

Page 252: ...T2 11 2 Note Operation under Windows NT with a RISC processor MIPS R Series Alpha Axp Power PC is not supported Display resolution 640 480 dots or better Note Make sure that sufficient hard disk space is available on your computer ...

Page 253: ...ations that are currently running B Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers The Printers window opens C Double click the Add Printers icon The Add Printer Wizard starts up D Click Next E Check Local printer and click Next A dialog for selecting the printer manufacturer and model name appears F Click Have Disk A dialog for installing a driver from a disk appears G Insert the CD ROM th...

Page 254: ...equired file for Windows 95 98 do the following Select the folder WIN95 or WIN98 in the system disk Move to the folder where the Windows is installed Then select the appro priate folder The location of the appropriate folder may differ depending on the version of your operating system The following are examples WINDOWS SYSTEM OPTION CABS WINDOWS OPTION CABS R If you are asked if you want to restar...

Page 255: ...figuration Page Accessing the Printer Properties There are two methods you can use to open the Printer Properties Making the Printer Default Settings To make the printer default settings for printing from applications open the Printer Properties dialog from the Printers window Note The following tabs are standard Windows tabs For more information on these tabs see the documentation that comes with...

Page 256: ...he Printer group and then click Properties The Printer Properties dialog for the printer you selected appears Note For more information on each tab see P 15 Printer Properties Tabs and Their Settings Printer Properties Tabs and Their Settings This section describes the Printer Properties tabs and the settings that are spe cific for this printer The General Details Sharing and Color Management tabs...

Page 257: ...on Use this to set the resolution to 300 dpi or 600 dpi Color control Use this to specify if you want the colors in your documents to be adjusted before printing so that the printed page more closely matches the colors on your screen Special Use this to use to control the print image Checking a check box changes the icon on the left so it reflects the option you select Print as a negative image Se...

Page 258: ...memory capacity as set by the VMOption You normally do not need to change this setting Printer features Shows settings that are specific for your printer These features can be changed using the Change settings for list box The following is a list of avail able settings Auto Tray Switch Turning on this setting tells the printer to automatically switch to the other tray when it has the same size of ...

Page 259: ...n 16 MB RAM 32 MB RAM 48 MB RAM Reference For more information on the Color Setting Color Profile and Dithering see P 51 RPS2 Menu PostScript Tab Use this tab to specify the output format of the PostScript files and the data pro cessing method On the PostScript tab click Advanced to display the Advanced PostScript Op tions dialog When the printer is connected to the network Uncheck both Send CTRL ...

Page 260: ...mend that you upgrade your Windows NT4 0 operating system to the latest version before installing the printer driver Contact your Windows retailer for details about the latest version available Be sure to install the PPD file for Windows NT4 0 Do not accidently install the PPD file for Windows 95 98 A Close all applications that are currently running B Click Start point to Settings and then click ...

Page 261: ...pies the printer driver files from the CD ROM to your comput er s hard disk Note Perform a test print after completing installation and restarting Windows O If you are asked to insert the Windows NT4 0 system disk insert it into your computer and then click OK P If you are asked to specify the driver of the system disk specify the drive of the Windows NT4 0 system disk Q If you are asked to specif...

Page 262: ...he lower part of the tab Note The following items are available here Option Tray and Total Printer Mem ory E Use the Change Settings box to select the appropriate setting for the selected option F After making the settings you want click OK to register your settings and close the Printer Properties dialog Note You can confirm that the options are properly set by printing a configura tion page P 55...

Page 263: ...strator or a Power Users group member Making Printer Properties Settings A Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers The Printers window opens B Select the icon of the printer you want to use by clicking it On the File menu click Properties The Printer Properties dialog appears Note Settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applica tions Reference For more informa...

Page 264: ...eir Set tings Printer Properties Tabs and Their Settings This section describes the settings of the tabs that are specific for this printer Note The General Port Scheduling Sharing and Security tabs are Windows NT4 0 standard tabs See the documentation that comes with your Windows operating system for details Limitation Changing the settings in the Printers window requires full control access righ...

Page 265: ... the printer recog nize the tray correctly P 23 Device Settings Tab Font Substitution Table Use this to edit the TrueType font substitution table Under Font Substitution Table the TrueType fonts installed on the computer are displayed Select the setting you want to use from the Change Setting for each TrueType font Job Timeout Use this to set a job timeout period in the range of 0 to 32767 seconds...

Page 266: ...r more information on paper sizes supported by this printer see the printer s Operating Instructions Paper Source Use this to specify the tray from which you want paper to be fed for printing The following items are available Automatically Select Tray 1 Tray 2 op tion Note If you cannot select an option tray even though it is physically installed on the printer use Installable Options on the Devic...

Page 267: ...bstitution table PostScript Options Mirrored Output Select this option to print a mirror image of your document by reversing the horizontal coordinates Negative Output Select this option to print a negative image which is produced by replac ing the three primary colors with their complementary colors and by re versing black and white Note Using the negative image printing to output a color image m...

Page 268: ...g can cause the output to become blurred and result in very thin lines not printing at all In the case of color printing toner saving can cause colors to be different than expected Because of this use toner saving only for proofing and intermediate drafts but turn it off for final prints when top quality is important Dithering Use this to specify the image mode The following items are available Ph...

Page 269: ...the same PPD file included in the folder named DRIVERS RPS2 WIN95_98 language of the CD ROM that comes with your printer E Copy the PPD file into the appropriate folder The location of the appropri ate folder may differ depending on the version of software or how you in stalled the software on your operating system The following are examples Adobe PageMaker version 6 0 PM6 RSRC PPD4 Adobe PageMake...

Page 270: ...data to be stored in the printer memory so jobs printed after the header data has already been sent print more quickly Head er data in the printer memory is cleared whenever the printer power is turned off the printer is reset or you switch to another type of the printer language Printing without header data results in an error so be careful when sending header data individually Select Assume head...

Page 271: ...le Ctrl D to indicate the end of the data to the printer The printer continues to perform processing with the interpreter until receiving the EOF When the printer is connected to a network because the network protocol con trols the transferred data of jobs the EOF is not required Be sure to turn off the EOF Windows 95 98 Open the PostScript tab of the Printer Properties Click Advanced Uncheck both...

Page 272: ...rofiles are included in the CD ROM that comes with your printer Reference P 34 Installing the ColorSync Profiles C Select the printer Use Chooser on the Apple menu to select the printer and PPD file Reference P 36 Setting Up PPD File and P 36 Setting Up Options D Install screen fonts To use the printer s fonts you should install the corresponding screen fonts Once you install them you can select t...

Page 273: ...iter 8 driver for printing The LaserWriter 8 refers to these files when printing and the PPD files utilize the unique functions of the printer such as color printing and resolution FOLDER NAME comments Printer Descriptions English Please use the language PPD file that corresponds to the language of your op erating system Deutsch Francais Italiano Nederlands Fonts Includes Macintosh screen fonts Co...

Page 274: ...ter functions See the documentation that comes with your operating system for details on the functions of the LaserWriter 8 printer driver The PPD file is not compatible with QuickDrawGX Installing the PPD Files A Start up your Macintosh B Double click the icon of your hard disk to open it and then open the Ex tensions folder inside the System Folder by double clicking it C Insert the CD ROM into ...

Page 275: ... the OHP projection This profile is selected automatically whenever OHP Transparency is selected as the paper type Your Printer Name Presentation Enhances the reproduction of documents that contain text and graphics This profile is best for printing charts colored graphs presentation materials and etc Your Printer Name Solid Color Use this profile for printing specific colors logos etc Your Printe...

Page 276: ...The contents of the CD ROM are displayed E Double click ColorSync Profiles folder of the CD ROM to open it F Drag all four files in the folder into the ColorSync Profiles folder on your Macintosh hard disk The ColorSync profiles are installed G Drag the CD ROM icon and drop it into the Trash to eject the CD ROM This completes the ColorSync profiles installation ...

Page 277: ...elect the name of the printer you want to use by clicking it and then click Create Note If your network has multiple zones click the name of the zone the printer belongs to in the AppleTalk Zones list in the lower left side of the Chooser dialog D Select the name of the printer by clicking it and then click Select The PPD file is set up and the LaserWriter 8 icon appears at the left of the printer...

Page 278: ...o set up the options correctly Otherwise you cannot use the option even though it is physically installed to the printer If you do not know the amount of memory you need to select here print a configuration page which shows how much memory is currently installed to the printer P 55 Printing the Configuration Page Total Printer Memory Use this to specify the amount of memory actually installed to t...

Page 279: ... Small Size Print Area This printer supports printing on print area such as A4 Small and Letter Small when printing from a Macintosh only with specific versions of the driv er Printing with the LaserWriter 8 4x or later driver supports printing on both standard and small print area However with the LaserWriter 8 3x or earlier the small print area options are not displayed With LaserWriter 8 3x or ...

Page 280: ...e Printer dialog shows the following items Auto Tray Switching Turning on this setting tells the printer to automatically switch to the other tray when it has the same size of paper as the current tray when paper runs out while printing Color Mode Use this to set the output color to Black White or Color Resolution Use this to set the resolution to 300 dpi or 600 dpi Color Setting Use this to set t...

Page 281: ...er using LaserWriter 8 4x or later Reference For more information on the LaserWriter 8 4x or later see the documentation that comes with your Macintosh Selecting Color Matching in the Printer dialog shows the following items Print Color You can specify the method and the color conversion settings for printing The following items are available Black and White Select this for monochrome printing Col...

Page 282: ...e fol lowing items are available Off Bright Super Bright Fine Super Fine Color Profile Use this to specify the color rendering dictionary The following items are available Photograph Presentation Solid Color Note This setting becomes effective when Color GrayScale is selected for the Printer Color P 40 Selecting Color Matching in the Printer dialog shows the following items Toner Saving Use this t...

Page 283: ...Using RICOH SCRIPT2 with Macintosh 42 3 Reference For more information on Color Setting Color Profile and Dithering see P 51 RPS2 Menu ...

Page 284: ...ert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your Macintosh The CD ROM icon appears C Double click the CD ROM icon The contents of the CD ROM are displayed D Drag the fonts you want to install and drop them on the System folder icon of your hard disk A confirmation dialog appears E Click OK The fonts are installed F Restart your Macintosh Note The names of the fonts you have installed appear in the pul...

Page 285: ...Using RICOH SCRIPT2 with Macintosh 44 3 possible for each font to avoid such jagged appearances Screen fonts are provid ed for this printer in 10 12 14 18 and 24 point sizes ...

Page 286: ...orrectly Windows 95 98 Use the Installable Options on the Device Op tions tab to correctly set up the options P 17 Device Options Tab Windows NT4 0 Use the Installable Options on the Device Settings tab to correctly set up the options P 23 Device Settings Tab Macintosh Use the Apple menu to open Chooser and correctly set up the options P 36 Setting Up Options Mac The printer does not appear on the...

Page 287: ...e informa tion on the memory see P 57 Printer Mem ory and VM Area The print job might be reset Do the following Confirm that you have selected the correct printer driver Try printing again If you cannot print with the correct printer driver there is not enough memory in the printer Increase memory by installing an optional memory unit SIMM Win Mac Paper does not feed from the proper tray Printer d...

Page 288: ...indows 95 98 On the Device Options tab change the Ton er Saving setting P 17 Device Options Tab Windows NT4 0 Use the Advanced tab change the Toner Saving settings P 26 Advanced Tab Macintosh LaserWriter 8 3x or earlier Use the Print Options dialog P 39 LaserWriter 8 3x or Earlier LaserWriter 8 4x or later Use the Print Specific Options on the Printer dialog P 40 LaserWriter 8 4x or Later OS Statu...

Page 289: ...t SIMM Turn on Image Memory Turning on the Image Memory can cause printing to take a long time See the print er s Operating Instructions that comes with your printer for details on the Image Memory An error message is occasionally printed Increase memory Install an optional memory unit SIMM Reduce the resolution Windows 95 98 On the Graphic tab change the resolu tion setting to 300 dpi P 16 Graph ...

Page 290: ...ro cedure A Press Menu The Printer menu appears B Use U U U U T T T T to display the System Menu C Press Enter The following message appears System Menu j 1 Paper Tray l D Use U U U U T T T T to display 9 PrinterLang E Press Enter The following message appears on the panel display PrinterLang j IPDL C l F Use U U U U T T T T to display the RPS2 mode G Press Enter H Press On Line to return to the n...

Page 291: ...s set to the RPS2 mode A Make sure that the printer language is set to the RPS2 mode Check if the following message appears on the panel display RPS2 Ready B Press Menu The following message appears on the panel display Menu j RPS2 Menu l C Make sure that RPS2 Menu appears on the display and then press En ter The following message appears on the panel display RPS2 Menu j 1 Color Mode l TPOS040E Po...

Page 292: ... are registered and the printer returns to the normal display screen Reference You can check the current setting by printing a configuration page P 55 Printing the Configuration Page RPS2 Menu Settings that you can specify are described below Settings made with the printer driver normally take priority except when a printer driver setting is set to use the printer s settings Color Mode Use this to...

Page 293: ...o for color matching so you should specify the appropriate CRD for the document you are printing The CRD you specify is also referred to when Fine or Super Bright is selected for the Color Setting Note When selecting the OHP Transparency as the paper type the CRD best for printing an OHP transparency is automatically selected Photograph Use this setting to enhance the reproduction of photos and gr...

Page 294: ...ng to specify how long the printer waits for more print data be fore ending its wait condition for data and terminating a job The job is auto matically cancelled if no data is received for the specified time You can specify a time ranging from 0 to 999 seconds or you can turn this feature off no time limit Feed Timeout Use this setting to specify how long the printer waits for the correct paper si...

Page 295: ...s Item Available settings 1 Color Mode Black White Color 2 Resolution 300 dpi 600dpi 3 Color Set Color Setting Off Bright Super Bright Fine Super Fine 4 Color Profile Photo graph Presenta tion Solid Color 5 Toner Saving Off On 6 Dithering Photo graphic Text 7 Paper Type Plain Paper OHP Thick Pa per A Auto Tray SW Off On B Job Timeout 0 Off 0 999 seconds in 1 second step C I O Timeout 300 sec onds ...

Page 296: ...he panel display RPS2 Ready B Press Menu C Use U U U U T T T T to display List Print D Press Enter The following message appears on the panel display List Print j Config Page l E Confirm if Config Page is displayed and then press Enter The following message appears on the panel display Config Page Press key F Press Enter The configuration page will be printed G Press On Line The printer returns to...

Page 297: ...Status This is not used for this printer Installed Fonts Shows the fonts installed on the printer Interface Status Shows if the optional parallel interface board or network interface board is in stalled to the printer Network TCP IP Status optional network interface board required Shows the network and TCP IP items and their settings NetWare Status optional network interface board required Shows t...

Page 298: ...y area outside of the page memory and program area If the data sent from the computer is very com plex printing is impossible because of insufficient printer memory This is called a VM error In some cases printing in impossible even though a VM error has not oc curred P 45 Troubleshooting Printer Memory VM virtual memory Capacity 16MB Approximately 2 8 MB 32MB Approximately 9 5 MB 48MB Approximate...

Page 299: ...M error can be solved by increasing the printer memory in some cases Because of the differences in image graphics and clipping rules the printing result produced by any single draw operator might be out of place by one dot The memory area used for downloading fonts will not be free A VM error might occur when downloading fonts with insufficient VM memory In this case the printer will start the can...

Page 300: ...ey 6 EOF 29 Error indicator 6 Escape key 6 F Fonts tab 15 Font Substitution Table 16 23 Form to Tray Assignment 23 G Graphic 25 Graphics tab 15 H Halftone 23 Halftone Color Adjustment 25 Halftone Setup 23 header 28 I Installable options 17 installing the printer driver Windows 95 98 11 Windows NT4 0 18 J Job Timeout 23 L LaserWriter 33 39 40 LaserWriter 8 3x or earlier 39 LaserWriter 8 4x or later...

Page 301: ... 95 13 Windows NT4 0 21 R Reset key 7 Resolution 15 25 RPS2 49 50 RPS2 Menu 51 54 S screen fonts 43 screen fonts installing 43 Send CTRL D After Each Job 25 Send CTRL D Before Each Job 25 small size print area 38 Special 15 T Toner Saving 16 26 Total Printer Memory 23 troubleshooting 45 TrueType Font 25 V VM area 57 W Wait Timeout 23 Windows 95 98 Device Options tab 16 Fonts tab 15 Graphics tab 15...

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