Operating Instructions
Administrator Reference
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Bidirectional transmission
When bidirectional transmission is enabled, the information about the paper size and feed direction set-
ting is automatically sent to the printer by a computer. You can also confirm the printer status from your
computer.
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Bidirectional transmission is supported by Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP and
Windows NT 4.0.
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If you use the RPCS printer driver and bidirectional transmission is enabled, on Windows 95/98/Me,
the unavailable functions are shaded.
Note
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The RPCS printer driver supports bidirectional transmission and updates the printer status automat-
ically.
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The PCL 5c printer driver supports bidirectional transmission, you can update the printer status
manually.
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The PostScript 3 printer driver does not support bidirectional transmission.
To support bidirectional transmission, the following conditions are required:
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When connecting with a parallel cable
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The computer must support bidirectional transmission.
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The printer must be set to bidirectional transmission.
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The Interface cable must support bidirectional transmission.
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The machine must be connected to the computer using the standard parallel cable and parallel
connector.
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Under Windows NT 4.0
[
Enable bidirectional support
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must be selected and
[
Enable printer pool-
ing
]
must not be selected on the
[
port
]
tab with RPCS printer driver.