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PCL6 Driver for Universal Print ver. 4.0.0

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Page 1: ...ight 2013 RICOH Americas Corporation All rights reserved Page 1 of 87 Visit our Knowledgebase at http www ricoh usa com support knowledge_base aspx 7 17 2013 Technical Information PCL6 Driver for Univ...

Page 2: ...oh products The content of this document and the appearance features and specifications of Ricoh products are subject to change from time to time without notice While care has been taken to ensure the...

Page 3: ...Added Languages section Specifications section 1 3 0 Apr 14 2009 Added some new port types to the Supported Ports Specifications section Added PrinterSwitcher section Added Notes section 1 4 0 Jun 16...

Page 4: ...odels as being fully supported or supported as Generic model Aficio MP C4501 C5501 C4501A C5501A Aficio MP C3001 C3501 Aficio MP C300 C300SR C400 C400SR Aficio MP C2051 C2551 C320DN Added a Scripting...

Page 5: ...Printer Driver Editor overview section Added a Printer Driver Editor specifications section Support for the following models Aficio SP 4400S 4410SF 4420SF Aficio SP 3500SF 3510SF 3500N 3510DN 2 3 0 1...

Page 6: ...e IT Administrators When distributing this document to end users region specific information including model names must be modified NDA is not required to disclose the contents of the document to the...

Page 7: ...Core Environments 14 1 4 5 Novell 14 1 5 Supported printing methods 16 1 5 1 Citrix XenApp 16 1 6 Supported Models PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v3 13 0 0 19 1 7 Supported Models PCL6 Driver for Un...

Page 8: ...communication 43 Configuring disabling automatic bi directional communication 44 5 3 Point Print 44 5 3 1 Installation on a Point and Print server 44 5 3 2 Installation of the printer driver on a Poin...

Page 9: ...0 65 9 1 2 Models Supported As Generic Models by PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v4 0 0 0 65 9 1 3 Supported functions v3 0 0 0 v3 13 0 0 66 9 1 4 Supported functions as of v4 0 0 0 71 9 1 5 Custom Pa...

Page 10: ...0 0 Page 10 of 87 1 Overview 1 1 What is the Universal Driver Unlike other PCL6 Drivers the PCL6 Driver for Universal Print is not model specific However the functions shown in the interface will be...

Page 11: ...1 2 1 Without PCL6 Driver for Universal Print Device replacement Re install printer drivers Re evaluate the whole system and re check the installed driver s compatibility with the new MFP LP Retrain...

Page 12: ...ining required new device features only 1 4 Support Operting Systems 1 4 1 Supported Operating Systems Operating System Support Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 Yes Windows XP Professional Editi...

Page 13: ...Edition x86 and x64 Yes Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition x86 and x64 Yes Windows Server 2008 Standard Yes 2 5 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Yes 2 5 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard x64 Yes 3...

Page 14: ...rver 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Foundation and Windows Server 2012 Essentials 1 4 4 Server Core Environments We support the use of PCL6 driver for Univ...

Page 15: ...The PCL6 Driver for Universal Print cannot be installed on Windows 2003 via iPrint This limitation doesn t apply to any other operation systems PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v1 4 0 0 or later is req...

Page 16: ...d Print Microsoft Failover Cluster Server Core Environments Terminal Service environment Citrix XenApp Novell iPrint 1 5 1 Citrix XenApp We support the use of PCL6 driver for Universal Print with the...

Page 17: ...r Universal Print ver 4 0 0 Page 17 of 87 b Using the printer driver installed on the XenApp server local printer c Using the client s printer driver that is being shared from a print server Auto Crea...

Page 18: ...0 Page 18 of 87 d Using a printer driver that is being shared by a print server using a policy Session Printer e Using a printer driver that is always shared by a print server Ricoh does not officiall...

Page 19: ...pported Please manually install the printer driver on each server Device Option Utility is not supported for use with any version of the PCL6 Driver for Universal Print Some driver settings from the c...

Page 20: ...1500 615C Aficio MP C2000 C2500 C3000 Aficio MP C2030 C2530 C2050 C2550 Aficio MP C2051 C2551 Aficio MP C2800 C3300 Aficio MP C300 C400 C300 SR C400 SR Aficio MP C3001 C3501 Aficio MP C3002 C3502 Afic...

Page 21: ...Aficio SP C730DN Aficio SP C811DN Aficio SP C820DN 821DN Aficio SP C830DN C831DN 1 7 Supported Models PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v4 0 0 0 PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v4 0 0 0 supports the fol...

Page 22: ...Aficio MP C2030 C2530 C2050 C2550 Aficio MP C2051 C2551 Aficio MP C2800 C3300 Aficio MP C300 C400 C300 SR C400 SR Aficio MP C3001 C3501 Aficio MP C3002 C3502 Aficio MP C305 Aficio MP C3500 C4500 Afic...

Page 23: ...3510DN Aficio SP 4100N 4100NL 4110N Aficio SP 4210N Aficio SP 4310N Aficio SP 5200DN 5210DN Aficio SP 6330N Aficio SP 8100DN Aficio SP 8200DN Aficio SP 8300DN Aficio SP 9100DN Aficio SP C320DN Aficio...

Page 24: ...4 0 0 Page 24 of 87 1 8 Supported Language The PCL6 Driver for Universal Print support following language English French German Italian Spanish Dutch NOTE The help file of the PCL6 driver for Universa...

Page 25: ...ver 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Please see also Microsoft Server Catalog website http www windowsservercatalog com results aspx chtext cstext csttext chbtext bCa tID 1326 cpID 1783 avc 10 ava 0 avq 0...

Page 26: ...ler and prevent all drivers from printing PCL6 Driver for Universal Print uses Isolation mode by default When first installed the driver s isolation mode will be Shared but this can be changed after i...

Page 27: ...wareness PCL6 driver for Universal Print v3 8 0 0 or later is Package Aware An explanation of Package Awareness can be found on the MS website The purpose of making our driver package aware was to pre...

Page 28: ...r Universal Print can be customized to change the default settings lock or limit settings and adjust other options This customization can be implemented by using the Printer Driver Packager NX However...

Page 29: ...ter 2 When the Add a Printer window appears displaying the message Searching for available printer click The printer that I want isn t listed 3 In the Find a printer by other options window select Add...

Page 30: ...and click Next Note Do not enable Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer 5 The Select a Printer Port dialogue is displayed Select Create a new port Standard TCP IP Port as the port...

Page 31: ...ilover Cluster Environment We support the installation of PCL6 driver for Universal Print v1 1 0 0 or later via Failover Cluster Manager Our recommended installation is as follows 1 Select your cluste...

Page 32: ...river for Universal Print ver 4 0 0 Page 32 of 87 4 Follow the instructions in the Printer Installation Wizard This is the same as adding a queue to a non clustered server 5 Check that the queue was c...

Page 33: ...10 29 aspx Install printer driver via Print Management console for Server Core Environment We support the installation of PCL6 driver for Universal Print via Print Management 1 Select a server that ha...

Page 34: ...hows a sample installation of the PCL6 Driver for Universal Print using commands The command below will create a queue called Ricoh Printer use oemsetup inf to install the driver assign the port LPT1...

Page 35: ...downloaded from the website and click OK 9 Follow the rest of the Wizard s instructions to complete the installation Windows XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 1 Log in to Windows as an Administrator 2...

Page 36: ...versal Print selects automatically the language for driver UI Form v1 0 0 0 to v1 3 0 0 The driver automatically selects the language specified in Regional and Language Options v1 4 0 0 or later The d...

Page 37: ...Windows 8 Note These are only visible if an MUI language pack has been installed If the language selected for the Language used in menus and dialogs setting in Windows XP or the Display language sett...

Page 38: ...he default paper size to be used after the driver is installed The default paper size will be determined based on which option is selected for Measurement system If U S is selected Letter will be the...

Page 39: ...be used after the driver is installed The default paper size will be determined based on the language that is set If the language country is in North or South America excluding the Portuguese Brazil s...

Page 40: ...Bi directional Communication Standard TCP IP port o The SNMP community name used by Standard TCP IP ports is public but can be changed PrinterSwitcher port o PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v2 0 0 0 o...

Page 41: ...unication with the connected device This allows the driver to automatically determine which options have been installed and which U I to display to users 5 2 4 UI Selection via bi directional communic...

Page 42: ...ht be obtained correctly but this behavior cannot be supported NOTES If the driver cannot connect to a network device Case 1 If the user has not changed the selected model the last setting will be use...

Page 43: ...rder to establish bidirectional communication using an SNMP community name other than public PCL6 driver for Universal Print v3 4 0 0 or earlier drivers installed using iPrint are not able to establis...

Page 44: ...unexpected driver behavior and print output Configuring disabling automatic bi directional communication Uncheck Automatically Update Printer Information in the Accessories tab v3 3 0 0 or later vers...

Page 45: ...User Code Login User Name Login Password Please see also Knowledge base FAQ ID 81266 When a printer driver is installed via Point and Print some of the server s driver settings are not applied to the...

Page 46: ...4 Check the Print and Document Services and Web Server IIS check boxes and then click Next Note This explanation assumes the use of Windows Server 2008 5 Check the Internet Printing check box and the...

Page 47: ...pgrading Versions by Using the New Driver Button of the Appendix 6 2 Upgrading the printer driver from an older version excluding v1 0 0 0 v3 2 0 0 to a latest version 1 Open the Printers folder or Pr...

Page 48: ...ng the same driver such as on a print server 6 2 2 Known issues in case of updating with New Driver button Some Settings Cannot Be Inherited When updating from PCL6 driver for Universal Print v3 3 0 0...

Page 49: ...alue Target settings include Paper size The affected size is only 148x200mm This size might be replaced to 10 x14 2 sided The value maintained by an application might be reset and the default value of...

Page 50: ...start the PC Windows Vista Server 2008 1 Close all applications 2 Open the Printers folder or Printers and Faxes 3 Delete the printer icon corresponding to the driver that is to be uninstalled 4 Right...

Page 51: ...ick Preset Icons PCL6 driver for Universal Print v3 13 0 0 or earlier used an old fashioned UI but PCL6 driver for Universal Print v4 0 0 0 or later will adopt a one click UI Up to 32 One Click Preset...

Page 52: ...omment can be up to 256 characters Settings Summary button Displays a list of current print settings Manage Preset List The order in which the One Click Presets are displayed and the One Click Preset...

Page 53: ...sification Code Login User Name Text Login Password Watermark items except Watermark name and Print Watermark ON OFF Folder Password 8 2 2 Shared One Click Preset Icons One Click Preset Icons created...

Page 54: ...features for Aficio SP 4400S 4410SF 4420SF PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v3 9 0 0 or later have native support for Aficio SP 4400S 4410SF 4420SF However because the driver must interface differentl...

Page 55: ...t Document Server Color Black and White No Color Aficio SP 4400S 4410SF 4420SF is a BW model Black and White Copies Yes 1 999 1 999 Orientation Yes Portrait Portrait Landscape Landscape Rotated by 180...

Page 56: ...PCL6 Driver for Universal Print ver 4 0 0 Page 56 of 87 Booklet Ignore Application Collate No Off Multiple copies are always collated On Paper...

Page 57: ...t labels for some PCL page sizes 11 x17 Ledger Legal 8 5 x14 Legal 8 5 x14 Letter 8 5 x11 Letter 8 5 x11 Executive 7 25 x10 5 Executive 7 25 x10 5 5 5 x8 5 Half Letter Statement 5 5 x8 5 Half Letter S...

Page 58: ...etter 8 5 x11 Letter 8 5 x11 Executive 7 25 x10 5 Executive 7 25 x10 5 5 5 x8 5 Half Letter Statement 5 5 x8 5 Half Letter Statement A3 297x420 mm A4 210 x 297 mm A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm A6 10...

Page 59: ...y 3 Tray 4 Tray 5 Tray 6 Tray 7 Multi Bypass Tray Media Type Yes Plain Recycled Plain Recycled Plain Plain Recycled Recycled Special Special1 Special2 Special3 Thick Thick1 Thick2 Thick3 Thin Transpar...

Page 60: ...nt ver 4 0 0 Page 60 of 87 Purple Ivory Orange Pink Red Gray Glossy Envelope Postcard Inkjet Postcard Coated Print Quality There is no difference between the Aficio SP 4400S 4410SF 4420SF UI s and gen...

Page 61: ...0SF 4420SF UI Resolution Yes 600dpi 600dpi Graphics Yes Vector Vector Raster Raster True Type Mode Yes Download as True Type Download as True Type Print All Text As Black Yes On On Off Off Valid Acces...

Page 62: ...lectable in the Aficio SP 4400S 4410SF 442 0SF UI Notes about the use of the PCL6 driver for Universal Print s Aficio SP 4400S 4410SF 4420SF UI Watermark Yes COPY COPY On First Page Only Yes Off Off O...

Page 63: ...a certain level of firmware in order to be used with the PCL6 driver for Universal Print Required firmware versions Aficio SP 3500SF 3510SF v2 01 or later Aficio SP 3500N 3510DN v2 00 or later A setti...

Page 64: ...l Print If the PCL6 Driver for Universal Print is connected to a device that is not in the list the Generic Model setting can be used to provide basic functionality The Generic Model UI will contain o...

Page 65: ...PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v3 13 0 0 Please see the section 1 5 Supported Models PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v3 13 0 0 9 1 2 Models Supported As Generic Models by PCL6 Driver for Universal P...

Page 66: ...Portrait Landscape Rotate by 180 degrees Layout 1 Page per Sheet 2 Pages per Sheet 4 Pages per Sheet 6 Pages per Sheet 9 Pages per Sheet 16 Pages per Sheet Draw Frame Border Off On Page Order Right t...

Page 67: ...On Duplex Off Open to Left Open to Top Booklet Staple Off Top Left Top Right 2 at Top 2 at Left 2 at Right Punch Off Left Top Right Document Size 12X18 11X17 Legal Letter Executive 5 5X8 5 A3 A4 A5 A6...

Page 68: ...X17 Legal Letter Executive 5 5X8 5 A3 A4 A5 A6 B4JIS B5JIS B6 8X13 8 25X13 8 5X13 8K 16K Fit to Print Size Off On Paper Selection Same Paper for All Pages Covers Pages Selection All Pages Output Tray...

Page 69: ...ick3 Thin Transparency Translucent Color Color1 Color2 Letterhead Preprinted Labels Bond Cardstock Tab Stock Yellow Green Blue Purple Ivory Orange Pink Red Gray Glossy HG Plain Envelope Postcard Inkje...

Page 70: ...ode Download as True Type Increase Auto keep Settings Off On Paper Settings Input Tray Unspecified Tray1 Tray2 Tray3 Tray3 LCT Tray4 Tray5 Tray6 Tray7 Bypass Tray Paper Settings Paper Size 12X18 11X17...

Page 71: ...Stored and Print Document Server User ID Password File Name User Name User Code User Authentication Basic Orientation Portrait Landscape Color Black and White Color Black and White Rotate by 180 degre...

Page 72: ...IS B5 JIS B6 8X13 8 25X13 8 5X13 Com10 Env Monarch Env DL Env C6 Env C5 Env 8K 16K Custom Page Size Reduce Enlarge Off Fit to Print Size Zoom Zoom Print On Same as Original Size 12X18 11X17 Legal Lett...

Page 73: ...6 Env C5 Env 8K 16K Tab Function Selections Paper Input Tray Auto Tray Select Tray1 Tray2 Tray3 Tray4 Tray5 Tray6 Tray7 Bypass Tray Paper Type Plain Recycled Plain Recycled Special Special2 Special3 T...

Page 74: ...y Envelope Postcard Inkjet Postcard HG Plain Coated Output Tray Printer Default Tab Function Selections Edit Layout Off 1 Page per Sheet 2 Pages per Sheet 4 Pages per Sheet 6 Pages per Sheet 9 Pages p...

Page 75: ...verse Order Printing Off On Staple Off Top Left Top Right 2 at Top 2 at Left 2 at Right Punch Off Left Top Right Tab Function Selections Print Quality Resolution 600 600 dpi Vector Raster Vector Raste...

Page 76: ...n As of PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v3 7 0 0 the following settings in the generic UI can be updated by bidirectional communication Printer Properties Accessories tab Options Duplex Staple and Pun...

Page 77: ...er is a utility used in conjunction with a universal driver It can automatically search and add available printing devices from the network making them immediately available for printing These added d...

Page 78: ...entation Server Microsoft Cluster Server Terminal Services Remote desktop Fast User Switching 9 2 3 Limitation Some Functions Have Been Eliminated The following settings are not supported in PCL6 Driv...

Page 79: ...le job ELP NX FS can only be used with a PCL6 Driver for Universal Print that is connected to a Generic Model ELP NX FS enables users to print to the networked printer of their choice Users print norm...

Page 80: ...ty The functionality of the customization can be used to modify the driver to fit specific needs and uses By using Printer Driver Packager NX driver settings can be assigned specific default values be...

Page 81: ...PCL6 Driver for Universal Print ver 4 0 0 Page 81 of 87...

Page 82: ...river for Universal Print ver 4 0 0 Page 82 of 87 The following is an example of removing the selections for a setting Pop up function 9 4 2 Specifications PCL6 Driver for Universal Print v4 0 0 0 or...

Page 83: ...PCL6 Driver for Universal Print ver 4 0 0 Page 83 of 87 For details about Printer Driver Packager NX please see the user manual...

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Page 85: ...Yes Yes Yes V3 0 0 0 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 1 0 0 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 2 0 0 No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 3 0 0 No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 4 0 0 No No No No No Yes Yes Y...

Page 86: ...s V3 0 0 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 1 0 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 2 0 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 3 0 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V3 4 0 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Y...

Page 87: ...o V1 2 0 0 No V1 3 0 0 No V1 4 0 0 No V2 0 0 0 No V2 1 0 0 No V2 3 0 0 No V3 0 0 0 No V3 1 0 0 No V3 2 0 0 No V3 3 0 0 Yes V3 4 0 0 Yes V3 5 0 0 Yes V3 6 0 0 Yes V3 7 0 0 Yes V3 8 0 0 Yes V3 8 1 0 Yes...

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