Ricoh CL2000 Operating Instructions Manual page 617

- - Bidirectional transmission
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When bidirectional transmission is enabled, information about paper size and feed direction settings is
automatically sent to the printer by the computer. You can also check printer status from your computer.
• Bidirectional transmission is supported by Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP, Windows Server 2003,
and Windows NT 4.0.
• If you use the RPCS printer driver and bidirectional transmission is enabled, under Windows
95/98/Me, unavailable functions are shaded.
Note
The RPCS printer driver supports bidirectional transmission and updates the printer status automat-
ically.
The PCL 5c printer driver supports bidirectional transmission; you can update the printer status
manually.
The PostScript 3 printer driver does not support bidirectional transmission.
Bidirectional transmission requires the following conditions:
When connecting via parallel cable
• The computer must support bidirectional transmission.
• The printer must be set to bidirectional transmission.
• The Interface cable must support bidirectional transmission.
• The printer must be connected to the computer using standard parallel cable and parallel connector.
• Under Windows NT 4.0, [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected and [Enable printer pool-
ing] must not be selected on the [port] tab with RPCS printer driver.
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