Making Option Settings For The Printer; Conditions For Bidirectional Communication - Ricoh Aficio MP 6000 Printer Reference

Preparing the Machine

Making Option Settings for the Printer

Make option settings for the machine using the printer driver when bidirectional
communication is disabled.
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Reference
For details about making option settings for the printer, see p.49 "If Bidirec-
tional Communication Is Disabled".

Conditions for Bidirectional Communication

Bidirectional communication allows information about paper size and feed di-
rection settings to be automatically sent to the printer. You can check machine
status from your computer.
• Bidirectional communication is supported by Windows 2000 / XP / Vista and
Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2.
• If you use the RPCS printer driver and bidirectional communication is en-
abled under Windows 2000, the [Change Accessories] tab is unavailable.
Note
❒ The RPCS printer driver supports bidirectional communications and updates
the machine status automatically.
❒ The PCL printer driver supports bidirectional communications. You can up-
date the machine status manually.
To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met:
❖ When connected with parallel cables
• The computer must support bidirectional communication.
• The machine must support bidirectional communication.
• The interface cable must support bidirectional communication.
• The machine must be connected to the computer using the standard paral-
lel cables and parallel connectors.
• Under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista and Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2,
[Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling]
must not be selected on the [Ports] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
❖ When connected with the network
• The machine must support bidirectional communication.
• SmartDeviceMonitor for Client included on the CD-ROM must be in-
stalled, and TCP/IP must be used.
• Under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista and Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2,
[Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling]
must not be selected on the [Ports] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
• In addition to the above, one of the following conditions must also be met:
• The SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port and the TCP/IP protocol must
be used.
• IPP port name must include the IP address when using the IPP protocol.
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