Making Option Settings For The Printer; Conditions For Bidirectional Communication - Ricoh Printer Quick Installation Manual

1. Preparing for Printing

Making Option Settings for the Printer

Make option settings for the printer using the printer driver when bidirectional communication is disabled.
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Conditions for Bidirectional Communication

Bidirectional communication allows information about paper size and feed direction settings to be
automatically sent to the printer. You can check printer status from your computer.
• Bidirectional communication is supported by Windows 2000/XP/Vista, and Windows Server
2003/2003 R2/2008.
• If you use the RPCS printer driver and bidirectional communication is enabled under Windows 2000,
the [Change Accessories] tab is unavailable.
To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met:
When connected with parallel cables
• The computer must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must support bidirectional communication.
• The interface cable must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must be connected to a computer using the standard parallel cables and parallel
connectors.
• Under Windows 2000, [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 a network
• The printer must support bidirectional communication.
• The Standard TCP/IP port must be used.
• [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. When using
the IPP protocol, the IPP port name must include the IP address.
• [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 USB
• The printer must be connected to the computer's USB port using a USB interface cable (for
Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008).
• The computer must support bidirectional communication.
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