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PRINTER Controller Type 1055 Operating Instructions PRINTER REFERENCE 2 (option) Uninstalling the Printer Driver Setting Up the Printer Driver and Cancelling a Print Job Troubleshooting Using the Control Panel Appendix For safety, please read this manual carefully before you use this product and keep it handy...
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Introduction This manual contains detailed instructions on the operation and maintenance of this machine. To get maximum versatility from this machine all operators should carefully read and follow the instructions in this manual. Please keep this manual in a handy place near the machine. Please read the Safety Information in the “Copy Reference”...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Manuals for This Machine ..................1 Manuals for This Machine ..................1 How to Read This Manual ..................2 1. Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver ................3 Windows 95/98/Me - Uninstalling the Printer Driver........... 3 Windows 2000/XP - Uninstalling the Printer Driver............ 3 Windows NT 4.0 - Uninstalling the Printer Driver............
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4. Using the Control Panel Adjusting Printer Features.................. 23 Printer Features Menu .....................23 Printer Features Parameters................26 PCL .........................26 PostScript......................... 27 Paper Feed ......................28 Parallel ........................30 Network ........................31 Configuration......................32 List Print ........................33 Reset Select......................33 Printer Condition....................34 Adjusting System Settings .................35 Accessing the System Settings................35 System Settings Parameters..................
Manuals for This Machine Manuals for This Machine There are seven manuals that separately describe the operational procedures for the operation and maintenance of the machine. To enhance safe and efficient operation of the machine, all users should read and follow the instructions contained in the following manuals.
How to Read This Manual Symbols In this manual, the following symbols are used: R WARNING: This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not followed, could result in death or serious injury. R CAUTION: This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not followed, may result in minor or moderate injury or damage to property.
1. Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver This section describes how to uninstall the printer drivers. Actual procedures may vary depending on the operating system. Follow the procedures below as appropriate. Windows 95/98/Me - Uninstalling the Printer Driver A A A A Close all the applications that are currently running.
Uninstalling the Printer Driver D D D D On the [File] menu, click [Delete]. A confirmation dialog box appears. E E E E Click [Yes] to uninstall the printer driver. Windows NT 4.0 - Uninstalling the Printer Driver Limitation ❒ Uninstalling a printer driver requires Full Control access permission. Mem- bers of the Administrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, and Power Us- ers groups have Full Control permission by default.
2. Setting Up the Printer Driver and Cancelling a Print Job Accessing the Printer Properties Windows 95/98/Me - Accessing the Printer Properties Changing the default machine settings A A A A Click [Start] on the taskbar, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers]. The [Printers] window appears.
Setting Up the Printer Driver and Cancelling a Print Job C C C C Make any settings you require, and then click [OK]. D D D D Click [OK] to start printing. Windows 2000/XP - Accessing the Printer Properties Changing the default machine settings - Printer Properties Limitation ❒...
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Accessing the Printer Properties Changing the default machine settings - Printing Preferences Properties Limitation ❒ Changing the setting of the machine requires Manage Printers permission. Members of the Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Print- ers permission by default. When you set up options, log on using an account that has Manage Printers permission.
Setting Up the Printer Driver and Cancelling a Print Job B B B B Select the machine you want to use in the [Select Printer] box, and then click [Properties]. Click the tab that you want to change its print settings. Note ❒...
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Accessing the Printer Properties Changing the default machine settings - Default Document Properties Limitation ❒ Changing the setting of the machine requires Full Control access permission. Members of the Administrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, and Pow- er Users groups have Full Control permission by default. When you set up options, log on using an account that has Full Control permission.
Setting Up the Printer Driver and Cancelling a Print Job Macintosh - Setting Up for Printing Making paper settings from an application A A A A Open the file you want to print. B B B B On the [File] menu, click [Page Setup]. The [Page Setup] dialog box appears.
Cancelling a Print Job Cancelling a Print Job Windows - Cancelling a Print Job A A A A Double-click the printer icon on the Windows taskbar. A window appears, showing all the print jobs that are currently queuing to be printed. Check the current status of the job you want to cancel. B B B B Select the name of the job you want to cancel.
Setting Up the Printer Driver and Cancelling a Print Job Note ❒ You cannot stop printing data that has already been processed internally by the machine. Because of this, printing may continue for a few pages af- ter you press [Job Reset]. ❒...
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Cancelling a Print Job Note ❒ You cannot stop printing data that has already been processed internally by the machine. Because of this, printing may continue for a few pages af- ter you press [Job Reset]. ❒ A print job that contains a large volume of data may take considerable time to stop.
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Setting Up the Printer Driver and Cancelling a Print Job...
3. Troubleshooting Error & Status Messages on the Control Panel Messages Description Comments Add staples. The staples are running out, This message remains while the even though stapling will con- machine is in the staple mode. tinue. An unformatted disk was When the power was turned To format the hard disk, press detected.
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Troubleshooting Messages Description Comments Formatting the disk... The hard disk is being format- Wait until the confirmation ted. message appears. Functional Problems A controller diagnostic error Turn the main switch off, and SC2000 occurred while the power is on. then back on. If the error mes- sage appears again, contact your sales or service representa- tive.
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Error & Status Messages on the Control Panel Messages Description Comments Memory is full. Print job The document server memory Delete some unnecessary data download has been can- is full and cannot receive the from the document server. celled. data from the machine. The job will be canceled.
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Troubleshooting Messages Description Comments Paper mismatch. Load The paper size selected from Put the correct paper in the tray, <xxx> <yyy> paper in the host is not set in any trays, and change the setting of the <zzz>, or select another when the tray selection is set to tray using the control panel.
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Error & Status Messages on the Control Panel Messages Description Comments Printer HDD Error. A Printer HDD error is detect- Press [Reset] to cancel the cur- ed while a macro or font is be- rent job. Press [Reset] to cancel cur- ing downloaded from the host rent job.
Troubleshooting Machine Does not Print Possible Cause Solutions Is the power on? Turn on the machine. Is the interface cable properly connected? Connect the interface cable properly. If there are any connectors or screws, make sure that they are fastened securely. Are you using the correct interface cable? Be sure to use the correct cable.
Other Printing Problems Other Printing Problems Problem Action An image is printed on the reverse side of the Set the paper upside down. paper. Multiple pages are fed through the printer at Remove all the paper from the tray and fan once.
4. Using the Control Panel Though the factory default settings of the printer are suitable for most printing jobs, the “Printer Features” gives you access to a number of settings that control basic machine operations. “Printer Features” settings you make are retained even when you turn off the machine.
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Using the Control Panel Category Function Menu Paper Feed⇒ p.28 Page Size Tray Priority Auto Tray Switching Bypass paper Type Paper Type Priority Duplex Sort Staple Punch Parallel⇒ p.30 Printer Language Bi-direction I/O Timeout Network⇒ p.31 I/O Timeout IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Address Network Menu Protect...
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Adjusting Printer Features Accessing the Printer Features A A A A Press { { { { User Tools/Counter} } } } . TSPS040E The following screen appears on the display panel. B B B B Press [Printer Features]. The following screen appears on the display panel. C C C C Select the desired item by pressing the key, and change the settings by fol- lowing the instructions on the display panel.
Using the Control Panel Printer Features Parameters Menu Description Orientation You can select the page orientation: • Portrait • Landscape Note ❒ Default: Portrait Form Length You can set the number of lines per page: 5 to 128 Note ❒ The default settings depend on the paper size. ❒...
Printer Features Parameters Menu Description Font Pitch You can set the number of characters per inch for the select- ed font in increments of 0.01: 0.44 to 99.99 Note ❒ Default: 10.00 Symbol Set You can select the set of print characters for the selected font.
Using the Control Panel Paper Feed Menu Description Page Size You can set the page size when the page size is not specified by the application. A3, 11 × 17, B4 JIS, 8 × 14, 8 × 13, 8 × 13, 8 ×...
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Printer Features Parameters Menu Description Paper Type Priority You can select the paper type to be given priority from the following. However, paper size has priority over paper type. Also, if you print using the printer driver, the printer driver settings will be used. •...
Using the Control Panel Menu Description Punch You can select whether you want to punch the output for filing. If so, you can also select the punching position. Off, Left Portrait, Left Landscape, Right Portrait, Right Landscape, Top Portrait, Top Landscape Note ❒...
Printer Features Parameters Network Menu Description I/O Timeout You can set how many seconds to wait until an incomplete print job should end, and the next port in the polling se- quence should be set in increments of 1: 5 to 300 sec. Note ❒...
Using the Control Panel Configuration Menu Description Resolution You can set the print resolution in dots per inch: • 300 dpi • 600 dpi Note ❒ Default: 600 dpi ❒ When using the PCL 6 printer driver, you can set 600 dpi only.
Printer Features Parameters List Print Menu Description PS Font List You can print a list of installed PS fonts. PCL Font List You can print a list of installed PCL fonts. PS Demo Page You can print a PS Demo Page. PCL Demo Page You can print a PCL Demo Page.
Using the Control Panel Printer Condition We recommend that you print the configuration page and check its settings, be- fore changing settings of the machine. A A A A Press { { { { User Tools/Counter} } } } on the control panel. The User Tools/Counter menu appears.
Adjusting System Settings Adjusting System Settings Accessing the System Settings A A A A Press { { { { User Tools/Counter} } } } . The User Tools/Counter menu appears. B B B B Press [System Settings]. The following screen appears on the display panel. C C C C Select the desired menu you want to change.
Using the Control Panel System Settings Parameters This section contains the information about the parameters used only for the printer. Reference For more information about the other parameters in the System Settings menu, see the “System Settings” manual. Basic Page 1 Menu Description Auto Off Timer...
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Adjusting System Settings Menu Description Output Priority You can select the output priority for each mode. • Display: Output priority is given to the mode shown on the display panel. • Interleave: Makes use of the Multi-access function to print jobs in the order in which they are initiated regard- less of mode/function.
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Using the Control Panel Set Time If a key operator code (up to 8 digits) has been set, you should enter the code when entering Set Time mode. Reference For more information about key operator code, see the “System Settings” manual.
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Adjusting System Settings Count Manager When entering Count Manager mode, if a key operator code has already been set, you must enter the code (up to 8 digits). Reference For more information about key operator code, see the “System Settings” manual.
Using the Control Panel Printing with the Control Panel Printing a Sample Print file Using the Sample Print A A A A Press { { { { Printer} } } } . Use this function to print only one printing of a multiple print job. The other printings are saved in the ma- Copy chine.
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Printing with the Control Panel D D D D Enter the numerical value with Deleting a Sample Print file the number keys. If the printed document is not what you expected, you can delete the sam- Sample Copy ple print file. A A A A Press { { { { Printer} } } } .
Using the Control Panel Printing a Locked Print file Using the Locked Print A A A A Press { { { { Document Server New Job} } } } . Use this function to maintain privacy when printing confidential docu- ments on the machine over a shared Copy network.
Printing with the Control Panel B B B B ❒ You must enter User ID up to eight Select the file you want to delete, alphanumeric characters. and then press [Delete]. ❒ You had better enter Password Note and File Name to distinguish the ❒...
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Using the Control Panel F F F F Press [OK]. Reference For more information about fol- lowing settings and details of D o c u m e n t S e r v e r , s e e t h e “Copy Reference”...
5. Appendix Staple and Punch Position Staple and Punch Position The following tables show the sample of outputs of staple and punch positions. Note ❒ Outputs of staple and punch depends on paper size, paper type, number of pages and feed direction. ❖...
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Appendix ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Punch Punch Portrait Landscape Setting Left Left 2 holes 3 holes 4 holes Type E 4 holes Type NE Available for metric and inch version. Available for inch version only. Available for metric version only.
Specifications Specifications This section contains the electrical and hardware specifications for the printer, including the information about the options. Component Specification Resolution 600dpi ; PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3 300dpi ; PCL 5e Printing Speed 55ppm " × 11"K) (A4K, 8 Parallel Interface Standard 36-pin printer cable and a parallel port on the host com-...
INDEX Auto Off Timer , 36 Network , 31 Basic Page 2 , 36 Output Priority , 37 Cancelling a job Paper Feed , 28 Macintosh , 12 Paper Tray Priority , 38 Windows , 11 Parallel , 30 Configuration , 32 PCL , 26 Copy/Document Server Output Tray , 37 PostScript , 27...
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Windows cancelling a job , 11 Windows 2000/XP printer driver, uninstalling , 3 printer properties, printer driver , 6 Windows 95/98/Me printer driver, uninstalling , 3 printer properties, printer driver , 5 Windows NT 4.0 printer driver, uninstalling , 4 printer properties, printer driver , 8 USA B590...
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(and/or peripheral) in order to meet FCC emission limits. STP with ferrite core must be used for RF interference suppression. Declaration of Conformity Product Name: Printer Controller Model Number: Type 1055 Responsible party: Ricoh Corporation Address: 5 Dedrick Place, West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Telephone number: 973-882-2000 This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules.
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