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Ricoh AP4510 Supplementary Manual

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  • Page 1 UNIX Supplement...
  • Page 2 Contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice. In no event will the company be li- able for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages as a result of handling or oper- ating the machine. Notes For use with the following machines • RICOH Aficio AP4510 • Savin MLP45 • Gestetner P7145 •...

  • Page 3: How To Read This Manual

    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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Printing with rsh, rcp, ftp ... 11 Printer Status ... 14 Viewing the Print Job Status with lpq and lpstat ... 14 Viewing the Printer Status with rsh and ftp ... 14 Copying Information to a File ... 15 Specifying the Device Option... 16 Configuring the Device Option ...

  • Page 5: Unix Configuration

    1. UNIX Configuration This section explains how to set up a network printer and check the print status using UNIX. Limitation ❒ To print from a UNIX workstation, use the file that the printer supports. Before Setup Setting up can vary depending on the printing commands. Please make sure to make the settings accordingly.

  • Page 6: Using The Installation Shell Script

    • Assign an IP address to the machine and configure the other settings re- quired for using the TCP/IP protocol. Reference For more information about how to make the above settings, see the Printer Reference. Checking the IP address configuration Follow the procedure below to make sure that the IP address has been config- ured correctly.

  • Page 7: Executing The Installation Shell Script

    Get the installation shell script from the printer. A A A A Move to the directory you want to copy the installation shell script to. B B B B Use ftp to connect to the printer with the IP address that you just config- ured.
  • Page 8 ❒ The IP address will be added to the /etc/hosts file. ❒ If the host name of the printer has already been configured, press the { { { { RE- TURN} } } } key. Nothing will be added to the /etc/hosts file.
  • Page 9 G G G G Configure the printer name. Enter logical printer name [default nphost_prn] If you want to use the default name, press the { { { { RETURN} } } } key. Enter a new name, if you want to use a different one.

  • Page 10: After Executing Installation Shell Script

    ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Adding the IP address and host name to the /etc/hosts file The following line is added to the /etc/hosts file. The IP address and printer host name which you previously entered in the installation script will be used.
  • Page 11 ❒ The first line of the field is the name of the printer. You use this name when logging on to a network printer from a workstation. You can define several different names by separating each name with the “|”...
  • Page 12 ❒ The log file is used for logging some errors or warning messages by the UNIX workstation. ❒ The log file should be made for every network printer entry listed in the /etc/printcap file. ❒ The log file should normally be made under /var/log directory and the name should match that listed under the lf capability in /etc/printcap.
  • Page 13 If your workstation is Solaris 2.5.1, register the print server and print client to the print service. # lpsystem -t bsd -R 0 -y ″ ″ ″ ″ Network Printer″ ″ ″ ″ nphost Register the printer as a remote printer.
  • Page 14 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Adding the IP address and host name to the /etc/hosts file The following line is added to the /etc/hosts file. The IP address and printer host name which you previously entered in the installation script will be used.

  • Page 15: Printing Method

    ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ BSD UNIX workstation, Linux % lpr -Pprinter_name file_name [file_name...] For example: printer name is np, file names are file1 and file2 % lpr -Pnp file1 file2 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Solaris, HP-UX % lp -d printer_name file_name [file_name...]...
  • Page 16 UNIX Configuration % rsh host_name print < file_name For example: host name is nphost, file name is file1 % rsh nphost print < file1 Note ❒ “host_name” is the name entered when executing the installation shell script. ❒ If you use a HP-UX, use the remsh command instead of rsh. ❖...
  • Page 17 A A A A Start ftp using the IP address or host name of the printer. % ftp IP_address B B B B Enter the user name. Skip the password, and then press the { { { { RETURN} } } } key.

  • Page 18: Printer Status

    You can use the following commands to have information and the printer status displayed or copied to a file. Use the lpq or lpstat command to display the status of the printer or information about print jobs. Use the rsh, rcp or ftp commands to get more detailed information from the printer.

  • Page 19: Copying Information To A File

    Information returned Status of the printer. stat Information about print jobs. info Information about the paper tray, output tray and printer language. prnlog Record of the last 16 jobs printed. syslog Record of messages about the Network Interface Board. Copying Information to a File Use the rcp or ftp command to copy information about the specified parameters to a file.

  • Page 20: Specifying The Device Option

    • ftp ftp> put file_name option1=value1,… Host_name is the printer host name. File_name is the file name you want to print. The device option is specified with the form of “option=value”. For more infor- mation about the types of device options and values, see the following explana- tions.
  • Page 21 ❒ Enter the option using the lp or lpr command, when the shell script is imple- mented. The option settings you made here have been configured as a default setting. You must create the other printer if you want to change the printer option settings. For more information about changing the configured option, see p.6 “Deleting the printer”.

  • Page 22: Printer Language

    Printer Language Select a printer language to print in. filetype=printer language Printer Language PCL5e PostScript 3 The following sample shows how to print with PostScript 3 (host name: nphost, file name: file1). • rsh % rsh nphost print filetype=postscript <...

  • Page 23: Text Printing

    Text Printing Set this function when directly printing text files. filter=text The following sample shows how to print text files directly. • rsh % rsh nphost print filter=text < file1 • rcp % rcp file1 nphost:filter=text • ftp ftp> put file1 filter=text Input Tray Select a default input tray.

  • Page 24: Paper Size

    UNIX Configuration Paper Size Select the paper size. Limitation ❒ Only the loaded paper sizes are available. paper=value of Paper Size 11×17 × 14 × 11 × 8 × 14 × 10 8 × 13 × 13 × 13 The following sample shows how to print using A4 paper (host name: nphost, file name: file1).

  • Page 25: Paper Type

    Paper Type Select the paper type. Limitation ❒ Only the loaded paper types are available. mediatype=value of paper type Paper Type Plain paper Preprinted paper Prepunched Letterhead Labels Recycled paper Color paper Special paper Bond Cardstock Thick paper Transparency The following sample shows how to print using recycled paper (host name: nphost, file name: file1).

  • Page 26: Output Tray

    ❒ The output tray value corresponds to the ID number of the output tray which is obtained from the printer information (e.g. info command in ftp, info com- mand in telnet. For more information about telnet, see the Printer Reference.).

  • Page 27: Copies

    Copies Specify the number of copies. copies=number of copies (1 to 999) Limitation ❒ Do not specify “copies” and “qty “qty” is the function of collation. The following sample shows how to print 10 copies (host name: nphost, file name: file1). •...

  • Page 28: Duplex Printing

    Enable Disable Reference For more information about available paper size for duplex printing, see the Printer Reference. The following sample shows how to set duplex printing (host name: nphost, file name: file1). • rsh % rsh nphost print duplex=on,binding=longedge < file1 •...

  • Page 29: Binding

    • ftp ftp> put file1 duplex=on,binding=longedge Orientation Select the feed direction of the paper. Limitation ❒ Only the selected PCL5e from the printer language option is available. orientation=feed direction (portrait or landscape) Orientation Portrait Landscape The following sample shows how to print the paper vertically using the orienta- tion function (host name : nphost, file name : file1).

  • Page 30: Resolution

    UNIX Configuration Resolution Select the printing resolution. Limitation ❒ If you want to select the 300dpi option, only the selected PCL5e from the printer language option is available. resolution=value of resolution Resolution 300 dpi 600 dpi The following sample shows how to print with 600 dpi and better quality. (host name: nphost, file name: file1).

  • Page 31: Punch

    For more information about the optional Finisher unit, see ⇒ p.22 “Output Tray” Note ❒ Available punch positions may vary depending the type of installed output tray. For more information about punch, see the Printer Reference. punch=value of punch position Punch Position Left...

  • Page 32: Staple

    UNIX Configuration Staple Select the staple position for the output. Limitation ❒ Before executing staple, make sure the number of the collated sets and the output tray for staple are specified. ❒ When using this option, the optional Finisher Unit is required. ❒...

  • Page 33: Szymbol Set

    Szymbol Set Select the set of print characters for the selected font. Limitation ❒ Only the selected PCL5e from the printer language option is available. symset=value of font Font Desktop ISO 4 ISO 6 ISO 11 ISO 15 ISO 17...
  • Page 34 UNIX Configuration Font Win L1 Win L2 Win L5 The following sample shows how to print a set of ISO 4 (host name : nphost, file name : file1). • rsh % rsh nphost print symset=iso4 < file1 • rcp % rcp file1 nphost:symset=iso4 •...

  • Page 35: Index

    INDEX Binding Option , 25 BSD UNIX workstation, Linux Deleting the printer , 6 Printer Status , 14 Printing Method , 11 Collating Option , 23 configuration UNIX , 1 Copies Option , 23 Deleting the printer , 6 Device Option , 16...
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