Using Portnavi - Ricoh AP2600N User Manual

Windows NT 4.0 Configuration

Using PortNavi

PortNavi is a utility that helps you to use network printers effectively. It is useful
in environments where two or more network printers are used. It is recommend-
ed that you install PortNavi to use Parallel Printing and Recovery Printing. For
more information about PortNavi, see PortNavi Help.
❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ PortNavi features
• Send a print job directly to the network printers without using a print server.
• Notification when a printing error occurs.
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• Print documents using other printers in the printer group when the speci-
fied printer is busy (Recovery Printing).
Important
❒ The following must be the same for the specified printer and the print-
ers selected for Recovery Printing.
• Printer models
• Installed options (e.g. Paper Tray)
• Size and orientation of paper in each paper tray
• Total memory
• Installed fonts (including the downloaded fonts)
• Equally divide the number of copies to be printed among the selected
printers in the printer group (Parallel Printing).
Important
❒ The following must be the same for the specified printer and the print-
ers selected for Parallel Printing.
• Printer models
• Installed options (e.g. Paper Tray)
• Size and orientation of paper in each paper tray
• Total memory
• Installed fonts (including the downloaded fonts)
Limitation
❒ To use PortNavi you must install PRINTER MANAGER FOR CLIENT and
use the TCP/IP protocol. For the name of the PRINTER MANAGER FOR
CLIENT you use, see the inside the front cover of this manual.
❒ For more information about installing PRINTER MANAGER FOR CLIENT,
see the "Setup Guide" that comes with the printer.
❒ On a computer that is used as a print server, do not use the features such as
Parallel Printing, Recovery Printing and Notify. For more information about
turning off these features, see PortNavi Help.
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