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Ricoh Priport HQ7000 Operating Instructions Manual

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PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing
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Printer Utility for Mac
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Operating Instructions

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions PostScript3 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Printer Utility for Mac Appendix Read this manual carefully before you use this machine and keep it handy for future reference. For safe and correct use, be sure to read the Safety Information before using the machine.
  • Page 2 Introduction This manual contains detailed instructions and notes on the operation and use of this machine. For your safety and benefit, read this manual carefully before using the machine. Keep this manual in a handy place for quick reference. Important Contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Manuals For This Machine

    Manuals for This Machine The following manuals describe the operational procedures of this machine. For particular functions, see the relevant parts of the manual. Note ❒ Manuals provided are specific to machine type. ❒ Adobe Acrobat Reader/Adobe Reader is necessary to view the manuals as a PDF file.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Manuals for This Machine ..................i How to Read This Manual ..................1 1. PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Windows 95/98/Me ....................3 Accessing the Printer Properties................3 Printer Properties Settings ..................4 Various Types of Printing ...................9 Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 ...........14 Accessing the Printer Properties................14 Printer Properties Settings ..................16 Print Setting Details....................17...

  • Page 5: How To Read This Manual

    How to Read This Manual Symbols The following set of symbols is used in this manual. R WARNING: This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation that might result in death or serious injury when you misuse the machine without following the in- structions under this symbol.

  • Page 7: Postscript 3 - Setting Up For Printing

    1. PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Windows 95/98/Me Accessing the Printer Properties Changing the default printer settings - Printer Properties Click [Start] on the taskbar, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers]. The [Printers] window appears. Click to select the icon of the printer whose default settings you want to change.

  • Page 8: Printer Properties Settings

    PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Select the printer you want to use in the [Name:] list box, and then click [Properties]. The [Printer Properties] dialog box appears. Make any setting you require, and then click [OK]. Click [OK] to start printing. Note ❒...
  • Page 9 Windows 95/98/Me ❖ [Custom...] • Clicking this will display the [Custom-Defined Size] dialog box where cus- tom size papers can be set. This is very convenient when printing things such as postcards and envelopes. Reference See p.9 “Printing on custom sized paper”. •...
  • Page 10 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing [Device Options] tab This tab includes important items that must be set after the installation of the printer driver. You can display the functions of this printer by suitably configur- ing the printer. Note ❒...
  • Page 11 Windows 95/98/Me ❖ “Skip Feed” • Use to make the interval between paper feeds longer, allowing the ink to dry. • Use to print on a paper longer than the standard size. Limitation ❒ The maximum length of paper that can be printed using Skip Feed is 460 mm.
  • Page 12 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing [PostScript] tab Use this tab to make PostScript settings. Note ❒ When this tab is displayed from the application's print dialog box, only [Post- Script output format:] is displayed. To change the configuration of data format, choose [Properties] from the [Printer] window, and then click the [Advanced...] on the [PostScript] tab.

  • Page 13: Various Types Of Printing

    Windows 95/98/Me ❖ [User Code:] Use this to set a user code for print logging. Enter a user code using up to eight digits. A user code identifies a group of users and allows you to check the number of sheets printed under each code with SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin.
  • Page 14 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Enter the size of the paper in the “Width” and “Length” boxes. Important ❒ “Width” refers to the shorter edges regardless of paper direction. ❒ “Length” refers to the longer edges regardless of paper direction. ZGAH170E Paper Orientation Length...
  • Page 15 Windows 95/98/Me Printing on paper with an undetectable size This machine automatically detects the paper size, however, there are cases where the machine cannot detect the size depending on the paper size. In these cases, follow the procedure below and manually make the desired settings. Important ❒...
  • Page 16 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Printing onto envelopes Envelopes cannot be fed in well because the seal may get caught. In that case, you can rotate and print the image by 180 degrees using the rotate function in the printer driver.
  • Page 17 Windows 95/98/Me Rotate the envelopes 180 degrees and place them in the paper feed tray as shown in the illustration below. GRENVE1E *Paper feed direction Set “Rotate” to “180 degrees” on the [Device Options] tab in the printer driver. Click [OK] to start printing. The image is rotated and printed on the envelopes.

  • Page 18: Windows 2000/Xp And Windows Server 2003

    PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 Accessing the Printer Properties Changing the default printer settings - Printer Properties Limitation ❒ Changing the settings of the printer requires Manage Printers permission. Members of the Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Print- ers permission by default.
  • Page 19 Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 Changing the default printer settings - Printing Preferences Properties Limitation ❒ Changing the settings of the printer 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.

  • Page 20: Printer Properties Settings

    PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Select the printer you want to use in the [Select Printer] box. Note ❒ Under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click [Preference] to open the Printer Preference window. Make any setting you require, and then click [Print] to start printing. Printer Properties Settings Make the settings for this printer, such as the memory capacity installed in this printer, the paper size for the trays, and the availability of options.

  • Page 21: Print Setting Details

    Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 ❖ [Output Protocol:] Select the data communication protocol. When connected to a parallel inter- face, select “ASCII”. An error may occur if other protocols are used. ❖ [Installable Options] Set connected option devices. The following items are installable: •...
  • Page 22 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing [Advanced] dialog box This dialog box is displayed when you click [Advanced...] on the [Paper/Quality] tab or the [Layout] tab. Here you can set detailed items about the paper size and the functions of the printer. ❖...
  • Page 23 Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 ❖ “Cycle Setting” You can select the cycle setting mode of master making and printing. ❖ “Eco. Mode” When set to “Level 1” or “Level 2”, the amount of ink consumption is re- duced. Note ❒...
  • Page 24 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing [Job Log] Tab This tab is used to adjust the settings for plug-in modules. The plug-in modules are modules that provide additional functions that cannot be implemented by the printer driver or PPD file. Limitation ❒...

  • Page 25: Various Types Of Printing

    Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 Various Types of Printing This section introduces several printing examples from Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003. Reference As printing can vary depending on the application, see the respective docu- mentation that comes with the application regarding details on settings. Printing on custom sized paper It is possible to make settings for custom sized paper.
  • Page 26 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Enter the size of the paper in the “Width” and “Height” boxes. Important ❒ “Width” refers to the shorter edges regardless of paper direction. ❒ “Height” refers to the longer edges regardless of paper direction. ZGAH170E Paper Orientation Height...
  • Page 27 Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 Printing on paper with an undetectable size This machine automatically detects the paper size, however, there are cases where the machine cannot detect the size depending on the paper size. In these cases, follow the procedure below and manually make the desired settings. Important ❒...
  • Page 28 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Printing onto envelopes Envelopes cannot be fed in well because the seal may get caught. In that case, you can rotate and print the image by 180 degrees using the rotate function in the printer driver.
  • Page 29 Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 Rotate the envelopes 180 degrees and place them in the paper feed tray as shown in the illustration below. GRENVE1E *Paper feed direction Set “Rotate” to “180 degrees” on [Advanced] on the [Layout] tab or the [Pa- per/Quality] tab in the printer driver.

  • Page 30: Windows Nt 4.0

    PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Windows NT 4.0 Accessing the Printer Properties Changing the default printer settings - Printer Properties Limitation ❒ Changing the setting of the printer requires Full Control access permission. Members of the Administrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, and Pow- er Users groups have Full Control permission by default.

  • Page 31: Printer Properties Settings

    Windows NT 4.0 Making printer settings from an application To make the printer settings for a specific application, open the [Printer Properties] dialog box from that application. The following example describes how to make settings for the WordPad application that comes with Windows NT 4.0. Note ❒...
  • Page 32 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing [Device Settings] tab When the item to be set is clicked, a drop down list will appear on the right. Click the list to open it and make a setting. ❖ [Form To Tray Assignment] Paper sizes can be assigned to every tray.

  • Page 33: Print Setting Details

    Windows NT 4.0 Print Setting Details The necessary print settings, such as paper size or print orientation, can be set when printing from applications. The print settings in the applications become the initial settings of the application. [Page Setup] tab Use this tab to make paper related settings.
  • Page 34 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing ❖ “Paper Source” Specify a paper feed tray where the paper to be used is loaded. Note ❒ Select “Paper Feed Tray” here. ❖ [Graphic] ❖ “TrueType Font” TrueType Font can replace printer fonts by following the “Font Substitu- tion Table”...
  • Page 35 Windows NT 4.0 ❖ “Skip Feed” • Use to make the interval between paper feeds longer, allowing the ink to dry. • Use to print paper longer than the standard size. Limitation ❒ The maximum length of paper that can be printed using Skip Feed is 460 mm.

  • Page 36: Various Types Of Printing

    PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing ❖ [User ID:] Enter the User ID to be displayed in Job History in SmartDeviceMonitor for Client and SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. ❖ [Print Job] When select to “Store file”, the print data is stored in HDD on the machine. Note ❒...
  • Page 37 Windows NT 4.0 Enter the size of the paper in the “Width” and “Height” boxes. Important ❒ “Width” refers to the shorter edges regardless of paper direction. ❒ “Height” refers to the longer edges regardless of paper direction. ZGAH170E Paper Orientation Height Width Note...
  • Page 38 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Printing on paper with an undetectable size This machine automatically detects the paper size, however, there are cases where the machine cannot detect the size depending on the paper size. In these cases, follow the procedure below and manually make the desired settings. Important ❒...
  • Page 39 Windows NT 4.0 Printing onto envelopes Envelopes cannot be fed in well because the seal may get caught. In that case, you can rotate and print the image by 180 degrees using the rotate function in the printer driver. The following chart shows how the image is rotated. Paper Feed Original Image Rotate: Off...
  • Page 40 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Rotate the envelopes 180 degrees and place them in the paper feed tray as shown in the illustration below. GRENVE1E *Paper feed direction Set “Rotate” to “180 degrees” on the [Advanced] tab in the printer driver. Click [OK] to start printing .

  • Page 41: Macintosh

    Macintosh Macintosh Setting Up for Printing Making paper settings from an application Display the data to be printed. On the [File] menu, click [Page Setup]. The page setup screen appears. Make sure that the printer you want to use is shown in the [Printer] box. Note ❒...

  • Page 42: Print Setting Details

    PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Print Setting Details In this section, the setting items peculiar to this printer are explained. Select the function to be set from the drop down menu on the print screen. Here, [Layout] and [Printer Specific Options] are explained. Note ❒...
  • Page 43 Macintosh ❖ [Resolution:] The resolution is fixed. Note ❒ The resolution may vary depending on the printer model. ❖ [Printer-Side Operation] It is possible to perform a few things using both the machine's display panel and the printer driver installed in your Macintosh. When [Printer-Side Opera- tion] is set to “On”, the following items are enabled on the display panel.
  • Page 44 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing ❖ [Job Separator] When set to “On”, classifying will occur whenever the document data changes. ❖ [Enable Short Master] You can select whether to set the length of the master automatically. ❖ [Rotate Image] When set to “180 degrees”, the image will be rotated 180 degrees and printed.

  • Page 45: Various Types Of Printing

    Macintosh Various Types of Printing This section introduces several printing examples from Macintosh. Reference As printing can vary depending on the application, see the respective docu- mentation that comes with the application regarding details on settings. Printing on custom sized paper It is possible to make settings for custom sized paper.
  • Page 46 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Enter the size of the paper in the [Width] and [Length] boxes. Important ❒ “Width” refers to the shorter edges regardless of paper direction. ❒ “Length” refers to the longer edges regardless of paper direction. ZGAH170E Paper Orientation Width...
  • Page 47 Macintosh Printing on paper with an undetectable size This machine automatically detects the paper size, however, there are cases where the machine cannot detect the size depending on the paper size. In these cases, follow the procedure below and manually make the desired settings. Important ❒...
  • Page 48 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing Printing onto envelopes Envelopes cannot be fed in well because the seal may get caught. In that case, you can rotate and print the image by 180 degrees using the rotate function in the printer driver.
  • Page 49 Macintosh Rotate the envelopes 180 degrees and place them in the paper feed tray as shown in the illustration below. GRENVE1E *Paper feed direction Set “Rotate” to “180 degrees” in [Printer Specific Options] on the print screen on the Macintosh. Start printing .
  • Page 50 PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing...

  • Page 51: Printer Utility For Mac

    2. Printer Utility for Mac Using Printer Utility for Mac, you can download fonts, change the printer's name, and so on. Limitation ❒ If a Macintosh and printer are connected by USB, you cannot use Printer Util- ity for Mac. ❒...

  • Page 52: Starting Printer Utility For Mac

    Printer Utility for Mac Starting Printer Utility for Mac This describes how to start Printer Utility for Mac. Important ❒ Before starting Printer Utility for Mac, confirm that the printer is selected in [Chooser] on the Apple menu. Double-click the Printer Utility for Mac icon. The [Printer Utility for Mac] dialog box appears.

  • Page 53: Printer Utility For Mac Functions

    Printer Utility for Mac Functions Printer Utility for Mac Functions Printer Utility for Mac functions are described below. ❖ Apple menu (Mac OS), Printer Utility for Mac menu (Mac OS X) • [About Printer Utility for Mac...] • [Choose Printer...] Displays the Choose Target Printer dialog box.

  • Page 54: Downloading Ps Fonts

    Printer Utility for Mac Downloading PS Fonts Important ❒ The following procedures to download fonts assume that you are a system administrator. If you are not, be sure to consult your system administrator. ❒ If the printer restarts, all printer settings return to default. ❒...

  • Page 55: Displaying The Printer's Fonts

    Printer Utility for Mac Functions Displaying the Printer's Fonts You can display available fonts already downloaded to the printer. Fonts in printer memory can be displayed. Note ❒ The fonts displayed in italics are default fonts. On the [File] menu, click [Display Printer's Fonts...]. A dialog box appears.

  • Page 56: Printing Fonts Catalog

    Printer Utility for Mac Printing Fonts Catalog You can print the names of fonts available on the printer. Limitation ❒ This function requires Mac OS 7.6.1 or later, or Mac OS X Classic environ- ment. ❒ This function cannot be used under Mac OS X (native mode). Note ❒...

  • Page 57: Renaming The Printer

    Printer Utility for Mac Functions Renaming the Printer You can change the printer name as displayed under AppleTalk. If you connect several printers to the network, assign different names so you can identify them. If several printers have the same name, a digit appears next to the printer name in [Chooser].

  • Page 58: Restarting The Printer

    Printer Utility for Mac Restarting the Printer You can restart the printer. On the [File] menu, click [Restart Printer]. Confirm the message that appears on the screen, and then click [Restart]. The printer restarts. Note ❒ The fonts that you downloaded to printer memory will be deleted. ❒...

  • Page 59: Displaying Printer Status

    Printer Utility for Mac Functions Click [OK]. Mac OS A On the Apple menu, click [Chooser]. B Click the [AdobePS] icon. C In the [Appletalk zone:] list, select the zone changed in step D In the [Select a PostScript Printer:] list, select the printer you want to use. E Close the [Chooser] dialog box.

  • Page 60: Launching The Dialogue Console

    Printer Utility for Mac Launching the Dialogue Console You can create and edit a PostScript file for printing, and then download it to the printer. Important ❒ “Launch Dialogue Console” is recommended for users with an understand- ing of PostScript. ❒...

  • Page 61: Appendix

    3. Appendix Precautions in Using PostScript 3 • When “VM error” occurs, the error can be avoided by adding more memory. • Lasertalk Version1.3 cannot be used. • Type1 font conforms to Adobe Type1 font format (1.1). However, characters that are designed to intersect (self interrupt) may not be correctly printed. •...

  • Page 62: Index

    INDEX Advanced dialog box Job Log tab Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows 95/98/Me Windows XP Windows NT4.0 Advanced tab Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows XP Appendix Available PostScript Memory Windows NT 4.0 Launching the Dialogue Console Layout tab Windows 2000 Deleting Fonts...
  • Page 63 Printing onto envelopes Macintosh Windows 2000 Windows 95/98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Renaming the Printer Restarting the Printer Selecting the Zone Starting Printer Utility for Mac Various Types of Printing Macintosh Windows 2000 Windows 95/98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Windows 2000...
  • Page 64 Copyright © 2005...
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