Making Option Settings For The Printer; Conditions For Bidirectional Communication - Ricoh Aficio SP W2470 Software Manual

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 di-
rection settings to be automatically sent to the printer. You can check printer sta-
tus from your computer.
• Bidirectional communication is supported by Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP,
Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, and Windows NT 4.0.
• If you use the RPCS printer driver and bidirectional communication is en-
abled under Windows 2000, the [Change Accessories] tab is unavailable.
Note
❒ The RPCS printer driver supports bidirectional communications and updates
the printer status automatically.
❒ The PostScript 3 printer driver does not support bidirectional communica-
tions.
To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met:
❖ When connected with the network
• DeskTopBinder Lite must be installed, or the Standard TCP/IP port must
be used.
• Under Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, [Enable bidirectional sup-
port] must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling] must not be selected on
the [Ports] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
If the Standard TCP/IP port is not being used, one of the following conditions
must be met in addition to the two above:
• The SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port and the TCP/IP protocol must be
used.
• The standard TCP/IP port must be used without changing the default port
name (for Windows 2000 / XP and Windows Server 2003).
• Microsoft TCP/IP print IP address must be specified for use (for Windows
NT 4.0).
❖ When connected with USB
The printer must be connected to the computer's USB port using the USB in-
terface cable.
The computer must support bidirectional communication.
Note
❒ Install SmartDeviceMonitor for Client from the CD-ROM provided.
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