Making Option Settings For The Printer; Conditions For Bidirectional Communication - Ricoh MLP36n Manual

1. 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 direction settings to be
automatically sent to the printer. You can check printer status 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 enabled under Windows 2000,
the [Change Accessories] tab is unavailable.
• The RPCS printer driver supports bidirectional communications and updates the printer status
automatically.
• The PCL printer driver supports bidirectional communications. You can update printer status manually.
• The PostScript 3 printer driver does not support bidirectional communications.
To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met:
When connected with parallel cables
• The computer must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must support bidirectional communication.
• The interface cable must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must be connected to the computer using the standard parallel cables and parallel
connectors.
• Under Windows 2000, [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer
pooling] must not be selected on the [Port] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
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 2003/2003 R2, [Enable bidirectional support]
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 2003/2003 R2).
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