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Ricoh AP2610 - Aficio B/W Laser Printer Configuration

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Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS
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Ricoh Printer Configuration on the
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  • Page 1 They are used throughout this book in an informational or editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies. Ricoh does not grant or intend to grant hereby any right to such trademarks or property to any third parties.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Table of Contents Section Title Page Introduction Hardware/Software Requirements Workstation Operating System Applicable Products Hardware Requirements Who Should Read this Document? Other Requirements Setup and Configuration PPD File Setup Installing the Driver 3.2.1 Suse Yast2 3.2.2...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    LPD client by providing its own LPD daemon. This paper illustrates how to configure a Ricoh printer or multifunction device (MFD) on CUPS. The installation process only covers driver setup on devices with the Postscript option enabled.

  • Page 4: Hardware/Software Requirements

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  2. Hardware/Software Requirements 2.1. Workstation Operating System: A Linux or UNIX workstation and a Windows XP or 2000 workstation attached to a suitable network. Software supporting FTP or SAMBA is also desirable. 2.2. Applicable Products: This document is applicable to all printers, copiers and multifunction devices (MFPs) equipped with the PostScript option.
  • Page 5 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Product Code Ricoh Corp Model Savin (USA) Model Gestetner Model Lanier Name Name Name Model Name Aficio 3006 RC-200* Aficio 3006 E-300* A230/A231/A231b/A Aficio 9935D/9935DP/2035D 3235S/3235/3245 5235/5245 232/A232b 340/350/355/450/455* P/9945DP/2045DP A283/A231b/A284/A Aficio 9935DPE/2035DP/994 3235e/3245e/3245 5435/5235/5445/5245...

  • Page 6: Hardware Requirements

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Product Code Ricoh Corp Model Savin (USA) Model Gestetner Model Lanier Name Name Name Model Name CL7100*** These models support PS (file format) only. PostScript is required for printing. These models support RedHat 9.x, Enterprise, IBM AIX 5L V5.2, and HP-UX11i. RedHat Enterprise user must disable CUPS and install LPR.

  • Page 7: Setup And Configuration

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Setup and Configuration This section illustrates the different methods for installing printer drivers using a Postscript Printer Definition (PPD) file. This is intended for Postscript-enabled devices only. Several options are available for driver installation as described in the sections that follow.
  • Page 8 *PPD-Adobe: "4.3" *% Printer Description file *% for "RICOH Aficio AP3800C PS" *% CreationDate: 2000/07/12 *% Modified: 2002/11/21 *% COPYRIGHT (C) 2000-2002 RICOH COMPANY, LTD. *% All rights reserved. *FileVersion: "2.1" *FormatVersion: "4.3" *LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1 *LanguageVersion: English *ModelName: "RICOH Aficio AP3800C"...

  • Page 9: Installing The Driver

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Or, by using this command if the CUPS daemon is running as root: # kill –HUP <cups process id NOTE This second method, using the kill command, works only if CUPS daemon is running as root.

  • Page 10: Suse Yast2

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  NOTE “root” login is required to perform the procedures described in the following sections. The screenshots below were taken from Linux PCs running Suse Professional V9.0 and Redhat 9.0. All methods discussed below except section 3.2.1 are applicable to all Linux versions .
  • Page 11 Figure 7. NOTE All three protocols listed in the Figure 7 should be supported by most Ricoh printers or MFDs. Two protocols, Direct TCP Port Printing and Remote LPD Queue, are generally used.  Page 11 of 30 Visit our knowledgebase at: http://www.ricoh-usa.com/support/knowledgebase.asp...
  • Page 12 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 7: Network Printing Protocols Window Click the Next button to continue. Figure 8 will require the printer’s IP address and the remote queue name which is generally lp . When you enter those parameters, click on the Next button to continue.
  • Page 13 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Enter the printer name in the Name for Printing field and the optio Description of Printer and Location of Printer . Enable Local Filterin g by clicking in the check box. Figure 9: Queue Name Window...
  • Page 14 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 10: Manufacturer and Model of the Printer Window Modify the default driver settings by selecting Printer Filter Settings from the list box and then clicking on the Edit button. Figure 11: Edit Configuration Window When the default settings window (not shown) opens, set the Media Size to Letter and click on OK button to close the dialog window.

  • Page 15: Kde Print Manager

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  3.2.2. KDE Print Manager: To display the KDE Con trol Center UI, type the following at the command line: # kcontrol & and press Enter . The KDE Control Center window will open. Figure 12: KDE Control Center Window...
  • Page 16 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 13: Backend Selection Window Specify the network printer information in the Network Printer Information window shown below. For Network (TCP) printing, enter the printer IP address and port number. Click on the Next button to continue.
  • Page 17 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 15: Printer Model Selection Window Click on the Settings button to configure the driver. Set the default Media Size to Letter and click OK . Click on the Test button to print a test page. Click on the Next button to continue.
  • Page 18 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 16: Setting Printer Defaults and Printing a Test Page Continue with installation by skipping the next three screens of the Add Printer Wizard until you get to the General Information window.  Page 18 of 30 Visit our knowledgebase at: http://www.ricoh-usa.com/support/knowledgebase.asp...
  • Page 19 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 17: Add Printer Wizard, General Information Window Enter the queue name for the newly installed printer. The Location and Description fields are optional . Click on the Next button to continue. The final screen shows the installation summary. Click on the Finish button to complete the installation.

  • Page 20: Web Interface

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  3.2.3. Web Interface: This section describes how to administer CUPS using the Web Interface. Depending on the authentication setting you might be required to provide a user name and password. CUPS provides two types of authentication: Basic and Digest . Basic authentication uses the UNIX password file while Digest maintains a separate file ( /etc/cups/passwd.md5 )
  • Page 21 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 20: CUPS Admin Page Enter the printer information. Figure 21: CUPS Admin, Add New Printer Page Only the queue Name field is required. Location and Description are optional. Click on Continue to proceed.
  • Page 22 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 22: CUPS Admin, Device Selection Page Enter the backend URI into the Device URI field. Click on Continue to proceed. Figure 23: CUPS Admin, Device URI Page Select the printer manufacturer from the Make pull down. Click on Continue to proceed.
  • Page 23 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 24: CUPS Admin, Make Pull Down Page Select the driver. Figure 25: CUPS Admin, Model Pull Down Page Click on Continue to proceed. At this point you should get a message indicating if the printer is successfully installed. On that same screen click on the newly installed printer name.
  • Page 24 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 26: CUPS Admin, Selected Printer Page On the CUPS Admin Default Options page, set the default Media Size to Letter . Click on Continue to proceed. Figure 27: CUPS Admin Default Options Page Accepting your changes will return you to the Selected Printer Page as shown in Figure 26.

  • Page 25: Command Line Interface

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  3.2.4. Command Line Interface: To install a printer from the command line , start with the following command: # /usr/sbin/lpadmin −p printer −E −v device −m ppd where: –p printer queue name -v device...

  • Page 26: Sending Print Jobs

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Sending Print Jobs This section shows three different ways of sending a job to the printer using two Graphical User Interface (GUI) tools and the command line interface. 4.1. Kprinter: Kprinter is a print tool that is part of K Desktop Environment (KDE). Using this tool, you can send print jobs and specify the driver options with the aid of a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

  • Page 27: Gtkprint

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 29: Kprinter Printer Configuration Dialog Click on the General tab to set the basic options. For advanced options click on the Driver Settings tab. Click on the OK button to apply the settings and return to main screen.
  • Page 28 Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 30: GTK Print Dialog, File Tab On the File tab click the Add button to add the files you wish to print. Click on the General tab and set the basic options. Figure 31: GTK Print Dialog, General Tab Click on the PPD tab and set the advanced options.

  • Page 29: Lp/Lpr

    Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS  Figure 32: GTK Print Dialog, PPD Tab Click on the Print button to send the print job. 4.3. LP/LPR: On the command line type one of the following commands: # lp –d printer –o option=[value] … <filename> …...

  • Page 30: References

    –p AP3800C –o cpi=10 osides=two−sided−short−edge testfile.txt − Congratulations, you learned about Ricoh’s implementation of the Common Unix Printing System For a list of print options and other command line utilities refer to the users manual listed in the References section.

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