Installing the Printer Driver and Software

Setting up options

Limitation

Changing the printer settings requires Manage Printers permission. Members of the Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Printers permis- sion by default. When you set up options, log on using an account that has Manage Printers permission.

Important

If the printer is equipped with certain options, you should set up the options with the printer driver.

A Click [Start] on the taskbar, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].

 

The [Printers] window appears.

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B Click to select the icon of the printer you want to use.

 

 

C On the [File] menu, click [Properties].

 

The Printer Properties appear.

 

D Click the [Device Settings] tab.

 

E Select options you have installed from the [Installable Options] group.

 

F Click [OK].

 

-Bidirectional transmission

 

When bidirectional transmission is enabled, information about the paper size

 

and feed direction settings is automatically sent to the machine by a computer.

 

You can also check the machine's status from your computer.

 

• Bidirectional transmissions are supported by Windows 95/98/Me, Windows

 

2000/Windows XP and Windows NT 4.0.

 

• When bidirectional transmission is running, the machine status and informa-

 

tion are obtained by opening the printer driver screen.

 

To support bidirectional transmission, the following conditions are required:

 

When connecting with a parallel cable

 

• The computer must support bidirectional transmission.

 

• The printer must be set to bidirectional transmission.

 

• The Interface cable must support bidirectional transmission.

 

• The machine must be connected to the computer using the standard paral-

 

lel cable and parallel connector.

 

• Under Windows 95/98/Me, [Enable bidirectional support for this printer] must

 

be selected in [Spool Settings…] on the [Details] tab with RPCS printer driver.

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Ricoh 400780, Type B, AP2610 setup guide Bidirectional transmission, When connecting with a parallel cable

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