Ricoh Printer-Scanner User Manual

Printer/Scanner Reference
Using the Printer Function
1
Using the Scanner Function
2
Operating Instructions
Appendix
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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 in "About This Machine" before using the machine.
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. In no event will the company be li­able for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages as a result of handling or oper­ating the machine.
Do not copy or print any item for which reproduction is prohibited by law.
Copying or printing the following items is generally prohibited by local law:
bank notes, revenue stamps, bonds, stock certificates, bank drafts, checks, passports, driver's licens­es.
The preceding list is meant as a guide only and is not inclusive. We assume no responsibility for its completeness or accuracy. If you have any questions concerning the legality of copying or printing cer­tain items, consult with your legal advisor.

Notes:

Some illustrations in this manual might be slightly different from the machine.
Certain options might not be available in some countries. For details, please contact your local dealer.
Two kinds of size notation are employed in this manual. With this machine refer to the inch version.

Caution:

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual might result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Manuals for This Machine

Refer to the manuals that are relevant to what you want to do with the machine.
Important
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The printed and electronic versions of a manual have the same contents.
Adobe Acrobat Reader/Adobe Reader must be installed in order to view the
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About This Machine
Be sure to read the Safety Information in this manual before using the ma­chine. This manual provides an introduction to the functions of the machine. It also explains the control panel, preparation procedures for using the machine, and how to install the CD-ROMs provided.
General Settings Guide
Explains User Tools settings, and how to register user codes. Also refer to this manual for explanations on how to connect the machine.
Troubleshooting
Provides a guide to solving common problems, and explains how to replace paper, toner, and other consumables.
Copy Reference
Explains Copier functions and operations. Also refer to this manual for expla­nations on how to place originals.
Printer/Scanner Reference
Explains system settings, functions and operations for the machine's print­er/scanner unit.
Network Guide
Explains how to configure and operate the machine in a network environ­ment, and use the software provided.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Manuals for This Machine ......................................................................................i
Notice ......................................................................................................................1
How to Read This Manual .....................................................................................3
Symbols .....................................................................................................................3
Display Panel..........................................................................................................4
Reading the Display and Using Keys.........................................................................5
Printer Features Menu ...........................................................................................6
Setting Paper on the Bypass Tray........................................................................9
Setting the Paper Size Using the Control Panel ......................................................11
Setting the Custom Size Paper Using the Control Panel.........................................13
Setting Thick Paper or OHP Transparencies Using the Control Panel ....................14
Setting Envelope Using the Control Panel ...............................................................16
1. Using the Printer Function
Confirming the Connection Method...................................................................19
Network Connection.................................................................................................19
USB Connection.......................................................................................................20
Installing the Printer Driver.................................................................................21
Configure the port................................................................................................22
Using TCP/IP Port Type P10001 .............................................................................22
Using Standard TCP/IP Port ....................................................................................23
Using LPR Port ........................................................................................................23
Using the IPP Port....................................................................................................24
Printing with a Print Server................................................................................. 26
Installing the Printer Driver Using USB .............................................................27
Windows Me - USB ..................................................................................................27
Windows 2000 - USB ...............................................................................................29
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 - USB .............................................................30
Setting Up the Printer Driver...............................................................................31
Windows 98 / Me - Accessing the Printer Properties ...............................................31
Windows 2000 - Accessing the Printer Properties ...................................................32
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 - Accessing the Printer Properties .................34
Form Feed.............................................................................................................36
Printing from a Selected Tray...................................................................................36
Canceling a Print Job ..........................................................................................37
Canceling a Print Job Using the Control Panel ........................................................37
Windows - Canceling a Print Job from the computer...............................................37
Checking the Error Log .......................................................................................39
Collate ...................................................................................................................40
Staple ....................................................................................................................42
Staple Position .........................................................................................................42
Stapling Precautions ................................................................................................43
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2. Using the Scanner Function
TWAIN Scanner ....................................................................................................45
Process Flow............................................................................................................46
Preparation for Using the TWAIN Scanner........................................................47
Installing the TWAIN Driver.................................................................................48
Setting Originals ..................................................................................................49
Placing Originals ......................................................................................................49
Scanning Originals ..............................................................................................53
Relationship between Resolution and File Size................................................54
When Using as a TWAIN Scanner...........................................................................54
3. Appendix
Specifications.......................................................................................................55
Printer.......................................................................................................................55
Scanner....................................................................................................................56
INDEX......................................................................................................... 57
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Notice

Note to users in the United States of America
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential in­stallation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ener­gy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter­mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to cor­rect the interference by one more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio /TV technician for help.
Caution:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
Product Name: Printer/Scanner Unit
Model Number: 7025/DSm625/LD125/Aficio MP 2500
Responsible party: Ricoh Americas Corporation
Address: 5 Dedrick Place, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
Telephone number: 973-882-2000
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
A Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used for con-
nections to a host computer (and/or peripheral) in order to meet FCC emis­sion limits.
B An AC adapter with a ferrite core must be used for RF interference suppres-
sion.
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Note to users in Canada
Note:
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Remarque concernant les utilisateurs au Canada
Avertissement:
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Can­ada.
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How to Read This Manual

Symbols

This manual uses the following symbols:
Indicates important safety notes.
Ignoring these notes could result in serious injury or death. Be sure to read these notes. They can be found in the “Safety Information” section of About This Ma­chine.
Indicates important safety notes.
Ignoring these notes could result in moderate or minor injury, or damage to the machine or to property. Be sure to read these notes. They can be found in the “Safety Information” section of About This Machine.
Indicates points to pay attention to when using the machine, and explanations of likely causes of paper misfeeds, damage to originals, or loss of data. Be sure to read these explanations.
Indicates supplementary explanations of the machine’s functions, and instruc­tions on resolving user errors.
This symbol is located at the end of sections. It indicates where you can find fur­ther relevant information.
[ ]
Indicates the names of keys that appear on the machine’s display panel.
{ }
Indicates the names of keys on the machine’s control panel.
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Display Panel

This section describes configuration using the display panel when the printer function is selected.
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1. Operational status or messages
Displays current machine status, such as “Ready”, “Offline”, and “Printing...”.
2. [Menu]
Press to display the menu to select the following options:
[Show Error Log] Displays the error logs of print jobs that are sent from a computer.
Note
3. [JobReset]
Press to cancel the current print job. If you press it when the machine is offline and Hex Dump is selected, Hex Dump is canceled.
4. [FormFeed]
Prints all the data left in the machine's in­put buffer.
When the power is turned on, the copier display is shown. This is a factory
default. This initial setting can be changed. See “System Settings”, General Settings Guide.
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Reading the Display and Using Keys

This section explains how to read the display and using the selection key for the initial display.
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1. Selection keys
Correspond to the function items at the bottom line on the display. Example: Ba­sic screen When the instruction “press [JobReset]” appears in this manual, press the center selection key.
2. {Escape} key
Press to cancel an operation or return to the previous display.
3. {OK} key
Press to set a selected item or entered nu­meric value.
4. Scroll keys
Press to move the cursor in each direc­tion, step by step.
When the {U}, {T}, {V}, or {W} key ap­pears in this manual, press the scroll key of the same direction.
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Printer Features Menu

The following explains settings and meanings of functions on Printer Feature. Printer Feature screen appears when you press the {User Tools/Counter} key. For details, see “Printer Features”, General Settings Guide.
Important
The settings that appear depend on whether or not the printer enhance option
is installed.
=Appears
- =Does not appear
Paper Input
Menu Description Printer Enhance Option
Not Installed
Bypass Paper Size
Auto Paper Select Set this to enable Auto Paper Select. The
Duplex You can set this to enable duplex print-
The size of the paper set in the bypass tray.
machine automatically detects the pa­per size from the print data, and selects a suitable paper feed tray accordingly.
ing. The machine detects duplex print­ing from the print data, and selects a suitable paper feed tray accordingly.
List/Test Print
Menu Description Printer Enhance Option
Not Installed
Multiple Lists You can print the configuration page
and error log.
Config. Page You can print the machine's current
configuration values.
Error Log You can print error logs listing all errors
that occurred during printing.
-
-
-
Installed
Installed
Menu List You can print a Menu List showing the
machine's function menus.
PCL Font Page You can print the current configuration
and installed PCL font list.
Hex Dump You can print in the Hex Dump mode.
Operations Test You can print an operations test page.
-
-
-
-
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Maintenance
Menu Description Printer Enhance Option
Not Installed
Menu Protect This function lets you protect menu set-
tings from accidental change. It makes it impossible to change menu settings with normal procedures unless you per­form the required key operations.
In a network environment, only admin­istrators can make changes to menu set­tings.
System
Menu Description Printer Enhance Option
Not Installed
Print Error Report You can print an error report when a
printer or memory error occurs.
Auto Continue You can select this to enable Auto Con-
tinue. When it is On, printing continues after a system error occurs.
Memory Overflow Select this to have a memory overflow
error report printed.
Duplex You can select to have print on both
sides of each page.
-
-
-
Installed
Installed
Copies
Edge Smoothing Set this to enable Edge Smoothing.
Toner Saving Set this to enable Toner Saving.
Sub Paper Size You can enable the Auto Substitute Pa-
Page Size You can select the default paper size.
Letterhead Setting You can rotate original images when
You can specify the number of print sets. This setting is disabled if the number of pages to print has been specified with the printer driver or another command.
•On (Default)
•Off
If Toner Savi ng is set to On, Edge Smooth­ing is ignored even if it is set to On.
•On (Default)
•Off
per Size (A4, LT) feature.
printing.
When printing, original images are al­ways rotated by 180 degrees. Therefore, output might not be as expected when printing onto letterhead or preprinted paper requiring orientation. Using this function, you can specify image rotation.
-
-
-
-
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Host Interface
Menu Description Printer Enhance Option
Not Installed
I/O Timeout You can set how many seconds the ma-
chine should wait before ending a print job. If data from another port usually ar­rives in the middle of a print job, you should increase this timeout period.
PCL Menu
Menu Description Printer Enhance Option
Not Installed
Orientation You can set the page orientation.
Form Lines
Font Number You can set the ID of the default font
Point Size You can set the point size you want to
Font Pitch You can set the number of characters
Symbol Set You can specify the set of print charac-
You can set the number of lines per page.
you want to use.
use for the selected font.
per inch for the selected font.
ters for the selected font. The available options are as follows:
-
-
-
-
-
-
Installed
Installed
Courier Font You can select a courier font type.
Ext. A4 Width You can extend the printing area width
when printing on A4 sheet with PCL.
Append CR to LF When set to On, a carriage return will
follow each line feed: CR=CR, LF=CR­LF, FF=CR-FF.
Resolution You can set the print resolution in dots
per inch.
-
-
-
-
Note
Depending on which optional units you have installed or the printer lan-
guage you have selected, some options are not displayed.
Depending on the security settings, you might not be able to set certain op-
tions.
Reference
For details, see “Printer Features”, General Settings Guide.
For more information about copier features and system settings, see Copy Reference and General Settings Guide.
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Setting Paper on the Bypass Tray

This section gives instructions for setting paper on the bypass tray.
For details about paper size and paper type, see “Recommended Paper Sizes and Types”, About This Machine.
Important
The following functions are disabled when printing from the bypass tray:
• Duplex printing
•Auto Tray Select
•Auto Tray Switching
When printing using the printer function, original images are always rotated
by 180 degrees (the orientation of images to be printed is opposite to that of the copier function). When printing onto paper with specific orientation re­quirements, such as envelopes and letterheads, be sure to rotate the paper feed orientation to 180 degrees.
Be sure to set the paper size using the printer driver when printing data from
the computer. The paper size set using the printer driver has priority over the one set using the control panel.
Paper that is thicker than 162 g/m
bypass tray.
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, 43 lb. (max.) cannot be printed from the
A Open the bypass tray.
AYM006S
B Lift up the paper guide release lever.
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C Adjust the paper guides to the paper size, and then gently insert paper face
down into the bypass tray.
AYM004S
1. Extender
2. Paper guides
Open out the extender to support paper sizes larger than A4 L, 81/2 ×11 L.
• If the paper guides are not flush against the paper, skewing and misfeeds
might occur.
• Gently insert paper until it stops.
• Do not stack paper over the limit mark, otherwise a skewed image or mis-
feeds might occur.
• Fan the paper to get air between the sheets to avoid a multi-sheet feed.
• When setting an OHP transparency, make sure that its front and back sides
are properly positioned.
D Push down the paper guide release lever.
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E Set the paper size using the printer driver or the control panel.
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Note
Paper within the following dimensions can be set in the bypass tray:
• Vertical: 90 - 297 mm (3.55 - 11.69 in.)
• Horizontal: 148 - 600 mm (5.83 - 23.62 in.)
Be sure to set the paper with the side you want to print facing down in the
bypass tray.
The number of sheets that can be loaded in the bypass tray depends on the
paper type.
When loading OHP transparencies or thick paper in the bypass tray, make
the paper setting using the control panel or printer driver.
Reference
For details about setting the paper size, see p.11 “Setting the Paper Size Us­ing the Control Panel”.
For details about setting paper in the regular paper tray, see General Set­tings Guide.
When loading custom size paper, see p.13 “Setting the Custom Size Paper Using the Control Panel”.
Select paper type when printing onto OHP transparencies or thick paper
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(over 106 g/m
, 28 lb.). For details, see p.14 “Setting Thick Paper or OHP
Transparencies Using the Control Panel”.
Select paper type when printing onto envelopes. For details, see p.16 “Set­ting Envelope Using the Control Panel”.
When loading letterhead paper, pay attention to its orientation. See Gener­al Settings Guide.

Setting the Paper Size Using the Control Panel

This procedure describes how to set paper size of the bypass tray using the con­trol panel. If you select the printer driver to set paper size, this procedure is not necessary.
A Press the {User Tools/Counter} key.
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B Select [Printer Features] using {T} or {U}, and then press the {OK} key.
C Select [Paper Input] using {T} or {U}, and then press the {OK} key.
D Select [Bypass Paper Size] using {T} or {U}, and then press the {OK} key.
E Select the paper size using the scroll keys, and then press the {OK} key.
F Press the {User Tools/Counter} key to return to the default screen.
Reference
See the printer driver Help about the settings from the printer drivers.
Select paper type when printing onto OHP transparencies or thick paper. For details, see p.14 “Setting Thick Paper or OHP Transparencies Using the Control Panel”.
Select paper type when printing onto envelopes. For details, see p.16 “Set­ting Envelope Using the Control Panel”.
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Setting the Custom Size Paper Using the Control Panel

The following procedures are not required if you select the printer driver for the settings. In that case, set the paper size using the printer driver.
Important
Custom size settings set using the printer driver have priority over those set
using the machine's control panel.
When the printer driver is not used, make settings using the control panel.
A Press the {User Tools/Counter} key.
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B Select [Printer Features] using {T} or {U}, and then press the {OK} key.
C Select [Paper Input] using {T} or {U}, and then press the {OK} key.
D Select [Bypass Paper Size] using {T} or {U}, and then press the {OK} key.
E Select [Custom Size] using the scroll keys, and then press the {OK} key.
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F Enter the horizontal size of the paper using the number keys, and press the
{OK} key.
Available size: 148 - 600 mm (5.83 - 23.62 in.)
G Enter the vertical size of the paper using the number keys, and press the
{OK} key.
Available size: 90 - 297 mm (3.55 - 11.69 in.)
H Press the {User Tools/Counter} key to return to the default screen.
Reference
For printer driver settings, see the printer driver Help.

Setting Thick Paper or OHP Transparencies Using the Control Panel

The following procedures are not required if you select the printer driver for the settings. In that case, set the paper size using the printer driver.
Important
Paper size settings set using the printer driver have priority over those set us-
ing the machine's control panel.
When the printer driver is not used, make settings using the control panel.
A Press the {User Tools/Counter} key.
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