Ricoh ps-850 PostScript

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PostScript3 Kit
Type850
Operating Instructions
SUPPLEMENT
Read this manual carefully before you use th is product and keep it handy for futu re reference. For safety, please follow the instructions in this manual.
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Introduction
Please read the Safety Information in the “Copy Reference” before using this machine. It contains im­portant information related to USER SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS.
Important
Parts 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.
Trademarks
Microsoft
®
, Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademar ks of Microso ft Corpor ation in the United
States and/or other countries.
®
Adobe
and PostScript® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Macintosh is a registered trademar k of Appl e Com puter, Incorporat ed. Other product names used herein are for identification purpo ses only and might be trademarks of the ir
respective companies. We discl a im any and all rights in th ose m arks.
Notes:
Some illustrations might be slightly different from your machine. Certain options might not be a vailable in some countries. For details, please contact your local deale r.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Installable Options .................................................................................... 1
Settin g Up Opti on s................ ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ........... 1
Printing a Document................................................................................. 3
Staple, Punch, Toner Saver, Edge Smoothing ............................................. 7
Sample Print.................................................................................................. 9
Document Server/Secure Print ................................................................... 11
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Installable Options

The following items are installable options.
Large Capaci ty Tr ay
Tray 4/ Tray 5/ Tray 6
Output Paper Device
•Finisher
• Finisher with Punch
• Booklet Finisher
Total Printer Memory
32MB/ 64MB/ 96MB/ 128MB/ 160MB RAM or more

Setting Up Options

To use the installed options correctly, you have to set up the printer driver. If the options are not recognized, you cannot use them even though they are physical­ly installed on the printer. The method of setting up the printer driver may differ depending on the operating system.
Windows
You can set up any of the options with the following tabs.
Operating System Tab's name
Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Note
You should access the printer driver from Windows to set up options. You cannot set up options when accessing the printer driver from an applica­tion.
Limitation
If your system is Windows 2000, changing the settings of the printer driver requires Manage Printers permission. Members of the Administrators, and Power Users groups have Manage Printers permission by default. When you change the settings of the printer driver, log on under Manage Printers permission.
Device Options
[
Device Settings
[
Device Settings
[
tab
]
tab in the Printer Properties
]
tab
]
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If your system is Windows NT 4.0, changing the settings of the printer driver requires Full Control access permission. Members of the Adminis­trators, Server Operators, Print Operators, and Power Users groups have Full Control permission by default. When you change the settings of the printer driver, log on under Full Control permission.
If you use Adobe Page Maker 6.0 or 6.5 with Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, you have to set up options in Adobe PageMaker's print dialog box.
Macintosh
You can set up all of the options in the
Chooser
[
dialog box.
]
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Printing a Document

Printing a Document
This section describes how to print a document using printer specific functions.
Paper Source
The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Destination Tray
Paper
[ [
erties
[ [
tab
]
Paper/Quality
Page Setup General
in the print dialog box
]
tab in the Printer Preferences Prop-
]
tab
]
The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Output bin
[
Printer Features
[ per/Quality
ties
Printer features
[ vanced
Printer Specific Options
[
on the
]
tab in the Printing Preferences Proper-
]
tab
]
Paper
tab
]
Advanced Options
[
Document Options
[
in the print dialog box
]
on
]
on
]
[
on the
]
on the
]
Pa-
[
Ad-
[
1
Duplex Printing
Use this function to select duplex printing. The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Paper control
[
Print on Both Sides (Duplex)
[
the Printing Preferences Properties
Page Setup
[
General
[
on the
]
tab
]
in the print dialog box
]
Paper
[
tab
]
on the
]
Layout
[
tab in
]
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Collate
Use this function to enable collation. With this feature, the printer can effi­ciently print collated sets of a multiple-page document. The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Paper control
[
on the
]
Paper
[
tab
]
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Staple
Paper/Output
[ Quality
[ [
tab in the Printing Preferences Properties
] Collate Copies Printer Specific Options
Advanced Options
on
]
[
on the
]
Page Setup
[
in the print dialog box
]
on the
]
tab
]
[
Use this function to have the output stapled. When you turn Staple on, the printed document is collated automatically. You should switch off Collate from the Print window of your application to prevent the entire job from be­ing stapled together.
Limitation
To use this function, the finisher must be installed on the printer.
• Off: Disables stapling.
• Top Left Slant Portrait
• Top Left Slant Landscape
• Top Left Horizontal Portrait
• Top Left Horizontal Landscape
• Top Left Vertical Portrait
• Top Left Vertical Landscape
Paper/
• Top 2 Portrait
• Top 2 Landscape
• Left 2 Portrait
• Left 2 Landscape The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Printer features
[
Printer Features
[ per/Quality
ties
Printer features
[ vanced
[
tab
]
Printer Specific Options
on the
]
on
]
tab in the Printing Preferences Proper-
]
on
]
Device Options
[
Advanced Options
[
Document Options
[
in the print dialog box
]
]
]
tab
]
on the
on the
Pa-
[
Ad-
[
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Punch
Use this function to have the output punched.
Limitation
To use this function, the finisher with punch must be installed on the print­er.
• Off: Disables punching.
• Left Landscape
• Left Portrait
•Top Landscape
• Top Portrait The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
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Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Edge Smoothing
Printer features
[
Printer Features
[ per/Quality
ties
Printer features
[ vanced
[
tab
]
Printer Specific Options
on the
]
on
]
tab in the Printing Preferences Proper-
]
on
]
Device Options
[
Advanced Options
[
Document Options
[
in the print dialog box
]
]
]
tab
]
on the
on the
Use this function to improve the print quality of text and graphics when printing. Indentations in curved lines are automatically smoothed to produce a cleaner appearance. The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Printer features
[
Printer Features
[ per/Quality
ties
Printer features
[ vanced
tab in the Printing Preferences Proper-
]
tab
]
on the
]
on
]
on
]
Device Options
[
Advanced Options
[
Document Options
[
tab
]
on the
]
on the
]
Pa-
[
Ad-
[
Pa-
[
Ad-
[
Macintosh
Printer Specific Options
[
in the print dialog box
]
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Toner Saver
Use this function to reduce the amount of toner used when printing.
Note
While this will increase the life of the toner, the output will appear slightly
lighter. The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Sample Print
Printer features
[
Printer Features
[ per/Quality
ties
Printer features
[ vanced
[
tab
]
Printer Specific Options
on the
]
on
]
tab in the Printing Preferences Proper-
]
on
]
Device Options
[
Advanced Options
[
Document Options
[
in the print dialog box
]
]
]
tab
]
on the
on the
Use this function to print only one printing of a multiple print job. The other printings are saved in the machine. The saved job can be printed from the machine's operation panel. You can Also delete the saved job, change the quantity of sets and move to the “Document Server” function.
Note
“User ID” consists of up to eight alphanumerical (a-z, A-Z, 1–8) characters
is required.
Entering “File Name” and “Password” helps you to distinguish the print
job from others.
"Sample Print" is not supported on Windows 2000. The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Pa-
[
Ad-
[
Windows 95/98
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Job Type
[
Job Type
[
Printer Specific Options
[
on the
]
on the
]
Job Log
[
Job Log
[
tab
]
tab
]
in the print dialog box
]
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Docu men t S erver
Use this function to save document data in the machine memory and then edit and print them as you want.
Note
“User ID” consists of up to eight alphanumerical (a-z, A-Z, 1–8) characters
is required.
Entering “File Name” and “Password” helps you to distinguish the print
job from others. The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
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Windows 95/98

Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Secure Print
Job Type
[
Job Type
[
Printer Specific Options
[
on the
]
on the
]
Job Log
[
Job Log
[
tab
]
tab
]
in the print dialog box
]
Use this function to save document data in the machine memory with the password and then edit and print them as you want.
Note
“User ID” consists of up to eight alphanumerical (a-z, A-Z, 1–8) characters
and “Password” of four digits are required. The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this func­tion.
Windows 95/98
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
Job Type
[
Job Type
[
Printer Specific Options
[
on the
]
on the
]
Job Log
[
Job Log
[
tab
]
tab
]
in the print dialog box
]

Staple, Punch, Toner Saver, Edge Smoothing

Follow the steps below to print a document using “Staple”, “Punch”, “Toner Saver” or “Edge Smoothing”.
Windows 95/98
A From an application, select the menu command to print.
The print dialog box appears.
B Open the Printer Properties. C Click the D In the
Device Options
[
Printer features
[
The current setting is displayed in the
tab.
]
box, select the function you want to use.
]
Change setting for:
[
]
list.
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E Use the F Click
Change setting for:
[
to apply the settings you made.
Apply
]
[
G After making all of the settings you want, click
Properties.
list to select the appropriate setting.
]
to close the Printer
OK
[
]
H Start printing from the application's print dialog box.

Windows 2000

A From an application, select the menu command to print.
The print dialog box appears.
B Open the Printer Properties. C Click to select the D Click
The
Advanced Options
[
Advanced Options
[
Layout
[
tab.
]
.
]
tab appears.
]
E Click to select the function you want to use and select the appropriate set-
ting.
F After making all of the settings you want, click
Properties.
to close the Printer
OK
[
]
G Start printing from the application's print dialog box.

Windows NT 4.0

A From an application, select the menu command to print.
The print dialog box appears.
B Open the Printer Properties. C If you want to collate, select D Click the E From
The current setting is displayed in the of the tab.
F Use the G Click
Advanced
[
Document Options
[
Change settings
[
to apply the settings you made.
Apply
[
]
tab.
]
, select the function you want to use.
]
]
Collate
[
box to select the appropriate setting.
from the
]
Change settings
[
Page Setup
[
box in the lower part
]
tab.
]
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H After making all of the settings you want, click
Properties.
to close the Printer
OK
[
]
I Start printing from the application's print dialog box.

Macintosh

A From an application, select the menu command to print.
The print dialog box appears.
B Use the list box to select
Printer Specific Options
[
.
]
C Use the list box to select the appropriate setting. D After making all of the settings you want, click

Sample Prin t

Follow the steps below to print a document using “Sample Print”.

Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0

OK
[
.
]
1
Note
If the application has a collate option, confirm that it is not selected before sending a print job. By default, sample print jobs are automatically collated by the printer driver. If a collate option is selected from the application print dialog box, more printings than intended may be printed.
A From an application, select the menu command to print.
The print dialog box appears.
B Open the Printer Properties. C Click the
Job Log
[
D Type User ID in
Note
This is used to identify the user associated with a job.
"User ID" consists of up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.
E Click
to close the Printer Properties.
OK
]
[
tab, and select
] User ID
[
up to eight alphanumeric characters.
]
Sample Print
[
in the
]
Job Type
[
.
]
F Start printing from the application's print dialog box.
The Sample Print job is sent to the machine and one printing set is printed.
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G Check the output to confirm whether the settings are OK or not.
If the settings are OK, go to step H to print the remaining print job.
If not, you can delete the saved job. P.11 “Deleting a Sample Print file”
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You can also change the quantity of sets or move the saved job to “Document Server” function.
H On the machine's operation panel, press { I Confirm that printer is online, and press
View Sample Print Jobs
[
J Select a file you want to print, and then press

Macintosh

Printer
[
}.
Print
.
]
.
]
A From an application, select the menu command to print.
The print dialog box appears.
B Select
Sample Print
[
C Type User ID in
Note
This is used to identify the user associated with a job.
"User ID" consists of up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.
D After making all of the settings you want, click
The Sample Print job is sent to the machine and one printing set is printed.
and select the appropriate setting.
]
User ID
[
up to eight alphanumeric characters.
]
Print
[
.
]
E Check the output to confirm whether the settings are OK or not.
If the settings are OK, go to step F to print the remaining print job.
If not, you can delete the saved job. P.11 “Deleting a Sample Print file”
You can also change the quantity of sets or move the saved job to the “Docu­ment Server” function.
F On the machine's operation panel, press { G Confirm that the printer is online, press H Select a file you want to print, and then press
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View Sample Print Jobs
[
Printer
[
}.
Print
.
]
.
]
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Deleting a Sample Print file

If the printed document is not what you expected, you can delete the Sample Print file.
A On the operation panel of the machine, press {
Printer
}.
1
B After confirming that the printer is online status, press
.
Jobs
]
C Confirmation message appears on the panel display, and then press
delete the file.
View Sample Print
[
Yes
[
]
to

Document Server/Secure Print

Follow the steps below to print a document using “Document Server” and “Se­cure Print” function.

Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0

A From an application, select the menu command to print.
The print dialog box appears.
B Open the Printer Properties. C Click to select the D Select
Document Server
[
Job Log
[
tab.
]
or
Secure Print
]
[
in
]
Job Type
[
.
]
E Type User ID in
Note
This is used to identify the user associated with a job.
"User ID" consists of up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.
User ID
[
F If you select “Secure Print”, type Password in
Note
"Password" consists of up to four digits (0-9).
G Click
The document file is saved in the Document Server.
to close the Printer Properties.
OK
[
]
up to eight alphanumeric characters.
]
Password
[
up to four digits.
]
H Edit and print the saved file with operation panel using the “Document
Server” function.
If you select “Secure Print”, Password which you set in the “Job Log” tab is required.
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Reference
For information about “Document Server” function, see the “Operating In-
structions” that describe the copy functions.
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