Ricoh Aficio SP 5100N manual

SP 5100N Read this manual carefull y befor e you use this machi ne and keep it handy fo r future reference. For safe and c orrect use, pl ease be sure to read the Safe ty I nfor matio n in t his m anua l befo re us ing th e mac hine. User’s Guide[...]

Content s of this man ual are subject to cha nge without prior no tice. In no event will the comp any be liable for di rect, indirect , inci dental or con sequential da m- ages as a result of handlin g or operating the ma chine. Cop yri ght © 2007. • Centron ics is a tradem ark of Centronics Data Comput er Corporatio n. • PCL and PCL 6 are tra[...]

C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special feat ures ............... ....................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ..... ...... ............................ ...... 1.1 Printer overvi ew ............... ....................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ..... ...... .[...]

Clearing p aper jams ............... ....................... ...................... ............................ ................... ............... ...................... 9.1 Troubles hooting checkl ist ....... ....................... ...................... ...................... ....................... .... ....... ...................... ...... 9[...]

i Safety Informa tion Whe n using this machine, the following safe ty precautions shou l d alway s be follow ed. Safety During O peration In this manual, the following important symbols are used: WARNI N G: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not fol lowed , cou l d result in death or serious injur y. CAUTI ON: In[...]

ii CAU TION: • Protect the machine from dampness or wet weather, such as r ain and snow. • Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before you move the machine. While moving the machine, you should take care that the power cord will not be damaged under the machine. • Before moving the ma chine, be sure to disconnect all external connection[...]

iii Posi tions of Label s and Hallm arks for WARNING and CA UTION Labels This machine has labels for W ARN ING and CA U TION at the positions shown below . For safety , please fol low the ins tructio ns and handle t he machine as indicated. *This label is stuck to hot surfaces. Be careful not to touch these ar eas. In accordance with IEC 60417, thi[...]

iv Note to users in the United States of America Noti ce: This equ ipment has bee n tested and fou nd to comply wi t h the limits for a Class A digi tal devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designe d to provide re asonable prote ction ag ainst harmful int erfer ence when the equip ment is ope rated in a commercia l envir[...]

1 .1 < Introduct ion> 1 Introducti on Congratu lations on the p urchase of you r printer! This cha pter include s: • Spe cial features • Printer o verview • Finding more i nformation • Selecting a l ocation S pecial features Y our new printer is equipp ed with several speci al features that improve the p rin t qual it y . Y o u can : [...]

1 .2 < Introduct ion> Save time a nd money • This printer allows you to use to ner save mo de to sav e tone r . Se e page 2.7 . • Y ou can print on both side s of the p aper to save paper ( doub le-sided printing ) i f you instal l the optional duplex unit . • Y ou can pr int multiple pages on a s ingle shee t of paper to save pape r ( [...]

1 .3 < Introduct ion> Printer o verview Front view 1 output tray 8 handle 2 control p anel 9 pap er level indicator 3 control bo ard cover 10 multi-purpose tra y 4 tray 1 11 top cover 5 optional tray 2 12 output support 6 optional tray 3 13 multi-purpose tra y paper w idth gu ide s 7 optional tray 4 14 multi-purpose tra y extension * T he fig[...]

1 .4 < Introduct ion> Control p anel overview 1 Menu : Enters Menu m ode and scrolls th rough the ava ilable menus. 2 Scroll buttons : Scroll throu gh the options a vailable in the selected menu, and i ncrease or de crease valu es. 3 OK : Confirms the s election on the display . 4 Back : Sen ds you back to the upper me nu level. 5 To n e r S [...]

1 .5 < Introduct ion> Selecting a locat ion Select a lev el, stable plac e with adequate sp ace for air circula tion. Allow extra sp ace for openin g covers and tra y s. The area s hould be well -ventilated a nd away from direc t sunlight o r sources of heat, cold, an d humidity . Do not set the p rinter close to the edge of y our desk or t a[...]

2 .1 < System setup> 2 System se tup This cha pter shows me nus you can s et and provides basic settings for your p rinter . This cha pter include s: • Using con trol panel menus • Menu over view • Pr int in g a de mo page • Changing t he display langu age • Using tone r save mode Using cont rol p anel menus A numbe r of menus a re [...]

2 .2 < System setup> Menu overview The contro l panel m enus are used to configure t he printer . The co ntrol panel provides ac cess to the fol ing menus. The menu s in the col ored characters a ppear only wh en the optiona l item s ar e instal led . a. Available with an opt ional hard disk. b. Available with an option al duplex unit. 0.Job [...]

2 .3 < System setup> 2. Layout menu Use t he 2. Layout menu to define all sett ings relating to output. Item Explanation Orientation Choose th e default orie ntation of the print image on the p age. Simplex Margin Set the ma rgin of print m eterials for one -sided printing. Y ou can inc rease or decre ase the value in 0.1 mm increment s. • [...]

2 .4 < System setup> 3. Paper menu Use t he 3. Paper menu to d efine all se ttings relatin g to print met erials such as paper feed and exit, as w ell as size and type the spe cific print meterials you are usi ng with your p rinter . Item Explan ation Copies Set the d efault number of copies by selecting a ny number from 1 to 999. Paper Size [...]

2 .5 < System setup> System Setup menu Use t he 5. System Setup menu to co nfig ure a vari ety of pr inter feat ures . Item Explana tion Date & Time Form Menu Select Form See pag e 10.5 and 10 .6. Language This sett ing determine s the langua ge of the text that appea rs on the con trol panel display and informat ion printing . Power Save[...]

2 .6 < System setup> Emulation menu Use t he 6. Emulation menu to c onfigure prin ter language e mulation. PCL This men u sets the PC L emulation c onfiguration. Y ou can s et the font type, symb ol type, lines per pag e, and font size . Item Explanatio n Emulation Ty p e The pr inter language d efines how the computer commu nicates with the [...]

2 .7 < System setup> Network menu This men u lets you c onfigure the network interfac e instal led in your printer . Y ou can rese t the network in terface and print a configurati on page. For detail s, se e page 4.1. Printi ng a demo p age After se tting up your printer , print a de mo page to make sure that th e printer is operating co rrec[...]

3 .1 < Software over view> 3 Software overv iew This chap ter gives you an overview of the so ftware that com es with your printer . Further det ails abo ut installin g and using the software are exed in the Sof tware Section . This cha pter include s: • Supplied sof tware • Printer d river features • System requirement s Suppli ed sof [...]

3 .2 < Software over view> Printer dr iver features Y our printer driv ers support the following st andard featu res: • Paper s ource selec tion • Paper siz e, orienta tion and med ia type • Number of c opies In addition , you can use va rious specia l printing featur es. The following tab le shows a ge neral overvi ew of features s upp[...]

4 .1 < Network setup> 4 Network setup This cha pter gives y ou step-by-s tep instru ctions for setti ng up your printer for n etwork connec tions. This cha pter include s: • Introduction • Supported operati ng systems • Configuring TC P/IP • Setting Ether net speed • Restoring th e network configuration • Printing a netw ork confi[...]

4 .2 < Network setup> Supported operating systems The follo wing tab le shows the network enviro nments supp orted by the printer: • TCP/IP: T rans mission Control Prot ocol/Internet Protocol • DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration P ro tocol • BOOTP: Bootstrap Protocol Configuring TCP/IP Y our printer can be set up with a variety of TCP/I P[...]

4 .3 < Network setup> Setting Et hernet speed Y ou can sele ct the comm unication spee d for Ethernet c onnections . 1 Press Menu u ntil Network appears o n the bottom line of the display and pres s OK . 2 Pres s the Scroll buttons unti l Ethernet Speed appe ars and press OK . 3 Pres s the Scroll but to ns unt il t he spee d yo u want appe ar[...]

5 .1 < Loading print media> 5 Loading print me dia This cha pter will help you underst and types of paper you can use with your pr inter and how to properly loa d paper in the diffe rent paper trays for the best print quali ty . This cha pter include s: • Selecting print media • Loading p aper • Selecting an output location Selecting p [...]

5 .2 < Loading print media> Supported sizes of p aper Print media for duplex printing Ty p e Size Dimensions Wei g ht a a. If media weight is over 28 lb ( 105 g/m 2 ), use the m ulti-purpose tray . Capacity b b. Maximum capacity may differ depending on media weight, thickness, and environme ntal condit ions . Plain p aper Letter 216 x 279 mm [...]

5 .3 < Loading print media> Guidelines for se lecting and storing print me dia When se lecting or loading p aper , envelope s, or othe r print med ia, keep these gui delines in mind: • Always use print me dia that conform with the spec ifications lis ted on the ne xt column. • Attemp ting to print on damp, curle d, wrinkled, or torn pape [...]

5 .4 < Loading print media> T ransp arencies • T o av oid damaging t he printer , use o nly transp arencies de signed for use i n laser printers. • T ransparen cies used in th e printer must be able to wi th stand 19 5° C ( 383 ° F) , the p rin ter ’s fusing te mperature. • Pl ace th em on a fl at sur face a fter r emovi ng them fro[...]

5 .5 < Loading print media> Using the st andard tray or the optional trays Load the p rint media y ou use for the m ajority of yo ur print jobs in t he st andard tray . The st andard tray can hold a max imum of 500 s heets of 75 g/m 2 (20 lb ) paper. T o load p aper , pull open the tray and load paper w ith the side to b e printed on face dow[...]

5 .6 < Loading print media> Using the multi-purpose tray The multi -purpose tr ay can hold sp ecial size s and types of print medi a, such as transpare ncies, post cards, note c ards, and env elopes. It is useful fo r single p age printing on letterhead or c olored pa per . T o load p aper in the m ulti-purpose tray : 1 Pull the multi -pu rpo[...]

5 .7 < Loading print media> 4 Squeeze the mu lti-purpose tray pap er wid th guides and adjust them to the w i d th of the paper . Do not force to o much, or the pape r will b e bent, which w ill res ult in a p aper jam or s kew . 5 When yo u print a docu ment, set the paper so urce and type in the softw are application. See the Sof tware Sect[...]

5 .8 < Loading print media> Selecting an o utput location The p rin ter h as t wo out put l ocat io ns; th e re ar cov er ( face up) and th e output tray (face down). The printe r sends outp ut to the output t ray by defau lt. T o use the o utput tray , make sure that the rear cover is closed. Notes • If p aper coming out of the out put tra[...]

6 .1 < Basic print ing> 6 Basic printing This chap ter e xpla ins common pri ntin g tasks . This cha pter include s: • Pr int in g a doc ume nt • Canceling a p rint job Printing a document This prin ter allows yo u to print from various Wind ows, Macintosh . The exac t steps f or printing a d ocument may v ary dependi ng on the applica ti[...]

7 .1 < Supplies a nd accessor ies> 7 Supplies and access ories This cha pter provides in formation on purc hasing toner c artridges and access ories avail able for your p rinter . • T oner cartridges • Accesso ries T o ner c artri dges When the toner runs out, you can order th e following ty pes of toner cartridge s for your printer: Acce[...]

8 .1 < Maintenan ce> 8 Maintenance This cha pter provides in formation for mai ntaining your printer a nd the toner cartri dge, as well as suggesti ons for high-qua lity and econom ical printing. This cha pter include s: • Printing inform ation pages • Cleaning the printer • Maint aining the toner cartridge • Maintenanc e part s Print[...]

8 .2 < Maintenan ce> 2 Open th e top cover and p ull the toner ca rtridge out. Set i t on a clean fl at surface. 3 With a dry l int-free cloth , wipe away any du st and spille d toner from the toner cartridge area and the toner cartridge cav ity . Notes • T o pre vent damage to the toner cartridge , do not expose it to light for m ore than [...]

8 .3 < Maintenan ce> 6 Clean a feed sen sor with a cotton bud. 7 Reinsert t he toner cartri dge and clos e the top cover . 8 Plug in th e power cord an d turn the prin ter on. Printing a cleaning sheet If you are experiencing b lurred, faded, or smeared printo uts, you can clear the problem by printing a cleaning she et, provided by your prin[...]

8 .4 < Maintenan ce> Saving t oner T o save toner , pres s To n e r S a v e on the control pa nel. The button backlig ht turns on. Using this feature exte nds the life of the toner cart ridge and redu ce your cos t per page, bu t it also r edu ces pr int qu ali ty . Checking the remaining toner Y ou can chec k the level of toner left i n the [...]

8 .5 < Maintenan ce> 4 Hold th e toner cartridge by the handl e and slowly insert the cartridge into the open ing in the printe r . T abs on the sides of th e cartridge an d corresponding grooves within the printer will gu ide the cartridge into the correct position until it locks into place comp letely . 5 Close the top cover . Make sure tha[...]

8 .6 < Maintenan ce> 4 Locate t he sealing t ape at the end of the ton er cartridge. Careful ly pull the tape comple tely out of th e cartridge and d iscard it. 5 Thor ough ly sh ake t he car trid ge 4 or 6 ti mes to dist ribu te th e to ner evenly inside the cart ridge. Thoroughl y roll the c artridge to assure maximum copies per cartridge .[...]

8 .7 < Maintenan ce> Clearing the T oner Low Replace T oner mess age When the To n e r L o w Replac e T oner messag e appears you c an configure not to see th is messag e again not to disturb you. 1 Press Menu u ntil System Setup ap pears on the bottom line o f the display and pres s OK . 2 Press the Scroll buttons u ntil Maintenance appears [...]

9 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 9 Troubl eshooting This cha pter provides hel pful informat ion for what to do if you encounter an error w hile using your pri nter . This cha pter include s: • Clearing p aper jams • T roubleshootin g checklist • Underst anding the st atus LED • Underst anding displ ay messages • T oner cartri dge-related m[...]

9 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> In the p aper fee d area In the tray 1 1 Pull the t ray 1 open. 2 Remove t he jammed p aper by gentl y pulling i t straight out. Make sure that all of the p aper is prop erly aligned in the tray 1. If th e paper does no t mo ve whe n you p ull , or if you do not se e th e pape r in this area , check the fuse r area ar[...]

9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> In the multi-purpose tray 1 If the p aper is not feeding properly , pull the p aper out of the printer . 2 Open an d close the top cover to res ume printing. Around the toner cartridge 1 Open th e top cover and p ull the toner ca rtridge out. Note • The f user area is hot. T ake care when remo vin g paper fro m the [...]

9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> 5 Replace the toner cartri dge and close t he top cover . Printing automati cally resu mes. In the p aper exit a rea 1 Open an d close the top cover . The jamme d paper is au tomatically ejected from the print er . 2 Gently pull the p aper out of the ou tput tray . If you do not see the jammed pape r or if there is an[...]

9 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> Duplex jam 1 1 Open th e rear cover . 2 Gently pull the jamme d paper s traight up. 3 Clos e th e rear cov er . 4 Open an d close the top cover . The print er will resume printing. T i p s for avoiding p a per jams By selecti ng the correct med ia types, most p aper jams can be av oided. When a pape r jam o ccurs , fo[...]

9 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> Underst anding the st atus LED Status Description Off • The printer is of f-line and canno t print. • The prin ter is in power save mode. When data is received, i t switches to on-line auto matically . Green On The printer i s on-line an d can receive d ata from the compute r . Blin king • When the backlight bli[...]

9 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> Load [Size] In [T ray] The pa per size speci fied in the print er pr ope rti es does not ma tch th e pap er you are loadi ng. Load the correct pape r in the tray . Load Manua l Press Cont Key The mu lti-purpose tray is empty in manual feed mode . Load a s heet of print media a nd press OK . Y ou need to p ress OK each[...]

9 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> T oner cartrid ge-related messages Messag e Me anin g Suggeste d solutions Inst all T oner A toner c artridge is not i nstalled. Inst all a toner cartridge . Invalid T oner The tone r cartridge you h ave instal led is not for y our printer . Inst all a genuin e toner cartridge , designe d for your printer . T oner Low[...]

9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving g eneral printing p roblems For problem s with the op eration of your pri nter , refer to th e table fo r suggeste d solutions . Condition Possib le cause Su ggested solutions The printe r does not print. The pr in ter is not receivi ng power . Check th e power cord connec tions. Check the power switch and the[...]

9 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Print job i s extremel y slow . (Continu ed) If using Windo w s 98/Me, t he S pooling Setti ng may be set incorrec tly . From the Sta rt menu, c hoose Settings an d Pri nt ers . Right- click t he SP 5100 N PCL 6 print er icon, choose Properties , click t he Details ta b, and then choos e the S pool Settings bu tton. [...]

9 .11 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving pr int quality problems Dirt insid e of the printe r or improper pa per loading may reduce print quality . See the t able belo w to tr oubleshoot probl ems. Condition Suggeste d solutions Light or faded print If a vertic al white strea k or faded area appears on the page: • The ton er supply is l ow . Y ou [...]

9 .12 < Troubleshoot ing> Ve r t i c a l repetitive defect s If marks rep eatedly appe ar on the printed s ide of the pa ge at even in tervals: • The ton er cartridge m ay be damaged . If a repetitiv e mark occurs o n the pag e, print a cleanin g sheet sev eral times to cl ean the cartridge; see page 8.3. After th e printout, if you stil l [...]

9 .13 < Troubleshoot ing> Common W indows pro blems Character V oids Charac ter voids are whit e area s wit hin character s that should be solid bl ack: • If you are using tra nsparencies , try another type of t ranspa rency . Beca use o f the compos ition of the tra nsparenc y , some characte r voids may be normal. • Y ou may b e printin[...]

9 .14 < Troubleshoot ing> Common Macin tosh problems A PostScript error pa ge prints . Print job m ay not be PostScript . Make sure that the print job is a PostScript job. Check to se e whether the so ftware appl icat io n expe cte d a se tu p or PostScript header fil e to be sent to the printer . The optio nal tra y 2 (t ray 3 or tray 4) is [...]

10 .1 < Installi ng accessorie s> 10 Installing acces sories Y our printer is a full-featured laser printer that has been op timized to meet t he majority of y our printing n eeds. Rec ognizing that ea ch user may have differe nt requirement s, however , Manufac turer makes s everal access ories avail able to enhan ce the printe r ’s cap ab[...]

10 .2 < Installi ng accessorie s> 3 Grasp th e control board c over and remove i t. 4 T ake ou t a new DIMM fro m its pla stic bag. 5 Locate t he extra DM M slot and a lign the notch o n the DIMM w ith the gr oove at the DIM M slot, holdin g the DIMM by its edge s. 6 Push the DIMM into the printer until i t snaps into place. Make s ure that t[...]

10 .3 < Installi ng accessorie s> Removing a DIMM T o expa nd the printer m emory to 512 M B, you need to remove the preinst alled 128 MB DIMM and inst all two 256 MB DIMM s into the DIMM slot s. Push the l atches at both e nds of the DIM M slot awa y to remove the DIMM and pull out the D IMM. Using t he ha rd dis k Instal ling the hard d isk[...]

10 .4 < Installi ng accessorie s> 5 Fasten th e four screw s supplied w ith your new h ard disk. 6 Close the control board cover by al igning the g roove on it wit h the notch on the printer an d sliding it . 7 Reinst all the dupl ex-slot cover o r the duplex u nit. 8 Reconnec t the power cord and printer cabl e, and turn the printer on. 9 Pr[...]

10 .5 < Installi ng accessorie s> Printing with the optional hard dis k Afte r installing the optional hard disk, y ou can use adv anced printi ng features, such as sto ring or spool ing a print j ob to the hard disk, proofing a job, and specifying o f printing a pri v ate job in the printer properties window . Once you have stored fil es in [...]

10 .6 < Installi ng accessorie s> Controlling the ac tive job que ue All of the print jobs wai ting to be prin ted are liste d in the Active Job Queue in the order you sent them to the printer . Y ou can d elete a job from the q ueue before pri nting, or prom ote a job to pr int sooner . T o delete a fil e from the queue : 1 Press Menu u ntil[...]

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11 .1 < Specif ications > 11 Specifications Printer specif ications Item Spe cifications and Descri ption Printing s peed a Up to 43 ppm in A4 (45 ppm in Letter) Duple x : 29 ipm (A4); 30 ip m (Letter) Resolution Up to 120 0 x 1200 d pi W arm-up time Less t han 45 seco nds First prin t out time 8.5 sec onds (From Re ady) Sleep m ode: 35 seco [...]

1 I NDEX A access ories inst alling DIMM 10.1 hard di sk 10.3 C clean ing drum 8.3 insi de 8.1 outside 8.1 cleanin g sheet, print 8.3 compone nt location 1.3 control p anel buttons 1.4 menus 2.1 stat us LED 9.6 D demo page, pr int 2.7 DIMM, install 10.1 display language, c hange con trol pane l 2.7 displ ay messages 9.6 drum , c lea n 8.3 E error m[...]

2 S special print media, guidelines 5.3 specifi cation, printe r 11.1 status LE D, meaning 9.6 suppl ies checki ng life 8.4 sys tem r equi rem ents Macin tosh 3.2 Window s 3.2 T toner cartridg e checki g remaining toner 8.4 cleanin g 8.3 maintai ning 8.3 redistrib uting 8.4 repl aci ng 8.5 , 8.7 tone r save mode, use 2.7 troublesh ooting 9.1 W Wind[...]

Software section[...]

1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NST AL LING P RIN TER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software ......... ................... .................... ................... ................... ............. ..... 4 Installing Softwar e for Local Printing ............... ................... ................... .............. ...........[...]

2 Using an Existing Waterma rk ............... .................... ................... ................... ................ 21 Creating a Watermark ........... ................... ................... ................... ................... ............ 21 Editing a Watermar k .................. ................... ................... .............[...]

3 Chapter 8: U SING Y OUR P RI NTER WITH A M AC INTOSH Installing S oftware for Ma cintos h ................... .................... ................... ................... ................ 27 Setting Up the Printer ........... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................. .... 28 For a Networ k-c[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This cha pter inclu des: • Installing P rinter Software • Changing th e Software Language • Reinstalling Printer Software • Removing Prin ter Soft ware Installing P rinter Software Y ou can install t he printer sof tware for lo cal printi ng or network printin[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not already connected t o the comput er , the f oll owing wi ndow wi ll a ppear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you don’t want to connect the printer at this time, click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng scr een. Th en the ins tal lation will sta rt an d [...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 3 Click Next . • If necessary , sel ect a language from the drop-down list. • Vi ew Us er’s G uide : Al lows you to v iew t he User ’s Guide. If your computer doesn’ t have Adobe Acrobat , cl ick on this opt ion a nd it will a uto mat icall y inst all A dob e Acrobat Reader for you. 4 Select Custom[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 9 Click Finish . Installin g Softwar e for Network Prin ting When you connect your printe r to a network, you must fir st configur e the TCP/IP settings for the p rinter . After you have assigned and verified the T CP/IP settings, you are ready to install the software on each computer on the network. Y ou ca[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 5 The list of prin ters av ailab le on the n etwo rk ap pear s. Select the pr i nter you want to install from th e li st and then click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on the list, click Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e network. T o ad d the printer[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 5 The list of prin ters av ailab le on the n etwo rk ap pear s. Select the pr i nter you want to install from th e li st and then click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on the list, click Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e network. T o ad d the printer[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 Changing the Software Language After installation of the softw a re, you can change the display language. 1 Click the Windows Start menu. 2 Select Programs or All Programs and then SP 5100 N . 3 Select Language Selection . 4 Select the d esired la nguage from the l anguage select ion win dow, and c li ck OK[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 Removing Printer Software 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Start menu select Programs or All Pro grams → SP 5100 N → Maintenance . 3 Select Remove and click Next . Y ou will see a component list so that you can remove any ite m ind ividu ally . 4 Select the comp onents you wa nt to remo ve and then click Nex[...]

Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter exp l ains the printing op ti ons and com mon printing tasks in Windows. This cha pter inclu des: • Printing a Docu ment • Printer Settings - Lay ou t Tab - Pa per T ab - Gr aphi cs Ta b - Ex tras Tab - Abo ut Ta b - Pr inter Tab - Using a Favorite Setting - Us ing H elp Printing a Document N OTES[...]

Basic Printing 13 Printer Settings Y ou can use the pr inter p roperti es window, which allows you to access all of the pri nter opti ons you need when using your printer . When the printer properties are display ed, you can revi ew and change the setti ngs neede d for your print j ob. Y our print er proper tie s window may differ , depe nding on y[...]

Basic Printing 14 Pap er Tab Use the fo l lowing option s to set the ba si c paper hand l ing specif ica tions w hen you acce ss the pr inte r proper tie s. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 f or more info rmation on accessing printer propertie s. Click the Paper tab to access v a rious paper properties. Copies Copies allows you to choose t[...]

Basic Printing 15 Gra phics Ta b Use the followin g Graphic option s to adjust the print quality for your specifi c printi ng needs. See “ Printing a Document ” on page 12 for more inf ormation on accessing printer properti es. Click the Graphic tab to displa y the properties show n below .. Resolution The Resolution op t ions you can select ma[...]

Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output optio ns for your do cument. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 for more information about accessing the printe r prope rties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Water mar k Y ou can create a background text image to be printed on each page of your document. For deta i ls[...]

Basic Printing 17 About Tab Use the About tab to display the copyright notice an d the version number of t he driver . See “Pri nting a Document” on page 12 for more info rmation about accessing pri nter prop erties. Prin ter T ab If you access pr inter pr opertie s through the Printers folder , you can view the Printer tab. Y ou can set the p [...]

Adv anced Prin ting 18 3 Advance d Printing This chapter e xplains pri nting options and advanced printi ng tasks. N OTE : • Y our pr inter driver Properties window that appears in this User ’s Guide may diffe r dependi ng on the pr inter in use. Howev er the composition o f the printer properties wind ow is similar . • If you need t o know t[...]

Adv anced Prin ting 19 Printing Posters This featur e allows you to pri nt a singl e-page document ont o 4, 9, or 16 sheet s of paper , fo r the purpo se of p asti ng the sheets togethe r to form one po ster-size do cument. 1 T o change the print settings from your so ftware appli cati on, acc ess pri nter properti es. S ee “Pri nting a Document?[...]

Adv anced Prin ting 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can print on bot h side s of a sh eet of pape r . Bef ore pr inti ng, decide how you want your document orie nted. The option s are: • Printer Setting , if you sel ect t his o ptio n, th is fe atu re is deter mine d by the s ett ing you’ve ma de on th e contr ol pane l of th e pri nter[...]

Adv anced Prin ting 21 Using Watermar ks The W atermark option allows you to print text ove r an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eadi ng “DRAF T” or “CONFI DENTIAL ” prin ted d iagonall y acros s the fi rst pa ge or all pages of a d ocument. There are se veral pred efined waterm arks that come w it[...]

Adv anced Prin ting 22 Using Overlays What is a n Overlay? An overlay is text and/ or images s tored in the co mputer ha rd dis k driv e (H DD) a s a spe cial f ile for mat t hat c an be p rint ed on any do cument. O verlays are o ften used to tak e the plac e of preprinte d forms and lett erhead paper . Rather than using preprinte d letter head, y[...]

Using Windows PostScript Dri v er 23 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver If you want to use th e Po st Script dr iver provid ed with your system CD-RO M to print a document. PPDs, in combination with the PostScript driver , access printer features an d allow the comp uter to commun icate with the printer . An installation prog ram for the PPDs is pro[...]

Usin g Dir ect P rin t Util ity 24 5 Using Direct Print Utility This cha pter explains how t o use Direct Print Utility to p rint PDF files without having to open t he files. Overview Direct Pri nt Utility Direct Print Util ity is a program that se nds a PDF file directly to your pr inter without ha ving to open the fi le. It send s data through th[...]

Sha rin g th e Prin te r Lo call y 25 6 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer , which is called “hos t compu ter , ” on the n etwork. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . F or other Windows OS, refer to the corr esponding Windows User's Guide or online help. N OTES : • Chec k th[...]

Using Uti lity Applic ations 26 7 Using Utility Applica tions If an error occurs while printing , the Status Monit or window appears, show i ng the error . N OTES : • T o use the thi s pro gram, you need: - Windows 98 or highe r (Windows NT 4.0 can be use d only for network-supported printers. ) T o check for Operating S ys tem (s) that are comp [...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 27 8 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh Y our machine supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interf ace or a 10/ 100 Base- TX networ k interfa ce card. When you print a fi le fr om a Macintosh computer , you can use the P o stScript dr i ver by installi ng the PPD file. This cha pter inclu des: • Ins[...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 28 Setting Up the Printer Set up for your pr inter wi ll be d ifferent depending on which cable you use to co nnect the print er to your co mputer—the network cabl e or the US B cable. For a Network-connected Macintosh Mac OS 8.6 ~ 9.2 1 Follow the inst ructions on “Inst alling Software for Macintosh ” on [...]

29 Printing N OTES : • The Macinto sh printer ’s properties wi ndow that appears in this User’s Guide may diffe r dependi ng on the print er in use. Howev er the composition o f the printer properties wind ow is similar . • You can check you r printer name in the supplied CD- ROM. Printing a Do cument When you print with a Macintosh, you ne[...]

30 Printer Features Setting The Prin ter Feat ures tab provides op tions fo r selecti ng the paper t ype and ad justi ng pr int qual ity . Select Printer Fea tures from the Preset s drop-down li st to access the following features: Reve rse Dup lex Allows you to select general print order compare to duplex print order . Fit to Page Thi s pr in ter [...]

31 Duplex Printin g Y ou can print on both sides of the pape r . Before printi ng in the duple x mode, deci de on which edge you will be bind ing your finishe d document. The bi nding opti ons are: Long- Edge Binding : Which is the conv entional layout used in bo ok bindi ng. Short-Edge Binding : Which is the type often used with calendars . 1 From[...]

32 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 18 B booklet printing 19 D document, print Macintosh 29 Windows 12 double-sided printing 20 E Extras properti es, set 16 F favorites setti ngs, use 17 G Graphics prope rties, set 15 H help, use 17 , 23 I install printer driver Macintosh 27 Win dows 4 L lang uage , change 10 Layout properties, set[...]

33 U uninstall, software Windows 11 W waterm ark create 21 delete 21 edit 21 print 21[...]

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1 Contents of this manual a re subject to cha nge w ithout prior notice. I n no event will th e company be liable for d irect, indirec t , incidental or consequential damages a s a result of handling or oper ating the machine. Copyright © 2007. • M icrosoft, Windows , Windows 98, Window s NT , Window s Me, Window s 2000, Windows XP , an d Window[...]

2 C ONTENTS 1. Getting star ted Introd uction ................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. ........ 1.1 Supp orted netwo rk environ ments ................... ................................ ................................ .......... 1. 1 Netwo rk Printer C ard .............[...]

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Getting started 1. 1 1 Getting started Introduction The Network Printe r Card allows you to connect your pri nter directly to a n etwork to sha r e the p ri nter am ong multiple users. The print er functions as a net work print ser ver support ing various network enviro nments, such as Windows 98/Me/ NT/ 2000/XP/20 03, UNIX, and Macint osh 8.6 or h[...]

Programs supplied on C D 2. 1 2 Programs supplied on CD The CD-ROM suppl ie d with your pri nter card pr ovide s you with: • SetIP : A u tilit y pro gra m all owin g you to select a network printe r card and manually configure the addresse s for use with th e TCP/IP protocol . System requirements T o install SetIP , the foll owing are required: ?[...]

Programs supplied on C D 2. 2 IP a ddres s setu p Before usi ng your network pr int server i n your network, you must set T CP/IP addresses for the print server . Y ou will need your printer card’s MAC address, IP address, subnet m ask, and gateway address. Firs t, check with your ne twork administ rator for the TCP/IP ad dr esses. N OTE : The MA[...]

Print Driver Installation for Ne tworked Pri nters 3. 1 3 Print Driver Installation for Networked Printers This chapter exp l ains how to i nstall the print drivers for networ ked printers. Workstation Setup This section incl udes the setup procedures for the various Windows workstation enviro nments. Windows XP (TCP/IP) Note : Windows XP supports [...]

Print Driver Installation for Ne tworked Pri nters 3. 2 Windows 2000 (TCP/IP) Note : Windows 2000 suppor ts print ing vi a TCP/IP as sta ndard when TCP/IP is inst alled on a Windows 2 000 W orkstati on. Use the Add Print er Wiza rd to add the printer to th e network. 1 Select [Start] , select [Set tings] , and then select [Print ers] . Do uble -cli[...]

Print Driver Installation for Ne tworked Pri nters 3. 3 3 Enter the IP Ad dress of the printer in the [Name or address of server providing lpd] field. Enter [lp] (in lower case) in the [Name of pr inter or print queue on that server ] field. Note : lp mus t be entere d regard less of the na me of the printer or p rint queue. lp is the name of the r[...]

TCP/IP environment 4. 1 4 TCP/IP environment A TCP/IP network provide s you with various protocols f or using printi ng devices and managing v a rious types o f networked devi c es. In this chapter , you will learn whi ch management protocol s are av ail able in T CP/IP network e nvironments, an d how to print via your network print server using TC[...]

TCP/IP environment 4. 2 SLP Service Loca tion Prot ocol (SLP) is an Inter net standard ne twork protocol that provi des a framework to all ow networki ng applications to discover the existen ce, location, and configuration of networked service s in enterprise networks, such as printers, W eb servers, fax machines, video cameras, file systems, backu[...]

TCP/IP environment 4. 3 Confi guring W INS Access W e b Image Monitor SP 510 0N and select Networ k Setting s Æ TCP/IP . Y ou will conf igure two WINS server addresses, the Primary WINS Server or the Secondary W IN S Server . The defa ult value is 0.0. 0.0. In a DHCP s erver A DHCP server can support the NBNS (NetBIOS N a me Server) option. An adm[...]

TCP/IP environment 4. 4 Printing protocols Before setting the n etwork printi ng ports, you must install the printer drive r with the local port (LPT) on the system. R efer to your printe r user’s guide. Sta nda rd TC P/I P po rt Y ou can print your document s to your network pr inter by creating a Standard TCP/IP port. Confi guring St andard TCP[...]

TCP/IP environment 4. 5 6 Enter the IP add r ess or DN S name of the printer and the name of a use r-defin ed print q ueue. 7 Click OK . 8 Follow the onscreen i nstructi on s to complete installation. In Windows 2000/XP/2 003 T o add a n LPR port t o Windows 2000/X P/2003, users m ust install a Standard TCP/IP port b y default, then chan ge the pri[...]

TCP/IP environment 4. 6 N OTE : Before follow i ng the steps below , each printer us er sho uld in sta ll the p rinte r driv er . If th e pri nter d rive r is no t already installed on the computer , ins tall t he pri nter dr ive r that came wi th the printer . Select the local port (LPT) w hen you install the driver . 1 From the Windows Start m en[...]

TCP/IP environment 4. 7 2 Select Ne twork Settin gs Æ IP filtering . 3 Configure an IP f ilter . • IP Filt erin g : Y ou can enable or disa ble IP fil tering. • IP Address1 ~ Address10 : Y ou can enter fil ter ed IP addresses. Users having the IP addresses set here are able to access the network print serve r . 4 Click Apply . Only system admi[...]

EtherTalk environment 5. 1 5 EtherTalk environment EtherT alk is Appl e T alk use d in an Ethernet ne twork. This protocol is widely use d in Macintosh network envir onments. Microsoft Windows system also supports this protocol. Like TCP/IP , EtherT alk also p rovides packet transm i ssion and routi ng functionali ty . The network pri nter card wor[...]

EtherTalk environment 5. 2 TCP/I P printing Apple added TCP/IP pr inti ng to all versio ns inc ludi ng and afte r OS 8.6. N OTE : Ensure that t he Macintosh has version 8. 6 or later . Earlier versi ons do not suppor t TCP/IP printing as standard . An IP printer is a netw o rk printer that use s TCP/IP protoco l s (such as LPD /LPR, IPP , or Socket[...]

Administration Tools 6. 1 6 Administration To ols This chapter e xplains how to co nfigur e or use the various administrati on tools f ound in t he SP 5100N. The foll owing info rma tion i s pro vide d: Maintenance using Internet Services Enabling Internet Services 1 At a client workstation on the network, launch t he Internet Browser . 2 In the UR[...]

Administration Tools 6. 2 Upgrading Firmware Firmware up grades ma y supplied on a CD or as a dow nl oad from the inte r net. Use th ese instructions to install firmwar e upgrades in the SP 5100 N. T o upgrade the f irmware, perf orm these step s: 1 Enable SP 5100N ( see “ Enabling Intern et Services ”). 2 At the SP 5100 N Home Page for the S P[...]

Appen dix 7. 1 7 Appendix Specifica tions OpenSSL Statements OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2000 T he OpenSSL Pr oject. A ll ri ghts rese rved . Redistributi on and use in source and bi nary forms, w ith or without m odification, are permitted prov ided that the follow ing conditi ons are met: 1 Re di stributions of source code must retain the a[...]

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1 I NDEX A Administration Tools 6. 1 Internet Se rvices 6.1 B Bonjour 5.2 BOOTP 4 .1 D DDNS 4.2 DHCP 4. 1 E EtherTalk Bonjour 5.2 configuri ng EtherTalk 5. 1 configuri ng the print er 5.1 TCP/IP printing 5.2 F Firmware upgrade 4. 6 H HTTP 4.1 I Installing softwa re 2.1 Internet Services Printer Status 6.1 Printing R eports 6.1 Upgradin g Firmwar e [...]

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