Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AP2610 Ricoh
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Setup Guide For safe ty, p lease r ead t his ma nual c arefu lly before you use this produc t a nd keep it handy for future reference..
Introduction This man ual conta ins deta iled i nstructio ns on t he ope ration and maint enance of this mac hine. To g et maximu m versa tility from this ma chine all op erators sho uld care fully read an d follow th e instructi ons in this man ual. Pleas e keep th is manu al in a handy pl ace near the ma chine.
i Trademarks Microsoft, W indows and Window s NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other c ountries. Novell, Netware, NDS are registered trademarks or Novell, Inc. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.
ii Safety Information When using your printer, the following safety pr ecautions should al ways be fol- lowed. Safety D uring Operatio n In this manual, the following i mportant symbols are used: R WA.
iii R CAUTION: Positions of Labels and Ha llmarks for R R R R WARNING and R R R R CAUTION This ma chine has la bels an d hallmar ks for R WARN ING, R CAUTION at the positions show n below. For sa fety, pl ease foll ow the inst ruction s and handl e the machine as indicated.
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v ENERGY STAR Program • Energ y Saver mode This printer auto matically lowers its po wer consu mption 30 minutes after the last operation has been c ompleted.
vi Manuals for This Printer Manuals for Th is Print er The following manuals descr ibe the operational procedures and maintenance of this machine. To enhance safe and effici ent operation of this printer, all users should read and follow the instructi ons carefully.
vii How to Read This Manual Symbols In this manual, the following sy mbols are used: R WARNING: This sym bol indicat es a pote ntially hazardo us situ ation whi ch, if instruct ions are not followed, could result in death or serious inj ury.
viii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting Started Features of This Pri nter .............. ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... ....... 1 Printer Drivers for This Printer ............ .............. ......... .............. .......... .
ix 4. Installing the Printer Driver and Software Installation Method ........ .............. ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... ..... 51 Quick Inst all .............. .............. ......... .............. .......... .......
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1 1. Getting Started Features of This Printer This printer is designed es pecially for office workgroups, both for shared usage within a network environment, a nd for one-to-one usage by being connec ted di- rectly to the co mput er. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Time Saving Superior features save time on print tasks.
Getting Started 2 1 Printer Drivers for This Printer Printing requires i nstallation of a printer driver for your operating system. The following drivers are included on the CD-ROM that comes with this printer .
Printer Drivers for This Printer 3 1 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Adobe PostScript Printer Driv ers and PPD file s The Adobe Posts cript prin ter drivers an d PPD f iles are inc luded on th e CD- ROM that comes with this printer. Adobe PostScript printer driver al lows the computer to communicat e with the prin ter via a printer language.
Getting Started 4 1 Software and Utilities Included on the CD- ROM There are three CD-ROMs that come with this printer. The s e are labeled "Oper- ating Instructions", "Pri nter Drivers and Utilities" and "Document Management Utility".
Software and Utilities Included on the CD -ROM 5 1 Viewing t he Conte nts of the C D-ROM Follow the s teps to view the co ntents of the CD-ROM. A A A A Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Auto Run will start the installer. B B B B Click [ Browse This C D-ROM ] .
Getting Started 6 1 Guide to This Printer Mainframe ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Exterior 1. Paper Size Di al Adjust thi s dial to m atch the si ze and feed directio n of the p aper loaded in the paper tra y. 2. Bypass Tray Extension Pull out this exten sion to load paper into the Bypa ss Tray when its lengt h is longer than A4 L or 8 1 / 2 ” x 11 ” L .
Guide to This Printer 7 1 6. Output Tray (Standard Tray) Printed output is stacked here with the print side facing d own. 7. Upper Cover Remove to install the optional 1-bin Shift Sort Tray or the optional Mail- box. 8. Paper Exit Cove r Open this cover to r emove misfed pa- per.
Getting Started 8 1 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Interior 1. Tone r Cart rid ge Includes toner and a photoconductor unit. When “ Replace Toner Cartridge ” ap- pears on the panel display, replace this u nit. 2. Front Cover Open th is cove r when ac cessing the inside of the printe r.
Guide to This Printer 9 1 Control Pan el 1. Panel display Show s the curre nt stat us of th e printe r and error messages. See “ Error & Status Messages on the Control Panel ” in the P rinte r Re feren ce on th e CD-ROM labeled "Op eratin g Instruc - tions".
Getting Started 10 1 9. { { { { Escape } } } } key Press this key to return to the previous conditio n on the panel d isplay. 10. { { { { Enter # } } } } key Press this key to execute menu items se- lected on t he panel di splay. Pre ss th is ke y to clea r som e err ors .
11 2. Installing Options R CAUTION: Important ❒ The voltage rating of the connector for options is 24V DC or less. ❒ Turn the power off before r emoving the Paper Feed Unit Typ e 2600, 1-bin Shift Sort Tr ay Type 2600, or Mailbox CS380. Removing a ny of these unit s with the po wer on may cau se the printer to fail.
Installing Options 12 2 ❒ Either one of the 1-bin Shift Sort Tray or the Mailbox can be attac hed to the printe r. ❒ The installation of the Memory Unit is necessar y to use the 1394 Interface Unit. Available Options The following o ptions can be attach ed to the print er.
Available Options 13 2 3. AD410 (Duplex Unit) You can pri nt on both sid es of paper . 4. 1-bin Shift Sort Tray Type 2600 You can shift and sort the printings. Note ❒ The 1-bin Shift Sort Tray and the Mailbox cannot be installed to the prin ter at the sam e tim e.
Installing Options 14 2 4. Memory Un it TypeB 64MB You can increa se the amount of mem- ory up to 9 6MB. 5. Hard Dis k Drive Type 260 0 You can use the “ Coll ate ” , the “ Sam- ple Print ” and the “ Locked Print ” functions.
Paper Feed Unit Type 2600 15 2 Paper Feed Unit Type 2600 Important ❒ Do not slide m ore than one paper tray o ut at the same time. Having more tha n one pa per tray f illed with paper in a fully extended po- sition could c ause the ma chine to fall down.
Installing Options 16 2 F F F F Plug the printer's power cord back into th e wall outlet, and then turn on the pow er switch. Note ❒ After installing the last option th at you want, print the config uration page to confirm the installation.
Envelope Feeder Type 2600 17 2 Envelope Feeder Type 26 00 Note ❒ This unit is a tray that slides into the optional Paper Fe ed Unit. Without the option al Paper Feed Unit, this E nvelope Feede r cannot be used. ❒ Your prin ter can have two optional Paper Feed Units.
Installing Options 18 2 Memory Unit TypeB 64MB Important ❒ Before touch ing the Memo ry Unit, touch something metal to di s- char ge an y st atic el ectrici ty.
Memory Unit TypeB 64MB 19 2 G G G G Place the cont roller board on a flat surface. H H H H Insert the Memory unit to the slot by placing the notch of the unit to the projection of the slot, and then push it down until it clicks.
Installing Options 20 2 N N N N Plug the printer's power cord back into th e wall outlet, and then turn on the pow er switch. Important ❒ If you us e a Windows operating sy stem , yo u sh ou ld se t u p the Memory Un it with the printe r driver to mak e the printer re cog- nize the installation.
Network Interface Board Type 2610 21 2 Network Interface Board Type 2610 Note ❒ Depending on the model you use, the Network Inter face Boar d , the 1394 Interface Unit, and the 802.11b Inte rface Unit can not be installed to the printer at the same time.
Installing Options 22 2 E E E E Pull out the handle of the control- ler bo ard. F F F F Pull the hand le and slide the con- tro l ler bo ar d o ut. G G G G Place the cont roller board on a flat surface. H H H H Use a co in to remove the two screw s, an d then re mov e the co ver.
Network Interface Board Type 2610 23 2 K K K K Match the controller bo ard to the top and bottom rail using the " T T T T " ma rk, an d the n slid e it into th e printer slowly until it stops. L L L L Push back the handle of the co n- troller board un til it clicks.
Installing Options 24 2 Connectin g the Network Interf ace Cable to the Net work A A A A Turn o ff the powe r switch. B B B B Loop the ne twork interface cable and attach the ferrite core. Note ❒ The network interface cable loop should be about 15 cm (6") ( A ) from the end o f the cable (on the end closet to the print- er).
1394 Interface Unit Type 4510 25 2 1394 Interface Unit Type 4510 Note ❒ Depending on the model you use, the 1394 Interfac e Unit, the Net- work Inter face Board, and the 802.11b Inte rface Unit can not be installed in the printer at the same time. For more info rmati on, se e p.
Installing Options 26 2 D D D D Use a coin to remove the two scre ws. Note ❒ These screws are use d again in step M . E E E E Pull out the handle of the control- ler bo ard. F F F F Pull the hand le and slide the con- tro l ler bo ar d o ut. G G G G Place the cont roller board on a flat surface.
1394 Interface Unit Type 4510 27 2 J J J J Fasten the 1394 In terface Unit to the controller bo ard. K K K K Match the controller bo ard to the top and bottom rail using the " T T T T " ma rk, an d the n slid e it into th e printer slowly until it stops.
Installing Options 28 2 Connectin g the 1394 Interfac e Cable to the Pr inter A A A A Attach the 1394 interface cable to the jack on the 1 394 Interfac e Unit. Both types of jack are availa ble. B B B B Connect the other end of the 1394 interface ca ble to the computer or the other IEEE 1394 node .
802.11b Interface Unit Type A 29 2 802.11b Interface Unit Type A Note ❒ Depending on the model you use, the 802.11b Interface Unit, the 1394 Interface Unit, and the Network Interface Board c annot be installed to the printer at the sam e time. For more information, see p.
Installing Options 30 2 G G G G Place the cont roller board on a flat surface. H H H H Use a coin to remove the two screws, and then remove the cov- er. Note ❒ These screws are use d again in step J . I I I I Attach the 802.11b Interface Unit. Insert the end of the 802.
802.11b Interface Unit Type A 31 2 M M M M Push back the handle of the co n- troller board un til it clicks. N N N N Fasten the controller board to the printer with the two screws.
Installing Options 32 2 Hard Disk Drive Type 2600 Important ❒ Before touc hing the Hard Disk Drive, touch some thing metal to discharg e any static ele ctricity.
Hard Disk Drive Type 2600 33 2 H H H H Press { { { { Enter # } } } } to format the Hard Disk Dri ve. Important ❒ Do no t turn off the printer while formatting the Ha rd Disk Drive. Turn ing off th e pr inter w hi le formatting the H ard Disk Drive can damage the Hard Disk Dri ve.
Installing Options 34 2 AD410 (Duplex Unit) Important ❒ If you attach the Duplex Unit and the Paper Feed Unit, the Paper Feed Unit must be at tached prior to attaching th e Duplex Unit.
AD410 (Duplex Unit) 35 2 G G G G Attach the interface cable to the printer. H H H H Plug the printer's power cord back into th e wall outlet, and then turn on the pow er switch. Note ❒ After installing the last option th at you want, print the config uration page to confirm the installation.
Installing Options 36 2 1-bin Shift Sort Tray Type 2600 Important ❒ If you attach the 1-bin Shift Sort Tray and the Paper Feed Unit, the P a p e r F e e d U n i t m u s t b e a t t a c h e d prior to attaching the 1-bi n Shift Sort Tray . ❒ The 1-bin Shi ft Sort Tray and the Mailb ox cannot b e atta ched t o the printer at the same time.
1-bin Shift Sort Tray Type 2600 37 2 F F F F Slide the upper tray into the 1-bin Shift Sort Tray. G G G G Attach the interface cable to the printer. H H H H Plug the printer's power cord back into th e wall outlet, and then turn on the pow er switch.
Installing Options 38 2 CS380 (Mailbox) Important ❒ If you attach the M ailbox and th e Paper Fee d Unit, t he Paper Feed Unit must b e attached prior to at- tachi ng th e Mailbox . ❒ The Mailbox and the 1-bin Shift S o r t T r a y c a n n o t b e a tt a c h e d t o t h e printer at the same time.
CS380 (Mailbox) 39 2 F F F F Slide the output tray into the low- er side of the Mailbox first. G G G G Slide the other output trays into the Mailbox from the bottom. H H H H Attach the interface cable to the printer. I I I I Plug the printer's power cord back into th e wall outlet, and then turn on the pow er switch.
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41 3. Configuring the Printer for the Network Make the network s ettings below d epending on the network int erface you us e. • Parallel/USB: Makin g network settings is not necessary. Go to p.51 “ Install- ing the Printer Driver and Software ” .
Configuring the Printer for the Network 42 3 A A A A Press { { { { Menu } } } } . “ Menu ” appears on the panel dis- play. B B B B Press { { { {U U U U} } } } or { { { {T T T T} } } } to display “ Host Interface ” menu . C C C C Press { { { { Enter # } } } } .
Ethernet Configuration 43 3 G G G G If you use TCP/IP, assign the IP address to the printer. Note ❒ To get the IP address for the printer, contact your network administrator. A Press { { { {U U U U} } } } or { { { {T T T T} } } } until the fol- lowing message appears.
Configuring the Printer for the Network 44 3 J J J J If you use NetWare, select the frame type for NetWare. Select one of the items be low if necessary . • Auto ( Defau lt) • Ethernet 802.3 • Ethernet 802.2 • Ethernet II • Ethern et SNAP Note ❒ Usually, us e the default settin g ( “ Auto ” ).
IEEE 1394 Configuration 45 3 IEEE 1394 Configuration Use t his pro ced ure to config ure th e printer for use in the IEEE 1394 envi- ronment. The following table sh ows the control pane l settings an d their default val ues. These it ems are in- cluded in the "Host Interface" me nu.
Configuring the Printer for the Network 46 3 G G G G Assign the IP addre ss to the printer. Do not overlap the IP address i n the same subnet or the same IP ad- dress in the network s etting. Note ❒ To get the IP address for the printer, contact your network administrator.
IEEE 1394 Configuration 47 3 M M M M Press { { { { On Line } } } } . “ Ready ” appears on th e panel di s- play. N N N N Print a configuration page to con- firm the settings made. See "Printing a Config uration Pag e" in the Printer Reference.
Configuring the Printer for the Network 48 3 IEEE 802.11b (Wireless LAN) Configuration Configu re the printer for using the wireless LAN . The following table shows the contro l panel settings and their d efault val u es. Th ese items are included in the "Host Interface" menu .
IEEE 802.11b (Wireless LAN) Configuration 49 3 F F F F Press { { { { Enter # } } } } . The following message appears on the panel display. G G G G Press { { { {U U U U} } } } or { { { {T T T T} } } } to selec t the transmission mode. H H H H Press { { { { Enter # } } } } .
Configuring the Printer for the Network 50 3.
51 4. Installing the Printer Driver and Software This manual assumes that you are familiar with general Win dows procedures and practices. If you are not, see the documentation that comes with Windows for details. Installation Method The following table shows how to ins tall the printer drivers and software.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 52 4 Quick Install Auto Run will start the installer autom atically when you load the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Quick Install 53 4 E E E E The software license agreement appears in the [ Lic ense Agreement ] di alog box. After reading throug h all of the contents, click [ I accept the agre ement ] to agree with the license agreement, an d then click [ Nex t ] .
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 54 4 Installing the PCL 6/5e P rinter Driver Insta lling th e PCL 6/5e Pr inter Driver Two kinds of PCL printer drivers, PCL 6 and PC L 5e, are provided with this printer . We re com mend PC L 6 as your firs t choice.
Installing the PCL 6/5e Printer Driver 55 4 Setting Up Option s Important ❒ If the printer is equipped w ith certain options, you should set up the options with the printer driver. Limita tion ❒ In Windows 2000/Windows XP, c h anging the printer s ettings requires Man- age Printers permissi on.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 56 4 Installing the RPCS Printer Driver Insta lling th e RPCS Printe r Driver Limita tion ❒ If your system is Windows 2000/Windows XP or W indows NT 4.0 , installing a printer driver by Auto Run requires Administrators permission.
Installing the RPCS Printer Driver 57 4 Setting Up Option s Important ❒ If the printer is equipped w ith certain options, you should set up the options with the printer driver. Limita tion ❒ In Windows 2000/Windows XP, c h anging the printer s ettings requires Man- age Printers permissi on.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 58 4 Installing the PostScript Pri nter Driver This section describes basic instructions for installing the PostScript printer driv- er. The actual proce d ure may differ depen ding on the operating system. Follow the appropriate proc edures below.
Installing the PostScript Printer Driver 59 4 Setting up options Important ❒ If the printer is equipped w ith certain options, you should set up the options with the printer driver. A A A A Click [ Star t ] on the taskbar, point to [ Settings ] , and then click [ Printe rs ] .
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 60 4 E E E E Click [ Next ] . F F F F Check [ Local Pri nter ] and then click [ Next ] . A dialog box for selecting the printer port appears. G G G G Select the check box of the port you want to use, and then click [ Next ] .
Installing the PostScript Printer Driver 61 4 Windows NT 4.0 - In stallin g the PostS cript Prin ter Driver Installing th e printer driv er Limita tion ❒ Installing a printer driv er requires A dministrators permis sion. When yo u install a printer driver, log on using an account that has Administrators permission.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 62 4 Setting up options Limita tion ❒ Changing the printer settings r equires Manage Printers permission. Members of the Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Printers permis- sion by defaul t. When you set up opti ons, log o n using an account that has Manage Printers permission.
Installing the PostScript Printer Driver 63 4 • Under Windows 2000/Windows XP and Windows NT 4.0, [ Enable bidir ec- tional support ] must be sel ect ed an d [ Enable printer pooling ] must not be se- lected on the [ port ] tab with RPCS printer driver.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 64 4 Macintosh - Installing t he PostScript 3 Printer Driver It is necessary to install a p rinter driver and a PPD fil e to print from a Macintosh. Follow these steps to install a printer driver and a PPD file on Macintosh run- ning the 8.
Installing the PostScript Printer Driver 65 4 E E E E Click the printer description file you want to use, and then click [ Selec t ] . The PPD file is set up, and the [ Adobe PS ] ic on appears at the left of the ma- chine na me in the lis t. Next, follow the proc edure on p.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 66 4 Installing the Printer Driver Using USB This section desc ribes basic i nstructions for installing the printer dr ivers using USB.
Installing the Printer Driver Using USB 67 4 Windows 2000/Wi ndows XP-Installi ng the Printer Dr iver Using USB Limita tion ❒ Installing a prin ter driver requires the Ad ministrators permission. When you install a printer driver, log on usin g an account that has the Administrators permissio n.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 68 4 Installing the Printer Driver Using IEEE 1394 This section gives basic instructions for i nstalling the printer drivers using IEEE 1394.
Installing the Printer Driver Using IEEE 1394 69 4 Wind ows 20 00 A A A A Connect the printer and the compu ter using the IEEE 1394 in terface cable. B B B B In th e [ Found New Hardware Wizard ] dialog box, an d then click [ Next> ] .
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 70 4 Wind ows XP A A A A Connect the printer and the compu ter using the IEEE 1394 in terface cable. B B B B In the [ Found New H ardware Wizard ] di alog bo.
Installing the Printer Driver Using IEEE 1394 71 4 Printin g with IP over 1394 You can print by setting the IP address for this machine and the computer on which Windows XP is installed. Preparation "IP over 1394" must be set on the control panel and an IP addr ess for the IEEE 1394 must be specified.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 72 4 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ If you do not want to ins tall the printer when [Foun d New Hardware W izard] starts with an opera ting system, which s upports SCSI print, inactivate the device by fol- lowing the procedures.
Installing the SmartNetMonitor for Client/Admin 73 4 Installing the SmartNetMonitor for Client/Admin Limita tion ❒ If your system is Windows 2000/Windows XP or W indows NT 4.
Installing the Printer Driver and Software 74 4 Installing the Agfa Monotype Font Manager 2000 Limita tion ❒ If your system is Windows 2000/Windows XP or W indows NT 4.
Using Adobe PageMaker Version 6.0 or 6.5 75 4 Using Adob e PageM aker Versio n 6.0 or 6.5 If you use the p rinter under W indows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/W indows XP, Windows NT 4.0 with Adobe PageMaker, you n eed to copy the PPD file to the PageMaker folder.
76 INDEX 1394 Inte rface Unit Ty pe 4510 , 13 , 14 , 25 1-b in Sh ift So rt Tray Typ e 2600 , 13 , 36 802.11b Interfac e Unit Type A , 13 , 14 , 29 A Activ e Pr otocol , 41 AD410 , 13 , 34 Agfa Mon ot.
77 Power Cord , 7 Power indi cato r , 9 Power Swit ch , 7 prin ter dr ive r , 2 Printer Reference , vi Q Quic k Instal l , 52 Quick Inst allation Guide , vi R Rear Cover , 7 Registra tion Roller , 8 RPCS Win dows 20 00/W indo ws XP, installing , 56 Windows 95/98 /Me, installing , 56 Windows NT 4.
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Notes to users in the United States of America Notice: This equi pment has been tested and found t o comply w ith the li mits f or a Class B d igital device, pursu- ant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules. T hese limits a re designed to provide reason able protection against harmful in terference in a resid ential instal lation.
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