Ricoh Aficio SP C430DN Safety Information - Page 634

5. Appendix Making Option Settings for the Printer When bidirectional communication works correctly, your computer obtains information about option, paper size and paper feed direction settings from the printer automatically. Bidirectional communication also allows you to monitor printer status. When bidirectional communication is disabled, you have to set up option, paper size and paper feed direction settings on your computer manually. Conditions for Bidirectional Communication To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met: When connected with parallel cables 5 • The computer must support bidirectional communication. • The printer must support bidirectional communication. • The interface cable must support bidirectional communication. • The printer must be connected to the computer using the standard parallel cables and parallel connectors. • Under Windows 2000, [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling] must not be selected on the [Ports] tab with the printer driver. When connected with the network • The printer must support bidirectional communication. • The Standard TCP/IP port must be used. • [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling] must not be selected on the [Ports] tab with the printer driver. • In addition to the above, one of the following conditions must also be met: • The TCP/IP protocol must be used. • IPP port name must include the IP address when using the IPP protocol. When connected with USB • The printer must be connected to the computer's USB port using the USB interface cable. • The computer must support bidirectional communication. • The PCL 6 printer driver supports bidirectional communication and updates the printer status automatically. • The PCL 5e/5c printer driver supports bidirectional communication. You can update the printer status manually. 54