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Set up, install, and configure 30 Notes: • By default, the Wi-Fi Direct network password is not visible on the printer display. To show the password, enable the password peek icon. From the control panel, navigate to Settings > Security > Miscellaneous > Enable Password/PIN Reveal. • To know the password of the Wi-Fi Direct network without showing it on the printer display, from the control panel navigate to Settings > Reports > Network > Network Setup Page. Connecting a computer to the printer Before connecting your computer, make sure that Wi-Fi Direct has been configured. For more information, see Configuring Wi-Fi Direct. For Windows users 1 Open Printers & scanners, and then click Add a printer or scanner. 2 Click Show Wi-Fi Direct printers, and then select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name. 3 From the printer display, take note of the eight-digit PIN of the printer. 4 Enter the PIN on the computer. Note: If the print driver is not already installed, then Windows downloads the appropriate driver. For Macintosh users 1 Click the wireless icon, and then select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name. Note: The string DIRECT-xy (where x and y are two random characters) is added before the Wi-Fi Direct name. 2 Type the Wi-Fi Direct password. Note: Switch your computer back to its previous network after disconnecting from the Wi-Fi Direct network. Connecting a mobile device to the printer Before connecting your mobile device, make sure that Wi-Fi Direct has been configured. For more information, see Configuring Wi-Fi Direct. Connecting using Wi-Fi Direct Note: These instructions apply only to Android mobile devices. 1 From the mobile device, go to the settings menu. 2 Enable Wi-Fi, and then tap Wi-Fi Direct. 3 Select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name. 4 Confirm the connection on the printer control panel. Connecting using Wi-Fi 1 From the mobile device, go to the settings menu. 2 Tap Wi-Fi, and then select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name. Note: The string DIRECT-xy (where x and y are two random characters) is added before the Wi-Fi Direct name. 3 Enter the Wi-Fi Direct password.

Section	Page
RICOH P C200W <User's Guide>	1
Contents	2
Safety information	8
Conventions	8
Product statements	8
Learn about the printer	11
Printer configurations	11
Using the control panel	12
Panel with 2-line LCD	12
Understanding the status of the indicator light	13
Selecting paper	13
Paper guidelines	13
Paper characteristics	13
Unacceptable paper	14
Storing paper	15
Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead	15
Supported paper sizes	15
Supported paper types	17
Supported paper weights	18
Set up, install, and configure	19
Selecting a location for the printer	19
Attaching cables	20
Loading paper and specialty media	22
Setting the paper size and type	22
Configuring Universal paper settings	22
Loading trays	22
Loading the manual feeder	24
Installing and updating software, drivers, and firmware	26
Installing the printer software	26
Adding printers to a computer	26
Updating firmware	27
Exporting or importing a configuration file	27
Networking	28
Connecting the printer to a Wi-Fi network	28
Connecting the printer to a wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)	28
Configuring Wi-Fi Direct	29
Connecting a computer to the printer	30
Connecting a mobile device to the printer	30
Deactivating the Wi-Fi network	31
Checking the printer connectivity	31
Printing the Menu Settings Page	31
Secure the printer	32
Erasing printer memory	32
Restoring factory default settings	32
Statement of Volatility	32
Print	33
Printing from a computer	33
Printing from a mobile device	33
Printing from a mobile device using Mopria Print Service	33
Printing from a mobile device using AirPrint	33
Printing from a mobile device using Wi-Fi Direct®	34
Configuring confidential jobs	34
Printing confidential and other held jobs	34
Printing a font sample list	35
Canceling a print job	36
Adjusting toner darkness	36
Use printer menus	37
Menu map	37
Device	38
Preferences	38
Eco-Mode	38
Remote Operator Panel	39
Notifications	40
Power Management	42
Restore Factory Defaults	43
Maintenance	43
About this Printer	46
Print	47
Layout	47
Setup	49
Quality	50
PostScript	51
PCL	52
Image	53
Paper	55
Tray Configuration	55
Media Configuration	55
Network/Ports	57
Network Overview	57
Wireless	58
Wi-Fi Direct	61
Ethernet	61
TCP/IP	63
SNMP	65
IPSec	66
802.1x	68
LPD Configuration	68
HTTP/FTP Settings	68
USB	70
Restrict external network access	70
Security	71
Login Methods	71
Certificate Management	72
Login Restrictions	73
Confidential Print Setup	73
Erase Temporary Data Files	74
Miscellaneous	74
Reports	76
Menu Settings Page	76
Device	76
Print	76
Network	76
Troubleshooting	77
Maintain the printer	78
Checking the status of parts and supplies	78
Configuring supply notifications	78
Setting up e-mail alerts	78
Viewing reports	79
Ordering parts and supplies	79
Ordering print cartridges	79
Ordering a waste toner bottle	79
Replacing parts and supplies	79
Replacing a print cartridge	79
Replacing the waste toner bottle	82
Cleaning printer parts	83
Cleaning the printer	83
Saving energy and paper	83
Configuring power save mode settings	83
Adjusting the brightness of the display	84
Conserving supplies	84
Moving the printer to another location	84
Troubleshoot a problem	85
Print quality problems	85
Printing problems	86
Print quality is poor	86
Print jobs do not print	117
Slow printing	119
Job prints from the wrong tray or on the wrong paper	121
Confidential and other held documents do not print	122
The printer is not responding	124
Network connection problems	125
Cannot open Embedded Web Server	125
Cannot connect the printer to the Wi-Fi network	127
Issues with supplies	128
Replace cartridge, printer region mismatch	128
Non-Printer Manufacturer supply	128
Clearing jams	129
Avoiding jams	129
Identifying jam locations	130
Paper jam in the standard tray	131
Paper jam in the standard bin	133
Paper jam in the manual feeder	133
Paper jam in door B	134
Paper feed problems	136
Envelope seals when printing	136
Collated printing does not work	137
Paper frequently jams	138
Jammed pages are not reprinted	139
Color quality problems	139
Modifying the colors in printed output	139
FAQ about color printing	140
The print appears tinted	141
Contacting customer support	142
Notices	143
Edition notice	143
GOVERNMENT END USERS	143
Licensing notices	143
Noise emission levels	143
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive	144
India E-Waste notice	144
Product disposal	144
EU battery directive	144
Static sensitivity notice	145
ENERGY STAR	145
Temperature information	145
Laser notice	146
Power consumption	146
Product power consumption	146
Sleep Mode	147
Hibernate Mode	147
Off mode	147
Total energy usage	147
Regulatory notices for wireless products	147
Modular component notice	148
Exposure to radio frequency radiation	148
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	148
Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada	148
European Community (EC) directives conformity	148
Restrictions	149
EU and other countries statement of radio transmitter operational frequency bands and maximum RF power	149
United Kingdom (UK) conformity	149
Restrictions or requirements in the UK	149
UK statement of radio transmitter operational frequency bands and maximum RF power	149
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information statement	150
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada compliance statement	150
Avis de conformité aux normes de l’Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada	150
日本の VCCI 規定	151
European Community (EC) directives conformity	151

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Set up, install, and configure

Notes:

•

By default, the Wi-Fi Direct network password is not visible on the printer display. To show the password,

enable the password peek icon. From the control panel, navigate to

Settings

Security

Miscellaneous

Enable Password/PIN Reveal

•

To know the password of the Wi-Fi Direct network without showing it on the printer display, from the

control panel navigate to

Settings

Reports

Network

Network Setup Page

Connecting a computer to the printer

Before connecting your computer, make sure that Wi-Fi Direct has been configured. For more information, see

Configuring Wi-Fi Direct

For Windows users

Open

Printers & scanners

, and then click

Add a printer or scanner

Click

Show Wi-Fi Direct printers

, and then select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name.

From the printer display, take note of the eight-digit PIN of the printer.

Enter the PIN on the computer.

Note:

If the print driver is not already installed, then Windows downloads the appropriate driver.

For Macintosh users

Click the wireless icon, and then select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name.

Note:

The string DIRECT-xy (where x and y are two random characters) is added before the Wi-Fi Direct

name.

Type the Wi-Fi Direct password.

Note:

Switch your computer back to its previous network after disconnecting from the Wi-Fi Direct network.

Connecting a mobile device to the printer

Before connecting your mobile device, make sure that Wi-Fi Direct has been configured. For more information, see

Configuring Wi-Fi Direct

Connecting using Wi-Fi Direct

Note:

These instructions apply only to Android mobile devices.

From the mobile device, go to the settings menu.

Enable

Wi-Fi

, and then tap

Wi-Fi Direct

Select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name.

Confirm the connection on the printer control panel.

Connecting using Wi-Fi

From the mobile device, go to the settings menu.

Tap

Wi-Fi

, and then select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name.

Note:

The string DIRECT-xy (where x and y are two random characters) is added before the Wi-Fi Direct

name.

Enter the Wi-Fi Direct password.