Ricoh Aficio 401 User manual

SAFETY INFORMATION i......
INTRODUCTION xiii...................
Overview xiii...........................
Share Mode xv.......................
Printer Priority Mode xv..........
Printer Only Mode xvi.............
Scanner Only Mode xvi...........
Options xvi..............................
Using this Manual xvii..............
Contents xvii..............................
Conventions xviii........................
Related Documents xix............
General Information xx............
SETTING UP THE PRINTE 1-1...
REQUIREMENTS 1-2.............
Environmental Requireme 1-2..
Electrical Requirements 1-3......
Parallel and Serial 1-3...............
Network Connections 1-4..........
CONNECTING THE 1-6..........
Connecting the Parallel 1-6.......
Connecting the Serial 1-9..........
INSTALLING THE DRIV 1-11....
Installing the Windows 1-12........
Installing the PCL 5e 1-12......

Installing the Screen 1-13.......
Installing the PCL 5e 1-13......
Installing the Screen 1-14.......
Installing the Windows 1-14....
Installing the PostScri 1-15.....
Installing the PostScri 1-15.....
Installing the Macintosh 1-16......
Installing the PostScrip 1-16...
TESTING 1-17...........................
USING THE CONTROL 2-1........
CONTROL PANEL 2-2............
Control Panel 2-2......................
Using the Buttons and 2-3.........
Performing Execute Opera 2-9.
ACCESSING MODES 2-10.......
Overview 2-10.............................
Accessing Printer Mode 2-11......
USING THE PRINTER 2-12......
USING THE SETUP 2-18..........
Overview 2-18.............................
Accessing and Using 2-19..........
Using the PCL Menu 2-20...........
Orientation Setting 2-21..........
Form Length Setting 2-21.......
Font Source Setting 2-22........
Font Number Setting 2-22......
Point Size Setting 2-23...........
Pitch Setting Screen 2-23.......

Symbol Set Setting 2-24.........
PostScript Menu 2-24..................
Print Errors Setting 2-25.........
Feeder Menu 2-25.......................
Page Size Setting 2-26...........
Paper Tray Setting 2-27.........
Auto Tray Switching 2-28.......
Bypass Tray Timeout 2-29.....
Output Setting Screen 2-30....
Stapling Setting Scree 2-32....
Separation Setting 2-34..........
Binding Setting Screen 2-35...
Parallel Menu 2-35......................
Personality Setting 2-36.........
Bidirectionality Setting 2-36....
I/O Timeout Setting 2-37........
Serial Menu 2-37.........................
Personality Setting 2-38.........
Baud Rate Setting 2-38..........
Parity Setting Screen 2-39......
Handshake Setting 2-39.........
DTR Polarity Setting 2-40.......
Stop Bits Setting 2-40.............
Data Bits Setting 2-41.............
Network Menu 2-41.....................
I/O Timeout Setting 2-41........
Configuration Menu 2-42.............
Resolution Setting 2-42..........
Copies Setting Screen 2-42....
Jam Recovery Setting 2-43....

Auto Continue Setting 2-43....
Spooling Setting Scree 2-44...
Smoothing Setting 2-44..........
Mode Setting Screen 2-45......
SCSI ID Setting Scree 2-45....
Test Menu 2-46...........................
Reset Menu 2-46.........................
SWITCHING BETWEEN 2-48...
USING THE PRINTER 3-1..........
OVERVIEW 3-2.......................
PCL 5E PRINTER DRIV 3-2....
Windows 3.1 3-2.......................
Setup Window 3-3................
Options Window 3-4.............
Font Installer Window 3-7.....
Configuration Window 3-8....
Windows 95 3-9........................
Properties Window 3-9.........
General Tab 3-9...................
Details Tab 3-9.....................
Paper Tab 3-10.......................
Graphics Tab 3-11..................
Device Options Tab 3-12........
Configuration Tab 3-14...........
POSTSCRIPT PRINTER 3-14...
Windows 3.1 3-15.......................
Properties Window 3-15.........
Paper Tab 3-15........................
Features Tab 3-18...................

Fonts Tab 3-21........................
PostScript Tab 3-22.................
Job Control Tab 3-23...............
Watermark Tab 3-24................
Watermark Window 3-25........
WINDOWS 95 3-26.....................
Properties Window 3-26.........
General Tab 3-26.....................
Details Tab 3-26......................
Paper Tab 3-27........................
More Paper Options 3-29.......
Unprintable Area 3-30............
Graphics Tab 3-31...................
Fonts Tab 3-32........................
Font Substitution 3-33............
Send Fonts As Windo 3-33.....
Device Options 3-34...............
PostScript Tab 3-37................
Advanced PostScript 3-38......
Watermark Tab 3-39...............
Watermark Window 3-40........
MACINTOSH POSTSCRI 3-40.
Installable Options 3-41..............
Page Setup Window 3-42...........
Printer Options Window 3-43......
Print Options Window 3-44.........
Printer Window 3-49....................
TROUBLESHOOTING 4-1..........
OVERVIEW 4-2.......................
PRINT QUALITY PROB 4-3....

PRINTER PROBLEMS 4-6......
Jam Recovery 4-6.....................
Solving Printer Problems 4-7....
ERROR MESSAGES 4-10........
SPECIFICATIONS 5-1................
PRINTER 5-2...........................
Electrical and Hardware 5-2......
Printer Capabilities 5-6..............
Tray and Bin Functional 5-6.
Output Capabilities 5-7.........
INTERFACE 5-11......................
Overview 5-11.............................
Serial Interface 5-12....................
RS-232-C Serial Interf 5-12....
Parallel Interface 5-13.................
MEDIA 5-15...............................
FONTS A-1..................................
Using Fonts A-2.......................
Built-In Fonts A-3.......................
Additional Fonts A-6..................
Downloading Soft Fonts A-6......
Deleting Soft Fonts A-7.............
Selecting Fonts A-7...................
MEMORY AND OPTIONS B-1....
MEMORY B-2..........................
Configuration B-2.......................

Hard Disk B-2........................
Partitioning B-3.....................
Dynamic Random B-3...........
Installing DRAM SIMM B-3........
POSTSCRIPT B-4...................
Features B-4..............................
NETWORK INTERFACE B-5...
Features B-5..............................
TRAY SPECIFICATIONS C-1......
NORTH AMERICA TRAY C-2..
EUROPEAN TRAY SPEC C-3.
GLOSSARY G-1..........................
ACRONYMS G-2......................
TERMS G-5..............................

SAFETY INFORMATION
This section contains important safety information regarding the machine.
Please review all of the information contained in this section before using
the machine. Doing so will help ensure user safety and prevent equipment
problems or failure. When you use the machine, the following safety precau-
tions should always be followed.
Warning:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frquency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interfer-
ence at his own expense.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing
equipment standard entitled "Digital Apparatus", ICES-003 of the Depart-
ment of Communications.
Cet appareil numerique respecte les limites de bruits radioelectriques appli-
cables aux appareils numeriques de Class A prescrites dans la norme sur le
materiel brouilleur:
"Appareils Numeriques", NMB-003 edictee par le ministre des Communica-
tions.
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Declaration of Conformity
"The Product complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive
89/336/EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC."
Konformitäserklärung
"Das Produkt entspricht den Anforderungen der EMV-Richtlinie
89/336/EWG und der Niederspannungsrichtlinie 73/23/EWG."
Déclaration de conformité
"Le produit remplit toutes les conditions requises par la directive EMC
89/336/CEE ainsi que la directive faible voltage 73/23/CEE."
Dichiarazione di conformità
"Il prodotto è conforme ai requisiti della direttiva CEE 89/336 EMC e
della direttiva CEE sulla bassa tensione 73/23."
Declaración de conformidad
"Este producto cumple con los requisitos de la Directiva sobre
Compatibilidad Electromagnetica 89/336/EEC y con la Directiva
sobre Baja Tension 73/23/EEC."
Försäkran om överensstämmelse
"Denna produkt uppfyller kraven enligt EMC-direktiv 89/336/EEC och
lågspänningsdirektiv 73/23/EEC."
Verklaring van conformiteit
"Dit product voldoet aan de vereisten van de EMC-richtlijn 89/336/EEC
en de laagspanningsrichtlijn 73/23/EEC."
Erklaring om overensstemmelse
"Produktet imøtekommer kravene í EMC-direktivet 89/336/EEC og i
lavspenningsdirektivet 73/23/EEC."
Erklæring om overensstemmelse
"Dette produkt overholder kravene í EMC direktiver 89/336/EEC og
lavstrømsdirektivet 73/23/EEC."
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