Printers

Revision as of 12:24, 28 September 2015

Whittemore 454 - Ricoh Aficio MP 7500 (B&W)

Windows Installation

Download PCL 6 Driver for your OS:

• http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/ra/model/mp55/mp55en.htm

Open the installer when finished downloading, and extract to a known folder.

1. Start -> Devices and Printer -> Add a Printer
2. Choose Network Printer option
3. Select "The printer that I want isn't listed"
4. Choose "Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname" and enter 128.173.88.178
5. When prompted for a driver, choose Have Disk... and navigate to the previous folder you extracted the drivers to
6. Select the RICOH Aficio MP 7500 PCL 6 driver
7. Choose Do not share this printer
8. Once the printer is installed, right click on the printer icon and select Printing Preferences
9. Windows 7: Open Job/Log tab and under the Log box, set the drop-down menu to enabled and enter your User Code
10. Windows 8.1: Open the Valid Access tab and enter your User Code

OS X Installation

Download and install the following packages from this link: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosxpxlmono

Foomatic-RIP, pxlmono, Ghostscript

1. Open Terminal and unzip the Ricoh printer file:

   gunzip /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/Ricoh-Aficio_MP_7500-pxlmono-Ricoh.ppd.gz

1. Open the Ricoh printer file in TextEdit

   open -a TextEdit /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/Ricoh-Aficio_MP_7500-pxlmono-Ricoh.ppd

1. Search for "1003" and replace all with your Ricoh Printer UserCode. (see pic editRicohUserCode.png)
2. Save the file and rezip.

   gzip /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/Ricoh-Aficio_MP_7500-pxlmono-Ricoh.ppd

1. Open System Preferences -> Print & Scan
2. Add a new Printer (+ symbol on left side)
3. Select the IP tab and enter the following settings

   Address: 128.173.88.178
   Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD
   Name: Ricoh Main Office
   Use: RICOH Aficio MP 7500 PXL

1. Click Add
2. Select the Finisher option: Finisher SR4000

• The Printer is now installed. Next we need to save the UserCode as a default option

1. Open a test print document (File -> Print)
2. In the Printer dropdown menu, select Ricoh Main Office
3. In the last dropdown menu (surrounded by a horizontal bar) select Printer Features
4. In the Feature Sets dropdown menu, select Job Log
5. In the User Code dropdown menu, select your UserCode
6. In the Presets dropdown menu, select Save Current Settings as Preset and give it a name.
7. Print!!

Yosemite users need to download this patch

Whittemore 302 - Ricoh Aficio MP C2800 (Color)

Windows

Download PCL 6 Driver for your OS:

• http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/re/model/mpc28/mpc28en.htm

Open the installer when finished downloading, and extract to a known folder.

1. Start -> Devices and Printer -> Add a Printer
2. Choose Network Printer option
3. Select "The printer that I want isn't listed"
4. Choose "Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname" and enter 128.173.88.185
5. When prompted for a driver, choose Have Disk... and navigate to the previous folder you extracted the drivers to
6. Select the RICOH Aficio MP C2800 PCL 6 driver
7. Choose Do not share this printer
8. Once the printer is installed, right click on the printer icon and select Printing Preferences
9. Open the Valid Access tab and enter your User Code

OS X

Download and install the following packages from this link: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosxpxlmono

Foomatic-RIP, pxlmono, Ghostscript

1. Open Terminal and unzip the Ricoh printer file:

   gunzip /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/Ricoh-Aficio_MP_C2800-pxlcolor-Ricoh.ppd.gz

1. Open the Ricoh printer file in TextEdit

   open -a TextEdit /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/Ricoh-Aficio_MP_C2800-pxlcolor-Ricoh.ppd

1. Search for "1003" and replace all with your Ricoh Printer UserCode. (see pic editRicohUserCode.png)
2. Save the file and rezip.

   gzip /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/Ricoh-Aficio_MP_C2800-pxlcolor-Ricoh.ppd

1. Open System Preferences -> Print & Scan
2. Add a new Printer (+ symbol on left side)
3. Select the IP tab and enter the following settings

   Address: 128.173.88.185
   Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD
   Name: Ricoh Main Office
   Use: RICOH Aficio MP C2800 PXL

1. Click Add
2. Select the Finisher option: Finisher SR3500

• The Printer is now installed. Next we need to save the UserCode as a default option

1. Open a test print document (File -> Print)
2. In the Printer dropdown menu, select Ricoh Main Office
3. In the last dropdown menu (surrounded by a horizontal bar) select Printer Features
4. In the Feature Sets dropdown menu, select Job Log
5. In the User Code dropdown menu, select your UserCode
6. In the Presets dropdown menu, select Save Current Settings as Preset and give it a name.
7. Print!!

Whittemore 340 - Ricoh Aficio MP 4002

Windows Installation

Download PCL 6 Driver for your OS:

• http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/rc2/model/mp42/mp42en.htm

Open the installer when finished downloading, and extract to a known folder.

1. Start -> Devices and Printer -> Add a Printer
2. Choose Network Printer option
3. Select "The printer that I want isn't listed"
4. Choose "Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname" and enter 128.173.89.187
5. When prompted for a driver, choose Have Disk... and navigate to the previous folder you extracted the drivers to
6. Select the Gestetner MP 4002 PCL 6 driver
7. Choose Do not share this printer
8. Once the printer is installed, right click on the printer icon and select Printing Preferences
9. Open the Detailed Settings tab, select Job Setup under the Menu area, and enter your User Code