Printers

Revision as of 16:38, 12 December 2013

ECE Main Office Printers

Ricoh Aficio MP 7500

Windows Installation

Download driver for your OS

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!!

Ricoh Aficio MP C2800

Windows

Download driver for your OS: PCL 6 Driver

• 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"

Once the printer is installed, right click on the printer icon and select Printing Preferences Open the Valid Access tab and enter your User Code

OS X

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

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

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

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