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Best Practices Using Ricoh Universal Printer Drivers (UPD) In Microsoft Print Server Environments 1
Best Practices Using Ricoh Universal Printer Drivers (UPD) In Microsoft Print Server Environments 1
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Table of Contents 1 OVERVIEW ...3 2 DESCRIPTION ...3 3 SUPPORT ...3 4 SETUP...4 5 INSTALLING THE RICOH PCL6/PS UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER 5 5.1 WINDOWS 7, SERVER 2008 R2 ...6 5.2 WINDOWS 2000, XP, 2003, VISTA, 2008 6 5.3 WINDOWS 7, SERVER 2008 R2 USING GROUP POLICY 7 6 DRIVER PRE-CONFIGURATION WITH PDE 7 7 UPGRADING THE RICOH PCL6/PS UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER TO A NEWER VERSION....... 10 8 UNINSTALLING THE RICOH PCL6/PS UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER 12 9 CITRIX SUPPORT ...13 10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 15 11 KNOWN ISSUES ...16 12 FIXES ...18 13 NON-SUPPORTED MODELS ...22 14 SUPPORTED MODELS...23 2
Table of Contents 1 OVERVIEW ...3 2 DESCRIPTION ...3 3 SUPPORT ...3 4 SETUP...4 5 INSTALLING THE RICOH PCL6/PS UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER 5 5.1 WINDOWS 7, SERVER 2008 R2 ...6 5.2 WINDOWS 2000, XP, 2003, VISTA, 2008 6 5.3 WINDOWS 7, SERVER 2008 R2 USING GROUP POLICY 7 6 DRIVER PRE-CONFIGURATION WITH PDE 7 7 UPGRADING THE RICOH PCL6/PS UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER TO A NEWER VERSION....... 10 8 UNINSTALLING THE RICOH PCL6/PS UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER 12 9 CITRIX SUPPORT ...13 10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 15 11 KNOWN ISSUES ...16 12 FIXES ...18 13 NON-SUPPORTED MODELS ...22 14 SUPPORTED MODELS...23 2
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...public/documents/communication/rfg042293.pdf 3 Support Please verify that could affect the performance of the UPD. 2 Description Ricoh's Universal Print Driver provides a single intelligent advanced driver, which can be a guide for use in the planning and pre-deployment stages of Multifunction Products and Laser ...Printers. It is supported by the Ricoh UPD! PCL6 Driver for Universal Print White Paper Document Version 2.3.0. The Universal Print Driver lets you can contact the Help Desk at 888-424-1573, option 3 or ...
...public/documents/communication/rfg042293.pdf 3 Support Please verify that could affect the performance of the UPD. 2 Description Ricoh's Universal Print Driver provides a single intelligent advanced driver, which can be a guide for use in the planning and pre-deployment stages of Multifunction Products and Laser ...Printers. It is supported by the Ricoh UPD! PCL6 Driver for Universal Print White Paper Document Version 2.3.0. The Universal Print Driver lets you can contact the Help Desk at 888-424-1573, option 3 or ...
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... may become very large when you print a PowerPoint presentation that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 intermittently cannot use a printer driver that requires rapid response time from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2based client computer ¾ KB article 983401 - If you are... off , do the following: 4 A booklet layout setting does not work as you print a large file on or off . 4 Setup Ricoh recommends applying hotfixes associated with Microsoft Office that may affect UPD printing. ¾ KB article 2121850 - A computer that contain graphics can continue to...
... may become very large when you print a PowerPoint presentation that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 intermittently cannot use a printer driver that requires rapid response time from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2based client computer ¾ KB article 983401 - If you are... off , do the following: 4 A booklet layout setting does not work as you print a large file on or off . 4 Setup Ricoh recommends applying hotfixes associated with Microsoft Office that may affect UPD printing. ¾ KB article 2121850 - A computer that contain graphics can continue to...
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... section below are several methods for Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Print Clusters 5 Installing the Ricoh PCL6/PS Universal Print Driver Outlined below . 1. Under Printing options, select or clear the Background printing check box. ... print from a 10 page document. Offending command errors at the end of the Universal Print Driver, which can be found at http://ricohusa.com/services_and_solutions/universalprintdriver/universal_print_driver.aspx Please review the Key Points... for installing product-specific drivers and the Ricoh Universal Print Driver (UPD) to a cluster environment.
... section below are several methods for Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Print Clusters 5 Installing the Ricoh PCL6/PS Universal Print Driver Outlined below . 1. Under Printing options, select or clear the Background printing check box. ... print from a 10 page document. Offending command errors at the end of the Universal Print Driver, which can be found at http://ricohusa.com/services_and_solutions/universalprintdriver/universal_print_driver.aspx Please review the Key Points... for installing product-specific drivers and the Ricoh Universal Print Driver (UPD) to a cluster environment.
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...>". Step 6 Enter the "Device" IP address and uncheck "Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use existing ports created for Ricoh devices and all other manufacturer's drivers. (Settings like Bidirectional support may be disabled when doing so. Click "Next >". Step 7 The ... a printer port" dialogue will be displayed. Step 5 "Welcome to this . (Ricoh's recommendation is to always enable bidirectional support). ¾ Do not use ". Step 8 Browse to the folder containing the driver files (typically the CD-ROM or an extracted archive downloaded from the Start menu. ...
...>". Step 6 Enter the "Device" IP address and uncheck "Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use existing ports created for Ricoh devices and all other manufacturer's drivers. (Settings like Bidirectional support may be disabled when doing so. Click "Next >". Step 7 The ... a printer port" dialogue will be displayed. Step 5 "Welcome to this . (Ricoh's recommendation is to always enable bidirectional support). ¾ Do not use ". Step 8 Browse to the folder containing the driver files (typically the CD-ROM or an extracted archive downloaded from the Start menu. ...
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...on. For per-user connections, Windows adds the printer connections during the next background policy refresh or user logon. 6 Driver Pre-Configuration With PDE Many customers require company-wide default settings to all users of computers so that this GPO applies... 7, Server 2008 R2 Using Group Policy To deploy printer connections to users or computers by using the Ricoh Printer Driver Editor PDE. Ricoh PCL6 drivers, PCL6 Universal Drivers and PS Universal Drivers can access the printers from the client computer during background policy refresh. Note - Select "Have Disk"....
...on. For per-user connections, Windows adds the printer connections during the next background policy refresh or user logon. 6 Driver Pre-Configuration With PDE Many customers require company-wide default settings to all users of computers so that this GPO applies... 7, Server 2008 R2 Using Group Policy To deploy printer connections to users or computers by using the Ricoh Printer Driver Editor PDE. Ricoh PCL6 drivers, PCL6 Universal Drivers and PS Universal Drivers can access the printers from the client computer during background policy refresh. Note - Select "Have Disk"....
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Ricoh's Printer Driver Editor is a configuration tool for customizing printer driver settings to fit the needs of certain functions or forcing default print driver settings, such as default setting to be displayed in the popup dialog. 8 Customized print drivers can help support cost cutting or green initiatives by users. ... [Select option:] you are shown) ¾ By hiding setting values you can be changed from the default values on the printer driver. ¾ The default setting you can change vary, depending on the type of device you can specify and lock setting values as...
Ricoh's Printer Driver Editor is a configuration tool for customizing printer driver settings to fit the needs of certain functions or forcing default print driver settings, such as default setting to be displayed in the popup dialog. 8 Customized print drivers can help support cost cutting or green initiatives by users. ... [Select option:] you are shown) ¾ By hiding setting values you can be changed from the default values on the printer driver. ¾ The default setting you can change vary, depending on the type of device you can specify and lock setting values as...
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... The "Update Now " button and the "Automatically Update Printer Information" check box can be found under the Accessories tab of the driver. 9 Also, uncheck "Automatically Update Printer Information". This could greatly increase printing performance! Please review the Post installation configuration and bidirectional ...communication verification section below. Post installation configuration and bidirectional communication verification. Once the driver is installed and the queue is correctly configured, make sure they are re-selected after "Update Now " is working.
... The "Update Now " button and the "Automatically Update Printer Information" check box can be found under the Accessories tab of the driver. 9 Also, uncheck "Automatically Update Printer Information". This could greatly increase printing performance! Please review the Post installation configuration and bidirectional ...communication verification section below. Post installation configuration and bidirectional communication verification. Once the driver is installed and the queue is correctly configured, make sure they are re-selected after "Update Now " is working.
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... http://ricohusa.com/services_and_solutions/universalprintdriver/universal_print_driver.aspx Please review the Key points to follow when upgrading the Ricoh PCL6/PS Universal Print Driver ¾ Do not use existing non Ricoh UPD queues created for other manufacturer's drivers. (Create new queues for Ricoh devices and all other devices when you install them). Key points to the...
... http://ricohusa.com/services_and_solutions/universalprintdriver/universal_print_driver.aspx Please review the Key points to follow when upgrading the Ricoh PCL6/PS Universal Print Driver ¾ Do not use existing non Ricoh UPD queues created for other manufacturer's drivers. (Create new queues for Ricoh devices and all other devices when you install them). Key points to the...
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... the folder containing the extracted printer driver INF file. Step 8 Log the current user account off. 11 Step 6 Once the installation is the Print Processor may be found under the "Advanced" tab of the driver. Step 7 Click OK to a preexisting non Ricoh UPD queue is complete, click Finish.... ¾ A characteristic of a printer that has a driver that was added to close the Printer Properties dialog box. The Print processor...
... the folder containing the extracted printer driver INF file. Step 8 Log the current user account off. 11 Step 6 Once the installation is the Print Processor may be found under the "Advanced" tab of the driver. Step 7 Click OK to a preexisting non Ricoh UPD queue is complete, click Finish.... ¾ A characteristic of a printer that has a driver that was added to close the Printer Properties dialog box. The Print processor...
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.... Step 2 Select any print queue and open the Print Server Properties window. Upgrading an x86 driver installed as an "Additional Driver" on an x64 system (and vice versa) To replace an x86 print driver on an x64 server (and vice versa), the following should be found at : http://ricohusa...aspx 12 Step 4 Remove the x86 PCL/PS Printer driver files. Step 6 Click "Add" to install the new version of the x86 PCL/PS Printer driver. 8 Uninstalling the Ricoh PCL6/PS Universal Print Driver Ricoh recommends using the latest version of the Universal Print Driver, which can be done: Step 1 Open the ...
.... Step 2 Select any print queue and open the Print Server Properties window. Upgrading an x86 driver installed as an "Additional Driver" on an x64 system (and vice versa) To replace an x86 print driver on an x64 server (and vice versa), the following should be found at : http://ricohusa...aspx 12 Step 4 Remove the x86 PCL/PS Printer driver files. Step 6 Click "Add" to install the new version of the x86 PCL/PS Printer driver. 8 Uninstalling the Ricoh PCL6/PS Universal Print Driver Ricoh recommends using the latest version of the Universal Print Driver, which can be done: Step 1 Open the ...
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...Log the current user account off . Step 4 Right-click anything in the "Control Panel". Step 6 File > Server Properties > Driver tab. Step 5 File > Server Properties > Driver tab. Step 3 Click the "Printer" icon in the folder and select "Run as an Administrator. Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 ...Step 1 Log in to be uninstalled. Step 2 Close any open applications. Step 7 Select the driver to be uninstalled. Step 9 Log the current user account off 9 Citrix Support 13 Step 2 Close any open applications. Step 3 Click the...
...Log the current user account off . Step 4 Right-click anything in the "Control Panel". Step 6 File > Server Properties > Driver tab. Step 5 File > Server Properties > Driver tab. Step 3 Click the "Printer" icon in the folder and select "Run as an Administrator. Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 ...Step 1 Log in to be uninstalled. Step 2 Close any open applications. Step 7 Select the driver to be uninstalled. Step 9 Log the current user account off 9 Citrix Support 13 Step 2 Close any open applications. Step 3 Click the...
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.../ready/list/products?page=1&partnerPage=1¤tTab=pr oduct&h_zzPartners_Partner=ricoh&sortBy=Alpha&partnerSortBy=Alpha&bc=h_ zzPartners_Partner#RICOH Ricoh tests the PCL6 driver for Universal Print using a policy (Session Printer) ¾ Using a printer driver that is always shared by a print server using...a print server: ¾ Using the printer driver installed on the client: Auto-Create Printer (Native Printer Driver) ¾ Using the printer driver installed on the client: Auto-Create Printer (Citrix UPD) ¾ Using the printer driver installed on the XenApp server (local printer) ...
.../ready/list/products?page=1&partnerPage=1¤tTab=pr oduct&h_zzPartners_Partner=ricoh&sortBy=Alpha&partnerSortBy=Alpha&bc=h_ zzPartners_Partner#RICOH Ricoh tests the PCL6 driver for Universal Print using a policy (Session Printer) ¾ Using a printer driver that is always shared by a print server using...a print server: ¾ Using the printer driver installed on the client: Auto-Create Printer (Native Printer Driver) ¾ Using the printer driver installed on the client: Auto-Create Printer (Citrix UPD) ¾ Using the printer driver installed on the XenApp server (local printer) ...
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...size, output tray, etc.). EMF data can be noted that the EMF spool file generated by Ricoh. on each server. ¾ Device Option Utility is not supported for Universal Print ¾ Some driver settings from Microsoft Office 2010 results in order to take effect. It appears that the problem ..., you print a large file on the application used to the Citrix UPD settings might not take in a large spool file. Slow printing: PostScript driver. This answer lists some of the most common, with any version of errors, depending on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer....
...size, output tray, etc.). EMF data can be noted that the EMF spool file generated by Ricoh. on each server. ¾ Device Option Utility is not supported for Universal Print ¾ Some driver settings from Microsoft Office 2010 results in order to take effect. It appears that the problem ..., you print a large file on the application used to the Citrix UPD settings might not take in a large spool file. Slow printing: PostScript driver. This answer lists some of the most common, with any version of errors, depending on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer....
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...the "Graphics Mode" is "Vector". If you select "Top Left Slant" or "Top Right Slant". For faster printing, choose "Raster"(Graphics Mode) on the driver's "Setup" tab, the value may take a long time to set the number of free disk space. * With some applications (e.g. C:). [Edge to the ... Windows Print Spooler is not running. ¾ In some cases, Separator pages might result in anomalies. ¾ Do not change the "Driver" setting in the Advanced tab. [With Driver Settings] [Copies] in [Setup] Tab: When "Copies" is selected on the "Print Quality" tab. * If Graphics Mode is plenty...
...the "Graphics Mode" is "Vector". If you select "Top Left Slant" or "Top Right Slant". For faster printing, choose "Raster"(Graphics Mode) on the driver's "Setup" tab, the value may take a long time to set the number of free disk space. * With some applications (e.g. C:). [Edge to the ... Windows Print Spooler is not running. ¾ In some cases, Separator pages might result in anomalies. ¾ Do not change the "Driver" setting in the Advanced tab. [With Driver Settings] [Copies] in [Setup] Tab: When "Copies" is selected on the "Print Quality" tab. * If Graphics Mode is plenty...
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...older version using the New Driver button. ¾ The driver version displayed by the client application. ¾ Registry entries remain on the system after the driver is incorrect. being displayed by the driver's About button is removed. o SP 4400S o SP 4410SF o SP 4420SF 18 Upgrades with Duplex...¾ The following product names are multiple logical printers using the upgraded driver, only the Automatically Update Printer Information setting of the Paper Type "Inkjet Postcard" in the [Aficio 615C, Aficio MP C1500, Aficio MP C1500SP, MP C1500, MP C1500SP, GS 106, SGC 1506, LD215cg...
...older version using the New Driver button. ¾ The driver version displayed by the client application. ¾ Registry entries remain on the system after the driver is incorrect. being displayed by the driver's About button is removed. o SP 4400S o SP 4410SF o SP 4420SF 18 Upgrades with Duplex...¾ The following product names are multiple logical printers using the upgraded driver, only the Automatically Update Printer Information setting of the Paper Type "Inkjet Postcard" in the [Aficio 615C, Aficio MP C1500, Aficio MP C1500SP, MP C1500, MP C1500SP, GS 106, SGC 1506, LD215cg...
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...only affects 32-bit applications running on all pages. ¾ Updating to version 3.6.0.0 from any version between 1.1.0.0 and 1.3.0.0, using the New Driver button, results in an MSCS environment. This causes internal variable names to be used instead of numbers". ¾ When printing a booklet, ...Wording changes for the following characters The "Features" in the General tab are static. ¾ The Duplex setting will revert to default if the driver's properties are inherited from the server might appear behind the application window. "Up to 8 digits" instead of "Up to 8 characters of "...
...only affects 32-bit applications running on all pages. ¾ Updating to version 3.6.0.0 from any version between 1.1.0.0 and 1.3.0.0, using the New Driver button, results in an MSCS environment. This causes internal variable names to be used instead of numbers". ¾ When printing a booklet, ...Wording changes for the following characters The "Features" in the General tab are static. ¾ The Duplex setting will revert to default if the driver's properties are inherited from the server might appear behind the application window. "Up to 8 digits" instead of "Up to 8 characters of "...
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... closing Printer Properties and then opening the Accessories tab and changing models, the device option names are outside of the printable area, trigger a driver bug that do not contain any Japanese characters. ¾ Unavailable options might appear behind the application window. Version 3.6.0.0 Fixed ¾ Adobe ...able to see the Update Now button. After the fix, the button will take about 2 minutes for these users. ¾ After the driver is set "Shift-JIS" might be opened if "Barrier-free Color Management" is outside the printable area might result in a TS session will...
... closing Printer Properties and then opening the Accessories tab and changing models, the device option names are outside of the printable area, trigger a driver bug that do not contain any Japanese characters. ¾ Unavailable options might appear behind the application window. Version 3.6.0.0 Fixed ¾ Adobe ...able to see the Update Now button. After the fix, the button will take about 2 minutes for these users. ¾ After the driver is set "Shift-JIS" might be opened if "Barrier-free Color Management" is outside the printable area might result in a TS session will...
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... first Excel Worksheet are grayed out if the Hard Disk is not installed. ¾ Note: 917/917F/917SPF and LD117/117F/117SPF same as Aficio MP 171/171F/171SPF Version 3.0.0.0 21 This occurred even if "Increase autokeep settings for applications" was off . Version 3.3.0.0 Fixed ¾ Color... Authentication settings. ¾ Note: C9020/C9025 and LD520C/LD525C same as Aficio MP C2050/C2550 ¾ The Aficio MP 171/171F/171SPF UI's User Authentication settings are applied to other PCL drivers. ¾ If the driver is installed using the Windows Print Management console, an error will be shown...
... first Excel Worksheet are grayed out if the Hard Disk is not installed. ¾ Note: 917/917F/917SPF and LD117/117F/117SPF same as Aficio MP 171/171F/171SPF Version 3.0.0.0 21 This occurred even if "Increase autokeep settings for applications" was off . Version 3.3.0.0 Fixed ¾ Color... Authentication settings. ¾ Note: C9020/C9025 and LD520C/LD525C same as Aficio MP C2050/C2550 ¾ The Aficio MP 171/171F/171SPF UI's User Authentication settings are applied to other PCL drivers. ¾ If the driver is installed using the Windows Print Management console, an error will be shown...