Ricoh Aficio MP 6000SP User Manual

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How to Read This Manual
Symbols
This manual uses the following symbols:
Indicates important safety notes.
Ignoring these notes could result in serious injury or death. Be sure to read these
notes. They can be found in the “Safety Information” section of About This Ma-
chine.
Indicates important safety notes.
Ignoring these notes could result in moderate or minor injury, or damage to the
machine or to property. Be sure to read these notes. They can be found in the
“Safety Information” section of About This Machine.
Indicates points to pay attention to when using the machine, and explanations
of likely causes of paper misfeeds, damage to originals, or loss of data. Be sure
to read these explanations.
Indicates supplementary explanations of the machine’s functions, and instruc-
tions on resolving user errors.
This symbol is located at the end of sections. It indicates where you can find fur-
ther relevant information.
[ ]
Indicates the names of keys that appear on the machine’s display panel.
{ }
Indicates the names of keys on the machine’s control panel.
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Display panel
The display panel shows machine status, error messages, and function menus.
The function items displayed serve as selector keys. You can select or specify an
item by lightly pressing them.
When you select or specify an item on the display panel, it is highlighted like
. Keys appearing as   cannot be used.
Important
❒A force or impact of more than 30 N (about 3 kgf) will damage the display
panel.
To display the following screen, press the {User Tools/Counter} key to display the
User Tools menu, and then press [System Settings].
Using the System Settings menu screen as an example, this section describes
how to use the machine’s control panel.
1.The menu tabs for various set-
tings appear. To display the setting
you want to specify or change, press
the appropriate menu tab.2.A list of settings appears. To dis-
play the setting you want to specify
or change, select the appropriate en-
try in the list.
3.Press this to close the User Tools
menu.
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Accessing User Tools
This section describes how to access User Tools menu.
User Tools allow you to change or set defaults.
Note
❒Operations for system settings differ from normal operations. Always quit
User Tools when you have finished.
❒Any changes you make with User Tools remain in effect even if the main
power switch or operation switch is turned off, or the {Energy Saver} or {Clear
Modes} key is pressed.
Reference
p.4 “Quitting User Tools”
Changing Default Settings
This section describes how to change the settings of User Tools.
Important
❒If the Administrator Authentications specified, contact your administrator.
APress the {User Tools/Counter} key.
BSelect the menu.
To change the System Settings, press [System Settings].
To change the Copier/Document Server Features, press [Copier / Document
Server Features].
To change the Facsimile Features, press [Facsimile Features].
To change the Printer Features, press [Printer Features].
To change the Scanner Features, press [Scanner Features].
To change the displayed language, press [Français] or [English].
To find out who to contact for maintenance and where to order consumables,
press [Enquiry].
To check the counter, press [Counter].
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CSelect the menu tab.
DChange settings by following instructions on the display, and then press
[OK].
Note
❒To cancel changes made to settings and return to the initial display, press
the {User Tools/Counter} key.
Quitting User Tools
This section describes how to end User Tools.
APress the {User Tools/Counter} key.
Note
❒You can also quit User Tools by pressing [Exit].
Menu Protect
Using Menu Protect, you can prevent unauthenticated users from changing the
user tools. Menu Protect can be specified for each of the following user tools
menus.
 Copier/Document Server Features
 Facsimile Features
Printer Features
 Scanner Features
For details about menu protect, contact your administrator.
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1. Connecting the Machine
This chapter describes how to connect the machine to the network and specify
the network settings.
Connecting to the Interfaces
This section describes how to identify the machine’s interface and connect the
machine according to the network environment.
R CAUTION:
1.IEEE 1284 port (optional)
Port for connecting the IEEE 1284 inter-
face cable.
2.10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port
Port for connecting the 100BASE-TX or
10BASE-T cable.
Port for connecting the 1000BASE-T,
100BASE-TX or 10BASE-T cable when
the Gigabit Ethernet (Optional) is in-
stalled.
3.USB 2.0 port
Port for connecting the USB 2.0 interface
cable.
4.Wireless LAN port (optional)
Port for using the wireless LAN.
Note
❒You cannot install two or more of the
options below: IEEE 1284 interface
board, IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN.
 A network interface cable with a ferrite core must be used for RF interfer-
ence suppression.
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Connecting to the Ethernet Interface
This section describes how to connect 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX cable to the Eth-
ernet interface.
Important
❒If the main power switch is turned “On”, turn it “Off”.
AA ferrite core for the Ethernet cable is supplied with this machine. The Eth-
ernet cable loop should be about 15 cm (5.9 inch) ( ) from the machine end
of the cable.
BMake sure the main power switch on the machine is “Off”.
CConnect the Ethernet interface cable to the 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port.
DConnect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a network connection device
such as a hub.
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ETurn the main power switch of the machine on.
AIndicator (green)
Remains green when the machine is properly connected to the network.
BIndicator (yellow)
Turns yellow when 100 BASE-TX is operating. Turns off when 10 BASE-T
is operating.
Reference
“Turning On the Power”, About This Machine
“Network Connection”, Printer Reference
Connecting to the USB Interface
This section describes how to connect the USB 2.0 interface cable to the USB 2.0
port.
AConnect the USB 2.0 interface cable to the USB 2.0 port.
BConnect the other end to the USB port on the host computer.
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Note
❒Purchase a USB cable separately according to a personal computer in use.
❒The USB 2.0 interface board is supported by Windows 2000/XP/Vista,
Windows Server 2003, Mac OS X v10.3.3 or higher.
For Mac OS:
To use Macintosh, the machine must be equipped with the optional
PostScript 3 unit. If USB 2.0 is used with Mac OS X v10.3.3 or higher, a
transfer speed of USB 2.0 is supported.
❒For details about installing the printer driver, see “Local Connection”,
Printer Reference.
Reference
“Local Connection”, Printer Reference
Connecting to the IEEE 1284 Interface
This section describes how to connect the IEEE 1284 interface cable to the IEEE
1284 interface board.
AMake sure the main power switch on the machine is “Off”.
If the main power switch is turned “On”, turn it “Off”.
BTurn off the main power switch of the host computer
CConnect the IEEE 1284 interface cable to the IEEE 1284 port.
To make the connection, use the conversion connector ( ) supplied with the
IEEE 1284 interface board.
DPlug the other end of the cable into the interface connector on the host com-
puter.
Make sure about the shape of the connector to the computer. Fasten the con-
nector securely to the computer.
ETurn the main power switch of the machine “On”.
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FTurn on the host computer.
When using Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Windows Server 2003, a printer
driver installation screen might appear when the computer is turned on. If
this happens, click [Cancel] on the screen.
Note
❒For details about installing the printer driver, see “Printing with Parallel
Connection”, Printer Reference.
Reference
“Turning On the Power”, About this machine
“Printing with Parallel Connection”, Printer Reference
Connecting to the IEEE 802.11b (Wireless LAN) Interface
This section describes how to connect to the IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN) inter-
face.
Note
❒Check the setting of IPv4 address and subnet mask of this machine.
❒For how to set IPv4 address and subnet mask from the control panel of the
machine, see “Interface Settings”.
Reference
p.49 “Interface Settings”
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Setup Procedure
This section describes how to setup IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN) interface.
Set up IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN) according to the following procedure:
Note
❒Select [802.11 Ad-hoc Mode] when connecting Windows XP as a wireless LAN
client using Windows XP standard driver or utilities, or when not using the
infrastructure mode.
❒For details about how to make settings of wireless LAN from the control pan-
el on the machine, see “IEEE 802.11b”.
❒For details about how to make settings of wireless LAN from other than the
control panel on the machine, see “Using Utilities to Make Network Settings”.
❒For details about the setting items, see “IEEE 802.11b”.
Reference
p.53 “IEEE 802.11b”
p.29 “Using Utilities to Make Network Settings”
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