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IPDL-C Printer Driver [G024]
   for Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me

                                                    Version 2.71
                                                    2001.06.18  RICOH Co., Ltd.
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<Greetings>
 Thank you for buying this Printer.  This ReadMe file provides specific 
installation instructions for the IPDL-C printer driver for Windows 95/98/Me.
Please read the following information before installing.

<ReadMe File Contents>
   <Installation requirements>
    [1] Installing the printer driver
        (1) Installing the printer driver
        (2) Plug and Play installation
        (3) Removing the printer driver
        (4) Cautions
    [2] Description of the printer driver
    [3] Limitations and cautions for the printer driver
        (1) Limitations and cautions for the application settings
        (2) Limitations and cautions for printing from applications

<Installation Requirements>
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows Me

 For using the IPDL-C printer driver, you need a PC monitor size more than 
800x600 pixels, because the IPDL-C printer driver does not fit on a 640x480 
pixels PC screen.
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[1] Installing the printer driver

 To install the printer driver, do the following.  For more details, refer to 
the manual.

-1 Start Windows 95/98/Me.  Double-click the [Add Printer] icon in the Printer 
 Folder.

-2 Follow the Add Printer Wizard.  Then click [Next].

-3 After confirming that the [Local Printer] option is selected, click [Next].

-4 Click [Have Disk...], then click [Browse...] on the Install From Disk.

-5 Insert the CD-ROM, click on CD-ROM drive on the a drop-down list [Drives] 
 on [Open] property sheet in your computer.  Double-click on a file [Drivers], 
 [Ipdl_c], and [Win95_98], then click [OK] twice.

-6 Click a printer that you want to install, and then click [Next].

-7 Select a port, then click [Next].

-8 Change the name of printer if you want, and then click [Next].  Select 
 either yes or no to use this printer as the default printer.

-9 Select a test page printing either yes or no, then click [Finish].

-10 To select Installable Options, you can set up [Option Tray] and [Total 
 Printer Memory] on the printer driver.  These settings enable your printer 
 driver more functions available than you do not.

[2] Plug and Play installation 

-1 Please connect PC and printer with a printer cable before starting a 
 Windows 95/98/Me, and then power on the printer.  In addition, it is only 
 supported when a printer is connected to a computer via a parallel cable.

-2 New hardware on the dialog appears IPDL-C printer driver.  Click [New 
 Hardware Found], or use the screen procedure to install the printer when the 
 [Device Driver Wizard] appears.

-3 Installing the printer driver (1) uses the procedures from -5 to -10.

(3) Updating and deleting the printer driver

 To update the printer driver from old version to new version, you should 
 follow the under procedures.

-1 Start Windows 95/98/Me, click a printer that an old version you used. 
 Select on [File] - [Delete], then click it.

-2 Double-Click the [Add Printer]icon in the printer folder.

-3 Please install the printer driver (1) uses the procedures from -2 to -10.


 After installing on the above procedures, you can use the new version of 
IPDL-C printer driver.

(4) Cautions

-1 After installing the printer driver, if the screen of the printer driver 
 is unusual, please delete it according to the way of (3) and re-install it.

[2] Description of the printer driver

Please see [Help] for more details about each item.

[3] Limitations and cautions for the printer driver 

(1) Limitations and cautions for the application settings 

   *Adobe PageMaker 6.0/6.5
    A paper size that you selected in [Document Defaults...] is not supported 
   for printing.  Please set the same paper size in both [Document Defaults...] 
   and [Property] in the printer driver.

   *Lotus Freelance 97
    Please set it up from [Properties] in the printer tab before starting Lotus
   Freelance, and then you can print.

   *All applications
   - When printing, the number of copies between the application and the 
   printer driver is sometimes different.  Please make sure that you set up the 
   same number of copies in both the application and the printer driver.

   - The Collate settings in the application and the printer driver are not 
   synchronized.  Please set up Collate from the printer driver.

   - You cannot select Installable Option, is composed of the Option Tray and 
   Total Printer Memory from application's printer driver [Properties].  To 
   change Option Tray and/or Total Printer Memory, you set up from printer 
   [Properties] in the Control Panel.
 
(2)Limitation and cautions for printing from applications

   *Adobe Photoshop/Adobe PageMaker
    Depending on the data, monochrome printing may occur even if you selected 
   [Color] in [Color mode] of [Properties].  Please do not check [Change data 
   processing] in [Properties] when printing.
    
   *Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0
    Depending on the data, the font outline may not print. In this case, 
   check [Change data processing] when printing.

   *Adobe PageMaker 6.0/6.5
   - A paper size that you selected on [Document Defaults...] is not supported 
   for printing.  Please set the same a paper size in both [Document 
   Defaults...] and [Properties] in the printer driver.
   
   - Printing with A6, B6, 8 1/2 x 13 in, 8 1/4 x 13 in, and 8 x 13 in document 
   sizes causes the print to differ from the display.

   - When selecting either [Standard] or [Fast] in the drop-down list [Image 
   Printing] in property sheet [Quality Setting], image data may print with 
   low-grade as a result.  Click [Fine] for image printing.

   *Microsoft Word 97
    Depending on the page border style, the document may not print correctly.

   *Microsoft Excel 97
    Depending on the data cell being painted, some patterns with color may 
   not print correctly.  In this case, check [Change data processing] when 
   printing.

   *Microsoft Access
    If you select [EMF] for Spool data format in [Details] in the printer 
   [Properties] for printing, the document may not print.  In this case, 
   select [Spool Settings] on the [Properties] as a default, then print it.

   *Quark Xpress 
    If you click  [Standard] or [Fast] in [Print Quality] with outline style of 
   fonts, a mis-print sometimes occurs.  In this case, please click [Fine] in 
   [Print Quality] when printing.

   *Lotus Approach 97
    Depending on the data, a lack of typography on the edge of the paper may 
   occur when selected in drop-down list [EMF] for Spool data format in 
   [Details] in the printer [Properties].  In this case, select [RAW] or 
   [Restore Defaults].

   *Corel Draw 8
    Depending on the data, the picture on the data may not print.

   *Macromedia FreeHand 8  
    Depending on the data, some patterns may not print correctly.  In this 
   case, check [Print as Bitmap] when printing.

   *All applications
   - Depending on the application, a mis-print may sometimes happen.  In this 
   case, check [Change data processing] when printing.  On the other hand, 
   sometimes typography may not print correctly with [Change data processing]
   checked in [Properties].  Normally, it is not necessary to check 
   [Change data processing] when printing.
     Depending on the data, typography may not print correctly.  In this 
   case, check [Print as Bitmap].  Printing will take longer however.  So, 
   please check it only when a mis-print occurs.  If job resetting occurs when 
   printing with checking [Print as Bitmap], select [Off] for [I/O Timeout] in 
   the operation panel setting of the printer.
    A mis-print may happens even if you checked [Print as Bitmap] depending on 
   the data.  Normally, it is unnecessary to check [Print as Bitmap].
   - When scaling on Enlarge/Reduce, the format of the document sometimes 
   changes.

   - If you select OHP Transparency as a paper type, printing will be executed
   in OHP Transparency mode whatever paper size you select in the printer
   driver.  For printing OHP Transparencies, select the correct paper size.

   - The border in the gradation area may look like a thin line.

   - Thin lines with color may be hard to see.  In this case, check [Print thin 
   lines darker] in [Print Quality].

   - Depending on the display driver, a mis-print sometimes happens.

   - If you use a device driver related with the printer into the 
   config.sys file, the document may not print correctly.

   - Depending on the data and/or OS, a general protection error, system error, 
   or application error may occur.

   - A part of the image may not print correctly.


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