[Info-vax] DCPS on VAX for Ricoh MP6000 (resolved for now)

[norm.raphael at metso.com]

Ken Fairfield <ken.fairfield at gmail.com>  wrote on 09/09/2009 03:27:04 PM:

> On Sep 9, 9:23 am, "Jeff Goodwin" <jgood... at maine.rrr-r.com> wrote:
> > <norm.raph... at metso.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:mailman.0.1252505948.18305.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com...
> >
> > > Asking for another:
> >
> > > The copier is a Ricoh MP6000.
> >
> > > DCPS is V2.7 the latest version and VAX OpenVMS is at 7.3.2.
> >
> > > He cannot get it to print (PS I believe).
> >
> > > Does anyone know the incantations, pls?
> >
> > > (or if it's impossible :-(  .)
> >
> > We have many Ricoh's using DCPS, but not that model.
> >
> > Some things to check:
> >
> >  - Make sure PostScript mode is set to TBCP (Set through web 
interface)
> >  - Make sure bidirectional communication is turned on (Set 
throughtelneting
> > to printer and doing a msh> diprint bidirect on)
> 
> We have a couple of Ricoh MP 4000s around here.
> I set them up for IP_LPD rather than IP_RAWTCP
> because the latter didn't work for me.  Where would
> you do the "msh>" command?  (Perhaps that's only
> available on the 6000's?)
> 
> For OP: I found that the MP 4000 printed PS just
> fine from DCPS *once* we had the *optional*
> Postscript module installed!  Perhaps the 6000
> is similar?  Look under Device Info for Printer
> Language and make sure Adobe Postscript is
> present.

>From the OP:

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...that is the issue; our device lacks PS and it looks like DCPS 
queries the device to see if it has PS.  I erroneously assumed it 
would still receive the job and print junk instead of just sitting 
in queue waiting for a PS device.
 
You would have thought it would log an error with something useful, 
like, "Device does not support PS."
 
We ordered a PS chip, thanks again. 

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Thanks, Ken

> 
>    -Ken
>