Pitney Bowes DP50S Color Printer - Manual (Page 44)

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Making Option Settings for the Printer
Make option settings for the printer using the printer driver when bidirectional communication is disabled.
Conditions for Bidirectional Communication
Bidirectional communication allows information about paper size and feed direction settings to be
automatically sent to the printer. You can check printer status from your computer.
• Bidirectional communication is supported by Windows 2000/XP/Vista, and Windows Server
2003/2003 R2/2008.
• If you use the RPCS printer driver and bidirectional communication is enabled under Windows 2000,
the [Change Accessories] tab is unavailable.
To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met:
When connected with parallel cables
• The computer must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must support bidirectional communication.
• The interface cable must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must be connected to a computer using the standard parallel cables and parallel
connectors.
• Under Windows 2000, [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer
pooling] must not be selected on the [Ports] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
• The printer must support bidirectional communication.
• The Standard TCP/IP port must be used.
• [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling] must not be
selected on the [Ports] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
• In addition to the above, one of the following conditions must also be met:
• The SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port and the TCP/IP protocol must be used. When using
the IPP protocol, the IPP port name must include the IP address.
• [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling] must not be
selected on the [Ports] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
When connected with USB
• The printer must be connected to the computer’s USB port using a USB interface cable (for
Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008).
• The computer must support bidirectional communication.
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1. Preparing for Printing
When connected with a network