Configuring printers to automatically match media
If your printer can detect media information and send it over SNMP or JMF, you can
have RICOH ProcessDirector automatically match the media requested by a job with the media ready in the input
trays for your printers.
This procedure does not apply to PCLOut printers. PCLOut printers come with the AFP Support feature.
- Automatically define all the media objects you need.If your printer cannot send RICOH ProcessDirector all the information needed to create your media objects, you cannot configure the printer to automatically match media.
- Turn on automatic media matching:
- In the Printers portlet, select the printer. Click .
- In the left pane, click Show all tabs to expand the notebook.
- If the printer is using SNMP to detect media information, make sure the Use SNMP and Get tray information from printer properties on the SNMP tab are both set to Yes.Skip this step if you are configuring a Ricoh PDF printer that supports using JMF to detect media information. RICOH ProcessDirector uses JMF with those printers.
- In the Scheduling area, set the Media supported property to Ready media objects.This setting limits the media that the printer supports to only that media that is loaded on the printer.
- In the Printers portlet, select the printer. Click .