Defining PCLOut printer devices

PCLOut printer devices represent Printer Command Language (PCL) printers. They print jobs that are submitted in AFP format and converted to PCL format.
You cannot use the RICOH ProcessDirector actions Jump and Continue with jobs that are submitted to PCLOut printers. You can only use the Stop action on a job that is printing on a PCLOut printer if you request the action while the Print Services Facility (PSF) printer driver is transforming the job to PCL.

To define a PCLOut printer device:

  1. Click the Administration tab.
  2. In the left pane, click Devices ⇒ Printers.
  3. Click Add ⇒ PCLOut Printer.
  4. On the General tab, fill in values for all the required fields.
  5. On the Scheduling tab, set values for the properties that you want to use to schedule jobs to this printer. If you leave values blank, they match any value that is set in the corresponding job scheduling properties.
    For example, set these properties to schedule jobs based on media, output bins, and punching and stapling functions of the printer:
    • Media supported

      If you choose specific media, only jobs that use that media can be scheduled to this printer. If you choose Ready media objects, only jobs that require the media that is currently loaded in the printer can be scheduled to the printer. If you choose All media, all jobs can be scheduled to the printer, regardless of what media is actually loaded.

    • Output bins available

      Any output bin that can be installed on the printer is considered available, although on some printers you cannot install all the output bins at the same time.

    • Punch capable
    • Staple capable
  6. On the SNMP tab, make sure that the Use SNMP and Get tray information from printer properties are set to Yes.
  7. On the remaining tabs, fill in values for any of the optional fields:
    1. The default is that the printer driver reports status information in the language that you selected when you installed the RICOH ProcessDirector server. To receive messages from this printer in a different language, set the Printer language property appropriately.
    2. If you want the printer to print duplex jobs, set the Duplex property to Yes. PCLOut printers do not honor duplex settings specified in the Duplex job property.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Configure the media settings for the printer.
    1. From the Printers panel, select the new printer.
    2. Click Actions ⇒ Show Trays.
    3. Select each tray individually and click Set tray media. Choose the media loaded in that tray and click OK.
      If the Media does not exist, you can create it.
  10. The first time you define a PCLOut printer, make sure that an LPR client is installed on the Windows primary computer.
    • On a Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019 primary computer:
    1. Look in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ for a file called lpr.exe. If you find it, stop.
    2. Look in C:\Windows\System32\ for lpr.exe.
      If you find it, continue with step .
    3. If you do not find lpr.exe, install the LPR Port Monitor feature. Use one of these methods:
      1. In the Control Panel, click Programs ⇒ Turn Windows features on or off.
      2. In Before You Begin, click Next.
      3. In Installation Type, select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
      4. In Server Selection, select the current server from the Server Pool list and click Next.
      5. In Server Roles, select the Print and Document Services check box.
      6. In the Add Roles and Features Wizard pop-up window, click Add Features.
      7. Click Next.
      8. In Features, select the LPR Port Monitor check box and click Next.
      9. In Print and Document Services, click Next.
      10. In Role Services select the Print Server check box and click Next.
      11. In Confirmation, click Install.
      12. In Results, click Close.
    4. Copy these files from C:\Windows\System32\ to C:\Windows\SysWOW64:
      • lpr.exe
      • lprhelp.dll
      • lprmon.dll
      • lprmonui.dll

Examples of the Printer command property

You can set the Printer command property of a PCLOut printer to a command like this one. Substitute the IP address of the printer for printer_IP_address. Always use PASS as the value for the -P flag. 

lpr -P PASS -S printer_IP_address

    Note:
  • PCLOut printers do not support RICOH ProcessDirector symbols such as ${Job.Name} in the PCLOut printer command.

Related information:

Processing concerns when using PCLOut printers
Parent topic: Defining printer objects