Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

[Methedor]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

JPEG image

[KenB]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

Try LPRing the file directly to the printer.

From a command prompt:

lpr -S 192.168.1.100 -P lp c:\my_file.jpg -o 1

Where:

The IP address is the IP of the machine.

The S and P are case sensitive.

The "lp" is "ell pee"

The "o" is lowercase letter "o"

The "-o 1" sets the binary option to on.

This will eliminate any issues with the application or driver.

There are utilities that would do this for you, but this is a quick and dirty test to see if this is a good approach.

Of course, no control over finishing options, but it sounds like you may not need it, since jpegs can only be one page, anyway.

[Phil B.]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

"You can put lipstick on a pig, but at the end of the day, it's still a pig", as the saying goes.[/QUOTE]

depending on the color of the lipstick... but still a very CUTE pig! ;-)

[KenB]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

To do so, you have to activate LPR:

Click on the Start button, then Control Panel
Click on Programs and Features then click Turn Windows features on or off, from the left sidebar
Expand Print and Document Services, and make sure the boxes next to LPD Print Service and LPR Port Monitor are checked
Click OK and follow the on screen instructions until the components are installed.

Thanks.

I kinda forgot to mention that little tidbit.

I'm so used to having it enabled that I take it for granted.

[Phil B.]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

JPEG image

typically JPEGs are pretty large as opposed to other formats

[Boltaction]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

Unfortunately, the MPC3003/3503 have really, really slow controller processors and take forever to spool large print jobs. It has been acknowledged by Ricoh Japan. The only fix is to put a 4503 in there, they have the faster chip.

I can attest to that. I have an MPC3503 in a construction trailer using a Verizon Wireless jetpack as their network. They send large files over 20mb that include detailed maps and graphics, have complained since day 1 that those jobs take forever to print, sometimes they never print at all.
I have tried PCL6, PCL6 V4, PCL5, RPCS, PS and my latest test of loading the file into a flash drive to print directly from the machine to eliminate network speed as the problem and same thing. I took that same flash drive with the same PDF file and plugged it into a Konica Minolta 4 series and it printed the PDF in under a minute no problem.

I will try it on an MPC4503 next but I'll more than likely replace the machine with a C364e

Ricoh just sucks anymore.

[anothertech]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003- Print Spooling 10+MB file

JPEG image

Can you convert the JPEG image to a PDF?