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 PCL printer driver and bidirectional communication is enabled under Windows 2000, the [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 PCL printer driver.
When connected with a network
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 PCL 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 PCL 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.
The PCL6 printer driver supports bidirectional communication and updates the printer status automatically.
The PCL5e printer driver supports bidirectional communication. You can update the printer status manually.
Install SmartDeviceMonitor for Client from the supplied CD-ROM.
