1  Overview 
This document outlines best practices for using Ricoh Universal Printer 
Drivers in the Microsoft® Print Server environment. It also details known 
issues relating to the PCL6 UPD, PS UPD, and Print Server environments.  It 
is intended to be a guide for use in the planning and pre-deployment stages 
of the Ricoh UPD.  By reviewing this document thoroughly, you will greatly 
increase the success rate of deploying the UPD in your server environment 
and reduced the amount of client, server, and application issues that could 
affect the performance of the UPD.   
 
2  Description 
Ricoh's Universal Print Driver provides a single intelligent advanced driver, which can 
be used across your fleet of Multifunction Products and Laser Printers. The Universal 
Print Driver lets you simplify printer support and lower management costs without 
sacrificing the features important to your users. 
PCL6 Driver for Universal Print White Paper Document Version 2.3.0.  http://rfg-
esource.ricoh-
usa.com/oracle/groups/public/documents/communication/rfg042289.pdf 
PS Driver for Universal Print White Paper Document Version 2.3.0.  http://rfg-
esource.ricoh-
usa.com/oracle/groups/public/documents/communication/rfg042293.pdf 
 
3  Support 
 
Please verify that your model is supported by the Ricoh 
UPD!  
Non-Supported Models
 
Supported Models
 
If you do not have access to any links referenced throughout this document, you can 
contact the Help Desk at 888-424-1573, option 3 or email at Solutions@Rioch-
usa.com 
For additional support, or to request updated information, you can contact the Help 
Desk at 888-424-1573, option 3 or email at Solutions@Rioch-usa.com
 
 
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