Specifications

BUYERS LABORATORY TEST REPORT Ricoh Aficio 2022SP Multifunctional
9750-TR
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TEST RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS continued
Ease of Operation
Documentation: Good. A total of five printed manuals were
included with the tested configuration, which included the
standard print/scan controller and the fax option.
Ease of use: Good. The 8-1/2" x 3-1/4" LCD control panel
was easy to use, with each function (copy, fax, scan,
document server and print) having its own dedicated key,
and the menu system being easy to navigate. Ease of use
as a printer was also good, both from the drivers and for
setup. The “User Tools” key enables printing of a
configuration page, a test page and PostScript or PCL font
lists, editing of network parameters, changing default
settings for the device, and viewing or printing total
counters for each function or user.
Control panel status messages/job access: LEDs indicate
when the device is printing and either transmitting or
receiving a fax. The control panel indicates the number of
sets remaining in a copy job, but does not display a job list
or any status information regarding print jobs other than
the application name and file name. Regardless of which
function menu is currently displayed (copy, document
server, scan, print or fax), the status of fax transmissions is
always displayed.
Feedback to PC workstations: Good. Users can receive pop-
up messages and can check status with the
SmartDeviceMonitor utility. The Web utility also offers
information on paper and supply status as well as print,
fax, LAN fax and Document Server jobs.
Pop-up messages: Yes, error and print job completion
notification.
Icon alerts: Yes, the SmartDeviceMonitor icon on the toolbar
changes color to indicate an error condition, but the icon is
small and easily goes unnoticed. Error conditions are
depicted in red on the status window of the
SmartDeviceMonitor utility.
Audible alerts: Yes.
E-mail alerts: Yes. E-mail alerts for a wide range of condi-
tions can be sent to one or more e-mail addresses. The
alerts are set up through Web SmartDeviceMonitor.
Device status: Yes, via pop-up messages, by opening the
SmartDeviceMonitor utility and via the embedded Web
utility.
Print job status: Yes, via pop-up job completion notification
and the “My Job List” feature of SmartDeviceMonitor. Job
history is also available via the Web utility.
Paper supply gauge from driver/utility/Web: No/Yes/Yes.
Paper size status from driver/utility/Web: Yes/Yes/Yes. The
RPCS driver offers paper size status; the PCL and PostScript
drivers do not.
Ricoh Aficio 2022SP Control Panel