Yosemite breaks Ricoh/Lanier Aficio SP C240DN

That looks great. Sadly my printer is missing in the list. I have a SP C240SF. In the list is the SP C241SF mentioned. Would this driver work for me?

I can't find the 241 model on internet, accept for some pictures. It looks totally the same. Only with different colors. Anybody know if the 0 and 1 in the modelnumbers of the RICOH company point to colors or will there be other differences?

The c241 is a discontinued model that was never available in the US. It is similar in features so the driver probably would work but the installer and displayed text is likely to be Japanese.

But the c240sf has simple print capabilities. All you should need is a color print driver that is compatible with Yosemite. There is an updated driver for Yosemite available for the c420dn. This is a simple color printer and although I haven't had a chance to test it with the c240sf, it should have the same printing capabilities and the driver will work with Yosemite. (The "SF" in c240sf stands for scanner and fax. The print function is similar from model to model.)

So try the print driver for the c420dn and see if it works (it should.) And let us know how it turns out 🙂

http://www.ricoh-usa.com/downloads/popup/popup_manuals_drivers_download.aspx?pat h=http%3a%2f%2fsupport.ricoh.com%2fbb%2fhtml%2fdr_ut_e%2frc2%2fmodel%2fc420%2fc4 20en.htm

C420dn supports Postscript, so those are not the drivers you are looking for. C240 is a DDST/GDI monster (although it apparently supports PCL5, but not PCL5e or PCL6 and certainly not Postscript based on trial and error)

I'm just hoping the C241 is the Japanese version of the C240. We'll find out in a few weeks...

Due to lack of time, I'll wait a few weeks for the 241 driver.

For now I'll manage printing to pdf on my sd, restart (dualboot / Mavericks) and print like I always did.

Thanks for the replies!

This thread is about the c240dn. You folks with the SP C240SF have a totally different animal, and it's a bit of an oddball- I assumed incorrectly that it supported Postscript because almost all of Ricoh's Mac printing support (and available drivers) are Postscript.

And just to clarify: the c420dn drivers should work for Mac color printing on most models including the c240dn if they support Postscript.

I've double checked the documentation for the SP C240SF and it is different even from models in the same exact product family. The SP C242SF has full PCL and Postscript support, but the 240SF only officially supports GDI. Weird.

In any case, your best bet for now with the c240SF is to try the Japanese c241 drivers when they become available or start looking for CUPS alternatives.

Edit: I'm using Google translate because I don't speak Japanese, but the c241sf does appear to be similar in features to the c240sf- and the available drivers are definitely GDI.

Hello All,

Because the Aficio SP C250SF is a subject here i'll bring you the good news the Yosemite driver is online!

Please check http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/ra/model/spc240s/spc240sen.htm

I have already installed it, and are a happy printing Yosemite user :-)

Greetings!

Great!! Very happy to read this. Installed the new driver: works fine!

Great news. They just released the official driver Aifcio SP c240dn for Yosemite

http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/ra/model/spc240/spc240en.htm#Mac%20OS%2 0X%2010.10%20(OS%20X%20Yosemite)

I accidentally installed the "SF" driver but that seemed to work ok, then I installed the DN driver and ... nothing......

So then I "reset the printing system" and it now prints fine.

Hi All ,

Ricoh 240(d)n users are happy:) but I have RICOH Aficio SP C220n - anyone knows something more about that?

I received msg 'Filter Failed'

It looks like the c220n is another oddball that only supports GDI.

Your best bet is to try the driver that was just released for the c240sf

http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/ra/model/spc240s/spc240sen.htm

Don't worry- DDST is just Ricoh's fancy way to say "GDI." Try that out and let us know how it goes 🙂

I tried add as 240sf - 'Unable to send data to printer'

Depending on how many printers you have already set up, you might like to try "reset print system" and then add the printer again. The reset process seems to delete all of your previous printer set ups. This worked for me, although I had the SP C240DN. Good luck

Tried to do - clear, reset print system - but the problem is still 😟