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User Manual
®
Phaser 340
Color Printer
First printing February 1996
070-9101-03
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Copyright © 1996 by Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Tektronix, Inc. This instrument, in whole or in part, may be protected by one or more U.S. or foreign patents or patent applications. Information provided upon request from Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-1000. If acquired subject to
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® Phaser 340 Warranty Tektronix warrants that the Phaser 340 will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment and that the Maintenance Cartridge in the Phaser 340 will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of shipment or six months where longer periods are required by law. If the Phaser 340 or its Maintenance Cartridge proves defective during their respective warranty
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Users safety summary Terms in manual: CAUTION Conditions that can result in damage to the product. WARNING Conditions that can result in personal injury or loss of life. Power source: Do not apply more than 250 volts RMS between the supply conductors or between either supply conductor and ground. Use only the specified power cord and connector. Refer to a qualified service technician for changes to the cord or connector. Operation of product: Avoid electric shock by cont
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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Getting Set Up At a glance 2-1 Checking the inventory 2-2 Optional accessories 2-4 Touring the printer 2-6 Registering the printer 2-7 Setting up the printer 2-8 Quick-Start Installation guide 2-8 Removing the packing material 2-8 Installing the optional Lower Paper Tray Assembly 2-9 Installing the optional Phaser Copystation 2-10 Unlocking the transit restraint 2-11 Installing the maintenance tray 2-12 Loading ink sticks 2-14 Selecting a media tray configuration
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Help Pages Overview 2-29 Installing the printer’s software 2-30 PC software 2-31 PC: Software for Microsoft Windows 95 2-32 PC: Software for Microsoft Windows 3.1 2-35 PC: Updating the driver software for Windows NT 2-38 PC: DOS and setting up ports 2-42 Macintosh software 2-43 Using the installer to load software 2-45 LaserWriter 8.x setup 2-46 Phaser 340 GX driver 2-50 Workstation users 2-50 Installing optional fonts 2-52 What next? 2-52 3 Printing Which platform? 3-1 Printing from W
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Media weight and thickness 3-17 Paper grain 3-18 Margins and image area 3-19 Image orientation 3-20 Media and ink handling tips 3-20 Printing letterhead 3-21 Printing transparencies 3-22 Manual feed printing 3-24 Fonts 3-26 Resident typefaces (PostScript) 3-26 Resident typefaces (PCL5) 3-28 Downloading Macintosh and TrueType fonts 3-28 Installing Macintosh screen fonts 3-29 Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5 3-29 Printing hints 3-30 Application hints 3-30 Tektronix supplies and so
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Cleaning the printer 4-13 Cleaning pages 4-13 Cleaning supplies 4-14 Reordering cleaning kit supplies 4-15 Using isopropyl alcohol 4-16 Identifying cleaning solutions 4-17 Cleaning for light stripes: printhead 4-18 Cleaning for ink smears: internal paper path 4-21 Cleaning for ink smears: paper feed rollers 4-23 Cleaning for ink smears: paper exit path 4-27 Cleaning for media tray jams: media pick rollers 4-32 5 Supplies and Accessories Tektronix supplies: the mark of quality 5-1 O
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7 Front Panel Front panel overview 7-1 Front panel buttons 7-2 Two-line display 7-4 Front panel indicators 7-5 Enabling and disabling the front panel menu 7-6 Front panel menu map 7-7 A Technical Notes Printing Help Pages A-1 Printing the front panel menu map A-2 Printing the configuration page A-3 Printing the startup page A-4 Enabling and disabling the startup page A-5 Printing the demonstration pages A-6 Printer standby modes A-7 Changing the Energy Star timeout A-8 Selecting the cle
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PhaserShare network cards B-6 Benefits of networking the printer B-6 Phaser Copystation B-7 PhaserPrint B-7 PhaserSym B-7 Adding a hard disk for font storage B-8 Connecting one disk B-9 Connecting multiple disks B-10 C Moving Your Printer Removing the maintenance tray C-1 Locking the transit restraint C-2 Changing line voltage C-4 D Regulatory Information Index xii Phaser 340 Color Printer
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Chapter 1 Introduction ® The Tektronix Phaser 340 Color Printer uses Tektronix’ solid ink-jet technology. Solid ink-jet refers to the melting of the solid inks inside the printer which then resolidify quickly as the image is transferred onto paper. The ink hardens so rapidly that it does not have time to bleed into the paper, so the printed colors remain brilliant and well-defined. The Phaser 340 produces laser-quality color prints on Letter-size and A4-size media. You can use
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1 Introduction Options and Accessories. The printer can be upgraded with a variety of accessories to expand its capabilities. A 500-sheet Lower Paper Tray Assembly increases print capacity for high-demand printing environments. Optional Letter- and A4-size transparency trays make it possible to print on paper and transparency media without changing trays. Network options make the printer a fast, sharable printing resource. Network printing. The printer works with PCs
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Introduction 1 PhaserLink™ software PhaserLink printer control and information access. provides a breakthrough in printer control and information access. Rather than use vendor-proprietary, printer-specific, and platform-specific management utilities, PhaserLink provides this function using HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol, the basis for World Wide Web browsers). This allows you to use a standard web browser to view printer status, control printer configuration, and link to
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1 Introduction 1-4 Phaser 340 Color Printer
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Chapter 2 Getting Set Up At a glance Installation of your printer involves these sequential tasks: 1. Checking the inventory (page 2-2) 2. Touring the printer (page 2-6) 3. Registering the printer (page 2-7) 4. Setting up the printer (page 2-8 ) n Optional: Installing the Lower Paper Tray Assembly (page 2-9 ) n Optional: Installing the Phaser Copystation (page 2-10) n Unlocking the printer transit restraint (page 2-11) n Installing the start up
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2 Getting Set Up Checking the inventory The printer and its standard accessories are shipped in a single box. 1. Quick-Start Installation guide 2. Phaser 340 ColorStix starter pack 3. Paper tray (Letter- or A4-size) 4. Power cord 5. Start up maintenance tray 6. Cleaning kit 7. TekColor Care envelope (includes the registration card) 8. Parallel cable adapter 9. Phaser 340 Color Printer User Manual 10. Phaser 340 Media Sampler 11. Supplies information sheet 12. Phas
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Getting Set Up 2 2 4 3 1 8 6 5 7 10 11 9 14 13 12 9101-01b User Manual 2-3 Quick-Start Installation ™ Phaser 340 Cleaning Kit User Manual ™ TekColor Care Media Sampler Information Envelope Printing Reference Supplies PhaserShare Manuals Information Sheet 52 Optional Fonts
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2 Getting Set Up Optional accessories When you order one of the printer’s optional accessories, each is shipped separately in its own box. For information on ordering optional accessories, refer to “Expanding Your Printing System” on page B-1. 1. Lower Paper Tray Assembly (recommended). With a 500-sheet capacity, the Lower Paper Tray Assembly transforms the printer into a high-volume printing solution for networked environments. Dual-tray printing capability is especially useful if you c
