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Contents
Introduction
Features
Some of the Phaser 600 printer’s features include:...
Information roadmap
Getting Set Up
At a glance
Setting up the printer
What you get with your printer
Accessories box contents
Optional Phaser Copystation accessory
Registering your printer
Unpacking instructions
Moving the printer to its operating location
Removing adhesive tape and cable tie
Removing the transit restraint
Removing the shipping blocks
Attaching the ink loader
Loading the ink
Attaching the output bin
Attaching the Quick Reference Guide
Connecting the printer
Printer ports
Adjust the leveling legs and lock the wheels
Turning on the printer
What happens at power-up
When the printer is ready for operation
Selecting a language for the front panel
Installing the starter paper roll
Loading the paper roll
Feeding roll paper
Software installation
Overview for all PC and Macintosh platforms
PC/Windows software
Which Windows driver to install?
Custom Install or Easy Install?
Setting up the drivers for Windows95 (cont'd.)
Setting up the drivers for Windows 3.1 (cont'd.)
Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 3.5 ...
Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT...
Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 4.0 ...
Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT...
Macintosh software
Which Macintosh driver to install?
Custom Install or Easy Install?
Installing printer software for Macintosh
Setting up the Phaser 600 printer driver
Setting up the Adobe PSPrinter driver
Setting up the Phaser 600 GX driver
Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver (cont'd....
Workstation software
Downloadable printer utility files
PhaserPrint software for UNIX (demo)
Printing Basics
Printing overview
Printing from a PC
Print features quick reference: Windows printer dr...
Using the Microsoft PostScript driver with Windows...
Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95
Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1...
Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1
Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript drive...
Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver
Selecting printer options within an application: P...
Selecting printer options within an application: P...
Selecting printer options from the Control Panel
Printing from a Macintosh
Using Macintosh printer drivers
Using the printer’s front panel
Print features quick reference: Macintosh printer ...
Using the Phaser 600 driver
Using the Adobe PSPrinter driver
Using the Apple LaserWriter 8.x driver
Using the Phaser 600 GX driver
Printing with a desktop printer
Selecting printing options
Printing from a workstation
Overview
UNIX workstations
VMS workstations
For more information
Printing from specific applications
General hints and tips
Selecting print features
Methods of selection
Print quality modes
Color corrections
All about media
Selecting media by size
Margins and print area
Cut-sheet media
Roll media
Page size, print area, and margins
Roll media sizes
Cut-sheet media sizes
Margins
U.S. Cut sheet media sizes
Metric Cut sheet media sizes
Media attributes
Media types
Media thickness range
Media stiffness
Image orientation
Page Rotation
Portrait orientation
Landscape orientation
Hints
Manual Feed: using cut-sheet media
Image manipulation
Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL
Fonts
Resident typefaces (PostScript)
Printer’s Extended Features option
Downloading fonts
Macintosh screen fonts
Using fonts with Windows
Printing font samplers
Printing a font sampler from a Macintosh
Printing a font sampler from a PC
Printing: Beyond the Basics
Working with color
General guidelines
Color corrections — making the best selection
TekColor corrections
PhaserMatch
Deciding which color correction to use
Color correction descriptions
Turning off all color corrections
Printing the brightest colors and a truer blue
Simulating display screen colors
Closely match printing press colors
Printing in gray scale
Using the printer’s current color defaults
Using simple color conversions
Using the rendering intents
Special considerations
If your Phaser 600 printer is shared on a network
Application color corrections
If you are using an unsupported driver
Printing and using the color sampler charts
Special printing features
Fusing Mode / Media Fusing
Options
Hints
Advance Media
Options
Hints
Cut Media
Options
Hints
Mirror Print
Options
Hints
Page Centering
Options
Hints
Page Rotation
Options
Hints
Image Smoothing
Options
Hints
Fast Preview
Hints
Print Preview
Options
Timeout
Color Control Strip
Options
Reprint
Options
Custom page sizes
Phaser Copystation
Requirements and suggested memory configuration
Connecting the Copystation
Setting the print quantity
Scaling images from the Copystation
Automatic scaling
Custom scaling
Getting the best results
Media size interactions
Printing A-size images on A-size media
Laminating your Phaser600 prints
Tips on laminating prints
Printing the Color Sampler Charts
Available color charts
Setting up the printer
If you are using manual feed media
If you are using roll media
Printing from a Macintosh
Installing the files
Important preparations
Printing from a supported driver
Printing from a non-supported driver
Printing the color charts
Printing from a PC
Installing the files
Important preparations
Printing from a supported driver
Printing from a non-supported driver
Printing the color charts
Color Matching
Select your computer type
Using ColorSync on a Macintosh
Using host color correction in Windows 95
Using PANTONE® Color Files
Pantone overview
Installing Pantone files
Installing the Macintosh files
Installing the PC files
Using the PANTONE Color templates
Using the Macintosh templates
Adobe Illustrator 3.0 (Macintosh)
Adobe Illustrator 5.0 (Macintosh)
Aldus FreeHand 4.0 (Macintosh)
Aldus PageMaker 5.0 (Macintosh)
Adobe PageMaker 6.0 (Macintosh)
Using the PC library files
Adobe Illustrator 3.0 and 4.02 (PC)
Aldus PageMaker 5.0 (PC)
CorelDRAW! (PC)
Printing the PANTONE Color sampler chart
Printing individual pages from Acrobat
Printing from Acrobat (Macintosh)
Printing from Acrobat (PC)
Printing the entire chart
Printing the entire chart (Macintosh)
Printing the entire chart (PC)
Printing Pantone Colors from an application
Printing Pantone Colors from a Macintosh applicati...
Printing PANTONE Colors from a PC/Windows applicat...
Using the PhaserPrint™ Plug-in for Photoshop
Overview
Compatibility
Macintosh
Windows
Installing the PhaserPrint plug-in for Photoshop
Installing the plug-in for Macintosh
Installing the plug-in for Windows
Using the plug-in
Starting the PhaserPrint plug-in
Selecting options in the PhaserPrint dialog box
Number of copies
Print using (Macintosh)
Print using (Windows)
Printer model
Media size
Color correction
Quality
Fusing
Advance media
Cut media
Page rotation
Rendering intent
Compress image data
Fast preview
Manual feed
Print preview
Mirror print
Center page
No margins
Image smoothing
Color control strip
Stylized representation of the page
Scaling an image
Landscape orientation
Center images
Replicate images
Image size
Image separation
Number of images
Image layout
Media size
Show color preview of image
Using the Phaser600 GX Driver
System requirements
Installing the Phaser 600 GX printer driver
Creating a desktop printer
Setting up unique desktop printers
Printing with a desktop printer
Using the Printing menu
Control printing
Designating a default desktop printer
Using printing extensions
Selecting printing options
Downloading printer utilities
Printer utilities
Download PostScript files
Setting up a shared printer
Using a shared printer
Printing from QuickDraw GX applications
Using the Page Setup dialog box
Using the Print dialog box
Using the TekColor printing extension
Printing from non-QuickDraw GX applications
Changing a desktop printer’s default selections
Viewing printer status
Disabling QuickDraw GX
Printing From DOS
Setting up ports
Setting up the parallel port
Setting up optional interface ports
Printing from DOS
Using color corrections
Using a Tektronix driver
Using a non-Tektronix driver
Printing from UNIX and VMS Workstations
Overview
Printing from UNIX workstations
Printing from VMS workstations
Using the printer’s software
Obtaining the PC utility files
Using the Phaser600 printer’s CD-ROM
Using the utility files
Mounting the PC/DOS diskette on a workstation
SGI IRIX versions 4.0.x and 5
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Sun running Solaris 2.3
Automatic diskette mounting instructions
Manual diskette mounting instructions
Sun running SunOS 4.1.3
Extracting files from unix.tar
Listing the contents of unix.tar
Extracting the files
Using Printer Utilities
Installing the utility files
Installing the Macintosh utility files from the pr...
Installing the PC utility files
Downloading files from the Tektronix World Wide We...
Downloading files from the Tektronix ftp server
Downloading files to the printer
Downloading files from a Macintosh
Using the LaserWriter Utility to download files
Using the LaserWriter Utility to perform other tas...
Downloading files from the Phaser 600 GX driver
Downloading files from a PC
Downloading files from Windows 3.1
Downloading files from Windows 95
Downloading files from DOS
Changing the printer's name
Changing the printer’s name from a Macintosh
Changing the printer's name from a PC
Resetting the printer
Resetting the printer from a Macintosh
Resetting the printer from a PC
Using the color rendering intents
Descriptions
Rendering Intent Absolute
Rendering Intent Relative
Rendering Intent Saturation
Rendering Intent Perceptual
Selecting
From the PhaserPrint plug-in for Photoshop
From a downloadable utility file
Enabling and disabling job pipelining
Enable/disable job pipelining from a Macintosh
Enable/disable job pipelining from a PC
Modifying the Advance Media default
Modifying Advance Media from a Macintosh
Modifying Advance Media from a PC
Setting page offset
Setting page offset from a Macintosh
Setting page offset from a PC
Adding Control-D characters to PC files
ADDCTRLD.BAT
CTRLD.PS
Configuring a printer’s serial port
Parameter values
Other utilities
The following utility files are described in other...
Using SCSI Hard Disks
SCSI peripheral devices
Selecting a SCSI hard disk
For font storage
Ordering information
Connecting a SCSI hard disk
Required items
Important guidelines
Connecting one disk
Connecting multiple disks
Formatting a SCSI hard disk
Macintosh users
PC and workstation users
Initializing a formatted SCSI hard disk
Macintosh users
PC and workstation users
Enabling and disabling SysStart Job execution
Macintosh users
PC and workstation users
Front panel
Using the Printer’s Parallel Port
Overview
Disabling timeouts
Bi-directional status reporting
Parallel port pin signals
Using Different Printer Language Modes
The printer recognizes the following printer or pa...
Installing the files
Setting PostScript and HP-GL job and wait timeouts...
Changing the printer’s language mode
Printing PostScript files
Printing HP-GL files
Enabling automatic language selection
Testing printer language mode changes
Testing HP-GL mode
Testing PostScript mode
Setting default HP-GL pen colors
Caring for Your Printer
Overview
Cleaning hints
Quick cleaning
Feed rollers and paper guides
Transport rollers
Removing the mediaroll
Cleaning the transport rollers
Drum
Occasional cleaning
Back tension blade and paper clamp
Removing the mediaroll
Setting the front panel for cleaning access
Cleaning the back tension blade
Cleaning the paper clamp
Clamp rollers
Fuser shuttle and exit rollers
Setting the front panel
Exposing the fuser shuttle
Removing the fuser components
Cleaning the fuser shuttle
Cleaning the exit rollers
Inserting the fuser components
Ink loader
Cleaning the printhead
Emptying the waste bin
Front panel displays Empty Waste Bin
Before moving the printer
Repacking and moving the printer
Before you begin
Cables and media
Ink loader
Clean-up
Repack the printer
Troubleshooting
If you need help
Downloading files from the Tektronix ColorPrinter...
Using the automated fax systems
Use HAL in the U.S.A. and Canada
Use EuroHAL in Europe
Front panel messages
Symptoms and solutions
Diagnostic tools
Maintaining print quality
Printing hints
Application hints
Tektronix supplies and software
Getting the largest printed picture
Improving print speed
Relative port speed
Fastest print time
Printing bitmapped images
All users
Macintosh users
Windows 3.1 users (using the Tektronix driver)
Windows 95 users
UNIX workstation users
PostScript printing errors
Using a PostScript error handler
Using the error handler from the front panel
Using the Macintosh error handler utility file
Using the PC and workstation error handler utility...
Fixing timeout problems in Windows
From Windows 3.1
From Windows 95
From DOS (and Windows 3.1)
Printed colors are not what you expected
In general
Printing PANTONE Colors
Blue colors look too purple
Using the Tektronix halftone screens
Using the Macintosh Setscreen utility file
Using the PC/workstation Setscreen utility file
Selecting page sizes in Windows applications
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Fonts printing incorrectly from Windows
Getting printer configuration information
Sharing the printer on a network
Driver, utility files, and front panel interaction...
If the LaserWriter Utility does not work (AppleTal...
Media hints and tips
Cutting roll media
Using a 2-inch core media roll: removing the core ...
Hint
Replacing the core adapter
Startup page prints even though it is disabled
Clearing a media jam
At a glance
Overview
Hints
Clearing a media jam
Clearing an ink jam
If an ink stick falls over in the loader
If an ink stick doesn’t drop completely
Removing the ink loader
Using the Front Panel
Front panel
Front panel overview
Front panel indicators
Front panel buttons
Two-line display
Printer information
Front panel menu map
Pause menu
Reprint
Help Pages overview
Printing the front panel menu map
Printing the menu map from the front panel
Printing the menu map with PhaserLink software
Printing the configuration page
Printing the configuration page from the front pan...
Printing the configuration page with a downloadabl...
Macintosh utility file: Configuration Page
PC utility file: PRNTCNFG.PS
Printing the configuration page with PhaserLink so...
Printing the startup page
Printing the startup page from the front panel
Printing the startup page with a downloadable util...
Macintosh utility file: Print Start Page
PC utility file: PRNTSTPG.PS
Printing the startup page with PhaserLink software...
Enabling and disabling the startup page
Enabling and disabling the startup page from the f...
Enabling and disabling the startup page with a dow...
Macintosh utility file: LaserWriter Utility
PC utility file: STARTPG.PS/NOSTRTPG.PS
Enabling and disabling the startup page with Phase...
Enabling and disabling front panel menus
Macintosh utility file: Menu Short /Menu Long
PC utility file: MENUSHRT.PS/MENULONG.PS
Ordering Information
Tektronix Printer and Tektronix Supplies: Made For...
Customizing your printer
Ordering printer supplies
Ordering Interface cables and adapters
Expanding your printing system
Upgrade kits
Extended Features upgrade
Memory upgrade
Advantages of adding memory
PhaserShare network cards
Benefits of networking the printer
Phaser Copystation
PhaserPrint
PhaserSym
SCSI hard disk
Regulatory Information
Overview
Canadian EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) regul...
Declaration of conformity (for 220-230 VAC equipme...
FCC Class B device (for 100-120 VAC equipment)
Material Safety Data Sheets
MSDS for ink
Specifications
Copyrights/Trademarks
Phaser® 600 Warranty
Users safety summary
Index