P H A S E R® 7 4 0 a n d 7 4 0 L
L A S E R P R I N T E R S
U s e r G u i d e
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Contents
Tektronix Supplies
Getting The Most From Your Printer
Printing
All About Media
Loading Media Trays
Using the Multi-Purpose Tray
Duplex Printing
Front Panel Messages
Troubleshooting Print Quality
Media Jams
Occasional Cleaning
Printing Help Pages from the Front Panel
Consumables
Controlling Color Density
Getting More Information
Getting Help
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General information
Use caution or damage to the printer may result.
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Copyright © 1998 by Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved.
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and Phaser
are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.
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Tektronix Supplies
Supplies
Toner Cartridges
Fuser
Fuser Roll
Imaging Unit
Transfer Kit
Main Charge Grid
Laser paper
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
Glossy Coated paper
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
Transparencies
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
Order number
Hi-Capacity
016-1656-00
016-1657-00
016-1658-00
016-1659-00
016-1660-00
016-1661-00
016-1663-00
016-1662-00
016-1664-00
016-1665-00
016-1368-00
016-1369-00
016-1704-00
016-1705-00
500 sheets
500 sheets
100 sheets
100 sheets
016-1654-00
016-1655-00
50 sheets
50 sheets
Description
Standard
016-1684-00
016-1685-00
016-1686-00
016-1687-00
110 volt
220 volt
Color
Black
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
Accessories
Paper Trays
Transparency Trays
Automatic Duplex /
Lower Tray Assembly
Order number
436-0282-02
436-0283-02
436-0314-02
436-0284-02
436-0285-02
ZDPLX
Description
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
Legal
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
Includes one each: Duplex Unit,
Paper tray, and Transparency tray;
order option 01 for Metric.
Printer Cart
Cleaning Kit
Alcohol Cleaning Wipes
Printer CD-ROM
Printer Diskettes
ZCARTA
016-1710-00
006-7824-01
063-3079-00
063-3078-00
Pack of 10
-00 English
-10 French
-20 Italian
-30 German
-40 Spanish
-70 Chinese,
Simplified
-80 Chinese,
Traditional
-90 Korean
To order supplies and accessories, contact your local dealer or
visit the Tektronix web site:
www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies
Ordering Information
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Ordering Information
Getting The Most From Your Printer
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Supplies Startup Kit
Z740SS
Option 01 for Metric
Color Kit
Z740LCS
Automatic Duplex/
Lower Tray Assembly
ZDPLX
Option 01 for Metric
Plus Feature Set
Z740FP*
* Includes installation
Scanner support
Requires Plus Features
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4 Standard color Toner Cartridges (CMYK)
Glossy Coated Paper (100 sheets)
Tektronix Transparencies (50 sheets)
SUPPORT
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Contract Authorization.
to a 1-year on-site
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remainder of the warranty period
duplex with the Duplex Unit
Converts a Phaser 740L color-capable printer to
a full-color printer by adding: three color toners
and Real
Converts the Phaser 740L product warranty from
a 1-year return-to-depot
for
the
Automatic
Lower Tray Assembly
Increased paper-printing capacity
Increased printing versatility and convenience
1200 dpi
Premium print-quality mode
Adds SCSI card for connecting an external hard
drive or a copy unit
Adds 64 Mbytes of memory
Check Print and Quick Collate functionality
Use your printer as a color copier.
For a list of supported scanners, contact your
local Tektronix reseller, or visit the Tektronix web
site.
External Hard Disk
ZDISK
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PhaserShare
Network Card
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Required for collation
Extends font capacity
Requires Plus Feature set
Easy to install
Increases speed and shareability
High-performance network connectivity
ZNBFE
ZNBTR
ZNBLT
100Base-T Ethernet
Token Ring
LocalTalk
PhaserLink
Software
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Requires network
connection via TCP/IP
Additional memory
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View printer status using any web browser.
Control printer settings.
Link to online documentation via the World
Wide Web.
Receive electronic mail when consumables are
low or other printer maintenance is required.
Improved performance
ZMB32
ZMB64
ZMB128
32 Mbytes
64 Mbytes
128 Mbytes
TekColor
Automatic
SWOP
Euroscale
Commercial
Toyo
DIC
None
Vivid Color
sRGB Display
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Color Corrections
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Automatically applies the best color correction
mode to each element on the page.
Specification for Web Offset Publications. Used to
match U.S. press standards.
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proofs.
Used to match equivalent 3M Matchprint
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Used to match commercial 3M Matchprint
proofs.
Used to match commercial Toyo printing inks on
coated paper.
Used to match Dai Nippon printing inks on coated
paper.
No color correction made to colors.
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Used with the PANTONE
Color Chart for
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PANTONE
Color matching.
Produces the brightest possible colors.
Adjusts color to closely approximate the colors on a
standard display screen.
To learn more about using color,
visit our color web site:
www.colorize.com
Print Quality Modes
Standard
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General-purpose mode for full-color
printing.
Premium Monochrome
Premium
Requires Plus Features
Fast Monochrome
Fast Color
Presentation
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Highest-quality monochrome (gray scale)
prints.
Highest-quality color prints.
Near-photographic detail.
Fastest gray scale printing.
Recommended for documents with lots of
black text.
Fastest full-color output.
Excellent output using CMY toners for
raster image data or color graphics.
Smoothest and brightest large-area fills.
Useful for printing paper copies of
overhead presentations.
Printing
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All About Media
Paper Trays
Laser paper only
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Tray sizes:
A/Letter A4 Legal
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60 - 90 g/m
, 16 - 24 lb.
250-sheet capacity
Use Tektronix media for
best results
Media
Transparency Tray
Tektronix
transparencies only
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Tray sizes:
A/Letter A4
100-sheet capacity
Always use Tektronix
transparencies for best
results
PAPER
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TRANSPARENCY
A4
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Load only laser paper in the paper trays; specialty media
(such as glossy paper, card stock, envelopes, and labels)
must be loaded in the Multi-Purpose Tray.
For information on the advantage of Tektronix transparencies
over other brands, visit the Tektronix web site:
www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies/trans/index.html
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Media sizes supported in the Multi-Purpose Tray
Metric:
88.9 x 254 mm – 216 x 355.6 mm
U.S.:
3.5 x 10 in. – 8.5 x 14 in.
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Multi-Purpose Tray
Laser paper
Tektronix Fabric Transfer media
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A/Letter A4 Legal
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75 - 150 g/m
, 20 - 40 lb.
Tektronix transparencies
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A/Letter A4
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A/Letter A4
Envelopes
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#10
Other media
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Cover stock up to 163 g/m
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Card stock up to 163 g/m
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Index up to 163 g/m
, 90 lb.
, 60 lb.
, 40 lb.
Tektronix Glossy Coated paper
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A/Letter A4
Laser labels
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A/Letter A4
Recommended Avery
(U.S.: 5160, 5164; Metric: L7162, L7165)
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labels
Supported page sizes and image area
The printer supports four media sizes, which you select in the
supported printer driver).
Print
screen (using a
Media
Page size
Print area
1 Letter
2 A4
3 Legal
8.5 x 11 in.
8.2 x 10.6 in.
210 x 297 mm
200 x 287 mm
8.5 x 14 in.
8.2 x 13.6 in.
Margins
Top /
Bottom
.2 in.
5 mm
.2 in.
Sides
.15 in.
5 mm
.15 in.
4 #10 Envelope
4.13 x 9.5 in.
(104.8 x 241.3 mm)
3.8 x 9.2 in.
(96.5 x 233.7 mm)
.16 in.
(4.1 mm)
.14 in.
(3.6 mm)
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