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Color Corrections
Tektronix Supplies and Accessories
Getting the Most From Your Printer
The Front Panel
Print Quality Modes
TekColor
Media Trays
Supported Page Sizes and Print Area
Using the Manual Feed Slot for Single-Sided Printing
Printing on Envelopes
Loading Media Trays
Printing on Labels
Automatic Duplex Printing
Adding Ink
Emptying the Waste Tray
Replacing the Maintenance Kit
Media Jams
Troubleshooting Print Quality
Hints for Moving the Printer
Getting More Information
Getting Help
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Note
General information
Caution
Use caution or damage to the printer may result.
Hot
Hot surface on or in the printer. Use caution to avoid
personal injury.
Copyright © 1999 by Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved.
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, PhaserShare
of Tektronix, Inc.
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Tektronix Supplies and Accessories
Supplies
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ColorStix
Ink
Order number Description
3 Black sticks
016-1604-00
5 Cyan sticks plus 2 Black sticks
016-1605-00
5 Magenta sticks plus 2 Black sticks
016-1606-00
016-1607-00
5 Yellow sticks plus 2 Black sticks
2 Cyan sticks plus 1 Black stick
016-1582-00
2 Magenta sticks plus 1 Black stick
016-1583-00
016-1584-00
2 Yellow sticks plus 1 Black stick
Premium Paper
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
016-1368-00
016-1369-00
500 sheets
500 sheets
2
24 lb. bond, 90 g/m
Accessories
Standard Paper /
Transparency Trays
High-Capacity
Transparency/Label
Trays
Cleaning Kit
Order number
436-0330-00
436-0332-00
436-0336-00
436-0338-00
016-1595-00
Printer CD-ROM
Printer diskettes
063-3166-00
063-2627-00
Description
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
A/Letter (U.S.)
A4 (Metric Letter)
Alcohol wipes and
foam swabs
-00 English
-10 French
-20 Italian
-30 German
-40 Spanish
-70 Chinese,
Simplified
-80 Chinese,
Traditional
-90 Korean
Premium Transparencies
A/Letter (U.S.)
016-1724-00
50 sheets
A4 (Metric Letter)
016-1725-00
50 sheets
Standard Transparencies
A/Letter (U.S.)
016-1720-00
50 sheets
A4 (Metric Letter)
016-1721-00
50 sheets
Maintenance Kit
016-1727-00
Replacement maintenance roller and
counter (life: 30,000 images)
Ordering Information
To order supplies and accessories, contact your local dealer or
visit the Tektronix web site:
www.tektronix.com/Color_Printers/supplies
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Ordering Information
Getting the Most From Your Printer
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Supplies Startup Kit
Z840SS
Option 01 for Metric
High-Capacity Paper
Tray Assembly
Z840LTA
Option 01 for Metric
Plus Feature Set
Z840FP
Printer Station
ZCARTA
Scanner support
Requires Plus Features
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ColorStix
ink: 5 each CMY, plus 6 Black
Tektronix Transparencies (50 sheets)
Hard Disk Drives
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Required for collation
Extends font capacity
Increased paper-printing capacity
Increased printing versatility and convenience
Up to two stacking trays can be used
High Resolution / Photo print-quality mode,
1200 x 600 dpi
Adds automatic duplex (two-sided) print
capability
Adds SCSI card for connecting an external hard
drive or a scanner
Adds 32 Mbytes of memory (64 Mbytes total)
Check Print functionality
Quick Collate functionality (requires a hard drive)
Ergonomic surface height
Provides storage for supplies
Use your printer as a color copier
For a list of supported scanners, contact your
local Tektronix reseller, or visit the Tektronix
web site
ZDISK
ZDISK3
External SCSI Hard Drive (
Internal IDE Hard Drive
Requires Plus Feature)
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PhaserShare
Network Card
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Easy to install
Increases speed and/or shareability
High-performance network connectivity
ZNBFE
ZNBTR
ZNBLT
100Base-T Ethernet
Token Ring
LocalTalk
PhaserLink
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Software
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
Up to 128 Mbytes maximum
ZMB32
ZMB64
32 Mbytes
64 Mbytes
The Front Panel
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Key
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Provides access to printer settings (tray, print-quality mode, network settings, etc.).
Displays the printer’s operating status (
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Printing
Ready to Print
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Alerts you to replace consumables, load media, and clear jams.
Error indicator
Power indicator
Printer model
Display
Navigation arrows. Use the arrows to scroll the front panel
menus.
Select
button. Selects highlighted settings.
button. Press at any time for additional information
Help
on displayed menu options or status messages.
Printer Identification.
menus and printer descriptions
Accesses printer setup
Help Topics
. Describes common printer tasks.
Front Panel
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Phaser 840 Plus
READY TO PRINT
Menu
Printer Identification
Help Topics
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Help
Select
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Print Quality Modes
TekColor
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Color Corrections
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Printing
Print-quality modes
Fast Color
Maximum speed*
10 ppm Paper
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Fastest full-color output
5 ppm Transparency
Standard
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General-purpose mode for
full-color printing
Best quality mode for printing
transparencies
Enhanced
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Superior text resolution and
very smooth light colors
6 ppm Paper
3 ppm Transparency
3 ppm Paper
High Resolution/Photo
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2 ppm Paper
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Highest-quality color prints
Near-photographic detail
1200 x 600 dpi
Requires Plus Features Set
Approximate number of pages per minute.
Transparencies will be printed in Standard mode.
Automatic
None
Vivid Color
sRGB Display
SWOP Press
Euroscale Press
Commercial Press
SNAP Press
DIC
Toyo
FujiProof
Monochrome
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Automatically applies the best color correction mode to each
element on the page
No color correction made to colors
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Used with the PANTONE
matching
Produces the brightest possible colors and makes blues appear
less purple
Closely approximates the colors on a standard display screen
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Color Chart for PANTONE
Color
Specification for Web Offset Publications. Used to match U.S.
press standards
Used to match equivalent Imation Matchprint® proofs
n Used to match commercial Imation Matchprint® proofs
n Specifications for Non-Heat Advertising Printing
n Used to match standards for printing on uncoated and
newsprint papers
n Used to match Dai Nippon printing inks on coated paper
n Used to match commercial Toyo printing inks on coated paper
n Used to match the Fuji Color Art System for commercial North
American proofs
n Grayscale printing
n Used to print page masters for photocopying in black-and-white
All About Media
Standard Paper/Transparency Tray
High-Capacity Transparency/Label Tray
Tray sizes: A/Letter A4
Tray sizes: A/Letter A4
Paper
n 200-sheet capacity
n Bond or equivalent, 60 - 120 g/m2, 16 - 32 lb.
n Cover stock up to 176 g/m2, 65 lb., single-sided only
Transparencies
n 50-sheet capacity
n Use only Phaser 840 printer transparencies
Labels
n 50-sheet capacity
n Recommended Avery™ White Laser Labels, for example:
U.S. 5160, 5960
Metric L7162
9102-01
9102-01
Transparencies
n 175-sheet capacity
n Use only Phaser 840 printer transparencies
Labels
n 100-sheet capacity
n Recommended Avery™ White Laser Labels, for example:
U.S. 5160, 5960
Metric L7162
Media and Trays
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High-Capacity Paper Tray
Manual Feed Slot
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Media and Trays
Tray sizes:
A/Letter A4
Paper
n A/Letter A4
n Bond or equivalent,
60 - 120 g/m2, 16 - 32 lb.
n Cover stock up to 216 g/m2, 80 lb.
Do not use for automatic duplex printing
n Card stock/Index up to 216 g/m2, 110 lb.
Do not use for automatic duplex printing
Paper only
n 500-sheet capacity
n Bond or equivalent, 60 - 120 g/m2, 16 - 32 lb.
9102-02
Transparencies
n A/Letter A4
n Use only Phaser 840 printer
transparencies
9102-03
You can use up to two High-Capacity Paper Tray
Assemblies with your printer.
Labels
n A/Letter A4
n Recommended Avery™ White Laser
Labels, for example:
U.S. 5160, 5960
Metric L7162
Envelopes
n #10 (U.S.)
n #6 3⁄4 (U.S.)
n C5
n DL
n Choukei 3 Gou
n Choukei 4 Gou