Tektronix 071-0389-00 User Manual

P H A S E R® 8 4 0 COLOR PRINTER

Setup Guide

www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

Phaser

840 Color Printer

Setup Guide

V3 April 1999 071-0389-00

Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Tektronix, Inc.

Tektronix

, Phaser trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. PhaserLink™, PhaserPort™, PhaserPrint™, PhaserSym™, PhaserTools™, TekSMART™, and the TekColor™ name are trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. TekColor Care

, PhaserShare

,ColorStix

, the TekColor

icon, and Made For Each Other

and RealSUPPORT

are registered

are service marks

of Tektronix, Inc.

Adobe

, Acrobat

Garamond

, Birch

, Acrobat

, Carta

Reader, Illustrator

, Mythos

, Quake

, PageMaker

, and Tekton

, Photoshop

are registered trademarks and Adobe Jenson™, Adobe

, and PostScript

, ATM

, Adobe

Brilliant Screens™ technology, and IntelliSelect™ are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Apple Geneva

, LaserWriter

, Monaco

, LocalTalk

, and New York

, Macintosh

are registered trademarks, and QuickDraw™ is a trademark of Apple Computer

, Mac

OS, AppleTalk

TrueType2

, Apple Chancery

, Chicago

Incorporated. Marigold™ and Oxford™ are trademarks of AlphaOmega Typography. Avery™ is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corporation.

Software is a registered trademark of FTP Software, Incorporated.

FTP PCL

and HP-GL

are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Corporation. Hoeﬂer Text was designed by the Hoeﬂer Type Foundry. ITC Avant Guard Gothic

and ITC Zapf Dingbats

, ITC Bookman

are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation.

, ITC Lubalin Graph

, ITC Mona Lisa

, ITC Symbol

, ITC Zapf Chancery

Bernhard Modern™, Clarendon™, Coronet™, Helvetica™, New Century Schoolbook™, Optima™, Palatino™, Stempel Garamond™, Times™, and Univers™ are trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries.

MS-DOS

and Windows

Wingdings™ in TrueType

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

format is a product of Microsoft Corporation. WingDings is a trademark of Microsoft

Corporation and TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Albertus™, Arial™, Gill Sans™, Joanna™, and Times New Roman™ are trademarks of Monotype Corporation.

Antique Olive

is a registered trademark of M. Olive.

Eurostile™ is a trademark of Nebiolo.

Novell Sun

and NetWare

, Sun Microsystems

Microsystems, Incorporated.SPARC

are registered trademarks of Novell, Incorporated.

, and Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation

is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Incorporated.

are registered trademarks of Sun

SPARCstation™ is a trademark of SPARC International, Incorporated, licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Incorporated.

Ethernet UNIX

is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.

is a registered trademark in the US and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company

Limited. Other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies with which they are associated.

PANTONE

Colors generated by the Phaser 840 Color Printer are four- and/or three-color process simulations and may not match PANTONE-identiﬁed solid color standards. Use current PANTONE Color Reference Manuals for accurate colors.

PANTONE Color simulations are only obtainable on this product when driven by qualiﬁed Pantone-licensed software packages. Contact Pantone, Inc. for a current list of qualiﬁed licensees.

All trademarks noted herein are either the property of Tektronix, Inc., Pantone, Inc., or their respective companies. © Pantone, Inc., 1988.

Phaser

840 Printer Warranty

Tektronix warrants that the Phaser 840 Printer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of

one (1) year from the date of shipment. If this product proves defective during the warranty period, Tektronix, at its

option, will either repair the defective product on site or by means of telephone support, without charge for parts and labor, or provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.

Under this product warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix or its authorized representative of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and if instructed by Tektronix make suitable arrangements for repair. Tektronix or its authorized representative will provide warranty repair during the warranty period at Customer’s site, if required, without charge within the United States or outside the United States if the product is located in a customary on site service area. Outside the United States, a description of the customary on-site service area may be obtained from the local Tektronix Subsidiary or Authorized Tektronix Distributor.

The Maintenance Kit* in this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of (a) ninety (90) days from the date of installation, but not more than one (1) year from date of shipment; or (b) six (6) months where longer periods are required by law. Under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix or its authorized representative of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period. Tektronix or its representative will ship a replacement kit, at Tektronix expense, to replace the defective kit. Customer shall be responsible for paying any associated taxes or duties. Tektronix may require that the kit be returned to the designated Tektronix depot or the Tektronix authorized representative from which the kit was originally purchased.

This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty:

to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product;

to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix Phaser 840 printer supplies or

consumables; to repair a product that has been modiﬁed or integrated with other products when the effect of such

modiﬁcation or integration increases the time or difﬁculty of servicing the product; to repair damage or malfunction resulting from failure to perform user maintenance and cleaning at the

frequency and as prescribed in the user manual; or to repair this product after the limit of its duty cycle of 65,000 pages per month have been reached. All service

thereafter shall be billed on a time and material basis. to repair or replace Maintenance Kits that have been used beyond their stated capacities.

THE

ABOVE

WARRANTIES EXPRESS FOR EXCLUSIVE BE

LIABLE

OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

PARTICULAR

REMEDY

FOR

IMPLIED

ANY

ARE

TEKTRONIX

PURPOSE PROVIDED INDIRECT

GIVEN

AND

THE

TEKTRONIX

ITS

VENDORS

RESPONSIBILITY

’

CUSTOMER

TEKTRONIX

SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX

WITH

DISCLAIM

FOR

RESPECT

BREACH

ANY

REPAIR

THIS

IMPLIED

THIS

PRODUCT

WARRANTIES

REPLACE

WARRANTY

LIEU

DEFECTIVE

TEKTRONIX

ANY

MERCHANTABILITY

PRODUCTS

AND

* Maintenance Kit in this product is, speciﬁcally, maintenance roller and maintenance counter.

OTHER

ITS

WARRANTIES

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VENDORS

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User safety summary

Terms in manual: Power source:

conductor or 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:

product. Do not operate without the covers and panels properly installed. Do not operate in an atmosphere of explosive gases.

Safety instructions: Terms on product:

Care of product:

cord or plug is frayed or otherwise damaged, if you spill anything into the case, if product is exposed to any excess moisture, if product is dropped or damaged, if you suspect that the product needs servicing or repair, and whenever you clean the product.

Ground the product:

necessary, contact a licensed electrician to install a properly grounded outlet.

CAUTION Conditions that can result in damage to the product. WARNING Conditions that can result in personal injury or loss of life.

Do not apply more than 250 volts RMS between the supply conductors or between either supply

Avoid electric shock by contacting a qualiﬁed service technician to replace fuses inside the

Read all installation instructions carefully before you plug the product into a power source.

CAUTION A personal injury hazard exists that may not be apparent. For example, a

panel may cover the hazardous area. Also applies to a hazard to property including the product itself.

DANGER A personal injury hazard exists in the area where you see the sign.

Disconnect the power plug by pulling the plug, not the cord. Disconnect the power plug if the power

Plug the three-wire power cord (with grounding prong) into grounded AC outlets only. If

Symbols as marked on product:

DANGER high voltage: Protective ground (earth) terminal:

Hot surface on or in the printer. Use caution to avoid personal injury:

WARNING:

If the product loses the ground connection, usage of knobs and controls (and other conductive

parts) can cause an electrical shock. Electrical product may be hazardous if misused.

For your protection, do not defeat any interlocks.

Use caution. Refer to the manual(s) for information:

At a glance

Getting Set Up

Page

Unpack the printer 2

■ Remove the packing material

■ What you get with your printer

3 An illustrated guide to your printer 4 Set up the printer 7

■ Select a location

■ Connect the printer

■ Turn on the printer

■ Add ink sticks

■ Load media

■ Select a front panel language

■ Print the Menu Map

■ Locate the User Guide

14 16 17 23 24

25 Install printer software 26 Register your printer 34 Where to go from here 35

Setup Guide

Getting Set Up

Unpack the printer

Remove the packing material

N O T

Save all packing material in case moving or subsequent shipment is necessary.

Remove the packing materials and plastic bag surrounding the printer.

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If you ordered one or two optional High-Capacity Paper Tray Assemblies, unpack them now.

Phaser 840 Color Printer

What you get with your printer

Documentation

■ Overview poster

■ Setup Guide (this book)

■ Networking Setup Guide

■ Supplies information kit

■ User Guide

■ Registration Card

Printer CD-ROMs (2)

Power cord

Parallel cable adapter

ColorStix® ink stick sampler pack

Getting Set Up

Media sampler

Cleaning kit

High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly*. The High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly is standard with the Phaser 840 Extended printer and optional with the Phaser 840 Base and the Phaser 840 Plus.

* May be shipped in a separate box

Setup Guide

Getting Set Up

An illustrated guide to your printer

High-Capacity Transparency/Label T ra y (optional)

Standard Paper/Transparency tray

Manual-feed tray

Front Panel

5 6 7

Top Cover release Top Cover High-Capacity Paper T r ay Assembly

(optional)

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Phaser 840 Color Printer

Front cover release

Front cover (open)

Maintenance drawer

Waste tray

Exit cover release

Getting Set Up

Exit cover

Ink loading bins

Ink sticks

Top cover (open)

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Setup Guide

Getting Set Up

Printer’s back panel

Internal hard drive slot

PhaserShare network card slot

Interface ports panel

Power cord plug

On/Off switch

Phaser 840 Color Printer

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Set up the printer

Select a location

Select a location for the printer:

■ On a strong, level surface, capable of supporting 36 kg (79 lbs.). Do

not tilt more than 3 degrees (2 cm/.75 in.) in any direction.

■ On the optional cart.

Getting Set Up

2 cm/.75 in.

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■ On the optional High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly. If you have

purchased the optional High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly, set it up now. Follow the instructions packed with the unit, then complete the printer setup as outlined in this guide.

Setup Guide

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