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NTRODUCTION

Features Information roadmap

ONTENTS

ETTING SET UP

At a glance Setting up the printer

What you get with your printer 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 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?

Macintosh software

Which Macintosh driver to install? Custom Install or Easy Install?

Workstation software

RINTING BASICS

Printing overview Printing from a PC

Print features quick reference: Windows printer

drivers

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

driver

Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver Printing from a Macintosh

Print features quick reference: Macintosh printer

drivers

Using the Phaser 600 driver

Using the Adobe PSPrinter driver

Using the Apple LaserWriter 8.x driver

Using the Phaser 600 GX driver Printing from a workstation

Overview

UNIX workstations

VMS workstations

For more information Printing from specific applications

General hints and tips

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Selecting print features

Methods of selection Print quality modes Color corrections

All about media

Selecting media by size Margins and print area Page size, print area, and margins Media attributes Image orientation Page Rotation

Manual Feed: using cut-sheet media Image manipulation Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL Fonts

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Resident typefaces (PostScript)

Printer’s Extended Features option

Downloading fonts

Macintosh screen fonts

Using fonts with Windows

Printing font samplers

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RINTING

Working with color Color corrections — making the best selection

Deciding which color correction to use Color correction descriptions

Special considerations Printing and using the color sampler charts Special printing features

Fusing Mode / Media Fusing

Advance Media

Cut Media

Mirror Print

Page Centering

Page Rotation

Image Smoothing

Fast Preview

Print Preview

Color Control Strip

Reprint 240

Custom page sizes 241 Phaser Copystation 242

Requirements and suggested memory

configuration 243

Connecting the Copystation 244

Setting the print quantity 245

Scaling images from the Copystation 246

Media size interactions 248 Laminating your Phaser 600 prints 251

Tips on laminating prints 252

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EYOND THE BASICS

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PRINTING THE COLOR SAMPLER CHARTS 253

Available color charts 256 Setting up the printer 257

If you are using manual feed media 258 If you are using roll media 259

Printing from a Macintosh 260

Installing the files 261 Important preparations 262 Printing the color charts 264

Printing from a PC 268

Installing the files 269 Important preparations 270 Printing the color charts 272

COLOR MATCHING 275

Select your computer type 276 Using ColorSync on a Macintosh 277 Using host color correction in Windows 95 282

USING PANTONE® COLOR FILES 285

Pantone overview 286 Installing Pantone files 287

Installing the Macintosh files 288 Installing the PC files 289

Using the PANTONE Color templates 290

Using the Macintosh templates 291 Using the PC library files 297

Printing the PANTONE Color sampler chart 301

Printing individual pages from Acrobat 302 Printing the entire chart 309

Printing Pantone Colors from an application 313

Printing Pantone Colors from a Macintosh application 314

Printing PANTONE Colors from a PC/Windows application 316

USING THE PHASERPRINT™ PLUG-IN FOR P

HOTOSHOP 318

Overview 319 Compatibility 320 Installing the PhaserPrint plug-in for Photoshop 321

Installing the plug-in for Macintosh 322

Installing the plug-in for Windows 323 Using the plug-in 325

Starting the PhaserPrint plug-in 326

Selecting options in the PhaserPrint dialog box 328

USING THE PHASER 600 GX DRIVER 364

System requirements 367 Installing the Phaser 600 GX printer driver 368 Creating a desktop printer 369 Setting up unique desktop printers 371 Printing with a desktop printer 372

Using the Printing menu 373

Setting up a shared printer 382

Using a shared printer 383 Printing from QuickDraw GX applications 384 Printing from non-QuickDraw GX applications 388 Viewing printer status 390 Disabling QuickDraw GX 391

PRINTING FROM DOS 393

Setting up ports 395

Setting up the parallel port 396 Setting up optional interface ports 397

Printing from DOS 398

Using color corrections 399 Using a Tektronix driver 400 Using a non-Tektronix driver 401

PRINTING FROM UNIX AND VMS W

ORKSTATIONS 402

Overview 403 Printing from UNIX workstations 405 Printing from VMS workstations 407 Using the printer’s software 408 Obtaining the PC utility files 409

Using the Phaser 600 printer’s CD-ROM 410 Using the utility files 411 Mounting the PC/DOS diskette on a workstation 414

SGI IRIX versions 4.0.x and 5 415

Sun running Solaris 2.3 417

Sun running SunOS 4.1.3 420

Extracting files from unix.tar 421

USING PRINTER UTILITIES 424

Installing the utility files 426

Installing the Macintosh utility files from the printer’s CD-ROM 427

Installing the PC utility files 428 Downloading files from the Tektronix World Wide Web

site 429 Downloading files from the Tektronix ftp server 430

Downloading files to the printer 432

Downloading files from a Macintosh 433 Downloading files from a PC 438

Changing the printer's name 442

Changing the printer’s name from a Macintosh 443 Changing the printer's name from a PC 445

Resetting the printer 447

Resetting the printer from a Macintosh 448 Resetting the printer from a PC 450

Using the color rendering intents 451

Descriptions 451 Selecting 456

Enabling and disabling job pipelining 459

Enable/disable job pipelining from a Macintosh 460 Enable/disable job pipelining from a PC 462

Modifying the Advance Media default 463

Modifying Advance Media from a Macintosh 464 Modifying Advance Media from a PC 466

Setting page offset 467

Setting page offset from a Macintosh 468 Setting page offset from a PC 470

Adding Control-D characters to PC files 471

Configuring a printer’s serial port 473 Other utilities 477

The following utility files are described in other

locations: 479

USING SCSI HARD DISKS 480

SCSI peripheral devices 482 Selecting a SCSI hard disk 483 Ordering information 484 Connecting a SCSI hard disk 485

Required items 486 Important guidelines 487 Connecting one disk 490

Connecting multiple disks 491 Formatting a SCSI hard disk 493 Initializing a formatted SCSI hard disk 497 Enabling and disabling SysStart Job execution 500

USING THE PRINTER’S PARALLEL PORT 505

Overview 506 Disabling timeouts 507 Bi-directional status reporting 508 Parallel port pin signals 510

USING DIFFERENT PRINTER LANGUAGE M

ODES 513

Installing the files 516 Setting PostScript and HP-GL job

and wait timeouts 517

Changing the printer’s language mode 522

Printing PostScript files 524

Printing HP-GL files 525

Enabling automatic language selection 526 Testing printer language mode changes 527

Testing HP-GL mode 528

Testing PostScript mode 529 Setting default HP-GL pen colors 530

CARING FOR YOUR PRINTER 535

Overview 536 Cleaning hints 537 Quick cleaning 539

Feed rollers and paper guides 540 Transport rollers 542 Drum 544

Occasional cleaning 545

Back tension blade and paper clamp 546 Clamp rollers 552 Fuser shuttle and exit rollers 553 Ink loader 565 Cleaning the printhead 567

Emptying the waste bin 569

Front panel displays Empty Waste Bin 570 Before moving the printer 571

Repacking and moving the printer 573

TROUBLESHOOTING 580

If you need help 581

Downloading files from the Tektronix

Color Printer Information Server 583 Using the automated fax systems 585

Use HAL in the U.S.A. and Canada 586

Use EuroHAL in Europe 588 Front panel messages 592 Symptoms and solutions 596

Diagnostic tools 596

Maintaining print quality 597 Printing hints 618 Improving print speed 620

Relative port speed 621

Fastest print time 622

Printing bitmapped images 624 PostScript printing errors 630

Using a PostScript error handler 632

Fixing timeout problems in Windows 638 Printed colors are not what you expected 642

In general 642

Printing PANTONE Colors 644

Blue colors look too purple 645

Using the Tektronix halftone screens 646 Selecting page sizes in Windows applications 650 Fonts printing incorrectly from Windows 653 Sharing the printer on a network 655

If the LaserWriter Utility does not work

(AppleTalk) 657

Media hints and tips 658

Cutting roll media 660 Startup page prints even though it is disabled 669

Clearing a media jam 670

At a glance 670 Overview 671 Clearing a media jam 673

Clearing an ink jam 676

USING THE FRONT PANEL 681

Front panel 683

Front panel overview 684

Front panel indicators 685

Front panel buttons 686

Two-line display 689

Printer information 690

Front panel menu map 691

Pause menu 693 Help Pages overview 695 Printing the front panel menu map 696

Printing the menu map from the front panel 697

Printing the menu map with PhaserLink software 698 Printing the configuration page 699

Printing the configuration page from the front

panel 700

Printing the configuration page with

a downloadable utility file 701

Printing the configuration page with PhaserLink

software 705 Printing the startup page 706

Printing the startup page from the front panel 707

Printing the startup page with a downloadable utility

file 708

Printing the startup page with PhaserLink

software 712

Enabling and disabling the startup page 713

Enabling and disabling the startup page from the front panel 714

Enabling and disabling the startup page with a downloadable utility file 716

Enabling and disabling the startup page with PhaserLink software 719

Enabling and disabling front panel menus 720

ORDERING INFORMATION 726

Tektronix Printer and Tektronix Supplies:

Made For Each Other® 727

Customizing your printer 728 Ordering printer supplies 729 Ordering Interface cables and adapters 732 Expanding your printing system 734

Upgrade kits 735

Extended Features upgrade 736

Memory upgrade 738

PhaserShare network cards 740

Phaser Copystation 741

PhaserPrint 742

PhaserSym 743

SCSI hard disk 744

REGULATORY INFORMATION 745

Overview 746 Canadian EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)

regulatory standards 747

Declaration of conformity (for 220-230 VAC

equipment) 748 FCC Class B device (for 100-120 VAC equipment) 750 Material Safety Data Sheets 752

MSDS for ink 753 Specifications 759 Copyrights/Trademarks 762 Phaser® 600 Warranty 765 Users safety summary 766

INDEX 769

INTRODUCTION

Phaser® 600 Wide-Format Color Printer

Features

The Phaser® 600 Wide-Format Color Printer is a Tektronix solid-ink printer that is capable of printing brilliant colors on a variety of media: paper, clear and white polyester ﬁlm, sign vinyl, image-transfer ﬁlm, newsprint, and canvas, to name a few. The printer is capable of printing on sheet-fed media, in a variety of sizes up to Architectural E-size (36 x 48 inches), as well as roll-fed media for printing posters, large banners and signage.

Standard conﬁguration. In its standard conﬁguration, the printer provides

8 Mbytes of memory, a total of 17 fonts, support for PhaserMatch™ custom color-matching proﬁler, and PhaserLink™, Tektronix’ online control of printer features and access to printer information through a standard web browser. Additional memory (16 Mbytes or 32 Mbytes) for improved performance is optionally available.

Extended Features option. The Extended Features option adds 22 fonts (for a

total of 39) and support for the Phaser Copystation, Print Preview and Reprint features. Additional memory (16 Mbytes or 32 Mbytes) for improved performance is optionally available.

Some of the Phaser 600 printer’s features include:

■ Wide format

■ Networking

■ Internal RIP (Raster Image Processor)

■ Tektronix proprietary ColorStix® ink sticks

■ Automatic high-capacity ink loader

■ Media ﬂexibility and independence

■ TekColor™ Dynamic Correction

Tektronix’ exclusive color-control technology makes it easy to pr int the colors you want.

■ PhaserMatch™ application

For creating custom color proﬁles.

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Special printing features that make your job easier:

■ Reprint, accessible from the printer’s front panel, allows you to reprint

a previously printed PostScript image at a different scale and copy count. Available with the Extended Features option.

■ Print Preview is a driver-selectable option that lets you preview an

image by printing it at a reduced scale, which takes less time and media than printing a full-scale image. Available with the Extended Features option.

■ Easy to connect

Bi-directional parallel port with plug-and-play support; PhaserShare™ cards provide optional network interfaces for the following:

■ Ethernet (EtherTalk, Novell NetWare, and TCP/IP)

■ Token Ring (TokenTalk, Novell NetWare, and TCP/IP)

■ LocalTalk and serial

■

PhaserLink™ software — printer control and information access

PhaserLink software provides a breakthrough in printer control and information access. Rather than use vendor-proprietary, printer-speciﬁc, and platform-speciﬁc management utilities, PhaserLink software 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 online documentation via the World Wide Web.

NOTE

To use PhaserLink software, the printer must be connected to a network running TCP/IP. Refer to PhaserShare netw

■ Internal 1-Gbyte disk drive

ork cards for ordering information.

■

Font capacity

In its standard conﬁguration, the printer Color Printer has 17 resident PostScript fonts; additionally, it accepts Adobe Type 1, Type 3, and TrueType downloadable fonts. For additional font storage, the printer provides an internal 1-Gbyte SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) disk drive as well as a SCSI port that allows you to attach an external hard disk.

With the Extended Features option, the printer has a total of 39 resident PostScript fonts.

■ Phaser Copystation

The Phaser Copystation accessory enables your printer to be used as a color copier; you can scale an image to automatically ﬁt the media that is loaded in the printer, up to Architectural E-size (36 x 48 inches). Requires the Extended Features option. Refer to Extended F ordering information.

eatures upgrade for

INFORMATION ROADMAP

Information roadmap

Tektronix provides information on the Phaser 600 printer in several ways:

Phaser 600 User

(This manual); includes information on setting up and using the printer:

Manual

■ Hardware and software set up

■ Selecting print features in a driver

■ Caring for your printer

■ Troubleshooting

Quick Reference

Designed for handy access of the information you need at the printer:

Guide

■ Supplies information

■ Loading media and ink

■ Cleaning procedures

■ Troubleshooting

■ Online access information

Diskettes Contain printer drivers, printer description ﬁles, color sampler charts,

and utility ﬁles.

INFORMATION ROADMAP

CD-ROM Contains the contents of this user manual, the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader,

and supplemental information in Acrobat (PDF) format:

■ Using the printer’s downloadable utility files

■ Printing HP-GL files

■ Printing from workstations

■ Using PANTONE Colors

For instructions on installing and using the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF ﬁles, refer to the

README

ﬁles on the CD-ROM.

W orld Wide Web If you have access to the Internet, you can view documentation topics

and answers to Frequently Asked Questions available at Tektronix’ web site:

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/userdoc/introduction.html

PhaserMatch User Manual

PhaserShare manuals

Phaser Copystation User Manual

Contains information on using the PhaserMatch software to create custom color proﬁles.

Contains complete information on setting up and using the PhaserShare ports.

Includes information for setting up and using the copystation with your printer.

GETTING

SET UP

Phaser® 600 Wide-Format Color Printer

At a glance

Installation of your printer involves these tasks:

1 Unpacking the printer

Use the it from the shipping pallet. The cover of the printer.

2 Setting up the printer

Removing the transit restraint, attaching the ink loader, loading the ink, installing the output bin, attaching the applicable, installing the optional Phaser Copystation.

3 Connecting power and interface cables

4 Changing the default language for the front panel, if applicable

Phaser 600 Quick Start Instructions

Quick Start Instructions

Quick Reference Guide

to unpack the printer and remove

are attached to the top

, and, if

5 Installing media

6 Installing printer software on your computer

Using the Printer Software diskettes or CD-ROM to install the printer software (drivers, PPDs, and utility ﬁles).

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Setting up the printer

What you get with your pr inter

The printer and its accessories are shipped in a single box on a pallet. If you ordered an optional Phaser Copystation, it is shipped separately.

The following items are shipped with the printer:

1 Quick-Start Instructions 2 Starter roll of Tektronix

Smooth White Bond paper

3 Output bin 4 Accessories box

(contents described on the next page)

5 Ink loader 6 Allen wrench

Accessories

Quick 

Start

Output Bin

Ink Loader

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Accessories box contents

Phaser 600 Color Printer Quick Reference Guide

Quick

Reference

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

User

Manual

Phaser 600 User Manual

3 Phaser 600 CD-ROM and diskettes 4 Registration card and license

agreement

5 Optional PhaserShare manuals

and diskettes

6 Power cord 7 Parallel adapter

8 ColorStix

ink sticks

9 Supplies information sheet 10 PhaserMatch manual 11 Cleaning kit 12 Fuser kit

Registration

License

Agreement

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PhaserShare

PhaserMatch

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Ink

ColorStix

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13 Media cutting knife

Optional Phaser Copystation accessory

Phaser CopyStation

User

Manual

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

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SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Registering your printer

1 Find the customer registration card that is appropriate for you (U.S. or

international versions).

2 Fill out the card and mail it.

By registering your printer with Tektronix, you are validating the product warranty and ensuring that you will be sent information about upgrades, service, and accessories as it becomes available.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Unpacking instructions

The

Phaser 600 Color Printer Quick-Start Instructions

printer from its shipping pallet and prepare it for setup. It is an overview of the printer installation for experienced users. For detailed instructions, refer to the setup procedures in this user manual.

NOTE

Save all packing material in case you need to move or ship the printer.

If you have not already removed the printer from its shipping pallet, follow the instructions in the

Quick Start Installation

booklet before continuing with the

hardware setup described in this chapter.

describes how to remove the

Moving the printer to its operating location

After removing the printer from the shipping pallet, you can wheel it to its operating location. When doing so, follow these guidelines:

■ To move the printer, make sure that

the casters are unlocked (the locking lever should be

■ The casters on the printer are

designed for rolling on smooth,

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

inside

■ Make sure that you have access to

surfaces.

all sides of the printer while you are setting it up.

■ Allow 30 cm (12 in.) from the wall to accommodate the ink loader.

CAUTION

To reduce the possibility of damage to the ink loader, position the rear of the printer against a wall, rather than an aisleway.

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Removing adhesive tape and cable tie

1 Remove the adhesive tape

from the top cover.

2 Remove the styrofoam block

from the top cover latch.

3 Cut and remove the cable tie

from the exit cover latch.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

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Removing the transit restraint

CAUTION

The transit restraint must be removed before turning on the power; otherwise you will damage the printhead.

1 To open the top cover, lift the latch

and then lift the cover to an upright position.

The yellow transit restraint (attached to the red warning ribbon), protects the printhead during shipment. It is visible inside on the far right of the printer.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

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2 Using your left hand, grasp

the transit restraint, as shown. Use your index ﬁnger to lift the end of the restraint over the metal plate.

3 Rotate the restraint toward

you to release it from the printer. Save the restraint for future use.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

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4 Cut and remove the three cable ties that

secure the rollers.

5 Close the top cover, making sure that the

latch is pressed down.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

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Removing the shipping blocks

CAUTION

The shipping blocks inside the exit cover must be removed before turning on the power; otherwise you will damage the printer.

1 Open the exit cover:

a Push down on the latch.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

b Use the exit cover handle to

rotate the cover down.

WARNING

When lowering the exit cover, be careful not to pinch your hand between the paper roll cover and the exit cover.

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2 Remove the blocks.

3 Close the exit cover.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

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Attaching the ink loader

1 Remove the ink loader and the screw from

the packaging.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

2 Slide the ink loader into the printer as shown.

3 Insert the screw into the opening (on the rear

side of the ink loader and printer) to secure the ink loader to the printer; tighten the screw by hand; no tools are necessary.

4 Remove the adhesive tape that secures the

four sliders.

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Loading the ink

1 Remove the ColorStix ink sticks

from their packaging by peeling off the paper cover.

2 Open the ink loader cover.

3 Insert the ColorStix ink sticks into

the appropriate holes for each color. Each color ink stick is uniquely shaped to make ink loading easy. Load the ink sticks from the bottom of the ink loader to the top.

CAUTION

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Load only one ink stick in each slot; otherwise the ink sticks might jam and the cover will not close.

Do not load more than eight ink sticks of any color at one time.

Open only the ink sticks you will immediately use; exposure to dust and overhandling can cause an ink jam.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

4 Slowly pull back each ink’s slider to release the ink sticks into the printer.

5 Close the ink loader cover.

CAUTION

Make sure that the ink loader cover is completely closed; otherwise, the printer will not power up.

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Attaching the output bin

1 Remove the output bin

from its packing box. Also remove the small plastic bag that contains two bolts and an Allen wrench.

2 With the output bin

folded at its joint, hook the short end (a) over the back (upright) rail (b) of the printer.

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

3 Align the openings of

the long end of the output bin with the openings in the front legs of the printer. Insert a bolt into the opening on each front leg; tighten them with the Allen wrench.

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SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Attaching the Quick Reference Guide

The

Phaser 600 Quick Reference Guide

the front panel.

1 Remove the reference guide from the accessories box.

2 Peel the backing from the double-sided tape.

3 Press the booklet onto the top right side of the printer, above the front panel.

is designed to attach to the printer above

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CONNECTING THE PRINTER

Connecting the printer

NOTE

Make all printer connections before you turn on the printer.

Printer ports

The printer is shipped with a SCSI port and parallel port on the printer’s rear panel. Additionally, the printer can support one optional PhaserShare™ network card. All ports and network protocols are simultaneously active. The printer accepts print jobs on a ﬁrst-come, ﬁrst-served basis.

NOTE

See Order the printer.

ing Interface cables and adapters about ordering cables for connecting

CONNECTING THE PRINTER

1 SCSI (

For connecting these optional peripheral devices:

■ Phaser Copystation To set up and

connect the Phaser Copystation to your printer, refer to Chapter 2 of the

Copystation User Manual

ID numbers are 5 and 6. Refer to Phaser

Copystation for ordering information.

■ External SCSI hard disk Provides

additional storage for downloadable fonts (the printer has an internal 1-Gbyte SCSI hard disk). You can connect one or more SCSI external hard disks to the printer; available SCSI ID numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3.

standard)

Phaser

. Required SCSI

SCSI Disk

Parallel

Service

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Status

PhaserShare™ 

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PhaserShare™ LocalTalk/Serial Card

PhaserShare™

Ethernet Card

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Serial

10Base2 10Base-T

RX

Link

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2 Parallel (standard)

The printer supports a standard (uni-directional) parallel port. The port can also be set for bi-directional communications using downloadable utility ﬁles (available on the printer’s CD-ROM, diskettes, or from your World Wide Web browser).

■ Use a high-density bi-directional parallel cable, available from most

computer cable vendors; or order a 36-pin high-density printer to 25-pin DSUB PC cable from Tektronix (order number: 012-1468-00). Otherwise, you can use a 36-pin to 36-pin parallel cable and the parallel adapter supplied with the printer.

■ Connect a parallel interface cable to your computer and to the printer’s

parallel port:

CONNECTING THE PRINTER

SCSI Disk

Parallel

Status

Service

only

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CONNECTING THE PRINTER

3 PhaserShare card (

The printer accepts one of the following:

■ PhaserShare Ethernet card supporting Novell NetWare, EtherTalk,

TCP/IP, Telnet and FTP protocols.

■ PhaserShare Token Ring card supporting Novell NetWare, TCP/IP,

TokenTalk, Telnet and FTP protocols.

■ PhaserShare LocalTalk/serial card.

The

PhaserShare Network Cards and Software System Administrator

Manual

contains all the information necessary for conﬁguring and using

the optional network interfaces. Refer to PhaserShare netw ordering information.

optional)

ork cards for

Adjust the leveling legs and lock the wheels

It is very important that the printer be set up on a level, secure surface for the best print quality.

1 Remove the adhesive tape that protects

the leveling legs and the bottom of the printer.

2 To adjust the four leveling legs under

the printer, use a small, adjustable wrench to turn the nut on each leg to the desired height. If the ﬂoor is a smooth, non-carpeted surface, the leveling legs keep the printer from sliding.

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3 Lock the front casters by pressing down

on the locking lever. If the ﬂoor is a carpeted surface, the casters alone keep the printer steady.

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Turning on the pr inter

CAUTION

Before turning on the power to the printer, make sure that you have removed all shipping material from inside the printer; otherwise, you can damage the printer. See Remo

tape and cable tie.

❏ Transit restraint: (printhead) inside the printer’s top cover. ❏ Cable ties: inside the printer’s top cover. ❏ Shipping blocks: (fuser) inside the exit cover.

Make sure that you have attached the ink loader to the printer and that its cover is closed; otherwise, the printer will not start up.

ving the transit restraint, Removing the shipping blocks, and Removing adhesive

CONNECTING THE PRINTER

CAUTION

To protect your printer from a power surge, make sure that the power switch on the printer is in the off position before plugging in the cord. You can also use a surge protector that is designed for computer equipment.

Make sure that you use the power cord that is shipped with the printer. If you need a new power cord, contact your local Tektronix dealer.

1 Plug the power cord into the

printer and into a grounded outlet.

2 Turn on the power to any

peripherals you have connected (i.e., an external SCSI disk or the Phaser Copystation).

CONNECTING THE PRINTER

3 Wait 1 minute, then turn on the

printer.

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CONNECTING THE PRINTER

What happens at power-up

■ Both status indicators (power and error ) on the printer’s front panel

light brieﬂy. Messages appear in the display panel (LCD) as the printer goes through a series of self-tests.

Initializing...

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■ While initializing, the printer makes various mechanical sounds; the front

panel displays this message as it performs an automatic head cleaning procedure:

Cleaning...

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The printer takes about 10-12 minutes to warm up and complete the self-tests (depending on the amount of memory installed).

CONNECTING THE PRINTER

NOTE

The printer’s memory includes a startup page that is disabled by default. You can turn on the startup page using either the front panel menu or a software utility ﬁle provided on the CD-ROM or World Wide Web. Refer to Enab

ling and disabling the

startup page for details.

When the printer is ready for operation

When the power-up sequence is complete, the green indicator is on steady (not blinking), the red indicator is off, and the front panel displays this message:

Ready

Pause Menu

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SELECTING A LANGUAGE FOR THE FRONT PANEL

Selecting a language for the front panel

Messages that appear in the front panel window are in English. To change the language to French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Japanese, follow these steps.

1 When the printer is on and the Ready message appears, press and release

the Menu button (the button labels appear in the front panel display, above each corresponding button). You see this message:

Help Pages <--- ---> Menu

Pressing the left arrow button (<---) scrolls backward through the selections; pressing the right arrow button (--->) scrolls forward through the selections; pressing Menu enters the currently displayed menu.

2 Using the left (<---) or right (--->) arrow buttons, scroll through the

selections until you see this message:

Language <--- ---> Menu

SELECTING A LANGUAGE FOR THE FRONT PANEL

3 Press the Menu button to enter the language selection menu. You see this

message:

Language:English* <--- ---> Select

where the asterisk (*) indicates the currently selected language.

4 Press the right arrow button until the display shows the language you want

from these selections:

Language:English Language:Español Language:Français Language:Deutsch Language:Italiano Language:(Japanese)

5 Press Select to choose the language. Press the button until Ready is

displayed in the selected language.

INSTALLING THE STARTER PAPER ROLL

Installing the star ter paper roll

Click on the following instructions for loading the starter paper roll:

■ Loading the paper roll

■ Feeding roll paper

Loading the paper roll

1 Open the paper roll cover.

2 Lift the paper roll holder out of the printer. Notice

that each end of the holder is unique:

a The left side of the holder (closest to the ink

loader) has a removable plastic nut and endcap.

b The right side of the holder (closest to the

front panel) has a ﬁxed endcap.

NOTE

INSTALLING THE STARTER PAPER ROLL

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The endcaps are set up for media rolls with a three-inch core; if you are using media on a two-inch core, the endcaps can be adjusted. Refer to Using a

2-inch core media roll: removing the core adapter for

instructions.

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3 Loosen the plastic nut by turning it

until the endcap slides freely.

4 Slide the removable endcap from the

shaft.

INSTALLING THE STARTER PAPER ROLL

5 Slide the paper roll onto the shaft

(make sure that the leading edge of the paper comes off the roll from behind, as shown); center the roll over the ﬁxed endcap.

CAUTION

Gently slide the paper roll onto the shaft; do not let it drop onto the shaft or it can damage the ﬁxed endcap.

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6 Replace the removable endcap; it

ﬁts

inside

the core of the

paper roll.

7 Tighten the plastic nut to secure

the endcap.

8 Insert the paper roll holder into

the printer as shown, with the ﬁxed end (a) closest to the front panel (b).

INSTALLING THE STARTER PAPER ROLL

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INSTALLING THE STARTER PAPER ROLL

Feeding roll paper

1 When the printer is in the Ready state, the front panel displays this message:

Ready

Pause Menu

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2 Make sure that the paper’s leading edge is straight and smooth.

If it is not, use the cutting tool that was shipped with the printer to cut a smooth edge along the printer’s cutting guide. Refer to Cutting roll media for complete instructions on getting a straight leading edge.

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3 With the paper roll cover open,

use the guide on the right side of the printer to ensure that the paper enters straight.

INSTALLING THE STARTER PAPER ROLL

4 Holding the paper by the outside

edges, guide the paper evenly into the slot between the top cover and printer body until it stops (about two or three inches) and buckles slightly.

5 The printer picks the paper and

advances it, and the front panel displays a series of messages (Loading...; Unloading...); when the media is successfully loaded, the Ready

message appears.

NOTE

The printer advances the paper to measure the paper and calibrate for its width

Loading...). Once the paper is measured, the printer reverses the paper

(

Unloading...) so that it is aligned and ready to print.

(

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6 Close the paper roll cover.

INSTALLING THE STARTER PAPER ROLL

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Software installation

Packaged with your printer is a CD-ROM and a set of diskettes that contain the software you need to use the printer. Included are automatic installer applications, drivers, printer description ﬁles (PPDs), color sampler charts, and utility ﬁles.

Click on Ov

erview for all PC and Macintosh platforms for more information.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Overview for all PC and Macintosh platforms

These are the basic steps to software installation:

1. Decide which driver you want to install:

Windows See Which Windows driver to install? Macintosh See Which Macintosh driver to install?

2. Decide which installation option (Easy or Custom) you want.

Windows See Custom Install or Easy Install? Macintosh See Custom Install or Easy Install?

3. Install the printer’s software according to your platform-speciﬁc procedures.

a. Select one:

Easy Install A pre-deﬁned list of drivers, PPDs, utility ﬁles Custom Install A custom-selected list of drivers, PPDs, utility ﬁles, software applications

b. Follow the on-screen prompts.

4. Set up a driver for use with your printer.

a. Follow the instructions for the driver you installed.

To begin the platform-speciﬁc installation procedures:

PC/Windows Turn to PC/Windows software now. Macintosh Turn to Macintosh software now.

PC/Windows software

Click on the following topics for more information:

■ Which Windows driver to install?

■ Custom Install or Easy Install?

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Which Windows driver to install?

Operating system Driver Features Notes

Windows 3.1

Tektronix (Microsoft 3.58)

■ Simple, familiar interface for

Windows 3.1 users

■ Supports PhaserMatch custom

proﬁles

■ Custom page sizes

AdobePS 3 PostScript driver ■ Includes all features of the Tektronix

driver, and more

■ Similar to Windows 95 driver

■ Supports PhaserMatch custom

proﬁles

■ Fewer features than Adobe

■ Harder to use than the Tektronix

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

PostScript 3.0.1

driver

Windows 95

Windows NT

Microsoft PostScript

AdobePS 4 PostScript driver

Windows NT 3.5, 3.51 PostScript drivers

Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver

■ Standard driver for Windows 95

■ ColorSync support

■ Includes all features of the Microsoft

driver

■ Supports PhaserMatch custom

proﬁles

■ Includes N-Up and Watermark

■ Includes printer-specific features

■ No support for PhaserMatch

custom proﬁles

■ No support for PhaserMatch

custom proﬁles

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Custom Install or Easy Install?

Installer options Software Description Installed directory

Custom

Install

Easy

Install

Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 95 PostScript driver

Windows 3.1 Tektronix PostScript driver Samplers Color sampler charts and a font sampler QuarkXPress PDF File Installs

present

PhaserPrint PhaserPrint plug-in for Adobe Photoshop

for Windows

Pantone Files Pantone color charts Windows 95 AdobePS 4 PostScript driver Windows NT Files for using a Windows NT 3.5, 3.51,

4.0 PostScript driver Windows 3.1* AdobePS 3 PostScript driver Pantone Files* Color charts and color library ﬁles Printer Utilities Printer-speciﬁc utility ﬁles Network Utilities* Utility ﬁles for using the printer on a

network PhaserMatch* Application for creating custom proﬁles Manuals* Adobe Acrobat PDF versions of the

printers manuals

tkph6001.pdf

, if application is

phsrtool\samplers \pdf

inside application

directory

phsrtool\photoshp \plugins

directory)

phsrtool\pantone

phsrtool\pantone phsrtool\phsr600 phsrtool\net_util

phsrtool\phsrmtch phsrtool\manuals

inside application

(move to

Adobe Acrobat Reader* Application for viewing on-line manuals

* Available only on the printer’s CD-ROM.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Installing printer software for Windows

1. Insert either the printer’s CD-ROM or the Windows Disk 1 into the appropriate drive on

your computer.

For Windows 95 For Windows 3.1

2. Click the Start icon in the

2. Select Run from the File menu.

taskbar. Click Run.

3. Type in the drive (for either the CD-ROM or diskette) and type

4. Click Next in the next two screens.

5. Select Easy or Custom Install and click Next.

SETUP.EXE

. Click OK.

Installing printer software for Windows (cont'd.)

For Windows 95 and Windows 3.1

Easy Install Custom Install

Go to Step 6. Follow the on-screen prompts to select items in the

dialog boxes.

Note The Tektronix driver for Windo ws 3.1 must be installed in the

Windows directory (default Destination Directory). Do

not change the Destination Directory when installing the Tektronix driver unless you are installing the driver on a network and you know the location of the Windows directory on the network drive.

■ If you use QuarkXPress: In the QuarkXPress

Installation Selections dialog box, select Automatic Search or Choose Destination. (If

you are using a network copy of QuarkXPress, select Choose Destination then click Next.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Follow the prompts,

■ To bypass:

■ The next dialog box lists the items you have

Select Do not install.

selected to install. Click Back to change any selections. Click Next when you have the selections you want.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Installing printer software for Windows (cont'd.)

6. Another installer program is launched that installs or sets up the drivers (except for the

Tektronix driver for Windows 3.1). Each driver has a unique installation procedure; follow the steps, then return to Step 7 on this page.

Setting up the drivers for Windows 95 ■ Microsoft PostScript driver ■ Adobe PostScript driver Setting up the drivers for Windows 3.1 ■ Tektronix driver ■ Adobe PostScript driver Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 ■ PostScript driver Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 ■ Setting up on a network Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 4.0 ■ PostScript driver Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 4.0 ■ Setting up on a network

7. If you are using the printer’s CD-ROM,

and

you selected Easy Install or PhaserMatch under

the Custom Install, select a location to install the PhaserMatch icon. Click Next to continue.

8. After the Installation Completed dialog box appears, click Yes to view the

README.TXT

then click Finish.

End

ﬁle;

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the drivers for Windows 95

Microsoft PostScript driver Adobe PostScript driver

1. Follow

Installing printer software for Windows, through Step 6.

2. Click Next in the Add Printer

Wizard dialog box.

3. Select your printer’s connection:

■ Local Printer printer connected to your computer

■ Network Printer printer accessed through a network

4. Type in the drive you are using.

Click OK.

2. In the driver setup dialog box,

click Read for driver instructions; click Next.

4. Select the drive you are using;

select the directory for

ADOBEPS4

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the drivers for Windows 95 (cont'd.)

Microsoft PostScript driver Adobe PostScript driver

5. Select your printer:

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 Standard conﬁguration

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 with Extended Features

Extended Features option

Note Press and hold down the front panel’s button for conﬁguration information.

6. Select the port your printer is connected to and click Next.

7. Select the Phaser 600 as the default printer; click Next.

8. Return to Installing printer software for Windows to perform Step 7 and Step 8 of the

installation procedure.

Note See the

End

Adobe PostScript Printer Driver

User Guide

(

USRGUIDE.PDF

AdobePS 4 driver.

on the printer’s CD-ROM

) for detailed information on the

Setting up the drivers for Windows 3.1

Tektronix driver Adobe PostScript driver

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

1. Follow

Installing printer software for Windows, through Step 6.

2. Type in the drive you are using and

click OK.

3. Select your printer and click Next:

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 - Base

version (standard conﬁguration)

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 -

Extended Features

(Extended Features option)

Note Press and hold down the front panel’s

button for conﬁguration information.

2. The Adobe installer automatically starts.

Click Continue.

3. Click Restart Windows (Windows is not

restarted yet; the Adobe installer completes and the printer installer continues).

4. Return to

Windows to perform Step 7 and Step 8 of

Installing printer software for

the installation procedure. Then go on to Step 1 of the next procedure.

Windows is automatically restarted.

Setting up the drivers for Windows 3.1 (cont'd.)

Tektronix driver Adobe PostScript driver

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

4. Return to Installing printer software for

Windows to perform Step 7

and Step 8 of the installation procedure. Then go on to Step 1 of the next procedure, below.

1. In the Control Panel, double-click Printers.

2. Select the Tektronix Phaser 600 printer you installed in the above procedure;

click Connect.

3. Select the port the printer is connected to; click OK.

5. Select your printer and click Install:

■ Tektronix Phaser 600

(standard conﬁguration)

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 - Extended

(Extended Features option)

Note Press and hold down the front panel’s

button for conﬁguration information.

6. Click OK; click Close; click OK.

Note See the

User Guide

(

USRGUIDE.PDF

on the AdobePS 3 driver.

Adobe PostScript Printer Driver

on the printer’s CD-ROM

) for detailed information

End

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51

Note The Windows NT driver does not support the PhaserMatch application. Refer to Which Windows driver to

install? for information on drivers that do.

You may need your original Windows NT setup diskettes (or CD-ROM) to complete this procedure.

1. If your computer has an Intel-compatible processor, such as the Intel I386, go on to Step 2.

If your computer is a MIPS, Alpha, or PowerPC, edit the

WIN95_95

a. Copy these ﬁles to a new, formatted diskette,

directory on the printer’s CD-ROM or in the top level of the Windows 95/NT diskette).

placing them at the top (root) level of the

PRINTER.INF

ﬁle (located in the

new diskette.

TEK1

PRINTER.INF TKPH6001.PPD TKP600P1.PPD

Note Press and hold down the printer’s button on the front panel for conﬁguration information.

b. Open the copy of the

PRINTER.INF

c. Locate the following section in the

Standard conﬁguration

Extended Features option

ﬁle on the new diskette in a text editor such as Notepad.

PRINTER.INF

ﬁle:

[ProductType]

STF_PLATFORM = I386

Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 (cont'd.)

d. Replace I386 with one of the following depending on your computer type:

■ MIPS for a MIPS platform

■ Alpha for an Alpha platform

■ ppc for a PowerPC

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

e. Save the

PRINTER.INF

ﬁle.

2. Double-click on the Print Manager icon in the Main window.

3. If you have a PostScript printer driver installed, go on to Step 4.

If not, install one now. Driver ﬁles are required to complete the Tektronix printer installation.

a. From the Printer menu, select Create Printer; the Create Printer dialog box appears. b. Under Driver, scroll through the list and select a PostScript printer, such as the Apple

LaserWriter NT, and click OK.

c. Follow the on-line instructions to install the driver ﬁles from your Windows NT CD-ROM or

diskettes.

4. In the Printer menu, select Create Printer; under Driver, select Other.

5. When prompted, type in the CD-ROM or diskette drive location; click OK.

Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 (cont'd.)

6. Select your printer and click OK:

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 (standard configuration)

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 with Extended features (Extended Features option)

Note Press and hold down the printer’s button on the front panel for conﬁguration information.

7. Type in the drive’s path from Step 5; click Continue.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

8. Click Ignore when prompted for the location of the

PSCRPTUI.DLL

and

PSCRIPT.DLL

9. In the Create Printer dialog box, ﬁll in the other ﬁelds as desired, then click OK.

10. Select options in the PostScript Printer Setup dialog box. Click OK.

Recommended:

enable the Use Printer Halftoning option.

11. If you installed a PostScript printer in Step 3, delete it now:

a. Select the printer you want to remove. b. Select Remove Printer in the Printer menu. Click OK.

End

ﬁles.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51

TCP/IP Connection AppleTalk Connection

Note Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 include network software called Services for Macintosh (AppleTalk) and

TCP/IP print services (for TCP/IP; lpr print services). Refer to your Windows NT manual for instructions

on installing this network software. After this software is loaded, follow these steps:

1. Select Create a new printer in the Print Manager; select the appropriate

printer driver.

2. Select Other in the Print to ﬁeld of the From the Printer Properties

dialog box.

3. Select LPR Port for Available Print

Monitors; click OK.

3. Select AppleTalk Printing

Devices for Available Print Monitors; click OK.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 (cont'd.)

TCP/IP Connection AppleTalk Connection

4. For Name or address of host providing

lpd, type your printer’s IP address

(or Host name if known to the network).

Note The printer’s IP address may be availab le on the

printer’s conﬁguration page. If not, ask your network administrator.

5. For Name of printer on that machine,

type in one of the following:

PS for PostScript AUTO for automatic selection;

use capital letters

6. Click OK to complete the

installation.

4. Double-click on the appropriate

zone (if there are multiple AppleTalk zones).

Select your Tektronix pr inter and click OK.

5. At the prompt

Do you want to capture this AppleTalk Printing Device?

Note Clicking Yes hides the printer from

, click No.

regular Macintosh users, forcing them to use NT Server as a spooler, as long as NT Server allows sharing of this printer.

6. Click OK to complete the

installation.

End

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 4.0

Note The Windows NT driver does not support the PhaserMatch application. Refer to Which Windows driver to

install? for information on drivers that do.

You must have your original Windows NT setup diskettes (or CD-ROM) to complete this procedure.

For information on installing a driver for a Windows NT 4.0 client on a Windows NT 3.51 server, refer to the Tektronix on-line services. See If you need help for instructions on using the on-line services.

1. In the Printers Folder, double-click the Add Printer icon.

2. From the Add Printer menu, follow the Add Printer Wizard instructions until the

Manufacturers/Printers window appears. Click on Have Disk.

3. In the Install From Disk dialog box, do the following: a. Click Browse. b. In the Open dialog box select the Drive for the printer's CD-ROM. c. Select the \WIN95_NT directory under Folders; click OK.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up a PostScript driver for Windows NT 4.0 (cont'd.)

4. Select your printer from the list that appears, then click Next:

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 (standard configuration)

■ Tektronix Phaser 600 Extended Features (Extended Features option)

Note Press and hold down the printer’s button on the front panel for conﬁguration information.

5. Select the appropriate settings in Add Printer Wizard, then click Finish.

6. In the Files Needed dialog box, click Browse and locate the printer’s CD-ROM or installation

diskette; click OK.

7. Select the appropriate settings in Add Printer Wizard, then click Finish.

8. In the Files Needed dialog box, click Browse and locate the printer’s CD-ROM or installation

diskette; click OK.

9. When you are returned to the Properties dialog box, ﬁll in the other ﬁelds as desired, then

click OK.

End

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 4.0

To add or update the driver on a Windows NT 4.0 Ser ver or Workstation

Note The Windows NT driver does not support the PhaserMatch application. Refer to Which Windows driver to

install? for information on drivers that do.

You must have your original Windows NT 4.0 diskettes (or CD-ROM) to complete this procedure. You will need the printer’s IP address for this procedure; it may be available on the printer’s conﬁguration

page. If not, ask your network administrator.

1. Log-in as Administrator or a user with administrator rights.

2. Click on the Start button. Select Settings, then select Printer from the sub menu.

3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon In the Printers dialog box.

4. Select one of these options, then click Next:

■ My Computer Locally installed and managed printer

■ Network Networked printer

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 4.0 (cont'd.)

5. If this is a locally connected printer, click on the port that the printer is connected to:

■ LPTx Parallel-printer connection

■ COM Serial-connected printer

■ Add Port Networked printer

Recommended:

Note If the LPR port is not listed in this box, the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services needs to be added to the NT

machine. The original Windows NT distribution diskettes are needed during installation. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network. Click on the Services tab, then click Add. Select Microsoft TCP/IP Printing, then click OK and install this service.

If Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services are not listed in the options box, install the TCP/IP protocol on the server. This is done from the Control Panel/Network box. Click on the Protocols tab and lick on Add. Select TCP/IP Protocol and click OK. To apply these changes, restart the Windows NT 4.0 server.

connect via TCP/IP by double-clicking on the LPR Port.

6. Enter the printer’s IP address in the box labeled Name or address of server pro viding lpd.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 4.0 (cont'd.)

7. In the box marked Name of printer or print queue on that server , enter PS (for PostScript)

in uppercase, then click OK.

8. Click Close in the Printer Ports box.

9. In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click the box next to this new port; then click Next.

10. In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Have Disk to add a new Tektronix driver.

11. Type in the path name (CD-ROM or diskette) to the driver ﬁles, then click OK.

12. Select the printer model and click Next.

13. If prompted that a driver is already installed for this printer, select Replace existing

driver, then click Next.

14. Type in the printer’s name (any name you want). Click the appropriate box to use this

printer as the default. Then click Next.

PC/WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Setting up the printer on a network for Windows NT 4.0 (cont'd.)

15. Check one of the following options, then click Next:

■ Shared To share the printer on the network (Click on all platforms that may use

this printer.)

■ Not shared If the printer is a local printer only

16. Select one of these options, then click Finish:

■ Yes Print a test page

■ No Do not print a test page

Recommended

17. Insert the original Windows NT distribution CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

18. Type in the path name to the requested ﬁles, then click OK.

(The ﬁles are usually in the

1386

directory for Intel-based Windows NT servers.)

19. If you printed a test page, check if it printed; then click OK.

End

Macintosh software

Click on the following topics for more information:

■ Which Macintosh driver to install?

■ Custom Install or Easy Install?

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Which Macintosh driver to install?

Macintosh Driver Features Notes

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Phaser 600 (Apple 7.1.2) ■ Simple, familiar interface for 7.1.2 users

■ Faster foreground printing

■ Supports PhaserMatch custom profiles

■ Lets you to disable background printing for

printing large ﬁles.

LaserWriter 8 (Apple 8.3.2) ■ Required by some applications (PageMaker)

■ Slower foreground printing

■ Custom page sizes

■ ColorSync support

PSPrinter (Adobe 8.3.1) ■ Includes all features of the LaserWriter 8 driver

■ Supports PhaserMatch custom profiles

■ ColorSync support

■ Includes N-Up and Watermark

Phaser 600 GX ■ For use with QuickDraw GX

■ Supports PhaserMatch custom profiles

■ No support for custom page

sizes

■ No support for PhaserMatch

custom proﬁles

■ Slower foreground printing

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Custom Install or Easy Install?

Installer options Software Description Installed folder

Custom

Install

Easy

Install

Adobe PSPrinter Driver 8.3.1

Phaser 600 Driver

Phaser 600 GX Driver Printer Descriptions

Screen Fonts ColorSync Proﬁle

Samplers QuarkXPress PDF File

PhaserPrint Photoshop Plug-in

Adobe Acrobat Reader

LaserWriter 8.3.2 Driver

Manuals *

Printer Utilities * Network Utilities * PANTONE Files *

Driver for use with all (non-GX) Macintosh systems.

Custom driver based on the LaserWriter 7.1.2 printer driver.

Driver for use with QuickDraw GX. PPDs for use with drivers and applications.

Screen fonts to match the printer’s fonts. Printer proﬁle for use with ColorSync 2.0.

Color sampler charts and a fonts sampler. File for use with the QuarkXPress application.

Custom plug-in for printing from Adobe Photoshop.

Installs the alias to the Acrobat Reader installer onto your hard disk.

Installs the alias to the Apple LaserWriter driver installer onto your hard disk.

Acrobat Reader PDF ﬁles of the printer’s manuals.

Printer utility ﬁles for controlling printer features. Utility ﬁles for using the printer on a network. PANTONE Color library ﬁles and sampler chart.

System Folder:Extensions

System Folder: Extensions

System Folder: Extensions System Folder:Extensions:

Printer Descriptions System Folder:Fonts System Folder: Preferences:

ColorSync™ Proﬁles PhaserTools:Samplers QuarkXPress

folder:

PDF

Photoshop application folder: Plugs-ins: Acquire/Export

Installs alias to Acrobat Reader installer in

Installs alias to the LaserWriter installer in

PhaserTools

PhaserTools:Manuals

PhaserTools: Printer Utilities PhaserTools:Network Utilitie PhaserTools:PANTONE Files

application

folder.

* Available only on the printer’s CD-ROM.

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Installing printer software for Macintosh

Note Use the installer application on the printer’s CD-ROM or diskettes to install the printer’s standard software. Then,

continue with driver-speciﬁc setup instructions for the driver you are using.

1. Insert either the printer’s CD-ROM or Macintosh diskette into the appropriate drive on your

computer.

2. Double-click the Phaser 600 Installer icon. Click Continue until the Easy Install window

appears.

3. Select Easy Install or Custom Install (see Custom Install or Easy Install?

each):

■ Easy Install: Click Install.

■ For details on each item, click Read Me.

■ Custom Install:Select Custom Install (CD-ROM only).

■ Select individual items to install.

■ Click the

■ Click Install when to install the selected items.

buttons for infor mation on each item.

for the list of ﬁles in

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Setting up the Phaser 600 printer driver

Note Phaser 600 driver is a Tektronix-modiﬁed version of Apple’s LaserWriter 7.1.2 printer driver. Use it if you are

using System Software 6.0.7, or 7.0 and later. It is the easiest driver to use.

1. After installing the printer’s software, including the Phaser 600 Driver (Installing printer

software for Macintosh), select Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click on the Phaser 600 printer driver icon on the left side of the Chooser.

3. Click on the Zone for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

4. Click on your Phaser 600 printer in the list of printers on the right side of the Chooser. If it

is not in the list, check your hardware connections and which zone you have selected in the

Chooser.

5. Close the Chooser.

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Setting up the Adobe PSPrinter driver

Note The Adobe PSPrinter driver uses printer-speciﬁc PPD (PostScript Printer Description) ﬁles for information on a

printer’s page sizes and printing options. Follow these steps to use the Adobe PSPrinter driver with a Phaser 600 printer. If the printer is busy, it may take some time to complete this set-up procedure; do this when the printer is idle. You only have to set up a printer once.

For more information on this driver, refer to the Adobe PSPrinter Manual on the printer’s CD-ROM for more detailed information on the Adobe PSPrinter driver.

1. After installing the printer’s software, including the Adobe PSPrinter Driver and Printer

Descriptions (Installing pr

2. Select the PSPrinter driver icon.

3. Click on the Zone for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

4. Click on your printer in the list of printers in the Chooser.

5. Click Setup.

inter software for Macintosh), open the Chooser.

6. Click on the PPD for your printer, then click Select:

■ TKPH6001.PPD Standard configuration

■ TKP600P1.PPD Extended Features option

Note Press and hold down the printer’s button on the front panel for conﬁguration information.

7. Close the Chooser.

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Setting up the Phaser 600 GX driver

Note Use the Phaser 600 GX driver if you are using Apple Macintosh QuickDraw GX.

QuickDraw GX does not work with non-QuickDraw GX printer drivers. To print from non-QuickDraw GX applications with a driver such as the LaserWriter 8, disable QuickDraw GX.

For more information on this driver, refer to Using the Phaser 600 GX Driver.

1. After installing the printer’s software, including the Phaser 600 GX Driver (Installing printer

software for Macintosh), open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Select the Phaser 600 GX driver icon.

3. Click on the Zone for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

4. Click on your printer in the list of printers in the Chooser.

5. In the Connect via ﬁeld’s pop-up menu, select your printer’s communication method:

■ AppleTalk optionStandard network connection

■ Servers option Selects a shared desktop printer

6. Click the Phaser 600 printer in the list of printers in the Chooser.

7. Click Create (to create a desktop printer). An icon of the printer appears on the desktop with

the same name as the printer selected in the Chooser.

8. Close the Chooser.

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver

Note The LaserWriter 8 driver, available only on the printer’s CD-ROM, uses printer-speciﬁc PPD (PostScript Printer

Description) ﬁles for information on a printer’s page sizes and printing options. Follow these steps to use the LaserWriter 8 driver with a Phaser 600 printer.

If the printer is busy, it may take some time to complete this set-up procedure; do this when the printer is idle. You only have to set up a printer once.

During installation, the LaserWriter 8 driver leaves other versions of the LaserWriter driver (such as 7.x and

6.x) intact, but overwrites an earlier version of the LaserWriter 8 driver.

1. Follow the software installation on Installing printer software for Macintosh. At Step 3, choose

Custom Install; then select LaserWriter 8.x Driver and Printer Descriptions.

2. Install the driver: a. In the

LaserWriter 8.x Installer

PhaserTools

folder on your hard disk, locate the alias to the

b. Double-click on the alias to open the installer application on the printer’ s CD-ROM (the CD-ROM

must be inserted to be accessed).

c. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.

3. Open the Chooser; select the LaserWriter 8 driver icon.

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver (cont'd.)

4. Click on the Zone your printer is in. See your network administrator if you have questions.

5. Select your printer from the list.

6. Still in the Chooser, click the Setup button to see a list of options.

7. The correct PPD ﬁle is automatically selected. If it is not, click on the PPD for your printer, then

click Select:

■ TKPH6001.PPD Standard configuration

■ TKP600P1.PPD Extended Features option

Note Press and hold down the printer’s button on the front panel for conﬁguration information.

8. Select the appropriate items under Installable Options, then click OK.

9. Close the Chooser.

End

WORKSTATION SOFTWARE

Workstation software

Downloadable printer utility ﬁles

Note Refer to Printing from UNIX and VMS Workstations for more information on printing from a workstation.

These utility ﬁles on the printer’s CD-ROM and diskettes can be used with UNIX and VMS workstations; they let you set up your spooling system to select the following:

■ Print-quality mode

■ Color correction mode

■ Media size

■ Other printer features

UNIX workstation users can access utility ﬁles in any of the following ways:

■ If your system includes a CD-ROM drive, install the files from the printer’s CD-ROM.

Look in the

■ Mount the printer’s diskette and copy the files.

■ Access the Tektronix anonymous ftp site on the Internet at ftp.tek.com.

.bin

direction for workstation-speciﬁc ﬁles.

■ Download utility files from the Tektronix Bulletin Board Service (BBS); refer to If you need

help for information.

■ Access the Tektronix World Wide Web server on the Internet:

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/ Home page ftp://ftp.tek.com/bbs/<

■ Access sample scripts that are available on-line; refer to If you need help for information.

platform

>/600Utility ﬁles

WORKSTATION SOFTWARE

PhaserPrint software for UNIX (demo)

Optional PhaserPrint™ for UNIX software provides:

■ Driver-selectable printer options

■ Fast raster file printing to Tektronix color printers

■ Fast screen-copy printing to Tektronix color printers

Note The printer’s CD-ROM contains a demonstration copy of the PhaserPrint for UNIX software and an on-line

instruction guide in the

UNIXDEMO

directory. For order information, refer to PhaserPrint.

PRINTING

BASICS

Phaser® 600 Wide-Format Color Printer

PRINTING OVERVIEW

Printing overview

You can print to your printer from Windows-based PCs (personal computers), Macintosh computers, and workstations. Make sure that your printer is set up with the appropriate interface port; refer to Connecting the pr installed the printer’s software, refer to Softw

are installation for instructions before

continuing.

Refer to the following topics for speciﬁc information:

■ Printing from a PC

■ Printing from a Macintosh

■ Printing from a workstation

inter. If you haven’t already

PRINTING FROM A PC

Printing from a PC

You can print from a PC with or without a printer driver. The supported drivers allow you to select printing features right from your computer. Without a supported driver, you can make some printing selections from the printer’s front panel; refer to Using the F

Click on the following topics for more information:

■ Print features quick reference: Windows printer drivers

■ Using the Microsoft PostScript driver with Windows 95

■ Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95

■ Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1

ront Panel.

■ Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1

■ Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript driver

■ Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver

■ Printing From DOS

PRINTING FROM A PC

Print features quick reference: Windows printer dr ivers

Click on the following topics for individual print feature tables for each driver:

■ Driver for Windows 3.1: AdobePS 3 PostScript Driver

■ Driver for Windows 3.1: Tektronix PostScript Driver

■ Driver for Windows 95: AdobePS 4 and Microsoft PostScript Drivers

■ Driver for Windows NT 4.0

Driver for Windows 3.1: AdobePS 3 PostScript Driver

Feature Description Driver selection

PRINTING FROM A PC

Media size

■ ANSI A, B, C, D, E

■ ISO A4, A3, A2, A1, A0

■ JIS B1, B2, B3, B4

■ Arch. A, B, C, D, E

■ 30 x 42 in.

■ Custom sizes

Media source

■ Manual Feed

■ Roll Feed

Print-quality modes

■ Standard

■ Enhanced

Selecting media by size

int quality

modes

Paper tab

➥ Paper Size

Paper tab

➥ Paper Source

Features tab

➥ Print Quality

Tektronix 600 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Tips on using this guide

INTRODUCTION

Features

Information roadmap

At a glance

Setting up the printer

What you get with your pr inter

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 pr inter

What happens at power-up

When the printer is ready for operation

Selecting a language for the front panel

Installing the star ter 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?

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

Workstation software

PhaserPrint software for UNIX (demo)

Printing overview

Printing from a PC