Tektronix Phaser 560 User Manual

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User Manual

Phaser

560

Color Laser Printer

First printing February 1998 070-9698-01

Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.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.

This instrument, in whole or in part, may be protected by one or more U.S. or foreign patents or patent applications. Information provided upon request from Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-1000.

Tektronix

PhaserPrint™, PhaserSym™, PhaserTools™, and PhaserShare™ are trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. TekColor Care

, Phaser

, and Made For Each Other

are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. TekColor™, PhaserLink™,

is a

service mark of Tektronix, Inc. Adobe

, Acrobat

Reader, Illustrator

, PageMaker

, Photoshop

, and PostScript

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

Apple

, LaserWriter

, LocalTalk

, Macintosh

, and TrueType2

are registered trademarks and Mac™OS is a trademark of

Apple Computer, Incorporated.

Ethernet FTP ITC Avant Garde Gothic

is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.

Software is a registered trademark of FTP Software, Incorporated.

, ITC Bookman

, ITC Zapf Chancery

, and ITC Zapf Dingbats

are registered trademarks of

International Typeface Corporation. Times™, Helvetica™ and Palatino™ are trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries. MS-DOS Novell SPARC

and Windows

and NetWare

is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Incorporated. SPARCstation™ is a trademark of SPARC

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

are registered trademarks of Novell, Incorporated.

International, Incorporated, licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Incorporated.

, Sun Microsystems

Sun

, and Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation

are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,

Incorporated.

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

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

is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Corporation.

PCL

PANTONE

Colors generated by the Phaser 560 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.

Phaser

560 Color Laser Printer Warranty

Tektronix warrants that the Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment and that Customer-Replaceable Components (CRCs)* in this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of shipment or six months where longer periods are required by law. If the product or its CRCs prove defective during their respective warranty periods, Tektronix, at its option, will either repair the defective product or CRC without charge for parts and labor, or provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product or CRC.

The 90-day warranty applies only to CRCs returned to the designated Tektronix depot or the Tektronix authorized representative from which the CRC was originally purchased. For CRCs returned to other locations, Customer will be assessed an applicable service charge. The preceding limitation shall not apply within the European Economic Area, where CRCs may be returned for warranty service to the nearest designated service depot regardless of the place of purchase.

In order to obtain service under the 90-day CRC warranty, Customer must provide the applicable ofﬁce of T ektronix or its authorized representative with notice of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective CRC to the service center designated by Tektronix or its representative, with shipping charges prepaid. Tektronix or its representative shall pay for the return of the CRC to Customer. Customer shall be responsible for paying any associated taxes or duties.

In order to obtain service under the one-year on-site product warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix or its authorized representative of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Tektronix or its authorized representative will provide such service at the Customer’s site, if required, without charge during the warranty period, if the service is performed within the United States or outside the United States if the product is located in a normal on-site service area. Outside the U.S., a description of the normal on-site service area can be obtained from the Local Tektronix Subsidiary or Authorized Tektronix Distributor.

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:

a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or

service the product or CRC; b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies or consumables; d) to repair a product or CRC 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 or CRC; e) 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 f) to repair this product after the limit of its duty cycle of 100,000 monochrome pages per month and 25,000 color

pages per month has been reached; all service thereafter shall be billed on a time and material basis. g) to repair or replace CRCs that have been used beyond their stated capacities.

THE

ABOVE

WARRANTIES COMPONENTS IMPLIED REPAIR REMEDY LIABLE OR

* Customer-Replaceable Components in this product are specifically: fuser, fuser roll, imaging unit, transfer kit (transfer roller and

WARRANTIES

PROVIDED

FOR

THE

VENDOR

waste bin) and toner cartridges.

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ANY

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Users 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:

power 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 pr oduct needs servicing or r epair, and whenever you clean the product.

Ground the product:

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

Symbols as marked on product:

DANGER high voltage:

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

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

Protective ground (earth) terminal:

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

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.

This product is certiﬁed under IEC 825 as a Class 1 Laser Product:

DANGER:

Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock defeated. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

CAUTION:

Invisible laser radiation when open and interlocks defeated. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

VORSICHT:

Unsichtbare Laserstrahlung, wenn Abdeckung geöffnet und Sicherheitsverriegelung überbrückt. NICH DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN.

ATTENTION:

Rayonnement laser invisible dangereux en cas d'ouverture et lorsque la sécurité est neutralisée. EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU.

Class 3B

PELIGRO:

Cuando se abre y se invalida el bloqueo, se producen radiaciones invisibles de láser. EVITESE LA EXPOSICION DIRECTA A TALES RAYOS.

VARNING:

Osynlig laser- strálning när denna del är öppnad och spärrar är urkopplade. STRÅLEN ÄR FARLIG.

VARNING:

Osynlig laserstrálning när denna del är öppnad och spärrar är urkopplade. BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN.

VAROI:

Näkymätön avattaessa ja suojalukitus ohitettaessa olet alttiina lasersäteilylle. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEN.

ADVARSEL:

Usynlig laserstràling ved abning når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion. UNDGÅ UD ÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING.

ADVARSEL:

Usynlig laserstraling nar deksel åpnes og sikkerhedslas brytes. UNNGÅ EKSPONERING FOR STRÅLEN.

PJQT4521ZA

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT CLASSE 1 LASER PRODUIT CLASE 1 LASER PRODUCTO

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WARNING: CAUTION:

For your protection, do not defeat any interlocks.

This product utilizes a laser. Use of control or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those speciﬁed herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Do not open covers and do not repair yourself. Refer servicing to qualiﬁed personnel.

When you operate this equipment, the socket outlet should be near the equipment and be easily accessible.

FOR USERS IN NORWAY

VARNING!

OM APPARATEN ANVANDS PÅ ANNAT SÄTT ÄN I DENNA BRUKSANVISNING SPECIFICERATS, KAN ANVÄNDAREN UTSÄTTAS FOR OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING, SOM ÖVERSKRIDER GRÄNSEN FOR LASERKLASS 1.

Tekniska speciﬁkationer för lasern

Uteffekt: 5 mW max. Våglångd: 780 nm Effektgrad för stråining:Kontinuerlig

Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag när den ansluts till ett Nätverk.

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

FOR USERS IN JAPAN

This equipment is in the 2nd Class category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council For Interference by Information Technology Equipment aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential area.

When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference. Read the instructions for correct handling.

1 Introduction

2 Getting Set Up

At a glance 2-1 Setting up the printer 2-2

What you get with your printer 2-2 Registering your printer 2-5 Removing the packing material 2-6 Installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly 2-7 Installing the toner cartridges 2-8 Preparing the imaging unit 2-10 Setting up the output tray 2-11 Insert the Quick Reference Guide 2-11 Adding paper or transparencies 2-12

Connecting the printer 2-18

Printer ports 2-18 Turning on the printer 2-20

Selecting a language for the front panel 2-22 Making a demonstration print 2-23 Setting the Energy Star Timeout 2-24

3 Installing Printer Software

PC/Windows software 3-1

Installing printer software for Windows 95 3-2 Installing printer software for Windows NT 4.0 3-4 Installing printer software for Windows NT 3.51 3-6 Installing printer software for Windows 3.1 3-8 Setting up the printer on a network (Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51) 3-12 Setting up the printer on a network (Windows NT 4.0) 3-14

Macintosh software 3-16

Overview for Mac™OS platforms 3-16

Workstation software 3-22

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4 Printing Basics

Printing from a PC 4-1

Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95 4-4 Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver 4-6 Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript driver 4-8 Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1 4-9 Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1 4-10 Setting the timeouts 4-11

Printing from a Macintosh 4-12

Using the Phaser 560 printer driver 4-15 Using the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver 4-16 Using the Phaser 560 GX printer driver 4-17

Printing from a workstation 4-18 Printing from specific applications 4-20 Print features 4-20

Print-quality modes 4-23 Color corrections 4-24 Output Order 4-25

Fonts 4-26

Resident typefaces (PostScript) 4-26 Resident typefaces (PCL5) 4-28 Downloading fonts 4-28 Macintosh fonts 4-28

Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5 4-29 All about media 4-30

Media sizes 4-30 Margins and print area 4-31 Media types 4-32 Media trays 4-34 Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder 4-40 Loading specialty media in the Multi-Purpose Feeder 4-44 Duplex printing 4-54

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

5 Printing: Beyond the Basics

Special printing features 5-2

Controlling color density 5-2 Using the Quick Collate option 5-8 Previewing with Check Print 5-11 Image Smoothing 5-14 Automatic tray switching 5-14

Getting job information 5-15 Working with color 5-16 Color corrections — making the best selection 5-17

Deciding which color correction to use 5-18

Color correction descriptions 5-20

Special considerations 5-24 Printing and using the color sampler charts 5-25

6 Caring for Your Printer

Overview 6-1 User-replaceable components 6-2

When to replace components 6-3

Consumable life information 6-4 Replacing the components 6-5

Toner cartridges 6-5

Imaging unit 6-6

Fuser 6-7

Fuser Roll 6-8

Transfer kit 6-9

Main Charge Grid 6-10 Occasional cleaning 6-11

Cleaning the paper-pick and paper-feed rollers 6-12

Cleaning other rollers 6-16

Cleaning the sensor 6-16 Repacking the printer 6-18

User Manual

7 Troubleshooting

If you need help 7-1 Receiving email update notices 7-2

Using the automated fax systems 7-3 Symptoms and solutions 7-4

Diagnostic tools 7-4 Maintaining print quality 7-6

Printing hints 7-21

Improving print speed 7-22 PostScript printing errors 7-26 Printed colors are not what you expected 7-29 Selecting page sizes in Windows applications 7-33 Fonts printing incorrectly from Windows 7-35 Sharing the printer on a network 7-36 Startup page prints even though it is disabled 7-37 Media hints and tips 7-38

Clearing a media jam 7-39

8 Using the Front Panel

Front panel 8-1

Front panel indicators 8-1 Front panel buttons 8-2 Two-line display 8-4 Printer information 8-5 Protected mode for the front panel menu 8-6 Front panel menu map 8-7

Printing Help Pages 8-8

Enabling and disabling the Startup Page 8-10

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System

Tektronix Printer and Tektronix supplies: Made For Each Other® 9-1

Customizing your printer 9-1 Supplies and accessories 9-2

Interface cables and adapters 9-4 Expanding your printing system 9-5

Upgrade kits 9-5

Extended Features upgrade 9-6

Memory upgrade 9-7

PhaserShare network cards 9-8

Phaser Copystation accessory 9-9

Lower Tray Assembly 9-9

PhaserPrint for UNIX 9-10

SCSI hard disk 9-10

10 Regulatory Information and Specifications

Canadian EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) regulatory standards 10-1 Declaration of conformity (for 220-230 VAC equipment) 10-2

FCC Class B device (for 100-120 VAC equipment) 10-3 Material Safety Data Sheets 10-4

MSDS for Toner 10-5 Specifications 10-7

Index

User Manual

Chapter

Introduction

Features

The Phaser® 560 Color Laser Printer provides fast, high-quality color printing on plain paper and specialty media, plus the ease of operation and high performance you expect from a color laser printer. Some of its features include:

Feature Description

High quality

High speed

Crisp 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) printing with high-deﬁnition screening produces bright colors and clean text suited for nearly any application. Optionally available, full 1200 dpi imaging provides near-photographic print quality.

Fast Monochrome Mode

Fast Color Mode

Presentation Mode

Standard Mode

Premium Mode

14 pages per minute (ppm) monochrome at 600 dpi

(prints using black toner).

Nearly 5 ppm full color printing at 600 dpi

(prints using CMY toners).

Nearly 4 ppm full color, 14 ppm monochrome,

at 600 x 600 dpi.

Nearly 4 ppm full color, 14 ppm monochrome,

at 600 dpi.

Nearly 2 ppm full color, 7 ppm monochrome,

at 1200 dpi.

Workgroup-efﬁcient

Color calibration

Requires the Extended Features option.

High-capacity, easy-to-replace components minimize user intervention. Fast throughput and automatic tray switching make the Phaser 560 printer an excellent central resource for large or small workgroups.

A front panel control allows you to adjust individual color densities.

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Introduction

Feature Description

Job Collation feature

Generates multiple copies of a multiple-page job in collated order.

Check Print capability

Phaser Copystation

†

Special media

Duplex printing

Plain paper

Media sizes

Allows you to preview a large print job before running the entire job.

This optional accessory enables your printer to be used as a color copier.

A Multi-Purpose Feeder, with up to 100 sheet-capacity, accommodates the following:

Paper

■

(single-

■

Tektronix Transparencies

■

Tektronix Glossy Coated Paper

and

double-sided)

Card Stock

■

#10 Envelopes

■

Pre-cut Labels

■

Tektronix Fabric Transfer

Print double-sided on laser paper — either from the paper trays or the Multi-Purpose Feeder.

Prints on common ofﬁce papers:

■

60-105 g/m2 (16-28 lb.) Paper trays 75-165 g/m2 (20-44 lb.) Multi-Purpose Feeder

■

Letter, A4, Legal 89 x 254 mm to 216 x 356 mm Multi-Purpose Feeder

■

(3.5 x 10 in. to 8.5 x 14 in.

)

Paper and Transparency trays

Lower Tray Assembly

The optional Lower Tray Assembly provides two additional media trays, especially useful for automatic media selection when running large print jobs.

TekColor™ Dynamic Correction

Tektronix’ exclusive color-control technology makes it easy to print the colors you want. Includes the new best reproduction and print speed of each page in a document, depending on the elements (graphics and images) on each page.

Requires the Extended Features option.

Requires at least 24 Mbytes of memory.

†

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Automatic

color correction that adjusts the color quality for the

Feature Description

Easy to connect

Bi-directional parallel port with plug-and-play support; PhaserShare™ cards provide optional network interfaces for Ethernet (Novell NetWare, EtherTalk, and TCP/IP), Token Ring (Novell NetWare, TokenTalk, and TCP/IP), as well as LocalTalk (LocalTalk and RS-232).

Introduction

PhaserLink™ software printer control and information access

Font capacity

Improved reporting on consumable usage and replacement

PhaserLink software provides a breakthrough in printer control and information access, using HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol, the basis for World Wide Web browsers). This software allows you to use a standard web browser for these tasks:

■

View printer status

■

Control printer conﬁguration

■

View consumable information Link to online documentation via the World Wide Web

■

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

Note

Refer to the

PhaserShare Status Software User Manual

for complete details.

The Phaser 560 Color Printer has 17 resident PostScript fonts in the standard conﬁguration, upgradable to 39 fonts with the Extended Features option. Additionally, it accepts Adobe Type 1, Type 3, and TrueType downloadable fonts as well as a variety of user-deﬁned fonts. For additional font storage, the printer provides a SCS (Small Computer System Interface) port that allows you to attach an external hard disk.

■

Consumables Page Startup Page

■

Conﬁguration Page

■

PhaserLink software reporting Front panel status messages

■

Front panel menus Front panel

■

Info

button

(troubleshooting and job reporting

Requires the Extended Features option.

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Introduction

User

Manual

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Color Density Samples

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Quick Reference

Phaser 560

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Information roadmap

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer User Manual

Includes information on setting up, using, and caring for the printer:

■

Hardware and software set up

■

Selecting print features Caring for your printer (when and how to replace consumables; cleaning)

■

Troubleshooting Upgrade and ordering information

■

Quick Reference Guide

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

■

Supplies information

■

All about media (types, sizes, and using)

■

Replacing consumables Color calibration

■

Maintaining print quality: troubleshooting and occasional cleaning

■

Online access information

1-4

Consumables Instruction Sheets

Detailed, illustrated instructions included with each of the consumables.

Diskettes

Contain printer drivers, printer description ﬁles, color sampler charts, and utility ﬁles.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Introduction

Authorized Service Provider

Service Support CD-ROM

For Macintosh and

Windows based

computers.

Netscape 

Navigator v2.02 

and Adobe

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PhaserShare

™



Manual

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Phaser CopyStation

Phaser

Copystation 

Manual

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CD-ROM

Contains printer drivers, printer description ﬁles, color sampler charts, and utility ﬁles, the contents of this user manual in Acrobat (PDF) format and HTML format, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software, and supplemental information in PDF and HTML formats:

■

Using the printer’s downloadable utility ﬁles Printing HP-GL ﬁles

■

Printing from workstations

■

Using PANTONE Colors

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

README

ﬁles on the CD-ROM.

World 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

PhaserShare™ manuals*

Contain complete information on setting up and using the PhaserShare network ports.

Phaser Copystation User Manual*

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

Optional items.

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Chapter

At a glance

Getting Set Up

Installation of your printer involves these tasks:

1. Setting up the printer

Putting all the pieces together: unpacking the printer and accessories, installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly or the optional Phaser Copystation, loading the media tray(s), and installing the toner cartridges.

2. Connecting power and interface cables

3. Selecting a language for the front panel

4. Installing printer software on your computer

Refer to page 3-1 for complete instructions.

Note

To add a SCSI hard disk to your printer, see “Adding a hard disk for font storage” on the printer’s CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web site:

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

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Getting Set Up

Setting up the printer

What you get with your printer

The printer and its accessories are shipped in a single box. If you ordered an optional Lower Tray Assembly or Phaser Copystation, each is shipped separately.

The following items are shipped with the printer:

Quick-Start Installation Instructions

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer User Manual

Phaser 560 printer CD-ROM and diskettes

Registration card and license agreement

Quick Reference Guide

and

Color Density Samples

2-2

Supplies information sheet

Power cord

Parallel cable adapter

Optional PhaserShare software manuals and diskettes

10.

Four starter toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow)

Media

11.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

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7 8

Supplies

Quick-Start

Installation

User

Manual

PhaserShare

Registration

License

Agreement

Media

10 11

Media

Color Density

Samples

Quick

Reference

User Manual

2-3

Getting Set Up

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Phaser CopyStation

1 2

A/Letter

Optional accessories

Lower Tray Assembly,

Phaser Copystation

SCSI hard disk

PAPER

tray and

TRANSPARENCY

tray

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Registering your printer

Registration

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.

Getting Set Up

In the accessories box

A customer registration card is included with the printer.

Fill out the customer registration card that is appropriate for you (U.S. or international versions).

Mail the registration form to Tektronix.

At power-up, the printer automatically produces a Registration Page (if Letter-size paper is loaded and the printer’s page count is 6, 7, or 8).

From the printer

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Getting Set Up

Removing the packing material

Remove the plastic bag from the printer.

Remove any adhesive tape that holds the printer’s doors shut.

Save

all

Note

is necessary.

packing material in case moving or subsequent shipment

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly

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An optional Lower Tray Assembly is available with the printer; it provides two additional media trays (in addition to the standard media tray and the multi-purpose feeder). Follow these steps to install the Lower Tray Assembly.

Getting Set Up

Warning

The printer weighs about 43 kg. (94 lbs.) and the Lower Tray Assembly weighs about 14 kg (31 lbs.). Observe standard precautions for lifting heavy objects.

The printer is not permanently attached to the Lower Tray Assembly. When you move the printer, move the pieces separately; moving the printer incorrectly may damage it and may cause personal injury.

Place the Lower Tray Assembly on a solid, level table or cart you have selected for your printer.

Place the printer on top of the Lower T ray Assembly. Always keep the printer upright.

Make sure that the fr ont and back alignment pins ﬁt in the holes in the base of the printer.

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Installing the toner cartridges

Note

The toner cartridges that are shipped with the printer are starter cartridges. They are installed the same as High-Capacity cartridges; the only difference is that starter cartridges have less toner.

Remove each toner cartridge from its packaging.

Instructions for loading each toner cartridge are the same except for the slot into which you insert each cartridge.

Remove the shipping cover from each cartridge.

Open the printer’s right side door to install the toner cartridges.

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Caution

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

When installing the cartridges, be careful not to leave the side door open for an extended time; other components are exposed to light and can be damaged by light exposure.

Insert each toner cartridge in the slot labeled for its color.

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Black

Magenta

Cyan

Magenta

Cyan

Yellow

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Black

Magenta

Yellow

Magenta

Yellow

Cyan

From top to bottom, the order of the color toner cartridges is

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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Getting Set Up

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Preparing the imaging unit

Before operating the printer, you must perform these steps to prepare the imaging unit for printing:

Open the printer’s front door.

Turn the upper lever 90˚ clockwise to align the lever’s triangle

with the triangle on the surface of the imaging unit.

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Close the printer’s front door.

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Setting up the output tray

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Quick Reference

Phaser 560

Remove the adhesive tape that holds the output tray against the printer; gently lower it to its operating position.

Getting Set Up

Insert the

Quick Reference Guide

Remove the accessories box and insert it into the document holder on the side of the printer.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Quick Reference Guide

from the

User Manual

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A4

Paper

Adding paper or transparencies

The printer is shipped with a

PAPER

tray (either A/Letter-size or A4-size)

installed.

Remove the

Pull the tray out of the printer’s right side.

Remove all the packaging materials from inside the tray; refer to

PAPER

tray

the instruction sheet attached to the tray.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Getting Set Up

Types and sizes of media trays

The printer uses ﬁve unique media trays, as well as the multi-purpose feeder for any media type:

Tray Media Type Size

A/Letter Paper A/Letter A4 Paper A4 Transparency Legal Paper

Multi-Purpose Feeder

Note

Transparency

Paper Transparency 8.5 x 11 in.

Specialty media 3.5 x 10 in. to 8.5 x 14 in.

For the best print quality, make sure that you load the correct media; each tray is designed and labeled for Transparency. Although the printer will still print if you load the wrong media type in a tray, the print quality will suffer.

If you have the Lower Tray Assembly installed and you wish to use the automatic tray-switching feature (for example, for a large print job), make sure that all trays in the printer at any one time are loaded with the

same

media type and size.

standard optional optional optional optional

standard

8.5 x 11 in.

210 x 297 mm

8.5 x 14 in. 216 x 356 mm

3.5 x 10 in. to 8.5 x 14 in.

210 x 297 mm

89 x 254 mm to 216 x 356 mm

only

Paper or

Multi-Purpose Feeder

For instructions on loading media into and printing from the Multi-Purpose Feeder, refer to “Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder” on page 4-40.

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PAPER

Loading media

If you ordered additional media trays, or if you ordered a Lower Tray Assembly (which includes a arrives in its own shipping box. Unpack each tray from its box and remove all packaging material from inside the tray(s); refer to the instruction sheet inside each tray.

Follow these steps to load media in any of the trays.

TRANSPARENCY

tray and

PAPER

tray), each tray

Note

For complete information on loading all types of media in the trays and the Multi-Purpose Feeder , refer to “All about media” on page 4-30.

If you have not already done so, push down on the media tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place.

Caution

To keep your printer in good working order, always use clean media.

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Getting Set Up

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TRANSPARENCY

Fan the paper or transparencies, but be careful not to leave

ﬁngerprints, which can result in a smudged print.

Place paper or transparencies in the tray under the hooks.

If loading transparencies, load them so that the notched corner (4)

is placed closest to the media level label (

). Refer to “Loading

transparencies” on page 4-38 for more details.

You can load approximately 250 sheets of paper or 100 sheets of

transparency ﬁlm. Use the label on the inside of the tray as a reference for the proper amount of media.

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6. If you have a single media tray

Slide the

PAPER

tray completely into the slot.

PAPER

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If you have a Lower Tray Assembly

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A4 Transparency

Install a media tray into each of the three slots.

PAPER

Note

A, B

( should only be inserted in the upper (

tray can be installed in any of the three tray slots

, and C); however, for best results, the

Getting Set Up

TRANSPARENCY

tray

) and middle (B) tray slots.

A/Letter

Paper

Legal

Paper

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SCSI

Serial

PhaserShare™ LocalTalk/Serial Card

PhaserShare™ 

Token Ring Card

PhaserShare™

Ethernet Card

RX

Link

10Base2 10Base-T

Parallel

Connecting 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 “Printer interface cables and adapters” on page 9-4 about ordering cables for connecting the printer.

1. PhaserShare card

(

optional)

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, TokenTalk, TCP/IP, 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 network cards” on page 9-8 for ordering information.

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Getting Set Up

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Parallel

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 the Tektronix World Wide Web site (

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

■

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:

3. SCSI

■

to your printer, refer to Chapter 2 of the

Manual

Copystation accessory” on page 9-9 for ordering information.

External SCSI hard disk

■

downloadable fonts or for printer collation with the Extended Features option. You can connect one or more SCSI external hard disks to the printer; available SCSI ID numbers are Refer to “SCSI hard disk” on page 9-10 for ordering information.

Make sure that all SCSI devices are turned off before plugging or unplugging any cables.

(

standard)

For connecting these optional peripheral devices:

Phaser Copystation

. Required SCSI ID numbers are 5 and 6. Refer to “Phaser

To set up and connect the Phaser Copystation

Phaser Copystation User

Provides additional storage for

0, 1, 2, 3

User Manual

, and 4.

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Turning on the printer

After you have connected all the interface cables, you are ready to connect the power cord and turn on 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.

Plug the power cord into the printer and into a grounded outlet.

Turn on the power to any peripherals you have connected (i.e., a SCSI disk or Phaser Copystation).

Wait about 10 seconds, then turn on the printer.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

What happens at power-up

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Exit

■

Both status indicators (power and error ) on the printer’s front panel light brieﬂy. Messages appear in the Liquid Crystal Display panel (LCD). The printer goes through a series of self-tests. The printer takes about 3 minutes to warm up and complete the self-tests (depending on the amount of memory installed).

■

After the self-tests run successfully, the printer prints a Startup Page and, if the printer’s copy count is between ﬁve and eight pages, prints a Registration Page. The Startup Page prints whenever you turn on or reset the printer.

Getting Set Up

Note

You can disable the Startup Page using either the front panel menu (refer to page 8-10 for instructions) or a software utility ﬁle provided on the printer’s CD-ROM and the Tektronix World Wide Web site (refer to “Enabling 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 amber indicator is off, and the front panel message reads

Ready

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Getting Set Up

Exit

Selecting a language for the front panel

By default, the front panel is set to display messages in English. If the Kanji font SIMM is installed, front panel messages display, by default, in Japanese. Use the printer’s front panel to change the default to any of these languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, English, or Japanese.

When the printer is on and the

button. You see this message:

Help Pages <--- ---> Menu

Ready

message appears, press the

Pressing the left arrow button ( selections; pressing the right arrow button ( through the selections; and menu.

Using the left (

the selections until you see this message:

Language <--- ---> Menu

Press the

see this message:

Language:English* <--- ---> OK

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

Press the right arrow button until the display shows the language you want from these selections:

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

<---

) or right (

button to enter the language selection menu. You

<---

) scrolls backward through the

--->

) scrolls forward

enters the currently displayed

--->

) arrow buttons, scroll through

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Press OK to select the language. Press the button until

is displayed in the selected language.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Ready

Making a demonstration print

You can print a Demonstration Page to check that your printer is set up and operating correctly.

Getting Set Up

When the printer is on and the

button. You see this message:

Help Pages <--- ---> Menu

Press the

Using the left ( the selections until you see this message:

Press the

button. You see this message:

Consumables Page <--- ---> Print

<---

) or right (

Demonstration Page <--- ---> Print

button to print the Demonstration Page.

--->

Ready

message appears, press the

) arrow buttons, scroll through

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Getting Set Up

Exit

Setting the Energy Star Timeout

When the printer is idle for a predetermined amount of time, it enters Energy Star mode, which reduces the power consumption and displays

Standby

when it receives a signal, either from the front panel or a ﬁle being sent. By default, the Energy Star mode is enabled and its timeout is set to 1 hour.

For normal ofﬁce environments, it is recommended that you set the timeout to 3 hours. To change this setting, follow these steps.

on the printer’s front panel. The printer resumes normal power

When the printer is on and the

button. You see this message:

Help Pages <--- ---> Menu

Scroll through the selections until you see this message:

Printer Defaults <--- ---> Menu

Ready

message appears, press the

Press the

Scroll through the selections until you see this message:

Press the

where the asterisk (*) indicates the currently selected timeout value.

Press the right arrow button to increment the value, until the display reads:

Press OK to select the displayed value. Press the button until

Ready

button.

Energy Star Timeout <--- ---> Menu

button. The screen displays this message:

Timeout:1 hrs * <--- ---> OK

Timeout:3 hrs * <--- ---> OK

is displayed.

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Chapter

Installing Printer Software

Packaged with your printer are 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, utility ﬁles, and user documentation.

■

For PC platforms, turn to page 3-1.

■

For Macintosh platforms, turn to page 3-16.

■

For workstations, turn to page 3-22.

PC/Windows software

Overview

These are the basic steps for software installation.

Make a note of this information and refer to it during the on-screen installation procedure.

What is your printer’s conﬁguration? Look on the printer’s Startup Page:

Extended Features: Extended Features:

To which port is your printer connected?

No Yes

Phaser 560 - Base version Phaser 560 - Extended version

User Manual

3-1

Installing Printer Software

Installing printer software for Windows 95

Note

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

Click the Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type

Click

In the click

Easy Installation Custom Installation

The following ﬁles are copied to your hard disk:

■

QuarkXPress PDF

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

■

PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop

(installs an application-speciﬁc plug-in, if the application if found)

■

Samplers

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

Start

icon in the taskbar, and select

in the two introduction screens in the

Select Installation T ype

dialog box, select either

Run

SETUP.EXE

Installer

Easy Installation

In the

Driver Installation

options:

■

Drivers/PPDs

(installs driver ﬁles and printer description ﬁles)

QuarkXPress PDF

■

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

■

PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop

(installs an application-speciﬁc plug-in, if the application if found)

Click

In the

Custom Install: Select Utilities

following options:

■

Printer Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for selecting printer features)

■

Network Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for using the printer on a network)

Samplers

■

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

Use the default Destination Directory or click Browse.

Click

Files are copied to your hard disk.

, and click OK.

dialog box, select from the following

Custom Installation

dialog box, select from the

, and

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

The

10.

11.

Finish Installation

click

. The

Add Printer Wizard

In the

Add Printer Wizard

Select your printer’s connection, either

Network Printer

In the

Manufacturers/Printers

Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, and click OK. Select your printer, and click

■

Tektronix Phaser 560

■

Tektronix Phaser 560 Extended

If you are not sure which version of the printer you have, check the printer’s startup page for

Extended Features: Yes

dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup;

program is automatically launched.

, click

in the opening dialog box.

Local Printer

, and click

dialog box, click

(standard printer conﬁguration)

(Extended Features option)

or No.

Have Disk

Installing Printer Software

Select the port your printer is connected to, and click

12.

13.

Enter a name for the printer, and select the Phaser 560 as the default printer if desired, and click

14.

Decide if you want to print a test page, In the

15.

16.

Installation Completed

You may see a want to restart now or later, and click OK.

Note

See the “Adobe PostScript Printer Driver User Guide” on the printer’s CD-ROM (USERGUIDE.PDF) for detailed information on the AdobePS 4 driver.

Restart Windows

dialog box, click

dialog box if the system needs to update some ﬁles. Decide if you

Yes

or No, and click

Finish

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Installing Printer Software

Installing printer software for Windows NT 4.0

Note

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

Click the Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type

Click

In the click

Easy Installation Custom Installation

The following ﬁles are copied to your hard disk:

■

QuarkXPress PDF

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

■

PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop

(installs an application-speciﬁc plug-in, if the application if found)

■

Samplers

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

Start

icon in the taskbar, and select

in the two introduction screens in the

Select Installation T ype

dialog box, select either

Run

SETUP.EXE

Installer

Easy Installation

In the

Driver Installation

options:

■

Drivers/PPDs

(installs driver ﬁles and printer description ﬁles)

QuarkXPress PDF

■

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

■

PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop

(installs an application-speciﬁc plug-in, if the application if found)

Click

In the

Custom Install: Select Utilities

following options:

■

Printer Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for selecting printer features)

■

Network Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for using the printer on a network)

Samplers

■

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

Use the default Destination Directory or click Browse.

Click

Files are copied to your hard disk.

, and click OK.

Custom Installation

dialog box, select from the following

dialog box, select from the

, and

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

The

Finish Installation

click

. The

In the

Add Printer Wizard

dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup;

Add Printer Wizard

, click

program is automatically launched.

in the opening dialog box.

Installing Printer Software

Select printer management, either

Select the port your printer is connected to, and click

10.

In the

Manufacturers/Printers

Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, and click OK.

11.

12.

Select your printer, and click

Tektronix Phaser 560

■

Tektronix Phaser 560 Extended

■

If you are not sure which version of the printer you have, check the printer’s startup page for

Extended Features: Yes

13.

Enter a name for the printer, and select the Phaser 560 as the default printer if desired, and click Decide if you want to share the printer,

14.

15.

Decide if you want to print a test page,

16.

In the

Installation Completed

You may see a

17.

want to restart now or later, and click OK.

Restart Windows

(standard printer conﬁguration)

or No.

My computer

dialog box, click

(Extended Features option)

Shared

Yes

dialog box, click

dialog box if the system needs to update some ﬁles. Decide if you

Network printer server

Have Disk

Not shared

or No, and click

Finish

, and click

Finish

, and click

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Installing Printer Software

Installing printer software for Windows NT 3.51

Note

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

Select

Run

from the

Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type

Click

in the two introduction screens in the

In the

Select Installation T ype

click

Easy Install Custom Install

The following ﬁles are copied to your hard disk:

■

QuarkXPress PDF

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

■

PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop

(installs an application-speciﬁc plug-in, if the application if found)

■

Samplers

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

File

menu.

SETUP.EXE

Installer

dialog box, select either

In the

Driver Installation

options:

■

Drivers/PPDs

(installs driver ﬁles and printer description ﬁles)

QuarkXPress PDF

■

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

■

PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop

(installs an application-speciﬁc plug-in, if the application if found)

Click

In the

Custom Install: Select Utilities

following options:

■

Printer Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for selecting printer features)

■

Network Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for using the printer on a network)

Samplers

■

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

Use the default Destination Directory or click Browse.

Click

Files are copied to your hard disk.

Easy Installation

, and click OK.

Custom Installation

dialog box, select from the following

dialog box, select from the

, and

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

The

10.

Finish Installation

click

. The

Print Manager

From the In the Type in the drive for the printer’s CD-ROM or diskette, click OK. In the

Printer

Create Printer

Select Driver

menu select

dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup;

opens automatically.

Create Printer

dialog box, under

Driver

, select

Printer Driver

Other

, select your Phaser 560 printer, and click OK:

Installing Printer Software

Tektronix Phaser 560 Extended

■

Tektronix Phaser 560

■

If you are not sure which version of the printer you have, check the printer’s startup page for

Extended Features: Yes

In the

11.

12.

13.

14.

Create Printer

Select options in the

Enabling the

In the

Print Manager

In the

Installation Completed

(Extended Features option)

(standard printer conﬁguration)

or No.

dialog box, ﬁll in the other ﬁelds as desired, then click OK.

PostScript Printer Setup

Use Printer Halftoning

, from the

Printer

dialog box, click

menu select

dialog box, and click OK.

option is recommended.

Exit

Finish

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Installing Printer Software

Installing printer software for Windows 3.1

Note

If you are installing from ﬂoppy diskettes, you may need more than one diskette depending on your Windows system. Keep all of the printer’s diskettes handy during the installation, and insert each diskette when you are prompted by the installation program. The Tektronix driver is available on both CD-ROM and diskette; the AdobePS3 driver is available on CD-ROM only.

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

Select

Run

Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type

Click In the

click

Easy Installation

The following ﬁles are copied to your hard disk:

Tektronix Printer Driver

■

QuarkXPress PDF

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

Samplers

■

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

from the

in the two introduction screens in the

Select Installation T ype

File

menu.

dialog box, select either

SETUP.EXE

Installer

Easy Installation

, and click OK.

Custom Installation

, and

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Installing Printer Software

Custom Installation

In the

Driver Installation

■

Drivers/PPDs

(installs driver ﬁles and printer description ﬁles)

QuarkXPress PDF

■

(installs an application-speciﬁc printer description ﬁle)

Click

If you selected Select one of the following drivers and click

Adobe Printer Driver for Windows 3.1

■

Tektronix Printer Driver for Windows 3.1

Note:

The Tektronix Printer Driver for Windows 3.1 must be installed in the Windows directory (default Destination

Drivers/PPDs

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.

In the

Custom Install: Select Utilities

■

Printer Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for selecting printer features)

■

Network Utilities

(installs utility ﬁles for using the printer on a network)

Samplers

■

(installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler)

Use the default Destination Directory or click Browse.

Click

Files are copied to your hard disk.

dialog box, select from the following options:

in the previous window, the

dialog box, select from the following options:

Custom Install: Select Drivers

dialog box appears.

If you are installing the Tektronix driver, select your printer type and click

Tektronix Phaser 560 Base version

■

Tektronix Phaser 560 Extended version

■

(printer’s standard conﬁguration)

(Extended Features option)

If you are not sure which version of the printer you have, check the printer’s startup page for

Extended Features: Yes

The

Finish Installation

click

In the

Installation Completed

Go on to the setup instructions (refer to the next page).

or No.

dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup;

dialog box, click

Finish

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Installing Printer Software

Tektronix Driver for Windows 3.1: Setup instructions

If you selected

Installation

Open the Windows

Open the

Under

■

Tek Phaser 560 (TekColor) Ext

(Extended Features option)

■

Tek Phaser 560 (TekColor)

(standard printer conﬁguration)

Select the printer’s port, click OK.

Easy Installation

, continue with the following instructions:

Control Panel

Printers

Installed Printers

dialog box.

, or if you selected the

, select your Phaser 560 printer, click

Tektronix Driver for Windows 3.1

Connect

in the

Custom

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

AdobePS 3 Driver for Windows 3.1: Setup instructions

If you selected the instructions:

In the Adobe installer, click

Click

Continue

Click the

After Windows restarts, the and click

■

Tektronix Phaser 560 Extended

(Extended Features option)

■

Tektronix Phaser 560

(standard printer conﬁguration)

Click OK in the next dialog box.

Click

Click OK in the information dialog box.

In the

Control Panel

In the

Printers

10.

In the

Connect

AdobePS 3 Driver for Windows 3.

Read

Skip

in the

PostScript Printer Driver Setup

Restart Windows

Install

in the

Install PostScript Printer from PPD

dialog box, select the printer you just installed, and click

dialog box, select the port the printer is connected to, and click OK.

button in the dialog box that appears.

Install PostScript Printer from PPD

, double-click

Printers

1 in the

README.WRI

Installing Printer Software

Custom Installation

dialog box to start the installation.

dialog box. Files are copied to your computer.

dialog box opens. Select your printer in the list

dialog box.

Connect

, continue with the following

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Installing Printer Software

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

TCP/IP connection

Note

Select Select

Select

For to the network).

Note

For

Click OK to complete the installation.

Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 include network software called

TCP/IP print services

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

Create a new printer Other

in the

Print to

LPR Port

Name or address of host providing lpd

The printer’s IP address may be available on the printer’s Conﬁguration Page. If not, ask your network administrator.

Name of printer on that machine

PS AUTO

for

Available Print Monitors

for PostScript for automatic selection

in the

ﬁeld of the

Services for Macintosh

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

Print Manager

Printer Properties

, type in one of the following (use capital letters):

; select the appropriate printer driver.

dialog box.

; click OK.

, type your printer’s

IP address

(or Host name if known

(AppleTalk) and

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

AppleTalk connection

Installing Printer Software

Note

Select

Select Double-click on the appropriate zone (if there are multiple AppleTalk zones).

Select your Tektronix printer and click OK. At the prompt

5. Note

Click OK to complete the installation.

Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 include network software called

TCP/IP print services

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

Create a new printer Other

in the

Print to

AppleTalk Printing Devices

Do you want to capture this AppleTalk Printing Device?

Clicking spooler, as long as NT Server allows sharing of this printer.

Yes

hides the printer from regular Macintosh users, forcing them to use NT Server as a

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

in the

Print Manager

ﬁeld of the

for

Printer Properties

Available Print Monitors

; select the appropriate printer driver.

Services for Macintosh

dialog box.

; click OK.

(AppleTalk) and

, click No.

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Installing Printer Software

Setting up the printer on a network (Windows NT 4.0)

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

Note

Log-in as Administrator or a user with administrator access privileges. Click on the

Double-click on the

Select one of these options, then click

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

Note

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.

Start

button. Select

Add Printer

My Computer Network

LPTx COM Add Port

Recommended:

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

Microsoft TCP/IP Printing

Locally installed and managed printer Networked printer

Parallel-printer connection Serial-connected printer Networked printer

connect via TCP/IP by double-clicking on the

Settings

icon In the

, then click OK and install this service.

, then select

Printers

Printer

dialog box.

. Click on the

from the submenu.

LPR Port

Services

tab, then click

Add

. Select

If Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services is 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

Add

. Select

server.

Enter the printer’s IP address in the box labeled

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

TCP/IP Protocol

Protocols

and click OK. To apply these changes, restart the Windows NT 4.0

Name or address of server providing lpd

tab and click

Installing Printer Software

In the box marked

uppercase, then click OK.

Click

in the

In the

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Add Printer Wizard

In the

Add Printer Wizard

Type in the path name (CD-ROM or diskette) to the driver ﬁles, then click OK. Select the printer model and click If prompted that a driver is already installed for this printer, select

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

Check one of the following options, then click

Shared

Not shared

Select one of these options, then click

Yes No

Name of printer or print queue on that server

Printer Ports

To share the printer on the network (click on all platforms that may use this printer.)

If the printer is a local printer only

Print a Test Page Do not print a Test Page

box. dialog box, click the box next to this new port; then click dialog box, click

Finish

Have Disk

to add a new Tektronix driver.

Recommended

, enter PS (for PostScript) in

Replace existing driver

, then click

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

17.

for the location of printer ﬁles. Type in the CD-ROM drive followed by

. Files are copied to your hard disk.

If you printed a Test Page, check if it printed; then click OK.

18.

and

you selected

Shared

in Step 15, a message appears asking

\PPDS95NT.DRV

User Manual

, and click

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Installing Printer Software

Macintosh software

Overview for Mac™OS platforms

These are the basic steps and information necessary for software installation.

Make a note of this information and refer to it during the on-screen installation procedure.

What is your printer’s conﬁguration? Look on the printer’s Startup Page:

Extended Features: Extended Features:

Decide which drivers you want to install:

Install the printer’s software according to your operating system’s speciﬁc procedures.

Select one:

Easy Install Custom Install

Follow the installer’s on-screen prompts.

Follow the instructions for setting up the driver you installed.

To begin the installation procedures:

No Yes

❏

LaserWriter 8 drive

❏

Phaser 560 driver

❏

Phaser 560 GX driver

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

Phaser 560 - Base version Phaser 560 - Extended version

Turn to page 3-18 now.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Installing Printer Software

Custom Install or Easy Install?

Installer options Software Description Installed folder

Custom

Install

Easy

Install

LaserWriter 8 Driver

Phaser 560 Driver

Phaser 560 GX Driver Printer Descriptions

ColorSync Proﬁle

Samplers QuarkXPress PDF File

PhaserPrint Photoshop Plug-in

Screen Fonts Printer Utilities

Network Utilities * PANTONE® Files *

Screen fonts to match the printer’s fonts.

Printer utility ﬁles for controlling printer

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.

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.

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: Preferences:

ColorSync™ Proﬁles PhaserTools:Samplers QuarkXPress

folder:

PDF

Photoshop application folder

System Folder:Fonts PhaserTools: Printer Utilities

PhaserTools:Network Utilitie PhaserTools:PANTONE Files

application

Available only on the printer’s CD-ROM.

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3-17

Installing Printer Software

Installing printer software for Macintosh

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.

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

computer. Double-click the

Select

Easy Install

For Easy Install a.

Click

Install.

For details on each item to be installed, click

For Custom Install: a.

Select

Custom Install.

elect individual items to install.

b. c.

Click the buttons for information on each item.

Click

Install

Phaser 560 Installer

Custom Install

to install the selected items.

icon. Click

(see page 3-17 for the list of ﬁles in each):

Continue

Read Me.

until the

Easy Install

window appears.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Setting up the Phaser 560 printer driver

Use with System Software 6.0.7, or 7.0 and later.

Select

Chooser

Click on the icon of the Phaser 560 printer driver (on the left side of the

from the

Apple

menu after installing the printer’s software (page 3-18).

Installing Printer Software

Chooser

Click on the

Select your printer from the list of printers on the right side of the your hardware connections and which zone you have selected in the

Close the

Zone

Chooser

for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

Chooser

. If it is not in the list, check

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Installing Printer Software

Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver

Select

Chooser

Click on the icon of the LaserWriter 8 printer driver (on the left side of the

from the

Apple

menu after installing the printer’s software (page 3-18).

Chooser

Click on the

Select your printer from the list of printers on the right side of the

your hardware connections and which zone you have selected in the

Click

Setup

TKPH5601.PPD TKP560P1.PPD

Click

Select

Close the

* Check the Startup Page for your printer’s conﬁguration information.

Zone

for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

. Click on the PPD for your printer: *

Standard conﬁguration Extended Features option

Chooser

. If it is not in the list, check

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Setting up the Phaser 560 GX printer driver

Refer to the on-line manual on the printer’s CD-ROM.

Select

Chooser

Click on the icon of the Phaser 560 GX printer driver (on the left side of the

from the

Apple

menu after installing the printer’s software (page 3-18).

Installing Printer Software

Chooser

Click on the

Select your printer from the list of printers on the right side of the your hardware connections and which zone you have selected in the

In the

AppleTalk Servers

Click Close the

Zone

for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

Connect via

Shared desktop printer

Create

Chooser

ﬁeld’s pop-up menu, select your printer’s communication method:

Standard network connection

to create a desktop printer. An icon of the printer appears on the desktop.

Chooser

. If it is not in the list, check

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3-21

Installing Printer Software

Workstation software

Downloadable printer utility ﬁles

Note

Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer’s CD-ROM 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

■

Default tray

■

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 PC diskette 1 and copy the ﬁles to your workstation’s hard drive.

■

Access the Tektronix anonymous

■

Download utility ﬁles from the Tektronix Bulletin Board Service (BBS); refer to page 7-1.

■

Access the Tektronix World Wide Web server on the Internet:

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

■

Access sample scripts that are available on-line; refer to page 7-1 for information.

.bin

directory for workstation-speciﬁc ﬁles.

ftp

site on the Internet at

platform

>/560

ftp.tek.com

Home page Utility ﬁles

PhaserPrint for UNIX software (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

3-22

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 page 9-10.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Chapter

Printing Basics

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 printer” on page 2-18. If you haven’t already installed the printer’s software, refer to “Installing Printer Software” on page 3-1 for instructions before continuing.

Refer to the following topics for speciﬁc information:

■

“Printing from a PC” on page 4-1

■

“Printing from a Macintosh” on page 4-12

■

“Printing from a workstation” on page 4-18

Note

Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer’s CD-ROM for information on “Printing from DOS.”

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. Refer to page 4-2 for a reference table of printing features and to page 4-20 for detailed information.

Without a supported driver, you can make some printing selections from the printer’s front panel. Refer to page 4-21 for a list of front panel selections and to page 8-1 for instructions on using the front panel.

For information on selecting print options with utility ﬁles, refer to the online documents on the printer’s CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web site at

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

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4-1

Printing Basics

Print features quick reference: Windows printer drivers

Windo

ws 3.1

Feature Page #

Media size

■

Letter*

■

Legal A4

■

Tray selection

Paper*

■

Transparency

■

Upper

†

Middle

■

†

■

Lower

■

Multi-Purpose Tray Multi-Purpose Manual

■

Feed

Multi-Purpose Manual Feed Media

■

Paper*

■

Paper 2nd Side Transparency

■

Coated Paper

■

Card or Envelope Label

■

Fabric Transfer

Print quality modes

■

Fast Monochrome Fast Color

■

Presentation

■

Standard * Premium ‡

■

page 4-30

page 4-33, page 4-35

page 4-33, page 4-40

page 4-23

AdobePS 3 Tektronix driver PostScript

tab

Setup

➥

Paper Size

Setup

➥

Paper Source

Setup

Options

➥

Printer Features

MP Manual

➥

Feed Media

Setup

Options

➥

Printer Features

➥

Print Quality

Paper tab

➥

Paper Size

Paper tab

➥

Paper Source

Note:

to see all trays in the list, go to the

Features

and select

Lower Trays Installed

Features tab

➥

Features tab

➥

Optional

MP Manual Feed

Media

Print Quality

Operating System

Windows 95

Microsoft PostScript

AdobePS 4

PostScript

Properties

➥

Paper tab

Paper Size

➥

Properties

➥

Paper tab

➥

Paper Source

Properties

Device Options

➥

Printer Features

MP Manual Feed

➥

Media

Properties

Device Options tab

➥

Printer features

Print Quality

➥

Windows NT 4.0

PostScript driver

Properties

➥

Advanced tab

Paper/Output

➥

Paper Size

Properties

➥

Advanced tab

➥

Paper/Output

Paper Source

➥

Note:

to see all trays

in the list, go to the

Device Settings Installable Options

Optional Lower Trays

and click

Properties

Advanced tab

➥

Properties

Advanced tab

➥

tab, to

Installed

Printer features

MP Manual

➥

Feed Media

Printer features

Print Quality

➥

, click

Factory default setting.

†

Available with the Lower Tray Assembly.

‡ Available with the Extended Features option.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Print features quick reference: Windows printer drivers (cont'd.)

Operating System

Windo

ws 3.1

Feature Page #

Color correction

Automatic *

■

None

■

Vivid Color Simulate Display

■

SWOP Press

■

Euroscale Press Commercial Press

■

Use Printer Setting

‡

On Off *

‡

Quick Collate

■

Check Print

■

page 4-24

page 5-8

page 5-11

AdobePS 3 Tektronix driver PostScript

Features tab

➥

Color Correction

Features tab

Quick Collate

➥

Features tab

Check Print

➥

Options

➥

Printer Features

Color Correction

➥

Options

Printer Features

➥

Quick Collate

Options

Printer Features

➥

Check Print

Windows 95

Microsoft PostScript

AdobePS 4

PostScript

Properties

➥

Device Options tab

Printer features

➥

Color Correction

Properties

Device Options tab

➥

Printer features

Quick Collate

➥

Properties

Device Options tab

➥

Printer features

➥

Check Print

Printing Basics

Windows NT 4.0

PostScript driver

Properties

➥

Advanced tab

Printer features

➥

Color Correction

Properties

Advanced tab

➥

Printer features

Quick Collate

➥

Properties

Advanced tab

➥

Printer features

➥

Check Print

Image Smoothing

■

On Off *

■

Output Order

■

Factory default setting.

†

Available with the Lower Tray Assembly.

Face Up (on) * Face Down (off)

page 5-14

page 4-25 Features tab

Features tab

Image Smoothing

➥

Output Order

‡ Available with the Extended Features option.

Options

Printer Features

➥

Image Smoothing

Options

➥

Printer Features

Output Order

➥

Properties

Device Options tab

➥

Printer features

Image Smoothing

➥

Properties

➥

Device Options tab

Printer features

➥

Output Order

Properties

Advanced tab

➥

Properties

➥

Advanced tab

Printer features

➥

User Manual

Printer features

Image Smoothing

Output Order

4-3

Printing Basics

Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95

To select printing options in the

In the

Printers

Properties

Click the following tabs to see printing options; refer to your Windows 95 documentation for more

information on tabs and options.

Details

Set the

■

Under (4 minutes). Setting it higher ensures that you will not lose a multi-page job due to a timeout after the

Transmission Retry

Paper Graphics

■

Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer’s CD-ROM for more information on host color correction.

Note

Use the the

Device Options

window, click the

from the menu.

For timeout settings and other options

Timeout

PostScript Timeout

Graphics

settings. Refer to “Setting the timeouts” on page 4-11 for instructions.

For media options (sizes, types, and source) For graphics options

Print Quality

tab.

For printer-speciﬁc options (color corrections)

AdobePS 4 driver

Phaser 560

values, leave

alert message is displayed.

selections in the

, follow these steps:

printer icon with the right mouse button, then select

Job Timeout

Device Options

set to 0. Set

tab instead of the

WaitTimeout

Resolution Options

to the default,

240

4-4

■

Select

Installed

make this selection for the optional media trays to be available under the

Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer’s CD-ROM for more information on host

■

color correction.

for the optional Lower Tray Assembly if your printer has this accessory. You must

Paper

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

tab.

Printing Basics

PostScript Note

■

The PostScript header contains important PostScript information that must accompany each print job; it is not a banner page printed with each job. If an option is not selected, an error message is displayed on your computer screen and your job does not print.

Click

one

Download header with each print job

■

This option downloads PostScript header information with each print job.

recommended setting.

Send Header Now

■

This button saves the PostScript header information in the printer. After selecting this button, select the smaller and faster than the ﬁrst option, but you need to click the every time the printer is turned off or reset.

■

Click the printing, select

Send Ctrl-D

For PostScript-related options

of the following in the

PostScript header

ﬁeld:

Assume header is downloaded and retained

Advanced

button to see more options. Select

Binary communications protocol

under

before and after a job. Click OK when ﬁnished.

This is the

option which makes print ﬁles a little

Send Header Now

Use PostScript Level 2 features

Data format

. T o ensure job integrity, select

. For faster

button

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4-5

Printing Basics

Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver

When using Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have ﬁrst installed and set up a driver for a Phaser 560 printer (refer to page 3-4). Then, select printer features (such as TekColor color corrections) from the Windows NT driver.

Selecting printer options from the Control Panel

Note

To view a printer’s

Open the

With the right mouse button, click on the printer’s icon. With the left mouse button, click on

Click the

Note

Document properties set from an application always override document defaults set in the printer’s Properties sheets. However, if an application does not set a document property (such as page orientation or paper size), the printer defaults to the document properties set in the printer’s Document Properties sheets.

Default Document Properties

Printers

Advanced Page Setup

Select make this selection for the optional media trays to be available under

folder.

Installed

Document Defaults.

tab to change any printer features, including TekColor.

tab to see other features.

for the optional Lower Tray Assembly if your printer has this accessory. You must

Print command options in an application

Note

Select other settings in this dialog box.

Changes to any of these settings override the

Printers

folder.

from the

File

menu; the

dialog box appears. You can select a different printer and

Default Printer Properties

Document Defaults

settings in the

Click on the

Click the information as the

Click the

Documents Defaults Properties Page Setup

4-6

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Properties

Advanced

Page Setup

button; the

tab to change any printer features, including T ekColor. This tab displays the same

Document Defaults Properties Advanced

tab to see other features. This tab displays the same information as the

Printer Document Properties

tab.

sheet appears.

Page Setup options in an application

Printing Basics

Note

Select

Select Click on the

here. Click on the

Click the information as the

Click the

Default Properties Page Setup

Note

If changing the Printer Driver settings through Page Setup causes problems with the application you are using, then change the Printer Driver settings through previous topic.

Page Setup Paper Size

Advanced

Page Setup

Changes to any of these settings override the

Printers

from the

and

Printer

Properties

button; another

tab to change any printer features, including T ekColor. This tab displays the same

Document Defaults Properties Advanced

tab to see other features. This tab displays the same information as the

folder.

File

Source

button; the

tab.

menu; the

Printer Document Properties

Page Setup

dialog box appears.

dialog box appears. You can select a different printer

Defaults Printer Properties

under the

sheet appears.

tab.

File

menu, described in the

Document

settings in the

User Manual

4-7

Printing Basics

Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript driver

If you are using Microsoft Windows NT, follow the instructions on page 3-6 to set up a Windows NT PostScript driver with a Phaser 560 printer.

You can select printer page sizes in the driver for Windows NT applications, however, TekColor color corrections and other PostScript Level 2 features are not supported by the Windows NT driver. Refer to page 4-24 for instructions on selecting color corrections from the printer’s front panel or from downloadable utility ﬁles.

Refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation for details on features in the Windows NT driver .

4-8

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1

To select printing options, follow these steps:

From the In the

Setup

A dialog box appears with the name of the printer you selected across the top.

From the Microsoft Windows documentation for details on the options in this dialog box.

Control Panel

Printers

button.

dialog box, choose your printer from the list of installed printers, then click the

Setup

, double-click the

dialog box, click the

Printers

Options

icon.

button to see the

Options

dialog box. Refer to your

Printing Basics

Make sure that the

■

Select

one

■

From the Make sure the

Note

Click OK to return to the

In the dialog box. Make color correction, print quality, and other selections as desired. Use the

Feed Media Options

of the following header options:

Make sure that the

PostScript header information with each print job. This is the recommended setting.

Click the

click the option makes print ﬁles a little smaller and faster, but you need to click the every time the printer is turned on.

Options

Use PostScript Level 2 Features

The

Use PostScript Level 2 Features

improving the image transfer time from the computer to the printer, and by improving the image processing time in the printer. This option is only available to applications that use this Tektronix driver with Tektronix PostScript Level 2 printers. When this box is checked, the option is unavailable (grayed-out).

Options

dialog box, click the

menu to select specialty media or double-sided printing. Click OK to return to the

dialog box.

Color

check box is on to print in color.

Send Header with Each Job

Send Header

Send Now

dialog box, click the

button. In the

button. This saves the PostScript header information in the printer. This

Options

Send Header

Advanced

check box is checked on.

option affects the print time of bitmapped (raster) images by

dialog box.

Printer Features

check box is on (checked) to download

dialog box, select either

button to see the

Advanced Options

Tektronix Printer Features

Printer

Compress Bitmaps

Send Now

dialog box.

MP Manual

File

, and

button

Click OK to return to the dialog box that lists your printer’s name across the top. Make the following printing selections:

Note

You may want to set the number of copies from your application because the number of copies in the Setup dialog box remains the same until you change it again. Also, if you are printing multiple pages, make sure that the (10 minutes).

Paper Source, Paper Size, Orientation, Copies

Transmission Retry

(described on page 4-11) is set for at least 600 seconds

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4-9

Printing Basics

Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1

To select printing options, follow these steps:

From the In the

Control Panel

Printers

dialog box, choose the

, double-click the

Printers

icon.

Tektronix Phaser 560

printer, then click

Setup

. A dialog box

appears with the printer’s name across the top.

Click the following tabs to see printing options; refer to your Windows documentation for more information on tabs and options.

Paper Features

■

Set the

Timeout settings

PostScript

■

In the

Performance Options

■

Under default,

PostScript Timeout

240

timeout after the

Job Control Note

The PostScript header contains important PostScript information that must accompany each print job;

For media options (sizes, types, and source) For printer-speciﬁc options such as color correction.

. Refer to “Setting the timeouts” on page 4-11 for instructions.

For PostScript-related options

(4 minutes). Setting it higher ensures that you will not lose a multi-page job due to a

Transmission Retry

For print job-related options

ﬁeld, select the

values, leave

alert message is displayed.

Use PostScript Level 2 Features

Job Timeout

set to 0. Leave the

option.

WaitTimeout

it is not a banner page printed with each job. If an option is not selected, an error message is displayed on your computer screen and your job does not print.

set to the

4-10

■

Click one of the following in the

■

Download Each Job

This option downloads PostScript header information with each print job.

■

Already Downloaded

This saves the PostScript header information in the printer. After selecting this button, select the

Download

button. This option makes print ﬁles a little smaller and faster than the ﬁrst

option, but you need to click the

■

For better performance, select the

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

PostScript header

Download

Binary Mode

button every time the printer is turned off or reset.

option.

ﬁeld:

Setting the timeouts

Each driver provides the ability to change default timeout settings. Refer to the documentation for your computer’s operating system for information accessing these settings.

To access the timeout settings

Windows 95

In the

Select

Click the

Printers Properties

window, click the Phaser 560 printer icon.

Details

from the menu. tab.

Printing Basics

Set the

Timeout settings

Windows 3.1

From the

Select your printer and click either of the following:

2. a.

Set the

Control Panel

Connect

Setup

and

Features

Timeout settings

, double-click

Timeouts

for the Tektronix printer driver.

for the Adobe PostScript driver.

Printers

To change the timeout settings

Device Not Selected

Type a value from 0 to waits before notifying you that a printer is off-line. The default is

seconds.

Transmission Retry

Type a value between 45 and On large or multiple-page documents you may see an Alert message that the

printer is no longer accepting data before the job is completely sent to the printer. When using a shared printer, you should set this option to a larger value, such as timeouts.

900 seconds

999

to change the number of seconds that Windows

999

; the default setting is 45 seconds.

(15 minutes) to avoid these unnecessary

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Printing Basics

Printing from a Macintosh

To print from a Macintosh, you need a printer driver. Installing one of the supported drivers allows you to select printing features right from your computer. Refer to page 4-13 for a reference table of printing features and to page 4-20 for detailed information.

Supported Macintosh printer drivers

To select printer-speciﬁc features, print from one of the following provided drivers. See page 4-13 for a reference table listing the printing features, and how to ﬁnd them quickly, in each of these drivers.

Phaser 560 driver see page 4-15 Phaser 560 GX driver see page 4-17 Apple LaserWriter 8 driver see page 4-16

Using the printer’s front panel

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Downloading utility ﬁles

For information on selecting print options with utility ﬁles, refer to the online documents on the printer’s CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web site.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Print features quick reference: Macintosh printer drivers

Printing Basics

Feature Page #

Media size

■

Letter *

■

Legal A4

■

Tray selection

Paper *

■

Transparency

■

Upper Tray Middle Tray †

■

Lower Tray †

■

Multi-Purpose Tray Multi-Purpose Manual Feed

■

Multi-Purpose Manual Feed Media

Paper *

■

Paper 2nd Side

■

Transparency Coated Paper

■

Card or Envelope Label

■

Fabric Transfer

Print quality modes

■

Fast Monochrome

■

Fast Color Presentation

■

Standard *

■

Premium ‡

page 4-30

page 4-33, page 4-35

page 4-33, page 4-40

page 4-23

Driver name

Phaser 560 Apple LaserWriter 8 Phaser 560 GX

Page Setup

➥

Paper

➥

TekColor Options

➥

Tray Selection

➥

TekColor Options

➥

MP Manual Feed

Media

➥

TekColor Options

➥

Print Quality

Page Setup

➥

Paper

➥

Paper Source

➥

Options

➥

MP Manual Feed

Media

➥

Options

➥

Print Quality

Page Setup

➥

Paper

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

Tray Selection

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

MP Manual Feed

Media

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

Print Quality

Factory default setting.

†

Available only with the Lower Tray Assembly.

‡ Available only with the Extended Features option.

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Printing Basics

Print features quick reference: Macintosh printer drivers (cont'd.)

Feature Page #

Color correction

■

Automatic * None

■

Vivid Color

■

Simulate Display SWOP Press

■

Euroscale Press

■

Commercial Press Use Printer Setting

■

Quick Collate

■

Off *

Check Print

■

Off *

‡

Image Smoothing

■

Off

■

Output Order

■

Face Up (on) * Face Down (off)

page 4-24 Print

page 5-8 Print

page 5-11 Print

page 5-14 Print

page 4-25 Print

Driver name

Phaser 560 Apple LaserWriter 8 Phaser 560 GX

➥

TekColor Options

➥

Color Correction

➥

TekColor Options

➥

Quick Collate

➥

TekColor Options

➥

Check Print

➥

TekColor Options

➥

Image Smoothing

➥

TekColor Options

➥

Output Face Up

➥

Options

➥

Color Correction

➥

Options

➥

Quick Collate

➥

Options

➥

Check Print

➥

Options

➥

Image Smoothing

➥

Options

➥

Output Order

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

Color Correction

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

Quick Collate

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

Check Print

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

Image Smoothing

Printing

➥

Printer Driver Defaults

➥

Output Face Up

Factory default setting.

†

Available only with the Lower Tray Assembly.

‡ Available only with the Extended Features option.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Using the Phaser 560 printer driver

Select media size

Printing Basics

From the

Use the

Select printer-speciﬁc options

From the

Click the

Select printer-speciﬁc options:

■

File

menu, open the

Paper

pop-up menu to select the printer’s supported paper sizes.

File

menu, open the

TekColor

button in the

Color Correction Tray Selection * MP Manual Feed Media * Print Quality

Page Setup

* Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder

In the

TekColor Options

■

Multi-Purpose Tray

Automatically selects the media type deﬁned in the printer’s front panel.

■

Multi-Purpose Manual Feed

Allows you to select any of the following media types under

dialog box, select one of the following under

dialog box.

dialog box to see the

■

Output Face Up

■

Check Print

■

Quick Collate

■

Image Smoothing

TekColor Options

dialog box.

Tray Selection

MP Manual Feed Media

■

Note

Paper Paper 2nd Side Transparency

■

Card or Envelope

■

Label

■

Fabric Transfer

Coated Paper

Duplex printing (

Paper 2nd Side

) is supported for laser bond paper. Using other media for

double-sided printing can shorten component life.

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Printing Basics

Using the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver

Select media size

From the

Use the

Select printer-speciﬁc options

From the Select the media tray* by location or type in the

Click the

Select printer-speciﬁc options:

■

Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder

In the

■

File

menu, open the

Paper

pop-up menu to select the printer’s supported paper sizes.

File

menu, open the

Options

button to see the

Page Setup

dialog box.

Print Options

MP Manual Feed Media* Color Correction Print Quality Image Smoothing

dialog box, select one of the following in the

Multi-Purpose Tray

Automatically selects the media type deﬁned in the printer’s front panel.

dialog box.

Paper Source

dialog box.

Output Face Up

■

Quick Collate

■

Check Print

ﬁeld.

Paper Source

ﬁeld.

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■

Multi-Purpose Manual Feed

Allows you to select any of the following media types (to do this, select in the

■

Note

Print Options

Paper Paper 2nd Side Transparency Coated Paper

Duplex printing (

dialog box):

Paper 2nd Side

■

Card or Envelope

■

Label

■

Fabric Transfer

) is supported for laser bond paper. Using other media for

double-sided printing can shorten component life.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

MP Manual Feed Media

Using the Phaser 560 GX printer driver

Printing Basics

Note

Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer’s CD-ROM for details on using the Phaser 560 GX printer driver.

Printing with a desktop printer

If you are using QuickDraw GX applications, do

■

Select any desktop printer in the

■

Drag a document onto a desktop printer icon. The application corresponding to the document

one

of the following:

dialog box.

opens, prints the document, and then quits.

If you are using non-QuickDraw GX applications, do

■

Print to the

■

Drag a document onto a desktop printer icon. The application corresponding to the document opens, displays the

default

desktop printer with the

dialog box, and waits for you to click

one

of the following:

command from the

File

menu.

. After printing the

document, the application quits.

Selecting printing options

Most of the commands in the documented by Apple (see the commands in this menu are printer-speciﬁc.

Printing

Macintosh Guide

menu are standard QuickDraw GX driver commands, and are

on-line document for details). The last group of

Use the desktop printer.

Printer Driver Defaults

Note

The printer defaults dialog box is also available through the QuickDraw GX applications.

command in the

Printing

menu to set default options for the selected

command in the

File

menu for

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Printing Basics

Printing from a workstation

Overview

You can print from a UNIX or VMS workstation through Ethernet, Token Ring, parallel, or serial interfaces. Workstation users can print from any application that generates color PostScript, or directly from the screen with the PhaserPrint software.

For instructions and examples on creating print queues for your speciﬁc platform, see the Tektronix World Wide Web site:

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers

Or, you can contact Technical Support at

To use the TekColor color corrections and other printer features, use one of the following methods:

PhaserPrint™ for UNIX software functions like a printer driver for

■

selecting printing options, and provides fast screen copy printing.

The menus on the printer’s front panel let you select printing options;

■

refer to page 8-1 for instructions on using the front panel.

Downloadable utility ﬁles let you select printing options; refer to the

■

on-line manuals on the printer’s CD-ROM for instructions.

1-800-835-6100

UNIX workstations

For UNIX environments, Tektronix offers the optional PhaserPrint™ for UNIX software which offers driver-selectable printer options and provides fast, raster ﬁle and screen copy printing to Tektronix color printers.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Printing Basics

PhaserPrint for UNIX software is available for these workstations:

Workstation Operating System

Sun SunOS 4.1.3, Solaris 2.X SGI IRIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.X HP 9000 700/800 HPUX 9.0.5, 10.X IBM RS/6000 AIX 3.2, 4.X DECstation Ultrix 4.0, 4.4 DEC Alpha OSF/1 3.0 and 3.2

PhaserPrint for UNIX software works with the workstation’s native spooling system to print PostScript ﬁles and convert raster ﬁles to PostScript from these formats:

Sun Raster Format (SRF) BMP (Microsoft Windows) xwd PCX (Paintbrush) SGI RGB PBM (Portable Bitmap) HP Starbase TIFF baseline with these extensions:

CCITT Bi-level Encoding

■

LZW compression

■

Pack Bits compression

■

JPEG compression

■

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

UNIX/UNIXDEMO

directory. If you would like to purchase a licensed version of PhaserPrint software, contact your dealer, local Tektronix ofﬁce, or in the United States, call

1-800-835-6100

For more information

World Wide Web:

■

selected topics on the Phaser 560 printer’s web page. Access the printer’s documentation from this web address:

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

■

HAL:

Request a document catalog from HAL or EuroHAL, Tektronix’ automated fax systems. Refer to “Using the automated fax systems” on page 7-3 for instructions on using HAL and EuroHAL.

If you have access to the Internet, you can view

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Printing Basics

Printing from speciﬁc applications

For printing from most applications, follow the instructions in “Installing Printer Software” on page 3-1 to install drivers and printer software. Some applications require additional conﬁguration or page description ﬁles, which may have been installed with the driver.

General hints and tips

For printing hints and tips beyond the information provided in the application’s manuals, look for additional information in the following places:

Print features

World Wide Web:

■

selected topics on the Phaser 560 printer’s web page. Access the printer’s documentation from this web address:

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

HAL:

■

automated fax systems. Refer to “Using the automated fax systems” on page 7-3 for instructions on using HAL and EuroHAL.

This printer provides several ways to select print features:

■

Through a supported printer driver (recommended)

Use these selections to override the settings selected from the printer’s front panel.

From the printer’s front panel

■

Use these settings when printing from a non-supported driver (one that does not support the printer’s features).

■

Using PhaserLink software

If your network is running TCP/IP and you have a World Wide Web browser, you can use this browser to view printer status and select printer features. Refer to the complete information.

Request a document catalog from HAL or EuroHAL, Tektronix’

If you have access to the Internet, you can view

PhaserShare Status Software User Manual

for

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Sending a PostScript utility ﬁle to the printer

■

Use these settings You can ﬁnd detailed information on the printer’s CD-ROM and the Tektronix web page:

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

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

only

when printing from a non-supported driver.

This table provides an overview of selecting print features in the printer’s front panel.

Print features quick reference: Printer’s front panel

Printing Basics

Feature Feature

descriptions

Print-Quality Modes

Fast Monochrome

■

Fast Color

■

Presentation

■

Standard*

■

Premium‡

■

Color Correction

Automatic*

■

None

■

Vivid Color

■

Display

■

SWOP Press

■

Euroscale Press

■

Commercial Press

■

Default Tray

Multi-Purpose

■

Media Tray

■

Upper

■

Middle†

■

Lower†

■

Paper

■

Transparency

■

Auto Select

■

Media Size

Letter

■

Legal

■

Multi-Purpose Media Type

Paper*

■

Paper 2nd Side

■

Transparency

■

Coated Paper

■

Card or Envelope

■

Label

■

Fabric Transfer

■

Factory default setting.

Available with the Lower Tray Assembly.

† ‡

Available with the Extended Features option.

See page 4-23

See page 4-24

See page 4-33

See page 4-30

See page 4-33

Front Panel

Printer Defaults

➥

Print Quality

Printer Defaults

➥

TekColor Correctio

Printer Defaults

➥

Default Tray

Media Defaults

➥

Multi-Purpose Feeder

➥

Media Size

Media Defaults

➥

Multi-Purpose Feeder

➥

Media Type

n Menu

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Printing Basics

Print features quick reference: Printer’s front panel (cont'd.)

Feature Feature

descriptions

Startup Page

■

Enabled

■

Disabled

Startup Mode

■

Enabled

■

Disabled

Output Order

■

Face Up

■

Face Down

Error Handler

■

Enabled

■

Disabled

Image Smoothing

■

Default Smoothing*

■

Smooth All Images

Energy Star

■

Enabled

■

Disabled

Energy Star Timeout

■

1 Hr.

Check Print‡

■

Enabled

■

Disabled*

See page 8-10

See the topic on the printer’s CD-ROM

See page 4-25

See page 7-27

See page 5-14

See page 2-24

See page 5-11

Check Print Timeout

■

5 Min.

Front Panel

Printer Defaults

➥

Startup Page

Printer Defaults

➥

Startup Mode

Printer Defaults

➥

Output Order

Printer Defaults

➥

PS Error Handler

Printer Defaults

➥

Image Smoothing

Printer Defaults

➥

Energy Star

Printer Defaults

➥

Energy Star Timeout

Printer Defaults

➥

Check Print

Printer Defaults

➥

Check Print Timeout

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Factory default setting.

†

Available with the Lower Tray Assembly.

‡

Available with the Extended Features option.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Print-quality modes

Printing Basics

Mode Resolution

(dots per inch)

Fast Monochrome

Fast Color

Presentation

Standard

Premium

600 x 600 dpi 14 ppm

600 x 600 dpi 5 ppm

600 x 600 dpi

1200 x 1200 dpi

Printing speed (pages per minute)

Color

4 ppm

Monochrome

14 ppm

Color

4 ppm

Monochrome

14 ppm

Color

2 ppm

Monochrome

7 ppm

Description

Fastest grayscale printing.

■

Recommended for documents containing large

amounts of black text.

Fastest full-color output.

■

When printing raster image data or color

graphics, this mode provides excellent output using CMY toners.

■

Not recommended for documents containing

large amounts of black text.

■

Smoothest and brightest large-area ﬁlls. Useful for printing paper copies of overhead

■

presentations.

■

General-purpose mode for full-color printing.

■

Requires the Extended Features option

(including a minimum of 24 Mbytes of memory).

■

Highest quality color prints. Near-photographic detail.

■

If you select

Premium

mode but the printer does not have the Extended Features option and sufﬁcient memory installed, prints are made in

Standard

mode.

Note

For all of the print modes, you can get faster overall throughput when more memory is installed.

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Printing Basics

Color corrections

The printer provides TekColor Dynamic Correction, which consists of the following color correction modes:

Color correction mode Description

Front panel selection Driver selection

Automatic Automatic Default setting. Automatically selects the optimum color

None None No correction made to colors. Vivid Color Vivid Color Produces the brightest possible colors. Display Simulate Display Adjusts color to closely approximate the colors on a standard

SWOP SWOP Press Speciﬁcation for Web Offset Publications. Typically used to

Euroscale Euroscale Press Used to match equivalent 3M Matchprint Commercial Commercial Press Used to match commercial 3M Matchprint

n/a Use Printer Setting Uses the color correction mode speciﬁed in the printer’s front

Monochrome* n/a Leaves gray as is; converts RGB and CMYK to pure gray. Raw RGB* n/a Leaves RGB as is; converts CMYK and gray to RGB. Raw CMYK* n/a Leaves CMYK as is; converts RGB and gray to CMYK.

* Available only with a downloadable utility ﬁle.

correction for speed, vividness, and saturation. Text and ﬁlled areas use RGB bit-mapped images use CMYK bit-mapped images use

display screen.

match U.S. press standards.

panel setting rather than any printer driver setting.

Vivid Color

Simulate Display

Commercial Press

on opaque media.

proofs.

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You can view sample output of four of the color correction modes at the bottom of the Startup Page. Refer to page 8-8 for instructions on printing the Startup Page.

Note

If your printer is on a network and you have changed the front panel settings, make sure that you tell other users on the network. The front panel printer settings affect drivers.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

all

prints made with non-Tektronix

Output Order

Printing Basics

This option lets you specify whether your document prints face up or face down in the printer’s output tray. You can select it either in one of the supported drivers ( printer’s front panel (

Output Order

option,

in the

Output Face Up

option) or in the

Printer Defaults

menu).

Output Order: Face Up

■

Pages are output so that the

ﬁrst

page is on the bottom.

■

Driver selection

Check the

Output Face Up

box on, or select

Face Up

, depending

on the driver you are using.

Output Order: Face Down

■

Pages are output

Driver selection

■

Uncheck the

face down in numerical order.

Output Face Up

box, or select

Face Down

on the driver you are using.

Hints

▼

When printing on transparencies, the printer always prints your document

▼

If you are using the

Output Face Down

depending on the driver you are using.

▼

Output order for prints from the Multi-Purpose Feeder is always

face up

Quick Collate

, or uncheck the

option, make sure you select

Output Face Up

box,

depending

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Printing Basics

9480-59

Fonts

Note

For general information on fonts, request a document catalog from HAL or EuroHAL, the Tektronix automated fax systems. Refer to

page 7-3

Resident typefaces (PostScript)

The printer accepts Adobe Type 1 and Type 3 downloadable fonts, TrueType fonts, PCL5, and a variety of user-deﬁned fonts. To extend font capability, the printer supports a SCSI-connected external hard disk for storage of additional fonts. Refer to the topics on the printer’s CD-ROM or on the Tektronix World Wide Web site for more information.

The printer’s standard conﬁguration is shipped with a set of 17 resident fonts.

for information on using these systems.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Printing Basics

9317-10

Additional fonts can be added to a Phaser 560 printer. The Extended Features option includes these 39 fonts. Refer to “Upgrade kits” on page 9-5 for ordering information.

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Printing Basics

Resident typefaces (PCL5)

For PCL5 (Printer Command Language) printing (HP Laserjet III emulation), the printer supports Courier, Times, and Universe typefaces in medium, bold, italic medium, and italic bold.

Downloading fonts

The printer accepts PostScript Type 1, Type 3, and TrueType downloadable fonts.

If you have an external hard disk connected to a Phaser 560 printer, you can store the downloadable fonts on it. You can use utilities on the CD-ROM to download fonts to the printer . For details, r efer to the topics on the printer’s CD-ROM or on the Tektronix World Wide Web site.

Macintosh fonts

The Macintosh Driver and Printer Utilities diskette and CD-ROM include screen fonts for these typeface families: Times, Helvetica, Courier, Symbol, Helvetica Condensed, Helvetica Narrow, Palatino, ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery, ITC Zapf Dingbats, and New Century Schoolbook.

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If they are not already installed, you must install these screen fonts to see the printer’s resident typefaces on the Macintosh screen. Refer to the topics on the printer’s CD-ROM or on the Tektronix World Wide Web site for details.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5

The printer supports PostScript Level 1 and Level 2 and HP-GL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language) printer languages. Additionally, the printer supports monochrome PCL5 (Printer Command Language). Refer to the topics on the printer’s CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web page for details.

The default language for the parallel port is PostScript. For information on default language for other interface ports, refer to the

Cards and Software System Administrator User Manual

If you want to print HP-GL or PCL5 ﬁles on a port set to PostScript, you must set up that printer port for that type of data or enable Adobe IntelliSelect™ automatic language selection. Refer to the topics on the printer’s CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web page for instructions.

If automatic language selection is enabled, you can send PostScript, HP-GL, and PCL5 ﬁles to the printer and the printer automatically detects the type of ﬁle and prints it. You can change the default language so that the next time you turn on the printer, it is set to receive PostScript, HP-GL, or PCL5 data on a speciﬁc port.

Printing Basics

PhaserShare Network

The printer has default values for the HP-GL parameters, such as pen color and pen width. However, you can change these values. Refer to the topics on the printer’s CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web page for instructions.

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Printing Basics

All about media

Media sizes

This printer supports three sizes of media trays:

Size

A/Letter 8.5 x 11 in. A4 210 x 297 mm Legal 8.5 x 14 in.

216 x 356 mm

Media Type

Paper Transparency

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

In addition to using the media trays, you can load specialty media in the Multi-Purpose Feeder, which accommodates media ranging in size from 89 x 254 mm to 216 x 356 mm (3.5 x 10 in. to 8.5 x 14 in.). For more information on specialty media, refer to “Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder” on page 4-40 and “Loading specialty media in the Multi-Purpose Feeder” on page 4-44.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Margins and print area

2 31

200 mm

288 mm

8.2 in.

10.6 in.

8.2 in.

13.5 in.

9698-86

When the printer places an image on media, the image (print area) is a bit smaller than the media size. You may need to adjust the page margins in your application software to match the print area.

Printing Basics

Note

To assure the correct page margins, use the drivers supplied on the printer’s CD-ROM and diskettes.

The following table and illustration show the page sizes, the largest print areas, and the margins for the media sizes supported on this printer.

Margins

Media Page size Print area Top Bottom Sides

Letter 8.5 x 11 in. 8.2 x 10.6 in. .2 in. .2 in. .15 in.

A4 210 x 297 mm 200 x 288 mm 5 mm 5 mm 5 mm

Legal 8.5 x 14 in. 8.2 x 13.5 in. .2 in. .2 in. .15 in.

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Printing Basics

9698-92a

A4 Transparency

Letter

Tektronix

Transparency

Paper

Letter A4 Legal

Media Trays

Multi-Purpose Feeder

Media types

This printer accommodates several types of media in various sizes. Paper and transparencies can be loaded in either the Multi-Purpose Feeder or any of the media trays.

A/Letter

Paper

Legal

Paper

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Caution

Do not use any media designed for inkjet printers, especially inkjet coated paper and inkjet transparencies. Inkjet media are coated with a substance that will damage the fuser; Tektronix does not furnish service for damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies or consumables. Always use Tektronix-brand coated paper and transparencies that have been specially designed for use with Tektronix Color Laser Printers.

Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Printing Basics

9698-93

A4 Transparency

Media Trays

Multi-Purpose Feeder

Tektronix

®

Coated Paper

Card Stock Labels

Tektronix

®

Fabric Transfer

8.5 x 11 in.

Envelopes

#10 or larger

3.5 x 10 in. – 8.5 x 11 in.

2 in.

(50.8 mm)

Minimum  label size

Specialty media can

only

be printed from the Multi-Purpose Feeder.

A/Letter

Paper

Legal

Paper

Selecting a media

You can select a media printer driver.

type

in the printer’s front panel or in a supported

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Printing Basics

Paper

Transparency

PaperPaper

LegalLetter

Transparency

9698-94

Media trays

The printer is shipped with a

A4 Paper

(Metric), depending on the order option. Optional trays (either

PAPER

tray, either

Letter Transparency, A4 Transparency

, or

Legal Paper

Letter Paper

) are also available:

(U.S.) or

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Printing Basics

9698-13

A4 Transparency

Hints

▼

For the best print quality, load only paper in the transparencies in the

▼

If you have the Lower Tray Assembly installed, insert the

TRANSPARENCY

tray.

tray only into the upper (A) or middle (B) tray slots

for the most reliable media-picking.

▼

When printing a large number of sheets of paper or transparency, use the media-speciﬁc trays for best reliability.

▼

When using specialty media, always use the Multi-Purpose Feeder (D).

PAPER

tray and

A/Letter

Paper

Legal

Paper

Selecting a media

When you select a media tray by

tray by location

location

, the printer picks media from that

tray, regardless of the tray’s media type or size.

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Printing Basics

9008-13

PAPER

9698-95

PAPER

Loading plain paper

Push down on the in place.

Fan the paper, but be careful not to leave ﬁngerprints, which can result in a smudged print.

PAPER

tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it

Place paper in the tray under the hooks.

You can load approximately 250 sheets of paper, depending on the thickness. Use the label on the inside of the tray as a reference for the proper amount of media.

Insert the

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tray into any of the three tray slots on the printer.

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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer

Tektronix Phaser 560 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Features

Information roadmap

At a glance

Getting Set Up

Setting up the printer

What you get with your printer

Registering your printer

Removing the packing material

Installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly

Installing the toner cartridges

Preparing the imaging unit

Setting up the output tray

Adding paper or transparencies

Connecting the printer

Printer ports

Turning on the printer

Selecting a language for the front panel

Making a demonstration print

Setting the Energy Star Timeout

Installing Printer Software

PC/Windows software

Overview

Installing printer software for Windows 95

Installing printer software for Windows NT 4.0

Installing printer software for Windows NT 3.51

Installing printer software for Windows 3.1

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

Setting up the printer on a network (Windows NT 4.0)

Macintosh software

Workstation software

Printing Basics

Printing from a PC

Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95

Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver

Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript driver

Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1

Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1

Setting the timeouts

Printing from a Macintosh

Using the Phaser 560 printer driver

Using the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver

Using the Phaser 560 GX printer driver

Printing from a workstation

Print features

Print-quality modes

Color corrections

Output Order

Fonts

Resident typefaces (PostScript)

Resident typefaces (PCL5)

Downloading fonts

Macintosh fonts

Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5

All about media

Media sizes

Margins and print area

Media types

Media trays