Tektronix Phaser 740 User Manual

P H A S E R® 7 4 0 a n d 7 4 0 L LASER PRINTERS

User Guide

www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

Tektronix Supplies Getting The Most From Your Printer Printing All About Media Loading Media Trays Using the Multi-Purpose Tray Duplex Printing Front Panel Messages Troubleshooting Print Quality Media Jams Occasional Cleaning Printing Help Pages from the Front Panel Consumables Controlling Color Density Getting More Information Getting Help

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Note

General information

Caution

Use caution or damage to the printer may result.

Hot

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

Tektronix

and Phaser® are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.

Tektronix Supplies

Supplies Order number Description

Toner Cartridges Hi-Capacity Standard Color

016-1656-00 016-1684-00 Black 016-1657-00 016-1685-00 Cyan 016-1658-00 016-1686-00 Magenta 016-1659-00 016-1687-00 Yellow

Fuser

Fuser Roll Imaging Unit Transfer Kit Main Charge Grid Laser paper

A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1368-00 500 sheets A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1369-00 500 sheets

Glossy Coated paper

A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1704-00 100 sheets A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1705-00 100 sheets

Transparencies

A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1654-00 50 sheets A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1655-00 50 sheets

016-1660-00 016-1661-00

016-1663-00 016-1662-00 016-1664-00 016-1665-00

110 volt 220 volt

Ordering Information

Accessories Order number Description

Paper T rays

Transparency T rays

Automatic Duplex / Lower Tra y Assembly

Printer Cart Cleaning Kit Alcohol Cleaning Wipes Printer CD-ROM Printer Diskettes

436-0282-02 A/Letter (U.S.) 436-0283-02 A4 (Metric Letter) 436-0314-02 Legal 436-0284-02 A/Letter (U.S.) 436-0285-02 A4 (Metric Letter) ZDPLX Includes one each: Duplex Unit,

ZCARTA 016-1710-00 006-7824-01 Pack of 10 063-3079-00 -00 English 063-3078-00

Paper tray, and Transparency tray; order option 01 for Metric.

-10 French

-20 Italian

-30 German

-40 Spanish

-70 Chinese,

-80 Chinese,

-90 Korean

To order supplies and accessories, contact your local dealer or visit the Tektronix web site:

www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies

Simpliﬁed

Traditional

Ordering Information

Getting The Most From Your Printer

Supplies Startup Kit

Z740SS

Option 01 for Metric

Color Kit

Z740LCS

Automatic Duplex/ Lower T ray Assembly

ZDPLX

Option 01 for Metric

Plus Feature Set

Z740FP*

* Includes installation

Scanner support

Requires Plus Features

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4 Standard color Toner Cartridges (CMYK)

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Glossy Coated Paper (100 sheets) Tektronix Transparencies (50 sheets)

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Converts a Phaser 740L color-capable printer to a full-color printer:

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Adds three color toners.

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Converts the Phaser 740L product warranty from a 1-year return-to-depot the

remainder of the warranty period

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Automatic

Lower Tray Assembly

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Increased paper-printing capacity

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Increased printing versatility and convenience

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1200 dpi

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Premium print-quality mode Adds SCSI card for connecting an external hard

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duplex with the Duplex Unit

to a 1-year on-site

drive or a copy unit Check Print and Quick Collate functionality

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Requires a minimum of 64 Mbytes of memory (must be purchased separately)

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Use your printer as a color copier. For a list of supported scanners, contact your

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local Tektronix reseller, or visit the Tektronix web site.

External Hard Disk

ZDISK

PhaserShare® Network Card

for

ZNBFE ZNBTR ZNBLT

PhaserLink™ Software

Requires network connection via TCP/IP

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Required for collation

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Extends font capacity Requires Plus Feature set

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Easy to install Increases speed and shareability

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High-performance network connectivity 100Base-T Ethernet Token Ring LocalTalk

View printer status using any web browser.

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Control printer settings.

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Link to online documentation via the World

Wide Web.

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Receive electronic mail when consumables are

low or other printer maintenance is required.

Additional memory

ZMB32 ZMB64 ZMB128

Improved performance

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32 Mbytes 64 Mbytes

128 Mbytes

Print Quality Modes

Standard

Premium Monochrome

Premium

Requires Plus Features

Fast Monochrome

Fast Color

Presentation

General-purpose mode for full-color

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Highest-quality monochrome (gray scale)

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Highest-quality color prints.

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Near-photographic detail.

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Fastest gray scale printing. Recommended for documents with lots of

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Fastest full-color output.

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Excellent output using CMY toners for

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Smoothest and brightest large-area ﬁlls.

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Useful for printing paper copies of

printing.

prints.

black text.

raster image data or color graphics.

overhead presentations.

TekColor™ Color Corrections

Automatic

SWOP

Euroscale Commercial Toyo

DIC

None

Vivid Color sRGB Display

Automatically applies the best color correction mode to

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each element on the page.

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Speciﬁcation for Web Offset Publications. Used to match U.S. press standards.

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Used to match equivalent Imation Matchprint® proofs.

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Used to match commercial Imation Matchprint® proofs. Used to match commercial Toyo printing inks on

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coated paper.

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Used to match Dai Nippon printing inks on coated paper.

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No color correction made to colors. Used with the PANTONE® Color Chart for PANTONE®

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Color matching.

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Produces the brightest possible colors. Adjusts color to closely approximate the colors on a

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standard display screen.

To learn more about using color, visit our color web site:

www.colorize.com

Printing

Media

All About Media

Paper T ra ys

Laser paper only

Tray sizes:

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A/Letter A4 Legal

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60 - 90 g/m2, 16 - 24 lb.

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250-sheet capacity

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Use Tektronix media for best results

Load only laser paper in the paper trays; specialty media (such as glossy paper, card stock, en velopes , and labels) must be loaded in the Multi-Purpose Tray.

T ransparency Tray

Tektronix transparencies only

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Tray sizes: A/Letter A4

100-sheet capacity

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Always use Tektronix

PAPER

33100-38

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transparencies for best results

TRANSPARENCY

33100-20

Multi-Purpose T ray

33100-21

Laser paper

A/Letter A4 Legal

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75 - 150 g/m2, 20 - 40 lb.

Tektronix transparencies

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A/Letter A4

Tektronix Glossy Coated paper

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A/Letter A4

Laser labels

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A/Letter A4

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Recommended Avery™ labels (U.S.: 5160, 5164; Metric: L7162, L7165)

Tektronix Fabric Transfer media

A/Letter A4

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Envelopes

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#10

Other media

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Cover stock up to 163 g/m2, 60 lb.

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Card stock up to 163 g/m2, 40 lb. Index up to 163 g/m2, 90 lb.

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Media sizes supported in the Multi-Purpose Tray

88.9 x 254 mm – 216 x 355.6 mm

Metric: U.S.:

3.5 x 10 in. – 8.5 x 14 in.

Supported page sizes and image area

33100-22

The printer supports four media sizes, which you select in the supported printer driver).

Media Page size Print area Top /

1 Letter 2 A4 3 Legal 4 #10 Envelope

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

210 x 297 mm 200 x 287 mm 5 mm 5 mm

8.5 x 14 in. 8.2 x 13.6 in. .2 in. .15 in.

4.13 x 9.5 in. (104.8 x 241.3 mm)

3.8 x 9.2 in. (96.5 x 233.7 mm)

screen (using a

Margins

Bottom

.16 in. (4.1 mm)

Sides

.14 in. (3.6 mm)

Loading Media Trays

Push down on the tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place.

Fan the media to release sheets that are stuck together.

Place the media in the tray under the hooks.

Place the side to be printed (for example, letterhead paper)

face-down

4 Transparencies:

face-up

Tray capacity:

under the hooks.

Paper: 250 sheets

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■ Tektronix Transparencies: 100 sheets

Keep the media level below the indicator on the tray’s label; otherwise, the printer may jam.

under the hooks.

Place the Tektronix logo strip

PAPER

TRANSPARENCY

33100-48

Loading Media Trays

33100-23

Multi-Purpose Tray

Using the Multi-Purpose Tray

1 Adjust the guides for the width of the media. 2 Adjust the Media Thickness switch for the media you are using (see

page 9).

3 Insert the media, printing side

logo strip is

4 Select the media type at the front panel:

Paper Paper 2nd Side

Transparency Coated Paper

Card or Envelope

Label Fabric Transfer

5 In the Print screen (using a supported driver), select Multi-Purpose T ray .

face-down

■ Standard paper and letterhead 75 - 105 g/m

■ Duplex laser paper

■ Tektronix transparencies

■ Tektronix Glossy Coated paper

■ Heavy paper 109 - 150 g/m

■ Card stock / Index

■ Cover stock

■ Envelope

■ Laser labels

■ Tektronix Fabric Transfer media

The printer waits a minute for you to select the media type. After a minute, the job prints, using the previously selected media type.

Send the job to the printer.

face-up

(for Tektronix transparencies, the

, 20 - 28 lb.

, 29 - 40 lb.

Setting Media Thickness

Manually select a media thickness for the most reliable paper-picking from the Multi-Purpose Tray.

1 Open the left side door. The blue media

thickness switch has three settings and is located on the paper feeder.

2 Move the switch to the desired setting:

Thin Medium Thick

Standard laser paper 75 - 105 g/m

(20 - 28 lb.)

For the best coverage when using laser paper heavier than 105 g/m2 (28 lb.) in the Multi-Purpose Tray, select Card as the media type.

Heavy laser paper 109 - 150 g/m2 (29 - 40 lb.) Tektronix Glossy Coated paper Tektronix transparencies

Thin Thick

Medium

Cover stock up to 163 g/m2(60 lb.) Card stock up to 163 g/m Index up to 163 g/m Tektronix Fabric Transfer media Laser labels #10 Envelopes

(40 lb.) (90 lb.)

33100-24

Loading specialty media

Envelopes Tektronix T ransparencies Letterhead Laser Labels

Here

Place

Stamp

1234567

Never use envelopes with windows or metal clasps; they will damage the printer. Use envelopes that are at least #10-size.

<105 g/m

28 lb.

>105 g/m

28 lb.

33100-25

Never use media for inkjet printers; inkjet media may damage the Fuser. Tektronix laser media are specially designed for this printer.

Paper 2nd Side Tektronix Fabric Transfer Tektronix

Glossy Coated Paper

33100-26

For best results on double-sided printing, use 90 g/m2 (24 lb. bond) laser paper.

Feed Fabric Transfer Media one sheet at a time; otherwise the media may jam.

Printing Envelopes

33100-47

Place

Stamp

Here

Place

Stamp

Here

1 Prepare each envelope: tuck in the envelope ﬂap. 2 Adjust the printer’s media thickness switch to Thick. 3 Adjust the printer’s media guides for the width of your envelopes. 4 Insert the envelopes (maximum capacity is 10-15, depending on

thickness):

■ Short end enters

■ Side to be printed is

■ The edge where you place the stamp enters the printer

some applications; make a test print before proceeding.

ﬁrst

face-up

ﬁrst

5 At the front panel prompt, scroll to Card or Envelope and press OK. 6 In the front panel’s Printer Defaults menu, scroll to Multi-Purpose

Media and select #10 Envelope under Media Size.

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Tektronix Phaser 740 User Manual

Contents

Symbols

Tektronix Supplies

Getting The Most From Your Printer

Print Quality Modes

TekColor™ Color Corrections

All About Media

Paper T ra ys

T ransparency Tray

Multi-Purpose T ray

Supported page sizes and image area

Loading Media Trays

Using the Multi-Purpose Tray

Setting Media Thickness

Loading specialty media

Printing Envelopes