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/
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Contents
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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.
Copyright © 1998 by Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved.
®
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
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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.
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External Hard Disk
ZDISK
PhaserShare®
Network Card
for
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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
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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.
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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
A4
33100-38
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transparencies for best
results
A4
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.
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Supported page sizes and image area
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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)
Print
screen (using a
Margins
Bottom
.16 in.
(4.1 mm)
Sides
.14 in.
(3.6 mm)
Loading Media Trays
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Push down on the tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it
in place.
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Fan the media to release sheets that are stuck together.
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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
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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
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PAPER
A4
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5
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A4
TRANSPARENCY
33100-48
Loading Media Trays
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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
).
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, 20 - 28 lb.
2
, 29 - 40 lb.
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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.
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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
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2
(40 lb.)
(90 lb.)
33100-24
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Loading specialty media
Envelopes Tektronix T ransparencies Letterhead Laser Labels
Here
Place
Stamp
10
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.
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>105 g/m
28 lb.
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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.
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Printing Envelopes
33100-47
Place
Stamp
Here
Place
Stamp
Here
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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
in
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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