Tektronix Phaser 740 User Manual

P H A S E R® 7 4 0 A N D 7 4 0 L

L A S E R P R I N T E R S

U S E R G U I D E

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www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

Contents

Tektronix Supplies	1
Getting The Most From Your Printer	2
Printing	3
All About Media	4
Loading Media Trays	7
Using the Multi-Purpose Tray	8
Duplex Printing	16
Front Panel Messages	20
Troubleshooting Print Quality	21
Media Jams	26
Occasional Cleaning	32
Printing Help Pages from the Front Panel	33
Consumables	37
Controlling Color Density	38
Getting More Information	41
Getting Help	42

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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	016-1660-00	110 volt
	016-1661-00	220 volt
Fuser Roll	016-1663-00
Imaging Unit	016-1662-00
Transfer Kit	016-1664-00
Main Charge Grid	016-1665-00
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

	Accessories	Order number	Description
	Paper Trays	436-0282-02	A/Letter (U.S.)
		436-0283-02	A4 (Metric Letter)
		436-0314-02	Legal
	Transparency Trays	436-0284-02	A/Letter (U.S.)
		436-0285-02	A4 (Metric Letter)
	Automatic Duplex /	ZDPLX	Includes one each: Duplex Unit,
	Lower Tray Assembly		Paper tray, and Transparency tray;
			order option 01 for Metric.
	Printer Cart	ZCARTA
	Cleaning Kit	016-1710-00
	Alcohol Cleaning Wipes	006-7824-01	Pack of 10
	Printer CD-ROM	063-3079-00	-00 English	-70 Chinese,
			-10 French	Simplified
	Printer Diskettes	063-3078-00
			-20 Italian	-80 Chinese,
			-30 German	Traditional
			-40 Spanish	-90 Korean

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

www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies

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Ordering Information

Ordering Information

Getting The Most From Your Printer

	Supplies Startup Kit	■ 4 Standard color Toner Cartridges (CMYK)
	Z740SS	■ Glossy Coated Paper (100 sheets)
	Option 01 for Metric	■ Tektronix Transparencies (50 sheets)
	Color Kit	Converts a Phaser 740L color-capable printer to a
	Z740LCS	full-color printer:
		■ Adds three color toners.
		■ Converts the Phaser 740L product warranty from
			a 1-year return-to-depot to a 1-year on-site for
			the remainder of the warranty period.
	Automatic Duplex/	■ Automatic duplex with the Duplex Unit
	Lower Tray Assembly	■	Lower Tray Assembly
	ZDPLX	■	Increased paper-printing capacity
	Option 01 for Metric	■ Increased printing versatility and convenience
	Plus Feature Set	■	1200 dpi
	Z740FP*	■	Premium print-quality mode
		■ Adds SCSI card for connecting an external hard
	* Includes installation		drive or a copy unit
		■ Check Print and Quick Collate functionality
		■ Requires a minimum of 64 Mbytes of memory
			(must be purchased separately)
	Scanner support	■ Use your printer as a color copier.
	Requires Plus Features	■ For a list of supported scanners, contact your
			local Tektronix reseller, or visit the Tektronix web
			site.

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	External Hard Disk	■	Required for collation
	ZDISK	■	Extends font capacity
		■ Requires Plus Feature set
	PhaserShare®	■	Easy to install
	Network Card	■ Increases speed and shareability
		■ High-performance network connectivity
	ZNBFE	100Base-T Ethernet
	ZNBTR	Token Ring
	ZNBLT	LocalTalk
	PhaserLink™	■ View printer status using any web browser.
	Software	■	Control printer settings.
	Requires network	■ Link to online documentation via the World
			Wide Web.
	connection via TCP/IP
		■ Receive electronic mail when consumables are
			low or other printer maintenance is required.
	Additional memory	■	Improved performance
	ZMB32	32 Mbytes
	ZMB64	64 Mbytes
	ZMB128	128 Mbytes

Print Quality Modes

Standard	■ General-purpose mode for full-color
		printing.
Premium Monochrome	■ Highest-quality monochrome (gray scale)
		prints.
Premium	■	Highest-quality color prints.
Requires Plus Features	■	Near-photographic detail.
Fast Monochrome	■ Fastest gray scale printing.
	■ Recommended for documents with lots of
		black text.
Fast Color	■	Fastest full-color output.
	■ Excellent output using CMY toners for
		raster image data or color graphics.
Presentation	■ Smoothest and brightest large-area fills.
	■ Useful for printing paper copies of
		overhead presentations.

TekColor™ Color Corrections

Automatic	■ Automatically applies the best color correction mode to
	each element on the page.
SWOP	■ Specification for Web Offset Publications. Used to
	match U.S. press standards.
Euroscale	■ Used to match equivalent Imation Matchprint® proofs.
Commercial	■ Used to match commercial Imation Matchprint® proofs.
Toyo	■ Used to match commercial Toyo printing inks on
	coated paper.
DIC	■ Used to match Dai Nippon printing inks on coated
	paper.
None	■ No color correction made to colors.
	■ Used with the PANTONE® Color Chart for PANTONE®
	Color matching.
Vivid Color	■ Produces the brightest possible colors.
sRGB Display	■ Adjusts color to closely approximate the colors on a
	standard display screen.

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

www.colorize.com

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Printing

Media

All About Media

Paper Trays

Laser paper only

■ Tray sizes:

A/Letter A4 Legal

■60 - 90 g/m2, 16 - 24 lb.

■250-sheet capacity

	PAPER
	A4
■ Use Tektronix media for	33100-38
best results

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

Transparency Tray

Tektronix transparencies only

■Tray sizes: A/Letter A4

■100-sheet capacity

■Always use Tektronix transparencies for best results

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TRANSPARENCYA4

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Multi-Purpose Tray

Laser paper

■ A/Letter A4 Legal

■ 75 - 150 g/m2, 20 - 40 lb.

Tektronix transparencies

■ A/Letter A4

Tektronix Glossy Coated paper

■ A/Letter A4

Laser labels

■A/Letter A4

■Recommended Avery™ labels

(U.S.: 5160, 5164; Metric: L7162, L7165)

Tektronix Fabric Transfer media

■ A/Letter A4

Envelopes

■ #10

Other media

■ Cover stock up to 163 g/m2, 60 lb.

■ Card stock up to 163 g/m2, 40 lb.

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■ Index up to 163 g/m2, 90 lb.

Media sizes supported in the Multi-Purpose Tray

Metric: 88.9 x 254 mm – 216 x 355.6 mm

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 Print screen (using a

supported printer driver).

Margins

Media

Page size

Print area

Top /

Sides

Bottom

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Letter

8.5 x 11 in.

8.2 x 10.6 in.

.2 in.

.15 in.

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A4

210 x 297 mm

200 x 287 mm

5 mm

5 mm

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4

3

Legal

8.5 x 14 in.

8.2 x 13.6 in.

.2 in.

.15 in.

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#10 Envelope

4.13 x 9.5 in.

3.8 x 9.2 in.

.16 in.

.14 in.

(104.8 x 241.3 mm)

(96.5 x 233.7 mm)

(4.1 mm)

(3.6 mm)

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Loading Media Trays

1Push down on the tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place.

2Fan the media to release sheets that are stuck together.

3Place the media in the tray under the hooks.

Place the side to be printed (for example, letterhead paper) face-down under the hooks.

4Transparencies: Place the Tektronix logo strip face-up under the hooks.

5Tray capacity:

■	Paper:	250 sheets
■	Tektronix Transparencies:	100 sheets

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

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PAPER

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5

4

TRANSPARENCYA4

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Loading Media Trays

Multi-Purpose Tray

Using the Multi-Purpose Tray

1 Adjust the guides for the width of the media.

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2 Adjust the Media Thickness switch for the media you are using (see page 9).

3Insert the media, printing side face-up (for Tektronix transparencies, the logo strip is face-down).

4	Select the media type at the front panel:			2
	Paper	■	Standard paper and letterhead 75 - 105 g/m2, 20 - 28 lb.
	Paper 2nd Side	■	Duplex laser paper
	Transparency	■	Tektronix transparencies
	Coated Paper	■	Tektronix Glossy Coated paper
		■	Heavy paper 109 - 150 g/m2, 29 - 40 lb.
	Card or Envelope	■ Card stock / Index
		■	Cover stock
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		■	Envelope

Label

■ Laser labels

Fabric Transfer ■ 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.

5 In the Print screen (using a supported driver), select Multi-Purpose Tray. Send the job to the printer.

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Setting Media Thickness

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

1Open the left side door. The blue media thickness switch has three settings and is located on the paper feeder.

Thin	Medium	Thick

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2 Move the switch to the desired setting:

Thin	Medium		Thick
Standard laser paper 75 - 105 g/m2	Heavy laser paper	109 - 150 g/m2 (29 - 40 lb.)	Cover stock	up to 163 g/m2	(60 lb.)
(20 - 28 lb.)	Tektronix Glossy Coated paper		Card stock	up to 163 g/m2	(40 lb.)
	Tektronix transparencies		Index	up to 163 g/m2	(90 lb.)
			Tektronix Fabric Transfer media
			Laser labels
			#10 Envelopes

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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Loading specialty media

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Envelopes

Tektronix Transparencies

Letterhead

Laser Labels

Here

Stamp

Place

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<105 g/m2	>105 g/m2
28 lb.	28 lb.	33100-25

Never use envelopes with windows or metal clasps;	Never use media for inkjet printers; inkjet media may damage
they will damage the printer. Use envelopes that are at	the Fuser. Tektronix laser media are specially designed for
least #10-size.	this printer.

Paper 2nd Side

Tektronix Fabric Transfer

Tektronix

Glossy Coated Paper

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For best results on double-sided printing, use 90 g/m2	Feed Fabric Transfer Media one sheet at a time; otherwise the
(24 lb. bond) laser paper.	media may jam.

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Printing Envelopes

1Prepare each envelope: tuck in the envelope flap.

2Adjust the printer’s media thickness switch to Thick.

3Adjust the printer’s media guides for the width of your envelopes.

4Insert the envelopes (maximum capacity is 10-15, depending on thickness):

■Short end enters first .

■Side to be printed is face-up.

■The edge where you place the stamp enters the printer first in some applications; make a test print before proceeding.

5 At the front panel prompt, scroll to Card or Envelope and press OK.

6In the front panel’s Printer Defaultsmenu, scroll to Multi-Purpose Media and select #10 Envelope under Media Size.

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2

3

Place

StampHere

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