Xerox 450 User Manual

Phaser® 450 Color Printer

Fast, Photographic-Quality Color
Printing for your Workgroup

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Letter- and Letter Extra-sized Color Prints

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Record-Breaking Print Speed

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Color Matching Made Easy

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Wide Variety of Printing Media

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The Right Tool
For the Job

Print speed, image quality,

Get the Big Picture:

8.5 x 11-inch Bleeds

Print on Letter- or Letter Extra­size paper. The 450’s image area
has plenty of room for full page

12.7 in.

(323 mm)

bleeds and crop marks.

and page size. Color matching,
compatibility, and media
options. Any way you look
at it, the new Phaser 450 color
printer is the best Letter-size,
photographic-quality printer
for the job. It’s from Tektronix,
the leader in workgroup color
printing. Built for the demands
of the workgroup and priced for
the demands of the workplace.

Photo-realistic color comps and pre-film color
proofs. Use our standard color profiles or
customize your own for the perfect match.

Record-Breaking Print Speed

The 450 is the fastest dye subli­mation color printer in its class.
You can print an oversized page

9.3 in.

(237 mm)

of photo-realistic color in just
2 minutes.

Custom Tools

Our PhaserPrint™ plug-in accelerates file
download directly from PhotoShop
Full color RGB files will print in
less than 30 seconds. And our
image replication feature is
ideal for digital photography.

For lasting impressions, our long-life ColorSeal
media protects your color prints from UV light,
fingerprints, and everyday mishaps.

Capture every detail of precise

engineering designs or complex

digital images for scientific analysis.

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Sharp Text and Fine Lines

With our exclusive Photofine™ image­rendering software, you get crisp text,
graphics, and fine lines. This is dye
sublimation color printing at its finest!

None

SWOP PressCommercial Press

Phaser 440

Jan. 1995

Phaser 480X

Nov. 1995

Superb Image Quality

Tektronix’ expertise in dye sublimation has
earned top honors in product comparisons
by Macworld, MacUser, PC Magazine, and
other leading industry publications.

Built for Workgroup
Productivity

The 450 includes standard ports
for Macs, PCs, and workstations;
and complete networking options.
A lower tray assembly is also
available to support two types
of media on line.

ColorSeal™ adhesive-backed paper is ideal for short-run
labels, package design, and other pressing applications.

Euroscale PressSNAP (Newsprint) Toyo

DIC (Dai Nippon

FujiProof Photo

Color Matching Made Easy

Built-in color profiles provide accurate reproduc­tion of common industry color standards. Plus,
our PhaserMatch™ software allows you to create
custom color profiles to your exact specifications.

Project your best image. The convenience
and flexibility of transparencies with the
quality of 35 mm slides.

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Specifications

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Color Technology Continuous-tone 300 dpi dye
sublimation color printing with TekColor
Photofine™ image rendering.

TekColor™ Dynamic Correction Provides accurate

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reproduction of commercial printing presses,
inks, and digital photographic standards. Choose
standard profiles for

Press

(Specifications for Web Offset Publica-

tions),

SNAP Press
Press; Toyo
Photo; Simulate Display

Commercial Press, SWOP

(newsprint), or

or

DIC (Dai Nippon Ink); FujiProof

; or

Euroscale

Vivid Color

. With
PhaserMatch™ software,* you can fine-tune the
color reproduction curve, color density curve, and
dot gain to create custom profiles for your press,

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ink, and paper.

*Requires Extended Features Option

Color Standards PANTONE®*-approved solid
color simulations, Adobe PostScript device­independent color, CIE international color
standards, and support for ICC and Apple
ColorSync color management systems.

Paper and Transparencies Image Area

Letter-size (8.5 x 11 ins.) 8.3 x 10.5 ins.
A4-size (210 x 297 mm) 204 x 283 mm

Letter Extra Paper, ColorSeal™,
and Adhesive-Backed Paper Image Area

(Accommodates a single page,
full-bleed image.)

9.6 x 13.3 ins. (243 x 337 mm) 9.3 x 12.7 ins.

(237 x 323 mm)

Transfer Roll Print Speed

3-Color (CMY) 100 prints 1.75 minutes
ColorSeal (CMY with UV Coating)
100 prints 3 minutes
4-Color (CMYK) 100 prints 2.3 minutes
Black 200 prints 1 minute

Connectivity Macintosh, Windows/DOS PCs,
OS/2, and UNIX.

Network Interfaces
RS-232 serial, and SCSI port for external font
disk;

Optional :

Novell® NetWare®, EtherTalk®, and TCP/IP
protocols. All ports and protocols are simulta­neously active with automatic print queue
management.

Memory 16 Mbytes standard, expandable to
64 Mbytes.

or

Image Processing Advanced 24-MHz AMD RISC
processor with interleaved memory for
accelerated throughput.

Language Genuine Adobe® PostScript® for cross-
platform compatibility.

Input Trays
accommodates 50 sheets of paper or
transparencies.
accommodates 50 sheets of paper or
transparencies. Available in Letter- or A4-size.

Printer Drivers
PhaserPrint™ plug-in provides fast, direct
download from Adobe Photoshop® and adds
image replication feature.
SUN, SGI, HP, IBM, and DEC Workstations.

Fonts 39 resident fonts. Additional fonts may be
downloaded in memory; built-in support for
PostScript Type 1, Type 3, and TrueType™ fonts;
SCSI port for external hard-disk storage of
additional fonts.

Warranty TekColor CareSM, our comprehensive
support system, provides technical support via
the World Wide Web, on-demand fax reference
library, electronic bulletin board, and a quarterly
newsletter about color printing. Unlimited, one­on-one telephone support is at your call during
regular business hours. A one year warranty is
standard, with optional plans for extended
service.

*Pantone Inc.’s check-standard trademark for color reproduction
and color reproduction materials.

Standard:

AppleTalk, parallel,

Ethernet interface with support for

Standard:

Adjustable input tray

Optional:

Lower Tray Assembly

Standard:

PC and Macintosh;

Optional:

Drivers for

Configurations

The Phaser 450 color printer is available in a base configuration or with factory
installed Extended Features.

Phaser 450 Base Configuration With Extended Features

Memory 16 MB 64 MB

Letter Extra Requires 32 MB Standard

4-Color Printing

Ethernet Interface Optional Standard

TekColor Dynamic Commercial, SWOP, Commercial, SWOP,

Correction Profiles SNAP, Euroscale, Photo SNAP, Euroscale, Photo,

FujiProof, Toyo, DIC

For Further Information

Call HAL for faxed information

1 800 835 6100 or 503 682 7450

Bulletin Board

Modem line to download latest printer drivers and software
503 685 4504

Internet
Worldwide Web: http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/
Product Information: [e-mail]
Technical Support: [e-mail]
America Online: Keyword: Tektronix
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HAL: 1800650633 02 8780332

Fax: [phone]

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or 1 69 86 80 71 (CPID)

or 52 5 262 1800 52 5 262 1870

PhaserMatch Software – Yes

See your authorized Tektronix dealer for additional ordering information for accessories, supplies, and
extended service plans.

Tektronix® and Phaser® are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. TekColor™, PhaserPrint™, Photofine™, PhaserMatch™, and ColorSeal™ are trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.

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TekColor Care
courtesy EDS Unigraphics. Package design courtesy Extensis Corporation. Transparency image courtesy Freightliner Corporation. PANTONE
color printer are four-color process simulations and may not match PANTONE-identified solid color standards. Use current PANTONE Color Reference Manuals for accurate color.
PANTONE Color simulations are only obtainable on these products when driven by qualified Pantone-licensed software products. Contact Pantone, Inc. for a current list of qualified
licensees. The information and pricing described in this brochure are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 1997 Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved.

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