Xerox 480X User Manual

Courtesy Norm Thompson Outfitters

Phaser™ 480X Colour Printer

Photographic-quality colour

prints and digital proofs

on your desktop

The Phaser 480X delivers photorealistic colour printing on Letter-, Tabloid-, and Tabloid Extra-sized media.

As Much Power as You Need

The Phaser 480X offers a cost-effective configuration for every application that requires photorealistic colour printing: Standard is ideal for scientific imaging, solids modeling, satellite imaging, and architectural rendering. Plus delivers photographic-quality colour comps, complete with full bleeds. Prepress provides accurate digital proofs of DCS files. Now print separations, complete with traps and overprints, right on your desktop.

Independent Image Processing

The Phaser 480X includes a powerful controller with Tektronix’ interleaved memory and accelerated image processing. And with 32 Mbytes of memory (expandable to 112 Mbytes), you won’t need a dedicated print server — the image processing takes place in the printer.

Built for Speed

The Phaser 480X colour printer is extremely fast. Print full-bleed, double-page spreads at speeds up to 3.2 minutes a sheet.

Colour Calibration Made Simple

Tektronix imaging experts designed our deviceindependent, TekColor™ Dynamic Correction colour matching software so it’s accurate and easy to use. It’s included with every Phaser 480X. And for the most precise prepress applications, the PhaserMatch™ colour calibrator allows you to create custom colour profiles to your exact specifications. You can adjust dot gain, density, and the colour reproduction curve to simulate the colour output of your target press, paper, and ink.

Crisp Type and Fine Details

For most dye sublimation printers, the same properties that enhance smooth, photorealistic colour transitions also tend to soften type and hard edges. But thanks to our exclusive TekColor Photofine™ rendering technology, the Phaser 480X outputs sharp text, crisp graphics, and smooth, photographic shading. This is dye sublimation colour printing with no compromises.

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Phaser™ 480X Colour Printer

Specifications

ICROSOFT

INDOWS

OMPATIBLE

Colour Technology Dye sublimation, continuous-tone, 300 dpi. Connectivity Macintosh, Windows/DOS PCs, OS/2, and UNIX. Memory 32 Mbytes standard, expandable to 112 Mbytes. Controller 24-MHz RISC processor with interleaved memory and

accelerated image processing. Language Genuine Adobe PostScript Level 2.

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TekColor Dynamic Correction Provides accurate simulation of commercial printing presses and the ability to create custom colour profiles. Choose standard simulations for (Publication grade),

presses. With PhaserMatch™ colour calibration you can fine-tune

Commercial, SNAP

SWOP

(Newsprint), or

Euroscale

the colour reproduction curve, colour density curve, and dot gain to create custom profiles for your press, ink, and paper.

Colour Standards PANTONE®*-approved solid colour

simulations, Adobe PostScript Level 2 device-independent colour, CIE international colour standards, and support for ICM and Apple ColorSync colour management systems.

Network Interfaces and SCSI port for external font disk;

Standard:

AppleTalk, parallel, RS-232 serial,

Optional:

Ethernet interface with support for Novell® NetWare®, EtherTalk™, and TCP/IP protocols. All ports and protocols are simultaneously active.

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 supports external hard-disk storage of additional fonts.

Printer Drivers

Standard:

Macintosh (includes Quickdraw GX) and Windows; PhaserPrint™ plug-in provides direct download from Adobe Photoshop, Macintosh version;

Optional:

Workstations —

SUN, SGI, HP, IBM, and DEC.

Media Types Tektronix cut-sheet paper and transparencies. Media Size Image Area

A4: 210 x 297 mm 203 x 273 mm Letter: 8.5 x 11 in. 8.2 x 10 in. A3: 297 x 420 mm 290 x 396 mm Tabloid: 11 x 17 in. 10.7 x 16 in. Tabloid Extra: 320 x 465 mm 303 x 436 mm

12.6 x 18.3 in. 11.9 x 17.2 in.

Print speed

Ordering Information Phaser 480X

Includes power cord; user manual; Tabloid paper tray (adjustable for A3, Tabloid, and Tabloid Extra media); media start-up kit; cleaning kit; and utilities and drivers with an instruction manual.

Standard Configuration

Includes 32 Mbytes of RAM and supports 3-colour printing on all media sizes. Order Z480XA

Plus Configuration

Includes Ethernet interface with support for EtherTalk and Novell Netware protocols and 48 Mbytes of RAM; supports 4-colour printing on all media sizes. Order Z480XB

Prepress Configuration

Includes Ethernet interface with support for EtherTalk, Novell Netware and TCP/IP protocols and 96 Mbytes of RAM; supports DCS (Desktop Colour Separation files). Order Z480XC

Options Additional Memory

Additional Phaser 480X memory can be added in increments of 16- or 32-Mbyte SIMMs. Total memory capacity is 112 Mbytes.

Add 16 Mbytes of RAM Order Option 16 Add 32 Mbytes of RAM Order Option 32

Ethernet Interface

Internal Ethernet interface with support for Novell NetWare and EtherTalk protocols. Order Option P1

TCP/IP Protocol

Adds TCP/IP protocol support to the Ethernet interface (requires Option P1). Order Option P2

Media Tray

Input tray for A4- or Letter-size paper or transparency prints. Order 436-0272-00

TekColor Care Service Plans

Warranty Plus™ extended warranty programs with parts and labor coverage:

Installation and set-up: Order Option S0 One year of On-site Service: Order Option S1 Three years of On-site Service: Order Option S3

Transfer Roll Letter Tabloid Extra

3-Colour : 2.3 minutes 3.2 minutes 4-Colour: 2.8 minutes 4.0 minutes Black: 1.2 minutes 1.5 minutes

Transfer Roll Capacity

3-Colour Universal-size: 215 prints per roll 4-Colour Universal-size: 160 prints per roll 4-Colour Letter/A4-size: 210 prints per roll Black Universal-size: 650 prints per roll

Warranty/Support TekColor™ Care, our comprehensive support system, provides telephone technical support, an on-demand fax reference library, and a one-year warranty (return-to-depot in country of original purchase). For additional care, Tektronix offers extended service plans.

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