Phaser 220i and Phaser 220e Color Printers
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Terms in manual Caution
Users safety summary
Terms on product Caution
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Contents
Printing
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Troubleshooting
Caring for Your Printer
Supplies
Front and Rear Panels
Index
Technical Notes
Expanding Your Printing System
Moving Your Printer
Phaser 220i and Phaser 220e Color Printers
Chapter
Introduction
Introduction
Installing a driver on your computer
Getting Set Up
Setting up the printer
Connecting the printer
What you get with your printer
Setting up the printer
Transfer
Installing the optional lower tray assembly
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Removing the packing material from inside the printer
Install the transfer roll
Adding paper or transparencies
Fan the paper or transparencies
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Printer ports
Connecting the printer
LocalTalk connection
Connecting the printer to a single computer using LocalTalk
Parallel connection
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Serial connection
Baud rate settings for Phaser 220i and Phaser 220e
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Printer Baud rate Switch setting
Getting Set Up
Ethernet connection Phaser 220i only
Connecting the power and turning on the printer
Front panel at power-up
Sample prints
Rear panel at power-up
Startup
When the printer is ready for operation
Microsoft Windows
Installing a driver on your computer
Phaser 220 drivers and utilities diskettes
PC users
Network button
Interface Select
LPT1 or LPT2
COM1 or COM2
DOS
Other software requirements
Macintosh users
Turning off the startup
Turning off the sample prints
Workstation users
Parallel port setup
Setting up PC ports DOS
Mode COM19600,N,8,1,P
Serial port setup
Mode COM11200,N,8,1,P
What next?
Printing from a Macintosh
Printing
Printing
Printing from a PC Windows
Printing from a PC DOS
Printing from a workstation
200 mm 287 mm
Margins and print area
Perforated paper and transparencies
10.6
200 mm 271 mm
Non-perforated plain paper
Lower tray
Using two paper trays
Recommended paper tray selections
Use Upper or
Getting information on printing from specific applications
Selecting driver features
Print modes
Color correction
Using a printer driver or a utility file
Resident typefaces PostScript
Fonts
Downloading fonts
Font upgrade Phaser 220e
Installing Macintosh screen fonts
Resident typefaces PCL5
Port Language
Enabling and disabling automatic language switching
Default printer port settings
Printer languages PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5
Printing with HP-GL
Changing the HP-GL default settings
HP-GL default settings
Parameter Default setting
How long does it take to make a print?
Why should I use perforated paper?
Printing hints
Getting the largest printed picture
Caring for Your Printer
Importance of cleaning
Overview
When to clean
Cleaning kit
Cleaning the thermal head and transfer roll guide
Cleaning the printer with every transfer roll change
Cleaning the paper-feed rollers
Cleaning the paper-pick rollers
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Cleaning the transfer roll sensor pad
Cleaning the printer every 5000 prints
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Cleaning the drum
Cleaning the exit rollers
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Supplies kits
Supplies
Always use Tektronix supplies
Ordering information
ColorCoat transfer roll
Using plain paper
Tray Media
Use the correct paper tray for plain-paper printing
Plain-paper startup kit
Paper trays and media types
Recommended paper types
Recommended paper types
Paper Basis weight
Handling supplies
Removing a used transfer roll
Supplies
Clearing transfer roll jams
Troubleshooting
Clearing paper jams
To remove paper from the drum
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If you cant make a print
Problems and solutions
Printer not operating
Echo %! LPT1
Echo %! port Echo SHOWPAGECTRL-D port
Print job does not finish the printer times out
Printer doesnt appear in the Chooser
Ready light blinks, but the file does not print
Media light blinks, and no print is produced
Frequent paper jams
Media problems
Frequent paper-picking errors
You feel resistance when installing the paper tray
Problems with image size and position
Streaks or spots
Print quality problems
Black-and-white instead of color
Error messages on the startup
Startup page prints even though it is disabled
Message Description
Generating the configuration
Use the printer’s rear panel DIP switches
HAL Highly Automated Library
Whom to call for help
Troubleshooting
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Front and Rear Panels
Rear panel Phaser 220e
Switch Function Settings
Rear panel DIP switches Phaser 220e
Phaser 220e rear panel DIP switches
Phaser 220e DIP Switches 2, 3,
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Rear panel Phaser
Phaser 220i rear panel DIP switches
Rear panel DIP switches Phaser
Phaser 220i DIP Switches 8
Phaser 220i DIP Switches 2, 3,
Indicator Blinking Off
Front panel Phaser 220i and Phaser 220e
Appendix
Technical Notes
Printer ports
Parallel port
Signal name Pin # Return Description Source
Parallel port signal descriptions
Serial port
Default serial port settings
Serial port signal descriptions
Serial port signals
Signal name Pin number Printer I/O Description
Specifications
Media type With Black With 3-Color Transfer roll ColorCoat
Dimensions with lower tray assembly
Printing
Print speed paper-marking speed
Standard transfer roll capacities
Safety and emissions standards
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Expanding Your Printing System
Upgrade kits
Memory Phaser Phaser 220e
Memory configurations for Phaser 220 printers
Advantages of adding memory
Compatible hard disks
Adding a hard disk for font storage Phaser 220i only
Requirements for adding a hard disk
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Connecting one disk
Connecting multiple disks
Changing the line voltage
Moving Your Printer
Repacking your printer
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Regulatory Information
Declaration of conformity
FCC Class B device for 115 VAC equipment
Trade name and Tektronix part number
Material Safety Data Sheet
Section I Product identification
Section II Information on ingredients
Section VI Accidental release measures
Section III Hazards identification
Section IV First aid measures
Section V Fire fighting measures
Section XI Toxicological information
Section Viii Exposure control personal protection
Section IX Physical and chemical properties
Section X Stability and reactivity
Section XVI Other information
Section XV Regulatory information
Original preparation date 11/19/93 R.C
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