Expanding Your Printing System B
Initialization Unless the disk is already formatted for operation with a PostScript printer, you have to initialize (format) the disk after connecting it to the printer. The printer diskettes contain utility files to help you initialize the disk and download fonts to it. Refer to the Phaser 340 Drivers and Utilities Printing Reference for instructions on how to use the utility files.
SCSI ID number The printer’s SCSI number is 7. Valid ID numbers for the external disk are 0 through 6.
Note If you have a Phaser Copystation connected to the printer, it must be located at one end of the chain, with the printer at the other end and the external disk(s) in the middle. The Copystation uses two SCSI ID addresses, 05 and 06; therefore, the external disk(s) can use ID numbers 0 through 4. If you set an external disk to SCSI ID address 05 or 06, you may see an error on the configuration or startup pages.
Termination The printer has an internal terminator.
Startup file You may load a startup file called Sys/Start onto your external disk. The Sys/Start job file is similar to an init file. When you turn on the printer it executes that file, providing that Sys/Start has been enabled through a control file downloaded to the printer.
Note If the Sys/Start file contains an error, the printer ignores the remainder of the file and may not start up as you expect it to.
Connecting one disk
Caution To avoid damaging components, turn off the computer, printer, and external disk before you connect or disconnect a SCSI cable. Turn on the disk before you turn on the printer.
1.SCSI port
2.External disk SCSI port
3.Terminator (not required if the disk has a
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