Connecting the printer, Printer ports | Tektronix 340 specification

Getting Set Up 2

Connecting the printer

Printer ports

The printer is shipped with a SCSI port and a standard parallel port. The parallel port can be conﬁgured for bi-directional communications. The printer can also be conﬁgured with one optional PhaserShare™ network card. Refer to “PhaserShare network cards” on page B-6 for ordering information.

All ports and network protocols are simultaneously active. The printer accepts print jobs on a ﬁrst-come, ﬁrst-served basis.

1.PhaserShare card (optional)

■PhaserShare Ethernet card supports Novell NetWare, EtherTalk and TCP/IP protocols.

■PhaserShare Token Ring card supports Novell NetWare, TCP/IP and TokenTalk protocols.

■PhaserShare LocalTalk/serial card.

2.SCSI (standard)

The SCSI port is used only for connecting an external hard disk or for connecting the Phaser Copystation. Refer to “Adding a hard disk for font storage” on page B-8 for more information on the SCSI port. Refer to “Phaser Copystation” on page B-7 for more information on the Phaser Copystation.

3.Parallel (standard)

Note Make all printer connections before you turn on the printer.

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Tektronix 340 manual Connecting the printer, Printer ports, Scsi standard

Contents

Phaser Color Printer Page Page Phaser 340 Warranty Terms in manual Caution Users safety summaryPage Contents Printing Viii Phaser 340 Color Printer Caring for Your Printer Phaser 340 Color Printer Troubleshooting Technical Notes Front Panel Moving Your Printer Xii Phaser 340 Color PrinterRegulatory Information Index Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction At a glance Getting Set Up Checking the inventory Getting Set Up 9101-01b Optional accessories 9101-70a Touring the printer Registering the printer Quick-Start Installation guide Setting up the printerRemoving the packing material Installing the optional Lower Paper Tray Assembly 10Phaser 340 Color Printer Installing the optional Phaser Copystation Unlocking the transit restraint 12Phaser 340 Color Printer Installing the maintenance tray Close the front cover Loading ink sticks 14Phaser 340 Color Printer Ofﬁce paper, letterhead, and label stock printing Selecting a media tray conﬁgurationTransparency printing Loading media trays Media Sampler kit 16Phaser 340 Color Printer Loading paper and transparency trays 18Phaser 340 Color Printer Loading the Lower Paper Tray Assembly 9101-56 20Phaser 340 Color Printer Printer ports Connecting the printerScsi standard 22Phaser 340 Color Printer Scsi connections PhaserShare network and serial connections Parallel connection 24Phaser 340 Color PrinterParallel 115 Turning on the printer As the printer warms up 26Phaser 340 Color PrinterTurning off the Startup Front panel controls Accessing the front panel menu Selecting a language for the front panel 28Phaser 340 Color Printer Help Pages Overview 30Phaser 340 Color Printer Installing the printer’s software TK340172.PPD PC software PC Software for Microsoft Windows 32Phaser 340 Color Printer Getting Set Up 34Phaser 340 Color Printer PC Software for Microsoft Windows 36Phaser 340 Color Printer Diskette Asetup Getting Set Up PC Updating the driver software for Windows NT 38Phaser 340 Color PrinterPlace all ﬁles at the top root level of the new diskette Stfplatform = 40Phaser 340 Color Printer From the Printer menu, select Remove Printer 42Phaser 340 Color Printer PC DOS and setting up ports Macintosh software PPD ﬁles for drivers and applications installs the following Using the installer to load software 46Phaser 340 Color Printer LaserWriter 8.x setup Getting Set Up 48Phaser 340 Color Printer If the LaserWriter 8.x driver is not installed Not Installed, as appropriate 50Phaser 340 Color Printer Phaser 340 GX driverWorkstation users DEC OpenVMS AXP Home 52Phaser 340 Color Printer Installing optional fontsWhat next? Which platform? Printing Printing Printing from Windows Printing from Windows 3.1 and Windows NT Printing Reference Printing from a PC DOS Printing from a Macintosh Printing from a Unix or VMS workstation Printing from speciﬁc applications Print quality modes Selecting print features Selecting print quality modes from the front panel Color correction Color correction mode Description Selecting TekColor corrections from the front panel Color sampler charts All about media Media trays Establishing a default media tray optional Paper Tray Assembly is connected to the printer Media size Media weight and thicknessTray type Paper type Transparency Label media Paper grain Mm 0.2 10.45 Mm 0.35 200 mm 283 mm Margins and image area Media and ink handling tips Image orientation Printing letterhead Printing transparencies Transparency quality tips Manual feed printing Sec Resident typefaces PostScript Fonts 9101-64 Downloading Macintosh and TrueType fonts Resident typefaces PCL5 Printer languages PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5 Installing Macintosh screen fonts Application hints Printing hintsTektronix supplies and software Getting the best results Overview Caring for Your Printer Caring for Your Printer Adding ink Printer ink sticks Ink handling tips Emptying the waste tray When you open the front cover, the following message appears Printhead and invalidates the printer warranty Replacing the maintenance tray Replace Maintenance Tray All about media jams Locating jammed media Removing jammed media 9101-29 Cleaning pages Cleaning the printer Cleaning supplies Reordering cleaning kit supplies Using isopropyl alcohol Problem type Solution Identifying cleaning solutions Cleaning for light stripes printhead 9101-49 20Phaser 340 Color Printer Cleaning for ink smears internal paper path Warming Up Cancel Cleaning for ink smears paper feed rollers 24Phaser 340 Color Printer Cleaning Update 9101-33 9101-32 Cleaning for ink smears paper exit path 28Phaser 340 Color Printer 9101-35 Cleaning Update 9101-36 9101-34 Cleaning for media tray jams media pick rollers 9101-27 Cleaning Remove Cleaning Tray 36Phaser 340 Color Printer Manually cleaning the upper pick roller Cleaning Update Manually Cleaning Rollers 9101-53 9682-25 Replace the upper media tray in the printer Approximate time to complete 1 minutes Cleaning for lower tray jams paper-pick rollers Tektronix supplies the mark of quality Phaser 340 ColorStix solid ink sticks in the printerOrdering printer supplies Order number Description Printer supplies and accessories contd Supplies and Accessories Interface cables and adapters Order number Description Connectors and cable length Supplies and Accessories Tektronix Bulletin Board Service Printer serviceIf you need help Customer Support Hotline Troubleshooting Online services Ftp ftp.tek.com Using the automated fax systems Country Numbers Press # Your area code When Country Country code Fax number ﬁnished Message Action Front panel messages MessageAction JamOpen Front Cover Waiting For Manual Symptom Solution Problems and solutions Printing in the Chooser set to Off Image quality problems contd Image prints in black-and-white instead of color SymptomSolution Network problems Transmission Retry to Mode COM19600,N,8,1,P for serial port COM1Turn off Background Printing through the Chooser Ctrl-D. See the Phaser 340 Drivers and Utilities Operational hints Hint/Symptom Solution Operational hints contd Hint/SymptomSolution Troubleshooting 18Phaser 340 Color Printer Front panel overview Front Panel Front Panel Front panel buttons 9101-66 Two-line display Power Error Front panel indicatorsIndicator Blinking Off Power Enabling and disabling the front panel menu Front panel menu map Press Printing Help Pages Technical Notes Printing the front panel menu map 2Phaser 340 Color PrinterTechnical Notes Technical Notes a Printing the conﬁguration Printing the startup 4Phaser 340 Color Printer Enabling and disabling the startup Printing the demonstration pages 6Phaser 340 Color Printer Printer standby modes 8Phaser 340 Color Printer Changing the Energy Star timeout Selecting the cleaning page source Parallel port Parallel port signal descriptions Parallel port signal descriptions contd 12Phaser 340 Color Printer Printer tilt Speciﬁcations Width 40 cm 15.75 Weight 32 kg 70 lbs Safety and emissionsHeight 33 cm 13 Depth Customizing your printer Extended features upgradeSerial number What to order Expanding Your Printing System Optional Lower Paper Tray Assembly Beneﬁts of multiple media trays Optional media traysExpanding Your Printing System B Beneﬁts of upgrading memory Memory upgrades 600 x 300 dpi upgrade Font upgrade Beneﬁts of networking the printer PhaserShare network cards PhaserPrint Phaser CopystationPhaserSym Adding a hard disk for font storage Connecting one disk Only one disk can contain a Sys/Start ﬁle Connecting multiple disks Expanding Your Printing System 12Phaser 340 Color Printer Moving Your Printer Removing the maintenance tray Moving Your Printer Locking the transit restraint Moving Your Printer C Changing line voltage Declaration of conformity Regulatory Information Regulatory Information FCC Class B warning for 115 VAC equipment Msds for ColorStix ink sticks Material Safety Data SheetsSection I Product identiﬁcation Section II Information on ingredients Section IV First aid measures Section III Hazards identiﬁcationSection V Fireﬁghting measures Section VI Accidental release measures Section IX Physical and chemical properties Section Viii Exposure control-personal protectionSection X Stability and reactivity Section XI Toxicological information Section XIV Transport information Section Xiii Disposal considerationsSection XV Regulatory information Section XVI Other information Msds for silicone oil Silicone ﬂuid found in maintenance tray Section Viii Exposure control personal protection Section V Fire ﬁghting measures Section XI Ecological information Section X Toxicological informationSection XII Disposal considerations Epcra Reportable Ingredients None California Prop Not listed Index-1 Index Index-2Phaser 340 Color Printer Index-3 Index-4Phaser 340 Color Printer Index-5 Index-6Phaser 340 Color Printer Index-7 Sys/Start ﬁle Index-8Phaser 340 Color Printer