Tektronix 380 manual All about media

3Printing Basics

All about media

The printer prints on a variety of paper sizes and grades, transparencies, and full-sheet, peel-off label stock (such as Avery 5160). The size and grade of paper you select depends on your printing needs and whether you are using the paper tray or manually feeding media into the printer. Tektronix offers a Tabloid Maximum-size paper that measures 332.49 x 471.17 mm (13.09 x 18.55 in.) to accommodate printing of Tabloid/A3 full-size bleeds.

You can recycle the paper printed on this printer the same way you would recycle paper from any laser printer.

Caution To avoid damaging your printer, do not use perforated paper or three-holed paper.

Tektronix Phaser 380 printer transparency media offers enhanced ink adhesion and print quality for overhead transparencies. The Lower Paper Tray Assembly is not intended for use with transparencies or label stock. If you attempt to print transparencies from the lower tray, lower-quality prints will result.

Caution Do not use paper or transparency media intended for ink-jet or thermal-wax printers. Tektronix does not guarantee printer performance on non-Tektronix transparency media.

Tektronix Phaser 380 printer inks are specially formulated to ensure the best print quality and long-term reliability.

Caution Tektronix Phaser 380 ColorStix ink is formulated speciÞcally for use with the Phaser 380 printer. To avoid damaging the printhead, only use Phaser 380 ColorStix solid-ink sticks.

For information on ordering TektronixÕ paper and transparency media, refer to the supplies information sheet included with your printer or ÒOrdering printer suppliesÓ on page 8-2.

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