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Tektronix 480X Front and Rear Panels, Technical Notes, Expanding Your Printing System, Vii

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6	Troubleshooting
	If you need help	6-1
	Problems and solutions 6-7
	Clearing a jam	6-9
	If you canÕt make a print		6-12
	Media handling problems		6-15
	Problems with image size and position 6-16
	Print quality problems 6-17
	The startup page prints although you disabled it 6-18
	Error messages on the startup page 6-18

7	Front and Rear Panels
	Rear panel	7-1
	Phaser 480X rear panel switches 7-2
	Front panel	7-4


A	Technical Notes
	Startup and configuration pages A-1
	Enabling/disabling the startup page A-1
	Configuration page A-2
	Printer ports	A-3
	Parallel port		A-3
	Ethernet port		A-4
	Specifications	A-5

B	Expanding Your Printing System
	Upgrade kits B-1
	Advantages of adding memory	B-2
	Adding a hard disk for font storage	B-3

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Tektronix 480X user manual Front and Rear Panels, Technical Notes, Expanding Your Printing System, Vii

Contents

Phaser¨ Color Printer Page Terms on product Caution Terms in manual CautionPhaser 480X Warranty Contents Printing Supplies and AccessoriesCaring for Your Printer Vii Front and Rear PanelsTechnical Notes Expanding Your Printing SystemIndex Moving Your PrinterRegulatory Information Introduction All about the PhaserDCS Print Printer featuresBrilliant colors and resolution Digital pre-press proofs complete with trappingHardware platform compatibility PhaserMatchVersatility of built-in PostScript Level Software application compatibilityExtensive drivers and utilities Ordering suppliesWide range of media sizes Font ﬂexibilitySetting up the printer Getting Set UpAt a glance Checking the inventory Setting up the printer9237-01 Removing the packing material Registering your printer8849-0 8849-05 Loading the transfer roll Front Side of Printer 8849-08 Adding paper Optional paper tray accommodates these paper 12Phaser 480X Color Printer Replace the plastic cover on the paper tray 14Phaser 480X Color Printer Printer ports Connecting the printerLocalTalk connection LocalTalk Tatus Connecting to a single computerEthernet connection Parallel connectionScsi connection Status LocalTalk Turning on the printerFront What happens at power-upBack PC Microsoft Windows driver Installing a driver on your computerIf you selected a network port Interface SelectNetwork port Macintosh drivers Installing the Phaser 480X driver Workstation users What next? Which platform? PrintingPrinting from a Macintosh Using the Phaser 480X driverPrinting Reference Transparency Printing from a PC WindowsWorkstations Operating systems Printing from a Unix or VMS workstationPrinting from speciﬁc applications Handling paper and transparencies About paper and transparenciesTray Size Media Setting paper and transparency sizeStandard Tray Select a paper traySet the paper guides on the tray Set the paper stopper Loading paper and transparencies Margins and print area Manual feed Color correction mode Driver Using a printer driver or a utility ﬁleColor correction Switch Color correction mode 16Phaser 480X Color Printer Helvetica Narrow Bold Fonts resident typefacesHelvetica Bold Helvetica Condensed BoldScreen fonts Downloading fontsGetting the largest printed picture Printing hintsApplication hints Tektronix supplies and driversHow long does it take to make a print? Caring for Your Printer Cleaning is importantQuick cleaning Complete cleaningCaring for Your Printer Printer component Quick Complete Frequency CleaningCleaning kit contents Drying time Clean, dust-free areaCooling time High-grade isopropyl alcoholCleaning the paper-pick roller Cleaning the printerOutside surfaces Insert the paper tray into the printer LocalTalk Parallel RS-232Serial Separator Bar Thermal HeadPaper-Feed Roller Pinch Roller, Platen, and Idler Complete 7. Exit rollers Complete 8. Inside top cover and rack Complete 9. Paper clamp bar 9237-14 9237-16 Resume printing Install the transfer roll trayComplete 10. Transfer Roll Tray Close the printer coverReplacing the transfer roll 8849-67 Front Side of Printer 8849-59 Tektronix supplies the mark of quality Supplies and AccessoriesOrdering information Order number Description Supplies Phaser 480X Supplies and AccessoriesMedia Kits Order number Description Accessories Phaser 480X Supplies and Accessories cont’dPage Toll-free TroubleshootingIf you need help At a glance electronic addresses and telephone numbersTektronix Bulletin Board Service Printer serviceCustomer Support Hotline Send index Colorprinterinfo@TEKTRONIX.TEK.COMSend index from library-name Using the automated fax systems Country Numbers When Press #Country Country code Your area code and fax number ﬁnished Troubleshooting Quick Reference Problems and solutionsSymptom Cause Solution Troubleshooting Quick Reference contd Clearing a jam 8849-46 8849-70 Printer not operating If you can’t make a printEcho showpage port Printer doesn’t appear in the ChooserEcho showpage lpt1 Ready light blinks, but ﬁle doesn’t print Media indicator blinks, and no print is producedError indicator is on Mode COM19600,N,8,1,PFrequent paper jams Media handling problemsFrequent paper-picking errors Media is picked but does not advancePrinted images are off-set Problems with image size and positionPart of the image is cut off Streaks or spots appear on prints Print quality problemsImage prints in black-and-white instead of color Message Description Error messages on the startupStartup page prints although you disabled it Error messages on the startupRear panel Front and Rear PanelsRear panel switches Phaser 480X rear panel switchesSwitch Function Settings Switches 8 and 9 Color Correction Mode Switches 2, 3, and 4 DiagnosticIndicator Blinking Off Front panel indicatorFront panel Startup and conﬁguration pages ATechnical NotesAppendixEnabling/disabling the startup Send a PostScript language ﬁle to the printer Use the printer’s rear panel switchesSet Switch 4 up ConﬁgurationParallel port Parallel port signal descriptionsSignal name Pin # Return Description Source Printer portsEthernet port Parallel port signal descriptions contdSpeciﬁcations Printing Safety and emissions standardsPrint speed paper-marking speed Expanding Your Printing SystemAppendix Upgrade kitsAdvantages of adding memory Memory conﬁgurations for Phaser 480X printersMemory Total Memory Performance Compatible hard disks Adding a hard disk for font storageRequirements for adding a hard disk 4Phaser 480X Color Printer CAU Tion Connecting one diskU T I O N Connecting multiple disksChanging the line voltage CMoving Your PrinterAppendixRepacking your printer Moving Your Printer C 8849- 73A 8849-50 Page DRegulatory InformationAppendix Declaration of conformity for 220 VAC equipment FCC Class B device for 110 VAC equipment Hazardous Ingredients None Material Safety Data SheetSection I Product identiﬁcation Section II Information on ingredientsSection VI Accidental release measures Section III Hazards identiﬁcationSection IV First aid measures Section V Fire ﬁghting measuresOdor None Section IX Physical and chemical propertiesSection X Stability and reactivity Section XI Toxicological informationSection XV Regulatory information Section XII Ecological informationSection Xiii Disposal considerations Section XIV Transport informationOriginal preparation date 9/30/93 R.C Section XVI Other informationIndex-1 IndexIndex-2Phaser 480X Color Printer Index-3 JAMSee paper-pick roller Index-5 Index-6Phaser 480X Color Printer