Tektronix 550 Specifications, Phaser Copystation, Phaser Color Laser Printer, Print Mode, Media

Phaser® 550

Color Laser Printer

Specifications

Resolution/Memory Color and monochrome laser printing with user-selectable print resolution. 8 Mbytes of memory is

standard, expandable to 72 Mbytes.
Resolution:	600 x 600	600 x 1200*	1200 x 1200*
Memory:	8 MB	24 MB	24 MB
*Requires Extended Features option.
Print Speeds (Pages per Minute)
Print Mode	Dots-per-inch Color		Monochrome
Fast Color*	600 x 600	4.7 ppm	NA
Standard	600 x 600	3.5 ppm	14 ppm
Enhanced	1200 x 600	3.5 ppm	14 ppm
Premium	1200 x 1200	1.8 ppm	7 ppm
Transparency	600 x 600	1.5 ppm	7 ppm

*Fast Color prints full-color images with Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow toners.

Workgroup Connectivity Windows/DOS, NT, OS/2 PCs,

Macintoshes, and UNIX workstations.

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Network Interfaces Standard: Plug-and-play bi-directional parallel port, SCSI port for Phaser Copystation or external hard disk; Optional PhaserShare™ Network Cards: Ethernet interface with support for EtherTalk, Novell NetWare, and TCP/IP protocols; Token Ring with support for Novell NetWare, TokenTalk, and TCP/IP protocols; or LocalTalk and serial.

All ports are simultaneously active with automatic print queue management.

NetWare	Productivity Features Front panel display provides printer
	status information. Check Print Preview* provides the option of
Tested and
Approved	printing a single copy preview of multiple-copy projects. After
	review, you can continue printing or cancel the job if you want
	to make changes. Print Collation* provides collated copies of
	multiple-page projects. Pages are stored in the printer’s memory
	and printed in page order. Color Density Control allows you to
	adjust toner density to darken or lighten prints as you'd like.
	Job Pipelining* overlaps print processing several pages ahead
	of printing, for optimum throughput in workgroup applications.
	*Requires additional memory and Extended Features option.
	Media Types Cost-efficient, plain-paper printing on common
	office papers or Tektronix transparencies.

Phaser Copystation

Turn your Phaser 550 into a color copier. Simply add on a Tektronix Phaser Copystation desktop unit for quick, convenient color copies.*

Original Input Make Letter-, or Legal-, or A4-size color copies from any original up to 8.5 x 14 in. (210 x 356 mm). The flexible hinge of the Copystation’s cover accommodates extra-thick originals.

Scaling Reduce or enlarge your originals from 25% to 200%.

Color control Fine-tune your color prints with individual color adjustments.

Copy modes Color (24-bit), gray scale (8-bit), or monochrome (1-bit).

*Printer requires 24 MB of memory for letter-size copies, 40 MB for legal-size copies.

Call 1-800-835-6100 for your nearest Tektronix dealer.

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

Media	Size	Image Area
Letter-size:	8.5 x 11 in.	8.1 x 10.6 in.
Legal-size*:	8.5 x 14 in.	8.2 x 13.5 in.
A4-size:	210 x 297 mm	200 x 287 mm

*Requires additional memory for full image area.

Manual Duplex Printing Support for two-sided prints, similar to manual duplex printing on a monochrome laser printer.

Input tray capacity Standard: Paper tray holds 250 sheets.

Manual feed slot for heavier paper. Optional: Lower Tray Assembly includes two additional input trays, one for paper and one for transparencies. You can switch between trays from your computer. Transparency tray holds 100 sheets.

Toner Supply Toners are conveniently integrated into individual, high-capacity cartridges. Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow cartridges are rated at 8,000 copies; Black at 10,000 copies. (5% coverage)

Controller 32-MHz AMD 29040 RISC processor with memory compression co-processor and proprietary image processing for accelerated throughput.

Printing Control TekColor™ Dynamic Correction makes it easy to print the colors you want. Vivid Color provides bright colors and smooth blends for business presentations, charts, and graphs.

Simulate Display matches the colors you see on your computer monitor. For graphics applications, Euroscale, SWOP (Publication grade), or Commercial simulate the output of printing presses.

Color Standards PANTONE®*-approved solid color simulations, Adobe™ PostScript™ Level 2 device-independent color, CIE international color standards, and support for ICM and Apple ColorSync color management systems.

*Pantone Inc.'s check-standard trademark for color reproduction and color reproduction materials.

Languages Genuine Adobe PostScript Level 2, with HP-GL™, and PCL®5* (monochrome) emulation to ensure compatibility with leading software programs. Automatic language sensing and switching.

*Optional.

Fonts 17 resident fonts, expandable to 39; additional fonts may be downloaded in memory or to an external hard-disk; built-in support for PostScript Type 1, Type 3, and TrueType™ fonts.

Printer Drivers Standard: Windows and Macintosh

(includes QuickDraw GX), PhaserPrint™ plug-in provides direct download from Adobe Photoshop, Macintosh version; Optional: Workstations — SUN, SGI, HP, IBM, and DEC.

Conservation EPA Energy Star standby mode for low power consumption.

Warranty/Support Our comprehensive support system, TekColor Care, includes telephone technical support, a user newsletter, on-demand fax reference library,

online services, and a one year warranty (return- to-depot in country of original purchase). 90-day, return-to-depot warranty on customer-replaceable

units (CRUs).

The information in this brochure is subject to change without notice. Copyright © 1996 Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. 550DS-01UA-02 This document was printed on-demand, on a Phaser color printer, to conserve resources. April, 1996