Phaser Color Laser Printer
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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Warranty
Terms on product Caution
Users safety summary
Symbols as marked on product
Terms in manual Caution
Vorsicht
For Users in Norway
Contents
Printing Basics
Viii Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer
Caring for Your Printer
Printing Beyond the Basics
Using the Front Panel
Troubleshooting
Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System
Regulatory Information and Specifications
Index
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Feature Description
Features
Chapter
Introduction
PhaserLink software
Diskettes
Information roadmap
Quick Reference Guide
Consumables Instruction Sheets
World Wide Web
PhaserShare manuals
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At a glance
Setting up the printer
What you get with your printer
Setting up the printer
9698-02
Optional accessories
Registering your printer
Accessories box
Removing the packing material
Installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly
Installing the toner cartridges
9698-07
Preparing the imaging unit
Insert the Quick Reference Guide
Setting up the output tray
Remove the Paper tray
Adding paper or transparencies
Multi-Purpose Feeder
Types and sizes of media trays
Tray Media Type Size
Loading media
9008-14
If you have a single media tray
Install a media tray into each of the three slots
If you have a Lower Tray Assembly
Printer ports
Connecting the printer
Parallel
Turning on the printer
When the printer is ready for operation
What happens at power-up
Selecting a language for the front panel
Making a demonstration print
Setting the Energy Star Timeout
Yes
These are the basic steps for software installation
PC/Windows software
Overview
Drivers/PPDs
Installing printer software for Windows
Easy Installation Custom Installation
PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
Manufacturers/Printers dialog box, click Have Disk
Installing printer software for Windows NT
Installing Printer Software
Easy Install Custom Install
Installing Printer Software
Tektronix Printer Driver
Easy Installation
Go on to the setup instructions refer to the next
Select the printer’s port, click OK
Click OK in the next dialog box
TCP/IP connection
Setting up the printer on a network Windows NT 3.5
AppleTalk connection
COM
Setting up the printer on a network Windows NT
Shared
Overview for MacOS platforms
Easy Install
Custom Install
Macintosh software
Install
Custom Install or Easy Install?
For Easy Install
Installing printer software for Macintosh
For Custom Install
Setting up the Phaser 560 printer driver
TKP560P1.PPD
Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver
Setting up the Phaser 560 GX printer driver
Workstation software
PhaserPrint for Unix software demo
Downloadable printer utility files
Printing from a PC
Printing Basics
Printing Basics
Print features quick reference Windows printer drivers
Print features quick reference Windows printer drivers contd
Graphics
Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows
Details
Paper
Download header with each print job
PostScript
Print command options in an application
Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver
Selecting printer options from the Control Panel
Select Paper Size and Source
Setup options in an application
Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript driver
Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows
Features
Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows
Job Control
Windows
Setting the timeouts
To access the timeout settings
To change the timeout settings
Downloading utility files
Using the printer’s front panel
Printing from a Macintosh
Supported Macintosh printer drivers
Feature Driver name Phaser Apple LaserWriter Phaser 560 GX
Print features quick reference Macintosh printer drivers
Quick Collate
Select printer-specific options
Using the Phaser 560 printer driver
Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder
Select media size
Using the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver
Printing with a desktop printer
Using the Phaser 560 GX printer driver
Selecting printing options
Overview
Printing from a workstation
Unix workstations
Workstation Operating System
For more information
Through a supported printer driver recommended
Print features
Printing from specific applications
General hints and tips
Print features quick reference Printer’s front panel
Print features quick reference Printer’s front panel contd
Print-quality modes
Swop
Color corrections
Hints
Output Order
Output Order Face Up
Output Order Face Down
Resident typefaces PostScript
Fonts
9317-10
Downloading fonts
Resident typefaces PCL5
Macintosh fonts
Printer languages PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5
Media sizes
All about media
Size Media Type
Margins Media Size Print area Top Bottom Sides
Margins and print area
Media types
Selecting a media type
Media trays
Selecting a media tray by location
Loading plain paper
Loading letterhead paper
Loading transparencies
Hints for making transparencies
Standard media
Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder
Specialty media
Thin Medium Thick
Setting media thickness
Inserting the media
Front panel selection
Selecting the Multi-Purpose Feeder
Multi-Purpose Manual Feed see Step
Transparencies
Loading specialty media in the Multi-Purpose Feeder
Letterhead
3 4 5 6
Glossy Coated
Glossy Coated Paper and Card stock
9698-117
Your application
Envelopes
Make the following selections
A supported printer driver
Minimum
Labels
Printing Basics
Tektronix Fabric Transfer Media
Flip Horizontal
Making selections in the front panel
Printer Defaults menu
Duplex printing
Making selections in the driver
Face Up
Multi-Purpose
Listed under Multi-Purpose Feeder
Tray
Now face down
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Printing Beyond the Basics
Controlling color density
Special printing features
Color Reference
CyanColor
Adjust cyan+1
Color Reference
Menu item What it does How it works
Calibrate Colors menu selections
Phaser 560 Quick Collate
Using the Quick Collate option
➋ 4 copies ➌ 4 sets of pages 5
➊ 4 sets of pages 1, 2,
Increasing the collation capacity
Collation hints and tips Output order
Quick Collate and the Check Print option
Previewing with Check Print
Press the Menu button. The following message appears
Windows 95 PostScript driver
Phaser 560 driver
Phaser 560 GX driver
LaserWriter 8 driver
Image Smoothing
Automatic tray switching
Options
Getting job information
General guidelines
Working with color
TekColor corrections
Color corrections making the best selection
Deciding which color correction to use
Printing objective or problem Color correction to use
Color correction solutions
General all-purpose printing
Color correction descriptions
Turning off all color corrections
Simulating display screen colors
Printing the brightest colors and a truer blue
Commercial Press
Closely match printing press colors
Euroscale Press
Using simple color conversions
Using the printer’s current color defaults
Application color corrections
If your Phaser 560 printer is shared on a network
If you are using an unsupported driver
Special considerations
Charts on the CD-ROM
Printing and using the color sampler charts
Printing color sampler charts
Color Sampler Charts
PANT560.PS
Color sampler chart files
Overview
Caring for Your Printer
User-replaceable components
Transfer Kitreplace
When to replace components
Consumable life information
Resource Information provided How to access
Replacing a toner cartridge
Replacing the components
Toner cartridges
Diagnosing print quality
Imaging kit
Imaging unit
Replacing
Replacing the Fuser
Fuser
Replacing the Fuser Roll
Fuser Roll
Replacing the Transfer Kit
Transfer kit
Front panel Messages Diagnosing print quality
Main Charge Grid
Occasional cleaning
Cleaning the paper-pick and paper-feed rollers
Use the blue handles to pull out the paper feeder
If you have a Lower Tray Assembly
9698-58
Cleaning the sensor
Cleaning other rollers
9698-64
Repacking the printer
Power off
Prepare the media trays
Remove and discard the Transfer Kit
Prepare the Imaging Unit
Secure the doors and output tray
Remove the toner cartridges
9698-69
Returning the printer to Tektronix
Repack the printer
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If you need help
Printer support and service
Type of service contd How to access contd Details contd
Receiving email update notices
Country Numbers
Using the automated fax systems
Diagnostic tools
Symptoms and solutions
PhaserLink
Quick reference table
Maintaining print quality
Symptom Possible Causes Solution
Troubleshooting and print quality quick reference
Waiting for media
Troubleshooting and print quality quick reference contd
Troubleshooting and print quality quick reference contd
To avoid the problem
To fix the problem
Troubleshooting and print quality quick reference contd
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Fuser is worn out
Dark and wavy vertical
Printer Error ##
If you can’t make a print
Mode COM19600,N,8,1,P
Media problems
If you can’t make a print contd
Problems with image size and position
Media problems contd
SymptomSolution
Print quality problems
Print quality problems contd
Getting the largest printed picture
Printing hints
Application hints
Tektronix supplies and software
If Image Smoothing is activated
Improving print speed
Relative port speed
Fastest print time
Macintosh and Windows users
All users
Windows 3.1 users
Windows 95 users
Select Use PostScript Level 2 features
Unix workstation users
Macintosh users
PostScript printing errors
Using a PostScript error handler
From Windows
Fixing timeout problems in Windows
General
Printed colors are not what you expected
Printing Pantone Colors
Using the Tektronix halftone screens
Choose Download PostScript File from the Utilities menu
PC and workstation users
Selecting page sizes in Windows applications
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Getting printer configuration information
Fonts printing incorrectly from Windows
Driver, utility files, and front panel interactions
Sharing the printer on a network
If the LaserWriter Utility does not work AppleTalk
Message Description
Startup page prints even though it is disabled
Double-sided printing
If your printer has a Lower Tray Assembly installed
Media hints and tips
Media handling
Clearing a media jam
Jam at a
Jam at B
Jam at C
Jam at C contd
Jam at D
Jam at D contd
Jam at Multi-Purpose Feeder
Jam at E
Indicator Blinking Off
Front panel indicators
Front panel
Front panel buttons
Mode Front Panel Buttons
Mode Front Panel Buttons
Line a
Two-line display
Line b
Info Button 2 Capability
Printer information
Protected mode for the front panel menu
Front panel menu map
Phaser 560 Menu Map
Printing Help Pages
Press the Printbutton to print the desired
Enabling and disabling the Startup
Startup Menu
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Customizing your printer
Tektronix Printer and Tektronix supplies Made For Each Other
Phaser 560 Printer Supplies
Supplies and accessories
Order number Description Supplies
Manuals
Phaser 560 Accessories
Accessories Order Number Description
Cleaning supplies
Interface cables and adapters
Order number Description Connectors and cable length
Printer interface cables and adapters
Order number
Upgrade kits
Expanding your printing system
Description
Extended Features upgrade
Memory Total Performance / Benefit
Memory upgrade
Memory configurations for the Phaser 560 printer
Advantages of adding memory
Benefits of networking the printer
PhaserShare network cards
Order number Description
Lower Tray Assembly
Phaser Copystation accessory
Scsi hard disk
PhaserPrint for Unix
Regulatory Information Specifications
Declaration of conformity for 220-230 VAC equipment
FCC Class B device for 100-120 VAC equipment
Material Safety Data Sheets
Msds for Toner
Toxicological Information
Exposure Control Personal Protection
Physical And Chemical Properties
Stability And Reactivity
Specifications
Printing speed
Dimensions with Lower Tray Assembly
Weight of Lower Tray Assembly
Safety and emissions standards
Commercial Press
Check Print
Chooser
Automatic
Color Density Samples ordering 9-3using
Swop Press Use Printer Setting
Index-3
Fast Color print mode Fast Monochrome print mode
Extended Features
With Extended Features
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Index-5
No Color Correction
10-5
Index-7
Extended Features 4-28 printer languages
Presentation print mode
Image Smoothing
Printing menu
Quick Collate option
Index-9
Simulate Display color correction
Use Printer Setting color correction description
Device Options tab Graphics tab Paper tab
PostScript tab
Index-11