Phaser 300X Color Printer
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Users safety summary
Terms in manual Caution
Terms on product Caution
Phaser 300X Warranty
Contents
Vi Phaser 300X Color Printer
Caring for Your Printer
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Supplies and Accessories
Troubleshooting
Front and Rear Panels
Expanding Your Printing System
Technical Notes
Index
Regulatory Information
FeatureCapabilities
Introduction
Chapter
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Getting Set Up
At a glance
Checking the inventory
Agreement
Setting up the printer
Removing the shipping block
Loading paper
Installing the output tray
Setting the media switch
Connecting the printer
Printer ports
LocalTalk connection
Connecting the printer to a single computer using LocalTalk
Ethernet connection
High-density parallel connector
Parallel connection
Pin serial connector
Serial connection
Turning on the printer
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Selecting a language for the front panel
Making a test print
Installing software on your computer
Setting up PC ports DOS
Parallel port setup
Serial port setup
Mode COM19600,N,8,1,P
Printing
Which platform?
Printing from a PC
Using Windows printer drivers
Using the printer’s rear panel switches
Print features quick reference Windows printer drivers
Feature Windows
Finepoint Sharpening
Color Control Strip
Using the Microsoft PostScript driver with Windows
Set the Timeout settings
Printing
Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows
Printing
Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows
Printing
Using the Windows NT PostScript driver
Printing from DOS
Using Macintosh printer drivers
Printing from a Macintosh
Print features quick reference Macintosh printer drivers
Feature Phaser 300X driver Adobe PSPrinter driver
Description GX driver Print-quality modes
Finpoint Sharpening
Using the Phaser 300X driver
Using the Adobe PSPrinter Driver
Using the Phaser 300X GX driver
Printing with a desktop printer
Printing from a workstation
Overview
Unix workstations
Workstation Operating System
VMS workstations
For more information
Printing from specific applications
General hints and tips
Windows applications
Pantone
Macintosh applications
QuarkXPress Adobe Photoshop
Other applications
Selecting print features
Print modes
Print-quality modes
Finepoint Sharpening
Using a printer driver or a utility file
Color correction
Color Control Strip feature
All about media
Grade and finish
Input method Size Dimensions Thickness Per sheet
Size
Paper size and input method
Weight and thickness
Guidelines for paper grade, weight, and thickness
Grain
Margins and image area
Mm 0.2
Mm 0.2 ~6.3 mm 0.25
Image area for Tabloid Extra
Image area for color prints
Print Area
Paper size Print area
Image orientation
Media handling
Using the paper trays
Loading letterhead
Loading three-holed paper
Using manual feed
Inserting the paper
Manual feed examples paper, envelopes
Making transparencies
Fonts
Resident typefaces PostScript
Resident typefaces PCL5
Downloading Macintosh and TrueType fonts
Installing Macintosh screen fonts
Default printer port settings
Printer languages PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5
Port Language
Switching printer languages
Printing with PCL5
Printing with HP-GL
Printing PostScript
Changing the HP-GL default settings
Caring for Your Printer
Overview
Adding ink
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Changing the fuser wiper
Emptying the waste bin
Emptying the waste bin when front panel message displays
Emptying the waste bin before moving the printer
Cleaning the printer
New printer cleaning supplies
Reorder cleaning kit supplies
Using isopropyl alcohol
Cleaning the paper-pick rollers
Cleaning the feed rollers
Cleaning the paper tension blade, paper clamp, and drum
Press the Clean Print Head button to reach this message
Press the button inside the printer to open the rear cover
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Utilities Exit Next
Cleaning the head wiper
Use an alcohol-dampened foam swab to clean the head wiper
Cleaning the fuser rollers
Quick Steps
Caring for Your Printer
Procedure a
Procedure B
Remove the fuser wiper from the printer
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Press the Clean Print Head button to exit Utilities mode
Supplies and Accessories
Phaser 300X supplies and accessories
Tektronix supplies the mark of quality
Ordering information
Phaser 300X supplies and accessories contd
Upgrade kits
Phaser 300X upgrade kits
Manuals
External Scsi disk
Phaser 300X interface cables and adapters
Interface cables and Ethernet adapters
Ethernet adapters
Tektronix order number Adapter type
Troubleshooting
If you need help
Using the automated fax systems
Country Numbers
Error codes and front panel messages
Error codes and front panel messages
Message Action
Error codes and front panel messages contd
Clearing paper jams
Removing jammed paper
Removing a paper jam from the rear of the printer
Setting head convergence
Test print example
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Head convergence nn ChangeNext
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General cleaning guide
Problem type Description Solution
Problems, solutions, hints
Print quality problems
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Head Drive Change Next
Letterhead
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Network problems
Operation hints
Delayed printout. See Printer standby modes on
Printer standby modes
Printing and installation
For Windows users
Image prints in black-and-white instead of color
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Front and Rear Panels
Front panel
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Utilities mode menu structure
Rear panel switches
Rear panel switches
Switch Function Settings
Rear panel
Rear-panel LED indicator
Switches 2, 3, and 4 Diagnostics
Switches 8 and 9 Color Correction Mode
Technical Notes
Startup and configuration pages
Turning off the startup
Appendix
Generating a configuration
Print count
Printer ports
Parallel port signal descriptions
Signal name Pin # Return Description Source
Parallel port
Serial port
Mode COM1 1200, N, 8, 1, P
Serial port signals
Serial port signal descriptions
Signal name Pin # Printer I/O Description
Temperature
Specifications
Safety and emissions
Extended features upgrade
Expanding Your Printing System
Customizing your printer
Upgrades kits
Advantages of adding memory
PhaserPrint
PhaserSym
Adding a hard disk for font storage
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Connecting one disk
Connecting multiple disks
Moving Your Printer
Reinstalling the shipping block
Moving Your Printer C
Changing line voltage
Regulatory Information
Declaration of conformity
FCC Class B warning for 115 VAC equipment
Material Safety Data Sheets
Section I Product identification
Section IV Physical data
Index
Index-1
Euroscale Press color correction
No color correction
Index-3
Setup dialog box 3-14PANTONE Colors 3-19paper
Start Print Queue command 3-15Stop Print Queue command
Index-5
Use Printer Setting color correction 3-14used ink