Tektronix Phaser 350 manual Introduction

1Introduction

Options and Accessories. The printer can be upgraded with a variety of accessories to expand its capabilities. A 500-sheet Lower Paper Tray Assembly increases print capacity for high-demand printing environments. Optional Letter- and A4-size transparency trays make it possible to print on paper and transparency media without changing trays. Network options make the printer a fast, sharable printing resource.

Network printing. The printer works with PCs, Macintosh computers, and Unix and VMS workstations, making it a resource that can be shared in mixed environments. You can connect the printer to one host or several hosts because it supports simultaneously active interface ports. In addition to its standard bidirectional parallel port, optional PhaserShare network interface cards provide Ethernet, Token Ring and LocalTalk/serial connectivity. Automatic port and protocol sensing and switching makes the printer accessible in mixed network environments.

Language support. Using the Phaser 350 printer, you can make color prints from a variety of software applications, since it incorporates Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 software. The printer accepts Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HP-GL) files. Support for monochrome PCL5 (Printer Command Language) files is optionally available. The printer can automatically switch between all three supported languages: PostScript, HP-GL, and PCL5.

Font support. The printer accepts Adobe Type 1 and Type 3 downloadable fonts, TrueType fonts, PCL5, and a variety of user-defined fonts. To extend font capacity, the printer supports a SCSI-connected external hard disk for storage of additional fonts.

Color corrections. TekColor™ Correction provides several user-selectable color correction modes that let you optimize your color prints.

Print quality modes. The printer provides three print-quality modes that let you balance print requirements between speed and quality.

■Fast Color mode for good print quality at 6 pages per minute.

■Standard mode for better print quality at 4 pages per minute.

■*Enhanced (600 x 300) mode for the best text and image quality at 2 pages per minute.

*Requires the printer’s Extended Features option.

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