3

Printing Basics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing from different platforms

3-1

 

Printing from a PC

3-2

 

 

 

 

Printing from a Macintosh

3-14

 

Printing from a workstation

3-20

 

Printing from specific applications

3-23

 

General hints and tips

3-23

 

 

Windows applications

3-23

 

 

Macintosh applications

3-24

 

 

Selecting print features

3-25

 

 

 

Print quality modes

3-27

 

 

 

 

Color corrections

3-28

 

 

 

 

 

All about media

3-29

 

 

 

 

 

Media size and weight

3-30

 

 

Margins and image area

3-31

 

 

Media and ink handling tips

3-32

 

Media trays 3-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establishing a default media tray (optional) 3-34

 

Printing letterhead

3-35

 

 

 

 

Printing transparencies

3-36

 

 

 

Transparency quality tips 3-37

 

Manual feed printing

3-38

 

 

 

 

Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5 3-40

 

Fonts 3-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resident typefaces (PostScript)

3-41

 

Printer’s Extended Features option 3-42

 

Resident typefaces (PCL5)

3-43

 

Downloading fonts

3-43

 

 

 

Macintosh screen fonts

3-44

 

 

Using fonts with Windows

3-45

 

Printing font samplers

3-45

 

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Tektronix Phaser 350 manual Printing Basics