Tektronix Phaser 340 User Manual page 14

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Introduction
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 340, you can make color prints from a
variety of software applications, since it incorporates Adobe's PostScript
Level 2 software. The Phaser 340 accepts Hewlett-Packard Graphics
Language (HP-GL) files and monochrome PCL5 (Printer Command
Language) files. 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. Vivid Color
produces the brightest colors possible; Display closely matches colors on
your monitor; SWOP simulates offset press printing; Commercial Press
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simulates commercial Matchprint proofs; Euroscale Press matches the
Pantone Process Color System Guide , European Edition.
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Phaser 340 Color Printer