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Tektronix Phaser 840 Install Manual

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  • Page 1 P H A S E R ® 8 4 0 C O L O R P R I N T E R S e t u p G u i d e ® www.tek.com/Color_Printers/...
  • Page 3 ® Phaser 840 Color Printer Setup Guide V3 April 1999 071-0389-00...
  • Page 4 Other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. ® PANTONE Colors generated by the Phaser 840 Color Printer are four- and/or three-color process simulations and may not match PANTONE-identified solid color standards. Use current PANTONE Color Reference Manuals for accurate colors.
  • Page 5 ® Tektronix warrants that the Phaser 840 Printer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If this product proves defective during the warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, will either repair the defective product on site or by means of telephone support, without charge for parts and labor, or provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.

  • Page 6: User Safety Summary

    Plug the three-wire power cord (with grounding prong) into grounded AC outlets only. If necessary, contact a licensed electrician to install a properly grounded outlet. Symbols as marked on product: DANGER high voltage: Hot surface on or in the printer. Use caution to avoid personal injury: WARNING: If the product loses the ground connection, usage of knobs and controls (and other conductive parts) can cause an electrical shock.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Getting Set Up At a glance Unpack the printer An illustrated guide to your printer Set up the printer Install printer software Register your printer Where to go from here Remove the packing material What you get with your printer...

  • Page 8: Unpack The Printer

    Remove the packing material O T E Save all packing material in case moving or subsequent shipment is necessary. Remove the packing materials and plastic bag surrounding the printer. If you ordered one or two optional High-Capacity Paper Tray Assemblies, unpack them now.

  • Page 9: What You Get With Your Printer

    Cleaning kit High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly*. The High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly is standard with the Phaser 840 Extended printer and optional with the Phaser 840 Base and the Phaser 840 Plus. * May be shipped in a separate box Overview poster...

  • Page 10: An Illustrated Guide To Your Printer

    An illustrated guide to your printer High-Capacity Transparency/Label Tray (optional) Standard Paper/Transparency tray Manual-feed tray Front Panel Phaser 840 Color Printer Top Cover release Top Cover High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly (optional) 0389-01...
  • Page 11 Front cover release Front cover (open) Maintenance drawer Waste tray Exit cover release Exit cover Ink loading bins Ink sticks Top cover (open) 0389-02 Setup Guide...
  • Page 12 Printer’s back panel Internal hard drive slot PhaserShare network card slot Interface ports panel Power cord plug On/Off switch Phaser 840 Color Printer 0389-03...

  • Page 13: Set Up The Printer

    On the optional High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly. If you have purchased the optional High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly, set it up now. Follow the instructions packed with the unit, then complete the printer setup as outlined in this guide. 0389-05 Setup Guide...
  • Page 14 If the printer isn’t adequately ventilated, some of the printer’s internal parts may be damaged or the printer may not operate properly. Avoid leaving loose papers or packing materials next to the vent on the right side of the printer; they may cause the printer to overheat.

  • Page 15: Connect The Printer

    (scanners, hard drives). Printer ports The printer is shipped with three interface ports on the printer’s rear panel. Optionally, it supports a SCSI port and one of three optional PhaserShare network cards. All ports and network protocols are simultaneously active.
  • Page 16 DSUB PC cable (order number 012-1468-00). Otherwise, use a 36-pin to 36-pin parallel cable and the parallel adapter supplied with the printer. Connect a parallel interface cable to your computer and to the printer’s parallel port. O T E If you are connecting a peripheral device (scanner or external hard drive), follow the instructions “Connecting a SCSI peripheral device”...
  • Page 17 Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your Macintosh computer. Connect the other end to the hub. Connect the other cable to the hub and the Ethernet port on the printer. A U T I O N The printer is not a SCSI device.
  • Page 18 Plus Feature Set (option Z840FP) for SCSI support. The printer’s SCSI ID number is 7 and the optional IDE internal hard drive is 6; available SCSI ID numbers for peripheral devices are 0 – 5. The SCSI port is...
  • Page 19 Connect a USB cable to your computer and to the printer’s USB port. When installing the printer driver, select Custom Install. Check Phaser 840 USB in the list of Options to Install. Refer to “Install printer software” on page 26 for software installation instructions.

  • Page 20: Turn On The Printer

    Turn on the printer A U T I O N To protect your printer from a power surge, make sure that the printer’s power switch is in the off position before plugging in the cord. Failure to do so may damage the printer.
  • Page 21 Startup Page when installing the printer software. O T E You can set the printer so that it does not print the Startup Page every time it is turned on. Refer to “Enabling and disabling the Startup Page” on the printer’s CD-ROM or web site.

  • Page 22: Add Ink Sticks

    A U T I O N Use only Phaser 840 printer ColorStix fit this printer and will damage it if used. Keep ink in its packaging until you are ready to use it. Open the top cover. Note the color-coded label and the different shapes of the ink-loading bins.

  • Page 23: Load Media

    Load media Your printer is shipped with a single media tray (letter- or A4-size) that accepts common office paper, letterhead, transparencies, and labels. Set the media indicator switch, located on the front, right corner of the paper tray, to match the media type (paper or transparency) selected in the printer driver.
  • Page 24 Set the media indicator on the front of the media tray to paper. To change the indicator, slide the blue switch on the right side of the tray. Insert the loaded media tray into the printer. Phaser 840 Color Printer , 16-32 lb. bond or equivalent paper for printing. Paper...
  • Page 25 Paper Transparency Place Phaser 840 printer transparencies with the notch in the back, right corner of the tray. Make sure that the transparencies fit snugly against the inside walls of the tray.
  • Page 26 Set the media indicator on the front of the media tray to transparency. To change the indicator, slide the blue switch on the right side of the tray. Transparency Paper 0389-17 Insert the loaded media tray into the printer. Phaser 840 Color Printer...
  • Page 27 Loading the optional High-Capacity Paper Trays Each High-Capacity Paper Tray holds up to 500 sheets (approximately one ream) of 60-120 g/m (16-32 lb.) bond paper. A label on the inside of the tray provides a fill line to indicate the tray’s maximum paper capacity. A U T I O N The High-Capacity Paper Tray accepts paper media only;...
  • Page 28 Fan the second stack of paper to create a slanted edge and place it against the slanted back wall of the tray. Insert the tray into the printer’s High-Capacity Paper Tray Assembly. O T E When printing from your application and a supported driver, select Middle or Lower as the paper source.

  • Page 29: Select A Front Panel Language

    If the front panel already displays the language you want, turn to the next topic, “Print the Menu Map” on page 24. On the printer’s front panel, hold down the Right arrow and press Select at the same time; you are taken to the Language menu.

  • Page 30: Print The Menu Map

    Scroll to Print Menu Map; press The Menu Map will print. O T E If a scanner/copier is attached to the printer, a second page will print, showing a map of the copier functions. Menu Map Phaser 840 Color Printer...

  • Page 31: Locate The User Guide

    Place the User Guide in a convenient location, such as the right panel of the printer. To attach the User Guide to the right panel of the printer, use the adhesive strip on the back cover of the guide. Do not cover the vent.

  • Page 32: Install Printer Software

    NetWare®: TCP/IP: Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be ANTONE® and P ANTONE CALIBRA TED are trademarks of Pantone, Inc. To which port is your printer connected? See page 9 for details. Phaser 840 Color Printer Feature Set Standard Phaser Color Printer ®...
  • Page 33 Install Insert the printer’s CD-ROM. Start the Installer. Use one of the following procedures: If the Windows autorun feature is enabled, the Installer starts automatically. If the Windows autorun feature is disabled, double-click My Computer, then double-click the CD-ROM icon to launch the CD-ROM.
  • Page 34 Microsoft Windows Help, or the Textronix web site at www.tektronix.com/Color_Printers/. If you are setting up the printer on a network Refer to the PhaserShare Networking Setup Guide provided with your printer for detailed information about network configurations. Phaser 840 Color Printer to install a printer driver and support files.
  • Page 35 After the printer driver software installation is complete, the printer driver needs to be configured for your printer’s installed options. O T E If the printer driver is not configured properly, some printer options will not be recognized. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT4 From the Start menu, select Settings, then select Printers.

  • Page 36: Macintosh Software

    Macintosh software Before you begin Make a note of the following information and refer to it during the on-screen installation procedure. What is your printer’s configuration? Look on the printer’s Startup Page under Feature Set: Startup Printer Name: Page Count: Serial Number: Adode®...
  • Page 37 Install Insert the printer’s CD-ROM. Double-click Start Me First. View the brief introductory information, then click Install Drivers to launch the installer. Setup Guide...
  • Page 38 QuickTime videos on the CD-ROM or connect to the Internet for additional information about your printer. O T E For additional information about adding a printer and setting up printer drivers, refer to the Textronix web site at www.tektronix.com/Color_Printers/. Phaser 840 Color Printer to install a printer driver and support files.
  • Page 39 Set up the driver From the Apple menu, select Chooser. Click the icon of the printer driver (LaserWriter 8) on the left side of the window. Click the Zone for your printer, if applicable. From the list of printers on the right side of the window, select your printer.

  • Page 40: Register Your Printer

    You will need the printer’s serial number when registering the printer; it appears on the Startup Page, which prints when you turn on the printer. You can send your online registration to Tektronix in one of several ways: Online via modem or direct Internet connection.

  • Page 41: Where To Go From Here

    Where to go from here Task / Information needed Set up your printer on a network Network services Using a network Printer management Learn to use your printer Loading media Consumables information Troubleshooting print quality Learn more about color Lessons...

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