Startup Page - Tektronix Phaser 600 Service Manual

2
Installing the Printer and Drivers

Startup page

2-24 Phaser 600 Color Printer
When you turn on the printer, it executes a series of self-tests to determine if
there are any problems with the PostScript interface. After running self-tests
and reaching the "Ready" state, the printer prints a startup page (if the startup
page has been enabled or a failure occurs). After running self-tests and printing
the startup page, the printer is ready for operation. A downloadable PostScript
utility file, found on the printer's CD-ROM, allows you to enable or disable the
startup page. Alternately, you can disable the startup page using the front panel
menu; refer to the Chapter 9 topic, "Front panel menu" on page 9-2.
The startup page provides valuable information about the printer:
Fonts
Ports (Serial, Parallel, LocalTalk, Ethernet)
Printer name
Ethernet protocols
TekColor corrections and print quality mode
Pages printed
RAM installed
Tektronix version firmware
Adobe PostScript version software
Printer ID
Authorization code
SCSI disk attached
If the printer detects a non-fatal error at power-up, the startup page prints with
an error message printed in red; this is true, even if the startup page has been
disabled; the printer will still force a print to report the error.
Message
Serial, Parallel, LocalTalk, EtherTalk, or
SCSI Port failed
DRAM SIMM failed
Description
The named port is not working. The other
ports can still be used.
The memory SIMM is not working. Since
the printer's base memory is still working,
the printer can still be used, but large
images may not print, special imaging
features may not work and throughput may
be reduced.