Solid Inks; Memory Considerations - Tektronix Phaser 360 Service Manual

Solid inks

Memory considerations

Solid inks, sometimes called phase-change inks, are solid at room temperature
and are liquid at the higher temperature used during printing. The inks solidify
almost instantly after being jetted onto the printer's drum. Because Tektronix'
proprietary solid inks bleed much less than ordinary liquid inks, they allow the
printer to print brilliant colors on plain paper.
Note Turning the printer off and allowing it to cool causes it to perform a
printhead cleaning and purge cycle upon power-up. The printer's
purge cycle consumes a significant amount of ink. During normal use
and servicing, turn the printer off and allow it to cool only when
necessary.
With its total of 24 Mbytes, the Phaser 360 prints in Fast Color, 300 x 300 dpi and
450 x 800 dpi modes, job pipeline images, quickly off-load images from the host,
and store downloadable fonts. Upgrading the printer to 48 Mbytes of RAM
provides maximum performance through greater image throughput, more
virtual memory and greater data port buffering.
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