Tektronix Phaser 740 User manual

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LASER PRINTERS
User Guide

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Contents
Tektronix Supplies 1
Getting The Most From Your Printer 2
Printing 3
All About Media 4
Loading Media Trays 7
Using the Multi-Purpose Tray 8
Duplex Printing 16
Front Panel Messages 20
Troubleshooting Print Quality 21
Media Jams 26
Occasional Cleaning 32
Printing Help Pages from the Front Panel 33
Consumables 37
Controlling Color Density 38
Getting More Information 41
Getting Help 42
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Note
General information
Caution
Use caution or damage to the printer may result.
Hot
Hot surface on or in the printer. Use caution to avoid
personal injury.
Copyright © 1998 by Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Tektronix
®
and Phaser
®
are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.

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To order supplies and accessories, contact your local dealer or visit
the Tektronix web site:
www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies
Accessories Order number Description
PaperTrays 436-0282-02 A/Letter (U.S.)
436-0283-02 A4 (Metric Letter)
436-0314-02 Legal
TransparencyTrays 436-0284-02 A/Letter (U.S.)
436-0285-02 A4 (Metric Letter)
Automatic Duplex /
LowerTray Assembly
ZDPLX Includes one each: Duplex Unit,
Paper tray, and Transparency tray;
order option 01 for Metric.
Printer Cart ZCARTA
Cleaning Kit 016-1710-00
Alcohol CleaningWipes 006-7824-01 Pack of 10
Printer CD-ROM 063-3079-00 -00 English
-10 French
-20 Italian
-30 German
-40 Spanish
-70 Chinese,
Simplified
-80 Chinese,
Traditional
-90 Korean
Printer Diskettes 063-3078-00
Tektronix Supplies
Supplies Order number Description
Toner Cartridges Hi-Capacity Standard Color
016-1656-00 016-1684-00 Black
016-1657-00 016-1685-00 Cyan
016-1658-00 016-1686-00 Magenta
016-1659-00 016-1687-00 Yellow
Fuser 016-1660-00
016-1661-00 110 volt 220 volt
Fuser Roll 016-1663-00
Imaging Unit 016-1662-00
Transfer Kit 016-1664-00
Main Charge Grid 016-1665-00
Laser paper
A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1368-00 500 sheets
A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1369-00 500 sheets
Glossy Coated paper
A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1704-00 100 sheets
A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1705-00 100 sheets
Transparencies
A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1654-00 50 sheets
A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1655-00 50 sheets
Ordering Information

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Getting The Most From Your Printer
Supplies Startup Kit
Z740SS
Option 01 for Metric
■ 4 Standard color Toner Cartridges (CMYK)
■
Glossy Coated Paper (100 sheets)
■
Tektronix Transparencies (50 sheets)
Color Kit
Z740LCS
Converts a Phaser 740L color-capable printer to a
full-color printer:
■ Adds three color toners.
■
Converts the Phaser 740L product warranty from
a 1-year return-to-depot
to a 1-year on-site for
the
remainder of the warranty period .
Automatic Duplex/
LowerTray Assembly
ZDPLX
Option 01 for Metric
■
Automatic duplex with the Duplex Unit
■
Lower Tray Assembly
■ Increased paper-printing capacity
■
Increased printing versatility and convenience
Plus Feature Set
Z740FP*
* Includes installation
■ 1200 dpi
■
Premium print-quality mode
■
Adds SCSI card for connecting an external hard
drive or a copy unit
■
Check Print and Quick Collate functionality
■ Requires a minimum of 64 Mbytes of memory
(must be purchased separately)
Scanner support
Requires Plus Features
■
Use your printer as a color copier.
■
For a list of supported scanners, contact your
local Tektronix reseller, or visit the Tektronix web
site.
External Hard Disk
ZDISK
■ Required for collation
■
Extends font capacity
■
Requires Plus Feature set
PhaserShare
®
Network Card
■
Easy to install
■
Increases speed and shareability
■ High-performance network connectivity
ZNBFE 100Base-T Ethernet
ZNBTR Token Ring
ZNBLT LocalTalk
PhaserLink ™
Software
Requires network
connection via TCP/IP
■
View printer status using any web browser.
■ Control printer settings.
■
Link to online documentation via the World
Wide Web.
■
Receive electronic mail when consumables are
low or other printer maintenance is required.
Additional memory
■
Improved performance
ZMB32 32 Mbytes
ZMB64 64 Mbytes
ZMB128 128 Mbytes
Ordering Information

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Print Quality Modes
Standard
■
General-purpose mode for full-color
printing.
Premium Monochrome
■
Highest-quality monochrome (gray scale)
prints.
Premium
Requires Plus Features
■
Highest-quality color prints.
■ Near-photographic detail.
Fast Monochrome
■
Fastest gray scale printing.
■
Recommended for documents with lots of
black text.
Fast Color
■
Fastest full-color output.
■ Excellent output using CMY toners for
raster image data or color graphics.
Presentation ■ Smoothest and brightest large-area fills.
■
Useful for printing paper copies of
overhead presentations.
TekColor
™
Color Corrections
Automatic
■
Automatically applies the best color correction mode to
each element on the page.
SWOP ■ Specification for Web Offset Publications. Used to
match U.S. press standards.
Euroscale
■
Used to match equivalent Imation Matchprint
®
proofs.
Commercial ■ Used to match commercial Imation Matchprint
®
proofs.
Toyo
■
Used to match commercial Toyo printing inks on
coated paper.
DIC ■ Used to match Dai Nippon printing inks on coated
paper.
None
■
No color correction made to colors.
■
Used with the PANTONE
®
Color Chart for PANTONE
®
Color matching.
Vivid Color ■ Produces the brightest possible colors.
sRGB Display
■
Adjusts color to closely approximate the colors on a
standard display screen.
To learn more about using color,
visit our color web site:
www.colorize.com
Printing

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All About Media
Paper Trays
Load only laser paper in the paper trays; specialty media (such as
glossy paper, card stock, envelopes, and labels) must be loaded in
the Multi-Purpose Tray.
Laser paper only
■
Tray sizes:
A/Letter A4 Legal
■
60 - 90 g/m
2
, 16 - 24 lb.
■
250-sheet capacity
■
Use Tektronix media for
best results
PAPER
A4
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Transparency Tray
Tektronix
transparencies only
■ Tray sizes:
A/Letter A4
■
100-sheet capacity
■
Always use Tektronix
transparencies for best
results 33100-20
TRANSPARENCY
A4
Media

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Multi-Purpose Tray
Laser paper
■
A/Letter A4 Legal
■ 75 - 150 g/m
2
, 20 - 40 lb.
Tektronix transparencies
■ A/Letter A4
Tektronix Glossy Coated paper
■ A/Letter A4
Laser labels
■ A/Letter A4
■
Recommended Avery
™
labels
(U.S.: 5160, 5164; Metric: L7162, L7165)
Tektronix Fabric Transfer media
■
A/Letter A4
Envelopes
■ #10
Other media
■ Cover stock up to 163 g/m
2
, 60 lb.
■
Card stock up to 163 g/m
2
, 40 lb.
■
Index up to 163 g/m
2
, 90 lb.
Media sizes supported in the Multi-PurposeTray
Metric:
88.9 x 254 mm – 216 x 355.6 mm
U.S.: 3.5 x 10 in. – 8.5 x 14 in.
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Supported page sizes and image area
The printer supports four media sizes, which you select in the Print screen (using a
supported printer driver).
Margins
Media Page size Print area Top /
Bottom Sides
1Letter
8.5 x 11 in. 8.2 x 10.6 in. .2 in. .15 in.
2A4 210 x 297 mm 200 x 287 mm 5 mm 5 mm
3Legal 8.5 x 14 in. 8.2 x 13.6 in. .2 in. .15 in.
4#10 Envelope 4.13 x 9.5 in.
(104.8 x 241.3 mm) 3.8 x 9.2 in. (96.5 x 233.7 mm) .16 in. (4.1 mm) .14 in. (3.6 mm)
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Loading Media Trays
1 Push down on the tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it
in place.
2 Fan the media to release sheets that are stuck together.
3 Place the media in the tray under the hooks.
4Transparencies: Place the Tektronix logo strip
face-up under the hooks.
5 Tray capacity:
Place the side to be printed (for example, letterhead
paper) face-down under the hooks.
■
Paper: 250 sheets
■Tektronix Transparencies: 100 sheets
Keep the media level below the indicator on the tray’s
label; otherwise, the printer may jam.
PAPER
A4
12
35
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TRANSPARENCY
A4
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Loading Media Trays

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Using the Multi-Purpose Tray
1Adjust the guides for the width of the media.
2Adjust the MediaThickness switch for the media you are using (see
page 9).
3Insert the media, printing side
face-up (for Tektronix transparencies, the
logo strip is
face-down ).
4Select the media type at the front panel:
5In the Print screen (using a supported driver), select Multi-PurposeTray.
Send the job to the printer.
Paper ■Standard paper and letterhead 75 -105 g/m2, 20 -28 lb.
Paper 2nd Side ■Duplex laser paper
Transparency ■Tektronix transparencies
Coated Paper ■Tektronix Glossy Coated paper
Card or Envelope
■Heavy paper 109 -150 g/m2, 29 -40 lb.
■Card stock / Index
■Cover stock
■Envelope
Label ■Laser labels
Fabric Transfer ■Tektronix Fabric Transfer media
The printer waits a minute for you to select the media type. After
a minute, the job prints, using the previously selected media type.
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2
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Multi-Purpose Tray