Tektronix Phaser 840 User manual

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P H A S E R®8 4 0
COLOR PRINTER
User Guide

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Contents
Tektronix Supplies and Accessories 1
Getting the Most From Your Printer 2
The Front Panel 3
Print Quality Modes 4
TekColor ™ Color Corrections 4
Media Trays 5
Supported Page Sizes and Print Area 7
Using the Manual Feed Slot for Single-Sided Printing 8
Printing on Envelopes 10
Loading Media Trays 11
Printing on Labels 12
Automatic Duplex Printing 14
Adding Ink 16
Emptying the Waste Tray 17
Replacing the Maintenance Kit 18
Media Jams 19
Troubleshooting Print Quality 24
Hints for Moving the Printer 27
Getting More Information 28
Getting Help 29
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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 © 1999 by Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Tektronix
®
, Phaser
®
, PhaserShare
®
and ColorStix
®
are registered trademarks
of Tektronix, Inc.

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Tektronix Supplies and Accessories
Supplies Ordernumber Description
ColorStix
®
Ink 016-1604-00 3 Black sticks
016-1605-00 5 Cyan sticks plus 2 Black sticks
016-1606-00 5 Magenta sticks plus 2 Black sticks
016-1607-00 5 Yellow sticks plus 2 Black sticks
016-1582-00 2 Cyan sticks plus 1 Black stick
016-1583-00 2 Magenta sticks plus 1 Black stick
016-1584-00 2 Yellow sticks plus 1 Black stick
Premium Paper
A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1368-00 500 sheets 24 lb. bond, 90 g/m
2
A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1369-00 500 sheets
PremiumTransparencies
A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1724-00 50 sheets
A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1725-00 50 sheets
StandardTransparencies
A/Letter (U.S.) 016-1720-00 50 sheets
A4 (Metric Letter) 016-1721-00 50 sheets
Maintenance Kit 016-1727-00 Replacement maintenance roller and
counter (life: 30,000 images)
To order supplies and accessories, contact your local dealer or
visit the Tektronix web site:
www.tektronix.com/Color_Printers/supplies
Accessories Order number Description
Standard Paper /
TransparencyTrays
436-0330-00 A/Letter (U.S.)
436-0332-00 A4 (Metric Letter)
High-Capacity
Transparency/Label
Trays
436-0336-00 A/Letter (U.S.)
436-0338-00 A4 (Metric Letter)
Cleaning Kit 016-1595-00 Alcohol wipes and
foam swabs
Printer CD-ROM 063-3166-00 -00 English
-10 French
-20 Italian
-30 German
-40 Spanish
-70 Chinese,
Simplified
-80 Chinese,
Traditional
-90 Korean
Printer diskettes 063-2627-00
Ordering Information

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Getting the Most From Your Printer
Supplies Startup Kit
Z840SS
Option 01 for Metric
■ ColorStix
®
ink: 5 each CMY, plus 6 Black
■
Tektronix Transparencies (50 sheets)
High-Capacity Paper
Tray Assembly
Z840LTA
Option 01 for Metric
■ Increased paper-printing capacity
■
Increased printing versatility and convenience
■
Up to two stacking trays can be used
Plus Feature Set
Z840FP
■
High Resolution / Photo print-quality mode,
1200 x 600 dpi
■
Adds automatic duplex (two-sided) print
capability
■
Adds SCSI card for connecting an external hard
drive or a scanner
■
Adds 32 Mbytes of memory (64 Mbytes total)
■ Check Print functionality
■
Quick Collate functionality (requires a hard drive)
Printer Station
ZCARTA
■ Ergonomic surface height
■
Provides storage for supplies
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
Hard Disk Drives
■
Required for collation
■
Extends font capacity
ZDISK External SCSI Hard Drive (
Requires Plus Feature)
ZDISK3 Internal IDE Hard Drive
PhaserShare
®
Network Card
■
Easy to install
■ Increases speed and/or 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
■
Up to 128 Mbytes maximum
ZMB32 32 Mbytes
ZMB64 64 Mbytes
Ordering Information

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The Front Panel
■
Provides access to printer settings (tray, print-quality mode, network settings, etc.).
■
Displays the printer’s operating status ( Ready to Print , Printing , etc.).
■
Alerts you to replace consumables, load media, and clear jams.
Key
1 Error indicator
2 Power indicator
3 Printer model
4 Display
5 Navigation arrows. Use the arrows to scroll the front panel
menus.
6 Select button. Selects highlighted settings.
7 Help button. Press at any time for additional information
on displayed menu options or status messages.
8 Printer Identification. Accesses printer setup
menus and printer descriptions
9 Help Topics . Describes common printer tasks.
Help
?Select
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Phaser 840 Plus
READY TO PRINT
Menu
Printer Identification
Help Topics
Front Panel

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Print Quality Modes
Print-quality modes Maximum speed*
Fast Color
■
Fastest full-color output
10 ppm Paper
5 ppm Transparency
Standard
■ General-purpose mode for
full-color printing
■
Best quality mode for printing
transparencies
6 ppm Paper
3 ppm Transparency
Enhanced
†
■
Superior text resolution and
very smooth light colors
3 ppm Paper
High Resolution/Photo
†
■
Highest-quality color prints
■
Near-photographic detail
■
1200 x 600 dpi
■
Requires Plus Features Set
2 ppm Paper
*
Approximate number of pages per minute.
†
Transparencies will be printed in Standard mode.
TekColor
™
Color Corrections
Automatic
■
Automatically applies the best color correction mode to each
element on the page
None
■
No color correction made to colors
■ Used with the PANTONE
®
Color Chart for PANTONE
®
Color
matching
Vivid Color
■
Produces the brightest possible colors and makes blues appear
less purple
sRGB Display
■
Closely approximates the colors on a standard display screen
SWOP Press
■
Specification for Web Offset Publications. Used to match U.S.
press standards
Euroscale Press
■ Used to match equivalent Imation Matchprint®proofs
Commercial Press ■Used to match commercial Imation Matchprint®proofs
SNAP Press ■Specifications for Non-Heat Advertising Printing
■Used to match standards for printing on uncoated and
newsprint papers
DIC ■Used to match Dai Nippon printing inks on coated paper
Toyo ■Used to match commercial Toyo printing inks on coated paper
FujiProof ■Used to match the Fuji Color Art System for commercial North
American proofs
Monochrome ■Grayscale printing
■Used to print page masters for photocopying in black-and-white
Printing

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All About Media
Standard Paper/Transparency Tray
Tray sizes: A/Letter A4
Paper
■200-sheet capacity
■Bond or equivalent, 60 - 120 g/m2, 16 - 32 lb.
■Cover stock up to 176 g/m2, 65 lb., single-sided only
Transparencies
■50-sheet capacity
■Use only Phaser 840 printer transparencies
Labels
■50-sheet capacity
■Recommended Avery™White Laser Labels, for example:
U.S. 5160, 5960
Metric L7162
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High-Capacity Transparency/Label Tray
Tray sizes: A/Letter A4
Transparencies
■175-sheet capacity
■Use only Phaser 840 printer transparencies
Labels
■100-sheet capacity
■Recommended Avery™White Laser Labels, for example:
U.S. 5160, 5960
Metric L7162
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Media and Trays

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High-Capacity Paper Tray
You can use up to two High-Capacity Paper Tray
Assemblies with your printer.
Tray sizes:
A/Letter A4
Paper only
■500-sheet capacity
■Bond or equivalent, 60 - 120 g/m2, 16 - 32 lb.
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Manual Feed Slot
Paper
■A/Letter A4
■Bond or equivalent,
60 - 120 g/m2, 16 - 32 lb.
■Cover stock up to 216 g/m2, 80 lb.
Do not use for automatic duplex printing
■Card stock/Index up to 216 g/m2, 110 lb.
Do not use for automatic duplex printing
Transparencies
■A/Letter A4
■Use only Phaser 840 printer
transparencies
Labels
■A/Letter A4
■Recommended Avery™White Laser
Labels, for example:
U.S. 5160, 5960
Metric L7162
Envelopes
■#10 (U.S.)
■#6 3⁄4 (U.S.)
■C5
■DL
■Choukei 3 Gou
■Choukei 4 Gou
9102-03
Media and Trays

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Supported page sizes and print area
In a supported driver, select Print. Select Page Size. Choose one of the following
media sizes.
Margins
Media Page size Print area Top/Bottom Sides
1Letter 8.5 x 11 in. 8.112 x 10.612 in. .2 in. .2 in.
2A4 210 x 297 mm 200 x 283 mm 5 mm 5 mm
3Envelopes Top/Sides Bottom
■#10 (U.S.) 4.13 x 9.5 in. 3.2 x 9.24 in. .2 in. .8 in.
■#6 3⁄4 (U.S.) 3.65 x 6.5 in. 3.2 x 6.2 in. .2 in. .28 in.
■C5 162 x 229 mm 80 x 219 mm 5 mm 77 mm
■DL 110 x 220 mm 80 x 210 mm 5 mm 25 mm
■Choukei 3 Gou 120 x 235 mm 80 x 225 mm 5 mm 35 mm
■Choukei 4 Gou 90 x 205 mm 80 x 195 mm 5 mm 5 mm
Never use envelopes with an end flap, or with windows or metal clasps; they will
damage the printer. Only use the recommended envelope sizes. Envelopes must
always be placed with the flap face-up.
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Using the Manual Feed Slot for Single-Sided Printing
1In a supported printer driver, select Manual Feed Paper or
Manual FeedTransparency.
2To send the job to the printer, click Print.
3Open the manual feed slot.
4Adjust the guides for your media size (Letter or A4).
5When the front panel reads Waiting for Manual Feed,
insert one sheet of media until it stops:
■Top of the page enters first.
■Side to be printed is face-down .
6Wait for the front panel’s prompt before inserting
additional sheets.
Make sure that duplex printing is disabled in the
printer driver.
Refer to page 15 for instructions on loading letterhead for
duplex printing.
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LETTER
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