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User Manual
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Phaser 560
Color Laser Printer
First printing February 1998
070-9698-01
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Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Tektronix, Inc. This instrument, in whole or in part, may be protected by one or more U.S. or foreign patents or patent applications. Information provided upon request from Tektronix, Inc., P.O. B
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® Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Warranty Tektronix warrants that the Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment and that Customer-Replaceable Components (CRCs)* in this product will be free f
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Users safety summary Terms in manual: CAUTION Conditions that can result in damage to the product. WARNING Conditions that can result in personal injury or loss of life. Power source: Do not apply more than 250 volts RMS between the supply conductors or between either supply conductor or ground. Use only the specified power cord and connector. Refer to a qualified service technician for changes to the cord or connector. Operation of product: Avoid electric shock by con
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This product is certified under IEC 825 as a Class 1 Laser Product: WARNING: For your protection, do not defeat any interlocks. CAUTION: This product utilizes a laser. Use of control or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Do not open covers and do not repair yourself. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. When you operate this equipment, the socket outlet should be near the equipment and be easily access
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FOR USERS IN NORWAY VARNING! OM APPARATEN ANVANDS PÅ ANNAT SÄTT ÄN I DENNA BRUKSANVISNING SPECIFICERATS, KAN ANVÄNDAREN UTSÄTTAS FOR OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING, SOM ÖVERSKRIDER GRÄNSEN FOR LASERKLASS 1. Tekniska specifikationer för lasern Uteffekt: 5 mW max. KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Våglångd: 780 nm Effektgrad för stråining:Kontinuerlig Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag när den ansluts till ett Nätverk. FOR USERS IN JAPAN This equipment is in the 2nd Class category (information equipme
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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Getting Set Up At a glance 2-1 Setting up the printer 2-2 What you get with your printer 2-2 Registering your printer 2-5 Removing the packing material 2-6 Installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly 2-7 Installing the toner cartridges 2-8 Preparing the imaging unit 2-10 Setting up the output tray 2-11 Insert the Quick Reference Guide 2-11 Adding paper or transparencies 2-12 Connecting the printer 2-18 Printer ports 2-18 Turning on the printer 2-20 Selecting a l
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4 Printing Basics Printing from a PC 4-1 Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95 4-4 Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver 4-6 Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript driver 4-8 Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1 4-9 Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1 4-10 Setting the timeouts 4-11 Printing from a Macintosh 4-12 Using the Phaser 560 printer driver 4-15 Using the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver 4-16 Using the Phaser 560 GX printer driver 4-17 Pr
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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics Special printing features 5-2 Controlling color density 5-2 Using the Quick Collate option 5-8 Previewing with Check Print 5-11 Image Smoothing 5-14 Automatic tray switching 5-14 Getting job information 5-15 Working with color 5-16 Color corrections — making the best selection 5-17 Deciding which color correction to use 5-18 Color correction descriptions 5-20 Special considerations 5-24 Printing and using the color sampler charts 5-25 6 Caring for Your Printe
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7 Troubleshooting If you need help 7-1 Receiving email update notices 7-2 Using the automated fax systems 7-3 Symptoms and solutions 7-4 Diagnostic tools 7-4 Maintaining print quality 7-6 Printing hints 7-21 Improving print speed 7-22 PostScript printing errors 7-26 Printed colors are not what you expected 7-29 Selecting page sizes in Windows applications 7-33 Fonts printing incorrectly from Windows 7-35 Sharing the printer on a network 7-36 Startup page prints even though it is disabled
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9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System Tektronix Printer and Tektronix supplies: Made For Each Other® 9-1 Customizing your printer 9-1 Supplies and accessories 9-2 Interface cables and adapters 9-4 Expanding your printing system 9-5 Upgrade kits 9-5 Extended Features upgrade 9-6 Memory upgrade 9-7 PhaserShare network cards 9-8 Phaser Copystation accessory 9-9 Lower Tray Assembly 9-9 PhaserPrint for UNIX 9-10 SCSI hard disk 9-10 10 Regulatory Information and Specifica
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Chapter 1 Introduction Features ® The Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer provides fast, high-quality color printing on plain paper and specialty media, plus the ease of operation and high performance you expect from a color laser printer. Some of its features include: Feature Description High quality Crisp 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) printing with high-definition screening produces bright colors and clean text suited for nearly any application. Optionally available
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1 Introduction Feature Description Job Collation feature * Generates multiple copies of a multiple-page job in collated order. Check Print capability * Allows you to preview a large print job before running the entire job. Phaser Copystation † This optional accessory enables your printer to be used as a color copier. Special media A Multi-Purpose Feeder, with up to 100 sheet-capacity, accommodates the following: n Paper n Card Stock
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Introduction 1 Feature Description Easy to connect Bi-directional parallel port with plug-and-play support; PhaserShare™ cards provide optional network interfaces for Ethernet (Novell NetWare, EtherTalk, and TCP/IP), Token Ring (Novell NetWare, TokenTalk, and TCP/IP), as well as LocalTalk (LocalTalk and RS-232). PhaserLink™ software PhaserLink software provides a breakthrough in printer control and information access, printer control and using HT
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1 Introduction Information roadmap Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer User Manual Includes information on setting up, using, and caring for the printer: n Hardware and software set up n Selecting print features n Caring for your printer (when and how to replace consumables; cleaning) 9698-105 n Troubleshooting n Upgrade and ordering information Quick Reference Guide Designed for handy access to the information you need at the printer: n Supplies information n Al
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Introduction 1 CD-ROM Contains printer drivers, printer description files, color sampler charts, and utility files, the ® ® contents of this user manual in Acrobat (PDF) format and HTML format, Adobe Acrobat Reader software, and supplemental information in PDF and HTML formats: n Using the printer’s downloadable utility files Printing HP-GL files n 9698-108 n Printing from workstations n Using PANTONE Colors For instructions on installing and using Adobe Acrobat Re
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Chapter 2 Getting Set Up At a glance Installation of your printer involves these tasks: 1. Setting up the printer Putting all the pieces together: unpacking the printer and accessories, installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly or the optional Phaser Copystation, loading the media tray(s), and installing the toner cartridges. 2. Connecting power and interface cables 3. Selecting a language for the front panel 4. Installing printer software on your computer Refer to page 3-1
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2 Getting Set Up Setting up the printer What you get with your printer The printer and its accessories are shipped in a single box. If you ordered an optional Lower Tray Assembly or Phaser Copystation, each is shipped separately. The following items are shipped with the printer: 1. Quick-Start Installation Instructions 2. Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer User Manual 3. Phaser 560 printer CD-ROM and diskettes 4. Registration card and license agreement 5. Quick Re
