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Setup Guide
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® Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer Setup Guide First printing October 1998 063-3094-00
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Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.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. ® ® ® ® ® Tektronix , Phaser , PhaserShare , the TekColor icon, and Made For Each Other are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. PhaserLink™, PhaserPrint™, PhaserSym™, Phas
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® Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer Warranty Tektronix warrants that the Phaser 780 Printer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If the product proves defective during the warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, will repair the defective product on site or by means of telephone support, without charge for parts and labor, or provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. Under this product warranty, C
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User 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 conta
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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. DANGER: CAUTION: VORSICHT: ATTENTION: Invisible laser radiation Invisible laser radiation Unsichtbare Laserstrahlung, Rayonnement laser invisible when open and interlock when open and wenn Abdeckung geöffnet dangereux en cas def
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Getting Set Up At a glance Page 1. What you get with your printer 2 2. Select a location for the printer. 4 n Optional: Set the printer on the Lower Tray Assembly. 3. Set up the printer: 6 n Load the toner cartridges. 7 n Install the imaging unit. 12 n Install the fuser roll cartridge. 15 n Attach the extensions for the multi-purpose tray. 19 4. Plug in and turn on the printer. 23 5. Set the front panel language. 25 6.
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What you get with your printer 3094-02 3094-01 Fuser roll cartridge Attachments for the multi-purpose tray (2) 3094-03 3094-04 Toner cartridges (4) Parallel adapter and power cord 3094-05 3094-06 Imaging unit Media samples 3094-07 Setup Guide, User Guide, PhaserShare Networking Setup Guide, printer CD-ROM, Adobe Typeface CD-ROM, PhaserMatch ICC CD-ROM (optional), registration packet, “Welcome” folder 2 Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer
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Options and accessories 3094-70 3094-09 Lower Tray Assembly with transparency tray Printer Station (order number Z780LTA) (order number ZCARTB) 3094-11 3094-12 Transparency tray 4.5-Gbyte SCSI hard disk (order number 436-0368-00) (order number ZDISK) Setup Guide 3
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Select a location 1. Handle the printer carefully when moving it. 70 kg ! 153 lbs. 3094-15 2. Select a location for the printer: n On a desktop: Put the printer on a strong, level surface, capable of supporting 91 kg (200 lb.) and with dimensions of at least 791 mm (31 in.) by 1520 mm (60 in.). Do not tilt more than 3 degrees, or 7 cm (2.8 in.), in any direction. 3° 3° 3094-13 n On the optional Printer Station. 4 Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer
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n On the optional Lower Tray Assembly: If you have purchased the optional Lower Tray Assembly, set it up now. Follow the instructions packed with the unit, then complete the printer setup as outlined in this guide. R 3094-57 3. Allow enough room on all sides of the printer according to the following specifications: 1.61 m (63.7 in.) 150 mm (6 in.) 551 mm 503 mm (21.7 in.) (20 in.) 835 mm (32.5 in.) 3094-14 Setup Guide 5 1.59 m (62.5 in.)
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Set up the printer Remove all packing tape and labels from the outside of the printer. 3094-16 N O T E Save all shipping materials and packing inserts in case you need to move or ship the printer later. 6 Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer
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Load the toner cartridges 1. Open the front cover. 3094-17 2. Remove the four plastic shipping inserts from the toner carousel as follows: a. Push up the black switch to release the toner carousel knob. b. Turn the knob clockwise until a tab is completely visible. a b Toner Toner 3094-18 Setup Guide 7
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N O T E If the carousel knob is difficult to turn, push up on the carousel as shown. Toner 3094-71 c. Grasp the tab firmly. Pull straight out, and then down and to the right to remove the insert. d. Repeat Steps a through c until you have removed all four inserts. d Toner c 3094-19 8 Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer
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3. Note the color (cyan/blue, magenta, yellow, or black) visible in the toner carousel. Toner 3094-23 4. Unpack the matching toner cartridge. 3094-24 Setup Guide 9
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5. Shake the toner cartridge vigorously, seven or eight times. 3094-25 6. Insert the toner cartridge into the printer, with the arrow on top (a). Gently but firmly push the cartridge in as far as it will go; the inner tube will slide in until the colored knob rests against the "collar" as shown (b). a b 3094-26 10 Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer
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7. Simultaneously push in and turn the toner cartridge clockwise a quarter turn to the "lock" position to finish installing it. C A U T I O N Make sure that the cartridge is pushed in as far as it will go before you turn it clockwise. If you cannot turn the toner cartridge easily, do not force it; you may damage the cartridge and cause poor print quality. Instead, pull out the cartridge and reinsert it following Steps 6 and 7 above. Toner 3094-28 8. To install the remaining toner cartr
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Install the imaging unit 1. Open the front cover. Turn the large blue switch to the left, to the "unlock" position. 3094-72 2. Unpack the imaging unit. Make sure that the top of the box is up. 2.1 kg ! 4.6 lbs. 3094-31 12 Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer
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3. Take off the protective wrapper. Do not touch the surface of the blue drum. Lift the imaging unit by the blue strap on top. ! 3094-32 C A U T I O N To prevent permanent damage to the imaging unit, do not touch, scratch, overexpose to light, or otherwise contaminate the blue drum. Carefully set the imaging unit on a flat surface only. Setup Guide 13
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4. To insert the imaging unit, carefully align the arrows on the top of the imaging unit with the guides in the printer. Slide the imaging unit all the way into the printer and latch firmly. C A U T I O N To prevent damage to the imaging unit, avoid touching the blue drum to other surfaces as you insert the imaging unit. 3094-33 5. Set the two blue switches to the "lock" position. 3094-34 14 Phaser 780 Color Laser Printer
