Document Outline

• Users safety summary
• Phaser® 300X Warranty
• Introduction
• Getting Set Up
  • At a glance
  • Checking the inventory
  • Setting up the printer
    • Removing the shipping block
    • Loading paper
    • Installing the output tray
    • Setting the media switch
  • Connecting the printer
    • Printer ports
    • LocalTalk connection
      • Connecting the printer to a single computer using ...
    • Ethernet connection
    • Parallel connection
    • Serial connection
    • Turning on the printer
  • Selecting a language for the front panel
  • Making a test print
  • Installing software on your computer
  • Setting up PC ports (DOS)
    • Parallel port setup
    • Serial port setup
• Printing
  • Which platform?
    • Printing from a PC
      • Using Windows printer drivers
      • Using the printer’s rear panel switches
      • Using the Microsoft PostScript driver with Windows...
      • Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95
      • Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1
      • Using the Windows NT PostScript driver
      • Printing from DOS
    • Printing from a Macintosh
      • Using Macintosh printer drivers
      • Using the printer’s rear panel switches
      • Using the Phaser 300X driver
      • Using the Adobe PSPrinter Driver
      • Using the Phaser 300X GX driver
    • Printing from a workstation
      • Overview
      • UNIX workstations
      • VMS workstations
      • For more information
  • Printing from specific applications
    • General hints and tips
    • Windows applications
      • Aldus PageMaker and FreeHand
      • Adobe PageMaker
      • Macromedia FreeHand
      • QuarkXPress
      • Pantone
    • Macintosh applications
      • QuarkXPress
      • Adobe Photoshop
      • Pantone
      • Other applications
  • Selecting print features
    • Print modes
      • Print-quality modes
      • Finepoint Sharpening
    • Color correction
      • Color Control Strip feature
  • All about media
    • Grade and finish
    • Size
    • Weight and thickness
    • Grain
    • Margins and image area
      • Image area for Tabloid Extra
      • Image area for color prints
    • Image orientation
    • Media handling
    • Using the paper trays
      • Loading letterhead
      • Loading three-holed paper
    • Using manual feed
      • Inserting the paper
      • Manual feed examples: paper, envelopes
    • Making transparencies
  • Fonts
    • Resident typefaces (PostScript)
    • Resident typefaces (PCL5)
    • Downloading Macintosh and TrueType fonts
    • Installing Macintosh screen fonts
  • Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5
    • Switching printer languages
    • Printing with PCL5
    • Printing with HP-GL
    • Printing PostScript
      • Changing the HP-GL default settings
• Caring for Your Printer
  • Overview
  • Adding ink
  • Changing the fuser wiper
  • Emptying the waste bin
    • Emptying the waste bin when front panel message di...
    • Emptying the waste bin before moving the printer
  • Cleaning the printer
    • New printer cleaning supplies
    • Reorder cleaning kit supplies
    • Using isopropyl alcohol
    • Cleaning the paper-pick rollers
    • Cleaning the feed rollers
    • Cleaning the paper tension blade, paper clamp, and...
    • Cleaning the head wiper
    • Cleaning the fuser rollers
      • Quick Steps
      • Procedure A
      • Procedure B
• Supplies and Accessories
  • Tektronix supplies: the mark of quality
  • Ordering information
    • Upgrade kits
    • Interface cables and Ethernet adapters
• Troubleshooting
  • If you need help
  • Using the automated fax systems
  • Error codes and front panel messages
  • Clearing paper jams
    • Removing jammed paper
    • Removing a paper jam from the rear of the printer
  • Setting head convergence
    • Test print example
  • General cleaning guide
  • Problems, solutions, hints
    • Print quality problems
    • Network problems
    • Operation hints
    • Printer standby modes
    • Printing and installation
• Front and Rear Panels
  • Front panel
    • Utilities mode menu structure
  • Rear panel
    • Rear panel switches
    • Rear-panel LED indicator
• Technical Notes
  • Startup and configuration pages
    • Turning off the startup page
    • Generating a configuration page
    • Print count
  • Printer ports
    • LocalTalk and Ethernet ports
    • Printer name and AppleTalk zones
    • Parallel port
    • Serial port
      • Serial port signals
  • Specifications
  • Safety and emissions
• Expanding Your Printing System
  • Customizing your printer
  • Extended features upgrade
  • Upgrades kits
    • Advantages of adding memory
  • PhaserPrint
  • PhaserSym
  • Adding a hard disk for font storage
    • Connecting one disk
    • Connecting multiple disks
• Moving Your Printer
  • Reinstalling the shipping block
  • Changing line voltage
• Regulatory Information
  • Declaration of conformity
  • Canadian EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) regul...
  • FCC Class B warning (for 115 VAC equipment)
  • Material Safety Data Sheets
    • Section I — Product identification
    • Section II — Emergency and first aid
    • Section III Toxicology and health information
    • Section IV — Physical data
    • Section V — Fire and explosion data
    • Section VI — Reactivity data
    • Section VII — Special protection information
    • Section VIII — Special precautions
    • Section IX — Spill, leak, and disposal procedures
    • Section X — Other regulatory information
• Index
  • accessories, ordering5-1,B-1
  • adding ink4-2
  • adding memoryB-3
  • Adobe IntelliSelect3-40,3-41
  • Adobe Photoshop3-20
  • Adobe PostScript driver3-8
  • alcohol, pre-soaked cloth4-10
  • AppleTalk zonesA-4
  • ASCII files, printing3-16
  • automated information systems 3-18,3-19,...
  • automatic language selection3-40,3-41
  • baud rate2-12
  • BBS (Bulletin Board System)2-17
  • black and white6-25
  • buttons
    • CLEAN PRINT HEAD2-15,7-2
    • front panel2-15
    • TEST PRINT2-15,7-2
  • cables, ordering5-4
  • CD-ROM
    • drivers and utilities2-17
    • installing software2-17
    • PANTONE Colors1-3
  • change front panel language2-15
  • change fuser wiper4-4
  • changing languages3-40
  • Chooser, printer doesn't appear6-20
  • CLEAN PRINT HEAD7-2
  • CLEAN PRINT HEAD button
    • how to use6-13
  • cleaning
    • paper jams4-8
    • paper tension blade4-15
  • Color Control Strip feature1-3,3-23
  • color correction1-3,3-4,3-6, 3-8,...
    • color sampler charts3-23
    • PhaserMatch3-22
    • switches3-22
    • utility file3-22
  • color correction modes
    • Commercial3-22
    • Euroscale3-22
    • Simulate Display3-22
    • SWOP3-22
    • Use Printer Settings3-22
    • Vivid Blue3-22
  • color correction switches3-22,7-6
  • color sampler charts3-23
  • ColorStix ink1-4,4-2,5-1
  • COM port, setting up2-19
  • Commercial Press color correction3-14
  • configuration page, generatingA-2
  • connections
    • Ethernet2-10
    • LocalTalk2-8
    • parallel2-11
    • serial2-12
  • copy countA-3
  • Customer Support Hotline6-1
  • default printer port settings3-40
  • desktop printers, QuickDraw GX
    • printing from3-15
  • device typeA-4
  • diskettes, drivers and utilities2-17
  • DOS
    • MODE command2-18,2-19
    • printing from3-10
  • downloading fonts3-38
  • drivers
    • using
      • Macintosh3-14
      • Windows 3.13-8
      • Windows 953-4,3-6,3-8
  • EasyCopy/X, workstation software3-18
  • empty the waste bin4-5
  • Enhanced print-quality mode3-21
  • envelopes3-35
  • error codes6-3
  • ERROR indicator7-3
  • Ethernet2-10
    • connecting2-10
    • problems6-20
  • EuroHAL, automated fax system6-1,6-2
  • Euroscale Press color correction3-14
  • Extended Features option1-1,B-1
    • PCL53-42
    • PhaserMatch™ color profiler3-22
  • features1-1
    • Color Control Strip1-3,3-23
    • Finepoint Sharpening3-21
    • PhaserMatch™ color profiler3-22
  • Finepoint Sharpening3-21
  • fonts1-2
    • downloading3-38
    • resident typefaces3-37
    • TrueType3-38
  • front panel7-2
    • buttons2-15
    • change language2-15
    • messages6-3
    • Utilities mode2-15
  • ftp server6-1
  • fuser wiper, changing4-4
  • getting help6-1
  • grade, papers3-24
  • grain, paper3-27
  • HAL, automated fax system6-1,6-2
    • telephone number and instructions6-2
  • hard diskB-5
    • connecting multiple disksB-8
    • connecting single diskB-7
    • guidelines for multiple disksB-6
    • Sys/Start fileB-6
  • head convergence6-8
    • correcting6-10
    • setting6-8
  • Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HP-GL)1-2,...
    • setting parameters3-43
    • using3-40
  • Highly Automated Library3-18,3-19
  • image area1-4
  • indicators
    • ERROR7-3
    • POWER7-3
    • rear panel7-6
  • ink4-2
    • ColorStix ink sticks1-4,5-1
    • cover7-3
    • INK LEVEL4-2
    • ink level icons7-2
    • ink sticks4-2
    • load level7-3
    • loading4-2
    • purging6-13,6-14
  • ink sticks1-4,5-1
  • installation2-17
    • at a glance2-1
    • connecting the printer2-7
    • setting up DOS computer ports2-19
    • setting up the printer2-6
  • installing
    • printer software3-8
    • screen fonts3-39
  • IntelliSelect3-41
  • Internet access6-1
  • inventory2-2
  • isopropyl alcohol4-10
  • jams, clearing6-5
  • landscape orientation3-30
  • languages, front panel2-15
  • large paper, loading3-34
  • leave printer on2-14
  • line voltage, changingC-4
  • loading ink4-2
  • loading paper2-4,3-32
    • letterhead3-33
    • manual feed3-34
    • paper trays3-32
    • small paper3-35
    • three-holed paper3-33
  • loading transparencies3-36
  • LocalTalk
    • cables and termination2-8
    • connecting2-8
    • problems6-20
  • LPT port, setting up2-19
  • Macintosh printer driver
    • Page Setup dialog box3-14
    • Print dialog box3-14
    • TekColor Options dialog box3-14
  • Macintosh screen fonts, install3-39
  • maintenance, schedule4-1
  • manual feed3-4,3-6,3-8,3-14,3-3...
    • envelopes3-35
    • paper3-35
    • transparencies3-36
  • margins3-28
  • media3-24
  • media switch2-6
  • memory
    • advantages of addingB-3
    • Extended Features option1-3,B-1
    • image area1-4,B-1
  • memory upgradesB-3
  • Microsoft Windows NT PostScript printer driver, up...
  • missing lines on print6-13
  • MODE command2-18,2-19
    • setting up ports2-19
  • Monochrome color correction3-14
  • moving the printerC-2
  • network option2-10
  • network problems6-20
  • No color correction3-14
  • NT, Windows NT PostScript printer driver, updating...
  • number of prints madeA-3
  • on/off switch2-14
  • online services6-1
  • options
    • Extended Features1-1,B-1
    • PCL53-38
  • ordering cables5-4
  • ordering supplies1-4,5-1
    • cleaning5-1
  • orientation
    • landscape3-30
    • paper3-30
    • portrait3-30
  • output tray
    • installing2-5
  • Page Setup dialog box3-14
  • PANTONE Colors3-19
  • paper3-24
    • dimensions3-25
    • grade and finish3-24
    • grain3-27
    • input method3-25
    • recycle3-24
    • size3-25
    • thickness3-25,3-26
    • weight3-26
    • what you can use3-24
  • paper jams4-8
    • cleaning4-8
    • clearing6-5
  • paper sizes1-4,3-25
  • paper tension blade, cleaning4-15
  • paper trays3-32
  • parallel
    • connection2-11
    • printer portA-5
  • parallel port
    • connecting2-11
  • MODE commandA-5
    • signalsA-5
  • PCL51-2,3-38,3-40,3-42
    • printing3-42
  • Phaser 300X CD-ROM2-17
  • Phaser 300X diskettes2-17
    • color correction3-23
  • PhaserMatch™ color profiler1-1,1-3,3-22...
  • PhaserPrintB-4
    • order numberB-4
  • PhaserSym
    • capabilitiesB-4
    • order numberB-4
    • software for workstations3-18
  • platforms3-1
  • portrait orientation3-30
  • ports
    • computer2-19
    • printer2-7
    • printer speed2-10
    • setting up2-18,2-19
  • PostScript3-40
    • PostScript Header
      • Windows 3.1 driver3-9
      • Windows 95 driver3-5,3-7
  • POWER indicator7-3
  • power on printer2-14
  • Premium print-quality mode3-21
  • pre-soaked alcohol cloth4-10
  • print area3-28
  • print countA-3
  • Print dialog box3-14
  • print features, selecting3-21
  • print quality3-4,3-6,3-8,3-14
  • Printer Command Language1-2,3-40,3-42
  • printer drivers
    • using
      • Macintosh3-14
      • Windows 3.13-8
      • Windows 953-4,3-6,3-8
  • printer languages3-41
    • HP-GL3-40
    • PCL53-40
    • PostScript3-40
    • switching3-41
  • printer nameA-4
  • printer ports2-7
    • parallelA-5
  • printer service6-1
  • printer software, installing3-8
  • printer standby modes6-23
  • printer status display7-2
  • printer, paper jams4-8
  • PRINTER.INF, updating Windows NT driver3-10
  • printing menu, QuickDraw GX printer driver
    • Start Print Queue command3-15
    • Stop Print Queue command3-15
  • print-quality modes3-21
  • problems
    • LocalTalk6-20
    • network6-20
    • print quality6-13
    • wrinkled edges6-22
  • purge ink6-13
  • QuickDraw GX printer driver
    • printing from
      • GX-aware applications3-15
      • non-GX aware applications3-15
    • printing menu
      • Start Print Queue command3-15
      • Stop Print Queue command3-15
  • rear panel indicators7-6
  • rear panel switches2-6,2-12,3-22
    • color correction3-22
    • media, US or Metric3-28
  • recycle paper3-24
  • reinstalling the shipping blockC-2
  • removing the shipping block2-3
  • resident typefaces
    • PCL53-37
    • PostScript3-37
  • screen fonts
    • installing3-39
    • Macintosh3-39
  • SCSI diskB-5
    • connecting multiple disksB-8
    • connecting single diskB-7
    • guidelines for multiple disksB-6
    • initializationB-5
    • Sys/Start fileB-6
  • SCSI port2-7
    • ID numberB-6
    • terminationB-6
  • select a port (DOS)2-18
  • selecting print-quality mode3-21
  • serial connection2-12
  • serial port2-19
    • connecting2-12
    • signalsA-8
  • set margins3-28
  • setting up PC ports (DOS)2-18
  • shipping block
    • reinstallingC-2
    • removing2-3
  • Simulate Display color correction3-14
  • size, paper3-25
  • small paper3-35
  • smaller print size than expected6-24
  • solid ink1-1
  • Standard print-quality mode3-21
  • startup page6-28
    • disable2-14
  • supplies, ordering1-4,5-1
  • switches
    • baud rate2-12
    • color correction3-22
    • media2-6
  • SWOP Press color correction3-14
  • Sys/Start fileB-6
  • TekColor Dynamic Correction1-3,3-22
  • Tektronix Bulletin Board Service (BBS)6-1
  • Tektronix Bulletin Board System (BBS)2-17
  • TEST PRINT button7-2
  • test print, printing2-16
  • thickness, paper3-26
  • timeouts, Windows 95 driver3-4,3-6,3-8
  • Transmission Retry, Windows3-4,3-6,3-8
  • transparencies, loading3-36
  • trays, paper, selecting3-4,3-6,3-8,...
  • TrueType fonts3-38
  • turn on printer2-14
  • Use Printer Setting color correction3-14
  • used ink4-5
  • using EuroHAL6-1
  • Utilities mode2-15,7-2
    • menu structure7-4
  • Vivid Color color correction3-14
  • waste bin4-5
  • weight, paper3-26
  • Windows 3.1 driver
    • Features tab3-8
    • Job Control tab3-9
    • Paper tab3-8
    • PostScript header3-9
    • PostScript tab3-9
    • using3-8
  • Windows 95 driver
    • Details tab3-4,3-6
    • Device Options tab3-5,3-7
    • Graphics tab3-4,3-6
    • Paper tab3-4,3-6
    • PostScript Header3-5,3-7
    • PostScript tab3-5,3-7
    • timeouts3-4,3-6,3-8
    • using3-4,3-6,3-8
  • wiper, cleaning4-20
  • workstation software
    • EasyCopy/X3-18
    • PhaserPrint3-17,B-4
    • PhaserSym3-18
  • World Wide Web
    • home page address6-1
    • printer information3-18,3-19
  • wrinkled edges on the print6-22
  • zonesA-4