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User ManualPhaser ® 560Color Laser Printer First printing February 1998070-9698-01

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x Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer 7 Troubleshooting If you need help 7-1Receiving email update notices 7-2Using the automated fax systems 7-3Symptoms

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4 Printing Basics 4-36 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Loading plain paper 1. Push down on the PAPER tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it

Page 4 - Users safety summary

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-37 Loading letterhead paper 1. Push down on the PAPER tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place. 2

Page 5 - CLASE 1 LASER PRODUCTO

4 Printing Basics 4-38 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Loading transparencies 1. Push down on the TRANSPARENCY tray’s metal plate until it clicks, l

Page 6 - FOR USERS IN JAPAN

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-39 Hints for making transparencies Follow these guidelines when you make transparencies: ▼ Use only Tektronix trans

Page 7 - Contents

4 Printing Basics 4-40 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Using the Multi-Purpose Feeder The Multi-Purpose Feeder serves as another tray for loading any

Page 8 - 4 Printing Basics

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-41 Setting media thickness Because the printer accommodates varying media weights in the Multi-Purpose Feeder, you ca

Page 9 - 6 Caring for Your Printer

4 Printing Basics 4-42 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Inserting the media For instructions on loading specific types of media, refer to “Loading speci

Page 10 - 8 Using the Front Panel

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-43 Selecting the Multi-Purpose Feeder Select the Multi-Purpose Feeder in one of these two ways: Driver selection1.

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4 Printing Basics 4-44 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Loading specialty media in the Multi-Purpose Feeder Transparencies 1. Set the Media Thickness s

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-45 Letterhead 1. For the thickness setting, treat letterhead media as you would laser paper. If your letterhead pa

Page 13 - Introduction

User Manual xi 9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System Tektronix Printer and Tektronix supplies:Made For Each Other® 9-1Customizi

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4 Printing Basics 4-46 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Glossy Coated Paper and Card stock Caution Do not use any media designed for inkjet printers, e

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-474. Fill the Multi-Purpose Feeder up to the level indicator on the guide (maximum capacity is 50 sheets). 5. Use

Page 16 - Information roadmap

4 Printing Basics 4-48 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Envelopes 1. Prepare each envelope in the following manner: Tri-fold a letter-sized piece o

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-497. In a supported printer driver. Make the following selections.: 8. Send the job to the printer. Hints ▼ Many appl

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4 Printing Basics 4-50 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Labels 1. Adjust the Media Thickness switch to Thick . 2. Adjust the media guides for the wid

Page 19 - Getting Set Up

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-514. Fill the Multi-Purpose Feeder to the level indicator on the guide (maximum capacity is 30 label sheets). 5. U

Page 20 - Setting up the printer

4 Printing Basics 4-52 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Tektronix Fabric Transfer Media 1. Set the Media Thickness switch to Thick . 2. Adjust the med

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-534. In the application, reverse the image horizontally (the image must print backward to transfer correctly). 5. Use

Page 22 - Optional accessories

4 Printing Basics 4-54 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Duplex printing This printer allows you to print double-sided on laser paper, from the PAPER

Page 23 - Registering your printer

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-55S IDE 21. Place the paper in the PAPER tray with the side to be printed face down (the side that has already b

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4 Printing Basics 4-56 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Double-sided printing from the Multi-Purpose Feeder Caution Use laser bond paper for duplexing;

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-57S IDE 2Caution When printing Side 2 for duplex printing (using the Multi-Purpose Manual Feed), always choose Pape

Page 28 - Preparing the imaging unit

User Manual 5-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:44 am Chapter 5 Printing: Beyond the Basics Beyond the basics of printing are the printer’s special feature

Page 29 - Quick Reference Guide

5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Special printing features Controlling color density The printer’s front panel provid

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Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-3 The current density setting for each color is indicated by the dashed line enclosure and the numeric va

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer 7. Compare the printer’s current density settings on the Color Reference Page with t

Page 32 - Loading media

Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-58. Use the Calibrate Colors menu in the printer’s front panel to adjust the density according to the n

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer 9. After changing the density setting for any or all of the colors, reprint the Colo

Page 34 - Slide the

Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-7 The following table shows the selections available in the Calibrate Colors menu, along with a brief e

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User Manual 1-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:40 am Chapter 1 Introduction Features The Phaser ® 560 Color Laser Printer provides fast, high-quality col

Page 36 - Connecting the printer

5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Using the Quick Collate option The Quick Collate option in the supported drivers p

Page 37 - Parallel

Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-9 The number of pages that can be collated at one time depends on these factors: Printer’s memory config

Page 38 - Turning on the printer

5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Collation hints and tipsOutput order Make sure that you select Output Face Down o

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Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-11 Previewing with Check Print This feature is available only with the printer’s Extended Features configu

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-12 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer 3. Press the Menu button. The following message appears:The asterisk (*) indicat

Page 41 - Making a demonstration print

Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-136. Select Check Print in a supported driver. LaserWriter 8 driver: Select the Check Print optio

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-14 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Image Smoothing Image Smoothing is selected from the printer’s front panel (in the

Page 43 - Software

Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-15 Getting job information The printer’s front panel includes an Info buttonthat provides the following

Page 44 - Installing Printer Software

5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-16 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Working with color Whether you are producing color reports, memos, graphs, charts,

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Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-17 Color corrections — making the best selection TekColor corrections The printer’s TekColor color correc

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1 Introduction 1-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Job Collation feature * Generates multiple copies of a multiple-page job in collated order. Check

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-18 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Deciding which color correction to use Color printers and computer display screens

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Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-19 Color correction solutions Printing objective or problem Color correction to use General-purpose pri

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-20 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Color correction descriptions General all-purpose printing The Automatic option i

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Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-21 Printing the brightest colors and a truer blue The Vivid Color option makes printed blue appear less

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-22 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Closely match printing press colors There are three printing press color correction

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Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-23 Using the printer’s current color defaults The Use Printer Setting option is available only in the

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-24 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Special considerations If your Phaser 560 printer is shared on a network Another us

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Printing: Beyond the Basics 5 User Manual 5-25 Printing and using the color sampler charts You can print color sampler charts from your printer to se

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5 Printing: Beyond the Basics 5-26 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer The color chart you print and use depends on how the application you are using sele

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User Manual 6-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:38 am Overview To ensure the best print quality and the most reliable printer operation, follow these simpl

Page 57 - Recommended

Introduction 1 User Manual 1-3 Easy to connect Bi-directional parallel port with plug-and-play support; PhaserShare™ cards provide optional network i

Page 58 - Macintosh software

6 Caring for Your Printer 6-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer User-replaceable components This printer is designed modularly so that it is easy to mai

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-3 When to replace components When the printer’s front panel indicates that a component needs to be replaced,

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6 Caring for Your Printer 6-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Consumable life information This printer provides several convenient methods for accessi

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-5 Replacing the components This section describes the basic steps for removing and installing the replaceab

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6 Caring for Your Printer 6-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Imaging unit Front panel messages Imaging Unit:replace Replace the Imaging Unit soon. A

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-7 Fuser Note Each replacement Fuser includes a Fuser Roll. Front panel messages Fuser:replace Replace the Fus

Page 64 - Workstation software

6 Caring for Your Printer 6-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Fuser Roll Note A Fuser Roll is always included with each replacement Fuser. Front pane

Page 65 - Printing Basics

Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-9 Transfer kit Front panel messages Transfer kit:replace Replace the Transfer Kit (roller/waste bin) soon.

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6 Caring for Your Printer 6-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Main Charge Grid Each Imaging Unit includes a Main Charge Grid already installed as a c

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-11 Occasional cleaning Regularly scheduled cleaning is not necessary for this printer. However, if your prin

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1 Introduction 1-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Information roadmap Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer User Manual Includes information on setting up,

Page 69 - This is the

6 Caring for Your Printer 6-12 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Cleaning the paper-pick and paper-feed rollers Note If you have a Lower Tray Assembly,

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-133. Use the blue handles to pull out the paper feeder. 4. Gently rotate the paper-pick rollers 180° (the pap

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6 Caring for Your Printer 6-14 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer 5. Close the paper feeder and the left side door. 6. Insert the media tray (if you have

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-152. Gently rotate the D-shaped paper-pick rollers 180°; wipe them with an alcohol-moistened lint-free cloth.

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6 Caring for Your Printer 6-16 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Cleaning other rollers When you clean any of the other rollers in the printer, always u

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-173. Use a dry , lint-free cloth to wipe the sensor ( inside the slot ). 4. Re-insert the Imaging Unit. 5. C

Page 75 - Setting the timeouts

6 Caring for Your Printer 6-18 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Repacking the printer Power off Turn off the printer; remove the power cord and all int

Page 76 - Printing from a Macintosh

Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-194. Re-insert the media tray into the printer. 5. If you have other media trays, repack them for shipping or

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6 Caring for Your Printer 6-20 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Prepare the Imaging Unit 1. Open the printer’s front door. 2. On the Imaging Unit, turn

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-21 Remove the toner cartridges 1. Open the right side door and remove the four toner cartridges. 2. Wipe off

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Introduction 1 User Manual 1-5 CD-ROM Contains printer drivers, printer description files, color sampler charts, and utility files, the contents of thi

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6 Caring for Your Printer 6-22 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer If you have a Lower Tray Assembly1. Lift the printer up and away from the Lower Tray As

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Caring for Your Printer 6 User Manual 6-23 Repack the printer9698-68 1.Repack the accessories in the original Tektronix accessories box.2.Repack the

Page 83 - For more information

User Manual 7-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:39 am Chapter 7 Troubleshooting If you need help If you need assistance, contact your local Tektronix deale

Page 84 - Print features

7 Troubleshooting 7-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Receiving email update notices Using the World Wide Web, you can register to receive email notifi

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Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-3 Using the automated fax systems As an alternative to other resources, and to provide up-to-date information quickly

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7 Troubleshooting 7-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Symptoms and solutions Diagnostic tools The printer provides several tools for diagnosing and so

Page 87 - Print-quality modes

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-5 Troubleshooting / print quality quick reference table Describes printing problems by symptom (including an exam

Page 88 - Color corrections

7 Troubleshooting 7-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Maintaining print quality If you notice a problem with the quality of your prints, the probable

Page 89 - Output Order

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-7 Troubleshooting and print quality quick reference Symptom Possible Causes SolutionPower indicator is bli

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7 Troubleshooting 7-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Front panel reports: Waiting for <media> The media installed is not what the printer is ex

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Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-9 Consumables Page appears faded in a single color. The color density is set incorrectly in the front panel. or

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7 Troubleshooting 7-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer A single color shows a light, repeating horizontal line. The roller in the toner cartridge has

Page 94 - All about media

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-11 On the Consumables Page, each color “bleeds” into the color band below it (the most visible is magenta in the yell

Page 95 - Margins and print area

7 Troubleshooting 7-12 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Large light spot(s) appear randomly in the Consumables Page, approximately on the same horizont

Page 96 - Media types

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-13 Front panel reports: Fuser:replace The Fuser is wearing out. Replace the Fuser soon.Front panel reports: Fuser exp

Page 97 - Selecting a media

7 Troubleshooting 7-14 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Dark and wavy vertical streaks appear in all colors (most easily visible in yellow). The Main C

Page 98 - Media trays

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-15 The page prints in black in the image area only (the borders are clear). Either the image processor board or engin

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7 Troubleshooting 7-16 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer If you can’t make a print Symptom Solution Printer not operating Make sure that you plugged in

Page 100 - Loading plain paper

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-17 Power indicator blinks and stops, but the file does not printThis is probably the result of a PostScript error. En

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User Manual 2-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:36 am Chapter 2 Getting Set Up At a glance Installation of your printer involves these tasks: 1. Setting up

Page 102 - Loading transparencies

7 Troubleshooting 7-18 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Frequent media jams Make sure that you use a high-quality laser paper: 75-105 g/m2 (20-28 lb.)

Page 103 - TRANSPARENCY

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-19 Print quality problems Symptom Solution Prints have dull, faded colors If you are using a media tray, make sure

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7 Troubleshooting 7-20 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Streaks or spots Most spots are caused by fingerprints or dust introduced into the printer while

Page 105 - Setting media thickness

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-21 Printing hints Application hints For information about using specific software applications with your printer, cont

Page 106 - Inserting the media

7 Troubleshooting 7-22 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Improving print speed There are different ways to improve print speed, such as by upgrading to

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Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-23 The printer’s optimum image processing throughput via a dedicated Ethernet connection is faster than the other por

Page 108 - Transparencies

7 Troubleshooting 7-24 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Windows 3.1 users (using the Tektronix driver) 1. From the Control Panel , double-click Prin

Page 109 - Letterhead

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-25Windows 95 users1. Click the Start icon in the taskbar on your screen; a menu appears. 2. Move the cursor over S

Page 110 - Glossy Coated Card Stock

7 Troubleshooting 7-26 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer PostScript printing errors Note For information on specific applications, request a document cat

Page 111 - 9698-117

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-27 Using a PostScript error handler The error handling utility, enabled in the Printer Defaults menu of the printer

Page 112 - Envelopes

Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Co

Page 113 - Media Type Card or Envelope

2 Getting Set Up 2-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Setting up the printer What you get with your printer The printer and its accessories are shippe

Page 114 - (50.8 mm)

7 Troubleshooting 7-28 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Fixing timeout problems in Windows Try one of the following procedures to correct Windows timeo

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Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-29 Printed colors are not what you expected In general Select another Color Correction option in a supported driv

Page 116 - 9698-102

7 Troubleshooting 7-30 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Printing PANTONE Colors If Phaser 560 printer-specific PANTONE Colors are not printing as expect

Page 117 - Multi-Purpose Feeder

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-31Macintosh usersNote If you are using QuickDraw GX and System Software 7.5, you can download printer utilities from

Page 118 - Duplex printing

7 Troubleshooting 7-32 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer PC and workstation users1. Follow the instructions starting on page 3-1 to install the utility

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Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-33 Selecting page sizes in Windows applications In some Windows applications, you can select printer page sizes in a

Page 120 - 32564-06

7 Troubleshooting 7-34 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Windows 951. Click the Start icon in the taskbar on your screen; a menu appears. 2. Move the

Page 121 - Paper 2nd Side

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-35 Fonts printing incorrectly from Windows If fonts are printing incorrectly from Windows, make sure that you install

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7 Troubleshooting 7-36 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Sharing the printer on a network Driver, utility files, and front panel interactions If your pri

Page 123 - Beyond the Basics

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-37 Startup page prints even though it is disabled The printer’s power-up self-test can detect problems that do not ne

Page 124 - Special printing features

Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-3 9698-027 8652SuppliesQuick-StartInstallation1UserManual43PhaserShare9RegistrationLicenseAgreementMedia10 11Medi

Page 125 - Color Reference Page

7 Troubleshooting 7-38 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Media hints and tips Use high-grade media. For best reliability and image-quality, always use

Page 126 - Color Density Samples

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-39 Clearing a media jam If the printer has frequent media jams, make sure that you follow these guidelines: Always

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7 Troubleshooting 7-40 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Jam at A Solution 1 Solution 2 1. Open the left side door (if your printer has a Lower Tray A

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Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-41Jam at B Solution 1 Solution 2 1. Open the lower left side door. 2. Remove the complete piece of jammed media.

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7 Troubleshooting 7-42 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Jam at C Caution The Fuser is hot; to avoid personal injury, wait 10 minutes for the Fuser to

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Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-433. Turn the Fuser’s large blue knob clockwise or counterclockwise to release the jammed media. 4. Remove the co

Page 131 - 4 sets of pages 5 and 6

7 Troubleshooting 7-44 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Jam at D Solution 1 Caution The Fuser is hot. To avoid personal injury, open the front door

Page 132 - Recommended:

Troubleshooting 7 User Manual 7-45 Solution 2 Caution The Fuser is hot. To avoid personal injury, open the front door and allow the Fuser to cool fo

Page 133 - Previewing with Check Print

7 Troubleshooting 7-46 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Jam at E Solution 1 Solution 2 Remove the jammed media from the output tray.Pull open the acces

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User Manual 8-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:39 am Chapter 8 Using the Front Panel Front panel The front panel provides a display of two lines of 24 cha

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2 Getting Set Up 2-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Optional accessories 1. Lower Tray Assembly, PAPER tray and TRANSPARENCY tray 2. Phaser Copys

Page 136 - Automatic tray switching

8 Using the Front Panel 8-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Front panel buttons The front panel buttons function according to which of these states (m

Page 137 - Getting job information

Using the Front Panel 8 User Manual 8-3 Check Print Driver selection Reprint Reprints the first page of the print job. Refer to page 5-11 for detail

Page 138 - Working with color

8 Using the Front Panel 8-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Two-line display The two lines of the display have the following functions: Line a Dis

Page 139 - TekColor corrections

Using the Front Panel 8 User Manual 8-5 Printer information The second button on the front panel ( 2 ) allows you to access the following information

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8 Using the Front Panel 8-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Protected mode for the front panel menu System administrators may choose to limit user acc

Page 141 - User Manual

Using the Front Panel 8 User Manual 8-7 Front panel menu map Phaser 560 Menu Mapscrolls backward through available selectionsscrolls forward through

Page 142 - Color correction descriptions

8 Using the Front Panel 8-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Printing Help Pages The printer has several Help Pages that you can print to learn more

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Using the Front Panel 8 User Manual 8-9 To print any of the front panel’s Help Pages , follow these steps: 1. While the Ready message is displayed

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8 Using the Front Panel 8-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Enabling and disabling the Startup Page You can enable and disable printing of the Startu

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Using the Front Panel 8 User Manual 8-114. Using the left arrow ( <--- ) or right arrow ( ---> ) buttons, scroll through the selections until t

Page 146 - Special considerations

Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-5 Registering your printer By registering your printer with Tektronix, you are validating the product warranty and ens

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User Manual 9-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:46 am Chapter 9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System Tektronix Printer and Tektronix s

Page 149 - Caring for Your Printer

9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Supplies and accessories Phaser 560 Printer Supplies

Page 150 - User-replaceable components

Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9 User Manual 9-3 Phaser 560 Accessories Accessories Order Number Description 436-0282-01 A

Page 151 - When to replace components

9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Interface cables and adapters The following cables and

Page 152 - Consumable life information

Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9 User Manual 9-5 Expanding your printing system Upgrade kits Order number Description ZM

Page 153 - Replacing the components

9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Extended Features upgrade In its standard configuration

Page 154 - Imaging unit

Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9 User Manual 9-7 Memory upgrade The Phaser 560 printer has 8 Mbytes of standard memory. Y

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9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer PhaserShare network cards Tektronix PhaserShare™ netwo

Page 156 - Fuser Roll

Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9 User Manual 9-9 Phaser Copystation accessory The Phaser Copystation accessory adds easy-t

Page 157 - Transfer kit

2 Getting Set Up 2-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Removing the packing material 1. Remove the plastic bag from the printer. 2. Remove any adhesive

Page 158 - Main Charge Grid

9 Supplies, Accessories, and Expanding Your Printing System 9-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer PhaserPrint for UNIX For printing in UNIX environment

Page 159 - Occasional cleaning

User Manual 10-1 Chapter 10 Regulatory Information and Specifications Canadian EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) regulatory standards This digita

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10 Regulatory Information and Specifications 10-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Declaration of conformity (for 220-230 VAC equipment) Tektronix, In

Page 161 - Z560-1-01

Regulatory Information and Specifications 10 User Manual 10-3 FCC Class B device (for 100-120 VAC equipment) The equipment described in this manual

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10 Regulatory Information and Specifications 10-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Material Safety Data Sheets Proper management of environmental resou

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Regulatory Information and Specifications 10 User Manual 10-5 MSDS for Toner Section 1 – Product Identification Trade NamesTektronix Part Number: Blac

Page 164 - Cleaning the sensor

10 Regulatory Information and Specifications 10-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Section 8 – Exposure Control – Personal Protection No special protec

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Regulatory Information and Specifications 10 User Manual 10-7 Specifications Temperature Operating: 10 o C to 32.5 o C (50 o F to 90.5 o F) Best

Page 166 - Repacking the printer

10 Regulatory Information and Specifications 10-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Dimensions with Lower Tray Assembly Height: 678 mm (26.7 in.) Dept

Page 167 - 9698-114

User Manual Index-1 Index A A/Letter media trays 4-34 ordering 9-3 A/Letter media, dimensions 4-30 A4 media trays 4-34 ordering 9-3 A4

Page 168 - Prepare the Imaging Unit

Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-7 Installing the optional Lower Tray Assembly An optional Lower Tray Assembly is available with the printer; it provid

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Index-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer color correction (cont’d.) None 5-20PANTONE Color sampler chart 5-25 RGB color sampler chart 5-25 Sim

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User Manual Index-3 errors, PostScript 7-26 Ethernetordering 9-5 PhaserShare card and protocols 2-18 problems, troubleshooting 7-16 EuroH

Page 171 - Repack the printer

Index-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer G general-purpose printing 5-20 getting helponline services 7-2 phone numbers 7-1 getting the best re

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User Manual Index-5 loading 2-12 media thickness switch 4-41 trays 4-34 weights 4-41 Legal-size mediadimensions 4-30 print area 4-3

Page 173 - Troubleshooting

Index-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer media traysdescription 4-34 loading 2-12 ordering 9-3 memoryadvantages of upgrading 9-7 order numb

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User Manual Index-7 PC utility filesCMYK.PS 5-26 HSB.PS 5-26 RGB.PS 5-26 PC/Windows software 3-1 PCL5 4-28 Extended Features 4-28pri

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Index-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer print quality quick reference table 7-7 print speedhints 7-23 improving 7-22 printer configuration inf

Page 176 - Symptoms and solutions

User Manual Index-9 S SCSIdevices, connecting 2-19 devices, ordering 9-10 ID numbers 2-19 selecting page sizes in Windows applications 7-

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Index-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer troubleshootingblack and white prints instead of color 7-20 bleeding colors 7-11 clearing media jams

Page 178 - Help Pages

User Manual Index-11 V Vivid Color color correctiondescription 5-21 W Windows 3.1 driverPostScript Header 4-10 PostScript tab 4-10 problem

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2 Getting Set Up 2-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Installing the toner cartridges Note The toner cartridges that are shipped with the printer are s

Page 180

Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-94. Insert each toner cartridge in the slot labeled for its color.From top to bottom, the order of the color toner car

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2 Getting Set Up 2-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Preparing the imaging unit Before operating the printer, you must perform these steps to prepare

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Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-11 Setting up the output tray Remove the adhesive tape that holds the output tray against the printer; gently lower i

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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 work

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2 Getting Set Up 2-12 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Adding paper or transparencies The printer is shipped with a PAPER tray (either A/Letter-size

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Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-13 Types and sizes of media trays The printer uses five unique media trays, as well as the multi-purpose feeder for any

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2 Getting Set Up 2-14 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Loading media If you ordered additional media trays, or if you ordered a Lower Tray Assembly (wh

Page 187

Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-152. Fan the paper or transparencies, but be careful not to leave fingerprints, which can result in a smudged print. 3.

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2 Getting Set Up 2-16 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer 6. If you have a single media tray Slide the PAPER tray completely into the slot. 9008-15PAPE

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Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-17If you have a Lower Tray Assembly Install a media tray into each of the three slots. Note A PAPER tray can be ins

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2 Getting Set Up 2-18 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Connecting the printer Printer ports The printer is shipped with a SCSI port and parallel port o

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Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-192. Parallel ( standard) The printer supports a standard (uni-directional) parallel port. The port can also be set

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2 Getting Set Up 2-20 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Turning on the printer After you have connected all the interface cables, you are ready to conne

Page 193 - Printing hints

Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-21 What happens at power-up Both status indicators (power and error ) on the printer’s front panel light briefly. Me

Page 194 - Improving print speed

Users safety summary Terms in manual: CAUTION Conditions that can result in damage to the product. WARNING Conditions that can result in personal in

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2 Getting Set Up 2-22 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Selecting a language for the front panel By default, the front panel is set to display messages

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Getting Set Up 2 User Manual 2-23 Making a demonstration print You can print a Demonstration Page to check that your printer is set up and operating

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2 Getting Set Up 2-24 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Setting the Energy Star Timeout When the printer is idle for a predetermined amount of time, it

Page 198 - PostScript printing errors

User Manual 3-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:44 am Chapter 3 Installing Printer Software Packaged with your printer are a CD-ROM and a set of diskettes

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3 Installing Printer Software 3-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Installing printer software for Windows 95 Note If you are installing from floppy dis

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Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-36. The Finish Installation dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup;

Page 201 - In general

3 Installing Printer Software 3-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Installing printer software for Windows NT 4.0 Note If you are installing from floppy

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Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-56. The Finish Installation dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup;

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3 Installing Printer Software 3-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Installing printer software for Windows NT 3.51 Note If you are installing from flopp

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Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-76. The Finish Installation dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup;

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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 produc

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3 Installing Printer Software 3-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Installing printer software for Windows 3.1 Note If you are installing from floppy di

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Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-96. If you are installing the Tektronix driver, select your printer type and click Next : Tektronix Ph

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3 Installing Printer Software 3-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Tektronix Driver for Windows 3.1: Setup instructions If you selected Easy Install

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Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-11 AdobePS 3 Driver for Windows 3.1: Setup instructions If you selected the AdobePS 3 Driver for Window

Page 210 - Media hints and tips

3 Installing Printer Software 3-12 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Setting up the printer on a network (Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51) TCP/IP connectionNote

Page 211 - Clearing a media jam

Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-13AppleTalk connectionNote Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 include network software called Services for Macintos

Page 212 - Solution 1 Solution 2

3 Installing Printer Software 3-14 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Setting up the printer on a network (Windows NT 4.0) To add or update the driver on

Page 213 - A/Letter

Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-157. In the box marked Name of printer or print queue on that server , enter PS (for PostScript) in up

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3 Installing Printer Software 3-16 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Macintosh software Overview for Mac™OS platforms These are the basic steps and info

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Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-17 Custom Install or Easy Install? * Available only on the printer’s CD-ROM. Installer options Softwar

Page 216 - Solution 1

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Page 217 - Solution 2

3 Installing Printer Software 3-18 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Installing printer software for Macintosh Use the installer application on the prin

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Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-19 Setting up the Phaser 560 printer driver Use with System Software 6.0.7, or 7.0 and later. 1. Select

Page 219 - Using the Front Panel

3 Installing Printer Software 3-20 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver 1. Select Chooser from the Ap

Page 220 - Front panel buttons

Installing Printer Software 3 User Manual 3-21 Setting up the Phaser 560 GX printer driver Refer to the on-line manual on the printer’s CD-ROM. 1. Se

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3 Installing Printer Software 3-22 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Workstation software Downloadable printer utility files Note Refer to the on-line ma

Page 222 - Two-line display

User Manual 4-1 Sign Off March 15, 1999 8:37 am Chapter 4 Printing Basics You can print to your printer from Windows-based PCs (personal computers),

Page 223 - Printer information

4 Printing Basics 4-2 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Print features quick reference: Windows printer drivers Feature Page #Operating SystemWindows

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-3 Color correction Automatic * None Vivid Color Simulate Display SWOP Press Euroscale Press Commercia

Page 225 - Front panel menu map

4 Printing Basics 4-4 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95 To select printing options in the AdobePS 4 driver

Page 226 - Printing Help Pages

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-5PostScript For PostScript-related options Note The PostScript header contains important PostScript information that

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User Manual vii 1 Introduction2 Getting Set Up At a glance 2-1Setting up the printer 2-2What you get with your printer 2-2Registering your printer 2-

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4 Printing Basics 4-6 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver When using Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, make sure that y

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-7Page Setup options in an applicationNote If changing the Printer Driver settings through Page Setup causes problems

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4 Printing Basics 4-8 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Using the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PostScript driver If you are using Microsoft Windows NT, follo

Page 231 - Printing System

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-9 Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1 To select printing options, follow these steps: 1. From the Con

Page 232 - Supplies and accessories

4 Printing Basics 4-10 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1 To select printing options, follow these step

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-11 Setting the timeouts Each driver provides the ability to change default timeout settings. Refer to the documentat

Page 234 - Interface cables and adapters

4 Printing Basics 4-12 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Printing from a Macintosh To print from a Macintosh, you need a printer driver. Installing one

Page 235 - Upgrade kits

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-13 Print features quick reference: Macintosh printer drivers Feature Page # Driver namePhaser 560 Apple LaserWrite

Page 236 - Extended Features upgrade

4 Printing Basics 4-14 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer * Factory default setting. † Available only with the Lower Tray Assembly.‡ Available onl

Page 237 - Memory upgrade

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-15 Using the Phaser 560 printer driver Select media size1. From the File menu, open the Page Setup dialog box. 2.

Page 238 - PhaserShare network cards

viii Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer 4 Printing Basics Printing from a PC 4-1Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95 4-4Using the Windows NT 4.0 Po

Page 239 - Lower Tray Assembly

4 Printing Basics 4-16 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Using the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver Select media size1. From the File menu, open the

Page 240 - PhaserPrint for UNIX

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-17 Using the Phaser 560 GX printer driver Note Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer’s CD-ROM for details on us

Page 241 - Regulatory Information

4 Printing Basics 4-18 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Printing from a workstation Overview You can print from a UNIX or VMS workstation through Ether

Page 242 - Declaration of conformity

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-19 PhaserPrint for UNIX software is available for these workstations: PhaserPrint for UNIX software works with

Page 243 - FCC Class B device

4 Printing Basics 4-20 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Printing from specific applications For printing from most applications, follow the instructions

Page 244 - Material Safety Data Sheets

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-21 This table provides an overview of selecting print features in the printer’s front panel. Print features quick ref

Page 245 - MSDS for Toner

4 Printing Basics 4-22 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Startup Page Enabled * DisabledSee page 8-10 Printer Defaults Menu ➥ Startup Page Menu

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-23 Print-quality modes Note For all of the print modes, you can get faster overall throughput when more memory is ins

Page 247 - Specifications

4 Printing Basics 4-24 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Color corrections The printer provides TekColor Dynamic Correction, which consists of the follo

Page 248 - Pages per minute

Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-25 Output Order This option lets you specify whether your document prints face up or face down in the printer’s outpu

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User Manual ix 5 Printing: Beyond the Basics Special printing features 5-2Controlling color density 5-2Using the Quick Collate option 5-8Previewing w

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4 Printing Basics 4-26 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Fonts Note For general information on fonts, request a document catalog from HAL or EuroHAL, th

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-27 Additional fonts can be added to a Phaser 560 printer. The Extended Features option includes these 39 fonts. Ref

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4 Printing Basics 4-28 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Resident typefaces (PCL5) For PCL5 (Printer Command Language) printing (HP Laserjet III emulati

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-29 Printer languages: PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5 The printer supports PostScript Level 1 and Level 2 and HP-GL (Hewlett

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4 Printing Basics 4-30 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer All about media Media sizes This printer supports three sizes of media trays:In addition to usi

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-31 Margins and print area When the printer places an image on media, the image (print area) is a bit smaller than the

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4 Printing Basics 4-32 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Media types This printer accommodates several types of media in various sizes. Paper and trans

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-33 Specialty media can only be printed from the Multi-Purpose Feeder. Selecting a media type You can select a medi

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4 Printing Basics 4-34 Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer Media trays The printer is shipped with a PAPER tray, either Letter Paper (U.S.) or A4 Pap

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Printing Basics 4 User Manual 4-35 Hints ▼ For the best print quality, load only paper in the PAPER tray and transparencies in the TRANSPARENCY t

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