Tektronix Phaser 840 Color Printer 071-0389-00 User Manual

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Getting Set Up4Phaser 840 Color Printer An illustrated guide to your printer1High-Capacity Transparency/Label Tray (optional)2Standard Paper/Transpare

Getting Set UpSetup Guide51Front cover release 6Exit cover 2Front cover (open) 7Ink loading bins3Maintenance drawer 8Ink sticks4Waste tray9Top cover (

Getting Set Up6Phaser 840 Color Printer Printer’s back panel1 Internal hard drive slot 2 PhaserShare network card slot3 Interface ports panel4

Getting Set UpSetup Guide7Set up the printerSelect a location1.Select a location for the printer: On a strong, level surface, capable of supporting 3

Getting Set Up8Phaser 840 Color Printer 2. Allow at least 10 cm (4 in.) clearance on the right and rear sides of the printer for proper ventilation an

Getting Set UpSetup Guide9Connect the printerThe printer can be connected to networks, single workstations, and optional peripheral devices (scanners,

Getting Set Up10Phaser 840 Color Printer Connecting to the parallel portC A U T I O N The maximum length for the parallel cable is 3 meters (10 ft.).

Getting Set UpSetup Guide11Connect to a Macintosh: Ethernet-direct connectionRequirements Two RJ-45 twisted-pair 10Base-T cables An Ethernet-port

Getting Set Up12Phaser 840 Color Printer Connecting a SCSI peripheral deviceN O T EThe Plus and Extended configurations include a SCSI port. The Standa

Getting Set UpSetup Guide13Connecting to the USB portN O T E For Plug and Play instructions, refer to the README.TXT file located on the printer’s CD-R

Getting Set Up14Phaser 840 Color Printer Turn on the printer C A U T I O NTo protect your printer from a power surge, make sure that the printer’s pow

Getting Set UpSetup Guide15 The Startup Page prints. You can use the information on the Startup Page when installing the printer software.N O T EYou

Getting Set Up16Phaser 840 Color Printer Add ink sticksYour printer is shipped with a sampler pack containing one each of the ColorStix ink sticks (bl

Getting Set UpSetup Guide17Load mediaYour printer is shipped with a single media tray (letter- or A4-size) that accepts common office paper, letterhead

Getting Set Up18Phaser 840 Color Printer Loading paper N O T E Use 60-120 g/m2, 16-32 lb. bond or equivalent paper for printing.1.Fan the paper.2.Plac

Getting Set UpSetup Guide19Loading Phaser 840 printer transparenciesC A U T I O N Handle transparencies by the edges and with both hands to avoid finge

Getting Set Up20Phaser 840 Color Printer a.Set the media indicator on the front of the media tray to transparency. To change the indicator, slide the

Getting Set UpSetup Guide21Loading the optional High-Capacity Paper TraysEach High-Capacity Paper Tray holds up to 500 sheets (approximately one ream)

Getting Set Up22Phaser 840 Color Printer 4.Place one stack of paper snugly against the slanted back wall of the tray.5.Fan the second stack of paper t

Getting Set UpSetup Guide23Select a front panel languageN O T E If the front panel already displays the language you want, turn to the next topic, “Pr

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Getting Set Up24Phaser 840 Color Printer Print the Menu Map1.On the printer’s front panel, scroll to Menu. Press Select.2.Scroll to Print Menu Map; pr

Getting Set UpSetup Guide25Locate the User GuideFind the User Guide in the “Getting Started” box.1.Place the User Guide in a convenient location, such

Getting Set Up26Phaser 840 Color Printer Install printer softwarePC/Windows softwareC A U T I O NAs with all Windows applications, close all other pro

Getting Set UpSetup Guide27Install 1.Insert the printer’s CD-ROM.2.Start the Installer. Use one of the following procedures: If the Windows autorun f

Getting Set Up28Phaser 840 Color Printer 3.View the license agreements, and click Yes to Accept and continue.4.Choose an installation option:Easy Ins

Getting Set UpSetup Guide29Configuring the driverAfter the printer driver software installation is complete, the printer driver needs to be configured f

Getting Set Up30Phaser 840 Color Printer Macintosh softwareBefore you beginMake a note of the following information and refer to it during the on-scre

Getting Set UpSetup Guide31Install 1.Insert the printer’s CD-ROM.2.Double-click Start Me First. View the brief introductory information, then click

Getting Set Up32Phaser 840 Color Printer 3.Click Continue. 4.View the license agreements and click Accept to continue.5.From the pull-down menu, sele

Getting Set UpSetup Guide33Set up the driver1.From the Apple menu, select Chooser.2.Click the icon of the printer driver (LaserWriter 8) on the left s

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Getting Set Up34Phaser 840 Color Printer Register your printerBy registering your printer with Tektronix, you are validating the product warranty and

Getting Set UpSetup Guide35Where to go from hereTask / Information needed Resource WhereSet up your printer on a networkPhaserShare Networking Setup G

Phaser ® 840 Printer Warranty Tektronix warrants that the Phaser 840 Printer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period o

User safety summaryTerms in manual:CAUTION Conditions that can result in damage to the product. WARNING Conditions that can result in personal injury

Setup Guide1Getting Set UpAt a glancePageUnpack the printer 2 Remove the packing material 2 What you get with your printer3An illustrated guide to y

Getting Set Up2Phaser 840 Color Printer Unpack the printerRemove the packing materialN O T ESave all packing material in case moving or subsequent shi

Getting Set UpSetup Guide3What you get with your printer1.Documentation Overview poster Setup Guide (this book) Networking Setup Guide Supplies in