User GuideTable of ContentsCopyrights2Contents3Getting Started11Introduction11Using the printer11Standard and extended features configurations12Communicating with the printer from the World Wide Web13Where to find information13Using the printer’s features14Software on the CD-ROM16PC partition on the CD-ROM16Macintosh partition on the CD-ROM17Software on the diskettes18PC diskettes18Macintosh diskettes19Printing From a Macintosh21Overview21Installing the printer’s software22Installed items22Using the Installer24Where to go from here?25Using a specific application26Using a Macintosh printer driver27Installing a LaserWriter 8.x driver27Setting up a LaserWriter 8.x driver with a Phaser 340 printer27Using a LaserWriter 8.x driver with a Phaser 340 printer32Using the Phaser 340 GX driver34System requirements34Installing the Phaser 340 GX printer driver34Creating a desktop printer35Setting up unique desktop printers37Printing with a desktop printer38Using the Printing menu39Setting up a shared printer47Using a shared printer48Printing from QuickDraw GX applications49Printing from non-QuickDraw GX applications52Viewing printer status53Disabling QuickDraw GX54Using the PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop55Installing the plug-in55Using the plug-in56Selecting options in the PhaserPrint dialog box58Downloading files to the printer64Using the LaserWriter Utility to download files64Using PANTONE Color files68Installing the files68Using the PANTONE Color templates70Using ColorSync color matching73Using the DiskCopy application76Printing From a PC77Overview77Installing the printer’s software78Installed items78Using the installer78Using the printer with Windows 9579Removing a Windows 3.1 driver in Windows9580Adding the Phaser 340 printer to the Windows 95 driver82Using printer options in the Windows 95 driver85Using the printer with Windows 3.192Installing a printer driver92Using printer options in the Adobe PS3 driver96Using the printer with Windows NT101Updating the driver software101Using a specific application106Using the printer with Windows NT107Updating the driver software107Using the PC utility files111Installing the files111Downloading files from Windows 3.1113Downloading files from Windows 95113Downloading files from DOS114Using PANTONE Color files116Installing the files116Using the PANTONE Color library files117Using host color correction120Printing from DOS123Printing from UNIX and VMS Workstations125Overview125Printing from UNIX workstations126Printing from VMS workstations127Using the printer’s software128Obtaining the PC utility files128Using the Phaser340 CD-ROM129Using the utility files130About Control-D characters131Mounting the PC/DOS diskette on a workstation133SGI IRIX versions 4.0.x and 5133Sun running Solaris 2.3134Selecting Media and Image Options135Overview135Selecting media size136From a printer driver137Selecting media trays138From a printer driver140From downloadable utility files141From the printer’s front panel141Using manual feed142From a printer driver142From the printer’s front panel143Selecting print quality144From a printer driver145From downloadable utility files146From the printer’s front panel146Correcting Printed Colors147Deciding which color correction to use148Color correction descriptions150Turning off all color corrections150Printing the brightest colors and a truer blue150Simulating display screen colors150Closely match printing press colors151Printing in gray scale152Using the printer’s current color defaults152Using simple color conversions152Selecting color corrections153From a printer driver154From downloadable utility files155From the printer’s front panel155Special considerations156Using Color157Overview157Working with color158Printing the color sampler charts160Before you print the CMYK, RGB, and HSB color charts162Printing the CMYK, RGB, and HSB color charts163Printing the PANTONE Color chart167Using Fonts173Overview173Standard version of the printer173Extended features option174Macintosh fonts175Using Macintosh screen fonts175Printing a font sampler from a Macintosh178Downloading fonts to the printer from a Macintosh179PC fonts180Using fonts with Windows180Printing a font sampler from a PC181Downloading fonts to the printer from a PC182Troubleshooting183Getting help183Electronic addresses and telephone numbers183Using the Tektronix Bulletin Board Service184Reaching the Customer Support staff184Using the Tektronix World Wide Web site185Using the automated fax systems186Downloading files from the Tektronix ftp server189Getting printer service190Viewing on-line documents190Opening the READ ME files on the Macintosh diskette190Improving print speed191If your file doesn’t print194General things to check for194If you are using PC/NFS196If you can’t print from Windows to an LPT port196Check the printer’s language mode198PostScript printing errors199Random PostScript errors200Using a PostScript error handler202Fixing timeout problems in Windows204Printed colors are not what you expected206In general206Printing PANTONE Colors207Blue colors look too purple207Using the Tektronix halftone screens208Selecting page sizes in Windows applications210Fonts printing incorrectly from Windows212Sharing the printer on a network213Driver, utility files, and front panel interactions213If the LaserWriter Utility does not work214Modifying Printer Operations215Printing a startup page216Enabling and disabling the startup page218Printing a configuration page220Changing the printer's name222Enabling and disabling front panel menus225Resetting the printer228Enabling and disabling job pipelining231Adding Control-D characters to PC files234Configuring a printer’s serial port236Enabling and disabling bi-directional status reporting239Using SCSI Hard Disks241Overview241Selecting a SCSI hard disk241Formatting a SCSI hard disk242Initializing a formatted SCSI hard disk245Enabling and disabling SysStart Job execution247Viewing the On-line Documents251Using Acrobat Reader251For users who cannot use the CD-ROM251Installing Acrobat Reader for a Macintosh252Installing Acrobat Reader for Windows254Viewing on-line documents256Using Different Printer Language Modes257Setting PostScript and HP-GL job and wait timeouts258Changing the printer’s language mode261Printing PostScript files262Printing HP-GL files262Printing PCL5 files262Testing printer language mode changes263HP-GL mode263PostScript mode263Setting default HP-GL pen colors264Authorizing PCL5267Getting an authorization code268Authorizing PCL5 from a PC269Authorizing PCL5 from a Macintosh272Authorizing PCL5 from a UNIX workstation274Index277Size: 1.51 MBPages: 288Language: EnglishOpen manual
