Tektronix Phaser 780 Color User manual

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P H A S E R®7 8 0 C O L O R

LASER PRINTER

User Guide

Contents

Tektronix Supplies, Media, and Accessories and Options

Front Panel Display and Menus

Menu Map of Printer Settings

Media Types and Trays

Supported Page Sizes and Print Area

Loading Media Trays

Specialty Media

Print Settings

Print Quality Modes

TekColor Corrections

Consumables

Paper Jams

Troubleshooting

For More Information

Getting Help

Symbols

Information

Important tips to note for best printer operation.

Caution

Use caution, or damage to the printer may result.

Warning

Hot surface on or in the printer. Use special caution to

avoid personal injury.

Tektronix

, Phaser

, and PhaserShare

are registered trademarks

and PhaserMatch

™

is a trademark of Tektronix, Inc.

Tektronix Supplies, Media, and Accessories and Options

To order supplies and accessories, contact your local reseller or

visit the Tektronix web site:

www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies

Supplies

Description Order number

Toner Cartridges

Black 016-1678-00

Cyan 016-1679-00

Magenta 016-1680-00

Yellow 016-1681-00

Fuser Roll Cartridge

016-1866-00

Hi-Duty Fuser Roll Cartridge

For heavy usage: more

than 500 prints per day 016-1717-00

Color Imaging Unit

016-1864-00

Imaging UnitWaste

Cartridge

016-1865-00

Media

Description Order number

Laser Paper

90 g/m

(24 lb.) bond

500 sheets

A/Letter 016-1368-00

A4 016-1369-00

B/Tabloid (11 x 17 in.) 016-1699-00

Tabloid Plus (13 x 19 in.) 016-1709-00

A3 016-1700-00

Transparencies

50 sheets

A/Letter 016-1701-00

A4 016-1702-00

Tabloid Extra (12 x 18 in.) 016-1706-00

ImageTransfer Media

100 sheets

B/Tabloid (11 x 17 in.) 016-1703-00

Glossy Coated Paper

100 sheets (A/A4)

50 sheets (B/A3/Tabloid

Plus)

A/Letter 016-1704-00

A4 016-1705-00

B/Tabloid (11 x 17 in.) 016-1718-00

Tabloid Plus (13 x 19 in.) 016-1697-00

A3 016-1719-00

Ordering Information

Accessories and Options

Description Order number

Universal PaperTray

B5 to Tabloid Extra 436-0366-00

TransparencyTray

A/A4 436-0368-00

LowerTray Assembly

3-tray unit: includes 2

universal trays and 1

transparency tray

436-0367-00

Printer Station

Provides storage for

trays and paper;

positions printer at

proper height

ZCARTB

SCSI Hard Disk

Required for collation

Extends font capacity

Requires Plus Feature

Set

Includes cable

ZDISK

Printer CD-ROM

Includes:

Documentation

Printer drivers and

utilities

Web links

063-3039-00

-10 French

-20 Italian

-30 German

-40 Spanish

Description Order number

Printer Diskettes

Printer drivers and

utilities 063-3116-00

PhaserShare

Network

Cards

100BaseT Ethernet ZNBFE

Token Ring ZNBTR

LocalTalk ZNBLT

PhaserMatch

™

ICC

Software

Customizes colors to

accurately match press

standards.

ZMATCH

Additional Memory

32 Mbytes ZMB32

64 Mbytes ZMB64

128 Mbytes ZMB128

Scanner Support

Use your printer as a

color copier.

Requires Plus Feature

Set

For a list of

supported

scanners, contact

your local Tektronix

reseller, or visit the

Tektronix web site.

Supplies Starter Kit

Samples of a variety of

paper and other media Z780SS-00

Z780SS-01 metric

Ordering Information

Accessories and Options, continued

Description Order number

Graphics Feature Set

Adds to Standard

model:

1200 dpi and

continuous tone printing

Ability to print media

larger than Tabloid

32 Mbytes RAM (for

96 Mbytes total)

Z780FNG

Plus Feature Set

Adds to Standard

model:

1200 dpi and

continuous tone printing

Ability to print media

larger than Tabloid

128 Mbytes RAM (for

192 Mbytes total)

SCSI card for

connecting an external

hard drive or scanner

Collation (requires hard

drive)

PhaserMatch ICC

software

Z780FNP

To order supplies and accessories, contact your local reseller or

visit the Tektronix web site:

www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies

Description Order number

Plus Feature Set

Adds to Graphics

model:

96 Mbytes RAM (for

192 Mbytes total)

SCSI card for

connecting an external

hard drive or scanner

Collation (requires hard

drive)

PhaserMatch ICC

software

Z780FGP

Front Panel Display and Menus

■

Gain access to printer settings (media size and type, tray, print resolution, etc.).

■

View the printer’s operating status, for example,

Ready, Printing

■

Be alerted when to replace consumables, load paper, and clear jams.

■

Print diagnostic pages for troubleshooting.

Key

Power indicator Information on printer

ID, jams, errors Goes to previous

menu item;

decreases numerical

values

Changes network

settings; sets date

and time

Selects displayed setting

(

Select

, etc.)

Error indicator Goes to next menu

item; increases

numerical values

Exit

; returns to the top

of the menu without

changing the current

setting; cancels printing

Ready

Printer Menu Select

3040-01

Front Panel Settings and Defaults

Generally, select most print settings and set defaults from your

application. Changing the front panel settings may affect the

prints of other users. However, printing oversize or specialty

media requires using the front panel.

The main user settings are

TekColor Correction, Print

Quality,

and

Printer Defaults

(primarily

Multi-Purpose

Tray Setup: Media Size, Media Type

). Other settings are

used for troubleshooting or printer setup.

To view or change front panel settings:

When the front panel displays

Ready

, press

Select

then

until you see the desired setting.

Press

, then to scroll through the menu choices. An

asterisk (*) indicates the current default setting.

To change the printer default, press

Select

at the

appropriate choice.

Note that print settings made from your computer with either the

LaserWriter (Macintosh) or Windows (PC) driver (installable from

the printer’s CD-ROM) override front panel settings or defaults.

Using the Button

Press to get more information on printer status and

instructions from the printer. For example, if the front panel

display reads:

Load Media in Tray 1

Press i for information...

when you press , the following series of messages appear:

Remove Media Tray 1

Insert Media

Adjust Tray Guides

During normal operation, pressing the button displays the

printer’s name, IP address, and conﬁguration.

Front Panel Display

Menu Map of Printer Settings

Print this page of the main front panel settings, and keep it near

the printer for reference. At the printer’s front panel:

When the printer is warmed up, the front panel displays the

following message:

Press

Select

; the following message appears:

Press

; the following message appears:

Press once to scroll to the following message:

Press

Ready

Printer Menu Select

Printer Menu

Help Pages Menu

Help Pages

Consumables Page Print

Help Pages

Menu Map Print

If you have a scanner attached to your printer, the printer also

prints a Copier Menu.

Phaser®

780 Color Printer

Menu Map

displays information

scrolls backward

scrolls forward

changes network settings

selects displayed setting

exits without a change

Press

Help Pages

Consumables Page

Configuration Page

Startup Page

Usage Profile

Demonstration Page

Service Print 1

Service Print 2

RGB Sampler Prints

CMYK Sampler Prints

Menu Map

Consumables Status

Page Count

Consumables Life Remaining Average Coverage Per Image

TekColor Correction

Automatic (Default)

SWOP Press

Euroscale Press

Commercial Press

Toyo

DIC

FujiProof

None

Vivid Color

sRGB Display

Print Quality

Standard (Default)

Enhanced Photo

Standard Monochrome Photo Monochrome

Printer Defaults

Default Tray

Multi?Purpose Tray Setup

Startup Page

Startup Mode

Output Order

PS Error Handler

Image Smoothing

Energy Star Timeout

Check Print

Check Print Timeout

Date and Time

Parallel Settings

Interface Mode

Network Settings

Token Ring

TCP/IP EtherTalk

TokenTalk NetWare

HTTP

Language

English (Default)

Español Français

Deutsch Italiano

Japanese

Optional configuration

3040-02

Menu Map

Media Types and Trays

See page 9 for media dimensions.

Universal PaperTray

standard

Fits in tray slots 1 through 4 (slots 2–4

available in optional Lower Tray

Assembly only).

Laser Paper

■

A/Letter

Legal

B/Tabloid

Tabloid Extra

■

250-sheet capacity

■

75–105 g/m

(20–28 lb.)

Never use inkjet paper; it will cause paper jams and damage

the fuser. Use Tektronix paper for best results.

3040-03a

TransparencyTray

optional

Fits in tray slot 1 only.

TektronixTransparencies

■

A/Letter, A4

■

100-sheet capacity

For best results, use only Tektronix transparencies..

3040-03b

Media and Media Trays

Multi-PurposeTray

standard

Laser Paper

■

Sizes up to and including Tabloid Plus

■

75–120 g/m

(20–32 lb.)

TektronixTransparencies

■

A/Letter, A4

Tabloid Extra

Tektronix Glossy Coated Paper

■

A/Letter, A4

A3, B/Tabloid, Tabloid Extra

■

148 g/m

(100 lb.)

Laser Labels

■

A/Letter, A4

■

Recommended Avery

™

Labels

A/Letter: 5160 and 5164

A4: L7162 and L7165

Envelopes

■

US #10

DL, C4, C5, C6

Choukei 3 GOU, Kakugata 2 GOU

Hagaki (Japanese postcard)

Tektronix ImageTransfer Media

■

B/Tabloid

Card Stock

■

Cover stock up to 216 g/m

(80 lb.)

■

Vellum Bristol up to 220 g/m

(100 lb.)

■

Tag up to 203 g/m

(125 lb.)

■

Index stock up to 199 g/m

(110 lb.)

Use only Tektronix Glossy Coated Paper for best results.

3040-05

LowerTray Assembly

optional

■

Shipped with 2 universal trays and

1 transparency tray (transparency tray is

inserted in tray slot 1 only)

■

Holds 3 universal paper trays; capacity

250 sheets each

■

Supports paper 75–105 g/m

(20–28 lb.)

3040-06

Media and Media Trays

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