Microsoft PHASER 340 User's Manual
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1. select the WIN95 directory and click OK Insert the requested Microsoft floppy diskette for Windows 95 select the drive and click OK The software you need is installed If your printer is set up correctly and you clicked Yes in Step 12 a test page prints showing the Windows 95 logo and information on your printer Your Phaser 340 printer is added to the Printers window Using printer options in the Windows 95 driver In the Printers window click the Phaser 340 printer icon with the right mouse button then select Properties from the menu Click the following tabs to see printing options refer to your Windows 95 documentation for information on other tabs and options Click on the following topics for more information Details m Paper m Graphics m Device Options m PostScript Details Click the Details tab to see the following options Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Properties 21 x Fonts Device Options PostScript General Details Paper Graphics we Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Print to the following port Add Pott Print using the following driver Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi x New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Timeout settings Not selected fi 5 seconds Transmission retry g seconds Spool Settings Port Settings Cancel SPPN m Set the Timeout settings m Not Selected Type a value of 0 or between 15 and 999 in this text box t2. color matching faster Use image color matching slower Choose imag alor matching method m Halftoning Use printer s settings Use settings below Screen frequency 600 Screen angle E 0 Special I Print as a negative image I Print as a mirror image Scaling fico a Restore Defaults Cancel Note Use the Print Quality selections in the Device Options tab to select 300 x 300 dpi and 600 x 300 dpi options Note Ifyou are using host color correction you need to make selections in the Graphics and Device Options tabs Device Options Click the Device Options tab to see the following options Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Properties 2 x General Details Paper Graphics l Fonts Device Options PostScript Available printer memory in KB 4700 m Printer features Print Quality Color Correction Change setting for Print Quality 600 300dpi x Installable options ptional Hard Drive Not Installed Optional Network Card Not Installed Optional Lower Tray Not Installed Change setting for Optional Network Card Not Installed x Restore Defaults Cancel Apply m To select TekColor printer color corrections follow these steps a Highlight Color Correction in the Printer features field b Select a color correction in the Change setting for Color Correction field m None a Vivid Color
3. Using the printer with Windows 95 For better performance and added features when printing from Windows 95 it is recommended that you use the Windows 95 printer driver and not the Windows 3 1 printer driver Using the Windows 3 1 printer driver in Windows 95 may cause printing problems To print to a Phaser 340 printer from Windows 95 do the following steps m Remove Windows 3 1 printer drivers if you have any installed under Windows 95 For better printing performance use the Windows 95 printer driver m Add the Phaser 340 printer to the Printers window from software available on the Phaser 340 CD ROM or floppy diskettes Click on the following topics for more information m Removing a Windows 3 1 driver in Windows 95 m Adding the Phaser 340 printer to the Windows 95 driver m Using printer options in the Windows 95 driver Removing a Windows 3 1 driver in Windows 95 If you installed a Tektronix Windows 3 1 printer driver in Windows 3 1 then upgraded from Windows 3 1 to Windows 95 the driver will appear in Windows 95 You should remove any Windows 3 1 drivers and install the Windows 95 driver and your printer Removing printers and older drivers 1 2 Note Start Windows 95 Click the Start icon in the taskbar on your screen a menu appears Move the cursor over Settings another menu appears In the menu click Printers the Printers window appears Look for any Tektronix Phaser printers with TekColor
4. as part of the printer s name If you renamed your printer and TekColor is not part of the printer s name but you think a Tektronix Phaser printer icon is an older printer file move the cursor over the printer icon and click the right mouse button In the menu that appears click Properties the Properties dialog box appears If General and Details are the only tabs available then this is an older printer file Continue with the steps below to remove the printer Move the cursor over a printer icon and click the right mouse button a menu appears In the menu click Delete When prompted click Yes to delete the printer files If you are prompted to delete other software files associated with the printer click Yes The printer s icon should now be removed from the Printers window Repeat Steps 6 and 7 for all Tektronix printers you have installed You can use the instructions in Adding the Phaser 340 printer to the Windows 95 driver to reinstall any Tektronix printers for Windows 95 PPD files for Phaser printers are available on the Phaser 340 CD ROM and diskettes shipped with your printer Adding the Phaser 340 printer to the Windows 95 driver 1 2 Start Windows 95 Insert the Phaser 340 CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive or insert the Printer Software for Windows diskette into your computer s disk drive Click the Start icon in the taskbar on your screen In the menu that appears click Se
5. ation in the printer then select the Assume header is downloaded and retained option This option makes print files a little smaller and faster than the first option but you need to click the Send Header Now button every time the printer is turned off or reset m Click the Advanced button to see the following options m Select Use PostScript Level 2 features Click OK when finished Advanced PostScript Options i x These settings have been chosen to optimize printer performance You should not change them unless you have specific reasons to do so m PostScript language level C Use PostScript Level 1 features Use PostScript Level 2 features Bitmap compression Compress bitmap images No bitmap compression m Data format C ASCII data C Tagged binay communie C Pure binary data Send Mode I Send CTRL D before job M Send CTRL D after job Cancel Restore Defaults Note For faster printing select Binary communications protocol under Data format Source 070 9099 01 C3
6. m Simulate Display m SWOP Press m Euroscale Press Commercial Press m Monochrome m Use Printer Setting m To select print quality modes follow these steps a Highlight Print Quality in the Printer features field b Select a print quality mode in the Change setting for Print Quality field m 300x300 dpi m 600x300 dpi These options are available only with the printer s extended features option PostScript Click the PostScript tab to see the following options Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Properties 21 x General Details Paper Graphics l Fonts Device Options PostScript PostScript output format m PostScript header Download header with each print job Assume header is downloaded and retained Send Header Now IV Print PostScript error information PostScript timeout values Job timeout fe a seconds Wait timeout Zg a seconds Advanced Restore Defaults E The PostScript header contains important PostScript information that must accompany each print job it is not a banner page printed with each job If an option is not selected an error message is displayed on your computer screen and your job does not print Click one of the following in the PostScript header field Select Download header with each print job This option downloads PostScript header information with each print job m Click the Send Header Now button to save the PostScript header inform
7. nter in the list then click Next Add Printer Wizard A Click the manufacturer and model of your printer IF your printer came with an Ce installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Printers Tektronix Phaser 340 Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Tektronix Phaser 340 Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Have Disk lt Back Cancel Select Tektronix Phaser 340 if you have the standard version of the printer with 17 fonts Select Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi if you have the printer s extended features option with 69 fonts Note Ifyou are not sure of the number of fonts installed in your printer the printer s startup page lists the number of fonts installed 10 Select the port your printer is connected to then click Next 11 Itis recommended that you use the default printer name shown under Printer name Click Yes if you want this printer to be the default printer Then click Next 12 Atthe prompt Would you like to print a test page click Yes to verify the printer s connection or click NO Then click Finish A status bar appears while files are copied to your computer 13 If prompted select the path for the PostScript driver file ICONLIB DLL this should be in your WINDOWS SYSTEM directory If the file isn t installed on your hard disk do one of the following Insert the Microsoft CD ROM for Windows 95
8. o change the number of seconds Windows waits before notifying you that a printer is off line The default is 15 seconds Transmission Retry On large or multiple page documents you may see an Alert message that the printer is no longer accepting data before the job is completely sent to the printer When using a shared printer you should set this option to a larger value such as 850 to avoid these unnecessary timeouts Type a value between 45 and 850 in this text box the default setting is 45 seconds Paper Click the Paper tab to see the following options Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Properties 21 x Fonts Device Options PostScript General Details Paper Graphics Paper size Letter 8 50 x 11 00 in B Ad fa Layout amp lup i mo Orientation Portrait A C Landscape I Rotated Paper source AutoSelect Tray 5 Copies fi a Unprintable Area About Restore Defaults Cancel Appi m Select a media size in the Paper size field m Letter U S m A4 metric m Select a media tray or media type in the Paper source field m AutoSelect Tray m Upper m Lower m Paper m Transparency m Manual Paper m Manual Transparency Graphics Click the Graphics tab to see the following options Tektronix Phaser 340 600 dpi Properties x Fonts Device Options PostScript l General Details Paper Graphics Resolution m Color control No image
9. ttings In the menu that appears click Printers the Printers windows appears In the Printers window double click Add Printer the Add Printer Wizard appears Click Next Select your printer s connection Select Local Printer if your printer is connected directly to your computer then click Next Select Network Printer if you are accessing your printer through a network Click Browse to search the network and select a printer queue Then click Next 7 In the window listing Manufacturers Printers click Have Disk Add Printer Wizard Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers Vriter Apple LaserWriter INT AT amp T Apple Laserwriter Personal NT Brother Apple Laserwriter Il NT Bull Apple Laserwiter IIf C ltoh Apple Laserwriter Ilg Canon ZJ JAnnie aserwriter Plus z Have Disk lt Back Cancel 8 In the Install From Disk dialog box type in the drive for the Phaser 340 CD ROM or for the Printer Software for Windows diskette and click OK Install From Disk x Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into OK er the drive selected and then click OK ok Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from jel v Browse 9 A list of Tektronix printers appears Select your pri
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