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Printing Reference

Phaser

™

220 Drivers and Utilities

First printing December 1993
070-8870-00

Summary of Contents for Phaser 220

Page 1: ...Printing Reference Phaser 220 Drivers and Utilities First printing December 1993 070 8870 00 ...

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Page 5: ...ng the Macintosh driver 1 6 Using the Macintosh utility files 1 6 For PC users 1 10 Using the Windows driver 1 10 Using the PC utility files 1 10 For workstation users 1 12 2 Printing From a Macintosh Using the Macintosh printer driver 2 1 System requirements 2 1 Installing the driver 2 1 Selecting the printer in the Chooser 2 3 Using the Tektronix driver 2 3 Using the LaserWriter 8 0 printer driv...

Page 6: ...guring the Tektronix driver 3 7 Installing the Tektronix driver on a network 3 11 Using the Tektronix driver 3 12 Updating the standard Microsoft Windows PostScript driver 3 16 Using DOS drivers 3 18 Printing from an application 3 19 PDX printer description files 3 20 PPD printer description files 3 21 PANTONE Color library file for Adobe Illustrator 3 22 PANTONE Color library file for Aldus FreeH...

Page 7: ... wait timeouts 4 8 DEVPARAM PS configuring a serial port 4 9 HPGLPENS PS set HP GL pen colors 4 10 HPGLTEST PLT test HP GL mode 4 11 PSTEST PS test PostScript mode 4 11 RESET PS resetting the printer 4 11 LOWRTRAY PS to print on media from the printer s lower tray 4 12 NOSTRTPG PS turn off startup page 4 13 STARTPG PS turning on startup page 4 13 UPPRTRAY PS to print on media from the printer s up...

Page 8: ... Using simple color conversions 6 21 Printing the color sampler charts 6 23 Before you print the CMYK RGB and HSB color charts 6 25 Printing the CMYK RGB and HSB color charts 6 26 Printing the PANTONE Color chart 6 28 7 Using Fonts and SCSI Hard Disks Using Macintosh screen fonts 7 2 Decompressing the fonts 7 2 Using the decompressed fonts 7 3 Using fonts with Windows 7 3 Printing a font sampler 7...

Page 9: ...C files 8 11 Removing Control D characters 8 12 Configuring a serial port for a printer 8 14 9 Using Different Printer Language Modes Printer language tasks for PC and workstation users 9 1 Setting PostScript and HP GL job and wait timeouts 9 2 Changing printer language mode 9 4 Printing PostScript files 9 5 Printing HP GL files 9 5 Printing PCL5 files 9 5 Testing printer language mode change 9 6 ...

Page 10: ...Server 10 3 Selecting a SCSI hard disk 10 4 Resolving error or alert messages 10 4 Solving printing problems 10 5 PostScript printing errors 10 5 Using a PostScript error handler 10 6 Improving print speed 10 7 If the printer isn t printing 10 8 If your file doesnÕt print 10 9 If printed colors are not what you expected 10 10 Fixing timeout problems in Windows 10 12 Sharing the printer on a networ...

Page 11: ...skettes Note If you need PC software in 5 25 inch format diskettes contact your reseller or local Tektronix ofÞce Or in the U S call 1 800 835 6100 and ask for the sales department Request part number 063 1734 00 The following diskettes are shipped with the Phaser 220i and 220e For the Macintosh Macintosh Printer Driver Macintosh Printer Utilities For the PC Windows 3 1 Printer Driver Printer Util...

Page 12: ...ty Þles and includes PostScript code for some utility Þles on the Printer Utilities diskette 5 Selecting Media and Image Options Explains how to make paper size and image orientation selections in the Macintosh and Windows drivers 6 Selecting Color Corrections Explains how to make color corrections with driver settings utility Þles and printer switches and how to print and use the color sampler ch...

Page 13: ... take advantage of the Tektronix drivers Use the drivers to select printing options such as media size In most cases you use the options in a driver s dialog box to select color corrections Refer to Chapter 6 ÒSelecting Color Corrections Ó for details When to use the utility Þles The utility Þles perform such tasks as color corrections changing the printer name and printing a conÞguration page Som...

Page 14: ...rinter Driver diskette and is described in Chapter 3 ÒPrinting from a PC Ó Utility Þles Macintosh utility Þles are located on the Macintosh Printer Utilities diskette in the Phaser 220 Utilities sea Phaser 220 Apps sea and Phaser 220 Samplers sea archive Þles and are described in several chapters of this manual PC utility Þles are located on the Printer Utilities diskette in the PHSR220 APPLSPEC a...

Page 15: ...ffect only those prints made from the driver However selections made with utility Þles and switches change the printer s default settings and can affect prints made by other users Refer to the topic ÒIf you are sharing the printer on a networkÓ in Chapter 10 ÒTroubleshooting Ó for driver utility Þle and switch interactions ...

Page 16: ... to other chapters in this manual to perform common tasks such as making color corrections Chapter 2 also contains instructions for using the LaserWriter 8 0 printer driver with the Phaser 220 printer Using the Macintosh utility Þles The Macintosh Printer Utilities diskette contains compressed archive Þles with sea extensions These compressed Þles each contain a group of Þles For example the Phase...

Page 17: ...want the decompressed Þles to reside Use either the default folder name listed in the edit box or type in the name you want for the folder Then click Save 6 At the Installation was successful dialog box click Quit The contents of the decompressed Þle are saved in the folder you speciÞed and are ready for use Decompressing Screen Fonts sea Refer to Chapter 7 ÒUsing Fonts and SCSI Hard Disks Ó for s...

Page 18: ...sen printer when you double click on the icon illustration LaserWriter Utility If the Þle does not have the self sending icon use the LaserWriter Utility to send the Þle to the printer illustration Using self sending files Certain Macintosh Þles designated by a self sender arrow icon are automatically sent to the currently selected printer when you double click on the icon Most of the Þles in the ...

Page 19: ... the Chooser 4 Locate the LaserWriter Utility in the folder of decompressed Þles Double click on the LaserWriter Utility icon to start the application 5 Select Download PostScript File from the Utilities menu 6 Select the Þle that you want sent to the printer and click Open 7 At the prompt Save PostScript output as you are asked for a Þle name for saving printer output Use the default name given i...

Page 20: ...er 8 ÒModifying Printer Operation Ó for instructions on deleting Control D characters from Windows print jobs Using the PC utility Þles The utility Þles change the way the printer operates To use the Þles send them to the printer from the communications port your printer is connected to First locate the Þles you want to use on the Printer Utilities diskette Then use the DOS COPY command to send th...

Page 21: ...connected to the printer through a parallel or serial port you need to leave these characters in the Þles However if your computer is connected to an Ethernet network such as Novell NetWare or TCP IP you should delete the Control D characters from each utility Þle you plan to use Refer to Chapter 8 ÒModifying Printer Operation Ó for instructions on adding and deleting Control D characters in utili...

Page 22: ...out Control D characters The utility Þles on the Printer Utilities diskette for PC DOS all begin and end with Control D characters If your workstation is connected to the printer through a parallel or serial port you need to leave these characters in the Þles However if your workstation is connected to an Ethernet network such as NetWare or TCP IP you should delete the Control D characters from ea...

Page 23: ...paper sizes and TekColor color correction options This installation procedure uses Apple s Installer program to load the software for the Phaser 220 Driver onto your computer s hard disk The Installer also loads the LaserWriter 7 1 2 software if you are using system software 6 0 7 If the printer is shared on a network install the same version of the Tektronix driver on all Macintosh computers conn...

Page 24: ... for instructions 3 Insert the Macintosh Printer Driver diskette into the disk drive When the diskette appears on the desktop you ll see several icons 4 Double click on the Installer icon to start the Installer program Read the introduction screen then click OK You ll see Easy Install in the Installer window with the software listed illustration 5 Click the Install button All the necessary printer...

Page 25: ... Chooser 4 Close the Chooser by clicking its close box Using the Tektronix driver Note If you change printer drivers in the Chooser always check for the appropriate paper selection in Page Setup Different drivers have different page sizes listed in the pull down menu Use the Page Setup Print and TekColor Options dialog boxes to select printing options Refer to other chapters in this printing refer...

Page 26: ...the Phaser 220 special paper sizes table in Chapter 5 ÒSelecting Media and Image OptionsÓ for a list of paper sizes and image areas Reduce or Enlarge Type in the percentage to reduce or enlarge your printed image Orientation Select one of the following options to determine how an image is placed on the paper Portrait Landscape Printer Effects Select one or more of the following options refer to Ap...

Page 27: ...Type in the range of document page numbers that you want printed or select All Cover Page Select one of the following options No First Page Last Page Paper Source Use the tray selection options in the TekColor Options dialog box Print Select one of the following options Black White to print in black and white only Color Grayscale to print in color Destination Select one of the following options Pr...

Page 28: ...details on these options illustration TekColor Options dialog box options Dialog box options Option description Color Corrections Select one of the following options None Vivid Blue Simulate Display Simulate Press Use Printer Setting Tray Selection Select one of the following options Upper prints on the paper loaded in the printer s upper tray Lower prints on the paper loaded in the printer s lowe...

Page 29: ...PPDs PostScript printer description Þles for information on a printerÕs page sizes TekColor color corrections and media type options To use the LaserWriter 8 0 driver with a Phaser 220 printer do the following steps If the printer is busy it may take some time to complete this conÞguration procedure you may want to do this procedure when the printer is idle You only have to conÞgure a printer once...

Page 30: ...e More Choices button to see the full range of options illustration 8 Click the Printer Info button then click the Update info button in the next dialog box 9 Record the information on PostScript Version and Total Memory Installed you will need this information later Click OK 10 Click the Select PPD button The Printer Descriptions folder in the Extensions folder inside the System Folder is display...

Page 31: ...Þguration under Installable Options select the amount of memory your printer has installed Check other options either Installed or Not Installed as appropriate 13 Click OK in two dialog boxes and close the Chooser 14 Open the Page Setup dialog box to see a pop up menu with all of the printerÕs supported paper sizes 15 Open the Print dialog box to select the paper source either upper lower or auto ...

Page 32: ...ck the Auto Setup button you may receive the following error message There is a problem with the PPD file ÒfilenameÓ Use ÒSelect PPDÓ to choose another Printer Description File The solution is to change the PPD Þle name for the printer you are using to match the ÒÞlenameÓ speciÞed in the error message ...

Page 33: ...5 4504 for an APD Þle refer to Chapter 10 ÒTroubleshooting Ó for instructions on using the BBS Or call Tektronix Customer Support in the U S and Canada at 1 800 835 6100 for details on this Þle Outside the U S and Canada contact your local Tektronix reseller Printer Description Files for Phaser 220 Printers Application and version number Phaser 220i Printer Description Files Phaser 220e 17 fonts P...

Page 34: ...e Phaser 220i or 220e printer to the QuarkXPress list of supported printers Note In QuarkXPress if you select the 60 lines per inch halftone screen you will get Tektronix halftone screens optimized for the media type you select To install a PDF Þle do the following 1 Place the Þle that you need in the same folder as the QuarkXPress application on your computer s hard disk 2 Open QuarkXPress and se...

Page 35: ...us applications Note In Aldus FreeHand if you select the 60 lines per inch halftone screen you will get Tektronix halftone screens optimized for the media type you select To install a PDX Þle do the following Drag the Þle to the PPDs folder that may be located in the Aldus folder in the System Folder on your hard disk This Þle is used automatically by applications that require the information For ...

Page 36: ...e in the 3 0 PPDs folder is a PostScript Printer Description Þle for Aldus Adobe and other applications This Þle is based on the Adobe Printer Description Files SpeciÞcation Version 3 0 Refer to your applicationÕs documentation to see if this is the version PPD you should use Use the appropriate PPD Þle with Aldus PageMaker version 4 x Canvas 3 0 and with Aldus FreeHand 3 1 Place the appropriate 3...

Page 37: ...e unless your application requires it Place the appropriate 4 1 PPD Þles are with your other PPD Þles on your computerÕs hard disk according to application needs Typically PPD Þles are located in the PPDs folder in the Aldus folder inside the System Folder Refer to the applicationÕs documentation for details If you are using the LaserWriter 8 0 printer driver place the appropriate 4 1 PPD Þle in t...

Page 38: ...Macintosh computers for more information on color libraries 1 Open FreeHand 2 Open the Colors palette in FreeHand Command 9 3 For FreeHand 3 0 choose Library from the Colors palette submenu a dialog box appears listing available color libraries For FreeHand 3 1 choose Import from the Colors palette submenu a dialog box appears listing available color libraries 4 Select and open the PANTONE Tek Pha...

Page 39: ... is available in two ways For general Windows 3 1 information about printers and setting options select Help from the Control Panel menu bar and choose a topic from the Help menu A Help window appears offering information on the selected topic and listing other related topics The Tektronix driver uses the Microsoft help Þle PSCRIPT HLP This Þle is shipped with the Microsoft PostScript driver and m...

Page 40: ... the Tektronix Windows driver you can use the INSTALL EXE program on that diskette to remove the older driver software 1 Start Windows 2 Insert your older Tektronix Windows driver diskette into your computerÕs disk drive for example drive B 3 Click File 4 Click Run 5 Type the following command B INSTALL The Install Tektronix Printers dialog box appears 6 Select All Tektronix Printers and choose th...

Page 41: ...typing this command for example DEL C WINDOWS TEK INI 2 Go to your Windows System subdirectory for example CD WINDOWS SYSTEM a Delete the TEK DLL Þle for example DEL TEK DLL b Open the TEK INI Þle and look for the path for the subdirectory where other Tektronix driver Þles are located TEKCOLOR is the default subdirectory name used by the driver installer program but you may have used a different n...

Page 42: ...loading whenever you start Windows you need to edit your WIN INI Þle and delete the TekColor PS icon to clear the software off your system You may get system errors if you have not deleted everything listed below 1 Open the WIN INI Þle in a text editor such as Notepad and delete just the entry c tekcolor tekps exe from the load line under the windows topic do not delete anything else on the load l...

Page 43: ...ration and terminology For additional information about Windows refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation 1 Insert the Tektronix Windows 3 1 Printer Driver diskette into your computerÕs disk drive for example drive B 2 Start Windows 3 Open the Control Panel Double click on the Printers icon the Printers dialog box appears 4 Select the Add button 5 In the List of Printers select Install Unliste...

Page 44: ...tion are using the standard Microsoft Windows PostScript driver and the WPD Þle 6 Select the Install button 7 Type in the drive containing the PC diskette for example drive B and select the OK button illustration 8 Select your printer and choose OK illustration The driver software you need is automatically installed Continue with the next topic ÒConÞguring the Tektronix driver Ó ...

Page 45: ...t is not still displayed To get to the Printers dialog box double click the Printers icon in the Control Panel 2 Choose your printer from the list 3 Choose the Set As Default Printer button if you want to select your printer as the default 4 Choose the Connect button the Connect dialog box appears illustration ...

Page 46: ...parallel LPT port in the list For a serial port setup in Windows Select your serial COM port in the list Choose the Settings button to see the Settings dialog box Fill in each item according to your conÞguration then choose the OK button Refer to your Windows documentation for details or ask your network administrator for help For a network port setup in Windows Select your network LPT or COM port...

Page 47: ...uts during multiple page jobs 7 Choose the OK button to return to the Printers dialog box then choose the Setup button A dialog box appears with the name of the printer you selected across the top Use this dialog box to select paper source paper size image orientation and the number to print 8 Choose the Options button to see the Options dialog box Make sure that the Color box is checked to print ...

Page 48: ...3 10 Phaser 220 Drivers and Utilities 10 Choose the OK button to return to the dialog box that lists your printer s name across the top 11 Choose the OK button to return to the Printers dialog box 12 Choose the Close button ...

Page 49: ...e line to the Clipboard by selecting Copy from the Edit menu If desired you can select and copy all of the Tektronix printers listed e In Notepad open the CONTROL INF Þle located in the network Windows System directory by selecting Open from the File menu f Search for the string Phaser to Þnd the existing Tektronix printer entries g Paste the printer information from the Clipboard into the CONTROL...

Page 50: ...in this printing reference for instructions on performing common tasks with and without the driver Making selections in the Setup dialog box To reach the Setup dialog box without running an application open the Control Panel double click on the Printers icon then choose the Setup button Make printer selections in the Þelds described in the following table illustration ...

Page 51: ...has two trays select the upper tray lower tray or Auto Select option Upper Tray prints on the paper loaded in the printer s upper tray Lower Tray prints on the paper loaded in the printer s lower tray Auto Select prints Þrst from the lower tray until it is empty then prints from the upper tray Paper Size Select a paper size from the pop up menu Refer to the ÒPhaser 220 special paper sizesÓ table i...

Page 52: ... following table illustration Options dialog box options Dialog box options Option description Print To Select one of the following options Printer Encapsulated PostScript File Scaling Type in a percentage value to scale the printed image Margins Select one of the following options Default None Color Check this box on to print in color Send header with each job Check this box on to send the Window...

Page 53: ...elections in the Þelds described in the following table Refer to Chapter 6 ÒSelecting Color Corrections Ó for details on these options illustration Tektronix Printer Features dialog box options Dialog box options Option description Color Correction Select one of the following options None Vivid Blue Simulate Display Simulate Press Use Printer Setting Print Quality Select one of the following optio...

Page 54: ... not supported by the standard Microsoft driver Refer to Chapter 6 ÒSelecting Color Corrections Ó for information on color correction alternatives such as with utility Þles and printer switches These instructions assume a basic familiarity with Windows operation and terminology For additional information about Windows refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation 1 Insert the Tektronix Windows 3 1...

Page 55: ...list then choose the OK button Note Printers using the Tektronix Windows driver have TekColor listed in their name Printers without this designation are using the standard Microsoft Windows PostScript driver and the WPD Þle 11 When asked to insert a diskette with the updated PSCRIPT DRV Þle enter the path for your Windows System directory or insert the appropriate Microsoft Windows diskette so tha...

Page 56: ... to obtain TekColor corrections on your prints Below is a partial list of software vendors that offer Phaser PostScript printer support Drivers for these popular DOS software packages are available from the Tektronix bulletin board 503 685 4504 If you do not see a driver speciÞcally for the Phaser 220 you may use a Phaser 200 driver Freelance 4 0 Harvard Graphics 3 05 WordPerfect 5 1 If the applic...

Page 57: ...tionÕs documentation to determine if you need to use one or more of these Þles Applications that use PDX Þles also require PPD Þles Use both Þles if your application requires them Note For hints and tips on printing from a speciÞc application request a document catalog from HAL the Tektronix automated fax system Call 503 682 7450 direct or in the U S and Canada call 1 800 835 6100 Refer to Chapter...

Page 58: ... description Þle for Aldus applications Use this Þle with Aldus FreeHand 3 0 and 3 1 Copy the appropriate Þle to the PPDs directory that may be located in the Aldus application directory on your computerÕs hard disk Refer to your applicationÕs documentation for information on placing printer description Þles Note Also included on the Printer Utilities diskette is a TKP220J1 PDX Þle for use with a ...

Page 59: ...Þles may be called ALDUS USENGLISH PPDS Refer to your applicationÕs documentation for details on using printer description Þles These version 3 0 PPD Þles are based on the Adobe Printer Description Files SpeciÞcation Version 3 0 Refer to your applicationÕs documentation to see if 3 0 is the version you should use Version 4 1 PPDs The PPD4 1 subdirectory on the diskette contains the Phaser 220i ver...

Page 60: ...a Phaser 220 printer This Þle is application speciÞc and printer speciÞc 1 Copy the TEK_220 AI Þle to your computerÕs hard disk for example to Adobe IllustratorÕs Color directory 2 Open the Illustrator program 3 From the File menu select the Open command 4 In the dialog box that appears locate the directory and Þle location of the TEK_220 AI Þle and open the Þle 5 When you are working on an image ...

Page 61: ... the TEK_220 CLB Þle to your computerÕs hard disk for example to the FreeHand applicationÕs directory 2 Open FreeHand 3 In FreeHand 3 0 Choose Library from the Colors palette submenu a dialog box appears listing available color libraries In FreeHand 3 1 Choose Import from the Colors palette submenu a dialog box appears listing available color libraries 4 Select and open the TEK_220 CLB color libra...

Page 62: ...s Þle is application speciÞc and printer speciÞc 1 Copy the TEK_220 PAL Þle to your computerÕs hard disk for example to the CorelDRAW applicationÕs directory 2 Open CorelDRAW 3 Open the document Þle that you want to work in 4 Select the item that you want Þlled with a PANTONE Color then select the Fill tool icon paint bucket 5 Select the Fill tool icon again then select the Open button under Palet...

Page 63: ...ing Ó for instructions on using HAL Also available from Tektronix is Phaser Print a driver that allows workstation users to control Tektronix color printer features Phaser Print also provides Sun SRF xwd and SGI RGB raster Þle printing to Tektronix color PostScript printers For more information about Phaser Print contact your reseller or local Tektronix ofÞce Or in the U S and Canada call 1 800 83...

Page 64: ... the PostScript Language Reference Manual second edition Adobe Systems Incorporated If your workstation is connected to an Ethernet network such as NetWare or TCP IP you should delete the Control D characters from each utility Þle that you plan to use Removing Control D characters from utility files 1 Locate the delctrld UNIX shell script in the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette ...

Page 65: ...one of the methods described in the topic ÒObtaining the utility Þles Ó in this chapter 2 To add Control D characters to the beginning and end of a Þle type the following command addctrld Þlename1 ps Þlename2 ps where Þlename1 ps is the utility Þle you want to add Control D characters to and Þlename2 ps is the revised Þle with a new name Both Þlename1 ps and Þlename2 ps can have the same name but ...

Page 66: ... the lpr command to send the Þles to the printer Note You must be ÒsuperuserÓ or ÒrootÓ to perform this procedure 1 Create a directory for the utility Þles for example tmp utilities 2 Place the diskette into the workstationÕs disk drive 3 To mount the diskette type the following command mount Ðr Ðt pcfs dev fd0 pcfs 4 Change the directory to the diskette by typing the following command cd pcfs 5 C...

Page 67: ...om this server you can retrieve driver and utility Þles and color printer information In the following mail requests substitute the library of your choice for library name and the Þle of your choice for Þlename Send your requests for Þles to the following electronic mail address color_printer_info TEKTRONIX TEK COM To receive the list of information available on the server type the following at th...

Page 68: ...software and modem you can call the system and use the menus to locate and download the Þles you want To access the BBS 24 hours a day 7 days a week call 503 685 4504 For a detailed instruction guide on system requirements terminal settings protocol modem how to connect to our BBS and how to download Þles request a document catalog from HAL the Tektronix automated fax system Refer to the topic ÒUs...

Page 69: ...lower tray assembly is empty This applies only when the same kind of media is loaded in both trays and you are not using the Tektronix driver The contents of ANYTRAY PS is shown here systemdict languagelevel known languagelevel 2 eq true 0 startjob dup not exitserver errordict invalidaccess get exec if false ifelse false ifelse not quit if mark currentpagedevice InputAttributes get 1 get stopped p...

Page 70: ...eir default values systemdict languagelevel known languagelevel 2 eq true 0 startjob dup not exitserver errordict invalidaccess get exec if false ifelse false ifelse not quit if mark The Job and Wait Time Outs can be set to any integer 3 dict begin Password def JobTimeout 0 def WaitTimeout 40 def currentdict end setsystemparams stopped cleartomark false 0 startjob pop ...

Page 71: ...e change to take effect systemdict languagelevel known languagelevel 2 eq false ifelse not quit if mark Port Settings FlowControl Dtr Dsr Dtr or Xon Xoff XonXoff Parity Even Odd None or Space DataBits 7 or 8 StopBits 1 or 2 Baud 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 Note 38400 not valid for the Phaser II PXe Defaults FlowControl XonXoff Parity Space DataBits 8 StopBits 2 Baud 9600 Serial_NV 6...

Page 72: ...inter reset In the example below all pen widths are set to 0 35 millimeters Pen 0 is white this is the background pen color pen 1 is black pen 2 is red pen 3 is green pen 4 is blue pen 5 is cyan pen 6 is magenta and pen 7 is yellow The contents of HPGLPENS PS is shown here CTRL D systemdict languagelevel known languagelevel 2 eq false ifelse HP7475A Password 0 ColorSetup 0 0 35 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 35 ...

Page 73: ... RO90 PD LBThe Phaser is in HP GL mode AF PSTEST PS test PostScript mode The PSTEST PS Þle is a PostScript Þle that prints a single line of text if the printer is operating in PostScript mode The contents of PSTEST PS is shown here CTRL D initclip clippath pathbbox newpath 20 sub 3 index exch 10 add moveto Helvetica findfont 14 scalefont setfont The Phaser is in PostScript mode show showpage CTRL ...

Page 74: ... The contents of LOWRTRAY PS is shown here systemdict languagelevel known languagelevel 2 eq true 0 startjob dup not exitserver errordict invalidaccess get exec if false ifelse false ifelse not quit if mark currentpagedevice InputAttributes get 1 get stopped pop pop 2 dict begin InputAttributes 1 dict begin Priority 1 def currentdict end def TraySwitch false def currentdict end setpagedevice ifels...

Page 75: ...mark 2 dict begin Password 0 def DoStartPage false def currentdict end setsystemparams stopped cleartomark false 0 startjob pop STARTPG PS turning on startup page systemdict languagelevel known languagelevel 2 eq true 0 startjob dup not exitserver errordict invalidaccess get exec if false ifelse false ifelse not quit if mark 2 dict begin Password 0 def DoStartPage true def currentdict end setsyste...

Page 76: ...of UPPRTRAY PS is shown here systemdict languagelevel known languagelevel 2 eq true 0 startjob dup not exitserver errordict invalidaccess get exec if false ifelse false ifelse not quit if mark currentpagedevice InputAttributes get 1 get stopped pop pop 2 dict begin InputAttributes 1 dict begin Priority 0 def currentdict end def TraySwitch false def currentdict end setpagedevice ifelse stopped clea...

Page 77: ...osh and Windows drivers If you don t use one of these drivers check your application s documentation for instructions on selecting paper size and orientation The following tables describe each task and give the appropriate driver settings you use to complete the task The instructions in this chapter give the driver option and appropriate dialog box Refer to Chapter 2 ÒPrinting From a Macintosh Ó o...

Page 78: ... A Page Setup Orientation Portrait Landscape Selecting a print quality mode Standard Quality Enhanced Quality High Resolution TekColor Print Quality Standard Enhanced High Resolution PC users Task Utility file Windows driver dialog box Driver selection field Driver options Selecting a paper size N A Printer Setup Paper Size Letter Letter Perf A4 A4 Perf Selecting the paper source ANYTRAY PS UPPRTR...

Page 79: ...aximum image area Refer to the ÒPhaser 220 special paper sizesÓ table for image area information Refer to your Apple documentation for details on the other LaserWriter driver features in this dialog box Some applications override the Tektronix Phaser page sizes with their own extensions to this dialog box These application speciÞc page sizes use page size and image area information about the Tektr...

Page 80: ...driver that doesn t allow you to select the upper or lower tray the printer picks from the lower tray If the lower tray is empty the printer automatically picks from the upper tray if both trays contain the same size and type of media The Paper Source option in the Tektronix drivers lets you select which paper tray the printer takes paper from The Phaser 220i and 220e printers come standard with o...

Page 81: ...rd disk containing decompressed utility Þles 4 Double click on each Þle s self sending arrow icon Click OK in the dialog box to send each Þle to the printer Macintosh file name PC file name Notes Use Upper Tray Use Lower Tray Use Either Tray UPPRTRAY PS LOWRTRAY PS ANYTRAY PS When sent to the printer these Þles have the following features With Use Upper Tray UPPRTRAY PS and Use Lower Tray LOWRTRAY...

Page 82: ...Þle to your hard disk or use the desired Þle from the diskette 3 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send the desired Þle to the printer For example if you want to send the Þle to the parallel port type the following at the DOS prompt COPY Þlename LPT1 or COM1 if you want to send the Þle to the serial port Workstation users Make sure that the printer port is conÞgured to receive PostScript then s...

Page 83: ...ws drivers lets you choose the direction in which your document is placed on the paper Refer to your printer s user manual for more information on image placement and paper loading Select the orientation option you want Portrait This choice places your image vertically on the media Landscape This choice places your image horizontally on the media ...

Page 84: ...ser 220i and 220e has a selection switch that you must set for paper or transparencies As you hold the tray for insertion into the printer locate the media switch on the trayÕs right side Set the switch to match the type of media in the tray Ñ push up for transparencies or push down for paper The optional Letter and A4 trays have no switch they are set for paper ...

Page 85: ...haser 220 printers Enhanced This mode produces higher quality prints than Standard mode The Enhanced mode prints a page in about 40 seconds 60 seconds for transparencies High Resolution This mode produces the best quality prints but at the expense of processing and print time The High Resolution mode prints a page at a resolution of 600 lines by 300 pixels in 60 seconds or more Using a Tektronix D...

Page 86: ...1 Locate the print quality mode Þles in the folder on your hard disk containing decompressed utility Þles 2 Select the printer in the Chooser 3 Double click the ÞleÕs self sending arrow icon and click OK in the dialog box to send the Þle to the printer PC and workstation users 1 Locate the print quality Þles in the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette 2 Copy the Þles to your hard di...

Page 87: ...namic Correction The TekColor color corrections provide simulations of different color devices such as Vivid Blue and Simulate Display corrections for business engineering and scientiÞc imaging applications and printing press standards for graphic arts use All color corrections are driver selectable from Macintosh and Windows applications using the Tektronix printer drivers Color corrections can a...

Page 88: ... out the way you expected Refer to the following table for the description that best Þts your printing situation and try the suggested color correction Printing objective or problem Color correction to use Where to find details Overhead transparency presentations Vivid Blue Page 6 14 Blue colors are printing too purple Vivid Blue Page 6 14 Using PANTONE Colors None Page 6 18 Using EFI Color proÞle...

Page 89: ... downloaded to the printer n a This option is not available in this format Color corrections for Macintosh users Task Macintosh driver setting Macintosh utility file Phaser 220i switch settings Phaser 220e switch settings Turn off all color corrections None No Color Correction Switch 8 down Switch 9 down Switch 3 down Print a truer blue Vivid Blue Vivid Blue Switch 8 up Switch 9 down Simulate disp...

Page 90: ...ion users Task Windows driver setting PC utility file Phaser 220i switch settings Phaser 220e switch settings Turn off all color corrections None NOCORECT PS Switch 8 down Switch 9 down Switch 3 down Print a truer blue Vivid Blue VIVDBLUE PS Switch 8 up and Switch 9 down Simulate display colors Simulate Display DISPLAY PS n a n a More closely match printing press colors Simulate Press SIMPRESS PS ...

Page 91: ...ialog box selections for making color corrections Refer to Chapter 2 ÒPrinting From a Macintosh Ó or Chapter 3 ÒPrinting From a PC Ó for information on installing Tektronix drivers and opening driver dialog boxes Tektronix Macintosh driver TekColor Options dialog box illustration Tektronix Windows driver Tektronix Printer Features dialog box illustration ...

Page 92: ...to improve screen to printer color matching The color correction options in the Tektronix drivers adjust colors in the printer after the application has performed its color corrections If the application uses CIE Commission Internationale de lÕEclairage colors the Tektronix corrections will not be applied If you select a color correction option in the driver other than None the selection may overr...

Page 93: ...20e Switch 3 on the printerÕs rear panel must be in the up position before you download a color correction utility Þle for example the Simulate Display DISPLAY PS Þle This switch must remain in the up position for the downloaded color correction to be available If the position of the switch is changed the default color correction changes Refer to the topic ÒUsing the switches on the printerÕs rear...

Page 94: ...8 or Switch 9 or both switches are placed in the down position the utility Þle color correction is disabled On the Phaser 220e if Switch 3 is up the current utility Þle color correction is used if Switch 3 is down the utility Þle color correction is disabled Sending utility files to the printer All of the color correction utility Þles described in this chapter are sent to the printer by the same m...

Page 95: ...sted under the topic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó After decompressing the Þles continue with the steps listed below 2 Phaser 220i Place both Switch 8 and Switch 9 in the up position Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 in the up position 3 Select the printer in the Chooser 4 Locate the Þle you want in the folder on your hard disk containing decompressed utility...

Page 96: ...Place Switch 3 in the up position 2 Locate the color correction utility Þles in the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette 3 Copy the Þles to your hard disk or use them from the diskette 4 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send a Þle to the printer Workstation users Ensure that the printer port is conÞgured to receive PostScript then send the Þle to the printer ...

Page 97: ...8 and 9 in the down position Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 in the down position To use the Vivid Blue color correction on the Phaser 220i Place Switch 8 up and Switch 9 down This correction makes printed blues look less purple This setting does not apply to the Phaser 220e To use the Simulate Press color correction on the Phaser 220i Place Switch 8 down and Switch 9 up This correction makes printed c...

Page 98: ...rinter to set a user deÞned color correction Refer to the tables under the topic ÒMaking color corrections Ó in this chapter for a list of available corrections Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 in the up position then send a color correction utility Þle to the printer to set a user deÞned color correction Refer to the tables under the topic ÒMaking color corrections Ó in this chapter for a list of avail...

Page 99: ... use the Simulate Display color correction Macintosh driver Select the Simulate Display option in the TekColor Options dialog box Macintosh utility Þle Phaser 220i Place both Switches 8 and 9 up and send the Simulate Display utility Þle to the printer Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 up and send the Simulate Display utility Þle to the printer Printing from a PC Choose one of the following methods to use...

Page 100: ...adds black to other components This option prints more saturated darker colors and may be useful for printing overhead transparencies for presentations from some applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint Use this option if you have speciÞed a color in the CMYK system and the color has a black component and the color appears lighter than you expected when printed Printing from a Macintosh Choose on...

Page 101: ...ct the Vivid Blue option in the Tektronix Printer Features dialog box PC utility Þle Phaser 220i Place both Switches 8 and 9 up and send the VIVDBLUE PS utility Þle to the printer Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 up and send the VIVDBLUE PS utility Þle to the printer Phaser 220i rear panel switches Place Switch 8 up and Switch 9 down to use the Vivid Blue color correction ...

Page 102: ...h 9 is up Simulate Press color correction is enabled there is no equivalent switch setting on the 220e On the Phaser 220i if Switches 8 and 9 are both up and a color correction utility Þle is sent to the printer the utility Þle changes the printerÕs default setting If no utility Þle has been sent to the printer the factory default Vivid Blue is used On the Phaser 220e if Switch 3 is up and a color...

Page 103: ...he printerÕs default color correction Macintosh driver Select the Use Printer Setting option in the TekColor Options dialog box Printing from a PC Use the following method to use the printerÕs default color correction Windows driver Select the Use Printer Setting option in the Tektronix Printer Features dialog box ...

Page 104: ...inting from a Macintosh Choose one of the following methods to turn off all color corrections Macintosh driver Select the None option in the TekColor Options dialog box Macintosh utility Þle Phaser 220i Place both Switches 8 and 9 up and send the No Color Correction utility Þle to the printer Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 up and send the No Color Correction utility Þle to the printer Rear panel switc...

Page 105: ...ktronix Printer Features dialog box PC utility Þle Phaser 220i Place both Switches 8 and 9 up and send the NOCORECT PS utility Þle to the printer Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 up and send the NOCORECT PS utility Þle to the printer Rear panel switches Phaser 220i Place both Switches 8 and 9 down to turn off all color corrections Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 down to turn off all color corrections ...

Page 106: ...Simulate Press utility Þle to the printer Phaser 220i rear panel switches Place Switch 8 down and Switch 9 up to use the Simulate Press color correction The Phaser 220e has no equivalent switch setting Printing from a PC Choose one of the following methods to use a press color correction option Windows driver Select the following option in the Tektronix Printer Features dialog box Simulate Press P...

Page 107: ...s Use this Þle if your application speciÞes colors as RGB red green and blue Printing from a Macintosh Use the following method to use the simple color conversion options Macintosh utility Þle Phaser 220i Place both Switches 8 and 9 up and send either the Raw CMYK Colors or the Raw RGB Colors utility Þle to the printer If you are printing from the Tektronix Macintosh driver select the Use Printer ...

Page 108: ... RAWCMYK PS or the RAWRGB PS utility Þle to the printer If you are printing from the Tektronix Windows driver select the Use Printer Setting option in the Tektronix Printer Features dialog box Phaser 220e Place Switch 3 up and send either the RAWCMYK PS or the RAWRGB PS utility Þle to the printer If you are printing from the Tektronix Windows driver select the Use Printer Setting option in the Tek...

Page 109: ... and use depends on how the application you are using selects color Refer to the applicationÕs documentation for instructions on color selection Each color sampler chart is several pages long they are printed in panels that can be connected to form a wall chart or placed in a binder for easy reference On Letter size A A4 size paper the CMYK chart prints about 18 pages the RGB chart prints about 12...

Page 110: ... Utilities diskette The PC Þles are located in the SAMPLERS directory on the Printer Utilities diskette Sampler chart files Sampler Macintosh file name PC file name Print a sample of CMYK colors CMYK Sampler CMYK PS Print a sample of RGB colors RGB Sampler RGB PS Print a sample of HSB colors HSB Sampler HSB PS Print a sample of Pantone Colors PANTONEÒ Tek Phaser 220 PANT220 PS ...

Page 111: ...ting to print the chart and to print from an application For the utility Þle color corrections to take effect Switches 8 and 9 on a Phaser 220i must both be in the up position Switch 3 up on the Phaser 220e before the utility Þle is downloaded to the printer Make sure you use the same color correction to print the chart and to print the colors from an application Driver File Switch Driver setting ...

Page 112: ... containing the decompressed utility Þles c Double click the color correction ÞleÕs self sending arrow icon click OK in the dialog box to send the Þle to the printer 4 To print the color sampler charts do the following steps a Select the same printer in the Chooser you used in Step 3a b Double click the ÞleÕs self sending arrow icon click OK in the dialog box to send the Þle to the printer 5 Selec...

Page 113: ...inter Utilities diskette b Use the DOS COPY command to send the color correction Þle to the printer 4 PC users To print the color sampler charts use the DOS COPY command to send the sampler Þle to the printer Workstation users To print the color sampler charts send the Þle to the printer 5 Select colors within an application using the colors on the chart 6 If you are printing from a Tektronix driv...

Page 114: ... for no color correction on the Phaser 220i or place Switch 3 down for no color correction on the Phaser 220e 1 Decompress the Phaser 220 Samplers sea and the Phaser 220 Utilities sea Þle from the Macintosh Printer Utilities diskette onto your hard disk Follow the instructions in the topic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó 2 Send the No Color Corrections Þ...

Page 115: ...ault name given in the edit box or type in a new name Then click Save to send the Þle to the printer e If no output is returned by the printer the LaserWriter Utility displays a dialog box Click OK in the box to continue 4 Select PANTONE Colors within an application using the colors on the chart 5 If you are printing from a Tektronix driver Print your document with the None option selected Any oth...

Page 116: ...3 in the up position b Locate the NOCORECT PS Þle in the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette c Use the DOS COPY command to send the Þle to the printer 3 PC users To print the PANTONE Color chart use the DOS COPY command to send the sampler Þle to the printer Workstation users To print the PANTONE Color chart send the Þle to the printer 4 Select PANTONE Colors within an application ...

Page 117: ...HAL system The following table for Macintosh PC and workstation users describes each task and gives the appropriate Þle names you use to complete the task Workstation users should use the PC utility Þles The Phaser 220i and 220e can use the following Þles except as noted in the following table Macintosh PC and workstation users Task Macintosh file name PC file name Installing fonts see topic ÒUsin...

Page 118: ...7 Using Fonts and SCSI Hard Disks 7 2 Phaser 220 Color Printers Available only on the Phaser 220i the Phaser 220e does not have a SCSI port ...

Page 119: ...nting Decompressing the fonts The Þle Screen Fonts sea is an archive Þle containing a group of fonts 1 Insert the Macintosh Printer Utilities diskette into your computer s disk drive 2 Select an archive Þle with a sea extension you want to decompress Double click on the ScreenFonts sea archive Þle 3 At the Self Extracting Archive dialog box click Continue 4 In the dialog box select the drive where...

Page 120: ...ocument are installed in the printer If you request a font in an application that is not resident in the printer the text is printed in the Courier typeface Or to use fonts that are not resident in the printer do one of the following steps Using a font downloader supplied with your font package or one provided on the Printer Utilities diskette download the desired font to the printer Edit your WIN...

Page 121: ...ic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó After decompressing the Þle continue with the steps listed below 2 Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser 3 Double click the Font Sampler self sending arrow icon 4 Click OK in the dialog box to send the Þle to the printer PC and workstation users 1 Locate the FONTS PS Þle in the SAMPLERS directory on the Printer ...

Page 122: ...uter to the printer Downloading fonts saves print time if you plan to print several documents or a large document using those fonts When you download a font it is stored in the printerÕs memory or on a SCSI hard disk attached to the printer You can download as many outline fonts as the printerÕs memory or hard disk allow A font downloader is an interactive program that lets you transfer Adobe font...

Page 123: ...ct the appropriate printer in the Chooser 3 Locate the LaserWriter Utility Þle in the folder on your hard disk containing decompressed utility Þles You may want to place this utility in a Utilities folder or leave the utility on your desktop if you use it often 4 Double click on the LaserWriter Utility icon 5 To send fonts to the printer use the Download Fonts command in the File menu To send Post...

Page 124: ...nicates with your computer through the parallel interface Refer to the Adobe document Adobe Type Library User Guide IBM PC Version for details on using these downloaders PSDOWN COM 1 Insert the Printer Utilities diskette into your computer s disk drive for example drive B 2 To access the Þle type the following command B PHSR220 PSDOWN and press Return 3 Type D to display the PSDOWN Main Menu Use t...

Page 125: ...en appears showing command format and a list of ßags To use PCSEND EXE do the following procedure This font downloader uses the DOS command line format to download fonts and other PostScript Þles to the printer You need to specify three parameters For example to download a font to the printer s virtual memory type PCSEND Ð2 Ðv CN_____ PFB where Ð2 is the number of the computer s port the printer i...

Page 126: ...Phaser 220i printer The formatting process erases all information already on the disk be sure you want the disk formatted before you use this procedure If you have a disk containing information you want to keep such as fonts turn off all devices then disconnect the disk from the printer before using this Þle to format other disks The Phaser 220i can use most SCSI hard disks that support the full S...

Page 127: ...ing the Þle continue with the steps listed below 2 Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser 3 Locate the Format Printer Disk Þle in the folder on your hard disk containing decompressed utility Þles 4 Double click the Format Printer Disk self sending arrow icon to send the Þle to the printer 5 Click OK in the dialog box to format the SCSI hard disk PC and workstation users 1 Locate the FRMTDIS...

Page 128: ...e steps listed under the topic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó After decompressing the Þle continue with the steps listed below 2 Locate the LaserWriter Utility Þle in the folder on your hard disk containing decompressed utility Þles You may want to place this utility in a Utilities folder or leave the utility on your desktop if you use it often 3 Select...

Page 129: ...on users 1 Locate the INITDISK PS Þle in the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette 2 Copy the Þle to your hard disk or use the Þle from the diskette 3 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send the Þle to the printer Workstation users Send the Þle to the printer ...

Page 130: ...lable only on the Phaser 220i Note Switch 5 on the printer s rear panel affects the operation of these Þles If Switch 5 is up Sys Start Þles are bypassed if Switch 5 is down you can use these Þles to control Sys Start execution Macintosh users 1 The Sys Start Job Þles are compressed into the Phaser 220 Utilities sea archive Þle on the Macintosh Printer Utilities diskette and must be decompressed b...

Page 131: ...t job is bypassed so that you can correct the error 1 Locate the Sys Start Job Þles in the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette 2 Copy the Þles to your hard disk or use the Þles from the diskette 3 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send a Þle to the printer For example if you want to send the Þle to the parallel port type the following at the DOS prompt COPY Þlename LPT1 or COM1 ...

Page 132: ...7 Using Fonts and SCSI Hard Disks 7 16 Phaser 220 Color Printers ...

Page 133: ...n a This option is not available in this format Specialized tasks for Macintosh PC and workstation users Task Macintosh file name PC file name Changing the printer s name LaserWriter Utility PRNTNAME PS Enabling and disabling startup page LaserWriter Utility STARTPG PS NOSTRTPG PS Printing a conÞguration page ConÞguration Page PRNTCNFG PS Resetting the printer Reset Printer RESET PS Adding Control...

Page 134: ...LaserWriter Utility is compressed into the Phaser 220 Utilities sea archive Þle on the Macintosh Printer Utilities diskette and must be decompressed before you can use it To decompress this Þle follow the steps listed under the topic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó After decompressing the Þle continue with the steps listed below 2 Select the appropriate ...

Page 135: ...el port type the following at the DOS prompt COPY Þlename LPT1 or COM1 if you want to send the Þle to the serial port Workstation users ConÞgure the printer ports to receive PostScript then send the Þle to the printer Note Some text editors add a carriage return or line feed after the last Control D character in a Þle you are editing If your computer is connected to the printer through the paralle...

Page 136: ...Phaser 220 Utilities sea archive Þle on the Macintosh Printer Utilities diskette and must be decompressed before you can use it To decompress this Þle follow the steps listed under the topic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó After decompressing the Þle continue with the steps listed below 2 Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser 3 Locate the LaserWr...

Page 137: ... the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette 2 Copy the Þles to your hard disk or use the Þles from the diskette 3 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send a Þle to the printer For example if you want to send the Þle to the parallel port type the following at the DOS prompt COPY Þlename LPT1 or COM1 if you want to send the Þle to the serial port Workstation users ConÞgure the printer ...

Page 138: ...tte and must be decompressed before you can use it To decompress this Þle follow the steps listed under the topic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó After decompressing the Þle continue with the steps listed below 2 Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser 3 Locate the ConÞguration Page Þle in the folder on your hard disk containing decompressed utilit...

Page 139: ... Copy the Þle to your hard disk or use the Þle from the diskette 3 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send a Þle to the printer For example to send the Þle to the parallel port type COPY Þlename LPT1 or COM1 if you want to send the Þle to the serial port Workstation users ConÞgure the printer port to receive PostScript then send a Þle to the printer ...

Page 140: ...stent across printer power cycles such as the Tektronix error handler utility This Þle restarts the printer as soon as all the jobs in its queue are Þnished The printer remains unavailable while it initializes Macintosh users Note Do not use the Restart Printer command in the LaserWriter UtilityÕs Utilities menu Follow this procedure to reset the printer using the LaserWriter Utility to download t...

Page 141: ...t Printer Þle in the list then click Open 7 At the prompt Save PostScript output as you are asked for a Þle name for saving printer output Use either the default name given in the edit box or type in a new name Click Save to send the Þle to the printer Note The process of resetting the printer takes a few minutes to complete You will receive a message on your screen indicating that the connection ...

Page 142: ...ilities diskette 2 Copy the Þle to your hard disk or use the Þle from the diskette 3 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send the Þle to the printer To send the Þle to the parallel port type COPY Þlename LPT1 or COM1 if you want to send the Þle to the serial port Workstation users ConÞgure the printer port to receive PostScript then send the Þle to the printer ...

Page 143: ... help you add two Control D characters to your Þles The ADDCTRLD BAT and CTRLD PS Þles are located in the PHSR220 directory on the Printer Utilities diskette ADDCTRLD BAT ADDCTRLD BAT is a batch Þle that adds a Control D to the beginning and the end of a Þle Use this Þle if you are creating your own PostScript Þles To use ADDCTRLD BAT copy ADDCTRL BAT and CTRLD PS to your directory Type the follow...

Page 144: ...w name Send the Þle to the printer as usual using the DOS COPY command From Windows print jobs Windows automatically puts Control D characters at the beginning and end of each print job If your computer is connected to the printer through a parallel or serial port you need to leave these characters in the Þles However if your computer is connected to an Ethernet network such as NetWare or TCP IP y...

Page 145: ...ctory open the WIN INI Þle in a text editor 2 Locate the section for each printer connected to a network port The section is designated ModelName Port where ModelName is the name of your printer 3 Add or change the CtrlD line as shown Tektronix Phaser 220 TekColor LPT1 CtrlD 0 ...

Page 146: ...ges are persistent across jobs and across printer power cycles they remain in effect until speciÞcally changed again Serial_NV 6 dict begin Password def FlowControl XonXoff def Parity None def DataBits 8 def StopBits 2 def Baud 9600 def currentdict end setdevparams Note When you change the settings for the serial port Switch 4 on the printer s rear panel must be down for the changes to take effect...

Page 147: ...down on the Phaser 220e the default conditions are these settings ßow control is Xon Xoff parity is space 8 data bits 2 stop bits baud rate is 9600 Refer to the printer s user manual for more information about default serial port conditions 4 Save the Þle 5 ConÞgure the printer port to receive PostScript 6 PC users Use the DOS COPY command to send the Þle to the printer To send the Þle to the para...

Page 148: ...Control XonXoff software Dtr hardware string Parity Even Odd None Space string DataBits 7 8 integer StopBits 1 2 integer Baud 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 integer Enabled true false boolean CheckParity true false boolean On true false boolean Interpreter PostScript HP7475A string Protocol Normal Raw Binary string ...

Page 149: ...n the HPGL directory on the Printer Utilities diskette Workstation users should use the PC utility Þles Both the Phaser 220i and 220e can use these Þles Printer language tasks for PC and workstation users The symbol indicates the change is persistent across printer power cycles PC and workstation users Task PC file name Setting PostScript and HP GL timeouts CONFIG PS Changing printer language mode...

Page 150: ...b timeout is the amount of time any single job may be active before it must print In PostScript mode if the value is exceeded a timeout error is generated In HP GL mode if the timeout value is too small an image may be split across two pages if the value is too large multiple page prints may be combined on one page Note This Þle affects printer operation If the printer is shared on a network using...

Page 151: ...cify no timeout use 0 In the following example the timeouts are set to their default values Password JobTimeOut 0 WaitTimeOut 40 setsystemparams 4 Use the DOS COPY command to send CONFIG PS to the printer If the printer is connected to a parallel LPT port enter the following command COPY CONFIG PS LPTX where X is the number of the parallel port If the printer is connected to a serial COM port ente...

Page 152: ...rallel serial or LocalTalk can each be conÞgured differently You can change the default language on any port so whenever the printer is turned on it expects to receive PostScript HP GL or PCL5 data on a speciÞc port If automatic language selection is enabled on a particular port it becomes the default on that port allowing you to change back and forth between PostScript HP GL and PCL5 Changes to t...

Page 153: ...Þles The HPGL PS Þle changes a port to accept only HP GL data After you copy this Þle to a port the printer expects HP GL Þles on that port The portÕs language change is persistent across print jobs and across printer power cycles To use send the HPGL PS Þle to the printer Printing PCL5 Þles The AIS PS Þle changes a port to automatic language selection After you copy this Þle to a port the printer...

Page 154: ...cript mode Send this Þle to the printer with the DOS COPY command after you send PSCRIPT PS to make sure that the change was made correctly Setting default HP GL pen colors The HPGLPENS PS Þle changes the color and width of the default pen colors The HP 7475A plotter actually has only six pens but the printer s emulation supports up to 256 pens Note HP GL pen settings cannot be made persistent acr...

Page 155: ...til the next printer reset Note This Þle affects printer operation If the printer is shared on a network using this Þle may affect the prints requested from other users CTRL D HP7475A Password ColorSetup 0 0 35 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 35 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 35 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 35 1 0 1 0 0 0 setdevparams CTRL D Allowable values for pen...

Page 156: ...PostScript 2 Edit the Þle and substitute the values that you want for those in the Þle Color values can be any decimal number between 0 0 and 1 0 For example to change pen 4 to a purple color and a width of 5 mm edit HPGLPENS PS and change the line for pen number 4 to the following 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 HP GL pen color values Color Red value Green value Blue value red 1 0 0 0 0 0 green 0 0 1 0 0 0 blu...

Page 157: ... detailed instruction guide on system requirements terminal settings protocol modem how to connect to our BBS and how to download Þles request a document catalog from HAL the Tektronix automated fax system Call 503 682 7450 direct or in the U S and Canada call 1 800 835 6100 Refer to the topic ÒUsing the automated fax systemÓ in this chapter for instructions on using HAL Reaching theTechnical Supp...

Page 158: ... prompt press 3 To order a catalog or documents Note Before ordering documents from HAL order a HAL catalog listing the numbers of available documents You may want to replace your catalog periodically since the system is often updated 1 Before you call write down the area code and telephone number for your fax machine HAL will ask you to key this number through the keypad on your voice telephone I...

Page 159: ...is server you can retrieve driver and utility Þles and color printer information In the following mail requests substitute the library of your choice for library name and the Þle of your choice for Þlename Send your requests for Þles to the following electronic mail address color_printer_info TEKTRONIX TEK COM To receive the list of information available on the server type the following at the Sub...

Page 160: ...er dealer for information For additional information on SCSI hard disks request a document catalog from HAL the Tektronix automated fax system Refer to the topic ÒUsing the automated fax systemÓ in this chapter for instructions on using HAL Resolving error or alert messages If you receive an error or alert message follow any instructions provided in the message If you have a problem but do not rec...

Page 161: ...on Þles check the Tektronix Bulletin Board System BBS Refer to the topic ÒUsing the Tektronix Bulletin Board SystemÓ in this chapter for instructions on using the Tektronix BBS The following table lists a few Macintosh applications and the possible PostScript errors For information on PC and other applications request a document catalog from HAL Refer to the topic ÒUsing the automated fax systemÓ ...

Page 162: ...under the topic ÒDecompressing the Macintosh utility ÞlesÓ in Chapter 1 ÒBefore You Begin Ó After decompressing the Þles continue with the following steps 2 Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser 3 Locate the Tek Error Handler Þle in the folder on your hard disk containing decompressed utility Þles 4 Double click the ÞleÕs self sending arrow icon Click OK in the dialog box to send the Þle t...

Page 163: ...evel 2 printer but are dissatisÞed with the speed of the output here are some suggestions Macintosh and Windows users When you use any color correction option other than None your printer can take longer to process bitmapped images Try printing with the Standard print quality mode Windows users Turn off the Print Manager printing via the Print Manager is slower but turning it off ties up the PC lo...

Page 164: ...he Ports list box of the Printers Connect dialog box Check to make sure that you ve conÞgured the communications ports and the Handshake option correctly Try resetting the Transmission Retry timeout option in the Printers Connect dialog box to 999 seconds Check the Options dialog box to make sure that Printer not Encapsulated PostScript File is selected in the Print To box If these suggestions fai...

Page 165: ...n Ó for instructions on adding and deleting Control D characters from utility Þles or Windows print jobs Language mode If your Þle doesnÕt print the language on the printerÕs port you are using may have been changed First print a copy of the printerÕs conÞguration page to see the language mode on each port To print a conÞguration page place Switches 2 3 and 4 on the printerÕs rear panel in the dow...

Page 166: ...you use the driver s Use Printer s Settings option and printed colors are not what you expected check the Color Correction switches on the printer s rear panel Switches 8 and 9 on the Phaser 220i Vivid Blue and Simulate Press or Switch 3 on the Phaser 220e change the printer s default color correction Refer to the topic ÒSharing the printer on a networkÓ in this chapter for details on how these sw...

Page 167: ...he None option in the Tektronix Printer Features dialog box If you are not using a Tektronix driver do one of the following to turn off all color corrections Using switches only On the Phaser 220i place both Switch 8 and Switch 9 in the down position On the Phaser 220e place Switch 3 in the down position Using switches and a downloadable utility Þle On the Phaser 220i place both Switch 8 and Switc...

Page 168: ...he number of seconds Windows waits before notifying you that a printer is off line The default is 15 seconds Transmission Retry Type a value between 45 and 999 in this text box to change the number of seconds Windows waits after a print job has begun sending characters to the printer before sending an Alert message that the printer is no longer accepting data The default setting is 45 seconds When...

Page 169: ...aser 220i setting Switch 8 down and Switch 9 up enables the Simulate Press color correction On the Phaser 220i setting both switches in the down position turns off all hardware color corrections On the Phaser 220i if both switches are in the up position the factory default is Euroscale Press if no utility Þle has been downloaded On the Phaser 220i if both switches are in the up position then you c...

Page 170: ...elected the A4 size tray in the upper or lower position Note If the tray you select runs out of media during a job and you then switch to the second tray you may get an ÒemptyÓ message until you put media into the Þrst tray The printer will then pick from the tray you ve switched to If you have selected the upper or the lower tray from the driver and the job doesn t print make sure that the select...

Page 171: ...tches to the other tray only if it contains the same media type as the Þrst tray If there are two different media types in the two trays the printer will not automatically switch When two paper trays are installed in the printer and the selected tray runs out of media during a multi page job the printer does not continue printing from the other tray Also refer to the Phaser 220 User Manual for mor...

Page 172: ...ter 6 8 simple conversions 6 21 simulate display 6 13 simulate printing press 6 20 use printer setting 6 17 utility Þles 6 7 vivid blue 6 14 colors adjusting 6 1 CONFIG PS PC utility Þle 9 2 ConÞguration Page Macintosh utility Þle 8 6 conÞguration page printing 8 6 conÞgure serial port PC 8 14 control startup page 8 4 Control D PC utility Þles 1 11 8 11 Windows driver 1 10 workstation Þles 1 12 4 ...

Page 173: ...ity Þle 7 9 format SCSI hard disk 7 9 FRMTDISK PS PC utility Þle 7 9 H hard disk SCSI 10 4 formatting 7 9 initalizing 7 11 high resolution print quality 5 9 High Resolution Macintosh utility Þle 5 9 HIGHRES PS PC utility Þle 5 9 HP GL language 9 4 HP GL pen colors 9 6 HPGL PS PC utility Þle 9 5 HPGLPENS PS PC utility Þle 9 6 HPGLTEST PLT PC utility Þle 9 6 HSB Sampler Macintosh utility Þle 6 23 HS...

Page 174: ... 2 14 PPD 4 0 Þles 2 15 printer description Þles 2 11 Raw CMYK Colors 6 21 Raw RGB Colors 6 21 Reset Printer 1 9 8 8 RGB Sampler 6 23 self sending 1 8 sending Þles to the printer 1 8 Set SysStart Job 7 13 Simulate Display 6 13 Simulate Press 6 20 Standard Quality 5 9 Tek Error Handler 10 6 Use Either Tray 5 5 Use Lower Tray 5 5 Use Upper Tray 5 5 using the LaserWriter Utility to send Þles to the p...

Page 175: ... FONTS PS 7 4 FRMTDISK PS 7 9 HIGHRES PS 5 9 HPGL PS 9 5 HPGLPENS PS 9 6 HPGLTEST PLT 9 6 HSB PS 6 23 INITDISK PS 7 12 locating the software 1 4 LOWRTRAY PS 5 6 NOCORECT PS 6 19 NOSYSTRT PS 7 13 PANT220 PS 6 28 PCSEND PS 7 7 PDX Þles 3 20 PPD 3 0 Þles 3 21 PPD 4 0 Þles 3 21 printer description Þles 3 19 PRNTCNFG PS 8 6 PRNTNAME PS 8 2 PSCRIPT PS 9 5 PSDOWN EXE 7 7 PSTEST PS 9 6 RAWCMYK PS 6 22 RAW...

Page 176: ...le 6 21 Raw RGB Colors Macintosh utility Þle 6 21 RAWCMYK PS PC utility Þle 6 22 RAWRGB PS PC utility Þle 6 22 READ ME Þles Macintosh reading 1 6 rear panel switches 6 11 rename printer 8 2 Reset Printer Macintosh utility Þle 1 9 8 8 RESET PS PC utility Þle 8 8 resetting the printer 8 8 RGB Sampler Macintosh utility Þle 6 23 RGB PS PC utility Þle 6 23 S screen fonts Macintosh 7 2 SCSI hard disk 10...

Page 177: ...y Þle 5 5 Use Lower Tray Macintosh utility Þle 5 5 Use Printer s Settings Tektronix driver setting 6 16 Use Upper Tray Macintosh utility Þle 5 5 using color 6 2 using the DOS COPY command 1 10 using the Macintosh driver 1 6 using the printer 1 3 using this manual 1 2 utility Þle and driver interactions 1 5 utility Þles locating the software 1 4 Macintosh decompressing 1 6 sending Þles to the print...

Page 178: ...Printing Reference Index 7 Tektronix Printer Features dialog box 3 15 timeouts 3 9 10 12 Transmission Retry 10 12 using 1 10 3 12 using fonts 7 3 X xwd 4 1 ...

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