Troubleshooting
8
Printing Reference
8-23
Resetting the printer
The Reset Printer (RESET.PS) file resets the printer to its power-on conditions
(not its factory default conditions), without turning the printer’s power
switch off and on. The power-on conditions include any custom changes
made to the printer that are stored in the printer’s NVRAM, or changes that
are persistent across printer power cycles. For example, if you used a
downloadable utility file to change the printer’s name, or set a color
correction, these are power-on conditions that are not altered by resetting the
printer. Resetting the printer erases changes that are not persistent across
printer power cycles, such as the Tektronix error handler utility and
downloaded fonts.
This file restarts the printer as soon as all the jobs in its queue are finished.
The printer remains unavailable while it initializes.
Use the utility files for your computer type.
Macintosh users
Note
Do not use the Restart Printer command in the LaserWriter
Utility’s Utilities menu. Follow this procedure to reset
the printer using the LaserWriter Utility to download the
Reset Printer utility file.
If you are using System Software 7.5 and QuickDraw GX, you
can also download this printer utility from the Tektronix
Phaser 240 GX printer driver; refer to page A-11 for instructions.
1.
Follow the instructions on page 2-13 to decompress the Phaser 240
Utilities.sea archive file on the Macintosh Driver and Printer
Utilities diskette to your computer’s hard disk.
2.
Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser.
Macintosh file name
PC file name
Reset Printer and
LaserWriter Utility
RESET.PS