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    P H A S E R ® 7 4 0 a n d 7 4 0 L LA SER PRIN T ERS Setup Guide ® www .t ek.com/Color_Printers/[...]

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    Phaser ® 740 and 740L Laser Printers Setup Guide First printing August 1998 063-3101-00[...]

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    Copyright © T ektronix, Inc. Unpublished rights r eserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Contents of this publication may not be repr oduced in any form without permission of T ektronix, Inc. T ektronix ® , Phaser ® , PhaserShare ® , the T ekColor ® icon, and Made For Each Other ® are r egistered trademarks of T ektronix, Inc.[...]

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    Phaser ® 740 and 740L Printer W arranty T ektronix warrants that the Phaser 740 and 740L Printers will be free fr om defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If the product pr oves defective during the respective warranty period, T ektronix, at its option, will repair the defective product onsite[...]

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    User safety summary T erms in manual: CAUTION Conditions that can result in damage to the pr oduct. W ARNING Conditions that can result in personal injury or loss of life. P ower sour ce: Do not apply more than 250 volts RMS between the supply conductors or between either supply conductor or ground. Use only the specified power cor d and connector[...]

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    When you operate this equipment, the socket outlet should be near the equipment and be easily accessible. FOR USERS IN JAP AN This equipment is in the 2nd Class category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area ther eto) and conforms to the standards set by the V oluntary Control Council For Interference by Inform[...]

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    Setup Guide 1 Getting Set Up At a glance Pag e Unpack 2 ■ T ake inventory 2 ■ Remove the packing material 4 Set up the printer 5 ■ Select a location 5 ■ Move the printer (and optional Lower T ray Assembly) 6 ■ Install toner cartridges 9 ■ Prepar e imaging unit 11 ■ Load media 12 ■ Connect the printer 17 ■ T urn on the printer 20 ?[...]

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    Getting Set Up 2 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Unpac k the printer T ake in ventory 1. Documentation ■ Setup overview poster ■ Setup Guide (this book) ■ PhaserShare Networking Setup Guide ■ Supplies information kit ■ User Guide 2. Printer CD-ROMs (2) 3. Power cord 4. Parallel cable adapter 5. T oner cartridge(s) The Phaser 740L print[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 3 3 4 7 8 9 1 2 5 6 3101-02a[...]

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    Getting Set Up 4 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Remo ve the pac king material N O T E Sav e all pac king material in case moving or subsequent shipment is necessar y . 1. Remove the plastic bag from the printer . Pull down the plastic skirt to expose the printer . 2. If you order ed an optional Automatic Duplex/Lower T ray Assembly , unpack it [...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 5 Set up the printer Select a location Make sure that the location for the printer is level and str ong. The printer weighs 43 kg. (94 lbs.); the optional Automatic Duplex/Lower T ray Assembly weighs 14 kg (31 lbs.). (464 mm) 18.3 in. (1005 mm) 39.6 in. (507 mm) 20 in. (501 mm) 19.7 in. (153 mm) 6.0 in. (679 mm) 26.7 in. [...]

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    Getting Set Up 6 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Lift the printer W A R N I N G The printer weighs about 43 kg. (94 lbs .); observe standard precautions f or lifting heavy objects . T o lift the printer from its shipping pallet, use the indents at the front and back of the printer for your hands, as shown in this illustration. 3101-22 43 kg 94 l[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 7 If y ou ordered an optional A utomatic Duple x/Lower T ray Assembl y W A R N I N G The printer weighs about 43 kg. (94 lbs .) and the Lower T ray Assemb ly weighs about 14 kg (31 lbs.). Obser ve standard precautions f or lifting hea vy objects. The printer is not per manently attached to the Automatic Duple x/Lo wer T r[...]

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    Getting Set Up 8 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Remo ve adhesive tape 1. Remove all adhesive tape that holds the printer ’s doors shut. 2. Remove the adhesive tape that holds the output tray against the printer . 3. Gently lower the tray to its operating position. 3101-08 1 3 2[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 9 Install the toner car tridges Install the toner cartridg es The toner cartridges are shipped in the packing tray under the foam. N O T E If you ha v e a Phaser 740L printer , refer to page 10 bef ore installing the toner car tridge. 1. Remove each toner cartridge from its packaging. Make sur e that you remove all tape. [...]

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    Getting Set Up 10 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Phaser 740L printers The Phaser 740L printer includes only a black toner cartridge in the printer box. Read the following information, then follow the instructions on page 9 to install the cartridge. If y ou ordered a Phaser 740L Color Kit ■ The Phaser 740L Color Kit (order number Z740LCS) is s[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 11 Prepare the imaging unit 1. Open the printer ’s front door . 2. T urn the upper blue lever to the up position: align the lever ’s triangle with the triangle on the surface of the imaging unit. 3. Close the printer ’s front door . 13 2 3101-07[...]

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    Getting Set Up 12 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Add paper or transparencies Remove the paper tra y 3101-10 A4 Paper[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 13 Remove pac king material Remove the packaging materials from inside the tray: twist the car dboard “lock,” pull it out and discard it. 3101-32 PAPER A4 PAPER A4 1 2[...]

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    Getting Set Up 14 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Load media C A U T I O N F or proper operation, install only paper in the P APER tra y (60 - 90 g/m 2 , 16 - 24 lb.) and T ektronix transparencies in the T RANSPARENCY tr a y . 1. Push down on the tray’s metal plate until it clicks, locking it. 2. Fan the paper or transparencies. Do not to leav[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 15 6. If you have a single media tray , slide it completely into the slot. 7. If you have the Automatic Duplex/Lower T ray Assembly: ■ Install the D UPLEX unit only into the upper ( a ) slot. ■ Install the T RANSPARENCY tray only into the middle ( b ) slot. ■ Install the P APER trays into the middle ( b ) or lower ([...]

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    Getting Set Up 16 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers A home f or the User Guide The printer ’s front door includes an inside pocket for storing the User Guide. Also included is a label for the outside of the printer; it lets users know that the User Guide is stored inside the printer . 1. Open the printer ’s front door . 2. Insert the User Guid[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 17 Connect the interface cables Included here is an overview of the printer ports. If you ar e connecting the printer directly to your computer , refer to “Connecting to the parallel port” on page 18. If you are connecting the printer to a network, r efer to the PhaserShar e Networking Setup Guide . Printer port overv[...]

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    Getting Set Up 18 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Connecting to the parallel port C A U T I O N The maximum length f or the parallel cab le is 3 meters (10 ft.). ■ Use a high-density bi-directional parallel cable or a T ektronix 36-pin high-density printer-to-25-pin DSUB PC cable (or der number 012-1468-00). Otherwise, use a 36-pin to 36-pin p[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 19 Connecting a SCSI peripheral device N O T E Standard Configurations of the printer require the Z740FP Kit to suppor t the SCSI por t; Plus, Duple x, and Extended Configur ations include a SCSI por t. The printer ’s SCSI ID number is 7 ; available SCSI ID numbers for peripheral devices are 0 – 6 . The SCSI port is[...]

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    Getting Set Up 20 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers T urn on the printer C A U T I O N T o protect your printer from a power surge , make sure that the printer’ s po wer s witch is in the off position bef ore plugging in the cord. 1. Plug the power cord into the printer and into a gr ounded outlet. 2. T urn on the power to any peripherals you ha[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 21 Select a fr ont panel language N O T E If the front panel already displa ys the language y ou want, turn to the ne xt topic , “Print the Menu Map” on page 22. By default, the front panel displays in English. If the Kanji font SIMM is installed, front panel messages display in Japanese. T o change the default to Spa[...]

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    Getting Set Up 22 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Print the Menu Map The menu map provides a guide to the fr ont panel menus. Keep it by the printer for easy refer ence. 1. On the printer ’s front panel, pr ess the Menu button; you see this message: Help Pages <--- ---> Menu 2. Press Menu ; you see this message: Consumables Page <--- [...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 23 OK OK Help Pages scrolls backward enters the sub-menu scrolls forward exits without a change accepts the new setting Exit Menu Menu Press Exit Menu Exit Menu Exit Menu Exit Menu Exit Menu Exit Menu Exit Menu Exit Menu Exit Menu Consumables Status TekColor Correction Print Quality Printer Defaults Cleaning Calibrate Mar[...]

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    Getting Set Up 24 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Install printer software PC/Windows software C A U T I O N As with all Windows applications, close all other prog rams bef ore beginning this installation, including Microsoft Office, toolbars , and virus checkers . F ailure to do so could result in computer errors. Before y ou begin Make a note[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 25 Install 1. Insert the printer ’s CD-ROM. 2. Start the Installer . Use one of the following procedur es: ■ If the W indows autor un feature is enabled, the Installer starts automatically . ■ If the W indows autor un feature is disabled, double-click My Computer , then double-click the CD-ROM icon to launch the CD-[...]

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    Getting Set Up 26 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers 3. V iew the license agr eements, and click Ye s to continue. 4. Choose the set of files to install from one of these options: Easy Install to install a printer driver and support files. Custom Install to specify which files to install. 5. Follow the on-screen pr ompts to complete the installa[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 27 Configuring the driver After your software installation is complete, the printer driver needs to be configured for your printer ’s installed options. Windows 95 /Windows 98 / NT4 1. From the Start menu, select Settings , then select Printers . 2. Select your T ektronix printer driver and choose Properties from the [...]

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    Getting Set Up 28 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Macintosh software Before y ou begin Make a note of this information and refer to it during the on-scr een installation procedur e. ■ What is your printer ’s configuration? Look on the printer ’s Startup Page under Feature Set : Feature Set Select this driver: Standard * T ektronix Phaser [...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 29 Install 1. Insert the printer ’s CD-ROM. 2. Double-click Start Me First . V iew the brief introductory information, the click Install Drivers to launch the installer .[...]

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    Getting Set Up 30 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers 3. Click Continue . 4. V iew the license agreements and click Accept to continue. 5. Select Easy Install or Custom Install from the pull-down menu: Easy Install to install a printer driver and support files. a. Click Read Me for details on each item to be installed. b. Click Install . Custom Ins[...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 31 Set up the driver 1. From the Apple menu, select Chooser . 2. Click the icon of the printer driver (LaserW riter 8) on the left side of the window . 3. Click the Zone for your printer . 4. Select your printer from the list of printers on the right side of the window . If it is not in the list, check your hardware conne[...]

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    Getting Set Up 32 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers Register y our printer By registering your printer with T ektronix, you ar e validating the product warranty and ensuring that you will be sent information about upgrades, service, and accessories as it becomes available. During the software installation, the online r egistration screen appears. [...]

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    Getting Set Up Setup Guide 33 Where to go fr om here T ask / Information needed Resource Where Set up your printer on a network PhaserShare Networking Setup Guide ■ Printer’ s box Network services ■ Using a network ■ Printer management PhaserShare Networking Manual ■ Printer’ s CD-ROM ■ Printer’ s web site ■ F or a printed copy , [...]

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    Printed on recycled paper 063-3101-00 ®[...]