Without a supported driver, you can make some printing selections from the printer's front panel. Refer to Print features quick reference: Printer's front panel for a list of front panel selections and to Front panel for instructions on using the front panel.

For information on selecting print options with utility files, refer to the online documents on the printer's CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web site at http://www.tektronix.xerox.com/.

Print features quick reference: Windows printer drivers

Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95

1. In the Printers window, click the Phaser 560 printer icon with the right mouse button, then select Properties from the menu.

2. Click the following tabs to see printing options; refer to your Windows 95 documentation for more information on tabs and options.

   Details For timeout settings and other options

   • Set the Timeout settings. Refer to Setting the timeouts for instructions.

     Under PostScript Timeout values, leave Job Timeout set to 0. Set WaitTimeout to the default, 240 (4 minutes). Setting it higher ensures that you will not lose a multi-page job due to a timeout after the Transmission Retry alert message is displayed.

     Paper For media options (sizes, types, and source)

     Graphics For graphics options

   • Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer's CD-ROM for more information on host color correction.

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     Note: Use the Print Quality selections in the Device Options tab instead of the Resolution Options in the Graphics tab.

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     Device Options For printer-specific options (color corrections)

   • Select Installed for the optional Lower Tray Assembly if your printer has this accessory. You must make this selection for the optional media trays to be available under the Paper tab.

   • Refer to the on-line manuals on the printer's CD-ROM for more information on host color correction.

PostScript For PostScript-related options

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Note: 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.

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• Click one of the following in the PostScript header field:

  Download header with each print job
  This option downloads PostScript header information with each print job.

  Send Header Now
  This button saves the PostScript header information in the printer. After selecting this button, select the Assume header is downloaded and retained option which 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.

• Click the Advanced button to see more options. Select Use PostScript Level 2 features. For faster printing, select Binary communications protocol under Data format. To ensure job integrity, select Send Ctrl-D before and after a job. Click OK when finished.

Using the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver

Selecting printer options from the Control Panel

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Note: Document properties set from an application always override document defaults set in the printer's Properties sheets. However, if an application does not set a document property (such as page orientation or paper size), the printer defaults to the document properties set in the printer's Document Properties sheets.

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1. Open the Printers folder.

2. With the right mouse button, click on the printer's icon.

3. With the left mouse button, click on Document Defaults.

4. Click the Advanced tab to change any printer features, including TekColor.

5. Click the Page Setup tab to see other features.

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   Note: Select Installed for the optional Lower Tray Assembly if your printer has this accessory. You must make this selection for the optional media trays to be available under Document Defaults.

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Note: Changes to any of these settings override the Default Printer Properties settings in the Printers folder.

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1. Select Print from the File menu; the Print dialog box appears. You can select a different printer and other settings in this dialog box.

2. Click on the Properties button; the Printer Document Properties sheet appears.

3. Click the Advanced tab to change any printer features, including TekColor. This tab displays the same information as the Document Defaults Properties Advanced tab.

4. Click the Page Setup tab to see other features. This tab displays the same information as the Documents Defaults Properties Page Setup tab.

Page Setup options in an application

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Note: If changing the Printer Driver settings through Page Setup causes problems with the application you are using, then change the Printer Driver settings through Print under the File menu, described in the previous topic.

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1. Select Page Setup from the File menu; the Page Setup dialog box appears.

2. Select Paper Size and Source.

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   Note: Selecting Printer Folder Setting as the Paper Source uses the default setting made under Document Defaults in the Printers folder. To change this setting, select a different Source in Page Setup.

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3. Click on the Printer button; another Page Setup dialog box appears. You can select a different printer here.

4. Click on the Properties button; the Printer Document Properties sheet appears.

5. Click the Advanced tab to change any printer features, including TekColor. This tab displays the same information as the Document Defaults Properties Advanced tab.

6. Click the Page Setup tab to see other features. This tab displays the same information as the Document Default Properties Page Setup tab.

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   Note: Changes to any of these settings override the Defaults Printer Properties settings in the Printers folder.

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You can select printer page sizes in the driver for Windows NT applications, however, TekColor color corrections and other PostScript Level 2 features are not supported by the Windows NT driver. Refer to Color corrections for instructions on selecting color corrections from the printer's front panel or from downloadable utility files.

Refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation for details on features in the Windows NT driver.

Using the Tektronix printer driver for Windows 3.1

1. From the Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon.

2. In the Printers dialog box, choose your printer from the list of installed printers, then click the Setup button.

   A dialog box appears with the name of the printer you selected across the top.

3. From the Setup dialog box, click the Options button to see the Options dialog box. Refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation for details on the options in this dialog box.
   • Make sure that the Color check box is on to print in color.

   • Make sure that the Send Header with Each Job check box is on (checked).

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     Note: The Header contains important PostScript information that must accompany each print job; it is not a banner page printed with each job. If this box is not checked, an error message is displayed on your computer screen and your job does not print.

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4. From the Options dialog box, click the Advanced button to see the Advanced Options dialog box. Make sure the Use PostScript Level 2 Features check box is checked on.

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   Note: The Use PostScript Level 2 Features option affects the print time of bitmapped (raster) images by improving the image transfer time from the computer to the printer, and by improving the image processing time in the printer. This option is only available to applications that use this Tektronix driver with Tektronix PostScript Level 2 printers. When this box is checked, the Compress Bitmaps option is unavailable (grayed-out).

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5. Click OK to return to the Options dialog box.

6. In the Options dialog box, click the Printer Features button to see the Tektronix Printer Features dialog box. Make color correction, print quality, and other selections as desired. Use the Multi-Purpose Feeder menu to select specialty media or double-sided printing. Click OK to return to the Options dialog box.

7. Click OK to return to the dialog box that lists your printer's name across the top. Make the following printing selections: Paper Source, Paper Size, Orientation, Copies.

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   Note: You may want to set the number of copies from your application because the number of copies in the Setup dialog box remains the same until you change it again. Also, if you are printing multiple pages, make sure that the Transmission Retry (described on To change the timeout settings) is set for at least 600 seconds (10 minutes).

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1. From the Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon.

2. In the Printers dialog box, choose the Tektronix Phaser 560 printer, then click Setup. A dialog box appears with the printer's name across the top.

3. Click the following tabs to see printing options; refer to your Windows documentation for more information on tabs and options.

   Paper For media options (sizes, types, and source)

   Features For printer-specific options such as color correction.

   • Set the Timeout settings. Refer to Setting the timeouts for instructions.

     PostScript For PostScript-related options

   • In the Performance Options field, select the Use PostScript Level 2 Features option.

   • Under PostScript Timeout values, leave Job Timeout set to 0. Leave the WaitTimeout set to the default, 240 (4 minutes). Setting it higher ensures that you will not lose a multi-page job due to a timeout after the Transmission Retry alert message is displayed.

     Job Control For print job-related options

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     Note: 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.

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   • Click one of the following in the PostScript header field:

     Download Each Job
     This option downloads PostScript header information with each print job.

     Already Downloaded
     This saves the PostScript header information in the printer. After selecting this button, select the Download button. This option makes print files a little smaller and faster than the first option, but you need to click the Download button every time the printer is turned off or reset.

   • For better performance, select the Binary Mode option.

To access the timeout settings

1. In the Printers window, click the Phaser 560 printer icon.

2. Select Properties from the menu.

3. Click the Details tab.

4. Set the Timeout settings.

1. From the Control Panel, double-click Printers.

2. Select your printer and click either of the following:
   1. Connect and Timeouts for the Tektronix printer driver.

   2. Setup and Features for the Adobe PostScript driver.

3. Set the Timeout settings.

Transmission Retry
Type a value between 45 and 999; the default setting is 45 seconds.

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 900 seconds (15 minutes) to avoid these unnecessary timeouts.