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Phaser 840


Initializing a formatted SCSI device

Most external hard disks are formatted at the factory and only need to be initialized.

Macintosh users

  1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run the Installer application. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities. From your computer's hard disk, open the PhaserTools folder. Open Printer Utilities.
  2. In the Chooser, select your printer.
  3. From the PhaserTools folder, double-click Apple Printer Utility. Download to the printer the Initialize Printer Disks file.


PC and workstation users

  1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run setup.exe. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities. From your computer's hard disk, open the PHSRTOOL directory. Open the PHSR840 subdirectory.
  2. Use one of the following methods to send to the printer the INITDISK.PS file:
    • PC users : Use the DOS COPY command.
    • Windows NT users: Send the INITDISK.PS file to the printer by typing the following at the DOS prompt:
    • lpr -S <IPaddress> -P PS INITDISK.PS

    • Workstation users: Send the file to the printer as you would any PostScript file.


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