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Phaser 840


Enabling and disabling Sys/Start Job execution

You may load a startup ( Sys/Start) file onto an external hard disk. The Sys/Start job file is similar to an init file: When you turn on the printer, the file executes -- providing that Sys/Start has been enabled either through a front panel setting or with a control file downloaded to the printer.

With multiple disks, only one disk can contain a Sys/Start file.

If the Sys/Start file contains an error, the printer ignores the remainder of the file and may not start up as expected.

Using the front panel

  1. When the Ready to Print message is displayed, use the down arrow button to scroll to Menu; press the Select button.
  2. Scroll to Printer Configuration; press Select.
  3. Scroll to Default Printer Settings; press Select.
  4. Scroll to Advanced Printer Settings; press Select.
  5. Scroll to Sys/Start Job. Press Select to change the setting to On.
  6. Scroll to Exit; press Select to save the new setting. The Ready to Print message appears.


Using a Macintosh utility file

  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 one of these files to the printer:
    • Set SysStart Job Enables automatic execution of the SysStart job.
    • No SysStart Job Disables automatic execution of the SysStart job.


Using PC utility file

  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. Select one of the following files:
    • SYSTART.PS Enables automatic execution of the SysStart job.
    • NOSYSTRT.PS Disables automatic execution of the SysStart job.
  3. Use one of the following methods to send to the printer the desired file:
    • PC users : Use the DOS COPY command.
    • Windows 3.1 users: In the File Manager, use the Copy command.
    • Workstation users : Send a file to the printer as you would any PostScript file.
    • Windows NT users: Send the file to the printer by typing the following at the DOS prompt:
    • lpr -S <IPaddress> -P PS <filename>


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