Using QuarkXPress^TM 3.x (Windows^TM)

Answer:
Before printing, install two pieces of software:

• The Tektronix^TM Windows printer driver (see the printer's reference manual for complete instructions).
• The Tektronix printer description file (PDF). Refer to the Tips & Hints article, "Alphabet Soup - How to Use PPDs, PDXs, and PDFs"
  (26K PDF )

There are two types of printer-specific files that QuarkXPress can use:

• Printer Description Files (PDF) or
• Postscript Page Descriptions (PPD)

Note: Any time PDFs are added or deleted the changes do not take effect until QuarkXPress is re-started.

Recommended Settings

1. Select Printer Setup from the File menu; the Printer Setup dialog box appears.
2. Select your Tektronix printer from the Printer area at the top of the dialog box.
3. Orientation: Set Orientation to match the document.
4. Paper, size: Set paper size to match the size of the media loaded in the printer.
5. Paper, source: Select the proper tray from the menu.
6. Use PDF For: Select the correct printer type from the pull-down list of printers. If the printer's name is not displayed in the list, the PDF is not installed, or it is in the wrong location. Be sure to install the Tektronix PDF (printer description file) for the printer in the PDF sub-directory located in the XPress directory.

   Note: PDFs and PPDs: If both a PDF file and a PPD file are installed for the Tektronix printer, both names are displayed in the pull-down Use PDF For: list. To tell the files apart, look at the name displayed in the list. A PDF name always begins with the name Phaser, not Tektronix. For best results when printing from QuarkXPress 3.3, always select the PDF.

7. EfiColor Profile: For correct color output, set this option to None unless the printer has additional EfiColor software installed on it. EfiColor users: refer to the EfiColor documentation for optimum settings.
8. Halftone Screen: Enter the appropriate value; use only the values listed in the table in this article. Some Tektronix printers use special halftoning. The settings for these printers may seem low, but the output will look like a much higher resolution. Any value other than those listed in the table do not work well with Tektronix printers.
9. Data: Select ASCII.
10. Adjusted Screen Values: Check this box.
11. Access color- and print-quality features specific to your Tektronix printer by selecting Options, then Printer Features. For more information on color adjustment, refer to the Tips & Hints article, "Color Matching Hints & Tips/PC" (111K PDF ) .

Printer	Halftone Screen	Comments
Phaser 140	n/a (can be any value from 15 - 360)	Enable Use PDF Screen Values. For best results on scanned images, enable FinepointTM in the Tek Setup dialog box.
Phaser 200	80
Phaser 220 and 240	60	For best results, select High Resolution print quality mode through the TekColorTM dialog box.
Phaser PX, PXi	60
Phaser II PX, PXe. PXi	60
Phaser IISD, SDX	n/a (300 lpi)	Dye Sublimation printers do not use halftone screening.
Phaser III PXi Phaser 300i/x	60, 80, or 150	When selecting 150 lpi, select Finepoint in the TekColor or Tek Setup dialog box.
Phaser 340, 350	60
Phaser 440, 480, 480X	n/a	Dye Sublimation printers do not use halftone screening.
Phaser 540, 540 Plus, 550	60	Choose a Print Quality setting from the TekColor dialog box accessible from the Print dialog box.
Phaser 600	60

Print Dialog Box Settings

1. Select Print from the File menu; the Print dialog box appears.
2. Set Output to Normal.
3. Registration: If the document size is the same size as the media loaded in the printer, choose Off. If the media size is larger than the document size, choose Centered.
4. Spreads: Check this box to print several pages side-by-side on one larger-size page. For example, two Letter-size pages on one Tabloid- or Tabloid Extra-size page.
5. OPI: Set to Include Images in order to print imported graphics.
6. Click OK to send the file to the printer.