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The Tektronix Phaser® 350 Color Printer uses Tektronix' solid ink-jet technology. Solid ink-jet refers to the melting of the solid inks inside the printer which then resolidify quickly as the image is transferred onto paper. The ink hardens so rapidly that it does not have time to bleed into the paper, so the printed colors remain brilliant and well-defined.
The Phaser 350 printer produces laser-quality color prints on Letter-size and A4-size paper, transparency and peel-off label media. With a print speed of up to six pages-per-minute on paper and two pages-per-minute on transparencies, the printer is well suited to workgroup printing environments.
For paper printing, the printer accepts common office paper ranging from 16 to 32 lb. (60 to 120 g/m2). Using the printer's manual feed capability, you can print on non-glossy cover stock ranging from 50 to 80 lb. (135 to 220 g/m2). For transparency printing, use Tektronix premium transparencies for enhanced ink adhesion and superior print quality.
In its standard configuration, the printer provides 600 x 300 dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution color printing, 24 Mbytes of memory, and a total of 17 fonts. The Extended Features option adds job pipelining, job collation, Check Print, and a total of 69 fonts.
Options and Accessories. The printer can be upgraded with a variety of accessories to expand its capabilities. A 625-sheet Lower Paper Tray Assembly increases print capacity for high-demand printing environments. Optional Letter- and A4-size transparency trays make it possible to print on paper and transparency media without changing trays. Network options make the printer a fast, sharable printing resource.
Network printing. The printer works with PCs, Macintosh computers, and Unix and VMS workstations, making it a resource that can be shared in mixed environments. You can connect the printer to one host or several hosts because it supports simultaneously active interface ports. In addition to its standard bidirectional parallel port, optional PhaserShare network interface cards provide Ethernet, Token Ring and LocalTalk/serial connectivity. Automatic port and protocol sensing and switching makes the printer accessible in mixed network environments.
Language support. Using the Phaser 350 printer, you can make color prints from a variety of software applications, since it incorporates Adobe's PostScript Level 2 software. The printer accepts Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HP-GL) files. Support for monochrome PCL5 (Printer Command Language) files is optionally available. The printer can automatically switch between all three supported languages: PostScript, HP-GL, and PCL5.
Font support. The printer accepts Adobe Type 1 and Type 3 downloadable fonts, TrueType fonts, PCL5, and a variety of user-defined fonts. To extend font capacity, the printer supports a SCSI-connected external hard disk for storage of additional fonts.
Color corrections. TekColor Correction provides several user-selectable color correction modes that let you optimize your color prints.
Print-quality modes. The printer provides three print-quality modes that let you balance print requirements between speed and quality.
PhaserLink software printer control and information access. PhaserLink software provides a breakthrough in printer control and information access. Rather than use vendor-proprietary, printer-specific, and platform-specific management utilities, PhaserLink software provides this function using HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol, the basis for World Wide Web browsers). This allows you to use a standard web browser to view printer status, control printer configuration, and link to on-line documentation via the World Wide Web.
Note: To use PhaserLink software, the printer must be connected to a
network running TCP/IP. Refer to the PhaserShare Networking System
Administrator Manual for complete details.
Easy to use and maintain. Designed for the business office environment, the Phaser 350 printer is a fast, easy-to-use printer. When the printer is low on ink, you just drop in Tektronix ColorStix® solid-ink sticks and continue printing. Each ColorStix solid-ink stick has a unique color and shape to simplify loading.
To order ColorStix solid-ink sticks, transparencies, paper or other supplies, refer to the supplies information sheet that is shipped with the printer and contact your local dealer or, in the United States and Canada, call Tektronix at 1-800-835-6100.
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