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Resetting the printer
The Reset Printer (RESET.PS) file resets the printer to its power-on conditions (not its factory default conditions), without turning the printer's power switch off and on. The power-on conditions include any custom changes made to the printer that are stored in the printer's NVRAM, or changes that are persistent across printer power cycles. For example, if you used a downloadable utility file to change the printer's name or to set a color correction, these are power-on conditions that are not altered by resetting the printer. Resetting the printer erases changes that are not persistent across printer power cycles, such as the Tektronix error handler utility.

This file restarts the printer as soon as all the jobs in its queue are finished. The printer remains unavailable while it initializes.

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Resetting the printer from a Macintosh


Note: Do not use the Restart Printer command in the Apple Printer Utility's Utilities menu. Follow this procedure to reset the printer using the Apple Printer Utility to download the Reset Printer utility file.
  1. See Installing the Macintosh utility files to install the printer's software.

  2. Locate the Apple Printer Utility in the PhaserTools folder on your hard disk, and double-click its icon to start the application.

  3. In the Printer Selector dialog box, make the following selections:

    1. Under AppleTalk Zones, select your printer's zone location.

    2. Under Printers, select your Phaser 360 printer.

    3. Click Open Printer.

      A dialog box appears with the selected zone and printer name at the top.

  4. From the File menu, select Send PostScript File. The Select the PostScript files to download dialog box appears.

  5. Select the PhaserTools folder.

  6. Select the Reset Printer file and click Add.

  7. Click Send to download the file to the printer.

  8. At the prompt Save PostScript output as you are asked for a file name for saving printer output. Use the default name given in the edit box or type in a new name. (Printer output includes status messages generated by the printer reporting such conditions as out of paper.)

  9. Click Save.

  10. If no output is returned by the printer, the Apple Printer Utility displays a dialog box; click Continue.

    If output is returned by the printer, you won't see this dialog box; check your hard disk for the file created by the utility for the printer's output.

  11. The process of resetting the printer takes a few minutes to complete. You will receive a message on your screen indicating the connection has been interrupted during the reset. The connection is re-established after the reset, so you can ignore this message; click the Continue button.

Resetting the printer from a PC/workstation

  1. Follow the instructions in Installing the utility files to install the printer's software.

  2. Locate the utility files in the PHSR360 subdirectory inside the PHSRTOOL directory created on your hard disk by the printer's installer.

  3. Use one of the following methods to send the RESET.PS file to the printer:

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