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In the Printers dialog box, choose your printer from the list of installed printers.
Click the Set As Default Printer button if you want to select your printer as the default.
Click the Connect button; the Connect dialog box appears.
Select the port your printer is connected to.
The printer's Configuration Page contains the information you need to set up the printer's port. Refer to Printing a Configuration Page for instructions on printing the Configuration Page.
Fill in each item based on your configuration, then click OK.
Refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation for details, or ask your network administrator for help.
Note: You can use CONNECT TO FILE to save a document as a PostScript file instead of sending it to the printer. For more information, see your Microsoft Windows documentation. Set the Timeouts. These options regulate your computer's communications with its printer ports.
Note: You can use CONNECT TO FILE to save a document as a PostScript file instead of sending it to the printer. For more information, see your Microsoft Windows documentation.
Transmission Retry: On large or multiple-page documents you may see an Alert message that the printer is no longer accepting data before the job is completely downloaded to the printer. To avoid the Alert message, set this option to a larger value, such as 900 seconds (15 minutes).
Note: You may want to set the number of copies from your application because the number of copies in the Setup dialog box remains the same until you change it again. Also, if you are printing multiple copies, make sure the Transmission Retry is set for at least 600 seconds (10 minutes). From the Setup dialog box, click the Options button to see the Options dialog box. Refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation for details on the options in this dialog box. Make sure the Color check box is on to print in color. Select one of the following header options:
Note: You may want to set the number of copies from your application because the number of copies in the Setup dialog box remains the same until you change it again. Also, if you are printing multiple copies, make sure the Transmission Retry is set for at least 600 seconds (10 minutes).
Click the Send Header button. In the Send Header dialog box, select either Printer or File, and click the Send Now button. This saves the PostScript header information in the printer. This option makes print files a little smaller and faster, but you need to click the Send Now button every time the printer is turned on.
From the Options dialog box, click the Advanced button to see the Advanced Options dialog box. Make sure the Use PostScript Level 2 Features check box is checked on.
Note: The Use PostScript Level 2 Features option affects the print time of bitmapped (raster) images by improving the image transfer time from the computer to the printer, and by improving the image processing time in the printer. This option is only available to applications that use this Tektronix driver with Tektronix PostScript Level 2 printers, such as the Phaser 360 printer. When this box is checked, the Compress Bitmaps option is unavailable (grayed-out). Click OK until you return to the Printers dialog box, then click Close.
Note: The Use PostScript Level 2 Features option affects the print time of bitmapped (raster) images by improving the image transfer time from the computer to the printer, and by improving the image processing time in the printer. This option is only available to applications that use this Tektronix driver with Tektronix PostScript Level 2 printers, such as the Phaser 360 printer. When this box is checked, the Compress Bitmaps option is unavailable (grayed-out).
From the Options menu in the Print Manager, select Network Settings.
In the Network Options dialog box, uncheck the Print Net Jobs Direct box.
Click OK.
