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Phaser 840


Using the files on the printer's CD-ROM

Downloading files from a Macintosh

Using the Apple Printer Utility to download files

All PostScript utility files and fonts on the printer's CD-ROM can be downloaded to the printer with the Apple Printer Utility.

 
NOTE
If your printer is connected through a print server, you can only use the Apple Printer Utility to download PostScript utility files.
  1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run the Installer application. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities.
  2. From your computer's hard disk, open the PhaserTools folder. Open the Printer Utilities folder.
  3. From the PhaserTools folder, double-click Apple Printer Utility.
  4. In the Printer Selector dialog box, make the following selections:
    • Under AppleTalk Zones, select your printer's zone.
    • Under Printers, select your Phaser printer.
    • Click Open Printer.
  5. From the File menu, select Send PostScript File; the Select the PostScript files to download dialog box appears.
  6. Select the folder location of the PostScript file(s) that you want to download.
  7. Select a utility file. Click Add.
  8. Click Send.
  9. 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 a new name. (Printer output includes status messages generated by the printer reporting such conditions as out of paper.)
  10. Click Save.
  11. 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 computer's hard disk for the message file created by the utility.


Using the Apple Printer Utility to perform other tasks

In addition to downloading PostScript files and fonts, you can use the Apple Printer Utility to perform the following specialized tasks:

Turning on/off the Startup Page

  1. From the PhaserTools folder, double-click Apple Printer Utility.
  2. In the Printer Selector dialog box, make the following selections:
    • Under AppleTalk Zones, select your printer's zone.
    • Under Printers, select your Phaser printer.
    • Click Open Printer.
  3. Click the arrow next to Printer Preferences; a list of options appears.
  4. Click the arrow next to Startup Page.
  5. Click one of the following:
    • On:

    Prints a Startup Page each time the printer is turned on or reset.
    • Off:

    Stops the Startup Page from automatically printing.
  6. Click Send.

Changing the printer's AppleTalk name

  1. From the PhaserTools folder, double-click Apple Printer Utility.
  2. In the Printer Selector dialog box, make the following selections:
    • Under AppleTalk Zones, select your printer's zone.
    • Under Printers, select your Phaser printer.
    • Click Open Printer.
  3. Click the arrow next to Printer Preferences; a list of options appears.
  4. Click the arrow next to Name.
  5. In the text box, type the new printer name.
  6. Click Send.



Downloading files from a PC


Windows 3.1

  1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run setup.exe. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities.
  2. From your computer's hard disk, open the PHSRTOOL directory. Open the PHSR840 subdirectory.
  3. Select the utility file you want to send to the printer, for example RESET.PS.
  4. From the File menu, select Copy; the Copy dialog box appears with the utility file you selected listed in the From field.
  5. In the To field, type the port your printer is connected to. For example, type LPT1: for a parallel port connection. Click OK.
  6. If the Confirm File Replace dialog box appears, click Yes to continue; the file is downloaded to the printer.

If your printer is connected to an optional Novell NetWare or TCP/IP network, follow the instructions provided with your network software.


Windows 95 / Windows 98

  1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run setup.exe. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities.
  2. Select the utility file you want to send to the printer, for example RESET.PS.
  3. In the taskbar on your screen, click Start.
  4. In the menu that appears, select Programs.
  5. Select MS-DOS Prompt.
    • Change directory to the PHSRTOOL directory.
    • If your printer is connected to the parallel (LPT) port, type the following command (where x is 1, 2, or 3):

      • COPY RESET.PS LPT x :

    • If your printer is connected to an optional Novell NetWare or TCP/IP network, follow the instructions provided with your network software.

Windows NT

  1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run setup.exe. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities.
  2. Select the utility file you want to send to the printer, for example RESET.PS.
  3. In the taskbar on your screen, click Start.
  4. In the menu that appears, select Programs.
  5. Select MS-DOS Prompt.
    • Change directory to the PHSRTOOL directory.
    • If your printer is connected to a network, type the following command:

      • lpr -S <IP Address> -P PS RESET.PS

    • If your printer is connected to an optional Novell NetWare or TCP/IP network, follow the instructions provided with your network software.


Downloading files from the Xerox World Wide Web site

Xerox has a site on the World Wide Web that you can reach from a web browser, at the following address:

www.Xerox.com/

 

At the Xerox Color Printer home page, explore options such as customer support documents and new product information. New and updated information is always being added, so check the web site frequently.

Use a web browser such as Netscape Navigator, and follow these steps.

  1. Start your web browser and enter the following address:

    2. www.Xerox.com/support/software.html

  2. From the pull-down menus, select your printer, computer, and type of file.
  3. Select the files you need; they are downloaded to your computer.

Downloading files from the Xerox ftp server

Utility files included on the printer's CD-ROM let you set up the printer from UNIX and VMS workstations to select between media trays, print quality modes, color correction modes and other features. If you don't have the means to transfer these files from the CD-ROM, you can request files from the Xerox anonymous ftp server.

If you can exchange electronic mail with other Internet sites, you can access the Xerox ftp server. From this server you can retrieve driver and utility files and color printer information.

Log onto the Xerox ftp server and download utility files:

  1. At the system prompt, type the following:

    2. ftp ftp.Xerox.com

    The system responds:

    Name (ftp.Xerox.com:):
  2. Type: anonymous

    3. Press Return.

    The system responds:

    Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
  3. Enter your e-mail address. Press Return.
  4. Change directories to your printer-specific directory:

    5. cd UNIX/Phaser_840/utilities

  5. Download the utility files; type:

    6. mget *

    The system prompts you for each file in the directory, to which you respond y (yes) or n (no).
  6. Exit the ftp session: type quit or bye; press Return.

 

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