Tektronix 220e - Manual (Page 74)

5 Supplies
5-2 Phaser 220i and Phaser 220e Color Printers
Using plain paper
Note When printing on plain paper, the sound of the printer is louder
than for thermal-transfer paper. This is normal.
The Phaser 220 printers give prints on standard laser paper the brilliant color
quality previously available only with coated thermal-transfer papers. The
excellent plain-paper printing capability of the Phaser 220 printers is
possible through Tektronix' proprietary ColorCoat™ technology. This topic
provides details on the Phaser 220 plain-paper printing capabilities.
ColorCoat™ transfer roll
Plain-paper printing requires a special ColorCoat™ transfer roll. The
ColorCoat™ transfer roll uses a fourth panel to put a specially formulated
precoat on the paper, allowing it to accept the thermal-wax inks and retain
their vivid colors. The printer's image processing software determines
where the precoat is needed and avoids placing the precoat where there is no
color (for example, white areas).
The ColorCoat™ transfer roll also prints well on coated thermal-transfer
paper and on transparencies. (When the selection switch on the paper tray is
set to TRANSPARENCY, the precoat is not applied.) The standard
thermal-wax transfer roll does not print well on plain paper.