Tektronix PHASER 380 User Manual

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Printing Basics

User Manual

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Set the Timeouts. These options regulate your computerÕs

communications with its printer ports.

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Device Not Selected: Type a value in this text box to change the

number of seconds Windows waits before notifying you that a

printer is off-line. The default is 15 seconds, and is recommended.

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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 these unnecessary timeouts, set this option to a larger value,

such as 850 seconds (14 minutes, 10 seconds). Type a value

between 45 and 850 in this text box; the Windows default setting is

45 seconds.

Click OK to return to the Printers dialog box, then click the Setup

button. A dialog box appears with the name of the printer you

selected across the top. Use this dialog box to select paper source,

paper size, number of copies, and image orientation.

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:

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Make sure the Send Header with Each Job check box is on to

download PostScript header information with each print job. This

is the recommended setting.

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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 Þles a little smaller and faster, but you need to click the

Send Now button every time the printer is turned on.