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    P H A S E R S H A R E® N E T W O R K I N G Manual ® www.tek.com/Color_Printers/
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    PhaserShare® Networking Manual V1 December 1999
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    to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Tektronix Phaser 850, Phaser 750, Phaser 840, Phaser 740, Phaser 780, and Phaser 360 printers are certified as Printers are four- and/or three-color process simulations and may not match PANTONE-identified solid color standards. Use current PANTONE Color Reference Manuals
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    30 Troubleshooting 37 TCP/IP Configuration (OS/2 Warp/LAN Server) 38 Setting the printer's IP addressing parameters 38 Creating an LPR queue in OS/2 Warp Connect (direct LPR connection to the printer) 38 OS/2 client-to-server setup 39 Warp Server 4.0/Warp Connect 40 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    Contents Resetting the Printer 41 Resetting the printer: PhaserLink Printer Management Software 41 Resetting the printer using the Apple Printer Utility 41 FTP Interface 42 Usage Profile Report fields 43 Job Report fields 43 Full Report fields 44 Logs 51 Index 56 iv PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    Supplementary Information PhaserShare Networking Supplementary Information This manual contains supplementary information to your printer's networking setup guide. The following is an overview of the contents: s Token Ring on page 2. Complete information on the PhaserShare Token ring card, including
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    upgrade kit, follow the installation instructions that are shipped with the card. When a PhaserShare Token Ring card is installed in the printer, the printer's built-in Ethernet connector is disabled. Note To avoid damaging the network interface, turn off the printer before making any Token Ring
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    Pair (STP; IBM Type 1) connector (DB-9). Note The STP port on the PhaserShare Token Ring card supports cable lengths up to 150 meters (492 feet) from the interface to the MAU (Medium Access Unit), Token Ring Card STP 16 Mbs TX INS RX UTP 56 9789-06 PhaserShare Networking Manual 3
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    Token Ring card already installed, you must turn off the printer and remove the card before you change the jumper setting. The following illustration shows a top view of the card and the location of the jumper. 1. Rear panel 2. Jumper 1 2 16 Mbps 4 Mbps 9789-03 4 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    . b. Press OK to enter your choice into the printer; the front panel briefly displays Selected, then returns to the Token Ring display. 6. Return the printer to normal operation: a. Press Exit until the front panel displays Network Settings. b. Press Exit again. PhaserShare Networking Manual 5
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    . Cable Disconnected. Cable is not connected to the card. Ring Error. Network problem. Removed by network management. The network administrator has disabled the connection. 10 to 300. 5 to 65535. Single Route. The printer uses single-route broadcasts for most source-route broadcasts. All Routes. The
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    In the Token Ring tab, set the Token Ring parameters as desired. 5. Click OK. 6. You are prompted to reset the printer. You must reset the printer before the changes take effect. For more information about resetting the printer, see Resetting the Printer on page 41. PhaserShare Networking Manual 7
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    Connect to the printer via PhaserLink (as printer before the changes take effect. For more information, see Resetting the Printer on page 41. For more information on PhaserLink, see your printer's networking setup guide directory where you placed your printer's network utilities. b. Type the name
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    3b to the printer; this stores the Token Ring information in the printer's internal memory, where it is retained over a reset or power cycle. 9. You must reset the printer before the changes take effect. For more information, see Resetting the Printer on page 41. PhaserShare Networking Manual 9
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    printer's IP addressing parameters. The config-IP script is provided with your printer's network printer individually. Before performing this procedure, install the files from your printer's network the network when the printer is turned on or reset. IP address Printer's address on a network.
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    you created in Step 2b. This stores the IP addressing information in the printer's internal memory, where it is retained over a reset or power cycle. (For more information on setting up queues, see TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) on page 25.) 9. Reset the printer. PhaserShare Networking Manual 11
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    The Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver is a PPD-based driver. Follow these instructions to add or update the Tektronix Phaser PPD for use with Windows NT 4.0. Adding this support gives your printer access to Tektronix page sizes, tray selection, TekColor color corrections, and resident fonts. This
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    to the computer, select the port the printer is connected to: a. LPTx is for a parallel-printer connection. b. COM is for a serial-connected printer. 6. If the printer is connected to a network, click Add Port. Tektronix printers support two types of network ports, LPR and AppleTalk. The next topic
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    Printer Wizard dialog box, click Have Disk to add a new Tektronix driver. 2. Type the path name to the driver files. This can be A:\ if the files are on a diskette. If these files were downloaded from an on-line service printed. If the test page printed, click OK. 14 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    a new Tektronix driver. 2. Type the path name to the driver files. This can be A:\ if the files are on a diskette. If these files were downloaded from an on-line service, type the path name where they were saved. Click OK. 3. Select the printer model and click Next. PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    NT 4.0 drivers, which are available from the Tektronix web site: www.tek.com/Color_Printers/support/software.html The printer should now exist on the Windows NT 3.51 2 features are not supported by the Windows NT driver. Refer to your printer's user documentation for instructions on other ways of
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    the list and select Other; the Printer port dialog box appears. Tektronix printers support two types of network ports in Windows NT: LPR and AppleTalk Network Printing Support. (Consult your Windows NT documentation for information on other TCP/IP options.) e. Click Continue to install this service
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    Printing Devices port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box, the Microsoft Services for Macintosh needs to be added to the Windows NT machine: a. In Control Panel, double-click Network; the Network Settings dialog box appears. b. In the Network Settings dialog box, click Add Software; the Add
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    Tektronix printer emulates a print server. Tektronix printers are accessed by giving an NT host a remote host name that will point to the printer. This is true only if the print job is spooled directly to the printer via its internal network for that print server. PhaserShare Networking Manual 19
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    a response this time, the printer's IP address is valid, but LPR may be disabled on the printer. Print a Configuration Page and look under LPR. For instructions on how to print a Configuration Page and enable protocols, see your printer's networking setup guide. 20 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    PRINTERS sub-directories to be read-only (write-protected). Also, an administrator could easily do this (for security reasons) without a Service Pack Update. To fix this problem in dialog box, click OK. g. To close the Printer Properties dialog box, click OK. PhaserShare Networking Manual 21
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    open the spool folder. b. Click the right mouse button on the Printers folder. c. In the pull-down menu, click the left mouse . h. To close the spoolProperties dialog box, click OK. To fix this problem in Windows NT 3.1: 1. Log in as administrator. 2. In the Main group PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    to the printer using lpr you get the following message, your printer is spooling to the wrong IP instructions on how to print a Configuration Page and enable protocols, see your printer's networking setup guide. Check to see if your printer described in this troubleshooting topic and communication
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    directory on the printer's CD-ROM and network utilities diskettes. s NWSET (Tektronix). Use this application to configure the printer with NetWare 3.x and of the printer's or CD-ROM. For more information on Configure NetWare, see the ReadMe file in the Network Utilities directory of the printer's or
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    scripts and other files needed for network configuration in UNIX environments. The file is in UNIX tar format. The file is included with your printer's networking software. Listing the contents of unix Example installation for a typical BSD UNIX system on page 27. PhaserShare Networking Manual 25
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    information on PhaserPrint software, see your printer's networking setup guide. If you want to print using PhaserPrint for UNIX software, you must use PhaserPrint software to configure your host. Refer to the PhaserPrint for UNIX user manual or the instructions provided with the PhaserPrint for UNIX
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    printer. (You will enter this same remote name in your /etc/printcap file in the next step.) Example 192.1.1.2 Phaser850 In this example, 192.1.1.2 is the printer's IP address and Phaser850 is the printer's remote name. 4. Make a backup copy of the /etc/printcap file. PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    29 to create your entry. Sample printcap file # Printer: Tektronix Phaser850 # Print queue name: colorprinter # Remote machine name: Phaser850 # Remote printer queue name: PS # Spool directory: /usr/ documentation for the correct command syntax for your workstation. 28 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    printer queue name, the printer defaults to AUTO. Your printer model may not support all languages listed here. See your printer's user documentation for information on the supported languages. With some printers host. Make a separate spool directory for each queue. PhaserShare Networking Manual 29
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    with your printer's networking software to avoid a Solaris communication problem. The sol_apps.tar file is also available from the Tektronix ftp site: printer's AppSocket port, see Adding an LPD queue in Solaris on page 31. 1. Untar the sol_apps.tar file by typing this command: tar -xvf phaser
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    phaser -s tektronix!PS -I postscript The queue name can be anything you want. The printer name should be the same name used in the host table. The !PS names the remote printer queue name. There are four valid remote printer names: PS, HPGL, PCL, and AUTO. Use the following commands to enable the new
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    support a color PostScript printer. 1. From the Toolchest, click System/Printer Manager, or type printers at the command line. 2. Click Printer New Printer Name Connection Type Remote Host Name Remote Printer Queue Name Description Name of the print queue (this can be anything). Select Network.
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    line that defines the printer's IP address and its name. The IP address you enter here for the printer must be the same address you specified as the printer's IP address when it was configured. The name is the name by which your workstation identifies the printer. PhaserShare Networking Manual 33
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    support a color PostScript printer. 1. Log in as root on your workstation. 2. From the command line, type smit. 3. Select Devices. 4. Select Printer/Plotter. 5. Select Manage Remote Printer Subsystem. 6. Select Client Services. 7. Select Remote Printer printer The queue name that the printer
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    to print server. Remote Printer Type Name of NEW print queues to add printer's IP address and tekphaser is the printer's remote system name. 4. Use the HP System Administrator Manager program (SAM) to configure an HP workstation. From the command line, type: sam. PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    Printers and Plotters icon. 6. Perform the appropriate step for your HP-UX version: s Version 9.x. Highlight Printers sending a test file to the printer, type no. (It is recommended that you the remote machine name. Queue name that the printer recognizes: s PS for PostScript s PCL for text s
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    TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) Troubleshooting Testing the network connection Execute the ping command from the host. For example, type: ping printer-name If the ping test to the printer-name fails, try issuing the ping command again, specifying the printer's IP address explicitly; type: ping
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    printer's IP addressing parameters, see your printer's networking setup guide and Setting IP addressing: PostScript utility file (UNIX only) on page 10. IBM TCP/IP Version 2.0 for OS/2 includes BOOTP support the printer) OS/2 Warp Connect allows you to print directly to Tektronix printers via LPR
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    dialog box, click OK; then click Create. 6. Set the printer as your default printer: a. Click the right mouse button on the printer object. b. Click Set default, then select the new printer object. OS/2 client-to-server setup 1. Create a network printer object:use the right mouse button to drag the
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    printing to Tektronix printers via LPR. 1. Use the procedure under Creating an LPR queue in OS/2 Warp Connect (direct LPR connection to the printer) on page 38. 2. Make the new printer available to network clients; see your OS/2 server documentation for details. 40 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    . For more information on PhaserLink Printer Management Software, see your printer's networking setup guide. Resetting the printer using the Apple Printer Utility Macintosh users can reset the printer using the Apple Printer Utility. 1. Locate the Apple Printer Utility, which is included with your
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    the printer. The printer's FTP parameters can be changed using PhaserLink Printer Management Software. For more information on PhaserLink software, see your printer's networking setup guide. Supported FTP ; the default is ASCII Non-printing. Specify user name. 42 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    in the printer's Usage Profile Reports. For more information on setting up Usage Profile, see your printer's networking setup guide. s the Job ID is shown, without the hyphens (--). These jobs include scanner jobs, internal pages, and other jobs that job accounting does not log Networking Manual 43
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    113 114 121 Field name Date of Report Activation Date Printer IDs Printer Name Printer Type Adobe Firmware Tektronix Firmware Installed RAM (MBs) Installed Trays incl. Manual (Phaser 850) Installed Trays incl. Multi-purpose (Phaser 750) Accessories Report Intervals Total Pages & Sheets Total Pixels
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    Report fields Field number 122 123 124 125 131 132 133 134 135 141 142 (Phaser 750) 143 144 151 152 161 162 Field name Description Pixels The number of pixels For example, 2-4:3 indicates that there were 3 jobs that consisted of 2 , 3, or 4 unique pages. PhaserShare Networking Manual 45
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    of times the power has been switched on. Time On Distribution (hours) A distribution of the time the printer has been powered on. For example: 10-23:5 indicates that there were 5 periods of on-time lasting remains zero until an Activation Date is established. 46 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    201 (Phaser 850) 202 (Phaser 850) 203 (Phaser 850) 204 (Phaser 850) 211 (Phaser 750) 212 (Phaser 750) 213 (Phaser 750) 214 (Phaser 750) 215 (Phaser 750) 216 (Phaser 750) 217 221 (Phaser 850) 222 (Phaser 850) 223 (Phaser 850) 231 Field name Description Hours Since Last Time the printer has been
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    Field number 232 233 234 235 241 (Phaser 750) 242 (Phaser 750) 251 252 253 254 261 262 read at the top of the hour. However, if the printer was off, and then is turned on in a new hour, the humidity will be read immediately. System Reset Count January 1, 1970. 48 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    Phaser 750) Field name Description PrintHead Clean Count Number of times a print head clean has occurred. PrintHead Clean Source Indicates whether each print head cleaning was done by the user (Manual) or at pre-determined intervals by the printer front panel. PhaserShare Networking Manual 49
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    Usage Profile Report fields Field number 307 308 (Phaser 750) Field name Jam Manual Feed Jam Wrong Media Description A distribution of jams for media size and type combinations through the Multi-purpose Tray/Manual Feed, as much as the user has identified it via the front panel. 50 PhaserShare
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    the new one Phaser 850 (Full Report Line 296) on page 54 s Last Jam Location Log - Phaser 750 (Full Report Line 291) on page 54 s Last Jam Media Tray Log - Phaser 750 (Full Report Line 292) on page 54 s Last Jam Media Log - Phaser 750 (Full Report Line 293) on page 55 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    invalidfont invalidfileaccess syntaxerror timeout undefinedfilename execstackoverflow unmatchedmark undefinedresult stackoverflow VMerror phandleerror dictstackunderflow undefined rangecheck nocurrentpoint stackunderflow undefinedresource 52 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    Clean Source Log - Phaser 850 (Full Report Line 282) Code 1 2 Description Automatic Manual Last Jam Location Log - Phaser 850 (Full Report Line Exit Cover) Jam D (Front Cover) Jam E (Exit Tray) Jam Manual Feed Last Jam Media Tray Log - Phaser 850 (Full Report Line 292) Location Code 1 2 3 4 5
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    Manual Feed 1 = Paper Letter 2 = Paper A4 3 = Transparency Letter 4 = Transparency A4 5 = Other (Envelopes) Last Jam Transfix Speed Log - Phaser 10 IPS 20 IPS 25 IPS Last Jam Location Log - Phaser 750 (Full Report Line 291) Code 1 2 3 4 Last Jam Media Tray Log - Phaser 750 (Full Report Line 292)
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    Usage Profile Report fields Last Jam Media Log - Phaser 750 (Full Report Line 293) Code Jam A (Upper Tray) Jam B (Middle/Lower Trays) Jam C, D, E, F, Multi-Purpose Tray, and Wrong -Letter 18 = Photo-A4 19 = 2nd Side-Letter 20 = 2nd Side-A4 21 = 2nd Side-Legal PhaserShare Networking Manual 55
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    printer) 26 queues UNIX 26 UNIX remote printer queue names 26 Windows NT 3.x driver 17 Windows NT 4.0 driver on a Windows NT 4.0 server or workstation 13 R remote printer queue names 26 resetting the printer 41 Route Cache Size 6 Route Cache Timeout 6 S Speed 6 56 PhaserShare Networking Manual
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    TCP/IP 37 U UNIX model files 27 Unknown Route 6 Usage Profile Report fields 43 W Windows NT 12 network communication 19 network troubleshooting 20 Windows NT 3.x driver 16 Windows NT 4.0 driver on a Windows NT 3.51 server 15 Windows NT 4.0 driver on a Windows NT 4.0 server or workstation
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