Using the printer with Windows NT: Phaser 300X

Phaser 300X

Using the printer with Windows NT

These instructions assume a basic familiarity with Windows NT operation and terminology. For additional information about Windows NT, refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation.

Updating the driver software

Note:You may need your original Windows NT setup diskettes (or CD-ROM) to complete this procedure if you need to install a PostScript printer in Step 4.

Start your system with Windows NT.
If your computer has an Intel-compatible processor, such as the Intel I386, go on to Step 3.
If your computer is a MIPS, Alpha, or PowerPC, you need to edit the PRINTER.INF file on the Phaser 300X printer's CD-ROM.
- The Phaser 300X printer's CD-ROM is read-only (write-protected). To edit the PRINTER.INF file, copy the following files from the WIN95_NT directory on the CD-ROM to a new, formatted floppy diskette.
  Note:You only need one of the PPD files; select the one for your printer's configuration. If you are not sure which configuration of the printer you have, the printer's startup page lists this information under Extended Features: Yes/No. See "Printing a startup page" for instructions on printing a copy of the printer's startup page.
  
  Place all files at the top (root) level of the new diskette.
  TEK1
  PRINTER.INF
  TKP300X1.PPD (for the standard version of the printer)
  TK300XP1.PPD (for the printer's extended features option)
  
  Open the copy of the PRINTER.INF file on the new diskette in a text editor such as Notepad.
  Locate the following section in the PRINTER.INF file:
  [ProductType]
  STF_PLATFORM = I386
  Replace the I386 with one of the following, depending on your computer type:
  MIPS (for a MIPS platform)
  Alpha_AXP (for an Alpha platform)
  ppc (for a PowerPC)
  
  Save the PRINTER.INF file, and go on to Step 3.
From the Main window, double-click on the Print Manager icon.
If you have a PostScript printer driver installed, go on to Step 5.
Install the Tektronix Phaser 300X printer. From the Printer menu, select Create Printer; the Create Printer dialog box appears.
Under Driver, scroll to the end of the list and select Other; the Install Driver dialog box appears.
When prompted, do one of the following.
- If you are using the printer's CD-ROM: Type in the CD-ROM drive location. Click OK; the Select Driver dialog box appears.
- If you are using an edited copy of the PRINTER.INF file from Step 2: Type in the disk drive location of the diskette. Click OK; the Select Driver dialog box appears.
Under Printer Driver, choose your Phaser 300X printer from the list, then click OK.
- Select Tektronix Phaser 300X if you have the standard version of the printer.
- Select Tektronix Phaser 300X Extended if you have the printer's extended features option.

Note:If you are not sure which configuration of the printer you have, the printer's startup page lists this information under Extended Features: Yes/No. See "Printing a startup page" for instructions on printing a copy of the printer's startup page.

In the Windows NT Setup dialog box, type in the same path you used in Step 7 (for example, B:). Click Continue; the Noncritical Error dialog box appears.

When you are prompted for the location of the PSCRPTUI.DLL file and the PSCRIPT.DLL file, click Ignore. (These files were installed in the procedure in Step 4 or were already installed.)

When the Create Printer dialog box appears, fill in the other fields as desired, then click OK; the PostScript Printer Setup dialog box appears.

Select options in the PostScript Printer Setup dialog box. Enabling the Use Printer Halftoning option is recommended. Then click OK; the Windows NT Setup dialog box appears.

If you installed a PostScript printer in Step 4, follow this procedure to delete it. (Now that the Tektronix printer is installed, this printer is no longer needed.)

Select the printer you want to remove.
From the Printer menu, select Remove Printer.
At the prompt, click OK to remove the selected printer.
Note:Use the following page sizes with the Phaser 300X printer:
Letter and A4.

Selecting printer options in Windows NT

If you are using Microsoft Windows NT, follow the instructions in "Updating the driver software" to print to a Phaser 300X printer. The update procedure provides printer page size information for Windows NT applications.

TekColor color corrections and other PostScript Level 2 printer features are not supported by the Windows NT driver.

Refer to "Selecting color corrections" for instructions on other ways of selecting color corrections.
Refer to "Using the PC utility files" for information on using downloadable utility files to select printing features.
Refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation for details on features in the Windows NT driver.

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