Adding a hard disk for font storage: Phaser 300X

Phaser 300X

Adding a hard disk for font storage

You can connect one or more Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) external hard disks to the printer for additional font storage. When you download a font to an external disk, the font remains there until you remove it. In general, any disk that works with a LaserWriter NTX works with this printer.

You can order a 2.1 Gbyte external SCSI hard disk from Tektronix.
Order number is Z350DSK.

To connect an external disk you need these items:

A SCSI peripheral cable for each disk. The printer uses a high-density SCSI-II connector for connection to an external font storage hard disk. Standard SCSI-II cables are available from Tektronix; refer to "Interface cables and Ethernet adapters".

One SCSI cable terminator, unless your disk has an internal terminator. The printer can support up to seven external disks. When connecting a hard disk to the printer, follow these guidelines:
Initialization Unless the disk is already formatted for operation with a PostScript printer, you have to initialize (format) the disk after connecting it to the printer. The Phaser 300X diskettes contain utility files to help you initialize the disk and download fonts to it. Refer to the Phaser 300X Drivers and Utilities Printing Reference for instructions on how to use the utility files.

SCSI ID number The printer's SCSI number is 7. Valid ID numbers for the external disk are 0 through 6.
Termination The printer has an internal terminator.
Start-up file You may load a start-up file called Sys/Start onto your external disk. When you turn on the printer, it executes that file if the printer's rear panel Switch 5 is in the down position. When Switch 5 is in the up position, the file does not execute.

Note:If the Sys/Start file contains an error, the printer ignores the remainder of the file and may not start up as you expect it to.
Multiple disks The printer can support up to seven external disks. When you have more than one disk connected to the printer, follow these guidelines.
Connecting one disk
Turn off the computer, printer, and external disk before you connect or disconnect a SCSI cable.
Connecting multiple disks
Turn off the computer, printer, and external disk before you connect or disconnect a SCSI cable.

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