Increase the power and capability of your printer with upgrade kits. Upgrade kits make your printer faster, more networkable and more productive. To order an upgrade kit, contact your local Tektronix dealer. To locate your local dealer, press the "Local Contacts" button at the bottom of any Phaser printer web page.
The following upgrade kits are available:
4685F16 16-Mbyte SIMM:
Z480F32 32-Mbyte SIMM:
The total amount of memory installed in the printer is reported on the printer's startup page and on its configuration page. In general, more memory improves data throughput, reduces the level of compression used during image processing, provides more storage for downloadable fonts, and allows printing of the most complex images. Additional memory can also reduce print file offload time from the host by increasing the size of input buffers for the I/O ports.
| Memory |
Total Memory |
Performance/Benefit |
| Standard |
32 Mbytes |
Base configuration. Supports 3-color printing on B (Tabloid), A3 (Metric Tabloid), and WB (Tabloid Extra) media.
Supports 4-color printing on small-format A (U.S. Letter) and A4 (Metric Letter) media.
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| Add one 16-Mbyte SIMM |
48 Mbytes |
Minimum requirement for 4-color printing on large-format media.
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| Add one 32-Mbyte SIMM |
64 Mbytes |
Additional I/O buffer capacity and extra processor cache memory for throughput that is up to two times faster. 4-color printing on large-format media.
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| Add two 32-Mbyte SIMMs |
96 Mbytes
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Minimum memory requirement for recomposing color separations. 4-color printing on large-format media.
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Add two 32-Mbyte SIMMs
and one 16-Mbyte SIMM |
112 Mbytes (maximum) |
19-Mbyte virtual memory image buffer for optimum performance; particularly with large complex images and recomposing color separations. 4-color printing on large-format media.
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4680FP1 Ethernet Card Upgrade:
This is referred to as the printer's Option P1. This kit includes an Ethernet SIMM card which activates the printer's with AAUI Ethernet connector. It supports supporting EtherTalk and Novell NetWare protocols. Software and manuals are also included.
4680FP2 TCP/IP Authorization:
This is the printer's Option P2. It contains the information you need to enable support for TCP/IP protocols. This requires the printer to have the Option 01 Ethernet card installed.
4690F20 PhaserPrint TM:
For printing in UNIX and VMS environments, Tektronix offers PhaserPrint software. PhaserPrint provides fast raster screen copy printing to Tektronix color printers. PhaserPrint also provides a graphical user interface for push-button control of Tektronix printer features. PhaserPrint works with the workstationıs native spooling system to print PostScript files and raster files in these formats: Sun Raster Format (SRF), xwd, and SGI RGB.
4690F41 PhaserSym TM:
For printing in VMS environments, Tektronix offers PhaserSym software. PhaserSym is a VMS print symbiont for DEC OpenVMS, VAX, and DEC OpenVMS AXP computers.
4676FTA Lower Tray Assembly:
The Lower Tray Assembly adds a two-tray media feeder to your printer, each tray with a 250-sheet capacity. This transforms the printer into a high-volume printing solution for networked environments. Triple-tray printing capability is especially useful if you commonly print on both paper and transparency or Letter- and Legal-sized media. The Lower Tray Assembly includes one paper tray and one transparency tray. For metric trays, order 4676FTA Option 01.
Add a hard disk for font storage:
With the Phaser 480X printer, you can connect one or more Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) external hard disks to the printer and use them for additional font storage. Once you download a font to the external disk, the font remains there until you remove it.
The Phaser 480X printer can use most SCSI hard disks that support the full SCSI command set. Also, most SCSI hard disks that work with an Apple LaserWriter will work with the Phaser 550 printer. Contact your computer or printer dealer for information.
To connect an external disk, you need these items:
A SCSI peripheral cable for each disk. The printer uses a SCSI-2, 50-pin connector.
One SCSI cable terminator, unless your disk has an internal terminator.
The printer supports up to seven external disks connected at one time.
