1. Press the Menu button on the front panel. The display reads:

2. Press the right arrow button so that the display reads:

3. Press the Menu button to enter the Calibrate Colors menu.

4. Press the right or left arrow button so that the display reads:

5. Press the Menu button. The display reads:

6. Press the Print button to print the Color Reference Page.

   The current density setting for each color is indicated by the dashed line enclosure and the numeric value (-10 to +10) next to each color. The page also shows the ranges that you can select in the front panel. In the example on the next page, the density setting for each color is the default, 0.

7. Compare the printer's current density settings on the Color Reference Page with the samples on the Color Density Samples card (found inside the back cover pocket of the Quick Reference Guide).

   

   1. Place the Color Reference Page on at least two sheets of clean white paper in a well-lighted area.

   2. Align the hole in the cyan color density sample on the Color Density Samples over the cyan column on the Color Reference Page.

      

   3. Decide which block on the Color Reference Page most closely matches the density of the cyan sample on the Color Density Samples. Make a note of the value (-10 to +10) associated with that block (you will need the value for Step ).

   4. Repeat Steps b and c for each color.

8. Use the Calibrate Colors menu in the printer's front panel to adjust the density according to the numbers you recorded in Step .
   • In this example, the current setting for cyan, indicated by an asterisk, is +1.

   • To change the setting, press the left arrow button to decrease the color adjustment and the right arrow button to increase the color adjustment. Refer to the table on Calibrate Colors menu selections for information on these settings.

     

9. After changing the density setting for any or all of the colors, reprint the Color Reference Page, which shows the following:
   • The dashed line enclosure reflects the changes you made to the settings.

   • In this example, the density for each color is set to a different value.

10. When you finish adjusting the colors, press the button until the front panel displays Ready.

Calibrate Colors menu selections

Menu item*	What it does	How it works
Adjust light/dark <---- ----> Menu	Lightens or darkens all toner colors.	Press the Menu button.
Lighter/Darker:+0 * <---- ----> OK	Lightens or darkens all toner colors. The current Light/Dark setting reflects the average value of the four separate density settings. Each increment adjusts all four density values up or down the same amount. The available adjustment range is limited so that no single color exceeds the ±10 value limit.	To lighten colors, press the left arrow button (the number decrements in 1-point steps); then press the OK button. To darken colors, press the right arrow button (the number increments in 1-point steps); then press the OK button.
Adjust each color <---- ----> Menu	Controls the color density for each color independently.	Press the Menu button.
Color Reference Page <---- ----> Print	Prints a sample of the current density setting and a range of settings for each color.	Press the Print button.
Adjust <color>: <---- ----> Menu	Enters the menu to calibrate a single color.	Press the Menu button.
Adjust <color>:+0 * <---- ----> OK	Calibrates the indicated color.	To lighten this color toner, press the left arrow button (the number decrements in 1-point steps); then press the OK button. To darken this color toner, press the right arrow button (the number increments in 1-point steps); then press the OK button.
Reset adjustments <---- ----> Menu	Resets the color calibration to the default settings.	Press the Menu button; then press the Confirm button.
* An asterisk (*) on the front panel selection indicates the current setting.

Using the Quick Collate option

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Note: The Quick Collate option is only available with the Extended Features configuration of the printer.

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Phaser 560 Quick Collate

The number of pages that can be collated at one time depends on these factors:

• Printer's memory configuration.

• Presence and size of a hard disk attached to the printer.

• Complexity of the pages to be collated.

Collation hints and tips

Increasing the collation capacity

• Increase the printer's memory.

  ZMA16 16-Mbyte SIMM (Option 16)

  ZMA32 32-Mbyte SIMM (Option 32)

• Attach a hard disk to the printer's SCSI port.

• Increase the size of an existing hard disk.

  Recommended: At least 40 Mbytes of memory and an external hard disk. Refer to Expanding your printing system for ordering information.

Previewing with Check Print

The ability to access Check Print from the driver is enabled and disabled in the printer's front panel. You can also set the timeout in the front panel (the timeout is the amount of time the printer will wait after sending the first page of a file, before it continues with the remainder of the job).

The factory default for Check Print is disabled; the default timeout is 5 minutes. Follow these instructions to enable Check Print in the front panel and select the option in the printer driver:

1. While the Ready message is displayed in the front panel, press the Menu button. Use the left arrow (<---) or right arrow (--->) buttons to scroll through the selections until the following message appears:

   

2. Press the Menu button. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the selections until the following message appears:

   

3. Press the Menu button. The following message appears:

   

   The asterisk (*) indicates the current setting. By default, Check Print is enabled. Pressing an arrow button toggles the selection between enabled and disabled. Pressing the OK button activates the new selection.

4. To change the Check Print Timeout (the amount of time the printer pauses before completing the print job), press the Menu button when the front panel displays Check Print Timeout. The front panel displays this message:

   

5. Press the arrow buttons to scroll through a list of pre-set timeouts: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 8 hours, 24 hours, and Infinite. The asterisk (*) indicates the current setting. Press OK to activate your selection.

6. Select Check Print in a supported driver.
   • LaserWriter 8 driver:
     Select the Check Print option in the Options dialog box available by clicking the Options button in the Print dialog box.

   • Phaser 560 driver:
     Select the Check Print option in the TekColor dialog box by clicking the TekColor button in the Print dialog box.

   • Phaser 560 GX driver:
     Select the Check Print option in the TekColor printing extension in the Print dialog box (or in the Printer Driver Defaults dialog box available from the Printing menu).

   • Windows 95 PostScript driver:
     Select Check Print options in the Printer features field in the Device Options tab options.

   • Adobe PS3 driver for Windows 3.1:
     Select Check Print options in the Features tab options.

7. Check your first print. At the Check Print message on the printer's front panel, press one of the buttons:
   • Reprint: Reprints the first page, then the printer pauses again for the duration of the selected timeout or until you press one of the buttons.

   • Cancel: Cancels the print job.

   • Continue: Continues printing the entire print job.

This feature is typically used when the image being printed is at a lower resolution than the printer's output resolution. For example, printing an image downloaded from the World Wide Web at 72 dpi using the printer's 600 or 1200 dpi. Images printed using Image Smoothing appear with less sharp detail but with smoother color transitions. Image Smoothing does not affect images downloaded at more than half the printer's resolution. Due to extra internal printer calculations, printing may take longer with Image Smoothing on.

Options

• On

• Off (default)

Automatic tray switching

1. For automatic tray switching to work properly, make sure that you have three of the same media trays.

2. Load the same type and size media (for example, A4 paper) in three identical media trays.

3. Install a tray in each of the trays slots in the printer.

4. Select the media tray by type (paper, transparency, or legal) in either the printer's front panel or the printer driver.

• Printer Name

• User Name

• Print Server

• IP Address of your printer

• Job Name

1. Press the Info button on the front panel.

   The printer displays the first message.

2. Press More to view each of the subsequent messages.