Tektronix Phaser 350 Z350 Color Solid Ink Printer SCSI Parallel For Parts

Tektronix Phaser 350 Z350 Color Solid Ink Printer SCSI Parallel For Parts

The Tektronix Phaser 350 (internal model Z350) is a desktop color solid ink printer produced by Tektronix at their Wilsonville, Oregon facility. Unlike conventional laser printers, the Phaser 350 uses phase-change solid ink technology — color ink in solid stick form is melted and jetted onto a transfer drum before being pressed onto the page, producing vivid, saturated color output with a distinctive waxy texture. This unit is being sold as-is for parts or repair; it was not powered up or tested at our facility and is not guaranteed functional.

Specifications & What's Included

• Make: Tektronix, Inc. — Wilsonville, Oregon, Made in U.S.A.
• Market Model: Phaser 350
• Internal Model Code: Z350
• Print Technology: Solid Ink (phase-change wax — not laser)
• Print Color: Full color (4-color solid ink system)
• Interfaces (rear panel): SCSI (SCSI Die connector), Parallel (Centronics), Service Only port, Status port
• Rear panel controls: Service button, Reset button, Second Feeder button
• Front panel: Green LCD display, Exit button, four menu/navigation buttons, Power LED indicator, Error LED indicator
• Form Factor: Desktop
• Certifications visible on label: CE, TÜV GS (geprüfte Sicherheit), VCI, N60
• Condition: As-is — for parts or repair; not tested
• Printer unit only — no ink sticks, cables, or additional accessories confirmed included

Applications

The Tektronix Phaser 350 was a mid-1990s workgroup color printer aimed at graphics professionals, design studios, and corporate environments that needed high-impact color output — presentations, proofs, marketing materials, and CAD prints. Tektronix's solid ink (phase-change) technology gave it a competitive edge in color saturation and image quality compared to early color laser competitors of the same era, at the cost of a longer warm-up time and sensitivity to the wax-based ink supply chain. The Phaser 350 connected to workstations via SCSI or parallel port, fitting naturally into Unix workstation and early Windows NT environments common in graphics and engineering workflows of the period. Today, units like this are sought primarily for parts — ink delivery assemblies, transfer rollers, fuser components, and structural parts — to keep other Phaser 350 or Phaser 340 machines running, as Tektronix's solid ink printer line was eventually acquired by Xerox and these printers are no longer in production.