Apple StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter Technical Information

Setting up, connecting, and using your printerColor StyleWriter 2500

This chapter introduces the Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 printer andexplains how to set it up. After you follow the instructions in this chapter,you’l

91Technical InformationPaper sizes in millimeters (mm) and inches (")m U.S. Letter: 215.9 mm x 279.4 mm (8.5" x 11")m U.S. Legal: 215

Operating environmentTemperaturem 15° to 30°C (59° to 86° F)Relative humiditym 10 percent to 80 percent, noncondensingStorage environmentTemperaturem

Apple part numbersIf you have trouble finding any of the following products, the part numbersmay help you describe them to the dealer. Note, however,

Available Optionsm Color StyleWriter LocalTalk Module: M4615ZMm StyleWriter EtherTalk AdapterNorth America–style plug: M4775LLJapan-style plug: M47

95A font is a collection of letters, numbers, and symbols in a distinctivetypographic design. Your Macintosh computer and Color StyleWriter 2500printe

96Appendix BTr ue Ty pe fontsA TrueType font is scalable, describing a typeface without rigidly specifying asize. So it looks good whatever size you c

97Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2500You can also use the Key Caps desk accessory to examine fonts. See thedocumentation that came with your c

98Appendix BPostScript fontsPostScript is a page-description language that defines the characters, symbols,and images that appear on each page of a do

How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fontsAlthough TrueType fonts offer distinct advantages, your Color StyleWriter2500 printer can also use ot

100Appendix BUsing only TrueType fonts produces a closer match between the appearanceof type on the screen and on paper. However, a document you’ve al

m Don’t use devices that produce open flames, such as Bunsen burners, nearthe printer.m Don’t use alcohol-based or ammonia-based cleaners on or around

How the Macintosh looks for fontsHere’s the search order your Macintosh uses to determine which font todisplay on your screen when you choose a specif

102Appendix BWhere fonts are storedAll fonts for your Color StyleWriter 2500 printer reside in special placeswithin the System Folder. To install font

SuitcasesA font suitcase is a special folder for collections of fonts. Suitcases provide a convenient way to organize fonts in the same font family.Fo

Combining suitcases: To me rge all the fonts from one suitcase with another,drag one suitcase on top of the other. All the fonts from the dragged su

Styled fontsMost fonts that come with your Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS-J printer havedefined styles. For example, if you open the Bookman font (contai

Common questions about fontsHere are some questions that often come up about fonts.What kind of fonts should I buy?Using a font that has both bitmappe

What does the term Apple classic fonts mean?The Apple classic fonts are the original ten bitmapped fonts that came withthe first Macintosh in 1984. Th

What is font substitution?Font Substitution, which isn’t available for your Color StyleWriter 2500printer, is an option in the Page Setup dialog box f

109Between the fonts that come with your Macintosh and those that come withthe printer, there are 28 font families (and 64 total styled fonts) availab

Name in Font menu Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with4 ITC Lubalin Graph®Color(plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter

Unpacking the printer1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridge in its package.2 Remove the tape and packing material from

111The Macintosh does a lot of work to make sure that the colors you see onyour display closely match the colors you get on your printers, scanners, a

About ColorSyncColorSync is a system extension that provides color-conversion capabilities and improves color consistency. ColorSync “translates” the

Next, ColorSync converts device-specific colors into standard colors. The CIEcolor standard describes colors in terms of how they are perceived by the

This appendix explains how to use the QuickDraw GX software with theColor StyleWriter 2500. (If you installed QuickDraw GX after you set up yourprinte

3 In the Chooser dialog box, click items to select them.Some Chooser features change, depending on the selection you made in step 2. If you chose Seri

117Printing With QuickDraw GX4Close the Chooser dialog box.If you close the Chooser without creating at least one desktop printer, thismessage appears

If you are using a GX-savvy program, there are two versions of the PageSetup dialog box. This is the basic version:In the expanded dialog box, you can

Printing a documentTo print a document, follow these steps:1 Open the document you want to print, or select its icon in the Finder.2Choose Print from

If you are using a GX-savvy program, there are two versions of the Printdialog box. This is the basic version:In the expanded dialog box, you can make

4Place the printer in your work area.Choose a location near your computer that has a grounded electrical outletand good ventilation, is out of direct

Adjusting quality optionsTo a dj us t the way colors are printed, follow these steps:1Choose Print from the File menu.2Make sure the expanded dialog

Cleaning the print headTo cl ea n the print head, follow these steps:1When you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the expanded Print di

If you choose not to use QuickDraw GX printingIf you’re unhappy with the quality of color printing on your Color StyleWriter2500, try turning off the

The printing software that you installed in Chapter 1 requires that you have atleast one printer icon on your desktop. If you don’t want to use the de

4 In the Installer dialog box, choose Custom Remove.5 In the Custom Remove dialog box, click the Desktop Printing Software checkbox.126Appendix FChoos

6When you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk.The Installer ejects disks and asks you to insert others. Keep

Monitoring and controlling print requests without desktop printersIf you don’t have desktop printers, you must use the PrintMonitor program tomonitor

129If you need to move the Color StyleWriter 2500 printer a long distance,follow these steps. 1 Turn off the printer and unplug it.2 Remove the power

5Close the cover.6 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder.7Push the paper support and output tray back inside the printer.8 Repack the printer in its

Plugging in the printerPlug the connector end of the power adapter into the printer and then plug theother end of the adapter into an outlet.IMPORTANT

AA4 paper 13, 91AC power adapter 3, 92Adobe PostScript font icon 98Adobe Type Manager 79, 98, 100, 106alcohol-based or ammonia-based cleaners 2,

CcablesApple System/Peripheral-8 3, 90, 93checking connections 70LocalTalk 11network 11serial 11“carbonless carbon” paper 49, 82carrierhandling

Ddamaged paper 49, 74–75, 82default desktop printer icon 38, 40default printer, changing 38–39deleting a print request, backgroundprinting and 42d

filling the sheet feeder. See loading thesheet feederfixed-size fonts 97foldersFonts 67, 102, 106font suitcases 103–104Printing Prefs 37, 46, 81Fo

inkchecking if the printer is out of ink 76reducing the amount used 53smears when rubbed, troubleshooting 83ink cartridgesextending the life of 88

Mmaintenance tasks. See also safetyinstructionscleaning the printer 2, 63, 87replacing ink tanks 55–57replacing the ink cartridge 58–61storing a se

paper selector leverexternal 13, 24internal 25, 87paper support, extending 13, 24paper type, indicating 30, 77, 118, 119, 121part numbers list 93

mini pages (2 or 4) 29, 37non-standard documents 28–31on a shared printer 47on various paper finishes 26in portrait orientation 27–28, 29, 117pre

Rradio and television reception,interference with viRAM. See memoryRead Me file 32reducing the printed image. See scalingremovingdesktop printing so

Ttechnical specifications of the printer89–91television and radio reception,interference with vitemperature range for the printer 92test page, print

Turning the printer on and offThe first time you turn on the printer, the green power light glows and theyellow error light blinks because you haven’

Uunpacking the printer 3–4unplugging the printer 2, 5, 6, 63, 66urgent print requests, backgroundprinting and 43U.S. letter-size paper 13, 27–28Ut

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Installing the ink cartridgeThe ink cartridge contains the print head, which sprays the ink onto thepaper. Treat it gently so you don’t damage its tin

2 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier.3 Remove the cover from the plastic tub that contains the ink cartridge.These instructions show the four-

6Peel the orange tape off the print head.7Slide the ink cartridge into its place in the printer.Note: There are instructions inscribed inside the pri

8Lower the bright blue lever on the carrier to secure the ink cartridge in place.9Close the printer’s front cover.10Chapter 1

K Apple Computer, Inc.© 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part,

Connecting the printer to your MacintoshIMPORTANTEven if you’re planning to share the printer over a network, theserial cable must connect the printer

Loading paper into the sheet feederThe sheet feeder holds up to 100 sheets of 20-pound paper and feeds thepaper automatically into the printer. You ca

4 Load a stack of U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the sheet feeder.Instructions for loading paper correctly appear on the paper support.Information

Installing your printer softwareBefore you can print your documents, you need to install the printer softwareon your Macintosh. The disks that come wi

5 In the Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue.IMPORTANTThe Installer determines whether you have the correct systemsoftware, and enough mem

8When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart.The Installer restarts your computer. After you restart, you may not

Telling your computer to use the Color StyleWriter 2500Before using your printer, you must select it in the Chooser.1Select Chooser from the Apple (K)

Special information for PowerBook ownersPowerBook computers that have internal modems may require special setups.What you do depends on whether the Po

Printing a document to make sure everything’s workingThe best way to see if your printer is set up correctly is to try printingsomething. The followin

5Choose the Print command from the File menu.6 In the dialog box that appears, click the Print button.After a few moments, the printer begins printing

iiiCommunications regulation information viWelcome ix1Setting Up Your Printer 1Important safety instructions 1Unpacking the printe

Checking the print nozzlesThe Color StyleWriter 2500 prints by spraying ink onto the paper throughtiny nozzles. Sometimes these small nozzles get clog

4Examine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing horizontal lines.The nozzle test pattern appears near the bottom of the test page. The testpatt

23This chapter explains how to use the Color StyleWriter 2500 for everydaytasks. Before you follow the instructions in this chapter, make sure the pri

24Chapter 2Loading the sheet feederThe sheet feeder holds paper, envelopes, or other materials and feeds themautomatically into the printer. To load t

25Printing4 Open the printer’s front cover.Wa it while the carrier moves to the center position.5Adjust the internal paper selector and extend the out

Here are details about the kinds of materials you can use in your Color StyleWriter 2500 printer.Print material Maximum Special instructionsPlain pape

Notes about envelopesSee the instructions that came with the programs you use to see if they offerspecial, easy ways to format and print envelopes. If

28Chapter 22Click the Print button.If the printer is off, it automatically turns itself on and, after a few moments,the document starts to print. If b

29Printing3While the document is active on your screen, choose Page Setup from the File menu andmake adjustments in the dialog box that opens.If the d

4Choose Print from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens.Item in dialog box What you use it forCopies Type how many copies o

2Printing 23Planning documents with the Color StyleWriter 2500 in mind 23Loading the sheet feeder 24Printing a document 27Adjustin

5Click the Print button.If the printer is off, it automatically turns itself on and, after a few moments,the document starts to print. If background p

Adjusting color optionsTo a dj us t the way colors are printed, follow these steps:1Choose Print from the File menu.2 In the dialog box that appears,

With ColorSync turned on and the Automatic matching method selected, theMacintosh chooses the best matching method for the contents of thedocument you

Creating special effects on the Color StyleWriter 2500You can create a number of special effects on the Color StyleWriter 2500 byselecting options in

3Choose the watermark you want from the pop-up menu.4Adjust the Density and Scaling.When the Density slider is all the way to the right, the watermark

Creating your own watermarksYou can use any program that can save PICT or PICT2 format files to createyour own watermarks. For example, you can create

2Save the PICT file inside the Printing Prefs folder.To find the Printing Prefs folder, open the System Folder on your hard disk,then open the Prefere

Selecting a halftoning methodHalftoning is a process in which colors are blended by using an arrangementof different-colored dots. The Color StyleWrit

Drag the document you want to print to a desktop printer iconYou can switch to a new default printer by dragging the icon of any documentyou want to p

Creating, throwing away, and manipulating desktop printer iconsTo create a desktop printer, select the printer in the Chooser. After you closethe Choo

5Troubleshooting 65Safety precautions 66The Chooser doesn’t show the Color SW 2500 icon 66Installation is unsuccessful 66The compu

Printing while you use your computerYou can continue to work on your computer while printing on the Color StyleWriter 2500. The feature that gives you

Monitoring and controlling background printingIf you are using background printing, you can use the desktop printer featuresto monitor and control you

mTo put a print request on hold, select its title or icon (by clicking it), then clickthe Hold button. The print request will stay on hold until you s

Sharing your printer with other usersIf your computer is connected to other computers over an AppleTalk network,you can allow others on the network to

To share the printer with other non–QuickDraw GX users, follow these steps:1Select Chooser from the Apple (K) menu.2 In the Chooser dialog box, do the

4To keep a record of what’s printed on your printer, click the “Keep Log of Printer Usage”checkbox to put an X in it.You can open and print the log wi

Printing on a shared Color StyleWriter 2500After you turn on ColorShare (as described in the previous section), others onyour network can share your p

Connecting a Color StyleWriter 2500 to a LocalTalk or EtherTalk networkIf you have the optional Color StyleWriter LocalTalk Module or EtherTalkAdapter

49This chapter explains how to use different materials and printing options tomeet your needs.Choosing print materialsHere are some tips on when and h

Premium coated paperUse premium coated paper for exceptional print quality—for example, for afinal draft, a colorful notice, or the master copy of a p

Communications regulation informationFCC statementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devicein ac

Back-print filmUse back-print film for the highest print quality of all—for example, fordigitized photographs or important client presentations. Back-

QualityFor highest-quality printing, choose Best quality and print on coated orglossy paper, back-print film, or transparencies.Also use the following

SpeedFor faster printing, change the Print Quality setting in the Print dialog box.(To display the dialog box, choose Print from the File menu.)Color

55It doesn’t take much effort to keep your Color StyleWriter 2500 printer ingood working condition. You simply have to replace the ink tanks when they

When to change ink tanksLook carefully at your printed documents to see if a color is missing or faded.Sometimes it’s obvious—such as when you run out

4 Remove the new ink tank from its packaging. 5 Remove the plastic cap from the bottom of the ink tank.6Slide the tank into the cartridge, and push it

Replacing the ink cartridgeThe ink cartridge contains the print head, the device that takes the ink andsprays it on the paper. The Color StyleWriter 2

How to replace the ink cartridgeIMPORTANTBefore replacing the cartridge, try printing the test page. (See“Checking the Print Nozzles” in Chapter 1.)1

60Chapter 46 Remove the bright orange cap from the cartridge’s print head.7Peel the orange tape off the print head.After you snap it off,dispose of th

DOC statementDOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radionoise emissions from digital apparatus as set o

8Slide the cartridge into its place in the printer.9 Lower the bright blue lever on the carrier to secure the cartridge in place.10 Close the printer

Storing the ink cartridge you aren’t usingThe Color StyleWriter 2500 comes with a four-color cartridge. In addition,you can purchase the optional high

Cleaning the outside of the printerBefore you clean the printer, turn it off and unplug the power cord. Thenwipe the outside of the printer with a cle

This chapter provides solutions to some problems that you may encounterwhile using your Color StyleWriter 2500 printer.As long as you follow the maint

Safety precautionsTo prevent damage to the Color StyleWriter 2500 printer and harm to yourselfand other users, follow these safety tips.m Don’t touch

Removing items from your Fonts folder to solve installation problemsItems in your current Fonts folder can interfere with successful installation ofth

Using the Custom Installer to solve installation problemsFor another way to work around problems with corrupted fonts, you caninstall the printer soft

5 In the Custom Install dialog box, click the QuickDraw Printer Software checkbox.6When you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and in

The computer doesn’t recognize the Color StyleWriter 2500If you have selected the Color StyleWriter 2500 in the Chooser but nothingprints, or you get

Congratulations on your purchase of the Color StyleWriter 2500 printer. Thisbook describes how to set up the printer and how to use it.Main features o

m If your computer is not connected to a network, turn off AppleTalk in the Chooser.m The printer may need to be reset. Turn the printer off, count to

The lights indicate a problemSometimes the lights on the printer signal a problem.mBoth lights are off.To conserve energy, the printer turns itself of

The printer seems slowSee the suggestions under “Speed” in Chapter 3.If you have a Macintosh IIfx, Macintosh Quadra 900, or Quadra 950computer, check

More than one piece of paper passes through the printer at a timeFollow these steps:1 Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder.2Turn off the printer

mTry to remove any torn or damaged pieces of paper from the printer.See “Paper Is Jammed,” earlier in this chapter.mTake the paper out of the sheet fe

The Color StyleWriter 2500 won’t print a particular documentIf you attempt to print a document and no page is printed—not even a blankone—try the foll

Messages appear on your computer screenMost messages that appear on your screen are self-explanatory. For example,they may tell you that the printer i

Memory is lowOnce in a while, your computer may be temporarily low on random-accessmemory (RAM).Symptoms that indicate a memory problem.m Some documen

m Tu rn on virtual memory in the Memory control panel. Virtual memory isdescribed in the instructions that came with your computer. (Note: Usingvirtu

Text prints, but pictures do notSome advanced page layout and art programs use the PostScript pagedescription language, a language that the Color Styl

Changes to the printing software that affect other printersIf you have another printer that uses Apple’s PrintMonitor applicationprogram, including al

Text lines up in columns on the screen but not when it printsYou may have used spaces (rather than tabs) to line up the text. Becauseprinters interpre

Print quality is poorMost image problems are caused by problems with an ink cartridge or withyour choice of paper. Don’t use the following types of pa

The image is too light or too darkIf printing looks fuzzy because it’s too light or too dark, try the following:m Check the nozzles in the print head.

Printing appears on only part of the paperCheck the selections in the Page Setup dialog box.Check the nozzles in the print head. See “Checking the Pri

Cleaning the print headTo cl ea n the print head, follow these steps:1When you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the Print dialog box.

Printing the test pageTo print the test page, follow these steps:1Turn off the printer.2Make sure you’ve loaded U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the

The image prints wavy or distortedMake sure that you are using a recommended type of paper. Check the settingof the internal paper selector above the

Ink tanks and cartridges run out of ink too quicklyTo extend the life of your ink cartridges, try the following:m Select Draft print quality in the Pr

89General specificationsMarking enginem Thermal ink jet engineResolutionThe resolution differs according to the quality of printing you select. It ise

90Appendix AConnector cablem Apple System/Peripheral-8 cableInterfacem High-speed serial (RS-422)m Optional LocalTalkm Optional EtherTalkFontsm Tr ueT