Apple COLOR STYLEWRITER 2400 Bedienungsanleitung

 User ’s Guide Co l o r S tyl e W r i t er 2 400[...]

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iii Co mm unic ati ons re gu lat ion informati on v i 1S e t t i n g U p Yo u r P r i n t e r 1 Mai n f eature s of the C ol or Sty leW riter 2 4 00 1 Im porta nt saf ety i nstr uc ti ons 2 Unpacking t h e pri nter 4 Sys t e m requirements 5 Pl ug g i ng in the pri nter 6 Tu r n i n g t h e pri nter on a nd of f 7 Ins ta lli ng t he i n k cartrid g[...]

2U s i n g Y o u r P r i n te r 2 1 Loa d i ng th e sh eet feeder 2 2 Def i ni ng t he pag e setup 25 Printing a document 26 Adj u s ti n g co l or opti ons 2 7 Printing w hile you u se y our computer 2 9 Checking y our printer ’ s pro gres s 30 Sh ari ng y our pri nter with other u sers 3 1 Printing on a shared C ol or Sty leW riter 240 0 3 3 C [...]

5T r o u b l e shooti ng 49 Saf e t y precaut ions 5 0 Th e Chooser doesn ’ t sho w the C olor S W 240 0 icon 5 0 Ins ta ll at i on is uns ucce ss ful 5 0 The M ac in t osh doesn ’ t rec ognize t he Co lor S ty leW riter 240 0 5 3 Te x t a p p ears in the Gen e v a f ont or prints ja g g ed 54 Pa p e r i s jammed 5 5 Pa p e r or env e l opes f [...]

Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i on i n f or ma t io n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Radio and television interference The equipm[...]

DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte l[...]

Thi s c ha pt er int r oduce s the A pp le C ol or S ty leW riter 240 0 pri nter a nd explai ns how t o set it up . After y ou f ollo w the instr ucti ons i n thi s c hapter , yo u ’ ll b e ready t o pri nt. Before you begin Ma ke sure t hat y our c omputer is alread y set up and that y ou kno w the bas ic s o f its operati on. Ma i n f eat u res[...]

Impor t ant s afety in s t ructi on s Alw ay s t a ke th e fo ll o wi ng prec auti ons: m K eep the printer co v er c losed w hen pri nting . m Alw ay s t u r n off t h e pri nter b ef ore un plu g gi ng it. m K eep the in k ta n ks and i n k cartrid ge s a w a y from c hildren. n K eep the printer a w a y from s ources o f liqui ds, s uch a s w as[...]

Wa t c h f o r t h ese s i t ua t io ns , an d i f o ne occ u rs p u l l the p l ug! n th e p owe r cor d or plu g b ecome s fra yed or ot h erwise dama ged n y ou spill s omet hi ng into t h e pri nter n th e pri nter is e xposed t o rai n or a ny ot h er ex ces s moi sture n th e pri nter has been dropped or otherwise dama ged n y ou su sp ect th[...]

Unp a c k ing t h e p r inte r 1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridges in their packages. 2 Remove the tape and packing material from the inside and outside of the printer. Sa ve t h e ca r t on and the packing materi al in ca se you e v er need to ship t h e printer . (See Appendix C , “P ackin g and Mov i ng the [...]

4P lace the printer in your work area. Choose a loc ati on near y our computer that ha s a grounded elec tric al outlet a nd g ood v entil ati on, is out o f di rect s unlight , n e v er gets damp or v ery hot or ve ry co ld, and is a w a y from de v ice s that cou ld c ause elec troma gn etic in terf erence , suc h as stereo speakers or c ordle ss[...]

Plu g gin g in t h e p r int e r IMPORTANT The onl y w a y t o disconnect po w er c omplete l y is t o un plu g the po wer c ord. M ake s ure that at lea st on e end of the po wer c ord i s within eas y reac h s o that y ou can unplu g the printer i n a n emer genc y . First, insert the power cord here. Then plug the power cord into a grounded outl[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e p r i n te r on an d of f The f irs t t im e y ou tur n on the pri nter , the green po w er light g lo ws and the yel l ow e r ro r l i ght blin ks becau se y ou ha v en ’ t i nstalled a n i n k cartrid ge y et. (Th e n ex t secti on tells y ou how t o i nstall the cartrid ge . ) To sa v e pow er , the pri nter tur ns itself of[...]

Inst a llin g t h e in k cartr i dg e The ink c artr id g e c ontains the pri nt h ead, whic h spra y s the i n k onto t he paper . T reat it g entl y so y ou don ’ t dama ge its t i ny no zzles . Bef ore y ou star t, mak e s ure the printer is tur n ed on. (Th e green light g lo w s , a nd the y ello w li ght fla shes . ) 1 Open the printer by p[...]

3 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier. 4 Remove the cover from the plastic tub that contains the ink cartridge. Y ou can install either the bl ack-onl y c ar trid ge or the f our -co lor c ar trid ge . (Th ese instr ucti ons show t h e f our -co lor c ar trid ge being installed, but the proces s is t h e same f or eit h er cartrid ge . ) 5 R[...]

7P eel the orange tape off the print head. 8S lide the ink cartridge straight into its place in the printer. No t e : Ther e are i nstr ucti ons i nscribed i nsi de the pri nter co v er to remind y ou ho w to install either in k c ar trid ge . 10 Chapter 1[...]

9 Lower the lever to secure the ink cartridge in place. 10 Close the printer’s front cover. 11 Setting Up Your Printer[...]

Con ne ct i ng th e pri nter to y our M aci nt osh IMPORTANT The se ri al cab le must c onnect the printer di rect l y t o the computer . Us e onl y the cab le that com e s with t h e pri nter . R epl ace the cab le onl y with a nother A pple S y stem/Peripheral-8 c able that c ontai ns sp eci al shiel di ng t o pre v ent i nterference wit h radio [...]

Loa ding p a per i n t o the s he et f e eder Th e sheet feeder ho lds up t o 1 0 0 sh eets of 20-pound paper a nd feeds t he paper automat ic all y into t h e pri nter . Y ou can l oad many s izes o f pap er a nd other medi a i nto t h e sh eet feeder a s descri b ed i n Chapter 2 , but to do a no zzle ch eck , as de scribed i n the n ex t sect io[...]

3C lose the printer cover. 4 Load a stack of U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the sheet feeder. To open the output tray, pull here. Be sure to pull it out all the way. Slide this guide so it just touches the edge of the paper. If the stack of paper bows out even slightly, the guide is too tight. Do not stack paper above this line ( ). Make sure th[...]

Ch e c ki ng th e prin t no zzles The C o l or Sty leW riter 240 0 pri nts by spra yi ng c ol ored in k onto t h e pap er thro u gh t i ny no zzles . Somet ime s the se small no zzles c an get c lo g ged a fter s itt i ng unu sed f or a lon g time . T o make s ure all the no zzles are w orki ng , fol l o w t h es e st eps . 1I f necessary, turn off[...]

4E xamine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing horizontal lines. The no zzle te st patter n app ears n ear the bottom o f the test pa ge . T h e test patter n f or the four -co lor in k cartrid ge l ooks li ke t his: Th e te st patter n f or the bl ack-onl y i n k c ar trid ge l ooks like t his: 5I f you see broken or missing lines, one or[...]

IMPORTANT The Ins t aller determi n es w h ether y ou ha v e the cor rect s y stem so ft wa re and enough m emory to u se thi s printer . If y ou do not , the I nstaller disp la y s a mes sa ge te lli ng y ou what y ou n eed. Y ou w on ’ t b e able t o i nstall the printer so ft w are until y ou cor rect the s ystem s o ft w are or memory pr oble[...]

Te llin g you r c o m puter to us e th e Colo r Sty leW ri t er 2 400 Bef ore u sin g y our pri nter , y ou must se lect it in the Chooser . 1S elect Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2I n the Chooser dialog box, click items to select them. On most M ac i ntosh c omputers, t h e Chooser looks like t hi s: 3C lose the Chooser by clicking its close [...]

Ev en when a Po w erBook ha s tw o serial ports, if it al so ha s a n i nter nal m odem, t h e modem por t ( W ) ma y l ook a v ail able but actu all y b e i n use . If the printer por t ( [ ) i s a v ailable , connect the C ol or S ty leW riter 2 4 0 0 to it. If t h e printer por t i s una v ailable and y ou must u se the modem por t, mak e s ure [...]

21 When y our printer is set up (p lu g ged in, loaded wit h paper , and selected in th e Chooser) , y ou are ready t o pri nt. Pri nting c an b e as s imple a s choos i ng Print from the File m enu. Y ou c a n als o make opt ional c hang es t o par ts of t h e printing proce s s . Y ou can m loa d th e printer with dif ferent kinds of paper , env [...]

22 Chapter 2 Loa ding th e sh e et fe e d er The sh eet feeder ho lds pap er , en ve lopes , or other materi als and feeds t h em aut omatic all y i nto t h e pri nter . T o load the sheet feeder , f oll ow t h ese steps: 1A djust the external paper selector and load the paper. IMPORTANT Don ’ t mix env el op es wit h pap er i n the feeder . Move[...]

23 Using Your Printer If y ou ’ re c hanging print materi als (fr om pap er to en v elopes , f or ex ample) , c ont i nue with steps 2 thr ough 4 . 2 Open the printer’s front cover. Wa it w hile the c ar rier mo ve s t o th e center posit ion . 3A djust the internal paper selector and extend the output tray. The le v er has three pos itions (t [...]

Here are details about t h e ki nds of materi al y ou c a n use in y our Col or S ty leW riter 240 0 pri nter . Print material Maximum Special instructions Plain paper 100 sheets m Use 16- to 24-pound paper. Premium coated paper 20 sheets m Use only paper designed for this printer. m The whiter side should face you. Glossy paper 20 sheets m Use onl[...]

De fi n i ng the page s et up Alm o s t ev e ry Mac intosh pr o gram has a P a ge Setup c omma nd i n the File menu . Y ou can u se thi s command to set a v ariety of opt ions , from c ha nging th e p age s ize to app l ying v is ual e f fec ts . T h e most comm on options are alread y selec ted for y ou, so c hoose P ag e Setup onl y if y ou w ant[...]

26 Chapter 2 Printin g a d o c u m e nt To pri nt a do cument , f oll ow t h ese steps: 1 Open the document you want to print, or select its icon in the Macintosh Finder. 2C hoose Print from the File menu. A di alo g bo x app ears, di spl a yi ng a number of printing opt ions . 3S et any options you like. The m ost c o mmon c hoi ce s are alread y [...]

27 Using Your Printer Adju s ting c ol o r o p tio n s To a d j u s t t h e w a y co lors are printed, f oll ow t h ese steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, click Color. So me pro grams pro v ide a second bo x y ou must c lic k b ef ore the co lor opti ons di alo g bo x op ens . See the R ead Me file f or i nf[...]

Wi th C ol orS ync tur n ed on a nd the A ut omatic matc hi ng met hod selected, t h e Ma ci nt osh c hooses the best matc hi ng m ethod f or the contents o f the document y ou are pri nting . If y ou n eed to o v er ride t h e automat ic all y selec ted colo r- matc hing met hod, you c a n choose t h e opti on you w a nt from the Ma tching Met hod[...]

Printin g whil e y ou u se y ou r co m p u te r Y ou can cont i nue to w ork on y our computer w hile pri nting on t h e Col or S ty leW riter 240 0 . T h e feature t hat gi v es y ou this ab ility is c alled bac k g r ound pr int i n g , a nd is aut omatic all y tur n ed on when y ou i nstall your Col or S ty leW riter 240 0 so ft w are . To tur n[...]

Ch e cking y our pr in te r ’ s pro gr ess While a document is being printed i n the bac kground, y ou c an use PrintMonitor t o chec k its progre s s . I n additi on, Pri ntMonitor lets y ou know wh e n th ere ’ s a problem . (PrintMonitor i s a program t hat ’ s par t of the Maci n t osh s y stem so ftw are . ) 1W hile the document is print[...]

Shari ng y o ur pr inter with o the r user s If y our computer i s connected t o other computers o v er a n App leT al k ne tw ork, y ou can all ow other u sers on the n etw ork t o print on your Col or S ty leW riter 240 0 . T h e techno lo g y that lets y ou do this i s ca lled C ol orShare . To s h a r e the pri nter with other users , f ollo w [...]

4 To keep a record of what’s printed on your printer, click the “Keep Log of Printer Usage” checkbox to put an X in it. Y ou can open a nd pri nt the lo g with S impleT ex t, T eachT ex t , or another wor d- proces s i ng pr o gram . T o find the lo g file , op en y our S y stem Fo lder; then open th e P r ef erence s f ol der , and op en the[...]

Printin g o n a share d Co lor S tyl eW ri t er 2 400 After y ou tur n on sharing (a s described in the prev ious sec ti on) , others on y our n etw ork c a n share y our pri nter . Pe ople on t he n etw ork who w ant to print on y our shared pri nter must install th e Col or S ty leW riter 240 0 so ft w are on thei r computers , as de scribed i n [...]

Con ne ct i ng a Co lo r Sty leW ri te r 2400 t o a L oca lT a l k netw o rk If y ou ha ve t h e optional C olor S tyleW riter 240 0 LocalT al k Mod ule , you c a n c onnect a C ol or Sty leW riter 240 0 pri nter to a L ocalT al k n etw ork. To attach t h e Lo calT alk Mod ule and connect y our C olor S t y leW riter 240 0 to th e n etw ork, f oll [...]

35 Thi s c ha pt e r e x pl ains how t o use dif f erent material s and pri nting opt ions t o m eet y our n eeds . Choosing prin t m aterials Here are s ome t ips on when and how t o use dif f erent print material s . Plain paper Us e p l ai n pap er f or ev eryda y pri nting . m Print quality ma y v ary dependi ng on t he ma nuf acturer o f the p[...]

Pr e mium coa ted p a per Us e premium coated paper for e x ceptional print quality—f or ex ample , f or a fi nal draft , a col orful not ice , or the master cop y of a pre sentati on. C olors appear richer and more v ibrant on suc h pap er . m Us e onl y coated paper de si gned for u se with the C ol or Sty leW riter 2 4 0 0 . m One si de of the[...]

Tr a n s p a r e n c i e s Us e tra nsparencie s when y ou w a nt to pre sent y our do cument on an ov erh ead pro ject or . m Us e onl y transparencie s des i gn ed f or use with t h e C ol or Sty leW riter 240 0 . The se spe c ia l tra nsparencie s ha ve a sheet o f pap er attached t o them; lea v e th e p a p e r attached until a fter printing .[...]

Spe e d F or f aster printin g , chang e the Pri nt Quality settin g in the Pri nt dial og bo x . (T o disp la y the dial og bo x , choose Print from the F ile menu . ) Also us e th e f oll owing se lecti ons i n the Co lor Opti ons dial og bo x . (T o op en th e Col or Opt i ons di alo g bo x, c lic k the C ol or button in the Print dial o g bo x [...]

39 It doesn ’ t take muc h ef f or t t o keep y our Co lor S ty leW riter 2 4 0 0 pri nter i n g ood w orki ng condit ion . Y ou s impl y ha v e to rep lace t he i n k cartrid ge s (or th ei r i n k t a n ks ) when the y r un out of in k a nd c lea n the pri nter or pri nt h ead if y ou noti ce a prob lem. F or other serv ice , see the informati [...]

Wh e n to c h an ge in k tan ks L ook c arefu ll y at y our pri nted do cuments to see if a c ol or is mi s sing or f aded. Some times i t ’ s o b v io us— s uc h as w hen you run out of b lac k i n k. A t other tim es y ou ma y noti ce that the co lors seem wron g—s uch a s w h en y ou ’ re printing a nature scene and you run out of y ell [...]

4 Remove the new ink tank from its packaging. 5 Remove the plastic cap from the ink tank. 6S lide the tank into the cartridge, and push it down so it snaps into place. IMPORTANT Make s ure y ou put the co lor in k ta n k on the lef t and the bl ac k i n k tan k on the ri ght. 7C lose the printer cover. Don’t let anything touch the openings. The i[...]

Repl a cing th e in k ca r t r id ge The ink c artr id g e c ontains the pri nt h ead, the dev ice t hat take s the i n k a nd spra y s it on the pap er . T h e Co lor S ty leW riter 240 0 pri nter come s with t wo in k c ar trid ge s: a four -co l or c ar trid ge with rep laceab le i n k ta n ks and a hi gh- pe rf or ma nce , bl ack-onl y cartrid [...]

How t o rep la ce the i n k ca r t ri d ge IMPORTANT Bef ore rep lac i ng the c ar trid ge , try pri nting the te st pag e . (See “Printing the T est P a g e ” i n the secti on “I mag es Print P oorl y” in Chapter 5 . ) 1 Turn on the printer. 2 Open the printer’s cover. Wa it w hile the c ar rier mo ve s t o th e center posit ion . 3 Rais[...]

44 Chapter 4 6 Remove the bright orange cap from the cartridge’s print head. 7P eel the orange tape off the print head. After you snap it off, dispose of the cap.[...]

8S lide 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 cover. Now y ou c an op en a ny document y ou w ant a nd pri nt it as u s ual. 45 Maintaining Your Printer[...]

St or i n g t he i nk ca r t ri dge y o u a re n ’ t us i ng Th e C ol or Sty leW riter 240 0 come s with t w o i n k cartrid ge s , a bl ack-onl y and a f our -co lor c ar trid ge . While the y are sealed in thei r ori ginal pack aging , the i n k ca r t r i dge s are protected. If y ou op en both pac ka ge s a nd s witch in k cartrid ge s f or [...]

Cle an i ng t h e outsid e o f the p ri n t er Bef ore y ou c lea n the pri nter , tur n it of f and un plu g the po wer c ord. Then wipe the outsi de o f the pri nter with a c lean, so ft c lot h damp en ed with w ater . If neces sary , y ou can use a mil d soap or deter g ent. B e c areful not t o g et any liqu id i n the pow er cor d receptac le[...]

Th is c hapter pro v ide s s olut ions t o som e problem s that y ou ma y enc ounter wh ile us ing y our C olor S ty leW riter 240 0 pri nter . As lo ng as y ou f oll ow t he mai ntena nce i nstr uct ions in Chapter 4 , y ou ’ re not li kel y to ha v e a ny pr oblems wit h y our C olor S ty leW riter 240 0 . T h e most com m on s ource o f troub [...]

Sa f et y p r eca ut i on s To pre v ent dama ge t o the C olor S ty leW riter 240 0 pri nter a nd har m to y ourself a nd other users , f oll ow t h ese s af ety tips . m Don ’ t t ouc h a nyt hi ng ins ide t h e pri nter ex cept as de scrib ed i n the ins truc ti ons i n thi s manual. Otherwi se , y ou ma y dama ge deli cate mecha n ical par ts[...]

Remov ing ite m s from yo u r F o n t s fo l d e r Items in y our cur rent F onts f older c an i nterfere wit h suc ces s ful installat ion o f th e pri nter so ft w are . T o cor rect the prob lem, f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Open the Fonts folder (inside the System Folder) on your Macintosh. 2 Remove from the Fonts folder any file that has the same [...]

Usin g t h e C u s t om Inst aller Y ou can install the pri nter so ft w are without installi ng the f onts that c ome with t h e pri nter . (T h e disad v antag e is t hat you w on ’ t b e able t o use t h ese f onts if y ou don ’ t already ha v e them . ) 1I nsert the Color StyleWriter 2400 Installation disk into a floppy disk drive. If neces[...]

6W hen you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk. The Ins t aller ejec ts di s ks and as ks y ou to inser t others . K eep f oll owing t h e ins truc ti ons on the screen until the installat ion is c omplete . 7W hen you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. Th e Installer re[...]

Te x t a p pea rs i n the Ge ne v a f o n t or p r i n ts j ag ged When y our Mac i ntosh c omputer is l o w on memory , it ma y di spl a y a nd pri nt cer tai n f onts in the Gen ev a font. (Geneva looks like this.) Some t ext ma y als o ha v e ja g ged ed ge s . One eas y w a y to mak e more memory a v ail able i s to qu it op en pro grams y ou a[...]

Pap e r i s jam m e d Occ as ionall y a piece o f pap er ma y get jamm ed (stuck) insi de the pri nter d uring the printing pr oces s . T o c lear a pap er jam, f oll ow t h ese steps: 1I f necessary, open the printer to see where the jam is. 2G ently pull the paper free. Pap e r or en v el o pes f eed i m pr o pe r l y If paper tears, g ets s ke w[...]

m Try to remove any torn or damaged pieces of paper from the printer. S ee the pre v iou s sect i on, “P ap er Is J ammed. ” m Take the paper out of the sheet feeder and check it. Make s ure none of t he sh eets is cur led, b ent , or do g-eared. Make s ure the ed ge s of t h e stack line up e v enl y . Make s ure the lef t pap er gui de isn ?[...]

The l i g ht s ind i ca t e a pr ob le m Some times th e l ight s on the pri nter si gnal a problem . m Both lights are off. To c onserv e en er gy , the pri nter tur ns itself of f if it ’ s left id le f or s ome time (u s uall y about 5 mi nutes) . If you s uspect a prob lem, pre s s the pow er button . If the li ghts remain of f , chec k to ma[...]

The C ol or S tyl eW ri t er 2 400 w o n ’ t pr i n t a pa r t ic u l a r do cu men t If y ou attempt to print a document and no pag e is printed, try the f ollo wing: m Check f or mes sa ge s on y our Mac intosh screen . (If n eces sary , op en PrintMonitor , whic h is a v ailab le i n the App lic ation m enu at the top ri ght cor n e r of th e [...]

Messa ges a ppea r on y o u r com pu t e r s c reen Most me ss ag es t hat app ear on y our screen are self-e xp lanat ory . F or ex ample , th ey ma y te ll you t hat the pri nter is out o f pap er or that the paper is jamm ed. Once y ou cor rect the prob lem, the me s sa ge g o es a w a y . Here are s ome ot h er problem s that on-screen me ss ag[...]

The imag e i s t oo l i g h t or t oo d a rk If printing l ooks fuzz y b ecau se it ’ s too li ght or too dark , try the f oll owing: m Check t h e nozzle s i n the pri nt h ead. See “Checking t h e Pri nt No zzles ” i n Chapter 1 f or i nstr ucti ons . If thi s doesn ’ t h elp , repl ace one or more i n k tan ks in the f our -co lor in k c[...]

Printing a p pear s on o n l y pa r t o f the p a per Check t h e select ions in the P ag e Setup di alo g bo x . Check t h e nozzle s i n the pri nt h ead. See “Checking t h e Pri nt No zzles ” i n Chapter 1 f or i nstr ucti ons . If thi s doesn ’ t h elp , repl ace one or more i n k ta n ks in t h e four -co l or in k cartrid ge , or repl a[...]

Unwante d ho r i zont al whit e l i nes o r st ri pes ap pea r Prob lems with print quality , especi all y horizontal white lines in y our document , ma y mean a no zzle on the print h ead is c lo g ged or y our i n k ca rt ri dg e is runni ng out o f i n k. There are tw o w a y s y ou c a n c lear up the prob lem. m Cl ea ni ng t he pri nt h ead i[...]

Cle aning th e p ri n t head To c l e a n the pri nt h ead, f o llo w the se steps: 1W hen you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the Print dialog box. Th e Ut ilit ie s di al o g bo x opens . Th e Ut ilit ie s di al o g bo x c lose s , a nd the Pri nt dial o g bo x reappears . 2 In the Print dialog box, click Print. Th e printer c l[...]

Printin g t h e t e s t p a g e To pri nt the test pa ge and c lean the pri nt h ead, fo llo w these steps: 1 Turn off the printer. 2M ake sure you’ve loaded U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the printer. 3P ress and hold down the power button until the power light starts to blink. 4 Release the power button and wait for the test page to print. 5[...]

Th e image prin ts wa vy o r d i st orted Make s ure that y ou are us i ng rec ommended typ es o f pap er . Ch eck t he setting of t h e i n t er n al pap er select or abo ve t h e i n k c ar trid ge . If the prob lem p ersi sts , see the informati on about serv ice and support that c ome s with the printer . Sta i ns a ppea r o n pr i n ted p a ge[...]

Ink t ank s a nd ca r t r i dg es ru n o ut o f i n k t oo q u ic kl y To ex tend the life o f y our i n k c ar trid ge s , try the f oll owing: m Se lect Dra ft print quality in the Pri nt dial og bo x w hen ev er y ou can. m Don ’ t clea n th e print h ead unles s neces sary . m Do n’ t pri nt so lid bac kground c olors unle s s neces sary . [...]

Gene ra l spec i fi ca t i o ns Marking engine m Therm a l in k jet engin e Resolution m 36 0 dots p er i nch (dp i) for te xt and graphic s (1 80 dp i for dra ft quality) Engine speed m Printing speed dep ends on the imag es printed and on the Macint osh com puter used. Connector cable m Ap pl e Sy stem/Peripheral-8 c able Interface m Hi gh-speed [...]

Printing materials m Pl ain pap er: U se 1 6-lb . (6 0-g/m 2 ) to 2 4-lb . (90-g/m 2 ) pap er . m Ac cepts most letterh ead a nd col ored stoc k. m Ac cepts medium-we ight sheets o f l ab els . m Us e # 1 0 or Monarch en v elope s . m Ap pl e recomm ends bac k-pri nt film, transparenc y film , coated paper , and glossy paper especi all y des i gned[...]

Op er at i n g en v i ro nm ent Temperature m 15 ° t o 3 0 °C (5 9° to 8 6° F) Relative humidity m 10 p ercent to 8 0 p ercent, nonc ondensin g St o rag e en vir o nm e nt Temperature m 0° t o 3 5° C (3 2° to 9 5° F) Humidity m 5 percent to 9 5 p ercent, nonc ondensin g Input ele ctric al r e qu ire m e nts U.S./Japan m 1 20 v olts A C , 6 [...]

71 A f ont is a c ollect ion o f letters , numbers , and s ymbol s in a dist incti v e typo graphic de s i gn. Y our Mac i ntosh c omputer a nd Co lor S ty leW riter 240 0 printer come wit h a v ariety of f onts that look great bot h on your m onitor and on paper . F onts com e i n suc h a v ariety of f ormats that prob lems c an somet ime s ari se[...]

Bit m a p p e d f o n t s Bi tm app ed f onts cons ist o f “pi cture s ” of a typef ace at sp ecif ic s ize s . For ex amp le , y ou might ha v e bitmapped f onts at 1 0-, 1 2-, and 1 8-point size s in stalled in y our Mac i ntosh c omputer . For be st res ults y ou need a separate f ont file f or each s ize o f c haracter y ou w ant to u se . [...]

Po s tScr i pt f on ts Po s t Sc r i pt is a pa ge-de scripti on l ang ua ge t hat def i n es t h e charac ters, s ymbol s , a nd ima ge s that appear on each pa ge o f a do cument. A P ostScript f ont come s as a pai r of f onts: an outlin e f ont f or the pri nter a nd a cor responding bi tm app ed f ont f or disp la yi ng type on y our screen. N[...]

Tr u e T y pe f on ts A T r ueT ype font i s sc alable , describ i ng a typef ace without ri gidl y sp ecifying a si ze . So it l ooks g ood w hatev er size y ou choose . T r ueT ype fonts pr ov ide shar p tex t at any s ize on screen or on pap er . Y ou c an mix a nd match T r ueT ype fonts from v ariou s f ont vendors . Tr u e T y p e f onts stor[...]

Qui ck Dr a w GX i ma g i ng t ech no l og y A Qui ckDra w GX f ont is a T r ueT ype or PostS cript f ont with an additi onal set of s ophist ic ated feature s . T h ese f eatures inc lude ex tremel y accurate typo graphic e lements s uch as li g atures and kerni ng , plu s the ability t o s ke w , rot a te , a nd add p ersp ecti v e to te xt in ex[...]

F or ex ample , if a do cument use s 1 2-point T ime s ® , a v ailab le i n that s ize a s a bitm a p p ed f ont and as a T r ueT yp e f ont , the s y stem use s the bitmapped f ont. If a document use s 4-point T ime s , the s y stem scale s the T r ueT ype font t o that si z e , b e ca us e a bitmapped v ersi on isn ’ t a v ailab le . Usi n g o[...]

Tr u e T y pe a nd P os tScr i pt f on t s Po s t Sc r i pt f onts were de s i gn ed as f onts f or PostS cript pri nters . How e v er , if y ou ha v e Adobe T yp e Manag er so ft w are installed, your c omputer c an both disp la y a nd pri nt PostS cript f onts . Us e d i f f e re n t n a m e s : To a v oid c onfus i ng the printer so ft w are , b[...]

Wh e r e fo nts ar e s t or ed A ll f onts f or y our Co lor S ty leW riter 240 0 pri nter res ide in sp eci al pl ace s within the S y stem F ol der . T o install fonts in S y stem 7 , y ou drag t h em to t he Sy stem Fo lder . Y our M ac intosh will aut omati call y put them where the y be l on g . In s y ste m s o ft w a re v ers ion 7 . 0 , bit[...]

Sui t ca ses A f ont s uitc ase i s a sp eci al fo lder f or co llect ions o f f onts . Su itc ase s pro v ide a con v enient w a y to or g a nize f onts in the same f ont f amil y . F or ex ample , it ’ s a g ood idea t o use a s ing le s uitc ase (c alled Co u r ie r ) for all f onts i n the Courier f ont f amil y—all Courier r oma n f onts a[...]

Co m b i n i ng suitcases: To m e r g e all the f onts from one s uitc ase with another , dra g on e su itca se on top o f the other . All t h e f onts from the dra g ged s uitc ase will g o i nto t h e other , and the drag ged s uitc ase will di sappear . A s uitc ase c a n als o contain f onts from dif ferent f ont f amilies , althou gh y ou shou[...]

Sty led f on t s Most f onts that c ome wit h your C olor S ty leW riter 240 0 pri nter ha ve de fin ed sty les . F or ex ample , if y ou op en the Bookman f ont s uitc ase , y ou see file s f or bol d a nd italic v ersi ons of t h e f ont. Bu t f onts suc h as Chi c ag o , Gen ev a, Monaco , and New Y ork do not c ome with def i n ed sty les . If [...]

Com mo n quest io n s a bo u t f o n ts Here are s ome que sti ons that of ten come up about f onts . What kind of fonts should I buy? Bi tm app ed f onts are best f or screen disp la y but don ’ t look a s good w h en y ou print them. P ostScript f onts look great on paper if y ou ha ve a P ostScript printer or Adobe T yp e Manag er . Tr ueT yp [...]

What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? The A pp l e c l as s ic f onts are the ori ginal ten bitmapped f onts that c ame with th e fi rs t Ma ci ntosh in 1 9 84 . T h ese f onts , whi ch all ha v e city nam e s , i nc lude At he ns , Cairo (a p ic ture f ont) , Chic ag o , Gene v a, London, Los An ge les , Monaco , Ne w Y ork, S a n Fra nci s[...]

What is font substitution? F ont S ubstitut ion, w hic h isn ’ t a v ailable f or y our C ol or S ty leW riter 240 0 printer , is an opti on i n the P ag e Setup di alog bo x f or cer tain PostS cript printers . Wh en f ont s ubstitut ion i s tur n ed on, these printers will use t h ei r built-in equi v alents f or three bit mapp ed fonts (T ime [...]

If y ou n eed to m o v e your printer a lon g distance , f o llo w the se steps . 1 Turn off the printer and unplug it. 2 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder. 3 Remove the power cord and serial cable. 85 App e n di x C Pa c king an d M o vi ng th e Pri n ter[...]

4 Open the cover and tape the carrier (with an ink cartridge installed) to the right side of the printer. Beca us e you ’ ve unplu g ged t h e pri nter , the car rier sta y s i n its “parked ” posit ion on the ri ght. U se ma s king tape to tape the c ar rier t o the si de o f the printer . 5C lose the cover. 6P ush the paper support and outp[...]

87 Pro v idi ng c onsi stent, p leas i ng c ol or with de s kt op computers i s a techni cal ch a llen g e . A chie v i ng “What Y ou See I s What Y ou Get” (WY SIWY G) i n co l or is m ore diff icult t ha n i n blac k and white , b ec ause c ol ored light on y our m onit or is v ery dif ferent fr om printed i n k. E v en the ter ms f or co lor[...]

About C olor S ync To s o l v e t h e s e prob lems , App le des i gn ed Co lorS ync , a s y stem ex tensi on that pro v ides c ol or -matc hing c apabilit ies . Here ’ s w hat C ol orS ync do es: m It def i n es c ol ors indep endent of t he de v ice creatin g the c ol ors . m It mak e s sure t hat col ors on dif f erent de v ices matc h as c lo[...]

A Adobe PostScript fonts icon 73 Adobe Type Manager (ATM) software 73, 77 A4 paper loading in sheet feeder 14 used for nozzle check 13 alerts, setting up 26 Apple classic fonts 83 Apple System/Peripheral-8 connector cable 4, 12, 67 AppleTalk network, sharing printer on 31 Application menu 30 ATM ( Adobe Type Manager) software 73, 77 audio alert for[...]

C cables, connecting 12 “carbonless carbon” paper 59 carrier illustration of 9 parked position 86 cartridges. See ink cartridges case for storing ink cartridges 4 Chicago 12 bitmapped font 82, 83 Chooser (Apple menu) 18 Chooser dialog box 31, 34 CIE XYZ color standard 88 classic fonts, Apple 83 cleaning ink spills in the printer 65 nozzles 15?[...]

disconnecting the printer 6 disk icon 16 disks Color StyleWriter 2400 Installation 16 locking 16 provided 4 display fonts. See bitmapped fonts documents canceling print job 30 printing 26 problems printing 58 downloadable fonts 84 Draft print quality and cost 38 for lower ink consumption 26 preferred 66 E electrical equipment grounding plug 6 hazar[...]

G generic PostScript font icon 73 Geneva 9 display font 82 glossy paper loading instructions 24 recommended use 36 graphics, fonts for 75 Grayscale color option 26 green power light 7, 8, 15 grounding plug 6 guide, paper 14, 22 H Halftoning Options 27, 38 hard disk, system requirements 5 horizontal orientation, setting up 25 I icons bitmapped font [...]

J “jaggies” in bitmapped fonts 72 K kerning 75 Key Caps desk accessory 74 L labels loading instructions 24 specifications 68 landscape orientation 25 legal-size paper 14, 23, 68 letterhead paper 22, 68 levers blue 9, 11, 43, 45 external paper selector 14, 22 internal paper selector 13, 23, 60, 65 ligatures 75 light fonts 81 lights. See error li[...]

O oblique fonts 81 off-center printing 61 on/off (power) button 7, 15 operating environment 69 orange cap on print head 9 orientation 25 outlet, grounded AC 6 outline fonts 73–74 output tray 14, 23 P packing material, removing 4 packing a printer 85–86 pages printing problems 61 smudged 60 stains on 65 won’t print 58 page setup 25 paper feeds[...]

features 1 installing ink cartridge 8–11 installing software 16–17 internal paper selector 13, 23 opening front cover 8, 66 packing and moving 85–86 paper jam problems 55–56 passwords 33 plugging in 6 PostScript 73 print materials used 24 problems with lights 57 safety precautions 50 setting up in Chooser 18 sharing 31–33 slow 58 turning [...]

R radio interference vi, 12 random-access memory (RAM). See memory Read Me file 27 reducing the size of an image 25 removing fonts 51–53 repair, warning 49 replacing an ink cartridge 43–45 requirements, system 5 resolution, specifications 67 RGB color system 87 rollers, cleaning 47, 65 roman fonts 81 rotated text 54 S safety instructions 2–3,[...]

horizontal white lines 62 identically named fonts 51 images print poorly 59–60 improper paper feed 55–56 ink smears 60 installing without fonts 52–53 jagged Geneva fonts 54 Macintosh doesn’t recognize the printer 53 missing icon 50 off-center page 61 a paper jam 55 printer is slow 58–59 printing a partial page 61 running out of ink quickl[...]

The Apple Publishing System This Apple manual was written, edited, and produced on a desktop publishing system using Apple Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Technical illustrations were drawn in Adobe Illustrator; screen shots were created and modified with system software, ExposurePro, Aldus SuperPaint, and Adobe Photoshop. Proof pages were cre[...]