Apple 2500 manual

Thi s c h ap te r introduce s the A pple C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter and explai n s how t o set it up . Af ter y ou f o llo w the i nstr uct i ons in this c hapter , yo u ’ ll be ready t o print. Before you begin Ma ke s ure t hat y our computer is alread y set up a nd that y ou kno w the b as ic s of its operati on . Impor tant s a fet[...]

m Don ’ t us e d ev i ces t hat pr oduce op en fl ame s, s uc h as B unsen bur ners , near th e pri nter . m Do n’ t use al cohol-b ased or ammoni a-based c lean ers on or around the printer . m Alw ay s un plu g the pri nter bef ore c leani ng it. (U se onl y the c leani ng procedure recommended in Chapter 4 . ) m Cl ea n the outsi de o f the [...]

Unp ac king t h e pr i n t e r 1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridge in its package. 2 Remove the tape and packing material from the inside and outside of the printer. Sa ve t h e ca r t on a nd the packing materi al i n c a se y ou e v er n eed to ship t he printer . (See A pp endix G , “P acking and Mo v i n g t[...]

4P lace the printer in your work area. Choose a loc ation near y our computer that ha s a grounded elec tric al out let a nd g ood v entil ation, i s out of direct s unli ght, ne v er g ets damp or v ery hot or ve ry co ld, and is a w a y from de v ices t hat coul d c ause elec troma gnetic in terf erence , s uc h a s stereo speakers or c ordle ss [...]

Plu g ging in th e pri nt er Plug t h e c onnect or end o f t he pow er adapter i nt o the printer a nd then plu g the other end o f the adapter into an out let. IMPORTANT The onl y w a y t o di sconnect po wer c ompletel y is t o unplu g the po w er c or d. Mak e sure t hat at lea st one end of t he pow er cor d is wit hi n eas y reac h s o that y[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e pri nt er on a nd o ff The f irst ti me y ou tur n on the pri nter , the green pow er li ght gl ow s a nd the yel low e r r o r l i ght blin ks bec ause y ou ha v en ’ t installed a n in k c ar trid ge y et. Sa v i ng energy To sa v e po wer , t he pri nter tur ns itself o f f a fter s itting unu sed for about 5 minutes . A s l[...]

Inst a llin g t h e in k ca r tr i d ge The ink c art ri d ge c ontains the pri nt head, whi c h spra y s the in k onto the paper . T reat it gent l y s o y ou don ’ t dama ge its t iny no zzles . Bef ore y ou star t, mak e sure t he pri nter is tur n ed on . (Th e green li ght glo w s , a nd the y ell ow li ght blin ks . ) 1 Open the printer by [...]

2 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier. 3 Remove the cover from the plastic tub that contains the ink cartridge. The se inst ruc t i ons show t he f our -col or cartrid g e b eing installed, but the proces s is t he same f or eit her cartrid ge . (Y ou c an bu y a hi gh-p erf or mance black i n k c ar trid ge in additi on t o the c ol or cart[...]

6P eel the orange tape off the print head. 7S lide the ink cartridge into its place in the printer. No t e : Ther e are i nstr ucti ons i nscribed i nsi de the printer co ver t o remi nd y ou ho w t o i nstall eit her the co lor or opt ional hi gh-p erf or mance bl ac k in k ca r t r i dge . 9 Setting Up Your Printer[...]

8L ower the bright blue lever on the carrier to secure the ink cartridge in place. 9C lose the printer’s front cover. 10 Chapter 1[...]

Con n ect i ng the prin ter t o y ou r M aci n t osh IMPORTANT Eve n i f y o u ’ re p l a nning t o share the pri nter o v er a n etw ork, the seri al c able must c onnect t he pri nter di rect l y t o the computer . U se onl y the ca bl e that c ome s wit h the printer or a simil ar repl acement. D o not use a Lo ca lT alk c able unle ss y ou pu[...]

Loa ding p a per i n t o the s he et f eeder Th e sheet feeder ho lds up t o 1 00 sh eets o f 20-pound paper a nd f eeds t he paper automat ic all y i nt o the printer . Y ou c an load many s izes o f pap er and other medi a into t he sheet feeder a s de scribed in Chapter 2 , but t o do a no zzle ch ec k, a s described in the n e x t sect i on, y [...]

4 Load a stack of U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the sheet feeder. In struct i ons f or loading paper cor rect l y app ear on the pap er s upport. Inf orm at i on on t h e ba c k o f the paper tra y sho w s y ou w here to set t he gu ide f or dif ferent paper s ize s . To open the output tray, pull here. Be sure to pull it out all the way. Slide[...]

Inst a llin g yo ur pr i n t e r s o ftw a re Bef ore y ou c a n print y our documents , y ou n eed to install the pri nter so f t w are on y our Mac intosh . Th e dis ks t hat com e with t he C o lor S ty leW riter 2500 c ontain the pri nter so f tw are a nd a n I nstaller pro gram. The Ins t aller pro gram i nstall s the new printin g s o f tw ar[...]

5 In the Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue. IMPORTANT The Ins t aller determi nes w h ether y ou ha v e the c or rect s y stem so ft wa re , a nd enou gh memory and hard di s k space t o use t his printer . If y ou don ’ t, t he I nstaller disp l a y s a me ss a ge te lling y ou what y ou need. Y ou w on ’ t be able t o i nstall t[...]

8W hen you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. Th e Installer restarts your c omputer . After y ou re star t, y ou ma y notice on y our de s k t op , a n ew i c on that repre sents a pri nter . It ’ s c alled a de s kt op pri nter , a nd it look s li ke t his . For inf or mati on about des kt op pri nters , se[...]

Te lling yo u r c o m puter t o u s e th e C olor S t yl eW r i te r 2500 Bef ore u sing y our printer , y ou mu st selec t it in the Chooser . 1S elect Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2 In the Chooser dialog box, click the appropriate items to select them. On most M ac intosh c omputers , the Chooser look s li ke thi s: 3C lose the Chooser by c[...]

Spe cia l i n f orma t ion fo r Po w e rB o o k o w ner s Po we rB ook computers that ha v e inter nal modems ma y require sp eci al setups . What y ou do dep ends on w hether the Po werbook ha s one or tw o serial ports on its bac k pan el. Pow e r B o o k com pu te rs w i t h o ne ser ia l po r t So me P ow erBook c omputers ha ve a s i ng le ser[...]

Printin g a do cum e nt to m a ke s u r e eve r y t hing’ s w or kin g Th e best w a y t o see if y our pri nter is set up correct l y is t o try pri ntin g so m e th i ng . T h e fol l ow i ng s t e p s de scribe ho w t o print the Co lor S W 2500- Tr oubleshoot i n g f ile that w as installed on your har d dis k, but y ou c an pri nt an y docum[...]

5C hoose the Print command from the File menu. 6 In the dialog box that appears, click the Print button. After a f e w mom ents , the pri nter begins pri nting the pa ge or pa ge s . If there ’ s a prob lem, see Chapter 5 f or s ug g e st i ons . (Th e most c ommon pr oblem i s f ailing to f oll o w the i nstr ucti ons i n “T elling Y our C omp[...]

Ch e cki ng th e prin t no zzl es The C o l or S ty leW riter 2500 pri nts b y spra yi ng in k ont o t he pap er thr ou gh ti ny no zzles . Som eti me s t hese small no zzles g et c lo g g ed af ter sitt ing unu sed f or a l on g ti me . T o make s ure all the nozzle s are workin g , f ollo w these steps: 1I f necessary, turn off the printer. The g[...]

4E xamine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing horizontal lines. The no zzle te st patter n app ears near the bottom o f the test pa ge . T he test patter n f or the f our -c ol or i nk cartrid g e l ooks like t hi s: Th e te st patter n for t h e opti onal blac k-onl y i nk cartrid g e looks like thi s: 5I f you see a broken line, one or [...]

23 Thi s c ha pt e r e x p l ains how t o use the C olor S ty leW riter 2500 for e v eryda y tas k s . Be fore y ou f oll o w t he i nstructi ons in thi s c hapter , mak e s ure the pri nter is set up a nd w orki n g , as de scribed i n Chapter 1 . No t e : If y ou u se Qui c kDra w GX, not all o f the instr uct i ons in this c hapter will appl y t[...]

24 Chapter 2 Loa ding th e sh e et fe e d er The sh eet f eeder ho lds paper , en v el opes , or other material s and f eeds them aut omat ic all y i nt o the printer . T o load t h e sheet feeder , f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Remove any paper or other materials that you don’t want to use. 2A djust the external paper selector, as shown in the next s[...]

25 Printing 4 Open the printer’s front cover. Wa it while the c ar rier mo v es t o the center posit i on . 5A djust the internal paper selector and extend the output tray. The le v er ha s three pos iti ons (tw o f or pap er , one f or en ve lopes) . In the pap er ( « ) pos it ions , the le v er lo wers t he i n k c ar trid ge , bringing it c l[...]

Here are details about t he ki nds of materi al s y ou c an use in y our Col or S tyleW riter 2500 pri nter . Print material Maximum Special instructions Plain paper 100 sheets m Use 16- to 24-pound paper. Premium coated paper 50 sheets m Use only paper designed for this printer. m The whiter side should face you. Premium Plus 50 sheets m Use only [...]

No tes abo ut en v el ope s S ee the instr uct i ons that c ame with t h e pro grams y ou use t o see if the y of f er speci al , eas y w a y s to f ormat a nd print env el opes . If not , choose t he env el ope si ze y ou ’ re us i n g in the P a ge Setup di alo g box and f or mat the env el ope tex t a s y ou li ke . Printin g a do c u men t Th[...]

28 Chapter 2 2C l i ck the Print button. If the printer is o f f , it aut omatic all y tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , th e document star ts to print. If bac kground pri nting i s tur n ed on, you c an c ont inue workin g w hile the document is printing . Y ou can als o monit or and c ontr ol t h e documents that are w ait ing t o pri[...]

29 Printing 3W hile the document is active on your screen, choose Page Setup from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. If the def ault sett i n g s sho wn here are sati sf act ory , y ou can s kip thi s step . Item in dialog box What you use it for Page Size Indicate the size of paper in the sheet feeder. Layout Print 2 [...]

4C hoose Print from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. Item in dialog box What you use it for Copies Type how many copies of the document you want. Pages Indicate how many pages of the document to print. To print the whole document, click All. To print a range of pages, type the beginning and end page numbers. As a sho[...]

5C l i ck the Print button. If the printer is o f f , it aut omatic all y tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , th e document star ts to print. If bac kground pri nting i s tur n ed on, you c an c ont inue workin g w hile the document is printing . Y ou can als o monit or and c ontr ol t h e documents that are w ait ing t o pri nt. (See “[...]

Adju s ting c olo r o p tion s To a d j u s t th e w ay col ors are printed, f oll ow t hese steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, click Color. Some pro grams pro v ide a c heck bo x y ou mu st c lic k i n order t o pri nt. See the R ead Me file f or i nformati on about pri ntin g in co lor wit h specif i c pro[...]

Wi th Co l orS ync tur n ed on a nd the A utomat ic matchin g met hod selec ted, t he Ma ci ntosh c hoose s t he b e st matc hing met hod for t he contents o f the document y ou are printing . If you are not s atis fied wit h the re s ults , you c an c hoose t he opti on y ou w a nt from the Matc hi n g Method pop-up m enu. Most of t h e ti me , ho[...]

Cre at i ng s p ec i a l e ff ec t s on t he Co lo r Sty l eW r it er 2500 Y ou can create a number of speci al ef f ects on the C o l or S ty leW riter 2500 by selec t ing opt i ons in the P a g e Setup , Pri nt , a nd C olor Opt ions di alo g bo x e s . Enlarg i ng or redu ci ng the prin t ed im ag e Y ou can enl ar ge or reduce the ima g e on th[...]

3C hoose the watermark you want from the pop-up menu. 4A djust the Density and Scaling. When the Density s lider i s all the w a y to t he ri ght , the w ater mark will print as dark as it i s i n the ori gi nal w atermark file . Not e t h e dif ferent e f fec ts o f the sc ali n g opti ons: m Centered sc ale s the imag e the same amount in both t [...]

Cre ati ng y ou r own water mar ks Y ou can use an y program t hat c a n sa v e PICT or PI CT2 f or mat file s t o create y our o wn w atermarks . F or ex ample , y ou c a n create a w atermark with y our com pa ny ’ s logo on it. 1 Create the file with a drawing program or any program that can save PICT or PICT2 files. Here are s ome t ips f or [...]

2S ave the PICT file inside the Printing Prefs folder. To find the Pri ntin g Pref s f ol der , op en the S y stem F ol der on y our hard di s k, th en open the Pref erences f older . Th e name y ou sa v e y our file a s will be the name t hat appears i n the W ater mark dial og bo x . No t e : If y ou send t he w ater mark t o s omeon e , the y al[...]

Se lec t i ng a ha l ft on i n g me t h od Halft oni ng i s a proce s s in whi c h co lors are blended b y us i n g an ar ra ng ement o f dif ferent-c ol ored dots . T he Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 blends c ol ors by u s i n g eith er a rep eating patter n or a ra ndom scattering o f dots . T he ra ndom method ge n er a ll y pr oduces a smoot her a[...]

Dr a g th e do cument y o u w a n t t o p r i n t t o a deskt o p p r i n t er i co n Y ou can s witc h t o a n e w def ault printer by dra g ging t he ic on o f any document y ou w ant to print t o t he icon o f the pri nter y ou w a nt to u se . (See “De s kt op Printing ” i n the sect ion “Printing a D ocument” ear lier i n this c hapter[...]

Cre at i ng, thr owing away , an d ma n i pu lat ing d e s k top prin ter ic ons To create a des k t op printer , selec t the printer i n the Chooser . After y ou c lose th e Chooser , the icon will appear on y our de s k t op . See “ Se lect t h e Printer by Us in g t he Chooser , ” i n the sect ion “ S witc hing B et w een Printers, ” ear[...]

Printin g whil e y o u us e y ou r co m p u t er Y ou can cont i nue t o w ork on y our computer w hile pri nting on the Col or S tyleW riter 2500 . T h e f eature t hat gi v e s y ou this ab ility is c alled bac kg r ound pr i nt i n g a nd i s aut omat ic all y tur n ed on when y ou install the Col or S tyleW riter 2500 so ft w are . (If y ou use[...]

Mon i t ori ng a nd co n t ro llin g b a c k gr o u nd pri nt i ng If y ou are us ing b ac kground printing , y ou can use t h e de s kt op pri nter feature s to monit or a nd contro l y our print requests . T o lear n ho w t o tur n bac kground printing on and of f , see “Pri nting While Y ou U se Y our C omputer , ” ear lier in this cha p t e[...]

m To put a print request on hold, selec t its t it le or ic on (by c lic ki ng it) , then c lic k th e Ho ld butt on. Th e pri nt reque st will sta y on hol d until y ou selec t its t it le agai n a nd c lic k the R es ume butt on. Y ou c an als o put the print request t hat ’ s cur rent l y pri nting on ho ld b y dra g gi n g it t o t he list o [...]

Shari ng y o ur p rinter wit h o the r u se rs If y our computer is c onn ected to ot h er computers o v er a n A pp leT alk n etw ork, y ou c a n allo w others on the netw ork to print on y our Co l or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 . The te c hno lo gy t hat lets y ou do thi s is c alled C o l orS hare . No t e : Bef ore y ou c an share the pri nter , oth[...]

To share the pri nter with ot her non–Quic kDra w GX users , f o llo w these steps: 1S elect Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2 In the Chooser dialog box, do the following: 3 In the Setup dialog box, make the changes you want. Th e name y ou gi v e the printer is the name ot hers will use t o se lect t he pri nter in t he Chooser . 45 Printing [...]

4T o 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 print the lo g with S impleT ex t, T eac hT ex t, or another w or d- proces s ing pro gram. T o f ind the lo g f ile , open y our S y stem F ol der; then op en th e Pr ef erence s f ol der and the Pri ntin[...]

Printin g on a sh are d C o lor S t yl e W ri ter 2500 After y ou tur n on C olorS hare (as de scrib ed i n the prev ious sec t i on) , others on y our netw ork can share y our pri nter . IMPORTANT Pe op le on the netw ork who w ant t o print on y our shared printer must install the C olor S ty leW riter 250 0 so ftw are on thei r computers a s de [...]

Con n ect i ng a Co l or St y leW r i te r 2500 t o a L oca lT a l k o r E the rT a l k ne tw o r k If y ou ha v e the opt ional C ol or Sty leW riter Loc alT alk Mod ule or EtherT al k Ad a p t e r , y ou can connect a C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter di rect l y to a Lo calT a l k or EtherT al k n etw ork. (Mak e sure y ou use t h e mode l t[...]

49 Thi s c ha pt e r e x p l ains how t o use dif ferent materi als and pri ntin g opti ons to m eet y our n eeds . Choosi ng prin t m ateria ls Here are s ome t ips on w hen and how t o use dif ferent print material s . Plain paper Us e p l ai n paper for e v eryda y printing . m Print quality ma y v ary dep ending on t he ma nuf acturer o f the p[...]

Pr emium coa ted p a per Us e premium coated paper f or e x ceptional print quality—f or ex ample , f or a fi nal draf t , a co lorfu l notice , or the master cop y of a pre sentati on . C olors appear richer and more v ibrant on s uc h paper . m Us e onl y coated paper des igned f or use with t he C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 . m One si de o f t[...]

B ack-pri n t fi l m Us e bac k-pri nt film f or the highe st print quality o f all—f or ex ample , f or di git ized phot ographs or impor ta nt client pre sentati ons . B ac k-pri nt film ha s a shiny s urf ace and w orks e xcept i onall y we ll w hen disp l a y ed b y b ac klight ing . m Us e onl y bac k-pri nt film de si gn ed f or use wit h t[...]

Qual ity F or hi gh e st-quality printing , choose B e st quality and print on coated or gl os s y paper , bac k-pri nt film , or transparencie s . Also us e t h e f oll owing se lec ti ons i n the C o l or Opti ons di al o g bo x . (T o disp la y th e di alo g bo x , c lic k the Co lor butt on in the Pri nt dial o g bo x . ) F or more inf ormati o[...]

Spe e d F or f aster printing , c hang e the Pri nt Quality sett i n g in the Pri nt di alo g bo x . (T o disp la y the dial og bo x, c hoose Pri nt from the File m enu . ) Col or printing tak es l on g er than bl ack-onl y printing . Th e opt ional hi gh-performance blac k i n k c ar trid ge i s de s i gn ed for e ff icient , hi gh-speed, bl ac k [...]

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55 It doesn ’ t tak e muc h e f fort to k eep y our C olor S ty leW riter 2500 pri nter i n g ood w orki ng c ondition . Y ou s imp l y ha v e t o repl ace the in k tan ks w h en the y r un out o f in k and c lean the pri nter or pri nt head if y ou noti ce a problem . (And occ a s i onall y , y ou shou ld rep l ace a worn-out i n k cartrid ge . [...]

Wh en to c h an ge in k ta n k s L ook c arefull y at y our pri nted do cuments t o see if a col or is mis sin g or f aded. Some ti mes i t ’ s obv ious—s uc h as w h en you run out of b lac k in k. A t other tim es y ou ma y notice t hat t he co lors seem wr ong—s uch a s w hen y ou ’ re printing a nature scene a nd y ou r un out of y ello[...]

4 Remove the new ink tank from its packaging. 5 Remove the plastic cap from the bottom of 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 ink ta nk on the lef t and the bl ac k in k tan k on the ri ght. 7C lose the printer cover. Don’t let anything touch the open[...]

Repl a ci ng th e in k car t r i d ge The ink c art ri d ge c ontains the pri nt head, the dev ice that tak es the in k and spra y s it on the paper . Th e Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 pri nter c ome s with a f our - col or c artrid g e with rep laceab le in k tan ks . Y ou can als o purcha se an opti onal hi gh-perf orma nce , blac k-onl y cartrid g[...]

How t o r e plac e th e i n k ca r t ri dge IMPORTANT Bef ore rep lac ing t he ca r trid g e , try printing t he test pa ge . (See “Checking t he Pri nt No zzles ” i n Chapter 1 . ) 1 Turn on the printer. 2 Open the printer’s cover. Wa it while the c ar rier mo v es t o the center posit i on . 3 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier and [...]

60 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 a n op en any document y ou w a nt a nd pri nt it as u su al. 61 Maintaining Your Printer[...]

St o r i n g the i n k car t r i dg e y ou a re n ’ t us i ng The C o l or S ty leW riter 250 0 come s with a f our -co lor c ar trid ge . I n additi on, y ou c a n purchase t h e opti onal high-perf or mance bl ac k c ar trid ge . While the y are sealed in thei r original pac ka ging , the in k c artrid g e s are protec ted. If you open both pac[...]

Cle ani ng th e outside of th e pri nter Bef ore y ou c lea n the pri nter , tur n it of f a nd un p lu g the pow er cord. Then wipe the outsi de o f the printer with a c lea n, so f t c loth dampened with w ater . If neces sary , you c an use a mild s oap or deterg ent. Be c arefu l not t o g et any liqu id in the po w er c or d receptac le . Cle [...]

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Th is c hapter pro v ide s s o luti ons to s ome problem s t hat y ou ma y enc ounter wh ile u s i n g y our Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 pri nter . As lo ng as you f o llo w the mai ntena nce instr uct i ons in Chapter 4 , y ou ’ re not li kel y t o ha v e any pr ob lems wit h y our pri nter . T he most comm on s ource o f troub le i s f aulty s o[...]

Sa f e ty p reca ut i o n s To prev ent dama ge t o the Co l or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter and har m t o y ourself a nd other users , f oll o w the se sa fety t ips . m Don ’ t t ouc h anyt hing ins ide t he pri nter ex cept a s de scribed in the ins truc t i ons i n thi s ma nual. Ot herwise , you ma y dama ge de lic ate mecha nical par ts .[...]

Remov i ng items from y our Fonts f old e r to s ol v e inst al lation pr obl ems Items in y our cur rent Fonts f ol der c a n i nterf ere with s ucce ss ful installat i on o f th e pri nter so ft w are . T o cor rect t he problem , fo llo w the se steps: 1 Quit all programs you are currently running. 2 Open the Fonts folder (inside the System Fold[...]

Usin g t h e C u stom Instal le r to sol v e i nstal lation problems F or another w a y t o work ar ound prob lems with c or r upted f onts , y ou c a n in stall t he pri nter so ftw are without installi ng t h e f onts that com e with t h e printer . (Th e di sad v a ntag e is that y ou w on ’ t be able t o u se the se f onts if y ou don ’ t a[...]

5 In the Custom Install dialog box, click the QuickDraw Printer Software checkbox. 6W hen you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk. The Ins t aller ejects di s ks and a s ks y ou to inser t others . K eep fo llo wing t he ins truc t i ons on the screen until the installat i on i s comp lete . 7W hen you see a[...]

Th e com p u te r d o esn ’ t reco g n iz e t he Co l o r Sty l eW ri t er 2500 If y ou ha v e selec ted t he Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 i n the Chooser but nothing prints, or y ou g et a me ss a ge that no C ol or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 is c onnected, one of t he condit i ons in the list that f oll ow s ma y be the cau se . No t e : Bef ore y o[...]

m If y our computer is not c onn ected t o a netw ork, tur n o f f App leT alk i n th e Chooser . m Th e printer ma y need to be re set. T ur n the pri nter o f f , count t o f i v e , then tur n it b ac k on . If y ou still c a n ’ t re s ol v e the problem , t he pri nter ma y not b e working pr op er l y . S ee the inf ormation about serv ice [...]

The l i ghts in di c a t e a pr ob le m Some ti mes th e lights on t h e printer si gnal a problem . m Both lights are off. To c onser ve ener gy , the pri nter tur ns itself o f f if it ’ s lef t id le f or s ome t ime (u su all y about 5 mi nutes) . If y ou s uspect a pr ob lem, pre s s the po wer butt on . If the li ghts remai n o f f , c hec [...]

Th e pri nter seems s low S ee the s ug g e stions under “ S p eed ” i n Chapter 3 . If y ou ha v e a Mac i ntosh IIfx , Macint osh Qu adra 90 0 , or Quadra 9 50 com puter , c heck t h e Seri al S witch c ontrol panel. Mak e sure it i s set to Co m p a t ible . No t e : The pri nter aut omat ic all y take s a f e w moments t o c lean the pri nt[...]

Mo re t h a n one p iece o f pa per p a sses t h ro ug h the p r i n t e r a t a t i me Fol l o w t h es e s t eps: 1 Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder. 2T u r n off the printer. 3T urn the printer back on. 4P ut the paper back in. Pap er o r en v el opes f e ed i m pr op erly If paper tears, g ets s ke wed, or c ome s throu gh the pri nte[...]

m Try to remove any torn or damaged pieces of paper from the printer. S ee “P ap er Is J ammed, ” earlier in thi s chapter . m Take the paper out of the sheet feeder and check it. Make s ure none of t he sh eets is cur led, bent, or do g-eared. Make s ure the ed g e s of the stac k lin e up ev enl y . Make s ure the lef t pap er gu i de isn ’[...]

The Col or S t yl e Writ e r 2500 w o n ’ t p r i n t a pa r t ic u la r do c ume n t If y ou attempt to print a do cument and no pag e is printed—not ev en a bl a n k one—try the f oll owing: m Check f or me s sa g e s on y our Mac intosh screen . Als o , open the wi ndo w f or y our printer by doub le-c lic ki n g its de s kt op ic on. m Y [...]

Messa ges a ppea r o n y ou r co m p u te r s c r een Most me ss a g e s t hat appear on your screen are se lf-ex p l anatory . F or ex ample , th ey ma y te ll y ou that the printer is out o f paper or that the pap er is jamm ed. Once y ou cor rect t he problem , the mes sa ge g o e s a w a y . Here are s ome ot her problem s that on-screen m e s [...]

Mem o r y i s l o w Once in a while , y our computer ma y b e temporaril y l o w on random-acce s s mem ory (RAM) . S ymptom s t h a t in di c a t e a mem o ry pr o b le m. m Some documents do not pri nt. m Some t ext i nco r r ect l y app ears i n the Gene v a f ont. m Characters l ook ja g ged. m An “ out o f memory ” me s sa g e appears on y[...]

m Tu rn on v ir tual mem ory in the Memory contr o l pan el. V i r tual mem ory is de scribed i n the i nstructi ons t hat c ame wit h your c omputer . (N ot e: Us i n g vi rt ua l memory c an sl o w do wn y our computer . ) m As lo ng as there are a n y print requests w aiting t o b e pri nted, Des k t op PrintMonitor (t he des k t op pri nting s [...]

Te x t p r i n t s , but pict u re s do not Some a dv a n ced pag e la y out and ar t pro grams use t he P ostS cript pa g e de scripti on lang ua g e , a l ang ua g e that t h e C olor S ty leW riter 250 0 do e s not understand. If y our pro grams ha v e a PICT pre v iew opt ion, y ou can print the f ile on a C ol or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 . Pag e [...]

Te x t l i nes u p i n co l u m ns o n the s cree n b u t n o t w he n i t pr i n t s Y ou ma y ha v e used space s (rather than tabs) to lin e up the tex t. Be c au se printers i nter pret spaces dif f erent l y than the screen do es , the tex t ma y f ail to lin e up w hen y ou print it. T ry rep l ac ing t he spaces wit h tabs . Y ou can als o m[...]

Print qu alit y is p o o r Most ima g e problems are c aused b y problem s with an i n k ca r trid g e or with y our c ho ice o f pap er . Don ’ t use the f oll o wing types o f pap er: m eras able typing paper m dama g ed, wri n kled, or stapled paper m mult ipart forms (“ carbonle ss c arbons ”) m glossy paper , unles s its especi all y de [...]

The i mag e i s t oo l i g h t o r t o o da rk If printing l ooks fu zz y becau se it ’ s too li ght or t oo dark, try t he f o llo wi ng: m Check t he nozzle s i n the pri nt head. See “Checking t he Pri nt No zzle s ” i n Chapter 1 f or i nstr ucti ons . If this doesn ’ t h elp , rep l ace one or both in k tan ks in the f our -co lor ink [...]

Printing ap pea r s o n o n l y pa r t o f the p a per Check t he select ions in the P a ge Setup di alo g bo x . Check t he nozzle s i n the pri nt head. See “Checking t he Pri nt No zzle s ” i n Chapter 1 f or i nstr ucti ons . If this doesn ’ t h elp , rep l ace one or more in k tan ks in t he f our -col or i nk cartrid ge , or rep l ace t[...]

Cle ani ng t h e pr i n t head To c l e a n the pri nt h ead, f oll o w the se steps: 1W hen you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the Print dialog box. No t e : If the pri nter is being shared b y u s i ng C ol orS hare , y ou must print the document from the c omputer that i s di rect l y connected t o the pri nter . Th e Ut iliti[...]

Printin g th e tes t page To pri nt the test pa ge , f oll o w t hese steps: 1T u r n 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. 5E xamine the nozzle test patt[...]

The i mag e p r i n ts wa v y o r dis to r t e d Make s ure that y ou are us i ng a rec ommended type of paper . Chec k the sett ing of t h e i n te r n al pap er selec t or abo v e the in k c ar trid ge . If the problem persi sts , see the informati on about ser v ice and s uppor t that c ome s wit h the printer . Sta i ns a ppea r o n p r i n ted[...]

Ink tank s a nd ca r t r i dg es r u n o u t o f i n k t o o q u ic kl y To ex tend the lif e o f y our i n k c artrid g e s , try the f o llo wi ng: m Se lect Dra f t print quality in the Pri nt dial og bo x whene v er y ou c a n . m Don ’ t clea n th e print h ead unles s neces sary . m Do n’ t print so lid b ackground c ol ors unle s s neces[...]

89 Gene ra l s pec i f i cat i o ns Marking engine m Therm a l in k jet en gin e Resolution Th e re s o luti on diff ers acc ordin g t o the quality o f pri nting y ou select. It i s ex pre s sed i n horizontal b y v er ti c al dots p er inch (dp i) . m Bes t: 7 20 x 360 dpi , with optimal in k density (aut omatic all y chosen f or th e pa p e r y [...]

90 Appendix A Connector cable m Ap pl e S y stem/P eripheral-8 c able Interface m Hi gh-sp eed serial (R S-422) m Opt i onal Loc alT alk m Opt i onal EtherT al k Fonts m Tr ueT yp e f ont support m 64 T r ueT ype fonts a v ailab le , cons i stin g o f the 43 t hat c ome wit h the Col or S tyleW riter 2500 a nd the 2 1 that c ome wit h Macint osh s [...]

91 Technical Information Paper sizes in millimeters (mm) and inches (") m U. S . L e tter: 2 1 5 . 9 mm x 2 7 9 . 4 mm (8 .5" x 1 1") m U. S . L e g a l: 2 1 5 . 9 mm x 3 5 5 . 6 mm (8 .5" x 1 4") m A4: 2 1 0 mm x 297 mm (8 . 3" x 1 1 . 7") m Ex ecuti v e: 1 84 . 1 5 mm x 266 . 7 mm (7 .25" x 1 0 .5") m [...]

Oper at i ng en vi ron ment Temperature m 15 ° t o 3 0 °C (5 9° to 8 6° F) Relative humidity m 10 p ercent t o 8 0 percent , noncondens i ng St o ra ge e n vir onm e nt Temperature m 0° t o 3 5° C (3 2° t o 9 5° F) Humidity m 5 percent to 9 5 p ercent, nonc ondensing Pow e r c o n s u mp ti o n Operating m 20 w atts max imum Pow e r r e qui[...]

Appl e par t numb e r s If y ou ha v e troub le findi ng an y of the f oll o wing pr oducts , the par t numb ers ma y h elp y ou describe them t o the dealer . Note , ho we v er , t hat par t numb ers so me ti mes cha nge as products are enhanced. Replacement ink tanks for four-color ink cartridge m Bla c k i n k ta n k: M3 3 30G/A m Col or in k ta[...]

Available Options m Col or S tyleW riter Loc alT alk Mod ule: M46 1 5ZM m St yle W r iter EtherT al k Adapter No r t h A m e r ica – st y le plu g: M4 77 5LL J ap an-styl e p l u g: M4 7 7 5J Co n t i n e n t a l E u ro p e –styl e pl u g: M4 77 5ZM Un i t e d K i n g d o m – st yle pl u g: M4 77 5B Aust r ali a-styl e p l u g: M4 7 7 5X 94 A[...]

95 A f ont is a co llecti on of letters , numb ers, and s ymbol s i n a dist i nct i v e typo graphic de si gn. Y our Macint osh c omputer and Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 printer come wit h a v ariety o f f onts that look great bot h on y our monit or and on paper . F onts com e in s uc h a v ariety o f f or mats that pr oblem s can s omet ime s ari[...]

96 Appendix B Tr u e T y pe f o n t s A T r ueT yp e f ont is sc al able , describ ing a typef ace without ri gidl y specifying a si ze . So it look s g ood whate v er s ize you c hoose . T r ueT ype fonts pr o v ide shar p tex t at a ny s ize on screen or on pap er . Y ou c an mix and match T r ueT ype fonts from v arious f ont v endors . Tr u e T[...]

97 Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2500 Y ou can als o use t he K e y Caps de s k acces sory t o ex ami n e f onts . See the documentati on that c ame with y our c omputer f or i nstr ucti ons . Bit m ap p e d f o n t s Bi tm app ed f onts cons ist o f “pic ture s ” of a typef ace at specif ic s izes . F or ex amp le , you mi ght ha v e [...]

98 Appendix B Po s tScr i p t f o n t s Po s tS cr i pt is a pa ge-de scription l a ng ua ge t hat defines the c haracters , s ymbol s, a nd ima g es that appear on eac h pa g e o f a document. A P ostS cript f ont come s as a pai r of f onts: an outline font f or the printer a nd a c or re sponding bi tm apped f ont f or disp l a yi ng type on y o[...]

How T r ueT y pe f o n t s w o rk w i t h o the r ki n d s o f f on t s Alt hou gh T r ueT ype f onts o f fer di st inct adv a ntag es , y our C ol or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter c an als o use other kinds of f onts . Tr u e T y pe a nd b i t ma pped f o n t s Ma ci ntosh c omputers runni n g S y stem 7 come wit h bot h bit mapped (screen) f ont[...]

100 Appendix B Usi n g onl y T r ueT ype fonts pr oduces a c l oser matc h betw een the appeara nce of t y p e on the screen a nd on pap er . How e v er , a do cument y ou ’ v e already created with b itmapped f onts will b e ref ormatted with the cor responding Tr ueT yp e f onts , and li ne breaks in the do cument ma y c hang e . S imilar l y ,[...]

How th e M a ci ntosh lo o ks fo r fo n t s Here ’ s the search or der y our Mac intosh u ses t o deter min e w hic h f ont t o disp la y on y our screen w h en y ou choose a specif ic s ize: 1. a n i n s t a lled bit mapped font in that s ize , if on e ex i sts 2. a s c aled T rueT ype font , if no bit mapped font e xi sts 3. a n A dobe T ype Ma[...]

102 Appendix B Wh e r e fonts ar e store d A ll f onts f or y our C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter re s ide in speci al p l ace s within the S y stem Fo lder . T o i nstall f onts, y ou dra g them to t he S y stem Fo ld er . Y our Macint osh will aut omatic all y put them where the y b el on g—in th e F on t s folder w i thi n th e S y ste m[...]

Sui t ca ses A f ont su itc ase i s a speci al f ol der f or collec tions o f f onts . Su itc ase s pro v ide a c on venient w a y t o org anize f onts i n the same f ont f amil y . F or ex ample , it ’ s a g ood idea t o use a s i n gle s uitc ase (c alled Co u r ie r ) f or all f onts in the Courier f ont f amil y—all C ourier roman f onts a [...]

Co m b i n i n g s u itcase s : To m e r g e all the f onts from one su itc ase with another , dra g one s uitc ase on t op of t he other . A ll the f onts from the dra g g ed s uitc a se will g o into t h e other , and the dra g ged s uitc ase will di sappear . No t e : To a v oi d c onfu s i on, rename a f ont s uitc ase w h en e ver y ou put mor[...]

Sty l ed f on t s Most f onts that com e with y our C o l or L aserW riter 1 2/6 0 0 PS-J printer ha v e def i ned sty le s . F or e x ample , if y ou op en the B ookman f ont (contai n ed i n a su itca se in the F onts f older , whi c h i s insi de y our S y stem F older) , y ou see file s f or bo ld and italic v ers i ons o f the f ont. Bu t f on[...]

Com mo n qu es t i o ns a b out fon ts Here are s ome que stions t hat o f ten c ome up about f onts . What kind of fonts should I buy? Usi n g a f ont that has bot h bit mapped a nd T rueT ype vers ions w orks best. Th e bitm a pp ed v e rsi on looks great on t he screen a nd the T r ueT yp e f onts pri nt b eautifu ll y on the C o l or S ty leW r[...]

What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? The A pp l e c la ss ic f onts are the original ten bit mapped f onts that c ame with th e fi rs t Ma ci nt osh in 1 9 84 . Th ese f onts , w hi c h all ha v e city name s , inc lude At he ns , Cairo (a pi c ture f ont) , Chic a g o , Genev a, London, Los An gele s , Monaco , Ne w Y ork, S a n Fra nc i s[...]

What is font substitution? F ont S ubstitut i on, w hic h isn ’ t a v ailab le f or y our C ol or S ty leW riter 2500 printer , is an opti on in the P ag e Setup dial og bo x f or certai n P ostS cript printers . Wh en f ont subst itution i s tur n ed on, these printers will use the i r built-in equi v alents f or three bit mapped fonts (T im e s[...]

109 Be tw een the f onts that c ome with y our Mac intosh and those t hat c ome wit h th e printer , there are 28 f ont f amilie s (and 6 4 total sty led f onts) a v ailab le as s oon a s y ou i nstall the Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 so ft w are . Name in Font menu Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with 4 ITC Avant Garde ® Color [...]

Name in Font menu Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with 4 ITC Lubalin Graph ® Color (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 2500 4 Lucida Bright Color (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 2500 1 ITC Machine ® Color StyleWriter 2500 1M onaco Macintosh 4 Helvetica Narrow Color (plain, italic, bold, and b[...]

111 Th e Mac i ntosh does a l ot o f w ork to mak e sure t hat t he co lors y ou see on y our di spl a y c lose l y match t he co l ors y ou get on y our pri nters , sc a nners , and other de v ices . T he so f t w are that doe s thi s w ork is c alled Co lorS ync . Bec ause Col orS ync does its w ork b ehi nd the scenes , y ou don ’ t ha ve t o [...]

About C olo r Syn c Col orS ync i s a s y stem ex tens ion that pr o v ides c olor -con v ers i on c apabilitie s a nd impro v e s c o lor c onsi stenc y . Co lorS ync “transl ates ” the co lors u sed on on e de v ice so t hat t he y matc h the c ol ors displ a y ed or pri nted on another de v ice . Col orS ync c o lor c onv ers ion i s a centr[...]

Nex t, C ol orS ync con v er ts de v ice-sp ecif ic c olors int o standard c olors . T he CIE col or standard de scribe s co lors in ter ms o f how t he y are p ercei v ed by t he human e y e under sta ndardized li ghtin g condit ions . (CIE sta nds f or the Co mmi s s ion Inter national de l ’Ec lairag e , the I nter nati onal C ommi s si on on [...]

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Thi s ap pe ndix ex pl ai ns ho w t o u se the Qui ckDra w GX s o f tw are with the Col or S tyleW riter 2500 . (If y ou installed Quic kDra w GX after y ou set up y our printer , y ou mu st reinstall the C o l or S ty leW riter 2500 so ftw are . ) Te llin g yo ur c o m puter to u s e th e C olor S t yl eW ri t er 2500 w it h Qu i ckD raw GX Ma ke [...]

3 In the Chooser dialog box, click items to select them. So me Chooser f eatures c hang e , dep endi ng on t h e selec t i on y ou made i n step 2 . If y ou chose Seri al i n step 2 , the Chooser look s li ke thi s: If no por t is a v ail ab le and y our computer i s a Po werB ook, see “ Spec i al In fo rm ati on for P o w erB ook O wners ” i n[...]

117 Printing With QuickDraw GX 4C lose the Chooser dialog box. If y ou c l ose the Chooser without creat ing at lea st one des k top printer , thi s mes sag e appears . To use a printer f or w hic h you ha v e no de s k t op ic on, y ou must se lec t the printer i n the Chooser and c lic k C reate . If you se lec t the printer but don ’ t cl ic k[...]

If y ou are us ing a GX-s a vv y pro gram, there are tw o v ersi ons o f the P a g e Set up di alo g bo x . This i s the ba si c v ersi on: In t he e x panded dial o g bo x, y ou c a n selec t a specif i c printer . 3W hen you’ve made your choices, click Format (or OK in a program that’s not GX-savvy). Y our do cument i s no w set up for printi[...]

Printin g a do c u men t To pri nt a do cument , f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Open the document you want to print, or select its icon in the Finder. 2C hoose Print from the File menu. A di alo g bo x appears , di spl a ying a number of printing opt ions . Th e di al o g bo x y ou see ma y not ex act l y match an y of the illu strati ons i n step 3 , bu[...]

If y ou are us ing a GX-s a vv y pro gram, there are tw o v ersi ons o f the Print di alo g bo x . T his is t he ba s ic v ersi on: In t he e x panded dial o g bo x, y ou c a n mak e additi onal cho ice s . 4W hen you are satisfied with the settings, click Print. If neces sary , the printer tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , begins print[...]

Adju s tin g qu alit y o p ti o n s To a d j u s t th e w ay col ors are printed, f oll ow t hese steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2M ake sure the expanded dialog box appears. If neces sary , c lic k More Cho ice s . 3 In the expanded dialog box, click the Quality icon and set any options you like. 4W hen you are satisfied with the setting[...]

Cle ani ng th e pr i n t hea d To c l e a n the pri nt h ead, f oll o w the se steps: 1W hen you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the expanded Print dialog box. 2W hen you are satisfied with the settings, click Print. If neces sary , the printer tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , begins printing y our do cument. Don ’ [...]

If y o u c ho o se no t t o use Q u i ckD raw GX p ri n t i n g If y ou ’ re unhapp y with the quality o f col or pri ntin g on y our Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 , try tur ni n g o f f the Quic kDra w GX pri nting s of t w are and us i n g the re g ul ar Quic kDra w pri ntin g s o f tw are . Y ou c an deci de w hic h y ou pref er . 1 Open a prog[...]

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The printin g s o f tw are that y ou i nstalled in Chapter 1 requi res that y ou ha v e at least one printer icon on y our de s kt op . If y ou don ’ t w a nt to u se the de s kt op printing s o f t w are , y ou must remo v e t he des k t op printing s of tw are , as sho wn in th ese steps: Before you begin Fi nd the dis ks t hat c ame with t he [...]

4 In the Installer dialog box, choose Custom Remove. 5 In the Custom Remove dialog box, click the Desktop Printing Software checkbox. 126 Appendix F Choose Custom Remove from this pop-up menu. Finally, when you’re ready to begin, click Remove. First, click this checkbox. (An X appears to show it’s selected.) Second, make sure the disk named her[...]

6W hen you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk. The Ins t aller ejects di s ks and a s ks y ou to inser t others . K eep fo llo wing t he ins truc t i ons on the screen until the proce s s i s c omplete . 7W hen you see a message reporting that the process was successful, click Restart. Th e Installer restar[...]

Mo ni to ring and c ont rol l i ng prin t r e que sts without d e sk top prin ters If y ou don ’ t ha v e des k t op pri nters , you mu st use the PrintMonitor pr o gram t o m onit or and contr ol b ackgr ound printing . 1W hile your document is printing, choose PrintMonitor from the Application menu at the far right of the menu bar. 2 In the Pri[...]

129 If y ou n eed t o mo v e the Co l or S tyleW riter 2500 pri nter a l on g distance , fol l ow t h e s e steps . 1 Turn off the printer and unplug it. 2 Remove the power cord and serial cable. 3 Open the printer’s front cover. 4L eave the ink cartridge in the printer, and apply a piece of tape to hold the cartridge in place. App e n di x G P a[...]

5C lose the cover. 6 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder. 7P ush the paper support and output tray back inside the printer. 8 Repack the printer in its original packing material. When the pri nter ar ri v e s at its ne w loc ation, unpac k it and set it up as de scribed i n Chapter 1 . 130 Appendix G[...]

A A4 paper 13, 91 AC power adapter 3, 92 Adobe PostScript font icon 98 Adobe Type Manager 79, 98, 100, 106 alcohol-based or ammonia-based cleaners 2, 63 alias for a desktop printer icon, creating 40 Align Top Left watermark scaling option 35, 36 Apple-authorized dealer/service provider obtaining ink cartridges and supplies 58 purchasing new system [...]

C cables Apple System/Peripheral-8 3, 90, 93 checking connections 70 LocalTalk 11 network 11 serial 11 “carbonless carbon” paper 49, 82 carrier handling of 7–8, 10 replacing the ink cartridge and 59, 61 Centered watermark scaling option 35, 36 changing the order of items to print, background printing and 43 Chooser changing the default printe[...]

D damaged paper 49, 74–75, 82 default desktop printer icon 38, 40 default printer, changing 38–39 deleting a print request, background printing and 42 density of watermarks 35, 36 desktop printer creating 17, 40, 116 formatting a document for, QuickDraw GX 118 desktop printer icons appearance after removing desktop printer software 127 creating[...]

filling the sheet feeder. See loading the sheet feeder fixed-size fonts 97 folders Fonts 67, 102, 106 font suitcases 103–104 Printing Prefs 37, 46, 81 Fontek PostScript font icon 98 font families 109–110 fonts Apple classic fonts 107 bitmapped 97, 99–100, 106 corrupted, resolving installation problems 66–69 displaying in the Fonts menu 106 [...]

ink checking if the printer is out of ink 76 reducing the amount used 53 smears when rubbed, troubleshooting 83 ink cartridges extending the life of 88 installing 7–10 part numbers for 93 preventing from drying out 4, 6, 62 replacing 58–61 storing 4, 62 switching 53 troubleshooting 76 unpacking 3 ink cartridge storage case 3, 4, 62 ink tanks ex[...]

M maintenance tasks. See also safety instructions cleaning the printer 2, 63, 87 replacing ink tanks 55–57 replacing the ink cartridge 58–61 storing a second ink cartridge 62 Matching Method pop-up menu (Color Options dialog box) 33 memory low memory indications and suggestions 78–79 required for the printer x virtual memory 4, 79 messages on[...]

paper selector lever external 13, 24 internal 25, 87 paper support, extending 13, 24 paper type, indicating 30, 77, 118, 119, 121 part numbers list 93–94 password for network printer usage 45, 47 Pattern halftoning option 32, 38, 83 PICT/PICT2 format files, watermarks and 36, 81 pictures do not print, troubleshooting 80 pixels 96 plain paper tips[...]

mini pages (2 or 4) 29, 37 non-standard documents 28–31 on a shared printer 47 on various paper finishes 26 in portrait orientation 27–28, 29, 117 previously formatted documents 31 with QuickDraw GX 115–122 reducing cost of 53 scaled documents 29, 34, 117, 118 selected pages of a document 30 several documents at once 31 specific number of cop[...]

R radio and television reception, interference with vi RAM. See memory Read Me file 32 reducing the printed image. See scaling removing desktop printing software 125–127 jammed or damaged paper 73, 75 renaming a desktop printer icon 40 a network printer 48 repacking the printer 129–130 replacing the ink cartridge 58–61 ink tanks 55–57 reset[...]

T technical specifications of the printer 89–91 television and radio reception, interference with vi temperature range for the printer 92 test page, printing 19–20, 56, 59, 84, 86 test pattern for print nozzles, interpreting 22, 86 three-hole punched paper 24 throwing away a desktop printer icon 40 transparencies loading into the sheet feeder 2[...]

U unpacking the printer 3–4 unplugging the printer 2, 5, 6, 63, 66 urgent print requests, background printing and 43 U.S. letter-size paper 13, 27–28 Utilities dialog box 85 utilities options to clean the print head 30, 85, 122 V vertical orientation. See portrait orientation virtual memory low memory condition and 79 Power Macintosh users and [...]

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