Apple 6500 manual

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iii Co m m uni cat ions re gu lati on i nf ormation v i We l c o me i x 1S e t t i n g U p Yo u r P r i n t e r 1 Im porta nt saf ety i nstr uct ions 1 Unpacking t h e pri nter 3 Pl u ggi ng i n the pri nter 5 Tu r n i n g t h e pri nter on a nd o ff 6 Ins ta lli n g the i nk cartrid ge s 7 Loa di ng paper i nto t h e paper tra y 1 0 Printing the s[...]

2P r i n t i n g F r om a M a c OS Co m p u t er 1 9 Ins ta lli n g the Mac O S pri nter s of tw are 1 9 Po we r M acintosh u sers a nd v i r tual memory 23 Usi ng a di rect l y connected C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 2 4 Us in g a Co lor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 on a LocalT alk netw ork 25 Ali gni ng t he i nk cartrid ge s 2 7 Qui ck instr ucti ons f [...]

5T i p s o n P a per , Qu a l i ty , Speed , a nd C os t 63 Choos i n g pri nt materi als 6 3 Quality 6 5 Sp eed 6 6 Co s t 6 6 6T r o u b l e shooti ng 67 Saf et y prec autions 6 7 General problem s a nd so luti ons 68 Cle an i ng the in k c ar trid g es 7 3 Solu ti ons specif ic t o a Mac O S computer 7 5 Solu ti ons specif ic t o a W i ndo ws/DO[...]

Co mmunic ation s r eg u l a t i on i n f o rma t i o 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 equ[...]

I ndustry Canada statement This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. VCCI Class 2 statement vii Communications Regulation Information[...]

Co n gratul ati ons on your purc hase o f the App le C olor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 printer . This manual de scribes ho w to set up t h e pri nter and how t o use it. Ma i n f ea t u res o f the Co l o r Sty l eW ri te r 6500 pr i n t er The C o l or S ty leW riter 65 0 0 w orks with M ac OS and W i ndow s/DO S com puters . m Th e C ol or Sty leW rit[...]

Sy stem re q ui rement s fo r a Mac O S com pu t er To i n s t a ll the printer so ft w are a nd u se the Co lor S ty leW riter 6500 pri nter with y our Mac O S computer , y ou n eed m a Mac O S c omputer with a 68 0 20 or higher central proce ss i ng unit (CP U) , an y M ac i nt osh ex cept a Mac i nt osh Plus , SE , Cl as s ic ® , P or table , o[...]

Thi s c ha pt er int r oduce s the App le Co lor S ty leW riter 6500 pri nter a nd explai n s how t o set it up . After y ou f oll o w the i nstr ucti ons i n this c hapter , yo u ’ ll b e ready t o pri nt. Impor t ant s afet y in s t ructi ons Alw a ys t a ke th e fo ll o wing prec auti ons: m K eep the printer co v er c losed w h en printing . [...]

m Do n’ t use alc ohol-b ased or ammoni a-ba sed c lean ers on or around t h e printer . m Alw a y s unplu g the pri nter b e f ore c lea ni n g it. m Cl ea n the outsi de of the printer with a damp c lot h a nd, if n eces sary , a mild so ap or deterg ent. Be c are ful not t o get li quid int o the pri nter or the po wer co rd receptac le . Wa t[...]

Unp ac king t h e p rinter 1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridges in their packages. 2 Remove the tape and packing material from the outside of the printer. Color StyleWriter 6500 Floppy disk CD-ROM disc Black cartridge Color cartridge Macintosh serial cable Power cord 3 Setting Up Your Printer[...]

3 Open the printer’s cover and remove the packing material from the inside of the printer. The r e are three w hite pl ast ic piece s i nser ted i nsi de of t he pri nter . R emo v e the two la rge pi ece s that are acros s the top o f the c ar ria g e . Th en f oll ow t h e n e x t step t o remo ve t h e thi rd, smaller p iece . 4S lide the carr[...]

Plu g gin g in t h e p r int e r Plug t h e c onnect or end of t h e po wer c ord into t h e printer a nd then plu g the other end into a gr ounded outlet. IMPORTANT The onl y w a y t o disc onn ect po w er complete l y is t o un plu g the po wer c ord. Mak e s ure that at least one end o f the pow er cor d is within eas y reac h so that y ou can u[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e pri nter on a nd o ff To t u r n on the printer , pres s the po wer butt on. The green pow er li ght gl ow s . To t u r n t h e printer of f , pres s the pow er butt on ag ai n . T he pow er li ght goes out. WARNING Ex cept i n a n emer g ency , make s ure the printer is tur n ed o ff be f ore y ou unplu g it. (When the pow er li[...]

Inst a llin g t h e in k ca r t r i dg es Each i n k cartrid ge c ontai ns a pri nt head, whi ch spra y s the in k ont o the pap er . Tr eat it gent l y so y ou don ’ t damag e it. 1 To turn on your printer, press the power button. The gr een po w er light c omes on . 2 Open the front cover. No t e : If t h e c ar rier do es not mo v e aut omatic[...]

3 Lift both of the ink-cartridge latches. 4G rasp each ink cartridge by its sides and carefully remove the tape from the cartridge’s print head. Y ou ma y sa fe l y touc h the the bl ack p la sti c , but b e c areful not t o t ouch an y other par t. Color ink cartridge Black ink cartridge Make sure you remove the tape from both cartridges. Ink-ca[...]

5S lide the ink cartridges down into the carrier, and then close the latch over each cartridge. Pre ss f i r ml y to snap eac h latc h i nto p lace . 6C lose the printer’s front cover. When you close the cover, you can hear the carrier move to the right. IMPORTANT If the orange resume light blinks after you close the cover, the ink cartridges are[...]

Loa ding p a per i n t o the p ape r t ra y Th e paper tra y holds up t o 1 50 sheets of 20-pound paper and feeds t h e paper aut omatic all y into t h e printer . Y ou c a n load many s izes o f paper a nd other media i nto the sheet feeder a s descri b ed in Chapter 4 , but t o pri nt the samp le pa ge , as de scribed i n the nex t secti on, use [...]

3 Load the paper into the lower tray, print side down. The wr apper that t h e paper come s i n us uall y tell s whi ch s ide t o pri nt fi rst. 4S lide the paper adjusters in to touch the edges of the stack of paper. Slide the paper lengthwise into the tray, print side down. 11 Setting Up Your Printer[...]

Pr inting th e s amp l e p a g e To see what y our printer can do , print the sample pa g e . 1M ake sure the printer is turned on. 2W ith the printer’s power light on, press and hold the resume button until the orange light goes out. Th e printer pri nts the samp le pa ge , y our fi rst full-co lor document from y our Col or S ty leW riter 65 0 [...]

Con ne ct i ng th e pr i n t er d i rec t l y t o a Mac O S com pu t er If y ou w ant to add t h e pri nter t o a LocalT al k netw ork, see t h e nex t sect ion, “C onn ectin g t o a n A pple Loc alT al k Netw ork (Opti onal) . ” If you ha ve a Wi ndo ws/DO S c omputer , see “C onn ecting t h e Pri nter Direct l y t o a Wi ndo ws/DO S Compute[...]

So me P o werB ook computers ma y require sp eci al setting s . F or details , see “S pe ci al Inf or mat ion f or Po w erBook O wners ” in the sect ion “U sing a C o lor St yle W r iter 65 0 0 on a Loc alT alk Netw ork ” i n Chapter 2 . Con ne ct i ng t o an A pp le L oca lT a l k netw or k (op t i o na l) If y ou w ant to c onnect y our p[...]

4C onnect the printer to the network in one of these two ways: m To c o nn ec t t he pr int e r to t he end of a Lo c alT al k ne t w o r k , us e th e Loc alT al k ca b l e to c onn ect t h e unused s o c ket o f the n eare st de v ice ’ s connect or bo x to th e pri nter ’ s connect or bo x . No t e : Th e printer ’ s connect or bo x ma y n[...]

Con ne ct i ng th e pr i n t er t o a n Et herT a l k ne tw or k If y ou ha ve t h e optional C olor S ty leW riter E therT alk A dapter II, y ou can c onnect a C ol or Sty leW riter 6500 pri nter di rect l y to an EtherT al k netw ork. To attach t h e EtherT alk A dapter and connect y our C ol or S tyleW riter 65 0 0 t o th e n e tw ork , f ollo w[...]

Con ne c t i n g th e prin ter di re ct l y t o a Wi nd ows / DO S com pu t er No t e : Y ou shou ld not use t h e pri nter with a M ac OS c omputer a nd a Wi ndo ws/DO S c omputer connected at the sam e time . 1M ake sure the computer is turned off. 2P lug the cable into the parallel port on the printer. Be sure t o c lip the connect or in place t[...]

Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains ho w to install the C olor S ty leW riter 6 0 0 0 Serie s pri nter softw a re and star t printing . If y ou ha ve a W i ndow s/DO S computer , see Chapter 3 . F or detailed i nf or mation on printin g sp ec ifi c ki nds o f do cuments , s uch a s en ve lopes , index c ards , a nd transparencie s , see Chapter 4 . Inst a[...]

Usin g t h e M inim a l P ri n te r So ftw a re f l op p y d i sk If y ou ha ve a CD-R OM dri v e , s kip to t he n ex t secti on, “U sing t h e App le Pr i n t e r S o f t w a re C o l l e c t i o n CD-R OM Di sc . ” If y ou do not ha ve a CD-R OM dri v e , the Co lo r Styl eW ri t er 6000 S er ie s M i ni m a l Pr i n t e r S o f t w a re flo[...]

Usin g t h e A p p l e P ri n te r So ftw a re C ol lec t i o n CD-R OM d i sc 1 Turn off any automatic virus-detection applications you have on your Mac OS computer. If y ou don ’ t , problems ma y o ccur duri n g the i nstallat ion . After installat ion i s com p lete , you c a n tur n the v i r us-detec ti on pro grams bac k on. (S ee the in s[...]

9I n the Installer dialog box, click Install. After a f e w moments , the Installer b e gi ns t o i nstall the pri nter s o ft w are . A status bo x keeps y ou inf or med o f pro gres s d uri n g i nstallat ion . 10 When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. Th e Installer restarts y our computer . After y ou [...]

Inst allat ion troubl e sh o oti ng If the Installer can ’ t comp lete the i nstallat ion, it will i s sue a w ar ning me s sa ge . Here are s ome w a y s t o fix comm on problem s: m Y ou ma y not ha v e the cor rect har dw are or s y stem so ft w are f or thi s printer . If s o , the Installer will tell y ou what y ou ’ re mis sin g . m Y ou [...]

Usin g a dir e c t ly c o nn e c t e d Co l or St y leW ri te r 6500 If y our pri nter is c onnected di rect l y to y our computer wit h a serial c able , fo llo w these instr uct ions f or selec ting it in the Chooser . If y our pri nter is c onnected t o a Lo calT al k n et w ork, see the nex t secti on, “U s ing a C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 [...]

Usin g a C o lo r S t yl e W riter 6 5 00 on a L oca lT a l k netw or k If y our pri nter is c onnected t o a Lo calT al k n et w ork, f oll ow t h ese instr uct ions to se lect it i n the Chooser a nd to rename it. 1M ake sure the printer is turned on. 2S elect Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 3 In the Chooser dialog box, click the appropriate i[...]

Spe cia l in f orma ti on fo r Po w e rB oo k ow ners Po we rB ook computers ma y requi re sp ec ial setups . What you do depends on wh ether the P ow erBook ha s on e or tw o serial ports on its bac k pa n el. No t e : Th is informati on is f or P ow erB ook users w ho connect t h e pri nter di rect l y to t hei r computer with a seri al c able . [...]

Al ign ing th e in k ca r t ri dg es Each ti me y ou install a new in k cartrid ge , y ou n eed to f ollo w the se steps: 1I f necessary, turn on the printer. The gr een po w er light shou ld b e on. IMPORTANT If the orang e res ume li ght blin ks , the i n k c ar trid g es are not ins ta lled prop erl y . T ur n the printer of f . T hen f ollo w t[...]

8I n the Services panel that appears, click the checkbox next to “Align ink cartridges before printing.” 9I n the Services panel, click Print. 10 Read the message that appears, and click Continue. 11 Examine the patterns that appear on the printed page. From am ong the sets o f parallel lin e s, c hoose the horizontal set and the ve r t i ca l [...]

12 Choose the number and letter of the best-aligned horizontal and vertical lines, and click OK. Th e printer pri nts a sec ond pag e containi ng patter ns y ou c a n use t o v erify tha t th e alignment i s acceptable . 13 If the patterns on the second printed page are acceptable, click Proceed. 14 Click OK in the remaining dialog boxes. Y ou ha v[...]

Qui c k inst ru cti ons fo r pri nt i ng stand ard docum e nts Fol l ow t h e i n s t r u c ti ons i n thi s sect ion t o print a sta ndard document: m standard paper size (8 . 5" by 1 1" in the United State s) m plai n pap er m por trait pag e orientati on (so w hen you l ook at the pri nted pag e , it i s lon g er tha n it i s wide) m n[...]

Deta i led i n struct ions f or pri nt ing do cum ent s To t a k e a d v a nta ge o f the speci al feature s of t h e C ol or Sty leW riter 6500 , f oll ow th ese steps: 1I f you haven’t already selected the Color StyleWriter 6500 in the Chooser, do so now. Y ou shoul d ha v e selec ted the Co lor S ty leW riter 6500 earlier in thi s chapter , a [...]

4I f you’d like to print with a watermark, open the General pop-up menu and choose Watermark. Choose the w ater mark y ou w ant from t he pop-up menu and then adju st the dens ity a nd sc ali ng . 32 Chapter 2 Look here to see the watermark you choose. Move this slider to adjust how dark the watermark should print. Look here to see the effects of[...]

5C hoose Print from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. F or more opt ions , use t h e mai n pop-up menu . No t e : Clicki ng the “ S a v e Sett i n gs ” or “R e v er t t o Def ault ” butt ons i n any o f th e Pr i n t Dial og pan els s a v es or re ve r ts to de f ault t h e setting s f or all the pan els . Y o[...]

34 Chapter 2 6W hen you have chosen the printer settings you want, click Print. F or y our con v enience , the Print button i s a v ailable in any di alo g bo x y ou use . On the nex t fe w pa ge s of t his manual , y ou ’ll find ex p l anati ons o f the opti ons av ailab le from the Print dial og bo x: P aper T ype/Quality , L a y out , C ol or [...]

La y o ut se tt i ng s i n t he P ri n t d ia l og bo x 35 Printing From a Mac OS Computer Look here to see the effects of the layout options you choose. Choose 1, 2, or 4 pages per sheet from this pop-up menu. To print a border separating the pages in a 2- or 4-page layout, click to put an X in this checkbox. To save these settings for printing fu[...]

Co lo r s etti ngs i n th e P ri n t d i a l og bo x Th e C ol orS ync co lor -matc hing s y stem mak es s ure that c olors l ook as c ons istent a s poss ib le no matter what de v ice y ou use t o v ie w them—monit or or printer . In additi on, Co lorS ync h elps gi v e y ou the b e st poss ible c ol ors wh e n y ou e xport the imag e t o anothe[...]

No t e : The 1 3" m onit or use s the def ault s y stem pro file . If y ou are us i ng a dif ferent m onitor , y ou should open the C ol orS ync contr ol pan el and select t h e co rr ec t s y stem pro file f or y our monit or or Po werB ook disp la y . F or the b e st colo r, you need t o choose a specif ic pro file f or your m onitor . I n t[...]

Serv i ces i n t he P ri n t d i a l og bo x 38 Chapter 2 To save these settings for printing future documents, click here. For details about cleaning ink cartridges, see Chapter 6. To align new ink cartridges, click to put an X in this checkbox. To return to the default printer settings, click here.[...]

Usin g c u stom paper siz e s If y ou ha ve a spec i al s ize of paper to print on, y ou c a n def i n e its size and ch arac terist ic s and add it to t h e P aper S ize pop-up menu in th e P ag e Setup di alo g bo x . 1C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, choose Edit Custom Paper Sizes from the Paper Size pop-u[...]

4I n the Custom Paper Size Info dialog box, enter the settings you want. The min imum paper s ize y ou c a n use is 3 . 93" b y 5 . 7" (1 0 0 mm b y 1 4 4 mm) . The ma x imum pap er s ize is 8 .5" b y 1 4" (2 1 6 mm by 3 5 6 mm) . 5I n t h e Custom Paper Size List dialog box, click Done. 40 Chapter 2 To change a custom size, sel[...]

6 Before you print a document on the custom paper you have specified, be sure you also choose the appropriate setting from the Paper Type pop-up menu. To get t o the P ap er T yp e pop-up menu, choose Print from t h e File menu, and th en c hoose P ap er T yp e/Quality fr om the mai n pop-up menu. 41 Printing From a Mac OS Computer[...]

42 Chapter 2 Cre at ing y our own water m arks Tr aditi onall y a w ater mark is a trans lucent ima g e impre s sed on a piece o f paper that y ou c an see onl y by ho lding the paper up to t h e li ght. T h e Co lor St yle W r iter 65 0 0 c a n ’ t do that , but it c an put a n ima ge on eac h pa ge o f y our document , creating the illu si on o[...]

43 Printing From a Mac OS Computer m Th e printing s of tw are deter mi nes t h e pl acement o f the w atermark based on wh e r e it cal cul ates the upper -lef t and lo wer -ri ght cor n ers o f the imag e are . If y ou w ant to ha ve m ore contro l o ver t h e pl acement , y ou c a n u se y our dra wing pr ogram t o pl ace a dot abov e a nd to th[...]

44 Chapter 2 m Se lect t h e icons o f the do cuments y ou w ant to print and then choose Print from t h e F ile menu. The do cuments will be pri nted on the def ault printer . (See “ S witc hi n g Betw een Printers, ” later in this c hapter . ) In e ither c ase t h e computer will sho w y ou the Pri nt di alo g bo x so y ou can c hoose printin[...]

45 Printing From a Mac OS Computer Det erm in i ng the stat us o f a pr inte r by l o o k in g a t it s i c o n Y ou c a n tell the statu s o f a pri nter b y looking at its de s kt op ic on: Sw i t ch i ng be tween p r i n te rs If y ou ha ve m ore than on e pri nter a v ailab le , y ou must se lect whi ch printer y ou wa n t t o use . T h e pri n[...]

46 Chapter 2 Se lec t t he pr i n te r b y us i n g the C ho ose r If y ou don ’ t ha v e a de s kt op pri nter icon f or the printer y ou w a nt to u se , y ou must se lect the printer by u sing t h e Chooser . T he Chooser then make s it the def ault printer . 1S elect the Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2S e l ect the printer you want by cl[...]

47 Printing From a Mac OS Computer Mon it or i ng and c o ntro llin g b a c k gr o u nd pri n ti ng If y ou are us i ng b ackgr ound pri ntin g , y ou c a n use the de s kt op pri nter feature s to monit or and contr ol y our pri nt reque sts . 1D ouble-click the desktop printer icon you’re interested in. A window opens list i n g the do cuments [...]

m To indicate that a print request is urgent, selec t its tit le or icon (b y c lic ki ng it) , th e n click the small c l ock . I n the di alo g bo x that appears , c lic k Urg ent. Th is mo v es t h e print request t o the top o f y our list. m To indicate that a print request should not print until a future time, selec t its tit le or ic on (b y[...]

49 Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains how t o install the Co lor S ty leW riter 6 0 0 0 Serie s pri nter softw a re and star t printing . If y ou ha ven ’ t yet c onn ected y our pri nter to y our computer , see Chapter 1 . If y ou ha ve a M ac OS c omputer , see Chapter 2 . F or detailed informati on on pri nting specif ic kinds of documents , s uc h [...]

2 Turn off (disable) any screen savers or automatic virus-detection applications and close any software applications that are running on your computer. 3I nsert the Apple Printer Software Collection CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive. 4C l i ck Start and then click Settings. 5C hoose Printers from the Settings menu. 6D ouble-click Add Printer. 7C l[...]

No t e : To s w itch f olders , c lick t o the ri ght of t h e pathname , delete the numeral at the end o f the pathnam e , a nd typ e the numeral o f the dis k requested on t h e screen; then c lic k OK . 16 When the software license appears on screen, read it, and click Continue Installation. If the printer is not tur ned on, y ou ’ll see a me [...]

8D ouble-click the folders named “printers,” “windows,” and “disk1” in the Folders list. 9C lick OK when the Run window appears with the command line E:PRINTERSWINDOWSDISK1SETUP.EXE In t h is e x am p l e, E i s t h e letter o f the CD-R O M dri v e . U se the letter f or y our dri v e if y ou typ e a pathnam e . 10 Click the file n[...]

Se lec t i n g y o u r pr i n t er a s the de f a u l t pr i n te r—W i nd o w s 3 . 1 1 In the Program Manager, double-click Main. 2D ouble-click Control Panel to open it, then double-click Printer. 3S elect your Color StyleWriter 6500 from the Installed Printers list, and then click Set As Default Printer. 4C l i ck Close and exit the Control P[...]

Chang ing prin ter s et ti ngs Most o f the tim e , the setting s y ou need ha v e b een selected wit hi n the appli cat ions y ou u se . Those setting s i nc lude the number of c opie s and pap er si ze and orientati on. Y ou can use t h e Pri nt Sett i ng s dial og bo x t o sp ecify th es e s et ti ngs: m Paper Type Print on premium coated or g l[...]

55 Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains how t o load t h e pap er or other materi als y ou w ant f or printing on y our C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 . If y ou ha ven ’ t yet c onn ected y our pri nter to y our computer , see Chapter 1 . F or instr uct ions on printing fr om a Mac O S c omputer , see Chapter 2 . F or instr uct ions on printing fr om a W i[...]

56 Chapter 4 Printin g en v elope s To print a sin gle en v el op e , use the s i n gle-en v elope s lot (and lea v e the pap er in th e pa p e r tra y) . If y ou ’ re pri nting a stac k of en v el op e s , use t h e paper tra y . IMPORTANT Th e C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 c a nnot pri nt the retur n addres s flush with t h e c or n er of the en[...]

57 Loading Paper and Other Materials A s tac k o f en v e l opes 1 Use the printer software on your computer to choose the appropriate envelope size. 2S lide the paper adjusters out as far as you can. 3P ut a stack of up to 15 envelopes in the printer. If the en v el op e s are thic k, reduce the numb er i n the stac k. Load the envelopes print sid[...]

If y ou are us i ng an appli cat ion t hat i nc ludes sett i ng s f or pri nt ing en v elopes , fo llo w the applic at ion ’ s i nstr ucti ons f or setting up t h e addre ss and pl acing t h e en ve lope i n the pri nter . 4S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack of envelopes. 5 Use your printer software to start printi[...]

Printin g tr a n s p a r e n ci e s F or best re su lts , use A pple C o lor In k-Jet T ransparenc y Film or transparencie s de s igned f or i n k-jet printers . 1 Use the printer software on your computer to choose “transparency” as the paper type. 2 Insert the transparencies into the paper tray, shiny side down, with the joined edge into the [...]

60 Chapter 4 Printin g l abe l s F or best re su lts , use l abels de s i gn ed for ink-jet pri nters . 1 Use your printer software to choose the paper size appropriate for the label sheet. 2F an the edges of the label sheets to make sure they are separated. 3I nsert into the paper tray sheets of labels, face-down, on top of about 5 sheets of plain[...]

61 Loading Paper and Other Materials To pri nt on the nonstandard paper , fo llo w these steps: 1P u t the paper lengthwise into the paper tray. 2S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack. 3 Use your printer software to choose the appropriate custom paper size. 4 Use your printer software to start printing. Pr intin g in de[...]

63 Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains how t o use dif f erent material s a nd pri ntin g options t o m eet y our needs . Choosing prin t materials Here are s ome tips on w h en a nd ho w to u se dif ferent print material s . Plain paper m Print quality ma y v ary dependi n g on the ma nuf acturer o f the pap er . If y ou ’ re not happ y with one ki nd [...]

Ma te ri a l s y o u ca n p ri n t o n Print material Special instructions Plain paper m Use 16- to 36-pound paper. Coated paper m Use only paper designed for this printer. m The whiter side should face down. Index cards m The print side should face down, short end first. Glossy paper m Use only paper designed for this printer. m The shinier side s[...]

Qual ity F or highe st quality pri nting , use y our pri nter so ft w are to c hoose “b e st” qu ality a nd print on coated or gl os s y paper , or transparencie s . Be st quality tak es lo nge r to pri nt , but y ou g et better quality—e v en on pl ai n paper . If y ou ha ve a M ac OS c omputer , Co lorS ync co lor matc hi n g is tur ned on [...]

Spe e d F or f aster printin g , c hoose P ap er T yp e/Quality fr om the mai n pop-up menu in th e Print dial og bo x. Then select “ draf t” qu ality . Col or printing tak es l ong er than bl ack-onl y pri ntin g . Cos t To red uce the amount of ink you u se , c hoose P aper T yp e/Quality from t h e main pop-up menu i n the Pri nt di alo g bo[...]

67 Th is c hapter pro v ide s so lutions t o s ome problem s that y ou ma y encounter wh ile u sing y our Co lor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 pri nter . Sa f et y pr ecau t i o ns To pre vent dama g e to t h e C ol or Sty leW riter 6500 pri nter a nd harm to y ourself a nd other users , fo llo w these s af ety tips: m Don ’ t t ouc h a n ything insi de [...]

m Don ’ t t ouc h the i nk op ening on an i n k c ar trid g e . m Don ’ t o il the i ns ide o f the pri nter . m Don ’ t a ttempt to di sas semble t h e pri nter . m Bef ore y ou un plu g the pri nter , mak e s ure it is tur n ed o ff . (T he green pow er li ght should be of f . ) T ur ni ng t he pow er of f ens ures t hat the carrier has ret[...]

Both lights blink. m Pa p e r m a y be jammed in the pri nter . Op en the front c o ver and remo v e an y j amm ed pap er . T o adv ance pap er that i s par t w a y thr ough t h e pri nter , pre s s the res ume butt on. C lose t h e front co v er and tur n the pri nter o ff , th en on a g ai n. m The ink- c art ri d g e c a rr i e r ma y b e jamm e[...]

Pap e r or en v el o pes f e ed i m pr ope rl y If paper tears, g ets s k ew ed, or come s thr ough t h e pri nter crumpled, it ma y not be e nt e ring t he pri nter proper l y . T ry the f oll owin g: m Make sure you have loaded the paper correctly, paying special attention to both paper adjusters. F or instr uct ions on l oading p l ain pap er , [...]

The pri n ter acts as if it’ s wor king , but n othin g i s p ri n ted o n t he pag e If y our pri nter take s the pap er , but do esn ’ t actuall y pri nt anyt hi n g , try th e f ol lowi ng: m If the in k c ar trid g e is new , make s ure that y ou remo v ed the tap e from its print h ead. m Make s ure the in k c ar trid g es are c or rect l [...]

The i m ag e i s t o o l ig h t or t oo da rk If printing l ooks fuzz y b ec ause it ’ s t oo li ght or too dark , try the f ollo wing: m Cle a n th e cartrid ge s . See “Cleaning the In k Cartrid ge s, ” l ater i n thi s chapter . If thi s do es n ’ t h elp , repl ace on e or both in k c ar trid ge s . See “Installi n g th e Ink C a r t [...]

Unwante d ho r iz o nt al whit e l i nes o r st r i pes a ppea r Prob lems with print quality , especi all y horizontal white lin es in y our document , ma y mean a no zzle on the print h ead i s c lo g ged or y our i nk ca rt rid ge i s r unning out o f i nk. Sta i ns a ppea r o n pr i n t ed pag es St ains on the bac ks or t ops of printed pa ge [...]

4C hoose Services from the main pop-up menu. 5W hen you’ve selected the settings you want, click Print. The printer c leans the i nk cartrid ge and print h ead, pri ntin g a pa ge in th e pro cess . On a Wind ows / DO S co m puter Y ou u se the C ol or Sty leW riter 60 0 0 Serie s T oolbo x to c lea n the in k c ar trid g e . (If y ou ’ re us i[...]

So l ut i ons sp ec if ic t o a Mac O S com pu t er The Chooser do e sn ’ t sho w th e C SW 6000 Ser ies i co n If y ou op en the Chooser a nd don ’ t see the C S W 6 0 0 0 Serie s ic on, y ou prob abl y need to install the appropri ate pri nter so ft w are . For instr ucti ons , see “Installi n g the Mac O S Printer So ft w are ” i n Chapt[...]

m Na dia n n e m Ne w Century S chlbk m Old E ngl is h T ext m On yx m Ox ford m Sw i n g m Zapf Chancery m Zapf Dingb ats m Z eal Y ou c a n put th e fonts temporaril y i nto a new f older and dra g the f older t o y our de s k t op . T hen, after y ou install th e C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 so ft w are (i nc ludi ng th es e fonts) , y ou c a n [...]

No t e : Bef ore you try t o so l ve t h e prob lem, double-c lic k y our des k top printer ic on t o see if th ere are any er ror mes sa g es and to c h ec k how man y pri nt requests are w aiting . If y ou rep eatedl y tried to print a do cument , there ma y b e mult iple cop ies w aiting t o pri nt. Y ou c an delete a nythin g y ou don ’ t w a[...]

A P ow e rB oo k has t r ou b le p ri n t i ng t o the C ol or St y leW ri t er 6500 So me P o werB ook computers ha v e sp ec ial requirements f or printing . See “S pe ci al Inf or mat ion f or Po w erBook O wners ” in Chapter 2 . The pri n ter s e em s sl ow S ee the s u g ge sti ons under “ S p eed ” i n Chapter 5 . If y ou ha ve a M ac[...]

If y o u ha v e a mem o ry pro b lem , t r y the f ol lo w i ng: m R un onl y on e pro gram at a time; qu it the on e s you ’ re not us i ng . m T ry quittin g all open applic at ions , then reop en just t h e on e you ’ re us i ng . m In crea se the amount o f memory y ou gi v e to t h e pro gram y ou ’ re pri nting from b y us ing the Get I[...]

Te x t p r i n t s j a g g e d . Some ro t a ted tex t ma y pri nt ja g g ed if you app l y a sty le that has not been def i n ed f or the f ont. T ry appl ying p lain sty le t o the tex t. Gr aphi c im a g es d o n ’ t pr i n t, o r the y a ppea r ja gged . Some a dv a n ced pa ge l a yout and ar t applic at ions use t h e PostS cript pag e de s[...]

Te x t l i n es up i n col um ns o n t he scr e en bu t no t w hen i t pr i n ts . Y ou ma y ha v e used space s (rather than tabs) to lin e up the tex t. Bec ause printers a nd the screen inter pret spaces dif f erent l y , the tex t ma y f ail t o li ne up wh e n y ou print it. T ry repl acing the space s with tabs . Y ou c a n als o make c olumn[...]

83 Gene ra l spec i f i ca t i o ns Marking engine m F our -co lor t her mal in k-jet en gi ne Resolution Th e re so lution dif fers ac cor di ng t o the quality o f pri ntin g you se lect. It is ex pre ssed in horizontal b y verti cal dots per i nch (dp i) . m Bes t Bl a ck : 600 x 6 0 0 dpi m Bes t Col or : 30 0 x 3 0 0 dpi on g los s y pap er or[...]

84 Appendix A Interface m Lo calT al k m Hi gh-speed serial (R S-42 2-A) m I EEE 1 284 bi di rect ional parallel port Fonts m Tr ueT ype f ont support m 64 T r ueT yp e f onts i nc ludi n g the fonts pr ov ided on y our Mac O S c omputer m 42 T r ueT yp e fonts f or a W i ndo ws/DO S c omputer m A dob e P ostScript f ont s uppor t pro v ided on y o[...]

85 Technical Information m U. S . #1 0 e nv e l op e s: 9. 5 " x 4 . 1 25" (24 1 .3 mm x 1 0 4 . 8 mm) m U. S . #6 3/4 en v e lo p e s: 6. 5" x 3 . 625" (92 . 1 mm x 1 65 . 1 mm) m A2 e nv e l op e s: 4. 3 75 " x 5 . 7 5" (1 1 1 mm x 1 4 6 mm) m U. S . M o n a r c h en v e lo p e s: 3. 8 8 5 " x 7 .5" (9 8 . [...]

Pow e r c o n s um pt i o n Operating m 1. 0 w a tts ma ximum w h en o ff m 5. 5 w a tts ma x imum nonpri nt ing m 48 w atts maximum w hen pri nt ing Ele c tr i c al sp e c ific ation s m In p u t v o l t ag e : 10 0 V A C t o 240 + or – 1 0% m Fr e q u e ncy: 50 / 6 0 He r t z (Hz) + or – 3 Hz Pow e r r e quir e m e nt s for AC p o w e r c o r[...]

Printing materials Ap pl e of f ers a comp lete li ne of hi gh-quality , sp ec ialty in k-jet papers f or use in y our pri nter . T h ese papers are sp eci all y des igned t o make y our output l ook shar p er , bri ghter , a nd more v ibrant. Look f or them at an App le-authorized dealer . m Ap pl e Col or In k-Jet T ransparenc y Film m Ap pl e Co[...]

89 A f ont is a c ollect ion o f letters , numb ers , and s ymbol s i n a dist i ncti ve typo graphic des i gn. Y our Mac O S computer and Co lor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 printer come wit h a v ariety of f onts that look great bot h on y our monit or a nd on paper . F onts come in s uc h a v ariety of f ormats that prob lems c an som etim es ari se . [...]

90 Appendix B Tr u e Ty p e f onts store indi v idual tex t charac ters as mathematic al de scripti ons of lin e s a nd curv es , rather than as gr oups of p ix els (a b itmap) . Wh en a pro gram as ks f or a c haracter i n a par ti cul ar s ize , s uch a s 3 3 points , the computer u se s mathemati cal c alcul ati ons to enl ar ge the c haracter ?[...]

91 Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 6500 The ic on o f a bitmapped f ont (als o called a fix ed-s iz e f ont o r s cr e e n f ont ) ha s th e single letter A on it. T he f ont ’ s point s ize appears at the end of its name . When you reque st a bitmapped character , your c omputer looks f or a n i nstalled bitm a p p e d f ont in the s ize [...]

92 Appendix B Ce rt ain pri nters are des i gn ed specif ic ally t o w ork with PostS cript f onts . While y our Co lor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 is not a P ostScript printer , it c a n use P ostScript f onts if y ou ha v e A dob e T yp e Manag er s o ft w are installed. Adobe T yp e Ma na ger u ses printer f onts t o g enerate c lea n-looking screen t[...]

Bi tm app ed f onts look better displ a y ed on the monit or , while T r ueT ype fonts l ook better on a hi gh-res olut ion printer suc h as t h e C ol or Sty leW riter 6500 . So , if y ou ha ve bot h v ersi ons of the f ont a v ail able , y our computer u ses the bitm a p p e d ve rs ion w h en di spl a yi ng t h e f ont on the screen (pro v ided [...]

94 Appendix B Tr u e T y pe a nd P os tScr i p t f on ts Po s tS cr i pt f onts were de s i gn ed as f onts f or PostS cript pri nters . T h e C ol or St yle W r iter 65 0 0 w a sn ’ t de si gned to u se PostS cript. How e v er , if y ou ha v e A dob e T yp e Mana ger s of tw are i nstalled, your c omputer c a n both di spl a y a nd print PostS c[...]

The F onts f older c an contain a t otal o f 1 28 font s uitc ase s (described in the n e xt sect ion) , plus an y numb er of P ostScript f onts , up to t h e a v ailab le st orag e ca pac ity of y our hard di s k. IMPORTANT F onts installed i n other f ol ders or i n the t op le v el o f the S y stem Fo ld er ma y not w ork cor rect l y . A dditio[...]

96 Appendix B Co m b i n i ng su it cases: To m e r g e all t h e f onts from one s uitc ase with another , dra g on e su itca se on t op o f the other . All t h e fonts fr om the dra g g ed s uitc ase will g o i nto t he other , and the dra g ged s uitc ase will dis app ear . No t e : To a v oid c onfus ion, renam e a f ont s uitc ase w h ene ver [...]

Sty led f o n ts Most f onts that c ome with y our C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 printer ha v e def i ned sty les . F or ex ample , if y ou op en the B ookma n f ont (contained i n a s uitc ase in th e F onts f ol der , whi ch i s insi de y our S y stem F ol der) , y ou see file s f or bold a nd italic v ersi ons of the f ont. Bu t f onts s uch a s [...]

Com mo n quest io n s a bo ut f on ts Here are s ome quest ions that o ften c ome up about f onts . What kind of fonts should I buy? Usi ng a f ont that ha s both bitmapped and T r ueT yp e v ersi ons work s b e st. T he bitm a p p e d ve rs ion l ooks great on t h e screen and the T r ueT yp e f onts pri nt b eautifu ll y on the Co lor S ty leW ri[...]

Chic a g o , Genev a, Monaco , and New Y ork are cur rentl y a v ailable in T r ueT yp e ve rs ions . T he other c la ss ic f onts are still onl y a v ailab le i n bit mapp ed v ersi ons . Why do I sometimes get Geneva or Courier in my printed documents when I have specified other fonts? Gene v a somet ime s appears when y ou ’ re tryi n g to u s[...]

What’s a downloadable font? A do wnloadab le f ont is a T r ueT yp e or PostS cript f ont sent to s ome kinds of printers, s uch as m ost PostS cript La ser pri nters , b y your s y stem so ft w are . T h e printer then use s the font t o print y our document. If a pri nter ha s su ff ic ient memory , it c a n ho ld more than on e dow nloaded f o[...]

101 M ac O S computers u se Co lorS ync t o help mak e s ure that the co lors y ou see on y our monit or c losel y match t he co lors y ou get on y our printers, sc anners, a nd other de v ice s . Bec au se C ol orS ync w orks b ehi nd the scenes , you don ’ t ha v e to kno w a nyt hi n g about it. All y ou need to do i s i nit i all y set it up [...]

Col orS ync is a s y stem ex tensi on that pro v ide s co lor -con v ers ion c apabilitie s a nd impro v es c ol or cons istenc y . Co lorS ync “tra nsl ates ” the co lors u sed on one de v ice s o that t h e y more c losel y match t he co lors di spl a yed or printed on another de v ice . Col orS ync co lor c on vers i on is a central part of [...]

When y ou w ork with an ima g e that ha s a n emb edded C ol orS ync or IC C pro file , C olorS ync identif ies t h e c ol ors that y our monit or or pri nter can reproduce b y ex ami ni n g thei r C ol orS ync pro file . It compare s their c apabilit ies with t hose of t he s y stem used t o create the ima g e (as de scribed i n the embedded prof [...]

F or the best c olor on y our Co lor S ty leW riter 6500 pri nter , y ou n eed to c hoose a specif ic pr of ile for y our monitor . I n the Co lorS ync contr ol pan el, c hoose the D5 0 prof ile f or your m onitor . If there is no D5 0 a v ailab l e f or your m onitor , c hoose A pple Mu ltiple S c a n 1 7 – D50 . T h e D50 pro file gi v es y ou [...]

4C l i ck the profile you want to use. Se lect t h e D50 pro file f or your m onitor , or A pple Mu ltip le Sc a n 1 7 – D50 if y ou can ’ t find a D5 0 prof ile f or y our monit or . 5C l i ck Select. Col orS ync aut omati call y ref erences t h e prof ile y ou selected and use s it t o def i n e the c olor c apabilitie s of y our monit or . 6[...]

Ti ps f or b e st re sul ts After y ou ’ ve made s ure C ol orS ync is installed, set the S y stem Prof ile , and set an y neces sary C ol orS ync opti ons f or y our appli cat ions , y ou ’ re read y to begin taking ad v antag e of C o lorS ync! Just sc a n, create , and pri nt y our ima ge s or documents as y ou normall y wou ld. C ol orS ync[...]

For mor e inf or m ation To lear n more about C ol orS ync , or co lor matc hing and co lor tec hnolo g y i n ge ne ral, re f er to t hese pub lic ations and re source s . Pub l ic a tion s Adv ance d C ol or I m a g in g on t he M ac O S , Ap pl e Co m puter , I nc . , A ddis on- W es le y De v elopers Pre ss , IS BN 0-20 1 -4894 9-X Col orS ync 2[...]

A AC power cord requirements 86 address, return 56 Adobe Type Manager software 92, 93, 94 aliases, making for desktop printer icons (Mac OS computers) 44 aligning ink cartridges (Mac OS computers) 27–29 Apple-authorized service providers 67, 87 Apple classic fonts 98–99 Apple Color Ink-Jet print materials 59, 87 Apple Printer Software Collectio[...]

C cables connecting printer to Mac OS computer 13, 77, 83 connecting printer to Windows computer 17, 81, 83 connector cables 83, 86 LocalTalk cables (Mac OS computers) 14, 15 loose cables (Mac OS computers) 77 loose cables (Windows computers) 81 canceling print jobs (Mac OS computers) 47, 77 cards Apple Color Ink-Jet Greeting Card Kit 87 printing 6[...]

111 Index computer connecting printer to (Mac OS computers) 13–14 connecting printer to (Windows/DOS computers) 17 crashing (Mac OS computers) 76 failure to recognize printer (Mac OS computers) 76–77 messages appearing on (Mac OS computers) 71 messages appearing on (Windows computers) 71, 81 restarting to solve problems (Mac OS computers) 78, 7[...]

DOS computers. See also Windows/DOS computers cleaning ink cartridge 74 connecting the printer to 17 printing from DOS applications 54 troubleshooting 54 DOS control panel 74 downloading fonts 100 draft printing 66, 73 draft printing (Mac OS computers) 34 dragging documents to desktop printer icon (Mac OS computers) 46 E electrical hazards 2 electr[...]

H hard disk, space requirements x hardware, requirements x horizontal lines, print quality problems 73 How Do I? tab (Windows computers) 53 I ICM color-matching technology (Windows computers) 65 icons (Mac OS computers) bitmapped font icon 91 CSW 6000 Series icon 22, 75 default icon 45 desktop printer icon 43–48 determining status of printer with[...]

lines alignment and (Mac OS computers) 28, 29 unwanted horizontal 73 loading print materials 55–61 coated paper 64, 65, 71 custom size 60–61 envelopes 56–58, 64 glossy paper 64, 65, 71, 72 index cards 61, 64 labels 60, 64 into paper tray 10–11 plain paper 10–11, 63, 64 postcards 61 special instructions 64 transparencies 59, 64 LocalTalk n[...]

O oblique font 97 opening the printer cover 7 operating environment 85 Ordered Printing setting (Windows computers) 54 orientation, page setup for (Mac OS computers) 30–31 P packing material 3–4 page breaks, unexpected (Mac OS computers) 80 page orientation, page setup for (Mac OS computers) 30–31 pages failing to print (Mac OS computers) 78 [...]

plain paper cleaning ink cartridges 73 recommendations for 71 special instructions 64 tips 63 platen, cleaning 73 plugging in the printer 5 portrait page orientation, in standard document (Mac OS computers) 30 ports connecting printer and Mac OS computer 13 connecting printer and Windows/DOS computer 17, 81 modem port 24, 26 printer port 24, 26 sel[...]

slow (Mac OS computers) 78 specifications for 83–86 spills on 2 status of (Mac OS computers) 45 turning on and off 6 unpacking 3–4 unplugging 2 weight 85 printer drivers, for DOS applications 54 printer icons. See desktop printer icons printer port 13 Printer Services tab (Windows computers) 53 printer settings Mac OS computers 31–38 Windows [...]

print settings (Mac OS computers) 33–34 problems. See troubleshooting programs. See application programs; software Q quality printing 34, 54, 65 QuickDraw GX software (Mac OS computers), incompatibility of 19 R RAM. See memory range of pages, printing (Mac OS computers) 33 renaming desktop printer icons (Mac OS computers) 44 renaming network prin[...]

software. See also application programs Adobe Type Manager software 92, 93, 94 incompatibility of QuickDraw GX software (Mac OS computers) 19 installing printer software (Mac OS computers) 19–23 installing printer software (Windows computers) 49–52 space requirements for printer software x virus-detection software 21, 23, 50, 51, 75 software li[...]

printer name doesn’t appear in list (Windows computers) 81 printer software (Mac OS computers) 76, 77 printer software (Windows computers) 81 print quality 71–73 restarting computer to solve problems (Mac OS computers) 78, 79 slow printing (Mac OS computers) 78 Toolbox and (Windows computers) 54, 81 unaligned columns (Mac OS computers) 81 Windo[...]

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, and Adobe Photoshop. Final pages were output using Post[...]