Apple 2500 manual

Setting up, connecting, and using your printer Color S tyle W r it er 2 50 0 [...]

K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]

iii Co m m unic ati ons reg ul ati on i nformati on 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 ucti ons 1 Unpacking t h e pri nter 3 Po we r M acint osh users and V i r tual Memory 4 Pl u gg i ng i n the pri nter 5 Tu r n i n g t h e pri nter on and of f 6 Ins ta lli ng t h e in k c ar trid ge 7 C onnec[...]

2P r i n t i n g 23 Pla nning documents with t he Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 i n mi nd 23 Loa d i ng th e sheet feeder 2 4 Printing a document 2 7 Adj us t i ng co l or options 3 2 Cr eatin g speci al ef fec ts on the Co lor S tyleW riter 25 0 0 34 Sw itchin g b etw een pri nters 3 8 Cr eatin g , thr owing a w a y , a nd ma nipul ating de s kt op[...]

5T r ouble sh oot i ng 65 Saf e t y prec auti ons 6 6 Th e Chooser doesn ’ t sho w the C ol or S W 250 0 icon 66 Ins ta ll at i on is uns ucce ss ful 66 The c om puter crashe s while attempt ing t o pri nt 6 9 The c om puter doesn ’ t rec ognize t he Co lor S ty leW riter 250 0 7 0 De s k t op printer icon pr oblems 7 1 A P ow erBook ha s troub[...]

Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i on i n f or ma t i on 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[...]

Co n gratul ations on y our purcha se of the C ol or S tyleW riter 25 0 0 pri nter . T his book de scribes ho w t o set up the pri nter a nd how t o use it. Ma i n f ea t u res o f t he Co lo r Sty leW ri te r 2500 The C ol or Sty leW riter 2500 work s with most Mac i ntosh c omputers , inc luding com puters us i ng Qu ic kDra w GX . m Th e C ol or[...]

Chang es t o the p ri n t i ng s o ftw a re th at a ff ec t o the r pr i n t ers If y ou ha ve another printer that use s App le ’ s PrintMonit or appli cat ion pro gram, inc ludi ng all L aserW riter a nd all Sty leW riter pri nters , plea se note th e f ollowi n g c ha nges : m Y our ne w printing s of tw are i nc ludes a f eature c alled des k[...]

Thi s c ha pte r i ntroduces the A pple C ol or S tyleW riter 2500 pri nter a nd explai n s ho w to set it up . After y ou f ollo w the i nstr ucti ons i n thi s chapter , yo u ’ ll b e ready t o pri nt. Before you begin Ma ke s ure that y our computer i s already set up and that y ou kno w the bas ic s of its operati on. Impor t ant s afet y in [...]

m Don ’ t us e dev i ces t hat produce open flame s , s uch a s Bunsen burn ers , n ear th e printer . m Do n’ t u se alc ohol-b ased or amm oni a-ba sed c lea ners on or around the printer . m Alw ay s un plu g the pri nter bef ore c lea ni 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 er 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 th e ca r t on a nd the packing materi al i n ca se y ou e v er n eed t o ship the printer . (See A pp endix G, “P acking and Mo v i ng the Pr[...]

4P lace the printer in your work area. Choose a loc ati on near y our computer t hat has a grounded e lectric al out let a nd g ood v entil ati on, is out o f di rect s unlight , n e v er g ets 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 eti c in terf erence , suc h as stereo speakers or c ordle[...]

Plu g ging in the prin ter Plug t h e c onnect or end o f the po w er adapter into t he pri nter and then plu g the other end o f the adapter into an out let. IMPORTANT The onl y w a y t o disc onn ect po w er comp letel y is t o unplu g the po wer c ord. M ake s ure that at lea st one end of t he pow er cor d is wit hi n eas y reac h s o that y ou[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e prin ter on a nd o ff The f irs t t im e y ou tur n on the pri nter , the green po w er li ght glo ws and the yel low e r r o r l i ght blinks b ecau se y ou ha v en ’ t i nstalled a n i n k cartrid ge y et. Sa v i ng energy To sa v e pow er , the pri nter tur ns itself o f f af ter sitt i n g unused f or about 5 minutes . As l[...]

Inst a llin g t h e in k ca r t r i dg e The ink c art rid ge contains the print h ead, w hic h spra y s the i n k onto t he paper . T reat it gent l y so y ou don ’ t damag e its tiny no zzle s . Bef ore y ou star t , mak e s ure the pri nter is turn ed on. (Th e green li ght glo ws , a nd the y ello w li ght blinks . ) 1 Open the printer by pul[...]

2 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier. 3 Remove the cover from the plastic tub that contains the ink cartridge. The se in st ruc t i ons sho w the four -co lor c ar trid ge being installed, but the proces s is t h e same f or either c ar trid ge . (Y ou c an buy a hi gh-p erf orma nce black i n k c ar trid ge in additi on to the c ol or c ar[...]

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 uct ions inscribed i nsi de the pri nter co v er to remind y ou ho w to install either the c ol or or opti onal hi gh-p erf or ma nce bl ack ink ca r t r idg e . 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 ne ct i ng th e pri nter to y ou r M acin to sh IMPORTANT Eve n i f yo u ’ re p lanning t o share the pri nter ov er a n etw ork, the seri al c able must c onn ect the pri nter di rect l y to t h e computer . U se onl y the ca bl e that com es with t h e pri nter or a s imil ar repl acement. Do not u se a Lo ca lT alk c able unle ss y ou purc[...]

Loa ding p a per i n t o the s he e t f eeder Th e sheet feeder ho lds up t o 1 0 0 sh eets of 20-pound paper a nd feeds t h e paper automat ic all y i nto t h e printer . Y ou c a n l oad many s izes o f pap er a nd other medi a i nt o the sheet feeder a s descri bed i n Chapter 2 , but to do a no zzle ch ec k, a s described in the n ex t sect ion[...]

4 Load a stack of U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the sheet feeder. In struct ions f or loading paper cor rect l y appear on the pap er s uppor t. Inf orma t io n on the bac k of the paper tra y sho ws y ou where to set t h e gui de f or diff erent pap er size s . To open the output tray, pull here. Be sure to pull it out all the way. Slide this [...]

Inst a llin g you r p r i n te r so ftw a re Bef ore y ou can print y our documents , you need t o i nstall the printer so ftw are on y our Mac i nt osh. The dis ks that c ome with the C ol or S tyleW riter 25 0 0 c ontain the pri nter so ftw are a nd a n Installer program . The Ins t aller pr ogram installs t h e n e w pri ntin g s o ft w are y ou[...]

5 In the Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue. IMPORTANT The Ins t aller determi n e s w hether you ha v e the correct s y stem so ft wa re , a nd enou gh memory and hard di s k space to u se thi s printer . If you don ’ t, t h e I nstaller disp la y s a me ss ag e telling y ou what y ou n eed. Y ou w on ’ t be able t o i nstall the [...]

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 noti ce on y our des kt op , a n ew i con that repre sents a pri nter . It ’ s c alled a des kt op printer , a nd it look s li ke t his . For inf or mati on about des kt op pri nters , see ?[...]

Te llin g yo u r c o m puter t o us e th e C olo r S t yl eW r i t er 2500 Bef ore u sin g y our pri nter , y ou must selec t it i n 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 b[...]

Spe cia l i nf ormat ion fo r Po w e rB oo k o wne rs Po we rB ook computers that ha v e i nter nal modems ma y require sp eci al setups . What y ou do dep ends on whether the Po w erbook has one or t w o serial por ts on its bac k pan el. Pow e r B o o k co m pu te rs w it h one se ri a l po r t So me P ow erB ook computers ha v e a s ing le seri [...]

Printin g a do cum e nt to m a ke su r e eve r y t hin g’ s wo r k ing Th e best w a y to see if y our pri nter is set up correct l y is t o try pri nting so m e th i ng. T h e fol l ow i ng s t e p s descri b e ho w t o pri nt the C olor S W 250 0- Tr ouble shootin g file t hat w as installed on y our hard dis k, but y ou c a n 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 moments , the pri nter b e gins pri nting t h e pag e or pa g es . If there ’ s a prob lem, see Chapter 5 f or su g ge stions . (Th e most c ommon problem i s f aili ng to f oll ow t h e instr ucti ons i n “T elling Y our Compu[...]

Ch e cki ng the pri n t n o zzles The C ol or Sty leW riter 2500 pri nts b y spra yi ng in k onto t he pap er thr ou gh ti ny no zzles . Somet imes t h e se small no zzles g et c lo g ged a fter s ittin g unused f or a lon g tim e . T o mak e s ure all the nozzle s are w orking , f oll ow t h e se steps: 1I f necessary, turn off the printer. The gr[...]

4E xamine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing horizontal lines. The no zzle test pattern app ears near the bottom o f the test pa g e . T h e test patter n f or the f our -co lor in k c ar trid ge l ooks like thi s: Th e te st patter n for t h e optional b lac k-onl y i n k cartrid ge l ooks li k e thi s: 5I f you see a broken line, one o[...]

23 Thi s c hap te r ex plains ho w to u se the Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 for e v ery da y tas ks . Be fore y ou f oll ow t h e i nstr ucti ons i n thi s chapter , make 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 use Qui ckDra w GX, not all o f the i nstr uct ions in this c hapter will appl y to y[...]

24 Chapter 2 Loa ding th e sh e et fe e d e r The sh eet f eeder hol ds pap er , env elope s , or other material s a nd feeds them aut omatic all y i nto t he pri nter . T o load the sheet feeder , f oll ow t h e se 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 [...]

25 Printing 4 Open the printer’s front cover. Wa it while t he carrier mo v es t o the center pos iti on. 5A djust the internal paper selector and extend the output tray. The le v er has three pos iti ons (tw o f or paper , one for en v elope s) . I n the pap er ( « ) pos itions , the le v er lo wers t he i nk cartrid ge , bri nging it c loser f[...]

Here are details about t h e ki nds of materi als y ou can use in y our Col or S ty leW riter 250 0 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 elo p es S ee the instr uct ions that c ame wit h the pro grams y ou use t o see if the y of fe r speci al, eas y w a y s to f or mat a nd print env el op es . If not, c hoose the env elope si ze y ou ’ re us i n g in the P a ge Setup di alo g bo x a nd format the en ve lope tex t as y ou li ke . Printin g a doc u men t The ne [...]

28 Chapter 2 2C l i ck the Print button. If the printer is o f f , it automat ic all y tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , th e document star ts t o pri nt. If bac kground printing i s tur n ed on, you c a n c ont i nue w orki ng w hile the do cument is printing . Y ou c a n als o monit or a nd c ontr ol t h e documents that are w aiting [...]

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 ing s show n h ere are sati sf act ory , y ou can s kip this step . Item in dialog box What you use it for Page Size Indicate the size of paper in the sheet feeder. Layout Print 2 or[...]

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 automat ic all y tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , th e document star ts t o pri nt. If bac kground printing i s tur n ed on, you c a n c ont i nue w orki ng w hile the do cument is printing . Y ou c a n als o monit or a nd c ontr ol t h e documents that are w aiting t o pri nt. ([...]

Adju s ting c ol o r o p tio n s To a d j u s t th e wa y col ors are pri nted, fo llo w these steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, click Color. Some pro grams pro v ide a chec k bo x y ou must c lic k in order t o pri nt. See t he R ead Me file f or i nf or mati on about pri nting in co lor wit h sp ecif ic p[...]

Wi th C ol orS ync tur ned on a nd the A ut omati c matching met hod selected, t h e Ma ci nt osh choose s the b e st matc hing met hod f or the contents o f the document y ou are pri nting . If y ou are not sat is fied wit h the res ults , y ou c a n c hoose t h e 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 , [...]

Cre at i ng s p eci a l e ff ect s o n the Co l o r Sty leW ri te r 2500 Y ou can create a number of speci al ef fec ts on the Co lor S ty leW riter 250 0 by selec ting opt ions in the P a g e Setup , Pri nt, and C ol or Opti ons dial og bo x e s . Enlarg ing or reduc in g the prin ted im ag e Y ou can enl ar ge or reduce the ima ge on the C ol or [...]

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 right , the w ater mark will pri nt as dark as it i s i n the original w ater mark file . Not e th e dif ferent e f fec ts of the sc ali ng opti ons: m Centered sc ales t he imag e the same am ount in both the h[...]

Cre ati ng y our own water m ar ks Y ou can use an y pro gram that c an sa v e PI CT or PI CT2 f or mat file s t o create y our ow n w ater marks . F or ex ample , y ou can create a w ater mark with y our com p a 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 nting Pre f s f ol der , op en the S y stem Fo lder on y our hard di s k, th en open the Pref erences f ol der . T he name y ou sa v e y our file a s will b e the name t hat appears i n the W ater mark dial og bo x. No t e : If y ou send the w ater mark to s omeone , the y als o[...]

Se lec t i n g a ha l ft o n i n g me t ho d Halft oning i s a proces s in whic h co lors are blended b y us i ng an ar ra ng ement o f dif ferent-c olored dots . T he Co lor S tyleW riter 25 0 0 blends co lors b y us i ng eith er a rep eating patter n or a ra ndom scattering o f dots . T h e ra ndom met hod ge n er a l l y produces a smoot her app[...]

Dr a g t h e do cument y o u w a n t t o pr i n t t o a deskt op p r i n t er i con Y ou can s witch t o a n ew de f ault printer by dra g gi ng the ic on of an y document y ou w a nt to print t o the ic on of the printer y ou w a nt to u se . (See “De s kt op Printing ” i n the secti on “Pri nting a Document ” earlier in thi s chapter . ) [...]

Cre at i ng, thr owing away , an d ma n i pu lat ing d e sk top prin ter ic ons To create a des kt op printer , selec t the pri nter i n the Chooser . After y ou c lose th e Chooser , the ic on will app ear on y our des kt op . See “ Selec t the Pri nter b y Us in g the Chooser , ” i n the sect ion “ S witching B etw een Pri nters , ” earli[...]

Printin g whil e y ou u s e y ou r co m pu t er Y ou can cont i nue to w ork on y our computer w hile printing on the Col or S ty leW riter 250 0 . T he feature t hat gi v es y ou thi s ability is c alled bac kg r ound pr int in g a nd is aut omati call y tur n ed on when y ou i nstall the Col or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 so ftw are . (If you u se Quic[...]

Mon it ori ng and co n t r o llin g b a c k gr o u nd pri nt i ng If y ou are us i ng b ac kground printin g , y ou c an use the de s k t op pri nter feature s to monit or and contro l y our print requests . T o lear n how t o tur n bac kground printing on and of f , see “Pri ntin g While Y ou U se Y our C omputer , ” ear lier i n this cha p te[...]

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

Shari ng y o ur p rinter with o t he r use rs If y our computer i s connected t o other computers o ver an A ppleT alk n etw ork, y ou can allo w others on the netw ork to print on y our Co lor S ty leW riter 250 0 . The te c hnolo g y that lets y ou do this i s called C olorS hare . No t e : Bef ore y ou can share the printer , other users mu st i[...]

To share the pri nter with other non–Qui ckDra w GX users , f oll o 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 pri nter is the name ot hers will use t o select t he pri nter in t h e 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 e xt , T eachT ex t , or a nother w ord- proces s i ng pr ogram . T o find the lo g file , op en y our S y stem F older; t h en open th e Pr ef erence s f ol der and the Pri nt[...]

Printin g on a sh are d C o lor S t yle W riter 2500 After y ou tur n on Co lorS hare (as de scribed i n the pre v iou s sect ion) , others on y our n etw ork can share y our pri nter . IMPORTANT Pe op le on the netw ork who w ant to print on y our shared pri nter must install the C ol or S tyleW riter 25 0 0 s o ft w are on their computers a s de [...]

Con ne ct i ng a Co l or St y leW ri t er 2500 t o a L oca lT a l k o r E t herT a l k ne tw o rk If y ou ha ve t h e optional C olor S tyleW riter Loc alT alk Mod ule or EtherT al k Ad a p t e r, y ou c an connect a C ol or S tyleW riter 25 0 0 printer di rect l y to a Lo calT a l k or EtherT al k n etw ork. (M ake s ure y ou use t h e mode l that[...]

49 Thi s c hap te r ex plains ho w to u se diff erent material s a nd 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 a nd how t o use dif f erent print materials . Plain paper Us e p l ain pap er f or ev ery da y pri nting . m Print quality ma y v ary dependi ng on t h e ma nuf acturer o f the[...]

Pr e mium coa t ed pa per Us e premium coated paper f or ex ceptional print quality—f or ex ample , f or a fi nal draf t, a c ol orful not ice , or the master cop y of a pre sentation . C ol ors appear richer and more v ibrant on suc h pap er . m Us e onl y coated paper des igned f or use wit h the C ol or S ty leW riter 2500 . m One si de of the[...]

B ack-pri nt fi l m Us e bac k-pri nt film f or the hi gh e st pri nt quality o f all—f or ex ample , for di gitized phot ographs or impor ta nt c lient pre sentati ons . Ba c k-print film has a shiny s urf ace a nd work s ex cepti onall y we ll when disp la yed b y bac klight i ng . m Us e onl y bac k-pri nt film de s i gn ed for u se with the C[...]

Qual ity F or hi gh e st-quality printing , choose B est qu ality a nd pri nt on coated or gl os s y pap er , bac k-pri nt film , or tra nsparencie s . Also us e t h e fo llo wi ng selec tions in the C ol or Opti ons di alo g bo x . (T o disp la y th e di alo g bo x, c lic k the Co lor butt on i n the Pri nt dial og bo x . ) F or more inf or mati o[...]

Spe e d F or f aster printing , c hang e the Pri nt Quality sett i ng in the Print dial og bo x . (T o di spl a y the dial og bo x , c hoose Print from the File m enu. ) Col or printing tak es l ong er than blac k-onl y pri nting . Th e opt ional hi gh-p erf or mance bl ac k in k c ar trid ge i s des igned f or ef fi cient , hi gh-sp eed, bl ack an[...]

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55 It doesn ’ t take muc h ef f or t to k eep y our Co lor S ty leW riter 250 0 pri nter in g ood w orki ng c onditi on. Y ou simp l y ha v e to rep lace t he i nk ta nks when the y r un out o f in k and c lean the pri nter or print h ead if y ou noti ce a prob lem . (And occ as ionall y , you shou ld repl ace a w or n-out in k c ar trid ge . ) F[...]

Wh e n to c h an ge in k tan ks L ook c arefu ll y at y our pri nted documents to see if a c ol or is mi ss ing or f aded. Some ti mes i t ’ s obv iou s—s uch a s w hen y ou r un out of bl ac k in k. A t other tim es y ou ma y noti ce that t h e co lors seem wron g—s uch a s w hen you ’ re printing a nature scene a nd y ou r un out of y ell[...]

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 in k tan k on the lef t a nd the blac k in k tan k on the ri ght. 7C lose the printer cover. Don’t let anything touch the ope[...]

Repl a cing t h e ink ca r t r id ge The ink c art rid ge contains the print h ead, the de v ice that tak es t h e i n k a nd spra y s it on the pap er . T he Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter com es wit h a f our - col or c ar trid ge wit h repl aceable in k ta nks . Y ou c an als o purchase an opt ional hi gh-p erf or ma nce , bl ac k-onl y c[...]

How t o re plac e th e i nk ca r tr i d ge IMPORTANT Bef ore rep lac i ng the c ar trid ge , try pri nting t h e te st pa ge . (See “Checking t h e Pri nt No zzles ” i n Chapter 1 . ) 1 Turn on the printer. 2 Open the printer’s cover. Wa it while t he carrier mo v es t o the center pos iti 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 an op en any document y ou w ant a nd pri nt it as u su al. 61 Maintaining Your Printer[...]

St or i n g t he i nk ca r t ri dg e y o u ar en ’ t us i ng The C ol or Sty leW riter 2500 come s with a f our -co lor c ar trid ge . I n addition, y ou can purc hase t h e opti onal hi gh-performance blac k c ar trid ge . While the y are sealed in thei r original pac ka gi ng , th e i nk cartrid ge s are protected. If y ou open both pac ka ge s[...]

Cle ani ng th e outs ide of th e prin ter Bef ore y ou c lea n the printer , tur n it of f a nd unplu g the po wer c ord. Th en wipe the outsi de o f the pri nter with a c lean, so ft c lot h dampen ed with w ater . If neces sary , y ou can use a mil d soap or deter gent. B e c arefu l not to g et a ny liqu id i n the pow er cor d receptac le . Cle[...]

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Th is c hapter pro v ides s olut ions t o some pr oblems t hat y ou ma y encounter wh ile u sing y our Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter . As lo ng as y ou f ollo w the maintena nce instr ucti ons i n Chapter 4 , you ’ re not li kel y to ha v e a n y prob lems with y our printer . T he most common s ource of troub le is f aulty s of tw are i [...]

Sa f et y p reca ut i on s To pre vent dama ge t o the Co lor S ty leW riter 250 0 pri nter a nd harm to y ourself a nd other users , f oll ow t h e se sa fety t ips . m Don ’ t t ouch an ythi ng insi de the pri nter ex cept as de scribed i n the ins truc ti ons i n thi s ma nual. Otherwise , y ou ma y damag e delic ate mecha nical par ts . m Don[...]

Remov ing item s from y our Fonts folde r to s olv e inst al lation pro bl e ms Items in y our cur rent Fonts f older c an i nterf ere with s ucce ss ful installat ion o f th e printer so ft w are . T o cor rect the prob lem, f ollo w these steps: 1 Quit all programs you are currently running. 2 Open the Fonts folder (inside the System Folder) on y[...]

Usin g t h e C u st om Inst al le r to sol ve instal lation problems F or another w a y to w ork around prob lems wit h corr upted f onts, y ou can in stall t h e pri nter so ft w are without installi n g the f onts that c ome wit h the printer . (T he disad v a nta ge i s that y ou won ’ t b e able t o use t hese f onts if y ou don ’ t already[...]

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 ejec ts dis ks and as ks y ou t o inser t others . K eep f oll o wing the ins truc ti ons on the screen until the installat ion is c omplete . 7W hen you see a me[...]

Th e com pu t er d oes n ’ t recog n iz e the C o l or St y leW ri te r 2500 If y ou ha ve se lected the C ol or S ty leW riter 2500 i n the Chooser but nothi ng prints, or y ou get a me s sa g e that no C ol or Sty leW riter 2500 is connected, one of t he condit ions in the list t hat fo llo ws ma y b e the cau se . No t e : Bef ore y ou try to [...]

m If y our computer i s not connected t o a netw ork, tur n of f App leT al k i n th e Chooser . m Th e printer ma y n eed t o b e reset. T ur n the pri nter of f , count t o fi v e , then tur n it bac k on. If y ou still c an ’ t res ol ve t h e prob lem, the pri nter ma y not b e w orki ng pr op er l y . S ee the inf ormation about serv ice and[...]

The l i ghts indi c a te a p r o b le m Some ti mes th e lights on t h e printer si gnal a prob lem. m Both lights are off. To c onser v e en er g y , the pri nter tur ns itself o f f if it ’ s le ft id le f or s ome t ime (u su all y about 5 mi nutes) . If y ou su sp ect a prob lem, pre s s the pow er button . If the lights remain of f , chec k [...]

Th e pri nter seem s s low S ee the s u g ge sti ons under “ Speed ” i n Chapter 3 . If y ou ha ve a M acintosh IIfx , Mac i ntosh Qu adra 90 0 , or Quadra 9 50 com puter , chec k the Seri al S witch c ontrol panel. Mak e s ure it is set t o Co m p a t ibl e . No t e : The pri nter automat ic all y take s a f e w moments t o c lean the pri nt h[...]

Mo re t ha n one p iece o f pa per pa sses th r o ug h the p ri n t er 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 or en v el opes f e ed i m pr op erl y If paper tears, g ets s ke wed, or c ome s throu gh the pri nter cr[...]

m Try to remove any torn or damaged pieces of paper from the printer. S ee “P aper Is J ammed, ” ear lier i n 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 ge s of the stac k li ne up e v enl y . Make s ure the lef t pap er gui de isn ’[...]

The Col or S t yl e Wri te r 2500 w on ’ t pr i n t a pa r t i cu la r doc u men t If y ou attempt to print a document a nd no pag e is printed—not e ven a b lan k one—try the f oll owin g: m Check f or mes sa ge s on y our Mac intosh screen . Al so , op en the wi ndo w f or y our pri nter b y double-c lic king its de s kt op icon . m Y our c[...]

Messa ges a ppea r on y o ur co m pu te r sc reen Most me ss ag es t hat appear on your screen are se lf-ex pl a nat ory . F or ex ample , th ey ma y te ll y ou that the printer is out o f pap er or that t he pap er is j ammed. Once y ou cor rect the prob lem, t h e me ss a ge g o es a w a y . Here are s ome ot her problem s that on-screen m e s sa[...]

Mem o r y i s l o w Once in a while , y our computer ma y b e temporaril y lo w on ra ndom-acce ss mem ory (RAM) . S ymptom s th at in dic a t e a mem o r y pr ob lem . m Some do cuments do not pri nt. m Some t ext i nco r r ect l y app ears i n the Genev a font. m Characters l ook ja g ged. m An “ out of m emory” m e s sa g e appears on your s[...]

m Tu rn on v i r tual mem ory in the Memory contr ol panel. V i r tual memory i s de scribed i n the i nstr ucti ons that c ame with y our computer . (N ot e: Usi n g vi rt ua l memory c a n s lo w dow n your c omputer . ) m As lo ng as there are any print requests w aiting t o b e pri nted, Des kt op PrintMonitor (t he des kt op pri nting s of tw [...]

Te x t p r i n t s , but pict ure s do not Some a dv a n ced pag e la y out and ar t pro grams use t h e P ostScript pa ge de scripti on lang ua ge , a lang ua ge that t h e Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 do es not understand. If y our pro grams ha v e a PICT pre v ie w opti on, y ou can print the f ile on a C ol or Sty leW riter 2500 . Pag e br e ak[...]

Te x t l i nes up i n co l um ns o n the s cree n b u t n o t w hen i t pr i n ts Y ou ma y ha v e used space s (rather than tabs) t o lin e up the tex t. Bec ause 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 you print it. T ry replac i ng t he spaces wit h tabs . Y ou can als o make c o[...]

Print qu alit y is p oo r Most ima ge pr oblem s are c aused b y problem s with an in k c ar trid ge or wit h y our cho ice o f pap er . Don ’ t use the f oll owing types o f pap er: m eras able typin g paper m dama ged, wrin kled, or stapled paper m mult ipar t f or ms (“ c arbonles s carbons ”) m glossy paper , unles s its e speci all y des[...]

The i mag e i s t oo l i gh t o r t oo da rk If printing l ooks fu zzy becau se it ’ s too li ght or too dark , try the f oll owin g: m Check t h e no zzles in the pri nt head. See “Checking t h e Pri nt No zzles ” i n Chapter 1 f or i nstr uct ions . If thi s do e sn ’ t h elp , repl ace on e or both in k tan ks in the f our -co lor in k c[...]

Printing ap pea rs o n on l y pa r t o f the p a per Check t h e selec tions in the P a g e Setup di alo g bo x . Check t h e no zzles in the pri nt head. See “Checking t h e Pri nt No zzles ” i n Chapter 1 f or i nstr uct ions . If thi s do e sn ’ t h elp , repl ace on e or more i n k tan ks in t h e four -co lor ink cartrid ge , or repl ace[...]

Cle ani ng th e pr i n t head To c l e a n the print h ead, f oll ow t hese steps: 1W hen you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the Print dialog box. No t e : If the printer is bei ng shared b y us i n g C ol orShare , 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 ilitie s [...]

Printin g th e tes t page To pri nt the test pa ge , f oll o w these 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 patte[...]

The i mag e pr i n t s wav y or dis to r t e d Make s ure that y ou are us i ng a rec ommended type of paper . Ch eck t he setting of t h e i n t e r n al paper select or abo v e the i n k c ar trid ge . If the problem pers ists , see the informati on about ser v ice and s uppor t that come s with t he pri nter . Sta i ns a ppea r o n pr i n t ed p[...]

Ink tank s a nd ca r t ri dg es r u n o u t o f i nk t oo q u i ck l y To ex tend the life o f y our i n k cartrid ge s , try the fo llo wi ng: m Se lect Dra ft print quality i n the Pri nt di alo g bo x whenev er y ou c a n. m Don ’ t cle a n th e pri nt h ead unles s n eces sary . m Do n’ t print so lid bac kground c ol ors unles s neces sary[...]

89 Gene ra l spec i f ica t io ns Marking engine m Therm a l in k jet engine Resolution Th e re so luti on diff ers acc ording t o the quality o f printing y ou selec t. It is ex pre ssed in horizontal b y v er ti c al dots p er inch (dp i) . m Bes t: 7 20 x 360 dpi , with opt imal in k dens ity (aut omati call y chosen f or th e pa p e r y ou ’ [...]

90 Appendix A Connector cable m Ap pl e S y stem/P eripheral-8 cab le Interface m Hi gh-speed serial (R S-422) m Opt i onal Lo calT al k m Opt i onal E therT alk Fonts m Tr ueT ype font s uppor t m 64 T r ueT yp e f onts a v ailab le , cons ist ing o f the 43 that c ome wit h the Col or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 a nd the 2 1 that c ome with M acintosh [...]

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 ve: 1 84 . 1 5 mm x 266 . 7 mm (7 . 25" x 1 0 .5") m [...]

Oper at ing en v i ron ment 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 , noncondens i ng St ora ge en vir onm 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 , noncondens i ng Pow e r c o n s u mp ti o n Operating m 20 w atts max imum Pow e r r e quir[...]

Appl e p ar t numb e r s If y ou ha ve tr ouble finding any o f the f ollo wi ng pr od ucts , the par t numb ers ma y help y ou descri be them to the dealer . Note , how e v er , that par t numb ers so me ti me s 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 tan[...]

Available Options m Col or S ty leW riter Lo calT al k Mod ule: M46 1 5ZM m St yle W r iter E therT alk A dapter No r t h A m e r ica – st yle plu g: M4 77 5LL J ap an-styl e pl u g: M4 77 5J Co n t i n e n t a l E u ro p e –s t yl e p l u g: M4 77 5ZM Un i t e d K i n g d o m – st yle plu g: M4 77 5B Aust r ali a-styl e pl u g: M4 77 5X 94 A[...]

95 A f ont is a c ollect ion o f letters , numb ers, and s ymbols in a dist i ncti v e typo graphic de si gn. Y our Mac i nt osh computer and C ol or S tyleW riter 25 0 0 printer come wit h a v ariety of f onts that l ook great both on y our monit or and on paper . F onts com e i n s uch a v ariety of f or mats that pr oblem s c a n somet imes 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 alab le , descri bi ng a typef ace without ri gidl y sp ecifying a si ze . So it l ooks g ood whate v er size y ou choose . T r ueT yp e fonts pr ov ide shar p tex t at any s ize on screen or on pap er . Y ou c a n mix and match T r ueT yp e f onts from v arious f ont v endors . Tr u [...]

97 Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2500 Y ou can als o use t h e K e y Caps des k acce ss ory to e xamine f onts . See the documentati on that c ame with y our computer f or i nstr ucti ons . Bit m ap p e d f on ts Bi tm app ed fonts c onsi st of “p icture s ” of a typef ace at sp ec ifi c size s . F or ex amp le , y ou might ha v e bit [...]

98 Appendix B Po s tSc ri pt f on ts Po s t Sc r i pt i s a pag e-descript ion l ang ua ge that de fin es the c haracters , s ymbol s , a nd ima ge s that appear on each pa ge o f a do cument. A P ostScript f ont com es as a pai r of f onts: a n out li ne font f or the pri nter and a cor re sponding bi tm apped f ont f or disp la ying type on y our[...]

How T r ueT y pe f o n ts w or k w i th o the r ki nd s o f f o n t s Alt hou gh T r ueT yp e f onts of f er dist i nct adv a nta ge s , y our C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter c a n als o use ot her ki nds o f f onts . Tr u e T y pe a nd b i tm ap ped f o n t s Ma ci nt osh computers runni ng S y stem 7 com e with both b itmapped (screen) f on[...]

100 Appendix B Usi ng onl y T r ueT yp e f onts produces a c loser matc h betw een the app eara nce of t y p e on the screen a nd on pap er . Ho w e v er , a do cument y ou ’ v e already created with b itmapp ed f onts will be ref or matted with t h e corresponding Tr ueT ype fonts , a nd li ne breaks i n the do cument ma y chang e . S imilar l y[...]

How th e M a ci ntos h lo o ks fo r fo n t s Here ’ s the searc h order 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 hen you c hoose a sp ecif ic s ize: 1. a n i n s t a lled bit mapp ed f ont i n that s ize , if on e exi sts 2. a s c aled T r ueT yp e font , if no bitmapped f ont ex ists 3. a n A dobe T yp[...]

102 Appendix B Wh e r e fonts ar e s tore d A ll f onts f or y our C ol or S t y leW riter 250 0 pri nter re s ide i n sp ec ial p lace s within the S y stem F older . T o install f onts , y ou dra g them to t he S y stem Fo ld er . Y our Mac i ntosh will aut omati c all y put them w here the y b el ong—in th e Font s folder wi th i n th e S y st[...]

Sui tc a ses A f ont s uitc ase i s a sp ec i al f older f or co llect ions o f fonts . Su itc ase s pro v ide a con venient w a y t o org anize fonts in the sam e f ont f amil y . F or ex ample , it ’ s a g ood idea t o use a s i ng le su itca se (called Co u r ie r ) f or all f onts i n the C ourier font f amil y—all Courier r oma n f onts as[...]

Co m b i n i n g s u itcase s : To m e r g e all the fonts fr om on e su itca se with another , dra g on e su itca se on top o f the other . All t he f onts from t he drag ged s uitc ase will g o i nt o the other , and the drag ged s uitc ase will di sappear . No t e : To a v oid c onfus ion, rename a f ont su itca se whenev er y ou put more f onts[...]

Sty led f on t s Most f onts that c ome with y our C ol or La serW riter 1 2/6 0 0 P S-J pri nter ha ve def i n ed sty les . F or ex ample , if y ou open the Bookman f ont (contain ed i n a su itca se i n the F onts fo lder , whi ch i s i ns ide y our S y stem Fo lder) , you see f iles f or bold and italic v ersi ons of the f ont. Bu t f onts s uch[...]

Com mo n q u est i on s ab out fon ts Here are s ome que stions t hat of ten come 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 ers ions w orks b est. The bitm a pp e d v e rsi on looks great on t h e screen a nd the T r ueT yp e f onts pri nt b eautifu ll y on the Co lor S ty leW rite[...]

What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? The A pp l e c la ss ic f onts are the ori gi nal ten bit m app ed f onts that c ame with th e fi r s t Maci ntosh in 1 984 . Th e se f onts , w hic h all ha v e city nam es , i nc lude At he ns , Cairo (a p ic ture f ont) , Chic a g o , Gen ev a, London, Los An ge les , Monaco , Ne w Y ork, S an Fra nci[...]

What is font substitution? F ont S ubstitut ion, w hic h isn ’ t a v ailab le for y our C ol or Sty leW riter 2500 printer , is an opti on i n the P a ge S etup dial og bo x f or cer tai n P ostScript printers . Wh en font s ubstituti on is tur n ed on, these printers will use the i r built-in equi v alents f or three bit mapped fonts (T ime s f [...]

109 Be tw een the f onts that c ome with y our Mac i nt osh a nd those t hat come wit h th e printer , there are 28 f ont f amilies (and 6 4 total sty led f onts) a v ail able a s s oon a s y ou install the Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 so ftw are . Name in Font menu Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with 4 ITC Avant Garde ® Colo[...]

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 of w ork t o make s ure that the co lors y ou see on y our displ a y c losel y match t he co lors y ou get on y our printers, sc a nners , and other de v ice s . T he so ft w are that does thi s w ork is c alled Co lorS ync . Bec ause Col orS ync do es its w ork b ehi nd the scenes , y ou don ’ t ha v e t o know a[...]

About C olo r Syn c Col orS ync is a s y stem ex tens ion that pr ov ide s co lor -con v ers ion c apabilitie s a nd impro v es c olor c onsi stenc y . C ol orS ync “tra nsl ates ” the col ors used on one de v ice s o that the y match t h e co lors di spl a yed or printed on another de v ice . Col orS ync co lor con v ersi on is a central part [...]

Nex t , Co lorS ync con v er ts dev ice-sp ecif ic co lors into standard c ol ors . T he CIE col or standard de scrib es c olors in terms of ho w the y are p ercei v ed by t he human e ye under standardized li ghtin g condit ions . (CIE sta nds f or the Co mmis s ion Inter national de l ’Ec lairag e , the I nter nati onal Commi ss ion on Illumina[...]

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Thi s a ppe ndix ex pl ai ns ho w to u se the Qui ckDra w GX so ft w are with the Col or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 . (If y ou i nstalled Quic kDra w GX af ter y ou set up y our printer , y ou must reinstall the C ol or S tyleW riter 25 0 0 s o ft w are . ) Te llin g yo u r c o m puter t o us e th e C olo r S t yl eW r i t er 2500 w i t h Q u i ckD raw [...]

3 In the Chooser dialog box, click items to select them. So me Chooser f eatures c ha ng e , dep endi ng on t h e select ion y ou made i n step 2 . If you c hose Seri al i n step 2 , the Chooser look s li ke thi s: If no por t is a v ail able and y our computer i s a P ow erBook , see “S p ec i al In fo rm ati on f or Po werB ook Ow ners ” i n [...]

117 Printing With QuickDraw GX 4C lose the Chooser dialog box. If y ou c lose the Chooser without creat i ng at least one de s kt op pri nter , thi s mes sag e app ears . To use a printer f or whi ch y ou ha ve no de s kt op ic on, you mu st select t h e printer i n the Chooser and c lic k C reate . If y ou select t h e printer but don ’ t cl ic [...]

If y ou are us i ng a GX-sa vvy pro gram, there are t w o v ers ions o f the P a g e Set up di alo g bo x. This i s the ba s ic v ersi on: In t he e x panded dial og bo x , y ou can selec t a sp ec ifi c pri nter . 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 printin[...]

Printin g a doc u men t To pri nt a do cument , f oll ow t h e se 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 app ears , disp la ying a number of printing opt ions . T he dial og bo x y ou see ma y not ex act l y match an y of t he illustrat ions in step 3 , but [...]

If y ou are us i ng a GX-sa vvy pro gram, there are t w o v ers ions o f the Pri nt di alo g bo x . This is t h e bas ic v ersi on: In t he e x panded dial og bo x , y ou can mak e additional c hoi ce s . 4W hen you are satisfied with the settings, click Print. If neces sary , the pri nter tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , b egins print[...]

Adju s tin g qu alit y o p tio n s To a d j u s t th e wa y col ors are pri nted, fo llo w these steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2M ake sure the expanded dialog box appears. If neces sary , c lic k More Choi ces . 3 In the expanded dialog box, click the Quality icon and set any options you like. 4W hen you are satisfied with the settings,[...]

Cle ani ng th e pr i n t head To c l e a n the print h ead, f oll ow t hese 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 pri nter tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , b egins printing y our do cument. Don ’ t[...]

If y o u ch oo se no t t o use Q u ic kD ra w GX pr i n t i ng If y ou ’ re unhappy wit h the quality of c ol or printing on y our C olor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 , try tur ni ng o ff t h e Qui ckDra w GX pri ntin g s o ft w are and us i ng t h e re gul ar Quic kDra w pri nting s of tw are . Y ou can dec ide w hic h you pre fer . 1 Open a program th[...]

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The printin g s of tw are that y ou installed i n Chapter 1 requires t hat y ou ha ve at least one printer icon on y our des kt op . If you don ’ t w a nt to u se the des kt op printing s of tw are , y ou must remo v e the des kt op pri nting s of tw are , as sho wn in th ese steps: Before you begin Fi nd the dis ks that c ame with t h e Co lor S[...]

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 ejec ts dis ks and as ks y ou t o inser t others . K eep f oll o wing the ins truc ti ons on the screen until the proce s s is comp lete . 7W hen you see a message reporting that the process was successful, click Restart. Th e Installer restarts[...]

Mo ni to ring and c ont rol l ing prin t r e que sts without d e sk t op prin ter s If y ou don ’ t ha v e des kt op pri nters , y ou must use t h e PrintMonitor pr o gram t o m onit or a nd contr ol ba c kground printing . 1W hile your document is printing, choose PrintMonitor from the Application menu at the far right of the menu bar. 2 In the [...]

129 If y ou n eed to m o ve t h e Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter a lon g distance , fol lo w t h es 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 en 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 new l o cat ion, unpack it and set it up a s 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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