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Thi s c h ap te r introduce s the A pple C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter and explai n s how t o set it up . Af ter y ou f o llo w the i nstr uct i ons in this c hapter , yo u ’ ll be ready t o print. Before you begin Ma ke s ure t hat y our computer is alread y set up a nd that y ou kno w the b as ic s of its operati on .
m Don ’ t us e d ev i ces t hat pr oduce op en fl ame s, s uc h as B unsen bur ners , near th e pri nter . m Do n’ t use al cohol-b ased or ammoni a-based c lean ers on or around the printer . m Alw ay s un plu g the pri nter bef ore c leani ng it.
Unp ac king t h e pr i n t e r 1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridge in its package. 2 Remove the tape and packing material from the inside and outside of the printer. Sa ve t h e ca r t on a nd the packing materi al i n c a se y ou e v er n eed to ship t he printer .
4P lace the printer in your work area. Choose a loc ation near y our computer that ha s a grounded elec tric al out let a nd g ood v entil ation, i s out of direct s unli ght, ne v er g ets damp or v .
Plu g ging in th e pri nt er Plug t h e c onnect or end o f t he pow er adapter i nt o the printer a nd then plu g the other end o f the adapter into an out let. IMPORTANT The onl y w a y t o di sconnect po wer c ompletel y is t o unplu g the po w er c or d.
Tu r n i n g t h e pri nt er on a nd o ff The f irst ti me y ou tur n on the pri nter , the green pow er li ght gl ow s a nd the yel low e r r o r l i ght blin ks bec ause y ou ha v en ’ t installed a n in k c ar trid ge y et. Sa v i ng energy To sa v e po wer , t he pri nter tur ns itself o f f a fter s itting unu sed for about 5 minutes .
Inst a llin g t h e in k ca r tr i d ge The ink c art ri d ge c ontains the pri nt head, whi c h spra y s the in k onto the paper . T reat it gent l y s o y ou don ’ t dama ge its t iny no zzles . Bef ore y ou star t, mak e sure t he pri nter is tur n ed on .
2 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier. 3 Remove the cover from the plastic tub that contains the ink cartridge. The se inst ruc t i ons show t he f our -col or cartrid g e b eing installed, but the proces s is t he same f or eit her cartrid ge .
6P eel the orange tape off the print head. 7S lide the ink cartridge into its place in the printer. No t e : Ther e are i nstr ucti ons i nscribed i nsi de the printer co ver t o remi nd y ou ho w t o i nstall eit her the co lor or opt ional hi gh-p erf or mance bl ac k in k ca r t r i dge .
8L ower the bright blue lever on the carrier to secure the ink cartridge in place. 9C lose the printer’s front cover. 10 Chapter 1.
Con n ect i ng the prin ter t o y ou r M aci n t osh IMPORTANT Eve n i f y o u ’ re p l a nning t o share the pri nter o v er a n etw ork, the seri al c able must c onnect t he pri nter di rect l y t o the computer . U se onl y the ca bl e that c ome s wit h the printer or a simil ar repl acement.
Loa ding p a per i n t o the s he et f eeder Th e sheet feeder ho lds up t o 1 00 sh eets o f 20-pound paper a nd f eeds t he paper automat ic all y i nt o the printer .
4 Load a stack of U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the sheet feeder. In struct i ons f or loading paper cor rect l y app ear on the pap er s upport. Inf orm at i on on t h e ba c k o f the paper tra y sho w s y ou w here to set t he gu ide f or dif ferent paper s ize s .
Inst a llin g yo ur pr i n t e r s o ftw a re Bef ore y ou c a n print y our documents , y ou n eed to install the pri nter so f t w are on y our Mac intosh . Th e dis ks t hat com e with t he C o lor S ty leW riter 2500 c ontain the pri nter so f tw are a nd a n I nstaller pro gram.
5 In the Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue. IMPORTANT The Ins t aller determi nes w h ether y ou ha v e the c or rect s y stem so ft wa re , a nd enou gh memory and hard di s k space t o use t his printer . If y ou don ’ t, t he I nstaller disp l a y s a me ss a ge te lling y ou what y ou need.
8W hen you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. Th e Installer restarts your c omputer . After y ou re star t, y ou ma y notice on y our de s k t op , a n ew i c on that repre sents a pri nter . It ’ s c alled a de s kt op pri nter , a nd it look s li ke t his .
Te lling yo u r c o m puter t o u s e th e C olor S t yl eW r i te r 2500 Bef ore u sing y our printer , y ou mu st selec t it in the Chooser . 1S elect Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2 In the Chooser dialog box, click the appropriate items to select them.
Spe cia l i n f orma t ion fo r Po w e rB o o k o w ner s Po we rB ook computers that ha v e inter nal modems ma y require sp eci al setups . What y ou do dep ends on w hether the Po werbook ha s one or tw o serial ports on its bac k pan el.
Printin g a do cum e nt to m a ke s u r e eve r y t hing’ s w or kin g Th e best w a y t o see if y our pri nter is set up correct l y is t o try pri ntin g so m e th i ng .
5C hoose the Print command from the File menu. 6 In the dialog box that appears, click the Print button. After a f e w mom ents , the pri nter begins pri nting the pa ge or pa ge s .
Ch e cki ng th e prin t no zzl es The C o l or S ty leW riter 2500 pri nts b y spra yi ng in k ont o t he pap er thr ou gh ti ny no zzles . Som eti me s t hese small no zzles g et c lo g g ed af ter sitt ing unu sed f or a l on g ti me . T o make s ure all the nozzle s are workin g , f ollo w these steps: 1I f necessary, turn off the printer.
4E xamine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing horizontal lines. The no zzle te st patter n app ears near the bottom o f the test pa ge . T he test patter n f or the f our -c ol or i nk cartr.
23 Thi s c ha pt e r e x p l ains how t o use the C olor S ty leW riter 2500 for e v eryda y tas k s . Be fore y ou f oll o w t he i nstructi ons in thi s c hapter , mak e s ure the pri nter is set up a nd w orki n g , as de scribed i n Chapter 1 .
24 Chapter 2 Loa ding th e sh e et fe e d er The sh eet f eeder ho lds paper , en v el opes , or other material s and f eeds them aut omat ic all y i nt o the printer . T o load t h e sheet feeder , f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Remove any paper or other materials that you don’t want to use.
25 Printing 4 Open the printer’s front cover. Wa it while the c ar rier mo v es t o the center posit i on . 5A djust the internal paper selector and extend the output tray. The le v er ha s three pos iti ons (tw o f or pap er , one f or en ve lopes) .
Here are details about t he ki nds of materi al s y ou c an use in y our Col or S tyleW riter 2500 pri nter . Print material Maximum Special instructions Plain paper 100 sheets m Use 16- to 24-pound paper. Premium coated paper 50 sheets m Use only paper designed for this printer.
No tes abo ut en v el ope s S ee the instr uct i ons that c ame with t h e pro grams y ou use t o see if the y of f er speci al , eas y w a y s to f ormat a nd print env el opes . If not , choose t he env el ope si ze y ou ’ re us i n g in the P a ge Setup di alo g box and f or mat the env el ope tex t a s y ou li ke .
28 Chapter 2 2C l i ck the Print button. If the printer is o f f , it aut omatic all y tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , th e document star ts to print. If bac kground pri nting i s tur n ed on, you c an c ont inue workin g w hile the document is printing .
29 Printing 3W hile the document is active on your screen, choose Page Setup from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. If the def ault sett i n g s sho wn here are sati sf act ory , y ou can s kip thi s step . Item in dialog box What you use it for Page Size Indicate the size of paper in the sheet feeder.
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.
5C l i ck the Print button. If the printer is o f f , it aut omatic all y tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , th e document star ts to print. If bac kground pri nting i s tur n ed on, you c an c ont inue workin g w hile the document is printing .
Adju s ting c olo r o p tion s To a d j u s t th e w ay col ors are printed, f oll ow t hese steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, click Color. Some pro grams pro v ide a c heck bo x y ou mu st c lic k i n order t o pri nt.
Wi th Co l orS ync tur n ed on a nd the A utomat ic matchin g met hod selec ted, t he Ma ci ntosh c hoose s t he b e st matc hing met hod for t he contents o f the document y ou are printing . If you are not s atis fied wit h the re s ults , you c an c hoose t he opti on y ou w a nt from the Matc hi n g Method pop-up m enu.
Cre at i ng s p ec i a l e ff ec t s on t he Co lo r Sty l eW r it er 2500 Y ou can create a number of speci al ef f ects on the C o l or S ty leW riter 2500 by selec t ing opt i ons in the P a g e Setup , Pri nt , a nd C olor Opt ions di alo g bo x e s .
3C hoose the watermark you want from the pop-up menu. 4A djust the Density and Scaling. When the Density s lider i s all the w a y to t he ri ght , the w ater mark will print as dark as it i s i n the ori gi nal w atermark file .
Cre ati ng y ou r own water mar ks Y ou can use an y program t hat c a n sa v e PICT or PI CT2 f or mat file s t o create y our o wn w atermarks . F or ex ample , y ou c a n create a w atermark with y our com pa ny ’ s logo on it. 1 Create the file with a drawing program or any program that can save PICT or PICT2 files.
2S ave the PICT file inside the Printing Prefs folder. To find the Pri ntin g Pref s f ol der , op en the S y stem F ol der on y our hard di s k, th en open the Pref erences f older . Th e name y ou sa v e y our file a s will be the name t hat appears i n the W ater mark dial og bo x .
Se lec t i ng a ha l ft on i n g me t h od Halft oni ng i s a proce s s in whi c h co lors are blended b y us i n g an ar ra ng ement o f dif ferent-c ol ored dots . T he Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 blends c ol ors by u s i n g eith er a rep eating patter n or a ra ndom scattering o f dots .
Dr a g th e do cument y o u w a n t t o p r i n t t o a deskt o p p r i n t er i co n Y ou can s witc h t o a n e w def ault printer by dra g ging t he ic on o f any document y ou w ant to print t o t he icon o f the pri nter y ou w a nt to u se .
Cre at i ng, thr owing away , an d ma n i pu lat ing d e s k top prin ter ic ons To create a des k t op printer , selec t the printer i n the Chooser .
Printin g whil e y o u us e y ou r co m p u t er Y ou can cont i nue t o w ork on y our computer w hile pri nting on the Col or S tyleW riter 2500 . T h e f eature t hat gi v e s y ou this ab ility is c alled bac kg r ound pr i nt i n g a nd i s aut omat ic all y tur n ed on when y ou install the Col or S tyleW riter 2500 so ft w are .
Mon i t ori ng a nd co n t ro llin g b a c k gr o u nd pri nt i ng If y ou are us ing b ac kground printing , y ou can use t h e de s kt op pri nter feature s to monit or a nd contro l y our print requests .
m To put a print request on hold, selec t its t it le or ic on (by c lic ki ng it) , then c lic k th e Ho ld butt on. Th e pri nt reque st will sta y on hol d until y ou selec t its t it le agai n a nd c lic k the R es ume butt on.
Shari ng y o ur p rinter wit h o the r u se rs If y our computer is c onn ected to ot h er computers o v er a n A pp leT alk n etw ork, y ou c a n allo w others on the netw ork to print on y our Co l or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 . The te c hno lo gy t hat lets y ou do thi s is c alled C o l orS hare .
To share the pri nter with ot her non–Quic kDra w GX users , f o llo w these steps: 1S elect Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2 In the Chooser dialog box, do the following: 3 In the Setup dialog box, make the changes you want. Th e name y ou gi v e the printer is the name ot hers will use t o se lect t he pri nter in t he Chooser .
4T o keep a record of what’s printed on your printer, click the “Keep Log of Printer Usage” checkbox to put an X in it. Y ou can open a nd print the lo g with S impleT ex t, T eac hT ex t, or another w or d- proces s ing pro gram.
Printin g on a sh are d C o lor S t yl e W ri ter 2500 After y ou tur n on C olorS hare (as de scrib ed i n the prev ious sec t i on) , others on y our netw ork can share y our pri nter .
Con n ect i ng a Co l or St y leW r i te r 2500 t o a L oca lT a l k o r E the rT a l k ne tw o r k If y ou ha v e the opt ional C ol or Sty leW riter Loc alT alk Mod ule or EtherT al k Ad a p t e r , y ou can connect a C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter di rect l y to a Lo calT a l k or EtherT al k n etw ork.
49 Thi s c ha pt e r e x p l ains how t o use dif ferent materi als and pri ntin g opti ons to m eet y our n eeds . Choosi ng prin t m ateria ls Here are s ome t ips on w hen and how t o use dif ferent print material s . Plain paper Us e p l ai n paper for e v eryda y printing .
Pr emium coa ted p a per Us e premium coated paper f or e x ceptional print quality—f or ex ample , f or a fi nal draf t , a co lorfu l notice , or the master cop y of a pre sentati on . C olors appear richer and more v ibrant on s uc h paper . m Us e onl y coated paper des igned f or use with t he C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 .
B ack-pri n t fi l m Us e bac k-pri nt film f or the highe st print quality o f all—f or ex ample , f or di git ized phot ographs or impor ta nt client pre sentati ons . B ac k-pri nt film ha s a shiny s urf ace and w orks e xcept i onall y we ll w hen disp l a y ed b y b ac klight ing .
Qual ity F or hi gh e st-quality printing , choose B e st quality and print on coated or gl os s y paper , bac k-pri nt film , or transparencie s . Also us e t h e f oll owing se lec ti ons i n the C o l or Opti ons di al o g bo x . (T o disp la y th e di alo g bo x , c lic k the Co lor butt on in the Pri nt dial o g bo x .
Spe e d F or f aster printing , c hang e the Pri nt Quality sett i n g in the Pri nt di alo g bo x . (T o disp la y the dial og bo x, c hoose Pri nt from the File m enu .
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55 It doesn ’ t tak e muc h e f fort to k eep y our C olor S ty leW riter 2500 pri nter i n g ood w orki ng c ondition . Y ou s imp l y ha v e t o repl ace the in k tan ks w h en the y r un out o f in k and c lean the pri nter or pri nt head if y ou noti ce a problem .
Wh en to c h an ge in k ta n k s L ook c arefull y at y our pri nted do cuments t o see if a col or is mis sin g or f aded. Some ti mes i t ’ s obv ious—s uc h as w h en you run out of b lac k in k.
4 Remove the new ink tank from its packaging. 5 Remove the plastic cap from the bottom of the ink tank. 6S lide the tank into the cartridge, and push it down so it snaps into place. IMPORTANT Make s ure y ou put the co lor ink ta nk on the lef t and the bl ac k in k tan k on the ri ght.
Repl a ci ng th e in k car t r i d ge The ink c art ri d ge c ontains the pri nt head, the dev ice that tak es the in k and spra y s it on the paper . Th e Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 pri nter c ome s with a f our - col or c artrid g e with rep laceab le in k tan ks .
How t o r e plac e th e i n k ca r t ri dge IMPORTANT Bef ore rep lac ing t he ca r trid g e , try printing t he test pa ge . (See “Checking t he Pri nt No zzles ” i n Chapter 1 . ) 1 Turn on the printer. 2 Open the printer’s cover. Wa it while the c ar rier mo v es t o the center posit i on .
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.
St o r i n g the i n k car t r i dg e y ou a re n ’ t us i ng The C o l or S ty leW riter 250 0 come s with a f our -co lor c ar trid ge . I n additi on, y ou c a n purchase t h e opti onal high-perf or mance bl ac k c ar trid ge . While the y are sealed in thei r original pac ka ging , the in k c artrid g e s are protec ted.
Cle ani ng th e outside of th e pri nter Bef ore y ou c lea n the pri nter , tur n it of f a nd un p lu g the pow er cord. Then wipe the outsi de o f the printer with a c lea n, so f t c loth dampened with w ater . If neces sary , you c an use a mild s oap or deterg ent.
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Th is c hapter pro v ide s s o luti ons to s ome problem s t hat y ou ma y enc ounter wh ile u s i n g y our Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 pri nter . As lo ng as you f o llo w the mai ntena nce instr uct i ons in Chapter 4 , y ou ’ re not li kel y t o ha v e any pr ob lems wit h y our pri nter .
Sa f e ty p reca ut i o n s To prev ent dama ge t o the Co l or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter and har m t o y ourself a nd other users , f oll o w the se sa fety t ips . m Don ’ t t ouc h anyt hing ins ide t he pri nter ex cept a s de scribed in the ins truc t i ons i n thi s ma nual.
Remov i ng items from y our Fonts f old e r to s ol v e inst al lation pr obl ems Items in y our cur rent Fonts f ol der c a n i nterf ere with s ucce ss ful installat i on o f th e pri nter so ft w are . T o cor rect t he problem , fo llo w the se steps: 1 Quit all programs you are currently running.
Usin g t h e C u stom Instal le r to sol v e i nstal lation problems F or another w a y t o work ar ound prob lems with c or r upted f onts , y ou c a n in stall t he pri nter so ftw are without installi ng t h e f onts that com e with t h e printer .
5 In the Custom Install dialog box, click the QuickDraw Printer Software checkbox. 6W hen you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk. The Ins t aller ejects di s ks and a s ks y ou to inser t others . K eep fo llo wing t he ins truc t i ons on the screen until the installat i on i s comp lete .
Th e com p u te r d o esn ’ t reco g n iz e t he Co l o r Sty l eW ri t er 2500 If y ou ha v e selec ted t he Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 i n the Chooser but nothing prints, or y ou g et a me ss a ge that no C ol or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 is c onnected, one of t he condit i ons in the list that f oll ow s ma y be the cau se .
m If y our computer is not c onn ected t o a netw ork, tur n o f f App leT alk i n th e Chooser . m Th e printer ma y need to be re set. T ur n the pri nter o f f , count t o f i v e , then tur n it b ac k on . If y ou still c a n ’ t re s ol v e the problem , t he pri nter ma y not b e working pr op er l y .
The l i ghts in di c a t e a pr ob le m Some ti mes th e lights on t h e printer si gnal a problem . m Both lights are off. To c onser ve ener gy , the pri nter tur ns itself o f f if it ’ s lef t id le f or s ome t ime (u su all y about 5 mi nutes) .
Th e pri nter seems s low S ee the s ug g e stions under “ S p eed ” i n Chapter 3 . If y ou ha v e a Mac i ntosh IIfx , Macint osh Qu adra 90 0 , or Quadra 9 50 com puter , c heck t h e Seri al S witch c ontrol panel. Mak e sure it i s set to Co m p a t ible .
Mo re t h a n one p iece o f pa per p a sses t h ro ug h the p r i n t e r a t a t i me Fol l o w t h es e s t eps: 1 Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder.
m Try to remove any torn or damaged pieces of paper from the printer. S ee “P ap er Is J ammed, ” earlier in thi s chapter . m Take the paper out of the sheet feeder and check it. Make s ure none of t he sh eets is cur led, bent, or do g-eared. Make s ure the ed g e s of the stac k lin e up ev enl y .
The Col or S t yl e Writ e r 2500 w o n ’ t p r i n t a pa r t ic u la r do c ume n t If y ou attempt to print a do cument and no pag e is printed—not ev en a bl a n k one—try the f oll owing: m Check f or me s sa g e s on y our Mac intosh screen .
Messa ges a ppea r o n y ou r co m p u te r s c r een Most me ss a g e s t hat appear on your screen are se lf-ex p l anatory . F or ex ample , th ey ma y te ll y ou that the printer is out o f paper or that the pap er is jamm ed. Once y ou cor rect t he problem , the mes sa ge g o e s a w a y .
Mem o r y i s l o w Once in a while , y our computer ma y b e temporaril y l o w on random-acce s s mem ory (RAM) . S ymptom s t h a t in di c a t e a mem o ry pr o b le m. m Some documents do not pri nt. m Some t ext i nco r r ect l y app ears i n the Gene v a f ont.
m Tu rn on v ir tual mem ory in the Memory contr o l pan el. V i r tual mem ory is de scribed i n the i nstructi ons t hat c ame wit h your c omputer .
Te x t p r i n t s , but pict u re s do not Some a dv a n ced pag e la y out and ar t pro grams use t he P ostS cript pa g e de scripti on lang ua g e , a l ang ua g e that t h e C olor S ty leW riter 250 0 do e s not understand. If y our pro grams ha v e a PICT pre v iew opt ion, y ou can print the f ile on a C ol or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 .
Te x t l i nes u p i n co l u m ns o n the s cree n b u t n o t w he n i t pr i n t s Y ou ma y ha v e used space s (rather than tabs) to lin e up the tex t. Be c au se printers i nter pret spaces dif f erent l y than the screen do es , the tex t ma y f ail to lin e up w hen y ou print it.
Print qu alit y is p o o r Most ima g e problems are c aused b y problem s with an i n k ca r trid g e or with y our c ho ice o f pap er . Don ’ t use the f oll o wing types o f pap er: m eras able .
The i mag e i s t oo l i g h t o r t o o da rk If printing l ooks fu zz y becau se it ’ s too li ght or t oo dark, try t he f o llo wi ng: m Check t he nozzle s i n the pri nt head. See “Checking t he Pri nt No zzle s ” i n Chapter 1 f or i nstr ucti ons .
Printing ap pea r s o n o n l y pa r t o f the p a per Check t he select ions in the P a ge Setup di alo g bo x . Check t he nozzle s i n the pri nt head.
Cle ani ng t h e pr i n t head To c l e a n the pri nt h ead, f oll o w the se steps: 1W hen you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the Print dialog box. No t e : If the pri nter is being shared b y u s i ng C ol orS hare , y ou must print the document from the c omputer that i s di rect l y connected t o the pri nter .
Printin g th e tes t page To pri nt the test pa ge , f oll o w t hese steps: 1T u r n off the printer. 2M ake sure you’ve loaded U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the printer. 3P ress and hold down the power button until the power light starts to blink.
The i mag e p r i n ts wa v y o r dis to r t e d Make s ure that y ou are us i ng a rec ommended type of paper . Chec k the sett ing of t h e i n te r n al pap er selec t or abo v e the in k c ar trid ge . If the problem persi sts , see the informati on about ser v ice and s uppor t that c ome s wit h the printer .
Ink tank s a nd ca r t r i dg es r u n o u t o f i n k t o o q u ic kl y To ex tend the lif e o f y our i n k c artrid g e s , try the f o llo wi ng: m Se lect Dra f t print quality in the Pri nt dial og bo x whene v er y ou c a n . m Don ’ t clea n th e print h ead unles s neces sary .
89 Gene ra l s pec i f i cat i o ns Marking engine m Therm a l in k jet en gin e Resolution Th e re s o luti on diff ers acc ordin g t o the quality o f pri nting y ou select. It i s ex pre s sed i n horizontal b y v er ti c al dots p er inch (dp i) .
90 Appendix A Connector cable m Ap pl e S y stem/P eripheral-8 c able Interface m Hi gh-sp eed serial (R S-422) m Opt i onal Loc alT alk m Opt i onal EtherT al k Fonts m Tr ueT yp e f ont support m 64.
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 .
Oper at i ng en vi ron ment Temperature m 15 ° t o 3 0 °C (5 9° to 8 6° F) Relative humidity m 10 p ercent t o 8 0 percent , noncondens i ng St o ra ge e n vir onm e nt Temperature m 0° t o 3 5°.
Appl e par t numb e r s If y ou ha v e troub le findi ng an y of the f oll o wing pr oducts , the par t numb ers ma y h elp y ou describe them t o the dealer .
Available Options m Col or S tyleW riter Loc alT alk Mod ule: M46 1 5ZM m St yle W r iter EtherT al k Adapter No r t h A m e r ica – st y le plu g: M4 77 5LL J ap an-styl e p l u g: M4 7 7 5J Co n t.
95 A f ont is a co llecti on of letters , numb ers, and s ymbol s i n a dist i nct i v e typo graphic de si gn. Y our Macint osh c omputer and Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 printer come wit h a v ariety o f f onts that look great bot h on y our monit or and on paper .
96 Appendix B Tr u e T y pe f o n t s A T r ueT yp e f ont is sc al able , describ ing a typef ace without ri gidl y specifying a si ze . So it look s g ood whate v er s ize you c hoose . T r ueT ype fonts pr o v ide shar p tex t at a ny s ize on screen or on pap er .
97 Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2500 Y ou can als o use t he K e y Caps de s k acces sory t o ex ami n e f onts . See the documentati on that c ame with y our c omputer f or i nstr ucti ons . Bit m ap p e d f o n t s Bi tm app ed f onts cons ist o f “pic ture s ” of a typef ace at specif ic s izes .
98 Appendix B Po s tScr i p t f o n t s Po s tS cr i pt is a pa ge-de scription l a ng ua ge t hat defines the c haracters , s ymbol s, a nd ima g es that appear on eac h pa g e o f a document.
How T r ueT y pe f o n t s w o rk w i t h o the r ki n d s o f f on t s Alt hou gh T r ueT ype f onts o f fer di st inct adv a ntag es , y our C ol or S ty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter c an als o use other kinds of f onts .
100 Appendix B Usi n g onl y T r ueT ype fonts pr oduces a c l oser matc h betw een the appeara nce of t y p e on the screen a nd on pap er . How e v er , a do cument y ou ’ v e already created with b itmapped f onts will b e ref ormatted with the cor responding Tr ueT yp e f onts , and li ne breaks in the do cument ma y c hang e .
How th e M a ci ntosh lo o ks fo r fo n t s Here ’ s the search or der y our Mac intosh u ses t o deter min e w hic h f ont t o disp la y on y our screen w h en y ou choose a specif ic s ize: 1. a n i n s t a lled bit mapped font in that s ize , if on e ex i sts 2.
102 Appendix B Wh e r e fonts ar e store d A ll f onts f or y our C ol or Sty leW riter 25 0 0 pri nter re s ide in speci al p l ace s within the S y stem Fo lder .
Sui t ca ses A f ont su itc ase i s a speci al f ol der f or collec tions o f f onts . Su itc ase s pro v ide a c on venient w a y t o org anize f onts i n the same f ont f amil y .
Co m b i n i n g s u itcase s : To m e r g e all the f onts from one su itc ase with another , dra g one s uitc ase on t op of t he other . A ll the f onts from the dra g g ed s uitc a se will g o into t h e other , and the dra g ged s uitc ase will di sappear .
Sty l ed f on t s Most f onts that com e with y our C o l or L aserW riter 1 2/6 0 0 PS-J printer ha v e def i ned sty le s . F or e x ample , if y ou op en the B ookman f ont (contai n ed i n a su itca se in the F onts f older , whi c h i s insi de y our S y stem F older) , y ou see file s f or bo ld and italic v ers i ons o f the f ont.
Com mo n qu es t i o ns a b out fon ts Here are s ome que stions t hat o f ten c ome up about f onts . What kind of fonts should I buy? Usi n g a f ont that has bot h bit mapped a nd T rueT ype vers ions w orks best.
What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? The A pp l e c la ss ic f onts are the original ten bit mapped f onts that c ame with th e fi rs t Ma ci nt osh in 1 9 84 .
What is font substitution? F ont S ubstitut i on, w hic h isn ’ t a v ailab le f or y our C ol or S ty leW riter 2500 printer , is an opti on in the P ag e Setup dial og bo x f or certai n P ostS cript printers .
109 Be tw een the f onts that c ome with y our Mac intosh and those t hat c ome wit h th e printer , there are 28 f ont f amilie s (and 6 4 total sty led f onts) a v ailab le as s oon a s y ou i nstall the Co lor S ty leW riter 2500 so ft w are .
Name in Font menu Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with 4 ITC Lubalin Graph ® Color (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 2500 4 Lucida Bright Color (plain, italic, b.
111 Th e Mac i ntosh does a l ot o f w ork to mak e sure t hat t he co lors y ou see on y our di spl a y c lose l y match t he co l ors y ou get on y our pri nters , sc a nners , and other de v ices . T he so f t w are that doe s thi s w ork is c alled Co lorS ync .
About C olo r Syn c Col orS ync i s a s y stem ex tens ion that pr o v ides c olor -con v ers i on c apabilitie s a nd impro v e s c o lor c onsi stenc y . Co lorS ync “transl ates ” the co lors u sed on on e de v ice so t hat t he y matc h the c ol ors displ a y ed or pri nted on another de v ice .
Nex t, C ol orS ync con v er ts de v ice-sp ecif ic c olors int o standard c olors . T he CIE col or standard de scribe s co lors in ter ms o f how t he y are p ercei v ed by t he human e y e under sta ndardized li ghtin g condit ions .
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Thi s ap pe ndix ex pl ai ns ho w t o u se the Qui ckDra w GX s o f tw are with the Col or S tyleW riter 2500 . (If y ou installed Quic kDra w GX after y ou set up y our printer , y ou mu st reinstall the C o l or S ty leW riter 2500 so ftw are .
3 In the Chooser dialog box, click items to select them. So me Chooser f eatures c hang e , dep endi ng on t h e selec t i on y ou made i n step 2 . If y ou chose Seri al i n step 2 , the Chooser look.
117 Printing With QuickDraw GX 4C lose the Chooser dialog box. If y ou c l ose the Chooser without creat ing at lea st one des k top printer , thi s mes sag e appears . To use a printer f or w hic h you ha v e no de s k t op ic on, y ou must se lec t the printer i n the Chooser and c lic k C reate .
If y ou are us ing a GX-s a vv y pro gram, there are tw o v ersi ons o f the P a g e Set up di alo g bo x . This i s the ba si c v ersi on: In t he e x panded dial o g bo x, y ou c a n selec t a specif i c printer . 3W hen you’ve made your choices, click Format (or OK in a program that’s not GX-savvy).
Printin g a do c u men t To pri nt a do cument , f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Open the document you want to print, or select its icon in the Finder. 2C hoose Print from the File menu. A di alo g bo x appears , di spl a ying a number of printing opt ions .
If y ou are us ing a GX-s a vv y pro gram, there are tw o v ersi ons o f the Print di alo g bo x . T his is t he ba s ic v ersi on: In t he e x panded dial o g bo x, y ou c a n mak e additi onal cho ice s . 4W hen you are satisfied with the settings, click Print.
Adju s tin g qu alit y o p ti o n s To a d j u s t th e w ay col ors are printed, f oll ow t hese steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2M ake sure the expanded dialog box appears. If neces sary , c lic k More Cho ice s . 3 In the expanded dialog box, click the Quality icon and set any options you like.
Cle ani ng th e pr i n t hea d To c l e a n the pri nt h ead, f oll o w the se steps: 1W hen you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the expanded Print dialog box. 2W hen you are satisfied with the settings, click Print. If neces sary , the printer tur ns itself on and, after a f e w moments , begins printing y our do cument.
If y o u c ho o se no t t o use Q u i ckD raw GX p ri n t i n g If y ou ’ re unhapp y with the quality o f col or pri ntin g on y our Co lor S ty leW riter 25 0 0 , try tur ni n g o f f the Quic kDra w GX pri nting s of t w are and us i n g the re g ul ar Quic kDra w pri ntin g s o f tw are .
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The printin g s o f tw are that y ou i nstalled in Chapter 1 requi res that y ou ha v e at least one printer icon on y our de s kt op . If y ou don ’ t w a nt to u se the de s kt op printing s o f t.
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.
6W hen you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk. The Ins t aller ejects di s ks and a s ks y ou to inser t others . K eep fo llo wing t he ins truc t i ons on the screen until the proce s s i s c omplete . 7W hen you see a message reporting that the process was successful, click Restart.
Mo ni to ring and c ont rol l i ng prin t r e que sts without d e sk top prin ters If y ou don ’ t ha v e des k t op pri nters , you mu st use the PrintMonitor pr o gram t o m onit or and contr ol b ackgr ound printing . 1W hile your document is printing, choose PrintMonitor from the Application menu at the far right of the menu bar.
129 If y ou n eed t o mo v e the Co l or S tyleW riter 2500 pri nter a l on g distance , fol l ow t h e s e steps . 1 Turn off the printer and unplug it. 2 Remove the power cord and serial cable. 3 Open the printer’s front cover. 4L eave the ink cartridge in the printer, and apply a piece of tape to hold the cartridge in place.
5C lose the cover. 6 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder. 7P ush the paper support and output tray back inside the printer. 8 Repack the printer in its original packing material. When the pri nter ar ri v e s at its ne w loc ation, unpac k it and set it up as de scribed i n Chapter 1 .
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 A.
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 an.
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 .
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 10.
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.
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-u.
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 Pa.
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 .
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, .
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.
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.
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.
iii Co m m uni c at i ons re g ul ati on informati 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 he pri nter 3 Po we r M ac intosh .
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 mind 23 Loa d i ng th e sh eet f eeder 2 4 Printing a document 2 7 Adj us t i ng c ol or opti ons 3 2 Cr eat ing spec.
5T r ouble sho ot i ng 65 Saf et y precaut ions 66 Th e Chooser doesn ’ t sho w the Co l or S W 2500 icon 66 Ins tal l a t i on is uns ucce ss ful 66 The c om puter crashe s w hile attempt ing t o p.
Co mmunic ation s r eg u l at i on i n f o rma t io n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected.
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.
Co n gratul at i ons on y our purcha se o f the C olor S ty leW riter 250 0 pri nter . T hi s book de scribes ho w t o set up the printer a nd ho w t o use it. Ma i n f eat u res o f t he C o l o r Sty leW r it er 2500 The C o l or S ty leW riter 2500 work s with m ost Mac i ntosh c omputers , i nc ludi ng com puters us i ng Qui c kDra w GX.
Chang es t o t he pr i n t i n g so ftw ar e t ha t a ff ec t o the r pr i n t ers If y ou ha v e another pri nter that use s App le ’ s Pri ntMonitor app li c at i on pro gram, inc luding all L a s.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Apple 2500 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Apple 2500 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Apple 2500, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Apple 2500 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Apple 2500, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Apple 2500.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Apple 2500. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Apple 2500 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
