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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 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 u.
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 .
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.
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.
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 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 .
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 rit.
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.
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.
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 .
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 o.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 t.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 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.
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.
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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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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) .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 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 .
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 .
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.
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 typ.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 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 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 .
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 .
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 .
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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 .
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 .
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 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).
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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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 .
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 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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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