Apple 2400 manual Cleaning the outside of the printer, Cleaning the inside of the printer

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Cleaning the outside of the printer

Before you clean the printer, turn it off and unplug the power cord. Then wipe the outside of the printer with a clean, soft cloth dampened with water. If necessary, you can use a mild soap or detergent. Be careful not to get any liquid in the power cord receptacle.

WARNING Don’t use ammonia-based or alcohol-based cleaners on or around the printer—they may react with the plastic.

Cleaning the inside of the printer

Occasionally you may need to wipe off paper dust or drops of ink inside the printer. Turn the printer off and unplug it. Then open the printer and carefully clean the rollers and platen with a soft, dry cloth.

If necessary, you can clean the rollers and platen with a soft, dry cloth.

WARNING Don’t use any liquid cleaners inside the printer.

Maintaining Your Printer

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Contents Color StyleWriter2400 Apple Computer, Inc Contents Maintaining Your Printer Using Your PrinterIndex TroubleshootingCommunications regulation information Vcci statement Main features of the Color StyleWriter Setting Up Your PrinterImportant safety instructions Watch for these situations, and if one occurs pull the plug Unpacking the printer System requirements Plugging in the printer Turning the printer on and off Installing the ink cartridge Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier Chapter Setting Up Your Printer Connecting the printer to your Macintosh Loading paper into the sheet feeder Open the printer cover Adjust the internal paper selectorChapter Checking the print nozzles Green power light should be offIf necessary, open the disk icon Installing your printer softwareMore information about the Installer program Telling your computer to use the Color StyleWriter Special information for PowerBook ownersWhat’s next? Using Your Printer Guide is too tight Loading the sheet feederWait while the carrier moves to the center position Print material Maximum Special instructions Dialog box, make the selections you want Defining the page setupTo print a document, follow these steps Printing a documentSelect your color options Adjusting color optionsColor printing quirks Chooser opens Printing while you use your computerChecking your printer’s progress Sharing your printer with other users Then click SetupClick OK to close the sharing setup dialog box Make selections in the Chooser Printing on a shared Color StyleWriterConnecting a Color StyleWriter 2400 to a LocalTalk network Plain paper Choosing print materialsBack-print film Premium coated paperGlossy paper Transparencies QualityCost SpeedReplacing ink tanks in the four-color ink cartridge Maintaining Your PrinterHow to change ink tanks When to change ink tanksMaintaining Your Printer When to replace the four-color cartridge When to replace the black-only ink cartridgeHow to find ink cartridges Replacing the ink cartridgeHow to replace the ink cartridge Peel the orange tape off the print head Now you can open any document you want and print it as usual Storing the ink cartridge you aren’t using Cleaning the inside of the printer Cleaning the outside of the printerTroubleshooting Chooser doesn’t show the Color SW 2400 icon Safety precautionsInstallation is unsuccessful Removing items from your Fonts folder Custom Install dialog box, click the first checkbox Using the Custom InstallerMacintosh doesn’t recognize the Color StyleWriter Text appears in the Geneva font or prints jagged Paper or envelopes feed improperly Paper is jammedSee the previous section, Paper Is Jammed Lights indicate a problem Printer seems slow Color StyleWriter 2400 won’t print a particular documentPrinter acts as if it’s working, but nothing is printed on Colors skip or streak at the bottom Messages appear on your computer screenImages print poorly Pages leave the printer smeared, blurred, or smudged Ink smears when rubbedImage is too light or too dark Colors don’t look right on the printed Printing appears on only part of the paperPrints off center Unwanted horizontal white lines or stripes appear Cleaning the print head Printing the test Stains appear on printed pages Image prints wavy or distortedInk tanks and cartridges run out of ink too quickly Appendix a Technical Information General specificationsInk cartridges Replacement ink tanks for four-color ink cartridgeOperating environment Power consumptionStorage environment Input electrical requirementsKinds of fonts Appendix BBitmapped fonts PostScript fonts TrueType fonts TrueType and bitmapped fonts How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fontsQuickDraw GX imaging technology Keeping two font versions available TrueType and PostScript fonts How the Macintosh looks for fontsWhere fonts are stored Suitcases Appendix B Styled fonts Common questions about fonts What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? What is font substitution? Appendix C Packing and Moving the Printer Close the cover Appendix D Working With ColorSync ColorSync profiles and color-matching methods About ColorSyncIndex Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Apple Publishing System