Apple 2400 manual Printing the test

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Printing the test page

To print the test page and clean the print head, follow these steps:

1Turn off the printer.

2Make sure you’ve loaded U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the printer.

3Press and hold down the power button until the power light starts to blink.

4Release the power button and wait for the test page to print.

5Examine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing horizontal lines.

The nozzle test pattern appears near the bottom of the test page. The test pattern for the four-color ink cartridge looks like this:

A broken line means a nozzle on	A missing color means you need to
the print head needs to be cleaned.	replace an ink tank (or the black-only cartridge).
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
Black

The test pattern for the black-only ink cartridge looks like this:

6If you see broken or missing lines, try the following:

m Print the test page again until the problem clears up or the ink runs out completely.

m Replace the ink tank containing the missing color, or replace the black- only ink cartridge if that’s what you used to print the test page.

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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 materialsPremium coated paper Glossy paperBack-print film 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 Safety precautions Installation is unsuccessfulChooser doesn’t show the Color SW 2400 icon 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 Color StyleWriter 2400 won’t print a particular document Printer acts as if it’s working, but nothing is printed onPrinter seems slow Messages appear on your computer screen Images print poorlyColors skip or streak at the bottom Ink smears when rubbed Image is too light or too darkPages leave the printer smeared, blurred, or smudged Printing appears on only part of the paper Prints off centerColors don’t look right on the printed 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 How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fonts QuickDraw GX imaging technologyTrueType and bitmapped fonts 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