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Color LaserWriter 12/600PS

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Apple manual Color LaserWriter 12/600PS

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Color LaserWriter 12/600PS Apple Computer, Inc Contents Overview Using Fonts With the Printer Maintenance227 237 Detailed Contents Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users Contents Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users Setting Up the Printer for Unix Users 129 Macintosh Users Windows and DOS Users 173 203 Maintenance215 201 243 Troubleshooting 277 257267 Supplies 268 About ColorSync 292 How ColorSync works Using ColorSync 293 Problem that ColorSync solvesDiagnosing Problems for Service Working With ColorSync Radio and television interference FCC statement Vcci statement DOC statement How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? Printer administrators and users Who does what Getting new users started What the printer administrator should know Which chapters should I read? Set up the hardware and connect the printerChapter Computer Network interface and cable Add any hardware options Set additional printer parametersChapter Computer Utility name User’s computer Where to find information Solving problemsHelp new users get started Chapter Installing Options Chapter Setting Up the Printer forUnix Users Page Main features of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Front view Anatomy of the printer Allow space to open the top for clearing paper jams Choosing a place for the printer Important safety instructions Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS If possible, get another person to help you Unpacking the printer Remove the packing tape from the outside of the printer Chapter Installing the quick reference booklet Installing the fuser oil bottle Close the cover over the fuser oil bottle Install the oil bottle Push the transfer drum lever down and to the right This releases a locking mechanism Open the disposal box cover Page Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Chapter Slide the toner disposal box into place Now go on to install the toner cartridges Installing the toner cartridges Press the knob firmly Cartridge carousel cycle Turn gently until the carousel locks into a new position Distribute the toner powder Insert the toner cartridge into the carousel Process is essentially the same for each cartridge Wait to install the printer options Paper cassette holds up to 250 sheets Loading paper into the paper cassette Prepare a stack of paper Slide the paper cassette out of the printerSlide the stack into the cassette Page Slide the cassette into the printer Port Network interface Computer Connecting the printer Connecting to an Ethernet network Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS What to do after connecting to an Ethernet network Connecting to a LocalTalk networkObtain a LocalTalk connecting kit Connect the printer to the network in one of these two ways What to do after connecting to a LocalTalk network Use this method to connect a single Macintosh to the printer Connecting directly to a single Macintosh What to do after connecting to a single Macintosh Connecting to an IBM PC or compatible with a parallel cableObtain a parallel interface cable like this one Parallel interface cable Make sure the printer is turned off Connecting the power and turning on the printerPlug in the printer Press the power switch to turn the printer on Check the status lights Saving energy Standard factory default settings for the parallel port Adjusting communication settingsStandard factory default settings for the other ports Port Mode Data Protocol Parallel AutoSelect How to customize communication settings Why customize communication settings?Custom settings for the parallel port Custom settings for the other ports What to do next How to return to the default settings Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users Before you begin Initial AppleTalk setupBefore you begin, make sure you have Make sure the printer software disks are locked Installing the software the printer administrator needs Installer dialog box, click the Install button More information about the Installer program Close the Chooser Choosing the printer on the administrator’s computer What to do next Making sure everything is workingClick Print Changing printer settings with the Apple Printer Utility Chapter Opening the Apple Printer Utility Printer features window appearsDouble-click the Apple Printer Utility Click Open Printer Quitting the Apple Printer Utility Naming the printer Viewing printer informationYou see a list of printer information You see a list of preferences Identifying the printer’s physical location To send the new name setting to the printer, click SendYou can type a description of the printer’s location Panel that appears, type a new name Fonts panel appears Sending fonts to the printerOpen the Fonts category Click Add Fonts you add are gathered here until you click Send Printing font samples Removing fontsClick Remove Choose Print Font Samples from the File menu Click Initialize to proceed Initializing a hard disk connected to the printer Turning the startup pages on or off To send the startup page setting to the printer, click Send Conserving energy You see a list of job default categories Setting paper-handling optionsOpen the Job Defaults category You see a list of network options Setting up job handling You see a list of communication settings options Setting the printer’s error timeoutOpen the Communication Configuration category To send the settings to the printer, click Send To send the zone setting to the printer, click Send Setting the printer’s network zones Viewing the Ethernet address You can view the printer’s Ethernet address when neededOpen the Ethernet Address category Working with a NetWare network Open the NetWare Configuration category To send the changes to the printer, click Send Drag the slider to change the printer’s subnet mask Changing TCP/IP configurations To send the changes to the printer, click Send Open the Port Configuration category Viewing and changing communication settings You cannot change LocalTalk setting Panel that appears, you can change settings if you need to Restarting the printer Sending PostScript files to the printerChoose Restart Printer from the Utilities menu Instructions for users Getting Macintosh users started using the printerSoftware for users Drag the Printer Disk 1 icon onto the icon of the folder Preparing a server so users can install over a network Dialog box opens to describe the installation Installing the printer software from the serverClick the Restart button What to do next System requirements NetWare Users Start Windows Installing the software the printer administrator needs Adobe Printers control panel appears Click Express InstallationClick Continue Select the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS and click OK Choose how to proceed Another message tells you that installation is completeClick OK to clear the message Click Restart Windows to have the changes take effect Using Apple Print Monitor Installing software for Windows NT Button appears on the right side of the window Initial Apple Print Monitor for Windows setupOptions window that appears, make the selections you want Initial Novell NetWare setup Choosing an operating mode What to do next Command key Description Using Pconsole Utility starts Specifying a print serverLog in to a file server from DOS on a client computer At the DOS prompt, type Pconsole and press Enter If available, a list of print servers appears Assigning the operating modeExample Defined Printers list appears Printer Configuration menu for your printer appearsPrinter type list appears Ethernet falls into the Other/Unknown category Press Esc until Pconsole quits Press Ins to view a list of available queue serversTurn the printer off and then back on Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users Log in to a file server from a DOS client PC If available, a list of available print servers appears Configuration window appears for the selected printer Configuration window for the selected printer appearsPrint Server Information menu appears Menu of printer types appears Creating a print queue Associating a print server with the print queue Window appears, showing the printer configurationSelect the printer you defined earlier and press Enter Select Print Queues Assigned and press Enter Type load pserver printserver and press Enter Example Retype the password and press Enter Assigning a password for the print server optionalList of print servers appears Setting up client computers for network printing Setting up the PostScript printer driver for NetWare Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users Opening and quitting the Apple Printer Utility Installing the Apple Printer Utility for Windows Giving the printer an AppleTalk name Selecting the printerYou can view information about your printer Printer preferences list appears Click the triangle for the Printer Preferences category An X in a checkbox means the printer is set to printClick on the triangle for the Printer Preferences category Open the Energy Saving Delay category Printer’s Ethernet address appears For the NetWare Pserver setup For the NetWare Rprinter setup 106 Chapter 107 Dialog box appears Installing Type 1 fonts Installed Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type ManagerBanner pages and NetWare To add Type 1 fonts to your system Changing the size of the ATM font cache Removing Type 1 fontsTurning ATM off or on Set up the printer as described in , remembering to Setting Up the Printer for Unix Users Will these instructions work for my flavor of UNIX? Initial TCP/IP setupBackground information Security Assigning an IP address to the printer Obtaining an IP address for the printer PrinterIPaddress printerIPname Printer IP name is the same name you used in steps 3 Ping printerIPname 116 Chapter Preparing your own workstation for printing Printing a test Cleaning up the printcap file after testing the printer Getting Unix users started using the printer Configuring the printer Make an entry to each user’s /etc/printcap file Configuring HP-UX version Leave SAM Start the LP request scheduler by typing Enter information into the remote printer form, as follows If the test print doesn’t work Repeat the steps in Configuring HP-UX VersionIf the test document doesn’t print, follow these steps Run the SAM utility by typing sam at the Unix prompt Printer class Optional Enter information into the remote printer form as follows Configuring IBM AIX version Form appears for you to define a remote printer Ps aux grep lpd 128 Chapter Installing Options Turn off and unplug the printer Installing the optional 250-sheet feeder Remove the universal paper cassette from the feeder You don’t need to fill the cassette with paper at this timeRemove the paper cassette from the printer 132 Chapter Insert the locking connectors Locking connectors secure the printer to the feeder 134 Chapter For instructions, see Chapter Adjusting the side margin Installing the 250-sheet universal cassette Connecting external hard disks Connecting a previously used hard diskAdding hard disks Setting the Scsi ID number Connecting multiple external hard disks Connecting a single external hard diskTurn off the printer and all hard disks connected to it Adding an internal hard disk Copper-foil end Metal surface Attach the cable here Initializing hard disks Increasing the printer RAM Installing RAM Amount of memory Slot J10 Slot J11 Megabytes 147 J10 Paper Out and Paper Jam lights blinking Configuring the Macintosh printer software Configuring your software for new printer optionsChooser dialog box appears Choose the Chooser from the File menu Click Configure Printer Setup dialog box appears Features dialog box appears Configuring the printer from an IBM PC or compatibleSetup dialog box, click the Features button Chapter Macintosh Users TroubleshootingChapter Unix Users Loading Paper Page Macintosh Users Installing the printer software Printer software More information about the Installer program Selecting and setting up the printer Stopped icon indicates you have stopped the print queue Determining the status of a printer by looking at its icon Select the printer using its desktop printer icon Switching between printersClick the icon of the desktop printer you want to use Selecting page setup options Select a new printer using the ChooserSetup dialog box appears Choose Page Setup from the File menu When you’ve made your choices, click OK Printing documents Print dialog box appears Printing a cover page automaticallyCover page will print each time you print your document Choose Print from the File menu Printing color and grayscale documents Click OK Click Print in the Print dialog box Reporting printing errors Choose On, Off, or Printer’s Default Turning tray switching on or off Printing transparencies Changing the Print Quality mode Printing while using the computer for other work Double-click the desktop printer icon you’re interested Monitoring and controlling background printingChoose what you’d like to do Using the Apple Printer Utility Windows and DOS Users Installing the Windows printer software 175 Exit from the installer 177 Printing from Windows applications Setting printer driver optionsSelect the options you want and click Print Opening the printer setup dialog box from your application Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Control PanelOpening the printer Setup dialog box from the Print Manager This command usually displays the Print Setup dialog box Selecting printer options in the Setup dialog box Additional printer options PostScript 183 Fonts 185 Features Job Control Watermark Edit Watermark Downloading fonts Printers dialog box appears Downloading fonts manually to RAM or to the hard disk Font Downloader dialog box appears You are returned to the Setup dialog box Click Device Installer Using a hard diskAdding a hard disk to the device list Dialog box opens Another dialog box opens You return to the Device Installer dialog boxIf it’s an internal hard disk, the Scsi number is Click Add New Click the Fonts tab Click Font Downloader Initializing the hard diskClick Other Printing to a PostScript file Changing your printer setup to print to a PostScript file Using the driver to print to a PostScript fileDriver Setup dialog box appears Connect dialog box appears Printing to a PostScript file Restoring your printer setup optionsYour program’s Print dialog box appears Dialog box appears that asks you to name the file DOS notes Using the Apple Printer Utility for WindowsCapturing a print queue for DOS printing Unix Users Example for lpr Printing from a Unix workstation to the printer Loading Paper Automatic or manual printing with the printer Choosing paper Using the standard paper cassette Opening the multipurpose tray Using the multipurpose tray Placing paper and transparencies in the multipurpose tray Loading three-hole punched paper in the multipurpose tray Tips for avoiding problems Loading letterhead paper in the multipurpose tray Loading transparencies in the multipurpose tray Use only transparencies recommended Set the length guide to match your paper’s length Loading the optional 250-sheet universal cassette Insert your paper within the guides Set the size guide on the front to match your paper’s size Maintenance Safety first Precautions during maintenance Low toner Regular maintenance Low fuser oil Toner disposal box is full Photoconductor cartridge is wearing out Cleaning the exterior Fuser needs replacement Cleaning the density sensor and separation discharger wire 224 Chapter Maintenance Cleaning the paper pickup area Clearing Paper jams Checking the indicator lights for paper jams Checking for and clearing paper jams Gently remove the jammed paper Clearing paper from the paper pickup area 231 Any paper that is misaligned Push this lever Clearing paper from the transfer drum If it’s open, close the face-up output tray Clearing paper from the fuser Close the fuser access door and resume printing Open the fuser access door Remove the jammed paper Clearing paper from the optional feeder General print quality problems Fixing Image ProblemsPrint is faded Vertical lines black or blank appear on consecutive pages Spots or blotches appear on printed pagesSpots, blotches, or blank areas appear on consecutive pages Blank areas appear in an area that should be printed Prints completely blank Prints completely blackSome printed segments in a page appear faded Flakes of toner come off the printed Stains appear on the back of a printed Horizontal bands appear on the printed Color print quality problemsYou cannot get smooth color gradients in printed pages White gap appears between adjacent color Drop-outs appear on legal-size paper Text or objects on the page are blurry Problems covered in other places Troubleshooting Can’t close the printer’s door Can’t communicate with the printer Can’t turn the toner carousel Macintosh troubleshootingChooser does not appear in the Apple K menu Can’t find the printer driver icon in the Chooser An X appears over the desktop printer icon Background printing is disabled An out of memory message appears when you try to printApple Printer Utility can’t find an external hard disk Options don’t appear in the Print dialog box Message on the screen says the printer can’t print Nothing is printed no paper comes out of the printer Sometimes printing the first page takes longer than I expect IBM PC or compatible troubleshooting My printer driver settings are ignored Novell NetWare troubleshooting Unix troubleshooting Can’t ping the printer by IP name or IP address Rarp server is not responding Bootp server is not responding These changes affect all print jobs from now on Density control panel III Page Appendix a Technical Information and Printer Supplies SpecificationsMarking engine Controller Printer fonts True 600 dpi printer 60,000 pages 10,000 pages Height Width Depth DimensionsPaper sizes and capacity Suggested paper brands Acoustic noise Environmental informationWait times Approximately 110 lb kg About PostScript Printer Description PPD files Power consumptionVoltage requirements Approximately 42 W meets EPA Energy Star Appendix a Simm dimensions RAM upgrade specificationsSimm sizes and speeds Size Configuration Speed Ozone emission These are the factory default settings Communication settingsRight switch position Following list includes both standard and optional parts AccessoriesPart number Reorder number Supplies Appendix B Setting Up the Printer As an Atps Remote Printer Configuring Atps for the first time on a NetWare 4 server Window appears, displaying the file’s contents NetWare for Macintosh Configuration screen appearsSelect the Perform Lookup option and press Enter Insert the following line after the load afp statement List of configuration files appears Configuring Atps for the first time on a NetWare 3.x serverPrompt appears, asking if you want to create a new file Type y and press Enter Prompt appears, asking if you want to save your changes List of configuration files reappearsPress Esc to quit editing Select the SYS\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.NCF file and press Enter List of configuration files appears New configuration is immediately available Kinds of fonts Appendix C Using Fonts With the Printer Bitmapped fonts PostScript fonts TrueType fonts QuickDraw GX imaging technology How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fontsTrueType and bitmapped fonts Keeping two font versions available TrueType and PostScript fonts How the Macintosh looks for fonts Where fonts are stored Suitcases Appendix C Styled fonts Common questions about fonts Why don’t all of my fonts appear in the Fonts menu?Here are some questions that often come up about fonts What kind of fonts should I buy? What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? What’s a downloadable font? What is font substitution? Appendix D Working With ColorSync Problem that ColorSync solves How ColorSync works About ColorSync Using ColorSync Appendix E Packing and Moving the Printer Move the transfer drum lever to the right Plug prevents loose toner from leaking out of the box Remove the photoconductor cartridge Remove the fuser oil bottle Remove all the fuser oil from inside the printer Insert the shipping screw into the printer Appendix F Replacing the Fuser Important Wait 10-15 minutes to let the fuser cool down Replacing the fuserTurn off the printer and unplug it 305 Screws do not come off 307 Appendix F With the screwdriver, tighten the two locking screws Reattach the fuser access door Reattach the fuser door strap Replacing the transfer drum cleaning unit Pull the paper pickup unit out Remove the connector cover 313 Appendix F 315 Appendix F Remove the cover Unlock and remove the used air filter Replacing the air and ozone filters Insert the new air filter and lock it in place 319 Replacing the separation discharger unit 321 Appendix F Appendix G Diagnosing Problems for Service Normal power-on status panel behavior Paper Out and Paper Jam lights both flash Two hardware problems you may be able to fix Out of paper Paper jams Regular maintenance 329 Toner disposal box is full 331 Fuser needs replacement Problem with internal random-access memory RAM Problem with the toner carousel Appendix H Removing the Macintosh Desktop Printing Software Appendix H When you finish, click the close box See also fonts Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Unix Index Apple Publishing System