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Apple 12/600PS manual Replacing the air and ozone filters

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Replacing the air and ozone filters

1 Remove the cover.

2 Unlock and remove the used air filter.

To unlock it, slide the air filter in the direction of the arrow.

Then lift it off the cover.

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Apple 12/600PS manual Replacing the air and ozone filters, Remove the cover Unlock and remove the used air filter

Contents

Color LaserWriter 12/600PS Apple Computer, Inc Contents Overview Using Fonts With the Printer Maintenance227 237Detailed 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 173203 Maintenance215 201243 Troubleshooting277 257267 Supplies 268 About ColorSync 292 How ColorSync works Using ColorSync 293 Problem that ColorSync solvesDiagnosing Problems for Service Working With ColorSyncRadio and television interference FCC statementVcci statement DOC statementHow Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? Printer administrators and users Who does whatGetting new users started What the printer administrator should knowWhich 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 PSFront view Anatomy of the printerAllow space to open the top for clearing paper jams Choosing a place for the printerImportant safety instructions Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS If possible, get another person to help you Unpacking the printerRemove 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 bottlePush the transfer drum lever down and to the right This releases a locking mechanismOpen 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 positionDistribute the toner powder Insert the toner cartridge into the carousel Process is essentially the same for each cartridge Wait to install the printer optionsPaper cassette holds up to 250 sheets Loading paper into the paper cassettePrepare 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 printerConnecting 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 networkUse this method to connect a single Macintosh to the printer Connecting directly to a single MacintoshWhat 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 energyStandard factory default settings for the parallel port Adjusting communication settingsStandard factory default settings for the other ports Port Mode Data Protocol Parallel AutoSelectHow to customize communication settings Why customize communication settings?Custom settings for the parallel port Custom settings for the other portsWhat to do next How to return to the default settingsSetting 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 needsInstaller dialog box, click the Install button More information about the Installer programClose the Chooser Choosing the printer on the administrator’s computerWhat 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 PrinterQuitting the Apple Printer Utility Naming the printer Viewing printer informationYou see a list of printer information You see a list of preferencesIdentifying 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 nameFonts panel appears Sending fonts to the printerOpen the Fonts category Click AddFonts you add are gathered here until you click Send Printing font samples Removing fontsClick Remove Choose Print Font Samples from the File menuClick Initialize to proceed Initializing a hard disk connected to the printerTurning the startup pages on or off To send the startup page setting to the printer, click SendConserving 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 handlingYou 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 SendTo send the zone setting to the printer, click Send Setting the printer’s network zonesViewing 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 categoryTo send the changes to the printer, click Send Drag the slider to change the printer’s subnet mask Changing TCP/IP configurationsTo send the changes to the printer, click Send Open the Port Configuration category Viewing and changing communication settingsYou cannot change LocalTalk setting Panel that appears, you can change settings if you need toRestarting 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 networkDialog box opens to describe the installation Installing the printer software from the serverClick the Restart button What to do next System requirements NetWare UsersStart Windows Installing the software the printer administrator needsAdobe Printers control panel appears Click Express InstallationClick Continue Select the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS and click OKChoose how to proceed Another message tells you that installation is completeClick OK to clear the message Click Restart Windows to have the changes take effectUsing Apple Print Monitor Installing software for Windows NTButton 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 PconsoleUtility starts Specifying a print serverLog in to a file server from DOS on a client computer At the DOS prompt, type Pconsole and press EnterIf 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 categoryPress 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 appearsConfiguration window appears for the selected printer Configuration window for the selected printer appearsPrint Server Information menu appears Menu of printer types appearsCreating 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 EnterType 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 NetWareSetting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users Opening and quitting the Apple Printer Utility Installing the Apple Printer Utility for WindowsGiving the printer an AppleTalk name Selecting the printerYou can view information about your printer Printer preferences list appearsClick 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 setup106 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 systemChanging 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 UsersWill these instructions work for my flavor of UNIX? Initial TCP/IP setupBackground information SecurityAssigning an IP address to the printer Obtaining an IP address for the printerPrinterIPaddress printerIPname Printer IP name is the same name you used in steps 3 Ping printerIPname116 Chapter Preparing your own workstation for printing Printing a test Cleaning up the printcap file after testing the printerGetting Unix users started using the printer Configuring the printerMake 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 followsIf 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 promptPrinter class Optional Enter information into the remote printer form as followsConfiguring 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 feederRemove 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 feeder134 Chapter For instructions, see Chapter Adjusting the side marginInstalling 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 menuClick Configure Printer Setup dialog box appearsFeatures 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 iconSelect 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 menuWhen 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 menuPrinting color and grayscale documents Click OK Click Print in the Print dialog box Reporting printing errorsChoose On, Off, or Printer’s Default Turning tray switching on or offPrinting transparencies Changing the Print Quality modePrinting 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 boxSelecting 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 diskFont Downloader dialog box appears You are returned to the Setup dialog boxClick Device Installer Using a hard diskAdding a hard disk to the device list Dialog box opensAnother dialog box opens You return to the Device Installer dialog boxIf it’s an internal hard disk, the Scsi number is Click Add NewClick 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 appearsPrinting to a PostScript file Restoring your printer setup optionsYour program’s Print dialog box appears Dialog box appears that asks you to name the fileDOS 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 printerLoading Paper Automatic or manual printing with the printer Choosing paperUsing the standard paper cassette Opening the multipurpose tray Using the multipurpose trayPlacing paper and transparencies in the multipurpose tray Loading three-hole punched paper in the multipurpose tray Tips for avoiding problemsLoading 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 cassetteInsert your paper within the guides Set the size guide on the front to match your paper’s sizeMaintenance Safety first Precautions during maintenance Low toner Regular maintenanceLow fuser oil Toner disposal box is full Photoconductor cartridge is wearing out Cleaning the exterior Fuser needs replacementCleaning 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 area231 Any paper that is misaligned Push this lever Clearing paper from the transfer drumIf it’s open, close the face-up output tray Clearing paper from the fuserClose the fuser access door and resume printing Open the fuser access door Remove the jammed paperClearing 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 printedPrints 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 printedHorizontal bands appear on the printed Color print quality problemsYou cannot get smooth color gradients in printed pages White gap appears between adjacent colorDrop-outs appear on legal-size paper Text or objects on the page are blurryProblems covered in other places TroubleshootingCan’t close the printer’s door Can’t communicate with the printerCan’t turn the toner carousel Macintosh troubleshootingChooser does not appear in the Apple K menu Can’t find the printer driver icon in the ChooserAn 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 boxMessage on the screen says the printer can’t print Nothing is printed no paper comes out of the printerSometimes printing the first page takes longer than I expect IBM PC or compatible troubleshootingMy printer driver settings are ignored Novell NetWare troubleshooting Unix troubleshootingCan’t ping the printer by IP name or IP address Rarp server is not responding Bootp server is not respondingThese changes affect all print jobs from now on Density control panelIII Page Appendix a Technical Information and Printer Supplies SpecificationsMarking engine Controller Printer fonts True 600 dpi printer60,000 pages 10,000 pagesHeight Width Depth DimensionsPaper sizes and capacity Suggested paper brandsAcoustic noise Environmental informationWait times Approximately 110 lb kgAbout PostScript Printer Description PPD files Power consumptionVoltage requirements Approximately 42 W meets EPA Energy StarAppendix a Simm dimensions RAM upgrade specificationsSimm sizes and speeds Size Configuration Speed Ozone emissionThese are the factory default settings Communication settingsRight switch position Following list includes both standard and optional parts AccessoriesPart number Reorder number SuppliesAppendix 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 statementList 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 EnterPrompt 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 EnterList of configuration files appears New configuration is immediately available Kinds of fonts Appendix C Using Fonts With the PrinterBitmapped 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 fontsWhere 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 solvesHow ColorSync works About ColorSyncUsing 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 filtersInsert 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 fixOut 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 IndexIndex Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Unix Index Apple Publishing System