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Apple 2400 manual Y, Z

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horizontal white lines 62 identically named fonts 51 images print poorly 59–60 improper paper feed 55–56 ink smears 60

installing without fonts 52–53 jagged Geneva fonts 54 Macintosh doesn’t recognize

the printer 53

missing icon 50 off-center page 61 a paper jam 55 printer is slow 58–59 printing a partial page 61 running out of ink quickly 66 stains on printer pages 65 unsuccessful installation 50

TrueType fonts icon 74

previewing on screen 74 and QuickDraw GX image technology 75

scalable 74 where stored 78

working with bitmapped fonts 75–76 working with PostScript fonts 77

turning printer on and off 7

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vertical orientation 25 virus protection software 16 visual alert for printing 26

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warranty 49

waste container, full 59

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yellow light 7, 8, 57

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U.S. letter-size paper loading 14 specifications 68

using for nozzle check 13 unpacking the printer 4–5 unplugging the printer, safety instructions

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Apple 2400 manual Y, Z

Contents

User’s Guide Color StyleWriter2400K Apple Computer, Inc 1 Setting Up Your Printer Contents4 Maintaining Your Printer 2 Using Your Printer3 Tips on Paper, Quality, Speed, and Cost Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2400 Printer TroubleshootingIndex Technical InformationRadio and television interference Communications regulation informationFCC statement Communications Regulation Information DOC statementVCCI statement Main features of the Color StyleWriter 1 Setting Up Your PrinterImportant safety instructions Watch for these situations, and if one occurs pull the plug 3 Close the printer’s cover Unpacking the printerSystem requirements First, insert the Plugging in the printerTo turn the printer on and off, press this button Turning the printer on and offThis light blinks This light glows1 Open the printer by pulling down its front cover Installing the ink cartridge3 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier 10 Chapter 7 Peel the orange tape off the print head8 Slide the ink cartridge straight into its place in the printer 10 Close the printer’s front cover Setting Up Your Printer9 Lower the lever to secure the ink cartridge in place 12 Chapter Connecting the printer to your MacintoshSome Macintosh computers have a combined serial port with two icons 1 Open the printer cover 2 Adjust the internal paper selector Loading paper into the sheet feeder4 Load a stack of U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the sheet feeder 3 Close the printer coverDo not stack paper above this line Make sure the external paper selector is next to the « iconChecking the print nozzles If 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? 2 Using Your Printer the guide is too tight Loading the sheet feederInsert envelopes this way. Make sure the flap is smoothed flat Don’t stack paper above this lineWait while the carrier moves to the center position Maximum Print materialSpecial instructions 24 ChapterDefining the page setup Printing a document Adjusting color options Color printing quirks Printing while you use your computer 3 When you finish, click the close box Checking your printer’s progressThen click Setup Sharing your printer with other usersIn the sharing setup dialog box, make the changes you want 1 Select Chooser from the Apple K menuNote You can keep a log even if your printer is not shared Second, if the network has zones, click one to select it Printing on a shared Color StyleWriterType a new name, then click Rename or press Return Connecting a Color StyleWriter 2400 to a LocalTalk networkPlain paper 3 Tips on Paper, Quality, Speed, and CostChoosing print materials Back-print film Premium coated paperGlossy paper Transparencies QualityCost SpeedReplacing ink tanks in the four-color ink cartridge 4 Maintaining Your PrinterHow to change ink tanks When to change ink tanks1 Turn on the printer 2 Open the printer’s front cover 3 Remove and discard the old ink tank5 Remove the plastic cap from the ink tank 4 Remove the new ink tank from its packaging7 Close the printer cover Don’t let anything touch the openings. The inkWhen 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 7 Peel the orange tape off the print head 6 Remove the bright orange cap from the cartridge’s print headAfter you snap it off, dispose of the cap 44 Chapter8 Slide the cartridge into its place in the printer Now you can open any document you want and print it as usual10 Close the printer cover Maintaining Your Printer46 Chapter Storing the ink cartridge you aren’t usingCleaning the inside of the printer Cleaning the outside of the printer5 Troubleshooting The Chooser doesn’t show the Color SW 2400 icon Safety precautionsInstallation is unsuccessful Removing items from your Fonts folder 2 To start the Installer program, double-click its icon Using the Custom Installer4 In the Installer dialog box, choose Custom Install 5 In the Custom Install dialog box, click the first checkboxThe Macintosh doesn’t recognize the Color StyleWriter 54 Chapter Text appears in the Geneva font or prints jaggedPaper or envelopes feed improperly Paper is jammedSee the previous section, “Paper Is Jammed.” The lights indicate a problem The printer seems slow The Color StyleWriter 2400 won’t print a particular documentColors skip or streak at the bottom of the page Messages appear on your computer screenImages print poorly Pages leave the printer smeared, blurred, or smudged Ink smears when rubbedThe image is too light or too dark Printing appears on only part of the paper Text lines up in columns on the screen but not when it printsA page prints off center Colors don’t look right on the printed pageUnwanted horizontal white lines or stripes appear Cleaning the print head Printing the test page Stains appear on printed pages The 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 requirementsUsing Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2400 Printer Appendix BKinds of fonts 72 Appendix B Bitmapped fontsUsing Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2400 Printer PostScript fonts74 Appendix B TrueType fontsTrueType and bitmapped fonts How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fontsQuickDraw GX imaging technology 76 Appendix B Keeping two font versions availableTrueType and PostScript fonts How the Macintosh looks for fonts78 Appendix B Where fonts are storedA font suitcase is a special folder for collections of fonts SuitcasesUsing Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 2400 Printer 80 Appendix B Styled fonts Common questions about fonts What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? 84 Appendix B What is font substitution?What’s a downloadable font? 3 Remove the power cord and serial cable Appendix C Packing and Moving the PrinterIf you need to move your printer a long distance, follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer and unplug it7 Repack the printer in its original packing material 5 Close the cover6 Push the paper support and output tray back inside the printer Appendix D Working With ColorSync ColorSync profiles and color-matching methods About ColorSyncIndex Page Page Page Page Page Page 96 Index Y, Z The Apple Publishing System