Apple 4500 System requirements

System requirements

To i ns ta ll the printer software and use the Color StyleWriter 4500 printer with

your Mac OS–based computer, you need

ma Mac OS–based computer with a 68030/33 MHz or higher central

processing unit (CPU), any Macintosh model except a Macintosh Plus, II,

SE, IIsi, IIci, Classic®, Portable, or PowerBook 100

mMacintosh Operating System (Mac OS) version 7.1 or a later version

mat least 4 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM) for a non-

Power Macintosh; if you have a Power Macintosh, 8 MB of RAM is the

minimum requirement, and 16 MB is recommended

mat least 8 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer software

The Installer program that comes with the Color StyleWriter 4500

automatically checks whether your computer meets these requirements.

Chapter 1 explains how to use the Installer program.

xPreface

Contents

Main 1 Important safety in structions Watch f or th ese situations, and if one occurs pull the plug! Unpacking the p rinter Page Plugging in th e printer Connecting the printer directly to your computer Connecting to a LocalTalk network (optional) Tur ni ng th e printer on and off Power Ma cintosh use rs and virtual memory Installing th e ink cartridges 4Slide the ink cartridges down into the carrier, and then press both cartridges into place. For the printer to work, you must install two ink cartridges. Press the cartridge all the way into the carrier. Storing the ink cartridge you arent using Installing your printer software Minimal Printer Software Using the floppy disk Apple Printer Software Collection Using the CD-ROM 8In the Installer dialog box, click Install. 9When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. Installation troubleshooting More information about the Installer program Telling yo u r computer to use a directly connected Color StyleWriter 4500 Telling yo u r computer to use a Color StyleWriter on a LocalTalk network Special information for PowerBook owners Loading paper into the paper tray Page Aligning the ink cartridges Page Printing the sample page Using onscreen help Tips for using CSW 4000 Series Printer Guide Using the el ectronic user s manual Tips for finding and printing information with Acrobat Reader 2 Planning docum ents with th e Color StyleWriter 4500 in mind Printing a docum ent Quick instructions for printing standard documents Detailed instructions for printing documents 4Choose Print from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. 5Click the Print button. Printing while you use your computer Monitoring and controlling backg r ound printing Adjusting color o ptions Printing a photograph Page Page Page Printing a banne r Page Page Page Printing envelopes Notes about envelopes Single business-size envelopes Page A stack of envelopes Page Page Printing transp a r encies Page Printing labels For best results, use labels designed for inkjet printers. Page Printing index cards and postcards You can use the Color StyleWriter 4500 to print on index cards and postcards. Page Page Manual duplex printing (two-sided) Page Printing a flippe d document Page Defining your own custom paper sizes Page Page 3 Choosing print materials Plain paper Apple Color InkJet Premium Coated Paper Apple Color InkJet Glos sy Paper Apple Color InkJet PhotoGrade Paper Apple Color InkJet Banner Paper Apple Color InkJet Transparency Film Labels Index cards and postcards Materials you can print on Here are details about the kinds of materials you can use in your Color StyleWriter 4500 printer. For more information about paper sizes and specifications, see Appendix A and Chapter 2. Quality Speed Cost 4 Replacing ink cartridges Cleaning the outside of the printer 5 Safety precautions The Chooser doesnt show the Color SW 40 00 Series icon Installation is unsuccessful Removing items from your Fonts folder to solve installation proble m s The computer crashes while attempting to print The computer doesnt recognize the Color StyleWriter 4500 A PowerBook has trouble printing to the Color StyleWriter 4500 The lights indicate a problem The printer seems slow Paper is jammed Paper or envelopes feed improperly The Color StyleWriter 4500 wont print a particular document The printer acts as if its working, but nothing is printed on the page Messages appear on your computer screen Memory is low Documents did not print as expected Tex t ap pears in the Geneva font or prints jagged Graphic images appear jagged Page breaks ch an ge unexpectedly A page prints off center Tex t lines up in columns on the screen but not when it prints Everyth in g prints backwards Print quality is p oor The image is too light or too dark Thin lines fade or break up The ink smears when rubbed Printing appears on only part of the paper Colors dont look right on the printed page Unwanted horizontal white lines or stripes appear Cleaning the cartridges The image prints wavy or distorted Stains appear on printed pages Page Page General specifications Appendix A Tec h ni c al Information Page Page Page Apple printer supplies and accessories Where can you obtain these supplies and accessories? Page Kinds of fonts Appendix B Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 4500 Tru eTy pe fonts Bitmapped fonts PostScript fonts Page How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fonts Tru eTy pe and bitmapped fonts Tru e Type and PostScript fonts How the computer looks for fonts Where fonts are stored Suitcases Styled fonts Common questions about fonts Page Page Appendix C Font List Page The problem that ColorSync solves Appendix D Using ColorSync How ColorSync works Page Setting up ColorSync Setting the ColorSync System Profile Setting other ColorSync profiles Tips for best results For more information Publications Internet Resources Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Page Q R S T U V W, X , Y Z Page K Apple Computer, Inc. Contents Welco me ix 1Setting Up Your Pr in te r 1 2Printing 27 3Tips on Paper, Quality, Speed, and Cost 61 4Maintaining Your Printer 67 Page Communications regulation information FCC statement Radio and television interference Page Page Welc ome Main features of the Color StyleWriter 4500 System requirements