Apple 4500 important safety instructions Messages appear on your computer screen, Memory is low

Messages appear on your computer screen

Most messages that appear on your screen are self-explanatory. For example, they may tell you that the printer is out of paper or that the paper is jammed. Once you correct the problem, the message goes away.

These messages usually mean what they say. Occasionally they appear when you have the wrong port indicated in the Chooser. See “Telling Your Computer to Use the Color StyleWriter 4500” and “Special Information for PowerBook Owners” in Chapter 1.

Memory is low

Once in a while, your computer may be temporarily low on random-access memory (RAM).

Symptoms that indicate a memory problem:

mSome documents do not print.

mSome text incorrectly appears in the Geneva font.

mCharacters look jagged.

mAn “out of memory” message appears on your screen.

If you have a memory problem, try the following:

mRun only one program at a time; quit the ones you’re not using.

mIf memory has been severely fragmented, you should quit all open applications, then reopen just the one you’re using.

mIncrease the amount of memory you give to the program you’re printing from by using the Get Info command (as explained in the instructions that came with your computer)

mTurn off background printing. See “Printing While You Use Your Computer” in Chapter 2.

mIn the Page Setup dialog box, choose Portrait (normal) orientation instead of Landscape (sideways) orientation.

mPrint color documents using “Print in Grayscale” in the Print dialog box. Printing in grayscale takes the least memory.

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