Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 6500 Apple
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C olor i nk-j et pr inter fo r M ac OS and W indows users Col or S tyle W r it e r 6 5 0 0.
K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement.
iii Co m m uni cat ions re gu lati on i nf ormation v i We l c o me i x 1S e t t i n g U p Yo u r P r i n t e r 1 Im porta nt saf ety i nstr uct ions 1 Unpacking t h e pri nter 3 Pl u ggi ng i n the p.
2P r i n t i n g F r om a M a c OS Co m p u t er 1 9 Ins ta lli n g the Mac O S pri nter s of tw are 1 9 Po we r M acintosh u sers a nd v i r tual memory 23 Usi ng a di rect l y connected C ol or Sty .
5T i p s o n P a per , Qu a l i ty , Speed , a nd C os t 63 Choos i n g pri nt materi als 6 3 Quality 6 5 Sp eed 6 6 Co s t 6 6 6T r o u b l e shooti ng 67 Saf et y prec autions 6 7 General problem s .
Co mmunic ation s r eg u l a t i on i n f o rma t i o n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected.
I ndustry Canada statement This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
Co n gratul ati ons on your purc hase o f the App le C olor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 printer . This manual de scribes ho w to set up t h e pri nter and how t o use it. Ma i n f ea t u res o f the Co l o r Sty l eW ri te r 6500 pr i n t er The C o l or S ty leW riter 65 0 0 w orks with M ac OS and W i ndow s/DO S com puters .
Sy stem re q ui rement s fo r a Mac O S com pu t er To i n s t a ll the printer so ft w are a nd u se the Co lor S ty leW riter 6500 pri nter with y our Mac O S computer , y ou n eed m a Mac O S c omp.
Thi s c ha pt er int r oduce s the App le Co lor S ty leW riter 6500 pri nter a nd explai n s how t o set it up . After y ou f oll o w the i nstr ucti ons i n this c hapter , yo u ’ ll b e ready t o pri nt. Impor t ant s afet y in s t ructi ons Alw a ys t a ke th e fo ll o wing prec auti ons: m K eep the printer co v er c losed w h en printing .
m Do n’ t use alc ohol-b ased or ammoni a-ba sed c lean ers on or around t h e printer . m Alw a y s unplu g the pri nter b e f ore c lea ni n g it. m Cl ea n the outsi de of the printer with a damp c lot h a nd, if n eces sary , a mild so ap or deterg ent.
Unp ac king t h e p rinter 1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridges in their packages. 2 Remove the tape and packing material from the outside of the printer.
3 Open the printer’s cover and remove the packing material from the inside of the printer. The r e are three w hite pl ast ic piece s i nser ted i nsi de of t he pri nter . R emo v e the two la rge pi ece s that are acros s the top o f the c ar ria g e .
Plu g gin g in t h e p r int e r Plug t h e c onnect or end of t h e po wer c ord into t h e printer a nd then plu g the other end into a gr ounded outlet. IMPORTANT The onl y w a y t o disc onn ect po w er complete l y is t o un plu g the po wer c ord.
Tu r n i n g t h e pri nter on a nd o ff To t u r n on the printer , pres s the po wer butt on. The green pow er li ght gl ow s . To t u r n t h e printer of f , pres s the pow er butt on ag ai n . T he pow er li ght goes out. WARNING Ex cept i n a n emer g ency , make s ure the printer is tur n ed o ff be f ore y ou unplu g it.
Inst a llin g t h e in k ca r t r i dg es Each i n k cartrid ge c ontai ns a pri nt head, whi ch spra y s the in k ont o the pap er . Tr eat it gent l y so y ou don ’ t damag e it. 1 To turn on your printer, press the power button. The gr een po w er light c omes on .
3 Lift both of the ink-cartridge latches. 4G rasp each ink cartridge by its sides and carefully remove the tape from the cartridge’s print head. Y ou ma y sa fe l y touc h the the bl ack p la sti c , but b e c areful not t o t ouch an y other par t.
5S lide the ink cartridges down into the carrier, and then close the latch over each cartridge. Pre ss f i r ml y to snap eac h latc h i nto p lace . 6C lose the printer’s front cover. When you close the cover, you can hear the carrier move to the right.
Loa ding p a per i n t o the p ape r t ra y Th e paper tra y holds up t o 1 50 sheets of 20-pound paper and feeds t h e paper aut omatic all y into t h e printer .
3 Load the paper into the lower tray, print side down. The wr apper that t h e paper come s i n us uall y tell s whi ch s ide t o pri nt fi rst. 4S lide the paper adjusters in to touch the edges of the stack of paper. Slide the paper lengthwise into the tray, print side down.
Pr inting th e s amp l e p a g e To see what y our printer can do , print the sample pa g e . 1M ake sure the printer is turned on. 2W ith the printer’s power light on, press and hold the resume button until the orange light goes out.
Con ne ct i ng th e pr i n t er d i rec t l y t o a Mac O S com pu t er If y ou w ant to add t h e pri nter t o a LocalT al k netw ork, see t h e nex t sect ion, “C onn ectin g t o a n A pple Loc alT al k Netw ork (Opti onal) .
So me P o werB ook computers ma y require sp eci al setting s . F or details , see “S pe ci al Inf or mat ion f or Po w erBook O wners ” in the sect ion “U sing a C o lor St yle W r iter 65 0 0 on a Loc alT alk Netw ork ” i n Chapter 2 .
4C onnect the printer to the network in one of these two ways: m To c o nn ec t t he pr int e r to t he end of a Lo c alT al k ne t w o r k , us e th e Loc alT al k ca b l e to c onn ect t h e unused s o c ket o f the n eare st de v ice ’ s connect or bo x to th e pri nter ’ s connect or bo x .
Con ne ct i ng th e pr i n t er t o a n Et herT a l k ne tw or k If y ou ha ve t h e optional C olor S ty leW riter E therT alk A dapter II, y ou can c onnect a C ol or Sty leW riter 6500 pri nter di rect l y to an EtherT al k netw ork.
Con ne c t i n g th e prin ter di re ct l y t o a Wi nd ows / DO S com pu t er No t e : Y ou shou ld not use t h e pri nter with a M ac OS c omputer a nd a Wi ndo ws/DO S c omputer connected at the sam e time . 1M ake sure the computer is turned off. 2P lug the cable into the parallel port on the printer.
Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains ho w to install the C olor S ty leW riter 6 0 0 0 Serie s pri nter softw a re and star t printing . If y ou ha ve a W i ndow s/DO S computer , see Chapter 3 . F or detailed i nf or mation on printin g sp ec ifi c ki nds o f do cuments , s uch a s en ve lopes , index c ards , a nd transparencie s , see Chapter 4 .
Usin g t h e M inim a l P ri n te r So ftw a re f l op p y d i sk If y ou ha ve a CD-R OM dri v e , s kip to t he n ex t secti on, “U sing t h e App le Pr i n t e r S o f t w a re C o l l e c t i o n CD-R OM Di sc .
Usin g t h e A p p l e P ri n te r So ftw a re C ol lec t i o n CD-R OM d i sc 1 Turn off any automatic virus-detection applications you have on your Mac OS computer. If y ou don ’ t , problems ma y o ccur duri n g the i nstallat ion . After installat ion i s com p lete , you c a n tur n the v i r us-detec ti on pro grams bac k on.
9I n the Installer dialog box, click Install. After a f e w moments , the Installer b e gi ns t o i nstall the pri nter s o ft w are . A status bo x keeps y ou inf or med o f pro gres s d uri n g i nstallat ion . 10 When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart.
Inst allat ion troubl e sh o oti ng If the Installer can ’ t comp lete the i nstallat ion, it will i s sue a w ar ning me s sa ge . Here are s ome w a y s t o fix comm on problem s: m Y ou ma y not ha v e the cor rect har dw are or s y stem so ft w are f or thi s printer .
Usin g a dir e c t ly c o nn e c t e d Co l or St y leW ri te r 6500 If y our pri nter is c onnected di rect l y to y our computer wit h a serial c able , fo llo w these instr uct ions f or selec ting it in the Chooser .
Usin g a C o lo r S t yl e W riter 6 5 00 on a L oca lT a l k netw or k If y our pri nter is c onnected t o a Lo calT al k n et w ork, f oll ow t h ese instr uct ions to se lect it i n the Chooser a nd to rename it. 1M ake sure the printer is turned on.
Spe cia l in f orma ti on fo r Po w e rB oo k ow ners Po we rB ook computers ma y requi re sp ec ial setups . What you do depends on wh ether the P ow erBook ha s on e or tw o serial ports on its bac k pa n el. No t e : Th is informati on is f or P ow erB ook users w ho connect t h e pri nter di rect l y to t hei r computer with a seri al c able .
Al ign ing th e in k ca r t ri dg es Each ti me y ou install a new in k cartrid ge , y ou n eed to f ollo w the se steps: 1I f necessary, turn on the printer. The gr een po w er light shou ld b e on. IMPORTANT If the orang e res ume li ght blin ks , the i n k c ar trid g es are not ins ta lled prop erl y .
8I n the Services panel that appears, click the checkbox next to “Align ink cartridges before printing.” 9I n the Services panel, click Print. 10 Read the message that appears, and click Continue. 11 Examine the patterns that appear on the printed page.
12 Choose the number and letter of the best-aligned horizontal and vertical lines, and click OK. Th e printer pri nts a sec ond pag e containi ng patter ns y ou c a n use t o v erify tha t th e alignment i s acceptable . 13 If the patterns on the second printed page are acceptable, click Proceed.
Qui c k inst ru cti ons fo r pri nt i ng stand ard docum e nts Fol l ow t h e i n s t r u c ti ons i n thi s sect ion t o print a sta ndard document: m standard paper size (8 .
Deta i led i n struct ions f or pri nt ing do cum ent s To t a k e a d v a nta ge o f the speci al feature s of t h e C ol or Sty leW riter 6500 , f oll ow th ese steps: 1I f you haven’t already selected the Color StyleWriter 6500 in the Chooser, do so now.
4I f you’d like to print with a watermark, open the General pop-up menu and choose Watermark. Choose the w ater mark y ou w ant from t he pop-up menu and then adju st the dens ity a nd sc ali ng . 32 Chapter 2 Look here to see the watermark you choose.
5C hoose Print from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. F or more opt ions , use t h e mai n pop-up menu . No t e : Clicki ng the “ S a v e Sett i n gs ” or “R e v er t t o Def ault ” butt ons i n any o f th e Pr i n t Dial og pan els s a v es or re ve r ts to de f ault t h e setting s f or all the pan els .
34 Chapter 2 6W hen you have chosen the printer settings you want, click Print. F or y our con v enience , the Print button i s a v ailable in any di alo g bo x y ou use .
La y o ut se tt i ng s i n t he P ri n t d ia l og bo x 35 Printing From a Mac OS Computer Look here to see the effects of the layout options you choose. Choose 1, 2, or 4 pages per sheet from this pop-up menu. To print a border separating the pages in a 2- or 4-page layout, click to put an X in this checkbox.
Co lo r s etti ngs i n th e P ri n t d i a l og bo x Th e C ol orS ync co lor -matc hing s y stem mak es s ure that c olors l ook as c ons istent a s poss ib le no matter what de v ice y ou use t o v ie w them—monit or or printer .
No t e : The 1 3" m onit or use s the def ault s y stem pro file . If y ou are us i ng a dif ferent m onitor , y ou should open the C ol orS ync contr ol pan el and select t h e co rr ec t s y stem pro file f or y our monit or or Po werB ook disp la y .
Serv i ces i n t he P ri n t d i a l og bo x 38 Chapter 2 To save these settings for printing future documents, click here. For details about cleaning ink cartridges, see Chapter 6. To align new ink cartridges, click to put an X in this checkbox. To return to the default printer settings, click here.
Usin g c u stom paper siz e s If y ou ha ve a spec i al s ize of paper to print on, y ou c a n def i n e its size and ch arac terist ic s and add it to t h e P aper S ize pop-up menu in th e P ag e Setup di alo g bo x . 1C hoose Page Setup from the File menu.
4I n the Custom Paper Size Info dialog box, enter the settings you want. The min imum paper s ize y ou c a n use is 3 . 93" b y 5 . 7" (1 0 0 mm b y 1 4 4 mm) . The ma x imum pap er s ize is 8 .5" b y 1 4" (2 1 6 mm by 3 5 6 mm) . 5I n t h e Custom Paper Size List dialog box, click Done.
6 Before you print a document on the custom paper you have specified, be sure you also choose the appropriate setting from the Paper Type pop-up menu. To get t o the P ap er T yp e pop-up menu, choose Print from t h e File menu, and th en c hoose P ap er T yp e/Quality fr om the mai n pop-up menu.
42 Chapter 2 Cre at ing y our own water m arks Tr aditi onall y a w ater mark is a trans lucent ima g e impre s sed on a piece o f paper that y ou c an see onl y by ho lding the paper up to t h e li ght.
43 Printing From a Mac OS Computer m Th e printing s of tw are deter mi nes t h e pl acement o f the w atermark based on wh e r e it cal cul ates the upper -lef t and lo wer -ri ght cor n ers o f the imag e are .
44 Chapter 2 m Se lect t h e icons o f the do cuments y ou w ant to print and then choose Print from t h e F ile menu. The do cuments will be pri nted on the def ault printer .
45 Printing From a Mac OS Computer Det erm in i ng the stat us o f a pr inte r by l o o k in g a t it s i c o n Y ou c a n tell the statu s o f a pri nter b y looking at its de s kt op ic on: Sw i t ch i ng be tween p r i n te rs If y ou ha ve m ore than on e pri nter a v ailab le , y ou must se lect whi ch printer y ou wa n t t o use .
46 Chapter 2 Se lec t t he pr i n te r b y us i n g the C ho ose r If y ou don ’ t ha v e a de s kt op pri nter icon f or the printer y ou w a nt to u se , y ou must se lect the printer by u sing t h e Chooser . T he Chooser then make s it the def ault printer .
47 Printing From a Mac OS Computer Mon it or i ng and c o ntro llin g b a c k gr o u nd pri n ti ng If y ou are us i ng b ackgr ound pri ntin g , y ou c a n use the de s kt op pri nter feature s to monit or and contr ol y our pri nt reque sts . 1D ouble-click the desktop printer icon you’re interested in.
m To indicate that a print request is urgent, selec t its tit le or icon (b y c lic ki ng it) , th e n click the small c l ock . I n the di alo g bo x that appears , c lic k Urg ent.
49 Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains how t o install the Co lor S ty leW riter 6 0 0 0 Serie s pri nter softw a re and star t printing . If y ou ha ven ’ t yet c onn ected y our pri nter to y our computer , see Chapter 1 . If y ou ha ve a M ac OS c omputer , see Chapter 2 .
2 Turn off (disable) any screen savers or automatic virus-detection applications and close any software applications that are running on your computer. 3I nsert the Apple Printer Software Collection CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive. 4C l i ck Start and then click Settings.
No t e : To s w itch f olders , c lick t o the ri ght of t h e pathname , delete the numeral at the end o f the pathnam e , a nd typ e the numeral o f the dis k requested on t h e screen; then c lic k OK . 16 When the software license appears on screen, read it, and click Continue Installation.
8D ouble-click the folders named “printers,” “windows,” and “disk1” in the Folders list. 9C lick OK when the Run window appears with the command line E:PRINTERSWINDOWSDISK1SETUP.EXE In t h is e x am p l e, E i s t h e letter o f the CD-R O M dri v e .
Se lec t i n g y o u r pr i n t er a s the de f a u l t pr i n te r—W i nd o w s 3 . 1 1 In the Program Manager, double-click Main. 2D ouble-click Control Panel to open it, then double-click Printer. 3S elect your Color StyleWriter 6500 from the Installed Printers list, and then click Set As Default Printer.
Chang ing prin ter s et ti ngs Most o f the tim e , the setting s y ou need ha v e b een selected wit hi n the appli cat ions y ou u se . Those setting s i nc lude the number of c opie s and pap er si ze and orientati on.
55 Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains how t o load t h e pap er or other materi als y ou w ant f or printing on y our C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 . If y ou ha ven ’ t yet c onn ected y our pri nter to y our computer , see Chapter 1 . F or instr uct ions on printing fr om a Mac O S c omputer , see Chapter 2 .
56 Chapter 4 Printin g en v elope s To print a sin gle en v el op e , use the s i n gle-en v elope s lot (and lea v e the pap er in th e pa p e r tra y) .
57 Loading Paper and Other Materials A s tac k o f en v e l opes 1 Use the printer software on your computer to choose the appropriate envelope size. 2S lide the paper adjusters out as far as you can. 3P ut a stack of up to 15 envelopes in the printer.
If y ou are us i ng an appli cat ion t hat i nc ludes sett i ng s f or pri nt ing en v elopes , fo llo w the applic at ion ’ s i nstr ucti ons f or setting up t h e addre ss and pl acing t h e en ve lope i n the pri nter . 4S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack of envelopes.
Printin g tr a n s p a r e n ci e s F or best re su lts , use A pple C o lor In k-Jet T ransparenc y Film or transparencie s de s igned f or i n k-jet printers . 1 Use the printer software on your computer to choose “transparency” as the paper type.
60 Chapter 4 Printin g l abe l s F or best re su lts , use l abels de s i gn ed for ink-jet pri nters . 1 Use your printer software to choose the paper size appropriate for the label sheet. 2F an the edges of the label sheets to make sure they are separated.
61 Loading Paper and Other Materials To pri nt on the nonstandard paper , fo llo w these steps: 1P u t the paper lengthwise into the paper tray. 2S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack. 3 Use your printer software to choose the appropriate custom paper size.
63 Thi s c ha pt e r e xp lains how t o use dif f erent material s a nd pri ntin g options t o m eet y our needs . Choosing prin t materials Here are s ome tips on w h en a nd ho w to u se dif ferent print material s . Plain paper m Print quality ma y v ary dependi n g on the ma nuf acturer o f the pap er .
Ma te ri a l s y o u ca n p ri n t o n Print material Special instructions Plain paper m Use 16- to 36-pound paper. Coated paper m Use only paper designed for this printer. m The whiter side should face down. Index cards m The print side should face down, short end first.
Qual ity F or highe st quality pri nting , use y our pri nter so ft w are to c hoose “b e st” qu ality a nd print on coated or gl os s y paper , or transparencie s . Be st quality tak es lo nge r to pri nt , but y ou g et better quality—e v en on pl ai n paper .
Spe e d F or f aster printin g , c hoose P ap er T yp e/Quality fr om the mai n pop-up menu in th e Print dial og bo x. Then select “ draf t” qu ality .
67 Th is c hapter pro v ide s so lutions t o s ome problem s that y ou ma y encounter wh ile u sing y our Co lor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 pri nter . Sa f et y pr ecau t i o ns To pre vent dama g e to t h.
m Don ’ t t ouc h the i nk op ening on an i n k c ar trid g e . m Don ’ t o il the i ns ide o f the pri nter . m Don ’ t a ttempt to di sas semble t h e pri nter . m Bef ore y ou un plu g the pri nter , mak e s ure it is tur n ed o ff . (T he green pow er li ght should be of f .
Both lights blink. m Pa p e r m a y be jammed in the pri nter . Op en the front c o ver and remo v e an y j amm ed pap er . T o adv ance pap er that i s par t w a y thr ough t h e pri nter , pre s s the res ume butt on. C lose t h e front co v er and tur n the pri nter o ff , th en on a g ai n.
Pap e r or en v el o pes f e ed i m pr ope rl y If paper tears, g ets s k ew ed, or come s thr ough t h e pri nter crumpled, it ma y not be e nt e ring t he pri nter proper l y . T ry the f oll owin g: m Make sure you have loaded the paper correctly, paying special attention to both paper adjusters.
The pri n ter acts as if it’ s wor king , but n othin g i s p ri n ted o n t he pag e If y our pri nter take s the pap er , but do esn ’ t actuall y pri nt anyt hi n g , try th e f ol lowi ng: m If the in k c ar trid g e is new , make s ure that y ou remo v ed the tap e from its print h ead.
The i m ag e i s t o o l ig h t or t oo da rk If printing l ooks fuzz y b ec ause it ’ s t oo li ght or too dark , try the f ollo wing: m Cle a n th e cartrid ge s . See “Cleaning the In k Cartrid ge s, ” l ater i n thi s chapter . If thi s do es n ’ t h elp , repl ace on e or both in k c ar trid ge s .
Unwante d ho r iz o nt al whit e l i nes o r st r i pes a ppea r Prob lems with print quality , especi all y horizontal white lin es in y our document , ma y mean a no zzle on the print h ead i s c lo g ged or y our i nk ca rt rid ge i s r unning out o f i nk.
4C hoose Services from the main pop-up menu. 5W hen you’ve selected the settings you want, click Print. The printer c leans the i nk cartrid ge and print h ead, pri ntin g a pa ge in th e pro cess . On a Wind ows / DO S co m puter Y ou u se the C ol or Sty leW riter 60 0 0 Serie s T oolbo x to c lea n the in k c ar trid g e .
So l ut i ons sp ec if ic t o a Mac O S com pu t er The Chooser do e sn ’ t sho w th e C SW 6000 Ser ies i co n If y ou op en the Chooser a nd don ’ t see the C S W 6 0 0 0 Serie s ic on, y ou prob abl y need to install the appropri ate pri nter so ft w are .
m Na dia n n e m Ne w Century S chlbk m Old E ngl is h T ext m On yx m Ox ford m Sw i n g m Zapf Chancery m Zapf Dingb ats m Z eal Y ou c a n put th e fonts temporaril y i nto a new f older and dra g the f older t o y our de s k t op .
No t e : Bef ore you try t o so l ve t h e prob lem, double-c lic k y our des k top printer ic on t o see if th ere are any er ror mes sa g es and to c h ec k how man y pri nt requests are w aiting . If y ou rep eatedl y tried to print a do cument , there ma y b e mult iple cop ies w aiting t o pri nt.
A P ow e rB oo k has t r ou b le p ri n t i ng t o the C ol or St y leW ri t er 6500 So me P o werB ook computers ha v e sp ec ial requirements f or printing . See “S pe ci al Inf or mat ion f or Po w erBook O wners ” in Chapter 2 . The pri n ter s e em s sl ow S ee the s u g ge sti ons under “ S p eed ” i n Chapter 5 .
If y o u ha v e a mem o ry pro b lem , t r y the f ol lo w i ng: m R un onl y on e pro gram at a time; qu it the on e s you ’ re not us i ng . m T ry quittin g all open applic at ions , then reop en just t h e on e you ’ re us i ng .
Te x t p r i n t s j a g g e d . Some ro t a ted tex t ma y pri nt ja g g ed if you app l y a sty le that has not been def i n ed f or the f ont. T ry appl ying p lain sty le t o the tex t. Gr aphi c im a g es d o n ’ t pr i n t, o r the y a ppea r ja gged .
Te x t l i n es up i n col um ns o n t he scr e en bu t no t w hen i t pr i n ts . Y ou ma y ha v e used space s (rather than tabs) to lin e up the tex t. Bec ause printers a nd the screen inter pret spaces dif f erent l y , the tex t ma y f ail t o li ne up wh e n y ou print it.
83 Gene ra l spec i f i ca t i o ns Marking engine m F our -co lor t her mal in k-jet en gi ne Resolution Th e re so lution dif fers ac cor di ng t o the quality o f pri ntin g you se lect. It is ex pre ssed in horizontal b y verti cal dots per i nch (dp i) .
84 Appendix A Interface m Lo calT al k m Hi gh-speed serial (R S-42 2-A) m I EEE 1 284 bi di rect ional parallel port Fonts m Tr ueT ype f ont support m 64 T r ueT yp e f onts i nc ludi n g the fonts .
85 Technical Information m U. S . #1 0 e nv e l op e s: 9. 5 " x 4 . 1 25" (24 1 .3 mm x 1 0 4 . 8 mm) m U. S . #6 3/4 en v e lo p e s: 6. 5" x 3 . 625" (92 . 1 mm x 1 65 . 1 mm) m A2 e nv e l op e s: 4. 3 75 " x 5 . 7 5" (1 1 1 mm x 1 4 6 mm) m U.
Pow e r c o n s um pt i o n Operating m 1. 0 w a tts ma ximum w h en o ff m 5. 5 w a tts ma x imum nonpri nt ing m 48 w atts maximum w hen pri nt ing Ele c tr i c al sp e c ific ation s m In p u t v o.
Printing materials Ap pl e of f ers a comp lete li ne of hi gh-quality , sp ec ialty in k-jet papers f or use in y our pri nter . T h ese papers are sp eci all y des igned t o make y our output l ook shar p er , bri ghter , a nd more v ibrant. Look f or them at an App le-authorized dealer .
89 A f ont is a c ollect ion o f letters , numb ers , and s ymbol s i n a dist i ncti ve typo graphic des i gn. Y our Mac O S computer and Co lor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 printer come wit h a v ariety of f onts that look great bot h on y our monit or a nd on paper .
90 Appendix B Tr u e Ty p e f onts store indi v idual tex t charac ters as mathematic al de scripti ons of lin e s a nd curv es , rather than as gr oups of p ix els (a b itmap) .
91 Using Fonts With the Color StyleWriter 6500 The ic on o f a bitmapped f ont (als o called a fix ed-s iz e f ont o r s cr e e n f ont ) ha s th e single letter A on it.
92 Appendix B Ce rt ain pri nters are des i gn ed specif ic ally t o w ork with PostS cript f onts . While y our Co lor S ty leW riter 65 0 0 is not a P ostScript printer , it c a n use P ostScript f onts if y ou ha v e A dob e T yp e Manag er s o ft w are installed.
Bi tm app ed f onts look better displ a y ed on the monit or , while T r ueT ype fonts l ook better on a hi gh-res olut ion printer suc h as t h e C ol or Sty leW riter 6500 .
94 Appendix B Tr u e T y pe a nd P os tScr i p t f on ts Po s tS cr i pt f onts were de s i gn ed as f onts f or PostS cript pri nters . T h e C ol or St yle W r iter 65 0 0 w a sn ’ t de si gned to u se PostS cript.
The F onts f older c an contain a t otal o f 1 28 font s uitc ase s (described in the n e xt sect ion) , plus an y numb er of P ostScript f onts , up to t h e a v ailab le st orag e ca pac ity of y our hard di s k. IMPORTANT F onts installed i n other f ol ders or i n the t op le v el o f the S y stem Fo ld er ma y not w ork cor rect l y .
96 Appendix B Co m b i n i ng su it cases: To m e r g e all t h e f onts from one s uitc ase with another , dra g on e su itca se on t op o f the other . All t h e fonts fr om the dra g g ed s uitc ase will g o i nto t he other , and the dra g ged s uitc ase will dis app ear .
Sty led f o n ts Most f onts that c ome with y our C ol or Sty leW riter 65 0 0 printer ha v e def i ned sty les . F or ex ample , if y ou op en the B ookma n f ont (contained i n a s uitc ase in th e F onts f ol der , whi ch i s insi de y our S y stem F ol der) , y ou see file s f or bold a nd italic v ersi ons of the f ont.
Com mo n quest io n s a bo ut f on ts Here are s ome quest ions that o ften c ome up about f onts . What kind of fonts should I buy? Usi ng a f ont that ha s both bitmapped and T r ueT yp e v ersi ons work s b e st.
Chic a g o , Genev a, Monaco , and New Y ork are cur rentl y a v ailable in T r ueT yp e ve rs ions . T he other c la ss ic f onts are still onl y a v ailab le i n bit mapp ed v ersi ons .
What’s a downloadable font? A do wnloadab le f ont is a T r ueT yp e or PostS cript f ont sent to s ome kinds of printers, s uch as m ost PostS cript La ser pri nters , b y your s y stem so ft w are . T h e printer then use s the font t o print y our document.
101 M ac O S computers u se Co lorS ync t o help mak e s ure that the co lors y ou see on y our monit or c losel y match t he co lors y ou get on y our printers, sc anners, a nd other de v ice s . Bec au se C ol orS ync w orks b ehi nd the scenes , you don ’ t ha v e to kno w a nyt hi n g about it.
Col orS ync is a s y stem ex tensi on that pro v ide s co lor -con v ers ion c apabilitie s a nd impro v es c ol or cons istenc y . Co lorS ync “tra nsl ates ” the co lors u sed on one de v ice s o that t h e y more c losel y match t he co lors di spl a yed or printed on another de v ice .
When y ou w ork with an ima g e that ha s a n emb edded C ol orS ync or IC C pro file , C olorS ync identif ies t h e c ol ors that y our monit or or pri nter can reproduce b y ex ami ni n g thei r C ol orS ync pro file .
F or the best c olor on y our Co lor S ty leW riter 6500 pri nter , y ou n eed to c hoose a specif ic pr of ile for y our monitor . I n the Co lorS ync contr ol pan el, c hoose the D5 0 prof ile f or your m onitor . If there is no D5 0 a v ailab l e f or your m onitor , c hoose A pple Mu ltiple S c a n 1 7 – D50 .
4C l i ck the profile you want to use. Se lect t h e D50 pro file f or your m onitor , or A pple Mu ltip le Sc a n 1 7 – D50 if y ou can ’ t find a D5 0 prof ile f or y our monit or . 5C l i ck Select. Col orS ync aut omati call y ref erences t h e prof ile y ou selected and use s it t o def i n e the c olor c apabilitie s of y our monit or .
Ti ps f or b e st re sul ts After y ou ’ ve made s ure C ol orS ync is installed, set the S y stem Prof ile , and set an y neces sary C ol orS ync opti ons f or y our appli cat ions , y ou ’ re read y to begin taking ad v antag e of C o lorS ync! Just sc a n, create , and pri nt y our ima ge s or documents as y ou normall y wou ld.
For mor e inf or m ation To lear n more about C ol orS ync , or co lor matc hing and co lor tec hnolo g y i n ge ne ral, re f er to t hese pub lic ations and re source s . Pub l ic a tion s Adv ance d C ol or I m a g in g on t he M ac O S , Ap pl e Co m puter , I nc .
A AC power cord requirements 86 address, return 56 Adobe Type Manager software 92, 93, 94 aliases, making for desktop printer icons (Mac OS computers) 44 aligning ink cartridges (Mac OS computers) 27.
C cables connecting printer to Mac OS computer 13, 77, 83 connecting printer to Windows computer 17, 81, 83 connector cables 83, 86 LocalTalk cables (Mac OS computers) 14, 15 loose cables (Mac OS comp.
111 Index computer connecting printer to (Mac OS computers) 13–14 connecting printer to (Windows/DOS computers) 17 crashing (Mac OS computers) 76 failure to recognize printer (Mac OS computers) 76.
DOS computers. See also Windows/DOS computers cleaning ink cartridge 74 connecting the printer to 17 printing from DOS applications 54 troubleshooting 54 DOS control panel 74 downloading fonts 100 dra.
H hard disk, space requirements x hardware, requirements x horizontal lines, print quality problems 73 How Do I? tab (Windows computers) 53 I ICM color-matching technology (Windows computers) 65 icons.
lines alignment and (Mac OS computers) 28, 29 unwanted horizontal 73 loading print materials 55–61 coated paper 64, 65, 71 custom size 60–61 envelopes 56–58, 64 glossy paper 64, 65, 71, 72 index.
O oblique font 97 opening the printer cover 7 operating environment 85 Ordered Printing setting (Windows computers) 54 orientation, page setup for (Mac OS computers) 30–31 P packing material 3–4 p.
plain paper cleaning ink cartridges 73 recommendations for 71 special instructions 64 tips 63 platen, cleaning 73 plugging in the printer 5 portrait page orientation, in standard document (Mac OS comp.
slow (Mac OS computers) 78 specifications for 83–86 spills on 2 status of (Mac OS computers) 45 turning on and off 6 unpacking 3–4 unplugging 2 weight 85 printer drivers, for DOS applications 54 printer icons.
print settings (Mac OS computers) 33–34 problems. See troubleshooting programs. See application programs; software Q quality printing 34, 54, 65 QuickDraw GX software (Mac OS computers), incompatibility of 19 R RAM.
software. See also application programs Adobe Type Manager software 92, 93, 94 incompatibility of QuickDraw GX software (Mac OS computers) 19 installing printer software (Mac OS computers) 19–23 ins.
printer name doesn’t appear in list (Windows computers) 81 printer software (Mac OS computers) 76, 77 printer software (Windows computers) 81 print quality 71–73 restarting computer to solve probl.
The Apple Publishing System This Apple manual was written, edited, and produced on a desktop publishing system using Apple Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Technical illustrations were drawn in Adobe ™ Illustrator; screen shots were created and modified with system software, ExposurePro, and Adobe Photoshop.
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