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Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 Chapter 2 Using Your StyleWriter II 11 Imporranr safe[y insffuctions 2 Gening Help 11 Watch for rhcse siruarions and if one occurs pull the plug 3 Choosing a printer 12 Ser up your Style\Xfri[er II 3 Defining your page setup 13 Connecr the Style\Xfrirer II to your Macinwsh 4 Loading i he sheer feeder (with paper, envelopes, or other Install the ink cartridge 5 materials) 14 Plug in th e SryleWrirer II 6 Priming 16 Load paper into rhe sheet feeder 7 Printing from wirhin a program or from the desktop 16 Turn on the SryleWrirer II and p1inc the resr page 8 Printing while you use your compmer 17 Insrall you r printer sofrware 9 Sharing your primer with other users on a network 18 Using the Installer 9 Printing on a shared prinrer on a network 19 Tips for printing 20
iii Chapter 3 Maintaining Your Printer 21 Appendix Specifications 33 Safety first 21 Replacing the ink canridge 22 Index 35 Cleaning the ink cartridge 23 Cleaning the exterior 24 Cleaning the interior 24
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 25 Safety precaucions 25 The Chooser doesn't show the StyleWtiter II printer icon 26 The Macintosh doesn't recognize the StyleWriter II 26 Text changes to the Geneva font 26 Paper is jammed 27 Paper feeds improperly 28 The StyleWriter II won't print a particular document 28 The lights indicate a problem 29 Image problems 29
iv Contents Radio and television interference Important
TI1e equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio This equipmem has been tested and found to compl )' with the limil5 for a Class B frequency energy. If it is nm installed and used properly- that is, in strict accordance digiwl device in accordance with the specifications in Pan 15 of FCC rules. See with Apple's instructions-it mar cause imerference with radio and television reception. instructions if imerference to radio or television reception is suspected. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 13 digital DOC Class B Compliance This digital appanuus docs not exceed the Cl ass B limits device in accordance with the specifications in Pan 15 of FCC rules. These specifications for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference arc designed w provide reasonable protection against such irucrfcrcncc in a rcsidemial regulations of the Canadian Dcpanmcm of Communications. insrnllation. However, there is no guaram ee that the interference will not occur in a panicular installation. Observation des normcs- Classe B l.c present appardl numerique n'emer p ~ Important: Changes or modifications lO this product not authorized by Apple Computer, Inc, could void the FCC Cenifica tion and negate your authority to operate the producL This product was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of shiddcd cabl es and connecwrs between system components. It is imponant that you use shielded cables and connectors to reduce the pos:;ibility of causing imcrference to radios, television sets, and mher demonic devices. For Apple pcriphcr.li devices. you can obtain the proper shielded cables from your authorized Apple dealer. For non-Apple peripheral de1ices, coman the manufacwrer or de-Jlcr for a~s i Mancc. _ Chapter 1 Your StyleWriter II works with all fi xed-size and TrueType fonts. Getting Started Truelype allows you to display and print fonts smoothly in virtually any size. A number ofTrueType fon t fa milies (typefaces) The StyleWri ter II provides a fast, economical way fo r you to are incl uded on the disks that came with your printer. These fonts produce high-quality primed text and gray-scale graphics. You can are automatically installed on your Macintosh when you follow the directions in this chapter. For more information about using fonrs, load it with up to 100 sheets of paper or 15 envelopes at a time. And if your Macintosh is connected to a network, you can share see the books that came with your Macintosh or with your latest your printer with other users. system software update. The SryleWriter II works with Macintosh computers that use system software version 7 or later. You can also tise version 6.0.7 or later. You must have a hard disk drive to use the StyleWri ter II. If you're new to the Macintosh, read the books that came with your computer before proceeding. You'll need to know basic operations and vocabulary before you set up and print with the StyleWriter II. Important safety instructions • Don't drin k or swallow rhe ink. Ir's not toxic, bur it's not for human consumprion. Keep ink cartridges away from children. Head all rhe insrrucrions in rhis chaprer carefully before vou plug rhe SryleWrirer II into an clcwical outler. • Avoid gening ink on your clothes. The ink wi ll eventually wash off your hands, bur swins on fabrics or clorhing arc For your own safery and the safety of your equipment, always rake permanent. rhe following precaurions : • Keep rhese insrru crions handy for referen ce. • Follow all insrrucrions and wa rn ings dealing wirh your system. • Keep the StyleWrircr II away from sources of liquids, such as .A. Warning: Electrical equipmenr may be hazardous if misused. wash basins, bathwbs, and shower sralls. Operarion of rhe StyleWri rer II or of similar products must ahYays be supervised by an adulr. Do nor allow children access • Prorecr the SryleWriter II from dam pness or wet \Yearher. such ro rhe inrerior of any elecrrical product and clo not permit as rain and snow. chem to handle any cables . .& • Don't use devices char produce open flames, such as Bunsen burners or welding torches, near the StyleWriter II. • Don'r use ammonia-ht1scd or alrnhol-hased cleaners, which can reacr chemically with th e plastic, on or around rhe SrvleWriter II. 2 Chapter 1: Geuing Started Watch for these situations and if one occurs Set up your StyleWriter II pull the plug! You're ready to set up your StyleW1irer II. If you haven·r already If you encounrer any of these circumsrances, disconnect rhe done so, unpack your prinrer and make sure you have everyrhing power plug immediately! (Pull the plug, not th e cord.) listed on your packing list. • rhe power cord or plug is frayed or otherwise damaged Choose a locarion near your Macimosh computer that has a grounded electrical ou tlet, and good venrilarion, is our of direct • you spill anything inro rhe case sunlight, and never gets damp, very hot, or very cold. The primer • rhe StyleWriter II is exposed to rain or any orher excess works best at moisrure • temperatures between 59° and 86° Fahrenheit (15° and 30° • the StyleWriter II has been dropped, or the case has been Celsius) orherwise damaged • relative humidity between 20 and 70 percenr • you suspect that the Style\Xfriter II needs servicing or repair See the appendix for more specific information abou t the physical • you plan ro clean the printer requirements of the printer. If you suspect your StyleWriter II is damaged, see the information abolll service and support that came with iL Chapter 1: Getting Started 3 Connect the StyleWriter II to your Macintosh No matter which Macintosh you have, To connect your StyleWriter 11 to your Macintosh computer, you these icons identify the printer and need a peripheral-8 cable. modem ports. Before you connect the SryleWriter II to your Macintosh, make sure the computer is turned off. Then use a peripheral-8 cable to connect the printer to the computer as shown. It doesn't maccer which end of the cable you use first; both ends are the same. 6 Important: It's OK to connect the SryleWriter II co either the printer port or the modem porr . ...::. 4 Chapter 1: Getting Started Install the ink cartridge 2. Open the package containing your ink cartridge. The ink cartridge contains the ink the printer uses. Each cartridge 3. Get the ink cartridge ready by following the lasts for several hundred pages, depending on the kind of printing instructions that came with it. you do. 4. To install the cartridge, follow the instructions inside 1. Open the access door at the front of the printer. the door of the printer. 5. Close the access door. Grasp the top corners of the door and pull it toward you. Chapter I: Getting Started 5 Plug in the StyleWriter II A. Warning: This equipment is meant to be electrica!zy grounded. Do not defeat the pwpose ofth e grounding plug! Connect the power cord to the StyleWriter II first, then plug the The StyleWriter II is equipped with a three-wire grounding orher end of the cord into a grounded electrical outlet. plug-a plug that has a third (grounding) pin. This plug fi ts only a grounding-type AC outlet. If you are unable to insert Insert the power cord into the receptacle the plug into an outlet, contact a licensed electrician co at the back of the StyleWriter II. replace the outlet with a properly grounded one. • Plug the power cord into a grounded outlet. 6 Chapter 1: Getting Started Load paper into the sheet feeder 2. Load a stack of paper into the sheet feeder. The sheec feeder holds up co 100 sheers of 20-lb. paper and feeds Move the adjustable guide so that it just touches the edge of che paper au comarically into che printer. 1b load paper into the the paper. If che srack of paper bows out even slightly, the sheet feeder, follow these seeps: guide is too tighc. 1. Raise the paper support as shown. Be careful not to overload the sheet feeder. The stack of paper should nm be higher than rhe indicator line on the right side You can also open the oucput tray if you wish. of the sheet feeder. Move the adjustable guide to fi t j u~ t against the paper. Slide paper in, making sure it lines .\lake sure lever is next up el'enly at this side of the feeder. lO (c:J) paper icon. o~ / 0 Pull here if you want to open rhe outpu t tray. Be sure to pull it ou Lall the way. Do not stack paper abol'e this line. Chapter l: Gett ing Started 7 Turn on the StyleWriter II and print the test page The rest page displays the version of the software built inro the SryleWrirer II. The rest parrern primed below the picture of the For normal use you turn the primer on by pressing the power primer can indicate problems with the ink carrridge. bunon (marked with the CD icon). When you turn on the primer, the amber error light (marked with the &'v icon) comes on for a moment, then blinks off when you release the power bu non. The green power light comes on and stays on. 4i Apple SrylcWrircr II To prim a rest page, scan with che primer turned off. Press and hold down the power bunon for several seconds, until the amber error light goes ouc or che rest page scans to prim. This tells you which version of read-only memory (ROM) you have in your StylcWriter II. The pattern should look like this. If the print quality is not r 1 I I I I I L.J satisfactory, the ink cart ridge is not installed properly or needs to be cleaned. See "Cleaning the Ink Cartridge" in Chapter 3 . Your SryleWrirer II primer is ready to use. Next you need to get your Macintosh ready by installing the software that lets it communicate with the StyleWri ter II. 8 Chapter 1: Gening Started Install your printer software Using the Installer Before you install the printer software, you need to protect the The SryleWricer II comes with a program called che Installer chat original disks by locking them: installs printer software onto your hard disk. Follow these steps to install the software: L Insert the StyleWriteJ' II Installation disk into a floppy disk drive. The disk's icon appears on the desktop. 2. Open the disk by double-clicking its icon. 1. I System Disk - Double-click this icon Locked Un locked -~ to open the disk. St1J le'w'1·iter 11 lnst.:i 11.:itfon 6. Important: Before you install the printer software, turn off continues ~ any automatic virus detection programs you have on your Macintosh computer. If you don't, problems may occur. After installation is complete, you can turn the virus detection pro grams back on. 6 Chapter 1: Getting Started 9 3. Open the Installer by double-clicking its icon. 5. When the StyleWriter II Installation disk is ejected, fol low the instructions you see on the screen. You 'II have to swap disks a few times. Each time, the Installer ~ Double-dick this • icon to open ejects one disk and asks you to insert another. Keep following the Installer. the instructions on the screen until the installation is com IMIM plete. When the installation is complete and you are ready to start When you open the Installer, it displays information about the printing, cum to Chapter 2. files to be installed. Click OK. 6 Important: If you see a message that the Installer cannot instal1 the printer software, you must upgrade your system software before proceeding. You can purchase a system soft ware upgrade kit from an Apple dealer. 6 4. Click the Install button. The Installer takes a few moments to calculate what needs to be done and then begins to copy files. The whole process may take several minutes. 6 Important: Some Macintosh computers come with StyleWriter II software already installed. If you see a message that StyleWriter II software is already installed on your hard disk, you can quit the installation (by clicking the Quit button) and turn to Chapter 2 to start using your printer. 6 10 Chapter 1: Getting Started Chapter 2 Using your StyleWriter II Getting help If you need more information about the choices presented on your screen when you use your StylcWriter II , click the Help Before you can print documents on your StyleWri ter 11, you need button when you see it. Jf you are using System 7, you can choose to do three things first (you do nor need to do these things every Show Balloons from the Help menu. rime you print): • choose the printer in the Chooser • define your page setup • load pape1~ envelopes, or other material into rhe printer _,m To print a document (from an application program or from the 'he ou see this button. If vou use Srstem 7. rou c-Jn desktop) you only need to do one thing to begin: L:click it.fo r more information. clioose Sho\v Balloons from the Help menu. • choose Print from rhe File menu If your computer is connected to other Macintosh computers over 3 network, you ca n also: • share your printer with other users on rhe nerwork • use a printer someone else has shared on the network This r h::iprer rells you how to do all of these things. 11 Choosing a printer 3. Click the close box. Before you use your StyleWriter II for the first time, you must use The Chooser closes. the Chooser to let the Macinwsh know what printer you want to use. 6 Important: You don't need to use the Chooser every time you print. If the StyleWri ter II is the only printer you're using, 1. Choose the Chooser from the Apple (ti) menu. this should be the only rime you need to use the Chooser to The Chooser window opens. (Your Chooser may nor look choose the printer. ~ exactly like the illustration, but it should contain the sa me elements.) 2. Set the Chooser options as shown here: 1 Click the StyleWritcr II icon • ro - --:----:-!; -- - Chooser Connect to: 0 %- <> I Beckground Printing I Setup... ® On 0 Off O Act fve On Rest er! AppleTelk ® lnectfve p icon 1t you pluggeo me printer into che printer port, or che bottom icon if you plugged it into the modem port. 12 Chapter 2: Using Your Pri nter Defining your page setup Choose the page size you want from the Page Size pop-up menu. You do not have to use Page Setup every time you print; the most frequently used options are preset for you. To change your Use the Scaling feature to print your document larger or printing options in the Finder or in an application program, follow smaller than normal. Use the pop-up menu to choose a preset these steps: reduction percentage, or rype a percentage from 5 to 999 in the Scaling box. The percentages listed on the pop-up menu 1. Choose Page Setup from the File menu. give the best results for printing smaller than 100%. The Page Setup dialog box appears. The dialog box you see The Orientation icons allow you to print your document in may not look exactly like the one shown here, but all Page normal (portrait) or sideways (landscape) orientation. Setup dialog boxes have many features in common. 3. When you've made your choices, click OK. 2. In the dialog box, make the selections you want. Your document is now set up to be printed. To make your document print Choose a page Click here larger or smaller, type or size from this for more choose a percentage. pop-up menu. information. 1.0 OQJ • ( Cnncel ) Help 111is picture changes to Click one of these icons to choose indicate your choices. normal (ponrait) or sideways Oandscape) orientation. Chapter 2: Using Your Printer 13 Loading the sheet feeder To load the sheet feeder, follow these steps: The sheet feeder holds up ro 100 sheets of 20-lb. paper. You can 1. Set up the StyleWriter II as shown. use plain paper, letterhead, or three-hole punched paper. If you Move both levers ro the paper icon (ro load paper) or to the use thicker paper, fewer sheets will fit in the sheet feeder. envelope icon (ro load envelopes or thick materials). 6 Important: Pa per weight should be between 16 and 24 lb; Move both levers to this 20-lb. cotton bond paper is recommended. 6 Pull rhe paper support to raise it. icon (l'.'!l) ro load plain, letterhead, and 3-hole You can load other materials inro the sheet feeder, including punched paper. transparencies, labels, heavy (thick) paper (up ro 28 lb.), and up ro 15 business envelopes. Before you load envelopes or thick paper into the sheet feede1; you must move the adjustment levers to the envelope settings. 6 Important: Insert only one kind of material at a time inro the sheet feeder. ~ Move both levers to rhis icon (B) to load envelopes and thick materials. 14 Chapter 2: Using Your Printer 2. Load paper or other material into the sheet feeder. Move the adjustable guide lnsen envelopes top first, with the to fit just against the paper. side to be printed facing fron t. For best results, crease the leading edge of envelopes, as r--- I shown, before you load them into the sheet feeder. /_ I . _,.J'~ Crc;1se this edge. \ ... Insert 3-hole punched paper face up with the holes on this side. Insert letterhead paper face up with the top of the page down. Move che adjustable guide so that it just touches the edge of th e stack of paper (or other material). If che stack bows ou t Pull here if you want to open ·the output trny. even slightly, the guide is too eight. Be sure to pull it out all the way. Chapter 2: Using Your Printer 15 Type the number of Printing copies you want in this You can print documents from wichin che application programs you used co creace chem. You can also print documents from the StyleWrlte~ 11 1.0 ~ Print J Coples: Pnges: ®All From: To: Finder deskcop. And wich a feature called background printing, [Iii O D D (Cancel J you can keep using your Macincosh computer while your docu Print Quallty: <(_Best !t Normol _9 Draft --- Paper Source: ®Sheet Feeder C.) Mariu 16 Chapter 2: Using Your Printer Printing while you use your computer 3. Click the On button under Background Printing. If you are using System 7 (or Multi Finder in System 6), you can print with the SryleWriter II while continuing to work with one or l'• i -- - - Chooser more programs. This is called background printing. If you use Connect to: ~~------~~ System 7, background printing is automatically turned on when di % 6. Important: If your Macintosh computer has only 1 megabyte (MB) of random-access memory (RAM), you won't be able to use background prinLing. If your computer has 2 MB of RAM and you have trouble using background printing, turn off the I S t I Background Printing e up... On ® Off Share this Printer and Background Printing options, or quit AppleTalk Q Acl ve On Restart one or more of your open application programs. !:::. ®Ina Uve ------'lb use background prinLing, you must turn it on in the Chooser. Click here to turn on 1. Choose Chooser from the Apple (el) menu. Background Priming 2. Click the StyleWriter II icon. 4. Click the close box. On ce background printing is turned on, it is in effect whenever you print, until you turn it off. After you click Print in the Print dialog box, a message appears on the screen for a few seconds, then disappears. You can then continue other work. You may notice your Macintosh pause occasionally while it processes the document for printing. Chapter 2: Using Your Primer 17 Sharing your printer with other users 4. Click Setup. on a network The Sharing Serup dialog box opens. If your Macintosh is connected co ocher computers over an Click to place an X in this AppleTalk network, you can allow other users on the network to box to share your printer print on your StyleWri ter 11 primer. ·:· Note: This featu re is not available on some Macintosh com 1%'1St~ l e Wril e r 11 S h orln ~ Setup 1.0 puters, including the Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE, and L@ Shore this Printer Macintosh Classic. ·:· ~st this sMring fnt1.r• to ~no.., othtr pttoplt to ust tht printtr J tt.ohotd to this ~Yitosh Nome: I~ · · :!Ai Type a name 'lb share your StyleWri ter II with other users, follow these steps: for your Password:[ }---, printer here. 1. Choose the Chooser from the Apple (el) menu. 0 Keep Log of Printer Usoge The Chooser window opens. ( Help ) l Co n~el J ~ OK ~ 2. Click the StyleWriter II icon. p . pnnter arailable 3. Click the icon of the port to which you connected the is printed, click here. only t0 people you choose, StyleWriter II. type a p If you used the Primer port to connect your Macincosh to the network, you must connect the StyleWriter II co the 5. Click to place an X in the Share this Printer box. modem port. If you wish, you can type a name for the printer and a pass word . If you type a password for the printer, only users who know the password can use the printer from their computers. 18 Chapter 2: Using Your Printer 6. If you want to keep a record of what is printed on your Printing on a shared printer on a network printer, click to place an X in the Keep Log of Printer Usage box. If your \lacinrosh is connected over an Apple'li1lk nenrnrk to anorher Macintosh, ancl that compu ter has a connected To sec what has been primed, you can open and print Lhe log StyleWri ter II printer set up to be shared, you can print on that file with the 'lcachTexc program. or wich a word-processing printer. (You must first install SrylcWriLer II softwa re on your program. You G ill fine! the log file in rhe Priming Pref<; folder. .\1acintosh. as described in Chapter I. ) The Printing Prefs folder is in the Preferences folder inside your System folder. To pri nt on a shared printer, follow these steps: ·:· Note: You can keep a log of your printer usage even if you r 1. Choose the Chooser from the Apple (ti) menu. printer is not sharecl . ·:· The Chooser window opens. 7. Click OK. 2. Click the StyleWriter II icon. 8. Click the close box to close the Chooser window. co11ti1111es ~ Ocher users with Macintoshes connecred to the network can now use your Style\X'riter II printer (if StyleWriter II printer sofc\\'arc has been installed on their \lacintosh computers as described in Chap ter 1). ·:· Note: When other users pri nt on a printer connected to your Macimosh \\'hile you arc using your computer, you may notice you r computer pause occasionally. ·:· Chap1cr 2: L"sing four Primer 19 3. If necessary, click an AppleTalk zone. ·:· Note: The fonts you use in your document must be available (insrnlled) on the Macintosh that is directly connected to the If your neLwork does noc have zones, the list of AppleTalk shared StyleWriter II. If the fonts you use are not installed, Zones does not appear. your document may not print properl y. Click Get Info for information about foms ava ilable on the shared printer you Click to select the The available shared selected. ·:· StvleWri ter 11 icon printers are listed here. ;. Close the Chooser window. Chooser Connect lo: You arc now ready to print on the shared StyleWriter II. .Q, 20 Chapter 2: Using Your Printer Chapter 3 Maintaining Your Printer Safety first Follow these safety rips to avoid damage to the StyleWri ter II printer and harm to yourself and other users. The SryleWriter II is designed for trouble-free operation. Maintaining the printer simply means replacing the ink cartridge • Don't move the carriage that holds the ink cartridge. You can when it runs out, refilling the sheet feede 1~ and occasional damage delicate moving parts. cleaning. • Don't touch the prim head on the bottom of the ink cartridge. For other service, see the information about service and suppon Ink can leak our and cause stains. that came with your SryleWriter II. • Don't attempt to print anything when the access door is open; this can cause paper to jam. Any time the door is open, keep fingers away from moving pares. • Don't oil the inside of the printer. • Don't attempt to disassemble the printer. • Don't use ammonia-based or alcohol-based cleaners on or around the printer- they may react with the plastic. • Before you unplug the printer, make sure it is turned off. (If the green power light is on, press the power button.) Turning the power off ensures that the carriage has been returned securely to its home position. 21 Replacing the ink caitridge 2. Open the package containing the new ink cartridge. Each ink cartridge lasts for several hundred pages, depending on 3. Get the ink cartridge ready by following the the kind of printing you do. If you print a Im of graphic images, instructions that came with it. you may need to change cartridges more often. 4. Raise the lever to release the old cartridge and lb replace the ink camidge, follow these seeps: remove it. 1. Open the access door at the front of the printer. See rhe insrruccions inside the door of the printer. 5. Insert and lock the new cartridge. Don't attempt co move the See the insrructions inside the door of the printer. carriage (the mechanism that holds the ink cartridge). 6. Close the access door. You have finished replacing the ink carrridge. These illust1=a1ions show how to replace the ink cartridge. 22 Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Primer Cleaning the ink cartridge 2. Click to place an X in the box labeled "Clean ink cartridge before printing." If you experience problems with print quali ty, cleaning the ink cartridge may improve your results. For examples of problems you Click to place an X in this box might experience with pri nt quality, see "Image Problems" in Chapter 4, "Troubleshooting." eWrlter II Print Options S!.!! 1.0 f OK , !J Clean Ink cartridge before printing ( Cancel J 6 Important: Cleaning the ink cartridge consumes a small amount of ink. If you repeat the procedure unnecessarily, you reduce the life of the cartridge. ~ 3. Click OK. 'lo clean the ink cartridge, fo llow these steps: 4. Click Print. 1. When you are about to print a document, click Options The StyleWritcr II automatically cleans the ink canridge before in the Print dialog box. printing your document. 6 Important: After the StyleWriter II cleans the ink cartridge StyleWrlter 11 1.0 I! Print , and prints your document, the cleaning option is Coples: l•I Pages: ® All O From: D To: D [ Cancel ) Print Quality: Q Best @Normal Q Draft automatically turned off. You do not have to turn it off Paper Source: ®Sheet Feeder '.') Manual C§:] before printing again. ~ Image:I Bleck & White ..,. I [ DptlonsJ Notlflcetlon:I None ·I p The Print Options dialog box appears. Chapter 3: Maimaining Your Primer 23 Cleaning the exterior Cleaning the intelior Before you clean the StyleWriter II printer, turn it off and unplug Occasionally you may need to wipe off paper dust or spilled drops the power cord . Then wipe rhe exterior of che p1inter with a of ink inside the StyleWriter II. Before you clean che inside of che clean, soft cloth dampened with water. Be careful not to gee any printer, turn it off and unplug the power cord. Then genrly wipe liquid in che power cord receptacle . the interior with a soft, dry cloth. .A. Warning: Don't use ammonia-based or alcohol-based cleaners on or around the printer-they may react with che r®l plascic. .&. ~ .A. Warning: Don't use any liqu id cleaners inside the printer. .&. 24 Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Printer Chapter4 Troubleshooting Safety precautions Follow rhese safety ti ps to avoid damage to rhe Sryle\Xfriter II printer and harm to yourself and orher users. This chapter provides solutions to some common problems that you may encounter while using your StyleWri ter II printer. • Don't move the carriage that holds the ink cartridge. )bu can damage delicate mechanical parts. As long as you follow the maintenance instructions in Chapter 3, you're nor likely to have any problems with your SryleWriter II. • Don·t touch the print head on the bottom of the ink cartridge. The most common source of trouble is faulty sofrware installation. Ink can leak out and cause stains. 'lb avoid these problems, follow the instructions in Chapter 1. • Don't attempt to print anything when the access door is open; this can cause paper to jam. Any time the door is open, keep .A. Warning: If you have a problem with your StyleWriter II your fingers away from moving parts. printer and norhing presented in this chapter solves it, see the information about service and support that ca me with the • Don't oil the inside of the printer. printer. Do not al/empt to repair the printeryoun1elj! .& • Don't attempt LO disassemble the printer. • Before you un plug the printer, make sure it is turned off. (If the green power light is on, press the power button.) Turning the power off ensures that the carriage has been returnee! securely to its home position. 25 The Chooser doesn't show the StyleWriter II • The port selected in the Chooser isn't the same as the port printer icon the printer is plugged into on rhe Maci ntosh. 'fry switching from the printer icon to the modem icon (or vice versa) in the You use rhe Chooser desk accessory to idenriry th e printer you Chooser. intend to use. If the StyleWriter II icon is missing from the box • There may he a problem with rhc printer software. 'fry turning thar identifies different printer rypes, you probably need m install the printer off and 1hcn on again. the appropriate printer sofrware. Sec the instructions in Chapter 1 for installing your printer software. If you still can't resolve rhe problem, the prinrer may nor be functioning properly. See the information about service and The Macintosh doesn't recognize the support that came wi th your printer. StyleWriter II Text changes to the Geneva font If you have selected the SryleWriter II icon in the Chooser, but \Vhen your Macinrosh is low on memory, some fonrs may be nothing prints or you ger a message thar rhere is no Style\X1riter II displayed and primed in the Gene\·a font. Some text may also connected, one of the following conditions may be the cause: look jagged on the edges rather 1lla11 smooth. • The printer has been turned off. ~fake sure it is plugged in For more information about foms, a11d for suggesti ons on how ro and turned on. free up memory, see the books that came with your Macintosh or • A plug is loose some\\·here. ~lake sure that all the cables are with your latest system software upgrade. You can also see an properly connected. See the instructions in Chapter 1 for aurhorizcd Apple service provider abou t installing more memory setting up your Style\\'riter II. in \'Our \lacintosh. • If ~'O U are trying to use a shared prinrer connected ro another If rext changes to the Geneva font when you are printing on a Macintosh, make sure rhat the comruter and shared printer shared printer, the fon ts in your document may not be available are turned on and connecrecJ ro the nerwork. Also make sure on the Macintosh conneccecl directly 10 the shared printer. Use that the primer is set up to be shared. See th e instructions in only th e fonts installed on that \1acinl0sh. For more information, "Sharing Your Printer \Xfith Other Users on a Network .. in see "Printing on a Shared Printer on a Network" in Chapcer 2. Chapter 2. 26 Cha pt e r~ : Troubleshooting Paper is jammed Occasionally a piece of paper may get jam med (stuck) inside the primer during the prinring process. lb clear a paper jam: 1. If necessary, open the printer to see where the jam is. 2. Clear the jam. Pull jammed sheers from the back of rhe printer whenever possible. Remoq; jammed paper 1his way if you can. ~--== ·' ---o~ - --, ----··-...... ,._,,., _" ~=-~-~"~"J --=~ I Chapter 4: 'lfoubleshooting 27 Paper feeds improperly The StyleWriter II won't print a particular If paper rears, gets skewed, or comes ch rough the printer document crumpled, it may not be entering the printer properly. Try the If you attempt to print a document and no page is printed, try rhe following steps: following steps: • Make sure you have loaded the sheet feeder correctly. • Check for messages on your Macintosh screen. See the instructions in Chapter 2 for loading paper. • Check the printer. • Do not overload the sheet feeder. Does ir have paper?(' IO load paper, see Chapter 2.) The feeder holds up to 100 sheets of 20-lb. paper. If you use Is the paper jammed? (To clear a jam, see '·Paper Is Jammed" heavier paper, fewer sheets will fit in the feeder. Don't insert earlier in this chapter.) too much paper in one stack. Do the lights indicate a problem? (lo check the ligh ts, see the • Try to recover any torn or damaged pieces of paper next section.) from the printer. • Repeat the printing process. See "Paper Is Jammed" earlier in chis chapter. Sometimes problems disappear when you try co print your • Take the paper out of the sheet feeder and check it. document again. Try fli pping the stack over to print on the other side (most paper has one side that prints better). Fan the paper to make sure sheets don't stick together. Make sure none of the sheers are bent or dog-eared. Make sure the edges of the stack line up evenly. 28 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting The lights indicate a problem Image problems Sometimes the lights on the printer can signal a problem. The Most of these result from problems with the ink cartridge or with fo llowing list describes these indications and tells what you should your choice of paper. Here is a list of papers to avoid: do about them. • coated, extremely thick, or shiny paper (because the paper • Both lights are off. Check to make sure the power cord is may not properly absorb the ink) plugged in properly and the printer is turned on . Make sure • erasable typing paper there is power to the outlet. If the lights stay off, see the info rmation about service and support that came with the • damaged or wrinkled paper printer. • stapled paper • The error light glows steadily. Either the printer is out of • multipan forms paper or paper has been misfed. Check your Macintosh screen for messages. See Chapter 2 fo r instructions on loading For best print quality, use 16-lb. to 24-lb. cotton bond paper. the sheet feeder, or "Paper Is jammed" and "Paper Feeds Improperly" earlier in this chapter. Chapter 4: Troubleshooting 29 Image is too light or too dark Printing appears on only part of the paper If printing looks fuzzy because ir's roo lighr or roo dark, rry rhe fol Make sure you have selected the appropriate paper size in the lowing: Page Setup dialog box. • Clean rhe ink cartridge. If rhis doesn't help, replace rhe car The ink cartridge may need to be cleaned, or it may be em pry. See tridge. See "Cleaning the Ink Cartridge" and "Replacing rhe "Cleaning the Ink Cartridge" and "Replacing the Ink Cartridge" in lnk Camidge" in Chapter 3 fo r instructions. Chapter 3 for instructions • If rhe problem occurs on nonstandard paper, rry printing on che recommended 16-lb. ro 24-lh. cotton bond paper. Text does not print correctly • 1l·y flipping rhe srack of paper in rhe sheer feeder. Most paper If the text in a printed document looks "jagged" on the edges, or has one side that prints bette r. is not spaced properly on the page, try rhe following: • Make sure thar both adjustment levers are ser ro rhe proper • Change the size of the font you used in the document. icon (~ for 16-lb. to 24-lb. paper and transparencies; • Use a different font in you r document. For best results, c:::i fo r envelope and paper heavier rhan 24-lb.). See "Loading choose a TrueType font. In an application program , you can the Sheet Feeder" in Chapter 2 for instructions. find out if a font is a TrueType font by choosing the font and looking at the list of available sizes (for example, in the Size menu). TrueType fonts are available in all sizes. • If the problem occurs only wirh a particular application pro gram, contact the publisher of that application. • If the problem occurs with more than one application pro gram, install you r printer software agai n (follow the instruc tions in Chapter 1). 30 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting A page prints off center or images are out ofplace Nothing prints on the paper This problem may be a result of one of the fo llowing conditions: If you get a blank page, clean the ink cartridge. See "Cleaning the Ink Camidge" in Chapter 3. • You may have selected the wrong page size in the Page Setup dialog box. If that doesn't work, replace the ink cartridge. See "Replacing the Ink Cartridge" in Chapter 3. • The margins may be set incorrectly in the document you are printing. • The sheet feeder is too full. Unwanted lines or stripes appear • Paper is not placed properly in the sheer feeder. See "Paper If white lines appear on the page, try the following: Feeds Improperly" earlier in this chapter. • Clean the ink cartridge. See "Cleaning the Ink Cartridge" in • You are not using the recommended paper (16-lb. to 24-lb. Chapter 3. cotton bond). • Take the cartridge out and install it again to make sure it is secured properly. Ink smears when rubbed • Replace the ink cartridge. See "Replacing the Ink Cartridge" in Don't handle pages before they are completely ejected from the Chapter 3. printer and are delivered into the output tray. This allows all the time needed for the ink to dry. Chapter 4: Troubleshooting 31 Stai11s appear 011 printed pages Jn1age prints waVJ' or distorted If stains appear on the backs or tops of printed pages, it may Wavy or distorted images usually mean that your StyleWricer II mean that there is ink inside the printer. If so, the ink can transfer requires service. Try cleaning che ink cartridge. (See "Cleaning rhe to the rollers and from rhere to rhe paper. Ink Cartridge" in Chapter 3.) Also check the setting of rhe adjustment lever inside che printer (above the ink cartridge). If Turn the primer off and unplug it. Then open rhe printer and the problem persists, see the information about service and carefully clean rhe rollers and platen with a soft, dry clorh. support chat came with the printer. Clean the platen. 32 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Appendix Printing materials Specifications • Apple recommends 20-lb. cotton bond (75 g/m2) paper. You can use 16-lb. (60 g/m2) to 24-lb. (90 g/m2) paper. Marking engine • Accepts most letterhead and colored stock. • Thermal ink jet • Accepts medium-weight photocopier labels. • Use #10 business envelopes: 243.5mm x 105.8mm (9.5'' x Resolution 4.125"). • 360 dots per inch (dpi) for text and graphics (180 dpi in draft • Apple recommends 3Mbrand CG3480 transparency fil m. mode) Paper sizes Speed • U.S. letter: 215.9mm x 279.4mm (8.5'' x 11") • Up to 3 pages per minute in draft mode • U.S. legal: 215.9mm x 355.6mm (8.5'' x 14") • Up to 2 pages per minute in normal mode • Executive: 184.2mm x 266.7mm (7.25" x 10.5") • Up to 1.5 page per minute in best mode • A4 letter: 210mm x 297mm (8.3" x 11.7") • Actual speed depends on the images printed and on the Macintosh used. • Monarch envelopes: 104.lmm x 241.3mm (4 .1" x 9.5") • # 10 envelopes: 241.3mm x 104.Smm (9.5" x 4.125") Interface • Apple-style RS-422 asynchronous serial Paper feed • AuwmaLic sheet feeder holds up to 100 sheets of 20-lb. (75 g/m2) paper or 15 envelopes. 33 Imageable area Input electrical requirements • 1\faximum pri ntable line: 203 .2 mm (8.0"). U.S./Japan • Minimum rop and bottom margins: 6.25 mm (0.25"). • Minimum left and right margins: 6.35 mm ( 0.25"). • 90-128 VAC, 48-62 Hz • Actual imageable area may vary depending on the application Europe/UK/Australia program. • 198-264 VAC , 48-52 Hz Dimensions 11 Power consumption • Height (paper support clown): 18 cm (7 ) • Width: 34.S cm (13.6") Operating • Deprh (output tray closed): 20 cm (7.9") • 19.5 \Y/ maximum at 120 V Weight • 18 \Y/ maximum al 220 V • 3 kg (6.6 lb.) Operating environment Temperature • 15° to 30° C (59° to 86° F) Humidity • 20 to 70 percent, noncondensing Other • Keep the printer away from wind and fans . 34 Appendix: Specifications Index A choosing E location for printer 3 access cloor 5, 21, 25 print cr in Chooser 12 electrical requ iremen ts 6, 3-1 amber error light 8, 29 clean ing envelopes l4-l 5, 20, 33. See also paper Apple menu. See Chooser exterior 24 environmental requirements 3, 34 :\pplelltlk. See nmrnrk priming ink cartridge 23 error light 8, 29 applicarion software, priming from 16 interior 2-1. 32 error messages, installation 10 safety inst ructions 2. 21, 25 exterior cleaning 2-1 com mands B Page Se[up com mand 13 F background printing Pri nt command 11 , 16 backing up disks 9 connecting primer co ~ l acimos h -1 File menu Page Setup command 13 Prilll command 11, 16 c D Finder desktop, priming from 16 folllS cables dark images on page 30 network printing and 20 Chooser problems ancl 26 desktop, printi ng from 16 StvleWriter II and l peripheral-8 cable ~ dimensions or printer 3~ troubleshooting 26 canriclge. See ink carrriclge disks Chooser installat ion 9-10 background printing and 17 locking 9 choosing primer in 12 distorted images 32 G network printing and 18, 19-20 door, access 5, 21. 25 Geneva font 26 Serup option l8 elms per inch (dpi) 33 green power light 8, 29 troubleshooting 26 grounded out lets 6 35 H ink cartridge L cleani ng 23 heavy weight paper 14, 20 image problems and 29-32 labels 14, 20. See also paper help options 11 installing 5 landscape orientation (Page Setup) 13 humidity requirements 3, 34 replacing 22 letterhead 14, 15. Seealso paper safety instructions 2, 21, 25 light images on page 30 test page and 8 lights 8, 29 I installation disks 9-10 lines on printed page 31 loading sheet feeder 7, 14-15, 20 icons Installer software 9-10 location for printer 3, 34 error light 8 installing locking disks 9 Installer 9-10 ink cartridge 5 log files 19 missing 26 printer software 9-10 lubricating primer 21 power switch 8 interface specifications 33 sheet feeder 14, 30 interference, radio and television iii interior cleaning 24 StyleWriter II 12, 26 M image problems 29-32. See also troubleshooting maintenance 21-24. See also dark images 30 J troubleshooting distorted images 32 jams. See paper jams cleaning ink cartridge 23 light images 30 cleaning primer 24 nothing prints 28, 31 replacing ink cartridge 22 partial priming 30 K safety instructions 21 skewed p1inting 31 memory smearing ink 30 Keep Log of Printer Usage box 19 background printing and 17 stains 32 font problems and 26 stripes 31 36 Index menu commands. See commands Orientation option (Page Semp) 13 paper feed problems 28 menus. See File menu outlets, grounded 6 paper jams messages, installation 10 0111pur rrny avoiding 21 modem port opening 7, 15 clearing 27 Chooser problems and 26 paper size and 20 error light and 29 connecting to \lacinrosh 4, 12 passv.'Ol'ds, network 18, 20 network printing and 18 peripheral-8 cable "' ~lult iFinder 17 P, Q physical requirements 3, 34 plugging in printer 6, 21, 25 page orientation 13 plugs. See cables Page Setup command (File menu) 13 N portrait orienrarion (Page Serup) 13 Page Setup dialog box 13, 30 pons network printing 11, 18-20 Page Size option (Page Serup) 13 Chooser problems and 26 AppleTalk zones 20 paper. See also envelopes: labels; connecting to ~laci mosh "I , 12 fonts and 20, 26 transparencies net\\·ork priming and 18 passwords and 18. 20 heary (thick) h 20 specifications 33 troubleshoocing 26 image problems and 30 power consumpcion 34 legal-size 20 power cord 6 lenerhead 14, 15 power light 8 0 loading 7, 14 power switch 8 output tray and 20 oiling printer 21 Print command (File menu) 11, 16 recommended l-i, 29, 30 on/off switch 8 Print dialog box l 6 sizes of 33 opening access door 5, 21, 25 Clean ink cartridge option 23 specifications 14, 33 operating environment 3, 34 th ree-hole punched 14, 15 operaling system. See system software troubleshooting 27-29 types to avoid 29 Index 37 ptinter printing 16-20. See also network priming; s choosing in Chooser 12 troubleshooting deaning 21, 24, 25 access door and 21, 25 safety instructions 2-3, 21, 25 conneccing to Macincosh 4 in background 17 Scaling option (Page Setup) 13 location for 3, 34 envelopes 14-15, 20 serial pons, 33. See pons logging usage of 19 from Fi nder desktop 16 service and support 21, 25 lubricating 21 labels 14, 20 sening up printer 3-10 nerworks and ll, 18-20, 26 on legal-size paper 20 choosing location 3 plugging in 6 log files 19 connecting to Macintosh 4 specifications 33-34 orientation 13 installing ink cartridge 5 syscem requirements for 1 rest page 8 installing printer sofcware 9-10 curning on 8 on transparencies 20 loading sheer feeder 7, 14--15, 20 unplugging 21, 25 from within a program 16 plugging in p1inter 6 printer port Printing Prefs folder 19 turning on printer 8 Chooser problems and 26 problems. See troubleshooting Setup option (Chooser) 18 connecring to Macimosh 4, 12 programs, printing from 16 shared printers. See network printing network printing and 18 Sharing Setup dialog box 18 printer software insrallation 9- 10 Share this Primer option 17 troubleshooting and 25, 26 R sheet feeder printer usage log 19 loading 7, 14--15,20 radio interference iii print head. See ink cartridge troubleshooting 28, 30 random-access memory (RAM) . See memory sizes reducing print size 13 of documents 13 repair 25 of envelopes 33 replacing ink cartridge 22 of paper 33 resolution specifications 33 smears on primed page 30 38 Index software. See application sofrware; printer thick paper 14, 20. See also paper True'Iype fonts 1 software; system soft\Vare three-hole punched paper 14, 15. See also turning off printer 21, 25 specifications paper turning on princer 8 paper 14, 33 transparencies. See also paper typefaces. See fonts printer 33-34 loading 14 system 1 printing on 20 speed specifications 33 troubleshooting 25-32. See also U,V stains on printed page 31 maintenance; safety instructions unplugging printer 21, 25 status lights 8, 29 Chooser 26 upgrading stripes on printed page 32 distorted images 32 memory 26 Slyle\Vriler II lnslalla1ion disk 9-10 fonts 26 system software 10 support 21, 25 image problems 29-32 usage logs 19 switch, on/off 8 ink cartridge 8, 30 user groups 10 system requirements 1 lights and 29 system sofrwa re network printing 26 background printing and 17 nothing prints 28, 31 W, X, Y, Z displaying version 8 paper feecl problems 28 required version 1 paper jams 21, 27, 29 wavy printed images 32 upgrading IO partial printing 30 weight printer software and 25, 26 of paper recommended 14, 29, 30 sheet feeder 28, 30 of printer 34 T skewed printing 31 white lines on page 31 smearing ink 30 techn ical information. See specifications stains 32 television interference iii srripes 31 temperature requirements 3, 34 test page 8 Index 39 The Apple Publishing System This Apple manual was wtiuen and edited on a desktop publishing system using Apple Macintosh compuccrs. Proof pages were creaced on Apple LaserWriter printers and on the QMS ColorScript 100 color primer. Final pages were produced in QuarkXPress and output direcrly co separated film on an Agfa SelectSet 7000 imageseuer. Line an was created with Adobe Illustrator. Cover an was produced with Adobe Photoshop. Screen shots were created and modified with system software, E.xposure, and MacPaint 2.0. Text type is Apple's corporate fonc, a condensed version of Garamond. 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