LaserWriter II NT User’s Manual __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 1: Setting Up __________________________________________________________________ Do you have what you need? In addition to this manual, the accessory kit inside the LaserWriter II shipping carton should contain the LaserWriter II Installation Disk, the LaserWriter IInt/ntx Fonts Disk, a product registra-tion card, and a power cord. You should also find a U.S.
___________________________________________________________ Setting up the LaserWriter II to prepare it for printing is simple and straightforward. ___________________________________________________________ Unpacking 1. Remove the packing material from the top of the LaserWriter II. 2. Lift the LaserWriter II. Reach into the shipping carton. Get a good grip on the base of the printer, lift it out, and place it on the work surface with the front (the Apple logo side) facing out.
the instruction guide packaged with the toner cartridge. ___________________________________________________________ 1. Open the cartridge box. Open the cartridge shipping carton, take out the wrapped cleaning pad, and put it aside. Open the sealed metallic bag and remove the cartridge, holding it by the indentation at its wide end (the end without the writing). 2. Distribute the toner powder.
The dial should be set to 5. Position it there if necessary. (You’ll use this dial later if your prints are too light or too dark.) 6. Close the printer. Lower the top gently, pushing in its center to close. You’ll hear a click when it’s secure. ___________________________________________________________ Loading the paper cassette The 110V LaserWriter II comes with one U.S. letter-size paper cassette. The 220V LaserWriter II comes with one A-4 paper cassette.
___________________________________________________________ Connecting to a Macintosh You connect the LaserWriter II to a Macintosh with LocalTalk cables and LocalTalk connector boxes. These connectors are one way to link computers and peripheral devices in an AppleTalk network system.
Follow all instructions and warnings dealing with your system. __________________________________________________________________ Warning-Electrical equipment may be hazardous if misused. Operation of the LaserWriter II or similar products must always be supervised by an adult. Do not allow children access to the interior of any electrical product and do not permit them to handle any cables. __________________________________________________________________ To clean the case, do the following: 1.
owner’s guide if you have any questions about creating a startup disk. ___________________________________________________________ Important-Be sure to make copies of the LaserWriter II Installation Disk and the LaserWriter IInt/ntx Fonts Disk to use in the installation process. Store the originals in a safe place. Your Macintosh owner’s guide has instructions on copying disks.
printers in the Chooser. ___________________________________________________________ Installing fonts The LaserWriter IInt/ntx Fonts Disk contains the LaserWriter II font file. The file includes eight widely used font families—ITC Avant Garde, ITC Bookman, Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, and Times—as well as three special-purpose fonts—Symbol, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats.
Select a single font by clicking its name. When you select a single font, the Font/DA Mover displays a sample at the bottom of the dialog box and tells you how much disk space the font occupies. Select additional fonts by holding down the Shift key while you click each name. You won’t see a sample, but you will see a running total of space required. Select a group of fonts or the entire file by dragging through the group or file. 9. Click Copy to copy the selected fonts to the startup disk.
change your mind. ___________________________________________________________ 5. Close the Font/DA Mover by clicking Quit. Unless you are using more than one type of printer, the LaserWriter printer resource is the only one you need. ___________________________________________________________ Important-The LaserWriter printer resource will also work with earlier LaserWriter and LaserWriter Plus printers.
printer, you have to use the Chooser. You can do so either directly from the desktop or after opening a document. The following directions assume that you are starting from the desktop. With most applications, the basic procedure is the same if you have a document open, except that you will usually be directed to choose Page Setup after closing the Chooser. 1. Start the Macintosh with a startup disk that includes the LaserWriter II printer resource. 2. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu.
Important-Even if you don’t want to change any of the preset options, don’t skip these steps if you’re changing printers or are using the LaserWriter II for the first time. The default settings may be incorrect, which will affect your output. ___________________________________________________________ 6. Choose Print from the File menu. 7. Verify Automatic Feed. If necessary, click the Automatic Feed box to reset. 8. Click OK or press Return.
4. Insert the envelope cassette. 5. Open the face-up tray. 6. Open the application and choose Page Setup from the File menu. 7. Select the sideways icon. 8. Print. ___________________________________________________________ Manual feed printing Use manual feed when you want to print just a few sheets of a different kind of paper from the kind in the paper cassette.
1. Choose Page Setup from the File menu, and select the sideways icon. 2. Open the face-up tray. 3. Adjust the manual feed guide to fit the narrow width of the envelope. 4. Choose Print from the File menu and click Manual Feed. 5. Insert the envelopes face up with the top edge to the rear as they enter the printer.
(The three previous options, collectively known as Printer Effects, are turned on in the default setting. If you experience difficulty printing bitmaps, turn off the Faster Bitmap Printing effect.) Reduce or Enlarge: Type any percentage of reduction or enlargement from 25 to 400 percent. Your output is automatically scaled to that size. Options: Clicking the Options button presents a new dialog box. Flip Horizontal: Reverses the page left to right. Flip Vertical: Reverses the page top to bottom.
Macintosh screen fonts that you don’t use. For best results, install all sizes that you expect to use. However, the LaserWriter II can scale fonts to any size, even if you have not installed those sizes. ___________________________________________________________ Important -Most commercially available fonts come with specific installation instructions. Be sure to follow those instructions, rather than the more general directions given below. ___________________________________________________________ 1.
disk, so that you can reconstruct your font files if you make a mistake or change your mind. Also, be sure that the fonts you’ve selected for removal are on the startup disk rather than the font disk.
outline shadow small caps superscript and subscript Symbol, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats may not print in the full range of styles. (Sometimes you can change the style on the screen, but the variation won’t show up in your output.) ___________________________________________________________ Printing without a printer font For best results, you should always format your text in the screen fonts that are appropriate for your printer. Otherwise there’s no printer font for the printer to work with.
___________________________________________________________ Serif fonts Although there are thousands of type designs, all Latin alphabet font families can be classified as either serif or sans serif. Serifs are the strokes at the ends of letterforms. Although they can add much to the appearance of a font, they’re not just for decora-tion. Serifs guide the eye along the printed line, increasing legibility.
___________________________________________________________ Sans serif fonts Sans serif means "without serifs." These fonts are characterized by simple, striking lines that make them particularly appropriate for titles and headings, or wherever large type is needed. They are also well adapted to spreadsheets and charts. Some designers like the clean, modern look they give to text, but the serif styles are probably more readable in large quantities.
Commercial sources, shareware, and freeware You can obtain new fonts from a wide variety of commercial sources. You can also choose from a huge array of public domain fonts. Some of these are freeware. You can use them with no obligation to anyone. Others are shareware. There is no purchase price, but if you continue to use a font, you’re honor-bound to pay the developer either a stipulated fee or a donation.
The particular choice depends on the document. New Century Schoolbook would be an excellent face for a training manual, as the name implies. Palatino, with its chiseled edges, could be perfect for a prospectus or an annual report. Choose an eye-catching font for heads. A main head summarizes an entire page or section. It telegraphs your message to the reader. Subheads are reference points that pull the reader through the text. To do their job, these heads must stand out.
Make a plan. Decide which elements are the most important, and develop a layout plan that reflects that ranking. You may find it easiest to make a rough layout on paper before you start work at the computer. Think visually. Design should communicate your message, not distract from it. All design elements, including illustrations, should be chosen because they reinforce your ideas, rather than for appearance alone. Keep it simple.
This is an excellent introduction to typography from the standpoint of the professional designer. Kater, David A., and Richard Kater. The Printed Word. Bellevue, WA: Microsoft Press, 1985. If you use Microsoft Word, you’ll find this book extremely helpful. Even if you don’t use the application, the chapter on type is worth a glance. Rardin, Kevin. Desktop Publishing on the Mac. New York: New American Library, 1986. This book focuses on the Macintosh and on Apple laser printing.
Don’t attempt to disassemble the printer. Don’t place anything on top of the printer. ___________________________________________________________ Maintenance The toner cartridge holds the toner powder the printer’s "ink" that forms the printed images. When the cartridge needs replacing, it’s also time for routine maintenance. Each cartridge should yield about four thousand pages. If you print a lot of graphic designs, you may need to change cartridges more often.
4. Use the end of the new pad to clean the fixing rollers. Before you install the new pad, clean the fixing rollers by wiping them with the white felt tip at the end of the pad. 5. Remove and discard the white felt tip from the end of the cleaning pad. 6. Insert the new cleaning pad into the fixing roller assembly. Then close the green cover. 7. Clean the discharging pins. Use the cleaning brush supplied with the printer to brush any dust off the discharging pins.
If you have installed the printer resource, it may not be in the System Folder. If necessary, drag it there. Check to see if you have two System Folders on the disk. If so, consolidate everything you need in the more current version and discard the other folder. ___________________________________________________________ The LaserWriter isn’t listed in the Chooser If you see the LaserWriter icon but no LaserWriter II name in the list of printers, one of the following situations may be the cause.
1. Check the Macintosh status messages. The status messages tell you if someone else is currently using the printer. They also alert you to problems such as paper jams. If anyone on the network is using the wrong software, you’ll see a status message instructing you to reinitialize the printer. Everyone on the network must use the same printer resource. 2. Go through the entire printing process.
___________________________________________________________ Removing jammed paper from the fixing rollers ___________________________________________________________ Correcting image problems If the image is too light: 1. Check the Low Toner Level light. 2. Turn the print density dial one step counterclockwise (one number lower). The print density dial is inside the printer, in the lower-left corner. 3. Check to see that the paper is of a recommended type.
When you upgrade to a LaserWriter IIntx, you also have the option of increasing the printer's memory and of adding one or more dedicated hard disks for font management. The benefits of and procedures for doing so are described in this appendix. ___________________________________________________________ Memory upgrades You can increase the RAM of the LaserWriter IIntx up to 12 MB. You can also add a font expansion card. These memory upgrades are not possible with the LaserWriter IInt.
performance. ___________________________________________________________ Connecting the disks You connect hard disks to the LaserWriter IIntx following the standard SCSI procedures. For each disk you're connecting, you'll need a SCSI peripheral cable. You'll also need a SCSI cable terminator for the first disk, and an additional terminator for two or more disks. (No system should include more than two terminators.
Identifying and initializing hard disks You assign each disk a SCSI ID number by setting the SCSI ID switch on the back panel of the disk. ___________________________________________________________ Important-All SCSI devices must be assigned an ID number from 0 to 7. Each device must have a unique number. ___________________________________________________________ 1. Turn the hard disk off. 2. Insert the point of a pushpin or an unwound paper clip into the hole below the switch. 3.
1. Open the Control Panel. See your Apple II owner's guide for detailed instructions. 2. Choose Slots from the Control Panel menu. 3. Set slot 1 (Printer Port) to Your Card. If you connected the printer to the modem port instead, configure slot 2 to Your Card. This procedure prevents any conflict with step 4. 4. Set slot 7 (Your Card) to Built-in AppleTalk. Although the LaserWriter II is physically connected to slot 1 or slot 2, the computer now acts as though the printer were connected to slot 7.
All LaserWriter printers on the network will be listed on the right. Click the name of the printer you want. You'll see a message saying "Checking for presence of ImageWriter emulator." If no one has printed with that LaserWriter II since it was turned on, you'll also see the message "Downloading ImageWriter emulator." The ImageWriter emulator is software that allows the Apple II to communicate with the LaserWriter II as if it were an ImageWriter. 6.
The switch panel is on the left side of the printer. The LaserWriter IInt has two switches; the LaserWriter IIntx has six. ___________________________________________________________ The LocalTalk PC Card You can obtain a LocalTalk PC Card from your authorized Apple dealer or representative. This card is a half-size printed-circuit board that fits into one of the slots in your MS-DOS computer.
___________________________________________________________ Making the connection Follow these steps to connect your MS-DOS computer to the 25-pin socket on your printer. The 25-pin socket and the switch panel, which contains two switches on the LaserWriter IInt and six switches on the LaserWriter IIntx, are on the left side of your printer. 1. Connect the COM1 serial port on your computer to the printer's 25-pin socket (the RS-232 port).
This sets the data transfer rate at 9600 Baud with no parity check. It specifies 7 data bits and 1 stop bit. If you later change the printer's data transfer rate, parity check, data bits, or stop bits be sure to type a new Mode command to change the parameters on your MS-DOS computer. (See your MS-DOS manual for a full description of the Mode command.) If your printer is connected to the COM2 port, substitute COM2: for COM1:.
down position. If your MS-DOS application program is set to use the XON/XOFF handshake, place switches 5 and 6 in the up position. If the program is set to use the ETX/ACK handshake, place switch 5 in the down position and switch 6 in the up position. You can also change the handshake, along with other printing parameters, on the LaserWriter IIntx by sending a PostScript program from your MS-DOS computer to the printer.
If your MS-DOS application program does not allow you to insert the Control-D character at the end of your file, the LaserWriter II does not immediately print the last page of a document unless the page is full or ends with a form feed (end-of-page) character. Instead, the page is printed as part of the next document (at the top of the first page). When you're printing documents in close succession, make sure that each one has a final form feed, so they won't run together.
The LaserJet+ omits characters that overlap the left margin of the paper, but the emulator prints that portion of the character that does not extend into the margin. The LaserJet+ allows you to insert commands to halt printing so that you can insert paper or envelopes manually. The emulator interprets those commands as form feeds.
use other settings than those given earlier, you need to reset the parameters on the LaserWriter II by sending a PostScript program to the printer. The handshake, described earlier, must also be the same on your MS-DOS computer and the LaserWriter II. You use software commands to change the handshake and the printing parameters on the LaserWriter IInt. On the LaserWriter IIntx, you can change the handshake with the same method, or by resetting switches 5 and 6, as described earlier.
ETX/ACK 43 75 171 203 Note: Because the LaserWriter IInt component that registers the options can wear out with excessive use (several thousand changes), change the options only when necessary. The first two lines in the PostScript program for resetting the LaserWriter IInt help protect that component by stopping the process if the Options number is already set the way you want it.
You can override the PostScript-specified data transfer rate and, on the LaserWriter IIntx, the handshake setting, by resetting the LaserWriter II switches that normally govern those settings. This returns control over those printer settings to the switches, unless you reset them again by sending a PostScript program. To reset a switch, move it to the opposite position, wait 30 seconds, and then return it to the desired position.
substitute the word sccinteractive for sccbatch on the fifth line of the program. ___________________________________________________________ Troubleshooting If, after following the above instructions, you still can't get the LaserWriter II to print properly, try the following techniques: 1. Reset the printer. Turning the printer off and on resets its memory. 2. Reset each of the switches by moving it to the opposite position, waiting 30 seconds, and then returning it to the desired position.
a dot-by-dot "guide" to each letter or image. The LaserWriter II then activates the laser, and the pulses of the beam match the map dot for dot. Through a series of mirrors, the laser light is reflected onto a rotating photosensitive drum. The drum has a negative charge. When the laser light scans the drum, it gives what will turn out to be printed areas a neutral charge, leaving the surrounding areas negative. The toner is also negatively charged.
Eight pages per minute maximum. Actual speed depends on the images printed. LocalTalk, RS-232, and RS-422. Minimum life expectancy is 300,000 pages, with no monthly page limit. Recommended service interval is 100,000 pages. Automatic with 200-sheet paper cassette. Manual with single-sheet feeder. 16-lb. to 20-lb. photocopy or typewriter bond (60 to 80 g/m2) in normal mode; up to 36-lb. (135 g/m2) stock in manual mode with face-up tray open. Accepts most letterhead and colored stock.
780 W maximum at 220V 880 W maximum at 240V __________________________________________________________________ Parts list (including options) __________________________________________________________________ LaserWriter IInt LaserWriter IIntx LaserWriter II toner cartridge LaserWriter II letter cassette LaserWriter II legal cassette LaserWriter II A4 cassette LaserWriter II B5 cassette LaserWriter II envelope cassette 1 Megabyte LaserWriter IIntx RAM Upgrade Kit 4 Megabyte LaserWriter IIntx RAM Upgrade Kit
The LocalTalk port is for connecting to any computer in a LocalTalk cable system. In addition, the LaserWriter IIntx connector panel includes a 50-pin SCSI port for attaching a dedicated hard disk. This port is not to be used for connecting to a Macintosh. The LaserWriter IIntx has one expansion slot for ROM expansion.
Downloading a PostScript program can change the switch configuration. If any switches are subsequently changed, the configuration changes to match the new switch settings. If the LaserWriter IIntx will not print, check the switch settings and change them as required. If the settings are correct, reverse the switch 1 setting, wait 30 seconds, and switch it back. Then turn the power off and on again.
