Apple StyleWriter 1200 Setting up and using your printer
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Changes to the printing software that affect other printers The software that comes with the StyleWriter 1200 also upgrades the software for many other printers. If you use a printer that uses Apple’s PrintMonitor application program, including all LaserWriter and all StyleWriter printers, please note the following changes: m The new printing software includes a feature called desktop printing, which gives you new ways to print from the desktop.
Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the StyleWriter 1200 printer. This book describes how to set up the printer and how to use it. Main features of the StyleWriter 1200 The StyleWriter 1200 works with most Macintosh computers, including computers using QuickDraw GX. m High-quality graphics and text are printed quietly on plain paper, plus a variety of special-purpose materials. m An energy conservation feature turns off the printer when you aren’t using it and turns it on when needed.
Contents Communications regulation information Welcome ix 1 Setting Up Your Printer Special setups vii 1 1 Important safety instructions Unpacking the printer 2 3 Getting acquainted with the StyleWriter 1200 Installing the ink cartridge 6 Connecting the printer to your Macintosh Plugging in the printer 4 9 10 Turning the printer on and off Checking the print nozzles 11 14 Installing your printer software 15 Telling your computer to use the StyleWriter 1200 18 Printing a document to ma
2 Printing 23 Planning documents with the StyleWriter 1200 in mind Loading the sheet feeder Printing a document 23 24 27 Creating special effects on the StyleWriter 1200 Switching between printers 32 36 Creating, throwing away, and manipulating desktop printer icons Determining the status of a printer by looking at its icon Printing while you use your computer 39 Monitoring and controlling background printing Sharing your printer with other users 42 Printing on a shared StyleWriter 1200 44 3
5 Troubleshooting 53 Safety precautions 54 The Chooser doesn’t show the StyleWriter 1200 icon Installation is unsuccessful 54 54 The computer crashes while attempting to print 57 The Macintosh doesn’t recognize the StyleWriter 1200 Desktop printer icons behave unusually 58 59 A PowerBook has trouble printing to the StyleWriter 1200 The lights indicate a problem The printer seems slow Paper is jammed 59 60 60 61 More than one piece of paper passes through the printer at a time Paper or envel
Appendix A Technical Information 73 Appendix B Using Fonts With the StyleWriter 1200 Appendix C Font List 91 Appendix D Packing and Moving the Printer Appendix E Printing with QuickDraw GX 93 95 Appendix F Removing the Desktop Printing Software Index vi Contents 77 107 103
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1 Setting Up Your Printer This chapter introduces the Apple StyleWriter 1200 printer and explains how to set it up. After you follow the instructions in this chapter, you’ll be ready to print. Before you begin Make sure that your Macintosh computer is already set up and that you know the basics of its operation. Then, before you start unpacking the printer, take a moment to review the following information on safety issues and special setup situations.
Important safety instructions Always take the following precautions: m Keep the printer cover closed when printing. m Always turn off the printer before unplugging it. m Keep ink cartridges away from children. n Keep the printer away from sources of liquids, such as wash basins, bathtubs, and shower stalls. n Protect the printer from dampness or wet weather, such as rain and snow. n Read all the installation instructions carefully before you plug the printer into a wall socket.
WARNING Electrical equipment may be hazardous if misused. Operation of this product, 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. Unpacking the printer 1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridge in its package. Be sure to remove packing material from the sheet feeder. Be sure to open the printer’s front cover and remove the packing tape from inside.
4 Place the printer in your work area. Choose a location near your computer that meets these requirements: m a level (not slanted) surface near a grounded electrical outlet m good ventilation m out of direct sunlight m never gets damp or very hot or very cold m away from devices that could cause electromagnetic interference, such as stereo speakers or cordless telephone transmitters See Appendix A, “Technical Information,” for specific information about the physical requirements of your printer.
Back view Serial port Power socket Serial number (You must extend the output tray to see the serial number.
Installing the ink cartridge The ink cartridge contains the print head, which sprays ink onto the paper. Treat the ink cartridge gently so you don’t damage its tiny nozzles. The nozzles are located under a bright orange cap. 1 Open the printer by pulling down its front cover. WARNING When the printer is plugged in, don’t slide the carrier, which is shown in the next step, by hand or you may damage the printer. 2 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier.
5 Remove the bright orange cap from the cartridge’s print head. After you snap it off, dispose of the cap. Be careful not to touch the nozzles, which are under the cap. 6 Peel the orange tape off the print head.
7 Slide the ink cartridge into its place in the printer. Don’t worry if the cartridge is tilted a little to the left for now. Cartridge Note: There are instructions inscribed inside the printer cover to remind you how to install the cartridge. 8 Lower the blue lever to secure the ink cartridge in place. As you lower the lever, the cartridge straightens. 9 8 Chapter 1 Close the printer’s front cover.
Connecting the printer to your Macintosh IMPORTANT Even if you’re planning to share the printer over a network, the serial cable must connect the printer directly to the computer. Use only the cable that comes with the printer or a similar replacement. Do not use a LocalTalk cable. Plug one end of the cable into the printer. (Both ends of the cable are the same.) Connect the other end of the cable to either the printer port or the modem port, which are labeled with these icons.
Plugging in the printer WARNING This equipment is intended to be electrically grounded. Your StyleWriter 1200 printer is equipped with a three-wire grounding plug—a plug that has a third (grounding) pin. This plug fits only a grounded AC outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet because the outlet is not grounded, contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded outlet.
Turning the printer on and off To turn the printer on (and off), press this button. Error light This light glows while the printer is on. The first time you turn on the printer, you can hear the printer preparing itself for 15–20 seconds. To save power, the printer turns itself off after sitting unused for about 5 minutes. As long as you leave it plugged into an active power outlet, the printer turns itself on automatically when you print something.
Loading paper into the sheet feeder The sheet feeder holds up to 100 sheets of 20-pound paper and feeds the paper automatically into the printer. You can load many sizes of paper and other materials into the sheet feeder as described in Chapter 2, but to do a nozzle check, as described later in this chapter, you must use U.S. letter-size or A4 paper. To load paper into the sheet feeder, follow these steps: 1 Open the printer cover. 2 Adjust the internal paper selector.
5 Load a stack of U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the sheet feeder. Slide this guide so it just touches the edge of the paper. If the stack of paper bows out even slightly, the guide is too tight. Extend this paper support. Make sure the paper extends above the support (and doesn’t slide down inside the printer). Make sure the paper lines up evenly at this side of the feeder. Do not stack paper above this line ( ). Before loading the paper, make sure the external paper selector is next to the « icon.
Checking the print nozzles The StyleWriter 1200 prints by spraying ink onto the paper through tiny nozzles. Sometimes these small nozzles get clogged after sitting unused for a long time. To make sure all the nozzles are working, follow these steps. 1 If necessary, turn off the printer. The green power light should be off. 2 Press and hold down the power button until the error light turns off. Press the power button. When this error light goes out, release the button.
Installing your printer software The disks that come with the StyleWriter 1200 contain the printer software and an Installer program that copies the software onto your hard disk. You need the printer software to use the printer. Before you can print your documents, you need to install the printer software on your Macintosh. The Installer program installs the new printing software you need, plus any fonts that come with the printer (see Appendix C for a list of available fonts).
5 In the Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue. IMPORTANT The Installer determines whether you have the correct system software, and enough memory and hard disk space to use this printer. If you do not, the Installer displays a message telling you what you need. You won’t be able to install the printer software until you correct the system software or memory problem.
8 When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. The Installer restarts your Macintosh. After you restart, you may notice a new icon on your desktop, one that represents a printer. It’s called a desktop printer, and it looks like this. For information about desktop printers, see “Desktop Printing” in the section “Printing a Document” and “Monitoring and Controlling Background Printing” in Chapter 2.
Telling your computer to use the StyleWriter 1200 Before using your printer, you must select it in the Chooser. 1 Select Chooser from the Apple (K) menu. 2 In the Chooser dialog box, click the appropriate items to select them. On most Macintosh computers, the Chooser looks like this: Then click one of these items to indicate which port you connected the printer to: the printer port ([) or the modem port (W). If no port is available and your computer is a PowerBook, see the information below.
Special information for PowerBook owners Some PowerBook computers have a single serial port identified by a combination printer/modem icon ([/W). If an internal modem is installed on one of these PowerBook computers, the serial port may be in use even though it looks available. When you plug in the StyleWriter 1200, the PowerBook may not be able to communicate with the printer. To make the port available for printing, make sure the serial port setting is Normal or External.
Printing a document to make sure everything’s working The best way to see if your printer is set up correctly is to try printing something. The following steps describe how to print the StyleWriter 1200— Troubleshooting file that was installed on your hard disk, but you can print any document you want. Before you begin Return to the Finder by quitting any programs you’re running. 1 Find the StyleWriter 1200—Troubleshooting file.
6 Click the Print button. For information about all the choices you can make in the Print dialog box, see “Printing a Document” and “Creating Special Effects on the StyleWriter 1200” in Chapter 2. Click here. After a few moments, the printer begins printing the page or pages. If there’s a problem, see Chapter 5 for suggestions. (The most common problem is failing to follow the instructions in “Telling Your Computer to Use the StyleWriter 1200,” earlier in this chapter.
2 Printing This chapter explains how to use the StyleWriter 1200 for everyday tasks. Before you follow the instructions in this chapter, make sure the printer is set up and working, as described in Chapter 1. Note: If you use QuickDraw GX, not all of the instructions in this chapter will apply to your software. See Appendix E for more information. Planning documents with the StyleWriter 1200 in mind Many printer options affect how much can fit on a page.
Loading the sheet feeder The sheet feeder holds paper, envelopes, or other materials and feeds them automatically into the printer. To load the sheet feeder, follow these steps: 1 Remove any paper or other materials that you don’t want to use. 2 Adjust the external paper selector, as shown in the next step. It’s important to adjust the selector before loading the new material into the sheet feeder. 3 Load the paper or other materials. IMPORTANT Don’t mix envelopes with paper in the feeder.
4 Open the printer’s front cover. 5 Adjust the internal paper selector and extend the output tray. The selector has two positions (one for paper, the other for envelopes). In the paper («) position (to the left), the lever lowers the ink cartridge, bringing it closer for thin materials; in the envelope (E) position (to the right), the lever raises the cartridge to leave room for thick materials. For paper, start with the selector in the left position. For envelopes, move the selector to the right.
Here are details about the kinds of material you can use in the StyleWriter 1200 printer. Print material Maximum Special instructions Plain paper 100 sheets m Use 16- to 24-pound paper. Premium coated paper 20 sheets m Use only paper designed for StyleWriter printers. m The whiter side should face you. Glossy paper 20 sheets m Use only paper designed for StyleWriter printers. m To prevent misfeeds, put one sheet of plain paper at the back of the stack. m The shinier side should face you.
Notes about envelopes See the instructions that came with the programs you use to see if they offer special, easy ways to format and print envelopes. If not, choose the envelope size you’re using in the Page Setup dialog box and format the envelope text as you like. Printing a document The next three sections explain the different ways you can print a document: m Quick instructions for printing standard documents. To print documents that don’t require any special options, see this section.
2 Click the Print button. After a few moments, the document starts to print. If the printer is off, it automatically turns itself on. If background printing is turned on, you can continue working while the document is printing. You can also monitor and control the documents that are waiting to print. (See “Printing While You Use Your Computer” and “Monitoring and Controlling Background Printing” later in this chapter.
3 While the document is active on your screen, choose Page Setup from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. If the default settings shown here are satisfactory, you can skip this step. Set the options, then click OK. Look here to see the effects of the options you choose. Item in dialog box What you use it for Page Size Indicate size of paper in the sheet feeder. Layout Print 2 or 4 mini pages per sheet of paper. Borders Put a border around the mini pages.
4 Choose Print from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. Set the options, then click Print. Item in dialog box What you use it for Copies Type how many copies of the document you want. Pages Indicate how many pages of the document to print. To print the whole document, click All. To print a range of pages, type the beginning and end page numbers. As a shortcut, you can indicate the first page by leaving the “From” box blank or the last page by leaving the “To” box blank.
5 Click the Print button. After a few moments, the document starts to print. If the printer is off, it automatically turns itself on. If background printing is turned on, you can continue working while the document is printing. You can also monitor and control the documents that are waiting to print. (See “Printing While You Use Your Computer” and “Monitoring and Controlling Background Printing” later in this chapter.
Creating special effects on the StyleWriter 1200 You can create a number of special effects on the StyleWriter 1200 by selecting options in the Page Setup, Print, and Print Options dialog boxes. Enlarging or reducing the printed image You can enlarge or reduce the image on the StyleWriter 1200, much as you can on many photocopying machines. Reducing the printed image by a small amount is a popular way to fit a little extra onto each page. 1 Choose Page Setup from the File menu.
3 Choose the watermark you want from the pop-up menu. 4 Adjust the Density and Scaling. Look here to see the effects of the scaling option you choose. Move this slider to adjust how dark the watermark should print. Use this pop-up menu to position the watermark. When the density slider is all the way to the right, the watermark will print as dark as it is in the original watermark file.
Creating your own watermarks You can use any program that can save PICT or PICT2 format files to create your own watermarks. For example, you can create a watermark with your company’s logo on it. 1 Create the file with a drawing program or any program that can save PICT or PICT2 files. Here are some tips for making effective watermarks: m Make the watermark black. When you print a document with this watermark, you can use the Density control to make it lighter.
2 Save the PICT file inside the Printing Prefs folder. To find the Printing Prefs folder, open the System Folder on your hard disk, then open the Preferences folder. The name you save it as will be the same name that appears in the Watermark dialog box. Printing 2 or 4 mini pages on each sheet of paper One of the most popular reasons to print mini pages is to save paper when printing long drafts or to make a compact printout of a reference document, such as an address book.
Selecting a halftoning method Halftoning is a process in which shades of gray are printed by using an arrangement of black dots. The StyleWriter 1200 creates gray tones by using either a repeating pattern or a random scattering of dots. The random method generally produces a smoother appearance. The default choice is random scattering. To change the halftoning method, follow these steps: 1 When you are ready to print, choose Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box opens.
Note: Switching between printers may change how much information you can fit on a page. It’s best to choose a printer before you spend much time paginating the document. Drag the document you want to print to a desktop printer icon You can switch to a new default printer by dragging the icon of any document you want to print to the icon of the printer you want to use. (See “Desktop Printing” in the section “Printing a Document” earlier in this chapter.
Creating, throwing away, and manipulating desktop printer icons To create a desktop printer, select the printer using the Chooser. After you close the Chooser, the icon will appear on your desktop. See “Select the Printer Using the Chooser,” in the section “Switching Between Printers,” earlier in this chapter. You may also do the following with desktop printer icons: m Throw away the icon. Drag the icon to the Trash. You can’t throw away a desktop printer icon while the printer is printing a document.
Printing while you use your computer You can continue to work on your computer while printing on the StyleWriter 1200. The feature that gives you this ability is called background printing, and is automatically turned on when you install the StyleWriter 1200 software. To turn background printing on or off, follow these steps: 1 Select Chooser from the Apple (K) menu. The Chooser opens. 2 Click this icon. 3 Click the StyleWriter 1200 icon in the Chooser.
Monitoring and controlling background printing If you are using background printing, you can use the desktop printer features to monitor and control the documents that are waiting to print. To learn how to turn background printing on and off, see “Printing While You Use Your Computer,” earlier in this chapter. To monitor or control a print request, follow these steps: 1 Double-click the desktop printer icon you’re interested in.
m To put a print request on hold, select its title or icon (by clicking it), then click the Hold button. The print request will stay on hold until you select its title again and click the Resume button. You can also put the document that’s currently printing on hold by dragging it to the list of documents waiting to print. m To indicate that a print request is urgent, select its title or icon (by clicking it), then choose Set Print Time from the Printing menu. In the dialog box that opens, click Urgent.
Sharing your printer with other users If your computer is connected to other computers over an AppleTalk network, you can allow other users on the network to print on your StyleWriter 1200. The technology that lets you do this is called GrayShare.
3 In the Sharing Setup dialog box, make the changes you want. To share your printer, click to place an X in this box. To make your printer available only to people you choose, type a password here. To use your printer, others must type the password exactly as you have, so remember how you typed the word, including where you used uppercase and lowercase letters or spaces before or after the word. Type a name for your printer here. (To avoid confusion, give it a unique name.
Printing on a shared StyleWriter 1200 After you turn on GrayShare (as described in the previous section), others on your network can share your printer. IMPORTANT People on the network who want to print on your shared printer must install the StyleWriter 1200 software on their computers, as described in Chapter 1. Older StyleWriter software doesn’t work with the StyleWriter 1200. After the new software is installed, network users must follow these steps: 1 Select Chooser from the Apple (K) menu.
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3 Tips on Paper, Quality, Speed, and Cost This chapter explains how to use different print materials and software options to meet your needs. Choosing print materials Here are some tips on when and how to use different print materials. Plain paper Use plain paper for everyday printing. m Print quality may vary depending on the manufacturer of the paper. If you’re not happy with one kind of paper, try a different brand. You can also use one of the special papers designed for StyleWriter printers.
Premium coated paper m Use only coated paper designed for use with StyleWriter printers. (The coated paper designed for color StyleWriters works equally well with the StyleWriter 1200.) m One side of the paper is a little whiter than the other and is better for printing. See the package label on the coated paper to determine which side is better, and load that side so that it faces you. Glossy paper m Use only glossy paper designed for use with StyleWriter printers.
Back-print film Back-print film has a shiny surface and works exceptionally well when displayed by backlighting. m Use only back-print film designed for use with StyleWriter printers. (The back-print film designed for color StyleWriters works equally well with the StyleWriter 1200.) m Load back-print film so that the chalky side faces you. m When loading a stack of back-print film into the sheet feeder, put a single sheet of plain paper at the back of the stack to prevent misfeeding.
Quality For highest-quality printing, consider these suggestions: m In the Print dialog box, set quality to Best. m In the Print Options dialog box, try the Scatter halftoning method. Many people prefer its smoother look. (Changing the halftoning method affects only documents that contain grays.) m Try a bond paper. The recommended coated or glossy paper, transparencies, or back-print film produce superior results for special needs.
4 Maintaining Your Printer It doesn’t take much effort to keep your StyleWriter 1200 printer in good working condition. You simply have to replace the ink cartridge when it runs out of ink and clean the printer or print head if you notice a problem. For other service, see the information about service and support that comes with your StyleWriter 1200. IMPORTANT Follow all the safety instructions given at the beginning of Chapter 1.
Replacing the ink cartridge The ink cartridge contains the print head, the device that takes the ink and sprays it on the paper. The ink cartridge has enough ink to print about 500 pages at 5% coverage—when ink covers 5% of the page. (A typical doublespaced page has about 5% coverage.) When to replace the ink cartridge Knowing when to replace the cartridge is fairly simple. When it runs out of ink, it stops putting ink on the page, though otherwise the printer seems to be working normally.
How to replace the ink cartridge IMPORTANT Before replacing the cartridge, try printing the test page. (See “Printing the Test Page” in the section “Print Quality is Poor” in Chapter 5.) 1 Open the printer’s cover. 2 Raise the bright blue lever on the carrier and remove the cartridge. Dispose of the cartridge. IMPORTANT Be careful not to touch the print head, or you may temporarily stain your fingers with ink.
Cleaning the outside of the printer Before you clean the printer, turn it off and unplug the power cord. Then wipe the outside of the printer with a clean, soft cloth dampened with water. If necessary, you can use a mild soap or detergent. Be careful not to get any liquid in the power cord receptacle. WARNING Don’t use ammonia-based or alcohol-based cleaners on or around the printer—they may react with the plastic.
5 This chapter provides solutions to some problems that you may encounter while using your StyleWriter 1200 printer. As long as you follow the maintenance instructions in Chapter 4, you’re not likely to have any problems with your StyleWriter 1200. The most common source of trouble is faulty software installation. To avoid these problems, follow the software installation instructions in Chapter 1.
Safety precautions To prevent damage to the StyleWriter 1200 printer, and harm to yourself and other users, follow these safety tips. m Don’t touch anything inside the printer except as described in the instructions in this manual. Otherwise, you may damage delicate mechanical parts. m Don’t shake the ink cartridges. Ink can leak out and cause stains. m Don’t oil the inside of the printer. m Don’t attempt to disassemble the printer. m Before you unplug the printer, make sure it is turned off.
3 Drag the following files out of the Fonts folder. (Look for files with exactly these names.) m Avant Garde m Bookman m Delphian m Garamond Narrow m Helvetica Black, Helvetica Compressed, and Helvetica Narrow m Lubalin Graph m Lucida Bright m Machine m Nadianne m New Century Schlbk m Old English Text m Onyx m Oxford m Swing m Zapf Chancery m Zapf Dingbats m Zeal You can put the fonts temporarily into a new folder and drag the folder to your desktop.
Using the Custom Installer to solve installation problems You can install the printer software without installing the fonts that come with the printer. (The disadvantage is that you won’t be able to use these fonts if you don’t already have them.) 1 Insert the StyleWriter 1200 Installation disk into a floppy disk drive. If necessary, open the disk icon. 2 To start the Installer program, double-click its icon. 3 In the Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue.
6 When you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk. The Installer ejects disks and asks you to insert others. Keep following the instructions on the screen until the installation is complete. 7 When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. The Installer restarts your Macintosh.
The Macintosh doesn’t recognize the StyleWriter 1200 If you have selected the StyleWriter 1200 printer in the Chooser but nothing prints, or you get a message that no StyleWriter 1200 is connected, one of the conditions in the list that follows may be the cause. Note: Before you try to solve the problem, open the StyleWriter 1200 desktop printer icon to see if there are any error messages and to check how many print requests are waiting.
m If your computer is not connected to a network, turn off AppleTalk in the Chooser. m The printer may need to be reset. Turn the printer off, count to five, then turn it back on. If you still can’t resolve the problem, the printer may not be working properly. See the information about service and support that comes with your printer. Desktop printer icons behave unusually A desktop printer icon appears again as soon as I drag it to the Trash. You must always have at least one desktop printer icon.
The lights indicate a problem Error light (‘) Power button (I) Power light Sometimes the lights on the printer signal a problem. m Both lights are off. To conserve energy, the printer turns itself off if it’s left idle for some time (usually about 5 minutes). If you suspect a problem, press the power button. If the lights remain off, check to make sure the power cord is plugged in properly and the outlet has power.
Paper is jammed Occasionally a piece of paper may get jammed (stuck) inside the printer during the printing process. To clear a paper jam, follow these steps: 1 If necessary, open the printer to see where the jam is. 2 Gently pull the paper free. More than one piece of paper passes through the printer at a time Follow these steps: 1 Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder. 2 Turn off the printer. 3 Turn the printer back on. 4 Put the paper back in.
Paper or envelopes feed improperly If paper tears, gets skewed, or comes through the printer crumpled, it may not be entering the printer properly. Try the following: m Make sure you have loaded the paper correctly, paying special attention to both internal and external paper selector levers. Be sure you adjust the external selector before installing the paper. For instructions on loading paper, see “Loading the Sheet Feeder” in Chapter 2. m Do not overload the sheet feeder.
m Take the paper out of the sheet feeder and check it. Make sure none of the sheets is curled, bent, or dog-eared. Make sure the edges of the stack line up evenly. Make sure the left paper guide isn’t too snug or too loose. The stack should lie flat (not bowed). Make sure the paper doesn’t slide down into the printer. Load either envelopes or paper (not both) into the sheet feeder. Make sure you have inserted envelopes correctly.
The printer acts as if it’s working, but nothing is printed on the page If your printer takes the paper, but doesn’t actually print anything, try the following: m If the ink cartridge is new, make sure that you removed the orange plastic cap and orange tape from its print head. m Make sure the ink cartridge is correctly installed. (For instructions, see “Replacing the Ink Cartridge” in Chapter 4). m The printer may be out of ink. You can check by seeing whether the test page prints.
The printer detects an end of paper error. If you are using a valid size of paper, make sure that you indicate the size in the Page Setup dialog box. Valid sizes for the StyleWriter 1200 are: U.S. Letter, U.S. Legal, A4 Letter, Executive, #6 envelopes, and #10 envelopes. Other sizes will not work correctly. No Paper or Wrong Paper Size These messages usually mean what they say. Occasionally they can appear when you have the wrong port indicated in the Chooser.
Documents did not print as expected If the quality of printing is OK—not smeared or incomplete—but the result is not as you expected, you may have made a mistake in using the printer software. Check the subsections that follow for suggestions. Text appears in the Geneva font or prints jagged When your Macintosh computer is low on memory, it may display and print certain fonts in the Geneva font. (Geneva looks like this.) Some text may also have jagged edges.
Page breaks change unexpectedly Most programs determine where to break pages by evaluating the information you provide in the Page Setup dialog box. Also, different types of printers may space text in slightly different ways.
Everything prints backwards Choose the Print command and check what paper type you’ve selected in the dialog box that opens. If you indicate that you’re printing on back-print film, the printer reverses the image. Watermark problems The wrong watermark printed. If you selected one watermark, but a different one printed, you can fix it by changing the modification date and time of one of the watermark files. To change the modification date, open one of the files, then save it using the Save As command.
The image is too light or too dark If printing looks fuzzy because it’s too light or too dark, try the following: m Check the nozzles in the print head. See “Printing the Test Page” later in this chapter for instructions. If this doesn’t help, replace the ink cartridge. See “Replacing the Ink Cartridge” in Chapter 4 for instructions. m Make sure you’ve chosen the correct paper type in the Print dialog box. m If you’re using plain paper, try flipping the stack of paper in the paper tray.
Unwanted horizontal white lines or stripes appear Problems with print quality, especially horizontal white lines in your document, may mean a nozzle on the print head is clogged or your ink cartridge is running out of ink. There are two ways you can clear up the problem. m Cleaning the print head as part of a print request is a faster method of clearing nozzles. It tells the printer to clean the print head before it starts printing the next document. m Printing a test page also cleans the print head.
Printing the test page To print the test page and clean the print head, follow these steps: 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Make sure you’ve loaded U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the printer. 3 Press and hold down the power button until the power light starts to blink. 4 Release the power button and wait for the test page to print. 5 Examine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing diagonal lines.
Ink cartridges run out of ink too quickly If it seems like an ink cartridge has run out of ink too quickly, clean the print head to make sure the cartridge is actually out of ink and not just clogged. See “Printing the Test Page” earlier in this chapter. To extend the life of your ink cartridges, try the following: m Select Draft print quality in the Print dialog box whenever you can. m Don’t clean the print head unless necessary. m Don’t print black backgrounds unless necessary.
Appendix A Technical Information General specifications Marking engine m Thermal ink-jet engine Resolution The resolution for graphics and text differs according to the quality of printing you select. It is expressed in horizontal by vertical dots per inch (dpi).
Fonts m TrueType font support m 64 TrueType fonts available, consisting of the 43 that come with the StyleWriter 1200 and the 21 that come with Macintosh system software (see Appendix C for a list of available fonts) m Adobe PostScript font support when used with Adobe Type Manager software (sold separately by Adobe Systems, Incorporated) Sheet feeder m Holds up to 100 sheets of 20-pound (75 grams/meter2 ) paper or 15 envelopes. Printing materials, weights in pounds (lb.
Printer dimensions in millimeters (mm) and inches (") m Height (paper support down): 180 mm (7") m Width: 345 mm (13.6") m Depth (output tray closed): 200 mm (7.9") Weight m Approximately 3 kilograms (6.
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Appendix B Using Fonts With the StyleWriter 1200 A font is a collection of letters, numbers, and symbols in a distinctive typographic design. Your Macintosh computer and StyleWriter 1200 printer come with a variety of fonts that look great both on your monitor and on paper. Fonts come in such a variety of formats that problems can sometimes arise. This appendix provides the information you need to avoid such problems and to solve them if they come up.
TrueType fonts A TrueType font is scalable, describing a typeface without rigidly specifying a size. So it looks good whatever size you choose. TrueType fonts provide sharp text at any size on screen or on paper. You can mix and match TrueType fonts from various font vendors. TrueType fonts store individual text characters as mathematical descriptions of lines and curves, rather than as groups of pixels (a bitmap).
You can also use the Key Caps desk accessory to examine fonts. See the documentation that came with your computer for instructions. Bitmapped fonts Bitmapped fonts consist of “pictures” of a typeface at specific sizes. For example, you might have bitmapped fonts at 10-, 12-, and 18-point sizes installed in your Macintosh computer. For best results you need a separate font file for each size of character you want to use.
PostScript fonts PostScript is a page-description language that defines the characters, symbols, and images that appear on each page of a document. A PostScript font comes as a pair of fonts: an outline font for the printer and a corresponding bitmapped font for displaying type on your screen. No bitmapped font, no menu entry: If your system doesn’t have the bitmapped font, the PostScript font name won’t appear in your font menu. Certain printers are designed specifically to work with PostScript fonts.
How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fonts Although TrueType fonts offer distinct advantages, your StyleWriter 1200 printer can also use other kinds of fonts. TrueType and bitmapped fonts Macintosh computers running System 7 come with both bitmapped (screen) fonts and TrueType fonts installed. This maintains consistency with documents created on Macintosh systems that don’t have TrueType fonts.
Using only TrueType fonts produces a closer match between the appearance of type on the screen and on paper. However, a document you’ve already created with bitmapped fonts will be reformatted with the corresponding TrueType fonts, and line breaks in the document may change.
How the Macintosh looks for fonts Here’s the search order your Macintosh uses to determine which font to display on your screen when you choose a specific size: 1. an installed bitmapped font in that size, if one exists 2. a scaled TrueType font, if no bitmapped font exists 3. an Adobe Type Manager (ATM) version of a PostScript font, if ATM is installed and if no TrueType version exists 4.
Where fonts are stored All fonts for your StyleWriter 1200 printer reside in special places within the System Folder. To install fonts, you drag them to the System Folder. Your Macintosh will automatically put them where they belong—in the Fonts folder within the System Folder. The Fonts folder can contain a total of 128 font suitcases (described in the next section), plus any number of PostScript fonts, up to the available storage capacity of your hard disk.
Suitcases A font suitcase is a special folder for collections of fonts. Suitcases provide a convenient way to organize fonts in the same font family. For example, it’s a good idea to use a single suitcase (called Courier) for all fonts in the Courier font family—all Courier roman fonts as well as fonts with names like Courier Bold and Courier Oblique.
Combining suitcases: To merge all the fonts from one suitcase with another, drag one suitcase on top of the other. All the fonts from the dragged suitcase will go into the other, and the dragged suitcase will disappear. A suitcase can also contain fonts from different font families, although you should keep all fonts of the same family in the same suitcase. All the fonts will still appear in menus with their proper names. You treat a suitcase as you would a folder. To open a suitcase, you doubleclick it.
Styled fonts Most fonts that come with your StyleWriter 1200 printer have defined styles. For example, if you open the Bookman font suitcase, you see files for bold and italic versions of the font. But fonts such as Chicago, Geneva, Monaco, and New York do not come with defined styles. If you open the Chicago font (contained in a suitcase in the Fonts folder, which is inside your System Folder), you see only one file.
Common questions about fonts Here are some questions that often come up about fonts. What kind of fonts should I buy? Using a font that has both bitmapped and TrueType versions works best. The bitmapped version looks great on the screen and the TrueType fonts print beautifully on the StyleWriter 1200. Avoid bitmapped fonts that don’t have TrueType versions because they print with jagged edges on the StyleWriter 1200. By contrast, TrueType fonts work well, even if you don’t have a bitmapped version.
What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? The Apple classic fonts are the original ten bitmapped fonts that came with the first Macintosh in 1984. These fonts, which all have city names, include Athens, Cairo (a picture font), Chicago, Geneva, London, Los Angeles, Monaco, New York, San Francisco, and Venice. Several of the fonts (Athens, Cairo, London, and San Francisco) came in only one size—18 points. Chicago, Geneva, Monaco, and New York are currently available in TrueType versions.
What is font substitution? Font Substitution, which isn’t available for your StyleWriter 1200 printer, is an option in the Page Setup dialog box for certain PostScript printers. When font substitution is turned on, these printers will use their built-in equivalents for three bitmapped fonts (Times for New York, Helvetica for Geneva, and Courier for Monaco). What’s a downloadable font? A downloadable font is a TrueType or PostScript font sent to an “intelligent” printer by your system software.
Appendix C Font List Between the fonts that come with your Macintosh and those that come with the StyleWriter, there are 28 font families (and 64 total styled fonts) available as soon as you install the StyleWriter 1200 software.
Name in Font menu 92 Appendix C Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with Helvetica Narrow 4 Helvetica Narrow (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 1200 Lubalin Graph 4 ITC Lubalin Graph® (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 1200 Lucida Bright 4 Lucida Bright (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 1200 M 1 ITC Machine® StyleWriter 1200 Monaco 1 Monaco Macintosh Nadianne 2 Nadianne (plain and bold) StyleWriter 1200 New Centu
Appendix D Packing and Moving the Printer If you need to move your printer a long distance, follow these steps. 1 Turn off the printer and unplug it. 2 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder. 3 Disconnect the power cord and serial cable. 4 Open the cover and remove the ink cartridge. 5 Seal the ink cartridge tightly in plastic bag. Ink cartridges can leak if exposed to significant changes in air pressure.
6 Open the cover and tape the carrier to the right side of the printer. Use masking tape to tape the carrier to the side of the printer. Masking tape 7 Close the cover. 8 Push the paper support and the output tray back inside the printer. 9 Repack the printer in its original packing material. When the printer arrives at its new location, unpack it and set it up as described in Chapter 1.
Appendix E Printing with QuickDraw GX If you installed QuickDraw GX software along with system software version 7.5 or later, your Macintosh computer has some new printing capabilities. This appendix explains how to use your StyleWriter 1200 printer with QuickDraw GX. Telling your computer to use the StyleWriter 1200 with QuickDraw GX Make sure the printer and your computer are connected. 1 Select the Chooser from the Apple (K) menu.
3 In the Chooser dialog box, click items to select them. Some Chooser features change, depending on the selection you made in step 2. If you chose Serial in step 2, the Chooser looks like this: Second, click one of these items to indicate which port you connected the printer to: the modem port or the printer port. First, click this icon. (If you don’t see the icon, use the scroll bar and arrows to find it.) Finally, to create a desktop printer, click Create.
4 Close the Chooser dialog box. If you close the Chooser without creating at least one desktop printer, this message appears. To use a printer for which you have no desktop icon, you must select the printer in the Chooser and click Create. If you select the printer but don’t click Create, the Chooser ignores the selection. Defining the page setup Most Macintosh programs have a Page Setup command in the File menu. You can use this command to set a variety of options.
If you’re using a GX-savvy program, there are two versions of the Page Setup dialog box. This is the basic version: Use this pop-up menu to identify the paper or envelope size you are using. For vertical orientation (also called portrait), click here. For horizontal orientation (also called landscape), click here. To see the expanded dialog box, click More Choices. To enlarge or reduce the size of the printed image, select this box and enter a number.
Printing a document To print a document, follow these steps: 1 Open the document you want to print, or select its icon in the Macintosh Finder. 2 Choose Print from the File menu. A dialog box appears, displaying a number of printing options. The dialog box you see may not exactly match any of the illustrations in step 3, but it works basically the same way. The most common choices are already set for you. 3 Set any options you like.
If you are using a GX-savvy program, there are two versions of the Print dialog box. This is the basic version: To identify the desktop printer you want, use this pop-up menu. To see the expanded dialog box, click More Choices. In the expanded dialog box you can make additional choices. To see more options, click an icon in this box. To see more icons, use the scroll bars. To see the basic dialog box, click Fewer Choices.
Cleaning the print head To clean the print head, follow these steps (or print a test page as explained in the section “Print Quality is Poor” in Chapter 5): 1 When you are about to print a document, click Utilities in the expanded Print dialog box. Then click to place an X here. First, to see the option, click this icon. (If you don’t see the icon, use the scroll bar and arrows to find it.) 2 When you are satisfied with the settings, click Print.
If you choose not to use QuickDraw GX printing If you’re unhappy with the quality of printing on your StyleWriter 1200 or if you’re unable to print using QuickDraw GX, try turning off the QuickDraw GX printing software and using the regular QuickDraw printing software instead. You can decide which you prefer. 1 Open a program that’s not GX-savvy. If you’re not sure whether the program is GX-savvy, choose Page Setup from the File menu.
Monitoring and controlling print requests without desktop printers If you don’t have desktop printers, you must use the PrintMonitor program to monitor and control control background printing. 1 While your document is printing, choose PrintMonitor from the Application menu at the far right of the menu bar. PrintMonitor is available only when background printing is on. If you turn off background printing, messages on your screen keep you informed of printing status.
6 When you see a message on your screen, follow the directions and insert the next disk. The Installer ejects disks and asks you to insert others. Keep following the instructions on the screen until the installation is complete. 7 When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. The Installer restarts your Macintosh. When the computer restarts, the desktop printer icons appear with an X on them.
4 In the Installer dialog box, choose Custom Install. Choose Custom Install from this pop-up menu. 5 In the Custom Install dialog box, click the PrintMonitor 7.1 checkbox. First, click this checkbox. (An X appears to show it’s selected.) Finally, When you’re ready to begin, click Install. Second, make sure the disk named here is the one on which you want to install the StyleWriter 1200 software. (If not, click Switch Disk until the correct name appears.
Appendix F Removing the Desktop Printing Software The printing software that you installed in Chapter 1 requires that you have at least one printer icon on your desktop. If you don’t want to have any desktop printer icons, you must install special software, as shown in these steps: Before you begin Find the disks that came with the StyleWriter 1200. 1 Insert the StyleWriter 1200 Installation disk into a floppy disk drive. If necessary, open the disk icon.
Index A Adobe Type Manager software 66, 80 A4-size paper 26, 74, 76 alias for desktop printer 38 Apple-authorized dealer 53 Apple classic fonts 89 Apple menu Turn Desktop Printing Off command (QuickDraw GX) 102 Apple part numbers 76 Apple System/Peripheral-8 cable 73, 76 AppleTalk network, sharing printer over 42–44 AppleTalk zones 44 QuickDraw GX and 95–96 Application menu, PrintMonitor command 106 B background printing monitoring and controlling 40–41 turning on and off 39 back-print film details about
cleaning printer exterior 2, 52 print head 70 print nozzles 14 rollers and platen 52 closing printer 8 coated paper 26, 46 columns, printing 67 computer connecting printer to 9 crashes while printing 57 printing while in use 39–41 telling to use printer 18, 37 connecting printer to Macintosh 9 connector cable 73, 76 cover, front 4 creating desktop printer 38 Custom Installer installing printer software with 17 removing desktop printer software with 104 solving installation problems with 56–57 D dark printe
F G feeding paper 12–13, 24–27 File menu Make Alias command 38 Page Setup command 23, 29, 32, 35 Print command 20, 27, 31 QuickDraw GX and 97 Quit command 21 film.
Installer 15–17 Custom Installer 17, 56–57, 104 installing fonts 15 installing ink cartridge 6–8 installing printer software 15–17 reinstalling 57 troubleshooting 54–57 interface 73 J, K jagged printing 66 L labels 26 landscape page orientation 29 QuickDraw GX and 97 Layout option (Page Setup dialog box) 29, 35 leaking ink 93 legal-size paper 25 letterhead paper 24 light printed images 69 lights, meaning of 60 lines appear on printed page 70 loading sheet feeder 12–13, 24–27 LocalTalk ix LocalTalk cable 9
P packing printer 93–94 page breaks, unexpected changes in 29, 67 page orientation 29 QuickDraw GX and 97–98 Page Setup command (File menu) options in 23, 29, 35 QuickDraw GX and 97 Page Setup dialog box Borders option 29, 35 Font Substitution option 90 Layout option 29, 35 Orientation option 29 Page Size option 29 QuickDraw GX and 97–98 Scaling option 29 Watermark option 29, 32 Page Size option (Page Setup dialog box) 29 pagination, changing after scaling 32 paper.
PowerBook Express Modem 19 power button 11, 60 power cord 10 power light 4, 14, 60 power socket 5 power strip 10, 11 premium coated paper 46 printable area 74 Print button 20, 27 Print command (File menu) 20, 27, 31 Print dialog box options in 30 QuickDraw GX and 100 printer.
Normal quality 30, 100 pictures 66 planning documents for 23 problems with.
R RAM. See memory reducing printed images 29, 32 QuickDraw GX and 97–98 reinstalling printer software 57 removing desktop printer software 103–106 renaming desktop printer 38 resetting printer 59 resolution 73, 79 rollers, cleaning 52 S safety instructions 2–3, 10, 54 saving watermarks 35 scalable fonts 78 scaling, changing 29, 32–34 Scaling option (Page Setup dialog box) 29 scaling watermarks 33–34 Scatter halftoning option 36, 48 screen fonts.
T technical information 73–76 test page, printing 14, 70–71 three-hole punched paper 24 TokenTalk ix transparencies 26, 47, 76 Trash, dragging desktop printer to 59 troubleshooting 53–72 backward printing 68 blank pages 64 blurred pages 69 Chooser doesn’t show StyleWriter 1200 icon 54 columns 67 computer crashes while attempting to print 57 dark printed images 69 desktop printer behaves unusually 59 distorted images 71 documents do not print as expected 66–67 envelopes misfeed 62–63 error messages, meaning
U U.S. legal paper 26, 74 U.S.
