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LaserWriter300
User’s Guide
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Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems, K Apple Computer, Inc. Incorporated, registered in the United States. Adobe Photoshop is a trademark of This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Under the copyright laws, this manual or the software may not be copied, in whole or Helvetica, Palatino, and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype Co. part, without written consent of Apple, except
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Contents Radio and television interference v Chapter 2 Adding Toner and Paper 7 Removing the plastic shipping restraints 7 Preface About Your Personal LaserWriter 300 vii Installing or changing a toner cartridge 8 Energy conservation mode vii Plugging in the printer 10 TrueType fonts viii Loading the paper cassette 11 GrayShare viii Loading 3-hole punched paper 13 Sharing your printer viii Loading letterhead paper 13 Printing grayscale viii Loading
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Printing on both sides of a page 21 Appendix Specifications 41 Sharing your printer with other users 21 Using a shared printer connected to another Macintosh 23 Index 43 Controlling the use of your printer by others 24 Chapter 4 Tips and Troubleshooting 25 Safety precautions 25 Checking the printer’s status lights 27 Solving some common problems 28 About paper 37 About fonts 38 How to use different kinds of fonts 38 Use restraint when choosing fonts
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If your computer system does cause interference to radio or Important television reception, try to correct the interference by using one This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the or more of the following measures: limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the m Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if stops. interference to radio or television reception is suspected. m Move the com
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S Important: Changes or modifications to this product not s Warning: Making adjustments or performing procedures authorized by Apple Computer, Inc., could void the FCC other than those specified in your equipment’s manual may Certification and negate your authority to operate the result in hazardous exposure. s product. s Warning: Do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet This product was tested for FCC compliance under conditions containing the laser. The laser beam used in this product is t
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Preface Energy conservation mode About Your Personal One of the first things you will notice about your Personal LaserWriter 300 is that it has no power on/off switch. This is LaserWriter 300 because it is equipped with energy conservation mode, an automatic on/off feature that conserves energy by shutting off The Personal LaserWriter 300 includes many features designed to most of the printer’s functions when they are not in use. The produce high-quality text and graphics and deliver the printer
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TrueType fonts GrayShare All fonts supplied with the LaserWriter are TrueType fonts. TrueType is a font technology from Apple Computer that produces Sharing your printer sharp characters at any size on the screen or printer. With the GrayShare printer software provided, you can either use The disks provided with your LaserWriter contain many widely the Personal LaserWriter 300 as a personal printer available to your ® ® used font families, including ITC Avant Garde , ITC Bookman , Macintosh only
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Chapter 1 Choosing a location for the printer Setting Up Your Printer Choose a flat, stable surface with adequate room around the printer as shown. The area should be well ventilated and away This chapter tells you how to connect the printer to your from direct sunlight or sources of heat, cold, or humidity. computer and install the printer software. Allow 4 inches (10 cm) at the back of the printer for airflow. S Important: Do not plug the printer in at this time. After you connect the printer
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Carrying the Personal LaserWriter 300 Important safety instructions To carry the Personal LaserWriter 300, hold it firmly and level with Always take the following precautions: both hands. Holding the printer in positions other than the one m Protect the printer from dampness and sources of liquids. shown may cause an accident. m Don’t use devices that produce open flames, such as Bunsen Place the LaserWriter on the flat, stable surface you have chosen. burners, near the printer. m Don’t use alco
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Choosing a port Connecting the printer to a Macintosh Your Macintosh has a printer port (marked with the icon [) and To connect the printer, you need an Apple Peripheral-8 cable, part a modem port (marked with the icon W). You can attach the number M0197. The Apple Peripheral-8 cable has special shielding printer cable to either of these ports. to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, television sets, and other electronic devices. If you do not have an If your computer is con
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System requirements Installing the printer software The printer software can operate on a Macintosh using System 7 Before you can print, you may need to install the software from with at least 2 MB of memory, or System 6.0.7 with at least 1 MB of the disks that came with your printer. To protect the disks, it is a memory. Performance is best using System 7 with at least 4 MB of good practice to lock them before use. See your Macintosh User’s memory, or System 6.0.7 with at least 2 MB of memory.
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3. Double-click the Installer icon to open it. Installation The Installer’s Welcome screen describes the items that will Before you install the printer software, quit any application be installed on your disk. programs that may be open. If you have virus protection software, turn it off. 4. Click OK to clear the Welcome screen and display the Easy Install dialog box. Then follow these steps: 1. Insert the LaserWriter 300 Install disk and open the disk icon. A window appears, showing the content
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5. Make sure that the disk indicated on the screen is the 7. Insert additional disks when messages on your screen one on which you want to install printer software. request them. If the wrong disk name appears, click Switch Disk until the 8. When you see a message reporting that the installation correct name appears. was successful, click Restart. 6. Click Install. Go on to Chapter 2 to install a toner cartridge and load the paper cassette, and then to Chapter 3 when you’re ready to If any of yo
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Chapter 2 2. Remove the shipping restraints. Adding Toner and Paper Press on the restraints to remove them. This chapter tells you how to install a toner cartridge into the printer and load paper into a cassette. S Important: If you are setting up your Personal LaserWriter 300 for the first time, please add toner and paper before you plug your printer into an outlet. Otherwise, a paper jam may occur when your printer starts up. S Removing the plastic shipping restraints If you are installing a
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3. Unpack the new toner cartridge and gently rock it to Installing or changing a toner cartridge distribute the toner inside. Toner is the powdered ink that produces the image on the paper. Follow these steps to install a toner cartridge into the printer. Gently rock the toner cartridge. 1. Open the printer access door. Save the protective bag. If you move or transport your printer, you will need to remove the cartridge and transport it separately in the bag. Do not expose the cartridge to direc
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4. Pull the tab to remove the tape. 5. Insert the cartridge into the printer. Line up the markings on the sides of the cartridge with the arrows in the printer. Align arrows. Pull the tape in the direction
shown. Do not pull it to either
side or it may break. Pull the tape
completely out. s Warning: Be sure to pull the tape in the direction shown. Don’t pull it too quickly or at too sharp an angle; otherwise, 6. With both hands, press down gently on the cartridge to s the tape may break. s
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s Warning: The Personal LaserWriter 300 is equipped with a Plugging in the printer three-wire grounding plug—a plug that has a third A power cord is supplied with your printer. (grounding) pin. This plug fits only a grounding-type AC outlet. If you are unable to insert the plug into an outlet, contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded one. This equipment is meant to be electrically grounded. Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug! s Press the power c
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2. Adjust the sliding backstop in the cassette so it clicks Loading the paper cassette into the notch for the appropriate paper size. The universal paper cassette supplied with your printer holds up Be sure the backstop is in one of the notches. Setting it to 100 sheets of copier-weight bond paper. The paper size can be between notches will result in a printing error. U.S. Letter, A4, U.S. Legal, or Executive. For good advice on paper quality, see Chapter 4, “Tips and Troubleshooting.” To change
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3. Insert a stack of paper that fits below the top edge of 4. Slide the cassette into the printer. the paper bracket inside the cassette. Insert paper this end first. Corner bracket Make sure paper fits under
the corner brackets. Push firmly to make sure
the cassette is in place. To remove the cassette to refill it, grasp it and pull firmly straight out. 12 Chapter 2: Adding Toner and Paper
