Apple 4500 manual

1 Thi s c h ap te r introduce s the A pp le C o l or S ty leW riter 45 0 0 printer a nd explai n s how t o set it up . After y ou f oll o w t he i nstr ucti ons in thi s c hapter , yo u ’ ll b e ready t o pri nt. Impor tant s afet y in s t ru ct ions Alw ay s t a ke t h e fo llo wi ng prec auti ons: m K eep the pri nter co v er c l osed w hen pri[...]

m Do n’ t use al coho l-based or amm oni a-b ased c lea n ers on or around the printer . m Alw ay s unplu g t he pri nter b ef ore c leani ng it. (U se onl y the c lea ni ng procedure recommended in Chapter 4 . ) m Cl ea n the outsi de o f the printer with a damp c loth and, if neces sary , a mild so a p or deter gent. B e c are fu l not t o g et[...]

Unp a c k ing t h e pr inte r 1 Remove everything from the shipping box, but leave the ink cartridges in their packages. 2 Remove the tape and packing material from the outside of the printer. Color StyleWriter 4500 Floppy disk CD-ROM Ink cartridges Serial cable Power adapter Ink cartridge storage case 3 Setting Up Your Printer[...]

3 Open the printer’s cover and remove the packing material from the inside of the printer. Sa ve t h e ca r t on and the packing materi al i n ca se you e v er n eed to ship th e pri nter . 4C lose the printer’s cover. 5P lace the printer in your work area. Choose a loc at i on near y our c omputer that ha s an elec tric al out let and good ve [...]

Plu g gin g in t h e p r int e r Plug t h e c onn ect or end o f the po w er adapter into t he pri nter a nd then plu g the other end o f the adapter into an out let. IMPORTANT The onl y w a y t o di sconnect po wer c omp lete l y is t o unplu g the po w er adapter . Mak e s ure that at lea st one end of t he pow er cord i s withi n eas y reach s o[...]

Con n e ct i ng th e pr i n t e r d i rec t l y t o y o u r com pu te r Y ou c a n connect t he pri nter di rect ly t o y our c omputer with a seri al cab le . If y ou w a nt to add t he pri nter to a L ocalT al k n etw ork , see the nex t sect ion, “C onnect ing t o a LocalT al k Netw ork. ” Y ou c a nnot connect the printer both way s. 1P lug[...]

Con n e ct i ng t o a L oca lT a l k ne two rk (o pt i o na l) If y ou ha v e an ex i stin g Loc alT al k n etw ork , y ou can add y our pri nter to it and share the printer with other Mac O S–ba sed c omputers on the netw ork. IMPORTANT Y ou c a n either c onnect the printer di rect l y to y our computer wit h a seri al c ab le or c onnect it t [...]

Tu r n i n g t h e pri n ter on a nd o ff To t u r n on the pri nter , pres s the pow er button . Th e green pow er li ght gl o w s . To t u r n t h e printer o f f , pres s t he pow er button a g ain. The pow er li ght goe s out. Pow e r M a c i n t o s h u s e r s a n d v i r t ua l mem ory If y ou are us ing a P ow er M ac intosh c omputer , y o[...]

Inst a llin g t h e in k ca r t r i dges Each i n k cartrid ge c ontains a pri nt h ead, whic h spra y s the i n k onto t he pap er . Tr eat it g ent l y so y ou don ’ t dama g e its t iny no zzles . 1 To turn on your printer, press the power button. The po w e r li ght c ome s on. 2 Open the front cover. The c arri e r m o v e s t o t he center [...]

3G rasp each ink cartridge by its sides and carefully remove the tape from the cartridge’s print head. Y ou ma y saf el y touc h the co lorfu l c aps or the bl ac k p l a sti c , but b e care fu l not to t ouch any ot her par t. 4S lide the ink cartridges down into the carrier, and then press both cartridges into place. F or the printer to w ork,[...]

5C lose the printer’s front cover. St o r i ng t he i n k cartr id ge y ou a re n ’ t us i n g The C o l or Sty leW riter 4500 come s with co lor , blac k, and co l or Phot oGrade ca r t r i dges . Sealed in their ori ginal pack a gi ng , the cartrid g e s are pr otected. If y ou open all three pac k a ge s and s witch betw een the blac k a nd [...]

Inst a llin g you r p ri n t e r so ftw a re Bef ore y ou c an pri nt y our documents , y ou n eed to install the pri nter so f t w are on y our computer . T h e App le P ri nt e r S oft wa r e Col lec t i on CD-R OM that c omes with t he C ol or Sty leW riter 45 0 0 contains the pri nter so f t w are and a n I nstaller pro gram. The Ins t aller in[...]

Usin g t h e Appl e Pri nter S o ftw a re Co l lec t i o n CD-R OM 1 Turn off any automatic virus-detection applications you have on your Macintosh computer. If y ou don ’ t , problems ma y o ccur duri ng t he i nstallat i on. Af ter i nstallat i on is co m pl e te , y ou c a n tur n the v ir us-detect ion pro grams bac k on. (F or in struct i on[...]

8I n the Installer dialog box, click Install. After a f e w moments , the Installer b egins t o install the pri nter so ftw are . A status bo x keeps y ou i nf ormed of pr o gre ss duri ng installat i on . 9W hen you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. 14 Chapter 1 Make sure the disk named here is the one on whi[...]

Inst allat ion troubl e sho oti ng If the Installer can ’ t comp lete t he i nstallat ion, it will i ss ue a w ar ni ng me ss a ge . Here are s ome w a y s to f ix common pr oblem s: m Y ou ma y not ha ve t he correct hard w are or s y stem so ftw are f or t his printer . If s o , the I nstaller will tell y ou w hat you ’ re mis sing . m Y ou m[...]

Te llin g you r c o m puter to us e a di r e ctl y c onn e cte d Co l o r St y leW ri t e r 4 500 If y our pri nter is c onnected di rect l y to y our computer wit h a seri al c able , fo llo w the se instr uct ions f or selec t ing it in the Chooser . If y our pri nter is c onnected t o a Loc alT al k n etw ork, see the nex t sect i on, “T ellin[...]

Te llin g you r c o m puter to us e a Co l o r St y leW ri t e r o n a Lo ca lT a l k netw o r k Y ou can c onnect a C o l or S ty leW riter 45 0 0 printer di rect l y to a L ocalT al k net w ork. No t e : If y ou do not need to share t h e pri nter with other users on t he netw ork , c onnect t he pri nter di rect l y t o y our computer with t he [...]

Spe cia l i n f orma t ion fo r Po w e rBo o k o w ne rs Po we rB ook c omputers that ha v e inter nal modems ma y require sp eci al setups . What y ou do dep ends on whether the P o w erbook ha s one or tw o serial ports on its bac k pa n el. No t e : Th is i nformati on is f or Po werB ook u sers w ho c onnect the printer di rect l y to t heir co[...]

Loa ding p a per i n t o the p a pe r t ra y Th e paper tra y ho lds up t o 1 0 0 sh eets of 20-pound paper and feeds t he pap er aut omat ic all y into t he printer . Y ou can l oad many s izes o f paper and other media i n to the sheet feeder a s de scri bed i n Chapter 2 , but t o ali gn the i n k ca rt ri d ge s , as de scri bed i n the n ex t [...]

3 Load the paper into the lower tray, print side down. The wr app er that the paper come s i n us uall y te ll s w hic h si de t o print first. No t e : Illustrat i ons insi de the printer co ver remind y ou how t o i nser t pap er a nd en v elope s cor re ctl y . 4S lide the paper adjusters in to touch the edges of the stack of paper. Slide the pa[...]

Al i gn ing th e in k ca r t ri dges When ev er y ou i nstall a n ew in k cartrid ge , fo llo w the se steps: 1I f necessary, turn on the printer. The gr een pow er li ght should be on. IMPORTANT If the re s um e li ght b lin ks , the i n k cartrid g e s are not installed proper l y . T ur n the printer of f . T h en f o llo w the steps i n “I ns[...]

7E xamine the patterns that appear on the printed page. From am on g the sets o f parallel lines , choose t he horizontal set and the ve r ti c a l s e t f or whi c h the bl ack and ma g enta lin es are most c losel y ali gned. IMPORTANT If y ou cannot see bl ack lin es , make s ure y ou ha v e remo v ed the tape from the bl ac k i n k c ar trid g [...]

Printin g t h e sa m p l e pa ge To see w hat y our pri nter can do , pri nt the demonstrati on pa ge . 1M ake sure the printer and computer are turned on. 2P ress and hold down the resume button for three seconds and release it. Th e printer pri nts the samp le pa ge , y our fi rst full-c ol or do cument from y our ne w printer . Resume button Pow[...]

Usin g o n s c re en hel p The C S W 40 0 0 Series Printer Gu i de is a v aluable s ource of inf ormati on about y our pri nter a nd pri nter so f t w are . T h e Gui de menu i s i dentif ied by a que sti on mark ( h ) i n the upp er -ri ght c or n er of t he screen. To op en CS W 40 0 0 Serie s Printer Gui de , mak e s ure y ou are i n the Finder [...]

Ti ps f or usi ng CS W 4000 Ser ies P ri n t e r G u i de When you can’t find the information you need m In s earching f or h elp t op ic s , u se all three butt ons at the top o f Gui de ’ s in it ial window: T opic s , Index , and Look F or . m If y ou ’ re i n a series o f steps a nd w a nt to return to t he list o f help t op i c s , cl i[...]

Usin g t h e e l e c t r o n ic us er ’ s manu al Thi s s et up manual al so appears as Chapter 1 in a n electr onic u ser ’ s manual , alon g with the comp lete ref erence inf ormati on about y our pri nter . the el ectroni c manual , in Adobe P ortable Document F ormat (PDF) is a v ailab le on the apple Printer s o f tw are C ollec tion CD-R [...]

27 Thi s c h ap te r e xp l ains how t o use the C olor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 for e v eryda y tas ks . Be f ore y ou f ollo w the i nstr ucti ons in thi s c hapter , make s ure the pri nter is set up a nd w orking , as de scribed i n Chapter 1 . Pla n nin g d o c u m e nt s wi t h t h e C olor S t yl eW ri t e r 4500 i n m i nd Ma ny pri nter opti [...]

Printin g a d o c u m e nt The ne x t t w o sec t ions e xp l ain the diff erent w a y s y ou c a n pri nt a do cument: m Quick instructions for printing standard documents. To pri nt do cuments that don ’ t require a ny speci al options , see thi s sec ti on. (Th e sect ion de scribes wh a t a “ sta ndard document ” is . ) m Detailed instruc[...]

Deta i led in st ru ct io ns f or prin t i ng do cum ents If y our do cument is not standard, f oll ow t hese steps: 1I f you haven’t already selected the Color StyleWriter 4500 in the Chooser, do so now. Y ou already se lected t he C ol or Sty leW riter 45 0 0 i n Chapter 1 , and if it ’ s the onl y pri nter y ou e v er use , y ou w on ’ t n[...]

4C hoose Print from the File menu and make adjustments in the dialog box that opens. Item in dialog box What you use it for Quality Select which level of quality you want. Generally, the higher the quality, the longer the document will take to print. The Draft option is available only when you use Plain paper or Transparency. Pages Indicate how man[...]

Printin g whil e y ou u se y o u r co m pu te r Y ou can c ontinue t o w ork on your c omputer while printing on t he Col or S ty leW riter 45 00 . T h e feature t hat gi v e s y ou thi s ability i s called bac kg r ound pr i n ti n g . To tur n bac kgr ound printing on or o f f , fo llo w the se steps: 1S elect Chooser from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2[...]

Mon i t or i ng an d c ontro llin g b a c k gr o u nd pri nt in g If y ou are us ing b ac kgr ound printing , you c a n use t he Pri ntMonitor t o chec k on and contro l your print reque sts . (T o tur n bac kgr ound printing on and of f , see “Printing While Y ou U se Y our C omputer , ” earlier in thi s c hapter . ) 1W hile printing is in pro[...]

Adju s ting c o l o r o p tio n s To a d j u s t th e w a y col ors are pri nted, f oll ow t hese steps: 1C hoose Print from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, click Options. 3S elect your color options. Unle s s y ou ha v e specif ic needs , it ma y be b est t o lea v e the sett ing s on A ut o . Th e C olorS ync co l or -matching s [...]

Printin g a phot og r aph Y ou can print ex ceptional qu ality phot ographic or ot her co l or ima ge s , us i ng th e col or Phot oGrade in k cartrid ge . m Us e t h e c o lor and c ol or PhotoGrade c ar trid g e s t o pri nt co lor and bl ack- a nd-w hite phot o graphs or p ic ture s wit h v i v i d co lors . m Us e t h e c o lor and bl ack c ar [...]

3 Open the top cover. The c arri e r m o v e s t o t he center of t he printer . T h e res ume li ght fl ashe s . 4 Remove the black ink cartridge. 5P ut the black ink cartridge in the storage case. To pop the cartridge loose, pull its top toward you. Then lift it out of the carrier. 35 Printing[...]

6S lide the color PhotoGrade ink cartridge down into the carrier, and press it into place. Pre s s the c ar trid g e all the w a y into t he carrier . 7C lose the printer’s cover. The c arri e r retur ns to its home pos iti on on the ri ght si de o f the printer , a nd th e r esume li ght st ops fl a shing . Note: The color PhotoGrade ink cartrid[...]

8C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 9C hoose Print from the File menu. 10 In the dialog box that appears, click Print from the File menu. Th e document containing the phot o graphs begins t o print. It ma y tak e se v eral minutes bef ore y ou c an see the re s u lts . Wh e n y ou’ r e done prin t ing phot ographs Ta k e t h e t i m e t o re [...]

Printin g a b a n n e r F or the best re s ults , u se A pp le C olor Ink–Jet B ann er P aper . If y ou u se c ont inuous c omputer paper or Z-f ol d paper i nstead, 20-pound pap er is best. 1C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 2I n the Page Setup dialog box, choose either Banner US Letter or Banner A4 from the Paper Size pop-up menu. 38 Chapt[...]

3S lide the paper selection lever to the right until it clicks into place. An ic on on t he le v er i ndic ate s t hat thi s is the settin g f or bann er pap er . 4 Remove all paper from the lower tray. 5 Flip up the banner support in the upper tray. 6E stimate how many sheets your banner needs to print. Flip up the banner support. Paper selection [...]

Usi n g t h e appli c at i on that created t he banner , y ou shoul d be able t o te ll wh ether the bann er will co ver t hree sheets or f our sheets , f or ex ample . T h e printer pri nts a max imum o f 20 sheets i n on e bann er . 7F rom a stack of Z-fold banner paper, tear off at least one sheet more than you need to print the banner. 8T ear o[...]

11 Make sure the banner document is the active window on the screen, and choose Print from the File menu. 12 In the dialog box that appears, click Print. 13 When printing stops, press the Resume button as many times as necessary to advance the remaining banner paper out of the printer. Wh e n y ou’ r e done prin ti ng banne r s Ta k e t h e t i m[...]

Printin g env el ope s If y ou ’ re pri nting a s i ng le en ve l ope , use t he sing le-env el ope sl ot (and lea v e t he paper i n the pap er tra y) . If y ou ’ re printing a stac k o f env el opes , use the paper tra y No tes abo ut en v el opes S ee the instr ucti ons that c ame wit h t he applic ati ons y ou use t o see if the y of fe r s[...]

3S lide an envelope into the single-envelope slot until it stops. 4C hoose Print from the File menu. If y ou are us ing an appli c ation t hat inc lude s setting s f or pri nting en v el opes , fo llo w the app lic ati on ’ s i nstr ucti ons f or setting up t he addres s a nd pl ac ing t he en v elope in the pri nter . 5 In the dialog box that ap[...]

A s ta c k o f en v el opes 1C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 2I n the Page Setup dialog box, choose the envelope you’re printing from the Paper Size pop-up menu. 3S lide the paper adjusters out as far as you can. Width adjuster Length adjuster The paper tray should be empty. 44 Chapter 2 Choose the settings you want, then click OK. Note: F[...]

4P ut a stack of up to 20 envelopes in the printer. If the en v elope s are thi c k , reduce the numb er i n the stack . 5S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack of envelopes. Load the envelopes print side down, with the flap against the side of the printer. 45 Printing[...]

If y ou ’ re pri nting small , inv itati on-s ize en ve l opes (s uch a s A2 or C6) , y ou ma y ha v e to l o wer the handle on the lengt h ad juster s o y ou can s li de it f ar enou gh under the upper pap er tra y . 6C hoose Print from the File menu. If y ou are us ing an appli c ation t hat inc lude s setting s f or pri nting en v el opes , fo[...]

Printin g tr a n s p ar e n c i e s F or best re s ults , u se A pp le C olor Ink–Jet T ransparency F ilm or tra nsparencie s de s i gn ed f or in k–jet pri nters . 1C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 2 In the Page Setup dialog box, choose Transparency from the Paper Type pop-up menu. 3C hoose Print from the File menu. 4 In the Print dialog[...]

5I nsert the transparencies into the paper tray, shiny side down, with the joined edge into the paper tray first. 6S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack. 7C hoose Print from the File menu. 8I n the dialog box that appears, click Print. In pri nting transparencie s , the printer use s more in k, puts it on the transparen[...]

Printin g la bel s F or best re s ults , u se l abel s de s i gn ed for ink–jet pri nters . 1C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 2 In the Page Setup dialog box, choose US Letter or A4 from the Paper Size popup menu, and choose Plain Paper from the Paper Type pop-up menu. 3C hoose Print from the File menu. 4 In the Print dialog box that appears[...]

5F an the edges of the label sheets to make sure they are separated. 6I nsert into the paper tray sheets of labels, face-down, on top of about 5 sheets of plain paper that’s the same size. Y ou can inser t up to 25 sheets of l ab el s . 7S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack. 8C hoose Print from the File menu. 9I n th[...]

Pr intin g in de x ca rd s a nd po st car ds Y ou can u se the C o l or S ty leW riter 45 0 0 t o print on i ndex c ards and postc ar ds . 1C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 2 In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the card size you want from the Paper Size pop-up menu, and choose Plain Paper from the Paper Type pop-up menu. 3 Remove the upper t[...]

4P lace a stack of up to 30 cards in the lower paper tray, resting against the raised card guide. 5 Lower the handle on the paper length adjuster. 6S lide the paper adjusters in so they touch the edges of the stack. To release the handle so you can lower it, squeeze the lower inside surface. 52 Chapter 2[...]

7 Replace the upper tray and raise the card guide. Y ou ma y need to lif t the pri nter co ver f or eas y acces s . 8C hoose Print from the File menu. Wh e n y ou’ r e done prin ti ng i n de x ca rds o r po s t car ds Ta k e t h e t i m e t o re set the printer f or normal pri nting . Here are som e steps t o remember: m In t he P ag e Setup dial[...]

Ma nu a l d up le x p r i n t i ng (tw o-si ded) To c onser ve paper , you c an pri nt on both s ide s , puttin g the paper throu gh the printer twice . Th e first time t hrou gh, the printer pri nts odd-numb ered pag es; th e second t ime t hr ou gh, it pri nts e v en-numb ered pa g e s . No t e : Us e 28-pound or hea v ier pap er f or manual dupl[...]

6 Following instructions on your screen, put the stack of printed pages back into the lower paper tray. 7W hen the paper is ready, click OK. Wh e n y ou’ r e do ne wi th m a nua l d u p le x p r i n t i n g (tw o-si ded) Ta k e t h e t i m e t o re set the printer f or normal pri nting . I n the P a g e S etup di al o g bo x, c hoose None from th[...]

Printin g a fl ip p e d do c u men t Y ou can flip a document , re v ers ing te x t and pi cture s so t he y are c or rect w hen y ou trans f er the ima ge t o another s urf ace (s uc h a s a T -shi r t) . Flipping c a n als o be u se fu l w hen you print transparencie s . (Y ou c an write on the transparenc y without sm earing the in k pri nted on[...]

4C hoose Print from the File menu. 5 In the dialog box that appears, click Print. The t ex t a nd p icture s print bac kw ards . T o see the re v erse ima g e , hol d t he pa g e up t o a mir ror . Wh e n y ou’ r e do ne pr i n t i n g f l i pped d oc u men t s Ta k e t h e t i m e t o re set the printer f or normal pri nting . Here are som e ste[...]

De f i n i ng y ou r o w n cu s t o m pa pe r s izes Occ as ionall y , y ou ma y w a nt to print on pape r whose s ize do es not appear i n th e Pap e r S i ze menu on the P ag e Setup dial og bo x . If the s ize o f t he pap er fa l l s within these rang es , y ou c a n use it: Width: 5 t o 8 . 5 inche s Length: 5. 8 3 t o 14 i n ch es To print on[...]

2C hoose Page Setup from the File menu. 3C hoose Add Custom from the Paper Size pop-up menu. 4 In the dialog box that appears, type the appropriate information and click OK. 5C hoose Print from the File menu. 59 Printing Give the custom size a name. Specify the size in inches or centimeters. If you are printing nonstandard envelopes, click to put a[...]

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61 Thi s c h ap te r e xp l ains how t o use dif ferent materi al s and pri nting opt ions t o m eet y our n eeds . Choosi ng prin t m aterials Here are s ome t ips on w hen and how t o u se dif ferent print material s . Plain paper Us e p l ai n pap er f or e v ery da y pri nting . m Print quality ma y v ary dep endi ng on t he ma nuf acturer o f [...]

Appl e Color In k–Je t P re m i um C o a t ed P a pe r Th is bri ght w hite c oated paper is great f or creating hi gh-quality pre sentati ons, ne ws letters , and repor ts . m Us e onl y coated paper de s i gn ed for u se with the C o lor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 . m One si de o f t he pap er is a litt le whiter than the other and is better f or pr[...]

Appl e C olo r In k–Je t Ba n ne r P ape r Us e this paper t o print a cont inuous document that c ontains pag es strung toge th e r — f or e x ample , a bir thda y greeting . m Us e onl y banner pap er des i gn ed f or use wit h t he Co lor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 . m When loading a stac k of b ann er pap er i nto t he pap er tra y , make s ure [...]

Ma t er i a ls y o u can p ri n t on Here are details about t he ki nds of materi al s y ou c an use in y our Col or S ty leW riter 45 00 pri nter . Print material Special instructions Plain paper m Use 16- to 36-pound paper. Coated paper m Use only paper designed for this printer. m The whiter side should face down. Index cards m The print side sh[...]

Qual ity F or hi ghest-qu ality printing o f photo graphs or imag es , choose B e st quality , use th e col or PhotoGrade in k cartrid ge and pri nt on PhotoGrade papers . Also us e th e fo llo wing se lect i ons in the C ol or O pti ons di al o g bo x . (T o disp la y th e d i alo g bo x , c lic k t he C ol or button in the Pri nt dial o g bo x . [...]

Spe e d F or f aster printing , chang e the Pri nt Quality settin g in the Pri nt dial o g bo x . (T o disp la y the dial o g bo x , c hoose Print from the File m enu . ) Col or pri nting tak e s l on g er t han bl ac k-onl y pri nting . Cos t To reduce the amount of ink you u se , se lect Dra f t quality in the Print dial o g bo x whenev er pos s [...]

67 It doesn ’ t tak e muc h ef f ort to k eep y our C ol or Sty leW riter 45 0 0 pri nter i n g ood w orking c ondit i on . Y ou simp l y ha ve t o repl ace the in k cartrid g e s w hen th ey r un out of in k a nd c lean the pri nter or pri nt h ead if y ou noti ce a prob lem . (F or i nstr ucti ons on c leani ng the printhead, see “Cleani ng t[...]

Cle aning th e ou tsid e o f the p ri n t er Bef ore y ou c lea n the pri nter , tur n it of f a nd un plu g the pow er cord. Then wipe the outsi de o f the printer with a c lea n, so f t c loth dampened with w ater . If neces sary , you c a n use a mil d s oap or deter gent. B e c are fu l not t o g et any liqu id in the po w er c ord receptac le [...]

69 Th is c hapter pro v ide s s olut ions t o s ome pr oblem s t hat y ou ma y encounter wh ile us i ng y our Co lor S ty leW riter 45 00 pri nter . As lo ng a s you f oll ow t he mai ntena nce i nstr uct ions in Chapter 4 , y ou ’ re not li kel y t o ha v e any pr oblem s wit h y our pri nter . Th e most common s ource of troub le i s f aulty s [...]

Sa f e ty p r eca ut i on s To pre v ent dama g e t o t he Co lor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 printer a nd har m to y ourself a nd other users , f ollo w these s af ety tips . m Don ’ t t ouc h anyt hing ins ide t he pri nter ex cept as de scribed i n the ins truc t i ons i n this manual. Ot herwise , y ou ma y dama g e deli c ate mecha n ic al par ts [...]

Rem ov ing ite m s from y our Fonts folde r to sol v e insta ll a tion p r o b l e m s Items in y our cur rent Fonts f ol der c a n i nterfere wit h s ucces s ful installat ion o f th e pri nter so f t w are . T o cor rect the prob lem , f ollo w these steps: 1 Quit all programs you are currently running. 2 Open the Fonts folder (inside the System [...]

The co m pu te r cra s hes w h i le at te mpti ng to print When a computer s uddenl y st ops w orki ng—e ither a me ss a g e on t he screen tell s y ou a s y stem er ror ha s occur red, or the mouse and ke yboar d act a s if th ey ’ r e dis c onn ected—the computer ha s cra shed. If y our computer o f ten crashe s af ter you te ll it t o pri [...]

m If y ou are tryi ng t o use a printer on a n etw ork , and the pri nter name isn ’ t listed in the Chooser , make s ure that the pri nter is tur n ed on a nd c onnected t o the n etw ork. Th en try ag ai n to se lec t the printer i n the Chooser . m If the printer is connected t o a LocalT al k n etw ork, selec t t he CS W 40 0 0 Se ries (A T) [...]

The l i g h t s ind i ca t e a pr o bl e m Some times th e l igh t s on the pri nter si gnal a prob lem . Both lights are off. m Th e printer is tur n ed of f . Pres s the pow er button . If y ou still don ’ t see the glowi ng green li ght , mak e sure t he pri nter is plu g ged into a po wer out let a nd that t he outlet ha s pow er . Both light[...]

The power light glows steadily, and the resume light blinks. m One or both o f the in k c ar trid g e s ma y not b e seated properl y , or y ou ma y ha v e f or gotten t o remo v e the tap e from a ne w c artrid g e . O p en the front cov er . R em ove both c ar trid g e s . Holding t he bl ac k pla stic s ide s o f the ca r t r i dge, check t o b [...]

Pap e r o r en v el o pes f eed i m p r o pe r l y If paper tears, g ets s k e wed, or c ome s throu gh the pri nter cr umpled, it ma y not be e nte ri ng t he pri nter properl y . T ry the f o llo wi ng: m Make sure you have loaded the paper correctly, paying special attention to both paper adjusters. F or instr ucti ons on l oading paper , see ?[...]

The Colo r S t yl eW r i te r 4500 w o n ’ t p r i n t a pa r t i cu l a r do c u men t If y ou attempt to print a do cument a nd no pa g e is printed—not e ven a b l an k one—try the f oll owing: m Check f or me s s a g e s on y our computer screen . A l s o , choose C S W 40 0 0 Ser ies PrintMonitor fr om the A pp lic ati on menu . m Y our [...]

Messa ges a ppea r o n y o u r com p u t er s c ree n Most me s sa g e s t hat appear on your screen are se lf-e x p l anat ory . F or ex ample , th ey ma y te ll y ou that the printer is out o f paper or that the paper is jammed. Once y ou cor rect the prob lem, t he me s sa g e g o es a w a y . The se m e s sa g e s u s u a ll y mean w hat the y [...]

m Tu rn on v i r tual mem ory in the Memory contr o l pan el. V i r tual memory i s de scribed i n the i nstr uct ions t hat c ame with y our computer . (N ot e: Usi ng vi rt ua l memory c a n sl o w dow n y our computer . ) m Obtaini ng addit i onal RAM f or y our c omputer c an s ol v e some o f these prob lems and impro v e printing speed. m Re [...]

Gr aphic im ag e s ap pear j a gg ed Some a dv a n ced pag e la y out and ar t appli c at i ons u se the P ostS cript pa g e de scripti on lang u a g e , a lang ua g e that t he C o lor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 do es not understand. If y our appli c ati ons ha ve a PI CT pre v ie w option, y ou c an pri nt th e f ile on a C ol or Sty leW riter 45 0 0 [...]

Te x t l i nes u p i n co l u m n s o n t he s c ree n b u t n o t whe n it p ri n ts Y ou ma y ha ve u sed spaces (rather than tabs) t o line up the tex t. Bec ause printers i nter pret spaces dif ferent l y t han the screen do es , the tex t ma y f ail t o lin e up when y ou pri nt it. T ry repl ac ing t he spaces wit h tabs . Y ou can al s o mak[...]

The imag e i s t o o l i g h t or t oo da rk If printing l ooks fu zz y becau se it ’ s t oo li ght or t oo dark, try the f o ll o wing: m Cle a n th e cartrid ge s . See “C leani ng the Cartrid ge s , ” later in thi s Chapter . If th is do esn ’ t help , repl ace one or both in k cartrid ge s . See “Installi ng t he I n k Car t ridge s ?[...]

Co l o rs don ’ t lo ok righ t on th e pr i n t ed pa ge T ry the f o llo wi ng: m Print a sample pa ge t o see if y ou ’ v e run out of in k. F or i nstr ucti ons, see “Printing a S ample P ag e ” i n Chapter 1 . m Cle a n th e cartrid ge s . See “C leani ng the Cartrid ge s , ” later in thi s Chapter . If th is do esn ’ t help , rep[...]

Cle aning t h e cartr id ges To c l e a n t he pri nt h ead, load p l ain pap er i n the pap er tra y and make s ure the printer is tur n ed on. Th en fo llo w the se steps: 1C ick Utilities in the Page Setup dialog box. 2I n the Utilities dialog box, find Clean Print Cartridges and click Start. The printer c lea ns the pri nt h ead, pri nting a pa[...]

Ink ca r t r i dges r u n o u t o f i nk t oo q u i ck l y To ex tend the life o f y our i n k ca r trid g e s , try the f oll owing: m Se lect Dra f t print quality in the Pri nt dial o g bo x whene v er y ou c an. m Don ’ t clea n th e pri nt h ead unles s n eces sary . m Do n’ t pri nt so lid b ac kground co l ors unle s s nece s sary . m Do[...]

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87 Gene ra l spec i f ica t io ns Marking engine m F our -col or t her mal i n k–jet engine; six-c o lor wit h t he co lor Phot oGrade i n k ca r t r i dge Resolution Th e re s o luti on diff ers accor di ng t o the quality of printin g y ou select. It i s ex pre s sed i n horizontal by v er ti c al dots per i nch (dp i) . m Best Blac k: 60 0 x 6[...]

Connector cable m Ap pl e Sy stem/P eriph eral-8 cab le Interface m Lo cal T a l k m Hi gh-sp eed serial (R S-422-A) Fonts m Tr ueT ype font s uppor t m 64 T r ueT ype f onts inc luding the f onts pro v ided on y our c omputer m A dobe PostS cript f ont support when used wit h Adobe T yp e Manag er so ft wa re (so l d separatel y b y A dob e S y st[...]

Paper sizes in inches (") and millimeters (mm) m U. S . L e tter: 8 . 5" x 1 1" (2 1 5 . 9 mm x 2 79 . 4 mm) m Ba n n e r U .S . Letter: 8 . 5" x 1 1" (2 1 5 . 9 mm x 2 7 9 . 4 mm) m U. S . L e g a l: 8 . 5" x 1 4" (2 1 5 . 9 mm x 3 5 5 . 6 mm) m Ex ecuti v e: 7 .25" x 1 0 . 5" (1 84 . 1 5 mm x 266 . 7 m[...]

Op er at i n g e n v i r o nm e nt Temperature m 5° t o 4 0° C (4 1° t o 1 0 4° F) Relative humidity m 10 p ercent to 8 0 p ercent , nonc ondens ing St o ra ge e n vir on m e nt Temperature m –40° t o 60° C (–40° to 1 40° F) Humidity m 5 percent to 90 p ercent, nonc ondensing Pow e r c on s u m p ti o n Operating m 2 w atts max imum whe[...]

Appl e printer sup pli es a n d a ccesso r ie s If y ou ha v e troub le f indi ng an y o f the f oll o wing pr oducts , the par t numbers ma y h elp y ou de scri be them to t he dealer . Note , ho w e v er , that par t numb ers so m e t i m es ch a nge as products are enhanced. Ink cartridges m Col or i n k c ar trid g e: M5 694G/A m Bla ck i n k c[...]

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93 A f ont is a co llecti on o f letters , numb ers , and s ymbo l s in a dist incti v e typo graphic de si gn. Y our Mac O S–ba sed c omputer and Co lor S ty leW riter 45 00 pri nter come wit h a v ariety o f f onts that look great bot h on y our m onit or and on pap er . F onts com e in suc h a v ariety of f or mats that prob lems c a n som eti[...]

Tr u e T y pe f on t s A T r ueT yp e f ont i s sc al ab le , de scrib ing a typef ace without ri gidl y sp ecifying a si ze . So it look s g ood whate v er s ize y ou choose . T r ueT ype f onts pro v ide shar p tex t at a ny s ize on screen or on pap er . Y ou c an mix a nd match T r ueT ype f onts from v ariou s f ont vendors . Tr u e T y p e f [...]

Ho w d o e s a f ont l o ok? To s ee what a T r ueT yp e or bitmapped f ont looks like on y our screen, double-c lic k the f ont ’ s ic on t o open it. A samp le o f that f ont appears (i n three s ize s f or T r ueT yp e f onts and i n the size y ou op en ed f or bitm ap p e d f onts) . Y ou can al s o use t he K e y Caps des k acces sory t o ex[...]

In m ost c ase s , scaled b itmapped f onts don ’ t look nearl y as g ood as preinstalled ones . S uch sc ali ng i s one reas on for t he ja g g ed ed g e s (s ometime s ca lled “ja g gies ”) y ou ’ll see on y our screen or i n a pri nted do cument when y ou reque st an uni nstalled size (f or ex ample , 1 7 -point Gen e v a) . Bi t m a p p[...]

IMPORTANT A dobe T ype Manag er is not an App le product. It is made and s uppor ted by A dob e S y stem s Incor porated. Onl y the v ersi on t hat com e s wit h Ap pl e Macint osh s y stem so f tw are v ers ion 7 .5 i s s uppor ted b y A pp le . Po s t S c r i pt pri nter f onts ha ve no numbers as soci ated with their name s , bec au se a s i ng [...]

How T r ueT y pe f on ts w o r k w i t h o the r k i nds o f f o n t s Alt hou gh T r ueT ype f onts o f f er distinct ad v a nta g e s , y our C o l or S ty leW riter 450 0 pri nter c an als o u se other kinds of f onts . Tr u e T y pe a nd b i t ma pped f on t s M ac O S–based c omputers r unni ng S y stem 7 c ome wit h both b itmapped (screen)[...]

Usi n g onl y T rueT ype f onts produce s a c loser matc h betw een t he app earance of t y p e on the screen and on pap er . Ho w e v er , a document y ou ’ v e already created with b it mapped fonts will be ref ormatted with the cor responding Tr ueT ype fonts , and li n e breaks in the do cument ma y chang e . S imilar l y , if a document is c[...]

How th e com pu t er l oo k s f o r f o n t s Here ’ s the search or der y our computer u se s t o deter mi n e whi c h f ont to di sp l a y on y our screen when y ou c hoose a specif ic s ize: 1. a n i n s t a lled bit mapped f ont in that s ize , if one ex i sts 2. a s c aled T r ueT ype f ont , if no b itmapped f ont ex ists 3. a n A dobe T yp[...]

Wh e r e fo nts ar e st o red A ll f onts f or y our Co lor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 pri nter res ide in sp eci al p l ace s within the S y stem Fo l der . T o i nstall fonts , y ou drag t hem to t he S y stem Fo ld er . Y our Mac i ntosh will aut omatic all y put them where the y b elon g—i n th e Font s folder w i th i n the S y stem F o l der . T[...]

Sui t ca s e s A f ont su itc ase is a spec i al f older f or co llec ti ons of f onts . Su itc a se s pro v ide a con v enient w a y t o or g anize f onts in the same f ont f amil y . F or ex ample , it ’ s a g ood i dea t o u se a s ing le s uitc ase (c alled Co u r ier ) f or all f onts in the Courier f ont f amil y—all C ourier roman f onts[...]

Y ou treat a su itc ase a s y ou wou ld a f ol der . T o open a su itc ase , y ou doub le- cl i ck it. T o add a f ont , y ou dra g t he f ont ’ s icon t o the s uitc ase and drop it in. To remo v e a f ont , y ou dra g its i con out o f the su itc ase . To c r eate a f ont s uitc a se , dupli c ate an ex istin g one a nd thro w a w a y its c ont[...]

Bu t f onts s uch a s Chic a g o , Gene v a, Monaco , and Ne w Y ork do not com e with def i n ed style s . If you open the Chic a g o f ont s uitc ase , you see onl y on e file . Y ou can app l y a sty le t o a f ont li ke thi s by making a c hoice fr om t he appropri ate menu (F onts , Sty le , F ormat, or s ome simil ar menu, dependi ng on th e [...]

Why don’t all of my fonts appear in the Fonts menu? Y ou ma y not ha ve all o f y our f onts pl aced c or rect l y . All the f onts should be ins ta lled in the F onts f ol der in the S y stem F o lder . A dditi onall y , some app lic at ion pr o gram s let the u ser dec ide w hich f onts shoul d appear i n the F onts menu . Check t he manuals t [...]

Why does a document written entirely in Times look different on different Macintosh computers? Ti me s, an ex treme l y popul ar f ont, i s ma nuf actured and so ld b y more t han on e com p a ny . Such f onts us uall y ha v e small diff erences , e v en thou gh the y ha v e the same name . F or e x amp le , the T ime s font manu f actured b y A do[...]

107 Be tw een the f onts that c ome with y our Mac O S–b a sed computer and those th at come wit h t he pri nter , there are 28 f ont f amilies (and 6 4 total sty led f onts) a v ailab le as s oon as y ou i nstall the C o lor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 so f t w are . Name in Font menu Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with 4I T C Av[...]

Name in Font menu Number of fonts Font family (and styled fonts) Comes with 4 ITC Lubalin Graph ® Color (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 4500 4 Lucida Bright Color (plain, italic, bold, and bold-italic) StyleWriter 4500 1 ITC Machine ® Color StyleWriter 4500 1M o n aco Macintosh 4 Helvetica Narrow Color (plain, italic, bold, and[...]

109 M ac O S–based c omputers use C o l orS ync t o help mak e s ure that the co l ors y ou see on y our monit or c losel y match the c ol ors you g et on y our printers, sc anners, and other de v ices . Bec ause C o l orS ync w ork s behi nd the scen es , y ou don ’ t ha v e to kno w a nyt hing about it. A ll y ou n eed to do i s initi all y s[...]

Fu rt he r c ompoundi ng t he problem i s t hat no t w o monit ors or pri nters produce ex act l y the sam e co lors . (F or e x amp le , you c an see diff erences in col or ability am on g monit ors i n the TV depar tment o f a c ons umer ele ctr onic s st ore . ) Col orS ync is a s y stem ex tensi on t hat pro v ide s co lor -con v ersi on c apab[...]

Be ca us e C o l orS ync inf ormation becom e s part of y our output file s , y ou don ’ t ha v e to w or ry about los i ng the pro file or u s ing t he wron g pro file with t he wron g imag e . A dditi onall y , Co l orS ync prof iles are in the sta ndard Int erna t i onal C ol or C onsortium (I C C) f or mat reco gnized b y Micros o f t Wi ndow[...]

Se tt i ng u p Co l o rS y nc To t a k e a d v a ntag e of C olorS ync , y ou n eed to obtain pro file s f or each o f y our ima ging de v ice s , suc h as y our monitor , sc anner , a nd col or pri nter . C o l orS ync pro file s are us uall y aut omati c all y installed when y ou i nstall the so f t w are f or a Col orS ync-s uppor ted de v ice .[...]

F or the best v is ual matc h betw een t he co l ors on y our monitor and printed color s , selec t t he P a ge- White Gamma opti on i n the Monitors c ontrol panel. (On s ome c omputers , this ma y b e called t he Monit ors & Sound c ontrol pan el. ) T o selec t a g amma opti on, open the Monitors c ontrol panel, t hen hol d do w n the Opti on[...]

4C l i ck the profile you want to use. Se lect t he D50 pr o f ile f or y our monit or , or App le Mult iple Sc an 1 7 D50 if y ou ca n’ t find a D50 pr o file f or y our monitor . 5C l i ck Select. Col orS ync aut omat ic all y re f erence s t he pro f ile y ou selected and use s it to def i n e the col or capab ilit ie s o f y our monit or . 6C[...]

Ti ps f o r b e st re sul t s After y ou ’ v e made s ure Co l orS ync is installed, set the S y stem Pro file , and set an y n eces s ary C o l orS ync options f or y our app li c at i ons , you ’ re ready t o b egin taking ad v a nta g e o f C o l orS ync! Ju st sc an, create , and pri nt y our ima ge s or documents as y ou nor mall y w ou ld[...]

For mor e in f or m ation To lear n more about C o l orS ync , or co lor matc hi ng and co lor tec hnol og y in ge ne ral , re f e r to t hese pub lic ati ons and re s ource s . Pub lic atio n s Adv anc e d C ol o r I ma g in g on t he M ac O S , Appl e Co mputer , Inc . , A ddis on- W es le y De ve l opers Pres s, IS BN 0-20 1 -4894 9-X Col orS yn[...]

A A4 paper 13, 91 AC power adapter 3, 92 Adobe PostScript font icon 98 Adobe Type Manager 79, 98, 100, 106 alcohol-based or ammonia-based cleaners 2, 63 alias for a desktop printer icon, creating 40 Align Top Left watermark scaling option 35, 36 Apple-authorized dealer/service provider obtaining ink cartridges and supplies 58 purchasing new system [...]

C cables Apple System/Peripheral-8 3, 90, 93 checking connections 70 LocalTalk 11 network 11 serial 11 “carbonless carbon” paper 49, 82 carrier handling of 7–8, 10 replacing the ink cartridge and 59, 61 Centered watermark scaling option 35, 36 changing the order of items to print, background printing and 43 Chooser changing the default printe[...]

119 Index D damaged paper 49, 74–75, 82 default desktop printer icon 38, 40 default printer, changing 38–39 deleting a print request, background printing and 42 density of watermarks 35, 36 desktop printer creating 17, 40, 116 formatting a document for, QuickDraw GX 118 desktop printer icons appearance after removing desktop printer software 12[...]

filling the sheet feeder. See loading the sheet feeder fixed-size fonts 97 folders Fonts 67, 102, 106 font suitcases 103–104 Printing Prefs 37, 46, 81 Fontek PostScript font icon 98 font families 109–110 fonts Apple classic fonts 107 bitmapped 97, 99–100, 106 corrupted, resolving installation problems 66–69 displaying in the Fonts menu 106 [...]

ink checking if the printer is out of ink 76 reducing the amount used 53 smears when rubbed, troubleshooting 83 ink cartridges extending the life of 88 installing 7–10 part numbers for 93 preventing from drying out 4, 6, 62 replacing 58–61 storing 4, 62 switching 53 troubleshooting 76 unpacking 3 ink cartridge storage case 3, 4, 62 ink tanks ex[...]

M maintenance tasks. See also safety instructions cleaning the printer 2, 63, 87 replacing ink tanks 55–57 replacing the ink cartridge 58–61 storing a second ink cartridge 62 Matching Method pop-up menu (Color Options dialog box) 33 memory low memory indications and suggestions 78–79 required for the printer x virtual memory 4, 79 messages on[...]

paper selector lever external 13, 24 internal 25, 87 paper support, extending 13, 24 paper type, indicating 30, 77, 118, 119, 121 part numbers list 93–94 password for network printer usage 45, 47 Pattern halftoning option 32, 38, 83 PICT/PICT2 format files, watermarks and 36, 81 pictures do not print, troubleshooting 80 pixels 96 plain paper tips[...]

mini pages (2 or 4) 29, 37 non-standard documents 28–31 on a shared printer 47 on various paper finishes 26 in portrait orientation 27–28, 29, 117 previously formatted documents 31 with QuickDraw GX 115–122 reducing cost of 53 scaled documents 29, 34, 117, 118 selected pages of a document 30 several documents at once 31 specific number of cop[...]

R radio and television reception, interference with vi RAM. See memory Read Me file 32 reducing the printed image. See scaling removing desktop printing software 125–127 jammed or damaged paper 73, 75 renaming a desktop printer icon 40 a network printer 48 repacking the printer 129–130 replacing the ink cartridge 58–61 ink tanks 55–57 reset[...]

T technical specifications of the printer 89–91 television and radio reception, interference with vi temperature range for the printer 92 test page, printing 19–20, 56, 59, 84, 86 test pattern for print nozzles, interpreting 22, 86 three-hole punched paper 24 throwing away a desktop printer icon 40 transparencies loading into the sheet feeder 2[...]

U unpacking the printer 3–4 unplugging the printer 2, 5, 6, 63, 66 urgent print requests, background printing and 43 U.S. letter-size paper 13, 27–28 Utilities dialog box 85 utilities options to clean the print head 30, 85, 122 V vertical orientation. See portrait orientation virtual memory low memory condition and 79 Power Macintosh users and [...]

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K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]

iii Co m m unic ati ons re g ul ation inf or mati on v i We l c o me i x 1S e t t i n g U p Yo u r P r i n t e r 1 Im porta nt saf ety i nstr ucti ons 1 Unpacking t he pri nter 3 Pl ug g i ng i n the pri nter 5 C onnectin g the printer di rect l y to y our computer 6 C onnectin g t o a Loc alT al k n etw ork (optional) 7 Tu r n i n g t h e pri nter[...]

2P r i n t i n g 27 Pla nni ng documents with t he Co lor S ty leW riter 45 00 i n mi nd 2 7 Printing a document 28 Printing w hile y ou use y our computer 3 1 Monit oring and contr o lling b ac kgr ound printing 3 2 Adj u s ti n g c o l or opti ons 3 3 Printing a phot o graph 34 Printing a b ann er 3 8 Printing en v el opes 42 Printing tran parenc[...]

5T r o u b l e shoot i ng 69 Saf e t y precaut ions 7 0 Th e Chooser doesn ’ t show t he Co lor S W 45 00 icon 7 0 Ins tal l at i on is uns uc ce s s ful 7 0 The c om puter cra sh es w hile attempting t o pri nt 72 The c om puter doe sn ’ t reco gnize the Co lor S ty leW riter 45 00 72 A P o w erB ook has troub le printing t o the Co lor S ty l[...]

Co mmunic ation s reg u l a t i on i n f or ma t io n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Radio and television interference The equip[...]

Industry Canada statement This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. VCCI Class 2 statement vii Communications Regulation Information[...]

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ix Co n gratulat ions on y our purcha se o f the A pple C ol or S tyleW riter 45 0 0 printer . T his book de scribe s ho w t o set up t he pri nter a nd how t o use it. Ma i n f ea t u res o f t he Co l or St y leW ri t e r 4500 The C o l or Sty leW riter 4500 w orks wit h most M ac O S–ba sed computers . m Th e C olor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 pri n[...]

Sy stem requ iremen ts To i n s t a ll the pri nter so f t w are and use t he Co lor S ty leW riter 45 0 0 printer with y our Mac O S–ba sed c omputer , y ou need m a Mac O S–ba sed c omputer with a 68 030/3 3 MHz or hi gher central proces sin g unit (CP U) , any M ac intosh mode l e x cept a Mac intosh P lu s , II, SE, IIs i , IIc i, Cl as s i[...]