Apple Color StyleWriter 4500
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| Color StyleWriter 4500 (photo: Hellis, CC BY-SA 3.0) | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | Colour ink-jet printer |
| Release date | June 1997 |
| Interface | High-speed serial (RS-422); LocalTalk, not as a shared printer |
| Compatible | Mac OS computers |
| Dimensions | 199 × 436 × 405 mm (7.9 × 17.2 × 16 in) |
| Weight | 5.3 kg (11.6 lb) |
| Power | External AC adapter; 12 W printing, 4.5 W idle, 2 W off |
The Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 is a colour ink-jet printer that Apple introduced on 16 June 1997, alongside the Apple Color StyleWriter 4100.[1] Apple's Service Source covers the two together as the Color StyleWriter 4000 Series. It lists three differences: the 4500 can make photo-quality prints with a PhotoGrade cartridge, can print on banner (z-fold) paper, and prints slightly faster.[2] The Service Source gives HP cartridge numbers alongside Apple's for every cartridge.[2]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Value |
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| Print method | Thermal ink jet; 48 nozzles per cartridge (16 per colour on the colour and PhotoGrade cartridges) |
| Throughput (4500) | Best 1 page per minute black, 0.3 colour; Normal 3 and 0.8; Draft 5 and 1.7 |
| Resolution | Black: 600 × 600 dpi best, 600 × 300 normal, 300 × 300 draft. Colour: 300 × 300 dpi on plain paper, 600 × 300 on other media and PhotoGrade paper |
| Paper | Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, B5, 16-36 lb; 100 sheets; also labels, cards, transparencies and envelopes |
| Banner paper (4500 only) | Letter or A4 banner, 20 lb, 20 sheets |
| Cartridge life | Black 650 pages at 5 %; colour 350 pages at 15 %; PhotoGrade 250 pages at 15 % |
| Usable ink | Black 40 ml; colour and PhotoGrade 7.6 ml per tank |
| Interfaces | High-speed serial RS-422; can be connected to LocalTalk, but not as a shared printer |
| Environment | Operating 5-40 °C; storage −40 to 60 °C; 10-80 % humidity; 48-52 dB |
| Power | External adapter: 102-132 V AC 60 Hz ±3 % (US and Japan), 204-264 V AC 50 Hz (UK and Australia), 196-253 V AC 50 Hz (Europe); 2 W off, 4.5 W idle, 12 W printing |
| Size and weight | 199 mm high, 436 mm wide, 405 mm deep; 5.3 kg |
Cartridges
[edit | edit source]The cartridges carry generic labels with no Apple logo or Apple part number; identify them by the small number on the label.[2]
| Apple number | Cartridge | Label (HP) number |
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| M5694G/A | Colour (4100 and 4500) | 6107 |
| M5693G/A | Black (4100 and 4500) | 6106 |
| M5692G/A | Color PhotoGrade (4500 only) | 6104 |
The 4500 came with all three cartridges. For photographs, the PhotoGrade cartridge replaces the black cartridge; it holds cyan, magenta and yellow dyes mixed with a black pigment, and must be used with PhotoGrade paper. It cannot be used in the 4100.[2]
Banner printing
[edit | edit source]For banners, choose Banner US Letter or Banner A4 in Page Setup, slide the banner lever right until it clicks, empty the input tray, flip up the banner support, load the paper with a torn edge at the top facing lengthwise into the printer, set the adjusters and print. Press Resume to feed out the rest of the banner.[2] After a new logic board, mechanical assembly or cartridges, banner printing must be recalibrated with Apple's Color StyleWriter 4500 Banner Calibration utility; see banner calibration.[2]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]| Part | 4500 | 4100 |
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| Logic board | 661-1431 | 661-1354 |
| Mechanical assembly | 661-1430 | 661-1355 |
| Capping assembly | 922-2854 | 922-3009 |
| Purge unit | 922-2855 | |
| Carriage motor; paper feed motor | 922-2846; 922-2852 | |
| Carriage belt; sensor board | 922-2851; 922-2834 | |
| AC power adapter | 922-2859 | |
Apple's Special Servicing Considerations page gives different capping assembly numbers (922-3010 for the 4100, 922-2855 for the 4500) from the exploded view, which lists 922-2855 as the purge unit; check against current parts information before ordering.[2] Apple warns not to touch any mechanical assembly screw that the Take Apart chapter does not call out: doing so puts the printer out of alignment and means a new mechanical assembly.[2]
Software
[edit | edit source]The Color StyleWriter 4500 driver version 1.1 or later is needed with Power Macintosh G3 computers; earlier versions give no response.[2]
Maintenance and repair
[edit | edit source]The 4100 and 4500 share their maintenance and troubleshooting pages:
- Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 General Maintenance: cartridges, cleaning, fibre track cleaning, alignment, the capping unit and banner calibration.
- Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 Troubleshooting Guide: the front-panel tests, the two lights and Apple's symptom charts.
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- Color StyleWriter 4100 and 4500 Service Source: Apple's 165-page service manual for both printers.
- Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 Documentation: the 4500 user's manual and the 4100 data sheet.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- Apple Color StyleWriter 4100
- Apple Color StyleWriter 6500, introduced the same day
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Apple, "Color StyleWriter 4500: Technical Specifications", support.apple.com/en-us/112276. Introduced 16 June 1997; PD language QuickDraw; ports LocalTalk, high-speed serial (RS-422-A); 12 W maximum; 108-132 V and 200-250 V, 50/60 Hz; 5 pages per minute mono, 1.7 colour; 600 maximum dpi; 11.7 lb; 7.8 × 17.2 × 15.9 in.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 4100 and 4500 (Service Source), 165 pp., hosted as Color StyleWriter 4100 and 4500 Service Source (PDF). Page numbers are PDF pages. Basics pp. 3-20 (differences p. 4, cartridge configurations p. 5, LEDs p. 6, ink-jet and photo technology pp. 7-8, cartridge identification pp. 9-12, banner printing pp. 16-18, special servicing considerations pp. 19-20); Specifications pp. 22-34; Take Apart pp. 36-94; Troubleshooting pp. 96-121; Additional Procedures pp. 123-163; exploded view p. 165.