Apple Color StyleWriter 2200
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| Color StyleWriter 2200 (photo: Scott Hoffman, CC BY-SA 2.0) | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | Colour bubble-jet printer |
| Release date | June 1995 |
| Interface | Serial |
| Compatible | Macintosh |
| Dimensions | 57 × 300 × 157.6 mm (2.3 × 11.8 × 6.2 in) |
| Weight | 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) |
| Power | External AC adapter; 30 W maximum; optional NiCad battery attachment |
The Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 is a small colour bubble-jet printer that Apple introduced in June 1995.[1] Apple's service manual calls it "a desktop color bubble-jet printer for personal use", but it is only 57 mm high, weighs 1.4 kg and can run from a NiCad battery pack that clips to its underside.[2] It prints with QuickDraw from the Macintosh and has no processor or page description language of its own.[1]
The printer takes one of two cartridges, each with its print head built in: a high-performance black cartridge or a four-colour cartridge holding separate black and cyan/magenta/yellow ink tanks.[2] The case is dark grey.[3]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Value |
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| Print method | Serial bubble jet, ink on demand |
| Throughput | Up to 5 pages per minute with the high-performance black cartridge; up to 0.3 page per minute in colour |
| Print head | Four-colour cartridge: 136 nozzles (1 × 64 black, 3 × 24 yellow, magenta and cyan). Black cartridge: 128 nozzles |
| Resolution | 720 × 360 dpi (text and line art); 360 dpi normal; 180 dpi draft |
| Paper | Letter, Legal and A4, 16-24 lb; 30 sheets plain or 20 sheets coated |
| Other media | Up to 5 envelopes (No. 10, Monarch and other sizes); up to 10 coated transparencies; back-print film |
| Cartridge life | High-performance black about 3,000 pages; colour about 2,000 pages with ink tank replacements |
| Ink tank life | Black cartridge 150 pages at 5 % coverage; colour tank 40 pages at 30 % coverage; black tank 150 pages |
| Cartridge shelf life | 6 months installed; 18 months in the original package |
| Environment | 5-35 °C; 10-90 % humidity, no condensation; about 45 dB |
| Electrical | 120 V, 60 Hz, 1 A; 220-240 V, 50 Hz, 0.5 A; 30 W maximum |
| Size and weight | 57 mm high, 300 mm wide, 157.6 mm deep; 1.4 kg |
Apple's later specification sheet gives 31.5 W maximum and a height of 2.2 in, against the Service Source's 30 W and 2.3 in (57 mm).[1][2]
Cartridges and ink tanks
[edit | edit source]| Item | Part number |
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| High-performance black ink cartridge | M3909G/A |
| Black ink tank for the black cartridge | M3910G/A |
| Four-colour ink cartridge | M3908G/A |
| Black ink tank for the four-colour cartridge | M3912G/A |
| Three-colour (cyan, magenta, yellow) ink tank | M3911G/A |
When one tank of the four-colour cartridge runs out, only that tank needs replacing. After fitting a new cartridge or tank, switch the printer on and press the purge button.[2]
Battery attachment
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The battery attachment (Apple part 922-1594) fixes to the underside of the printer and is released by turning a thumbwheel. The NiCad battery (661-0697) is released by pushing in a latch; line up the arrows when refitting it.[2] When the battery runs low, the driver reports "Battery low, recharge battery", which the Service Source lists as the battery error.[2] A NiCad pack that has sat flat for years may be swollen or leaking; see Battery Explosion, Capacitor or Corrosion Damage.
Hardware
[edit | edit source]Apple serviced the printer at module level. The exploded view lists these modules:[2]
| Part | Apple part number |
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| Controller board | 661-0257 |
| Print unit assembly | 661-0240 |
| Panel board | 922-3134 |
| Ribbon cable | 922-1481 |
| Top cover | 922-1479 |
| Upper case cover | 922-1480; 922-2326 (Rev. B) |
| Bottom case | 922-1482 |
| Battery attachment | 922-1594 |
| NiCad battery | 661-0697 |
| Power adapter and cable | 922-1281 (110 V); 992-1282 (220 V, as printed) |
The waste ink absorbers are part of the print unit assembly. A "Waste ink absorbers full" message is cured by replacing the print unit, after which the waste ink count held in the EEPROM on the controller board must be reset.[2] The Service Source has no schematic, no component list and no figures for the adapter's output.[2]
Software
[edit | edit source]The Service Source directs the technician to the Color StyleWriter 2400 printing software from the Service Source Companion CD, and to select the Color StyleWriter 2200 in the Chooser.[2] The driver's error messages and the Utilities button in the Print dialog (print head cleaning) are covered in the troubleshooting guide.
Maintenance and repair
[edit | edit source]- Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 General Maintenance: cleaning, cartridges and ink tanks, the nozzle check, print head cleaning, the pickup roller cleaning tool and the waste ink reset.
- Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 Troubleshooting Guide: driver messages and Apple's symptom charts.
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- Color StyleWriter 2200 Service Source: Apple's 93-page service manual (specifications, symptom charts, take-apart, additional procedures, exploded view).
Gallery
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Paper support raised -
Four-colour cartridge in the carriage
Related pages
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Apple, "Color StyleWriter 2200: Technical Specifications", support.apple.com/en-us/112270. Introduced 1 June 1995; PD language QuickDraw; ports serial; 31.5 W maximum, 1 A, 120 V 60 Hz; 5 pages per minute mono, 0.3 colour; 720 × 360 maximum dpi; 3.1 lb; 2.2 × 11.8 × 6.2 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 2.12 Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2200 (Service Source), 93 pp., hosted as Color StyleWriter 2200 Service Source (PDF). Page numbers are PDF pages. Basics pp. 3-9 (overview, two LEDs, cartridge part numbers); Specifications pp. 11-19; Troubleshooting pp. 21-31; Take Apart pp. 33-57 (battery attachment p. 33, battery p. 36); Additional Procedures pp. 59-91 (printer cleaning p. 59, ink cartridge replacement p. 62, ink tank replacement p. 68, nozzle check p. 73, print head cleaning p. 77, paper pickup roller cleaning tool p. 82, resetting the waste ink amount p. 89); exploded view p. 93.
- ↑ Scott Hoffman, photographs of a Color StyleWriter 2200 and its battery attachment, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, hosted as File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2200.jpg, File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 cartridge carriage.jpg, File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 battery attachment.jpg and File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 open.jpg.