Apple Color StyleWriter 2500
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| Color StyleWriter 2500 (photo: Hellis, CC BY-SA 3.0) | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | Colour bubble-jet printer |
| Release date | February 1996 |
| Interface | High-speed serial (RS-422); optional LocalTalk module or StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter |
| Compatible | Macintosh or PowerBook with a 68020 or later processor, or Power Macintosh; System 7.1 or later; 5 MB RAM |
| Dimensions | 211 × 365 × 234 mm (8.3 × 14.4 × 9.2 in) |
| Weight | 3.2 kg (6.9 lb) |
| Model | M4236LL/A (order number) |
| Power | External AC adapter; 27.6 W maximum (data sheet) |
The Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 is a colour bubble-jet printer that Apple introduced on 19 February 1996.[1] It is built on the chassis of the Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 and takes the same black and four-colour cartridges, but it runs from an external AC adapter and has no internal power supply or fuse.[2] Its best mode is 720 × 360 dpi in colour as well as in black, and it added the Color PhotoGrade cartridge for photographic prints.[3][2]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Value |
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| Print method | Serial bubble jet, ink on demand |
| Throughput | Up to 3 pages per minute with the high-performance black cartridge; up to 0.3 page per minute in colour |
| Resolution | Best 720 × 360 dpi; Normal 360 × 360 dpi; Draft 180 × 180 dpi |
| Print head | Four-colour cartridge: 136 nozzles (1 × 64 black, 3 × 24 colour). Black cartridge: 128 nozzles |
| Paper | Letter, Legal and A4, 16-24 lb; 100 sheets plain or 20 sheets coated; Color PhotoGrade paper for photographic output |
| Other media | Up to 15 envelopes; up to 20 transparencies; back-print film |
| Cartridge life | Black cartridge about 900 pages of text; four-colour cartridge about 1,800 pages with tank replacements |
| Environment | 15-30 °C; 10-80 % humidity, no condensation; about 45 dB |
| Power adapter input | 102-132 V AC 60 Hz (US and Japan); 204-264 V AC 50 Hz (UK and Australia); 196-253 V AC 50 Hz (Europe); 85-110 V AC 50/60 Hz (Japan) |
| Power consumption | 20 W maximum |
| Size and weight | 211 mm high, 365 mm wide, 234 mm deep; 3.2 kg |
Apple's own documents disagree on speed and power. The Service Source gives 3 pages per minute black, 0.3 colour and 20 W; the October 1996 data sheet and the technical specification page give 5 pages per minute black, 0.66 colour and 27.6 W.[2][3][1]
The data sheet lists the printable line as 8.1 in, with minimum margins of 0.2 in left and right, 0.1 in at the top and 0.28 in at the bottom. It requires a Macintosh or PowerBook with a 68020 or later processor, or a Power Macintosh, with 5 MB of RAM and System 7.1 or later, and supports QuickDraw GX.[3]
Cartridges and PhotoGrade
[edit | edit source]| Item | Order number |
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| Color Ink Cartridge (print head, colour tank, black tank) | M3328G/A |
| High-Performance Black Ink Cartridge | M3240G/A |
| Colour ink tank; black ink tank | M3329G/A; M3330G/A |
| Color PhotoGrade Print Kit (cartridge, paper, updater software) | M5577LL/A (M5577**/A, localised) |
| Color PhotoGrade Ink Cartridge | M5579G/A |
| Color PhotoGrade Paper | M5578G/A (Letter); M5581G/A (A4) |
The PhotoGrade cartridge holds four ink tanks and the print head in one unit. Apple says the kit's cartridge, paper and updater software must be used together for photographic results; the updater does not support QuickDraw GX.[2] The printer was sold with only the four-colour cartridge; the black cartridge was optional.[4]
Test page and demo units
[edit | edit source]Switch the printer on and hold the online key for at least six seconds. The test page shows the ROM revision and a nozzle pattern; there is one page for the black cartridge and one for the four-colour cartridge.[2]
Apple sold a limited number of 2500s to resellers with a demo page in the logic board ROM. They are serviced like any other 2500, but a replacement logic board loses the demo page; Apple's instruction was to return such a unit to Finished Goods if the feature was needed.[2]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]| Part | Apple part number |
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| Logic board; logic board cover | 661-1038; 922-1915 |
| Power adapter | 922-2194 |
| Carriage unit; carriage belt; carriage cable | 922-1912; 922-1146; 922-1904 |
| Carriage motor; paper feed motor | 922-1907; 922-1906 |
| Purge unit | 922-1143 |
| Ink absorbers (kit) | 076-0470 |
| Eject roller; roller and spring kit | 922-1913; 076-0471 |
| Cut sheet feeder; pick-up roller; paper support | 922-1903; 922-1914; 922-2065 |
| Front cover; top case; rear cover | 922-1908; 922-1909; 922-1910 |
| Bottom case with feet | 922-1911 |
The purge unit, carriage belt, ink absorber kit and roller kit numbers are the same as the 2400's; the logic board, covers, motors and carriage are not.[2][5] When the printer does not power up, Apple's chart has the technician measure the adapter's output: no voltage means a new adapter, a voltage in range means a new logic board.[2] The Service Source does not print the adapter's output voltage.
Networking
[edit | edit source]The LocalTalk module (M4615ZM/A) clips into the rear case and plugs into the serial port. Use the later version, labelled for both the 2400 and 2500; the earlier module works only with the 2400. The StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter (M4775LL/A) connects to the printer's serial cable and has its own power adapter.[2][3]
Maintenance and repair
[edit | edit source]The 2500 shares its maintenance and troubleshooting pages with the 2400:
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- Color StyleWriter 2500 Service Source: Apple's 163-page service manual.
- Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 Documentation: the 1996 user's guide and the October 1996 data sheet.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Apple, "Color StyleWriter 2500: Technical Specifications", support.apple.com/en-us/112274. Introduced 19 February 1996; PD language QuickDraw; ports serial, optional LocalTalk, optional EtherTalk; 27.6 W maximum, 1 A, 120 V 60 Hz; 5 pages per minute mono, 0.66 colour; 720 × 360 maximum dpi; 6.9 lb; 8.3 × 14.4 × 9.2 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 Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2500 (Service Source), 163 pp., hosted as Color StyleWriter 2500 Service Source (PDF). Page numbers are PDF pages. Basics pp. 3-16 (cartridges and PhotoGrade p. 10-13, test page p. 14, demo units p. 16); Specifications pp. 18-26; Troubleshooting pp. 28-40; Take Apart pp. 42-116 (logic board p. 68, ink absorbers p. 112); LocalTalk module p. 118; EtherTalk adapter p. 123; Additional Procedures pp. 126-161 (EEPROM reset p. 151); exploded view p. 163.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Apple Computer, Apple Color StyleWriter 2500, product data sheet L01705B, October 1996, hosted as File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 Data Sheet 1996.pdf. Features, ordering information (printer M4236LL/A with colour cartridge, serial cable, AC adapter and user's guide; PhotoGrade kit and supplies; LocalTalk Module M4615ZM/A; StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter M4775LL/A), printable surface, size and weight, power consumption 27.6 W, environment and system requirements.
- ↑ Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2500: Setting up, connecting, and using your printer, 1996, hosted as File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 Users Guide 1996.pdf. Page numbers are the guide's own. Unpacking p. 3 (System/Peripheral-8 cable, power adapter, storage case; same cartridge fits the 2400 and 2500); storing the cartridge p. 62; cleaning p. 63; the lights p. 72; automatic head cleaning after unplugging or three days idle p. 73.
- ↑ Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2400 (Service Source), hosted as Color StyleWriter 2400 Service Source (PDF), exploded view, PDF p. 158.