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Laserwriter Iint Ntx Owners Guide 1990

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The LaserWriter IINT/NTX Owner's Guide in this scan is Apple's 1990 edition of the owner's manual for the LaserWriter IINT and LaserWriter IINTX, part number 030-3450-B. It has xviii front pages and 197 numbered pages; the scan has 215 pages including the covers and a safety information sheet.[1]

It is a revision of the 1988 guide (Laserwriter Ii Nt Ntx Owners Guide 1988), not a reprint. Troubleshooting has its own chapter, the Apple II appendix covers the Apple IIGS ROM 01 and ROM 03, and the MS-DOS appendix adds a warning about switching between AppleTalk and serial modes. Page numbers do not correspond between the two editions. The specification appendix gives the same figures in both.[1][2]

Contents

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Page numbers are the guide's own.[1]

  • Preface, About This Manual (p. xiii)
  • Chapter 1, Setting Up (1): preparing the printer, first toner cartridge (6), cleaning pad (11), paper cassette (14), connecting to a Macintosh (16), safety instructions (18), starting up (20)
  • Chapter 2, Software Installation (23)
  • Chapter 3, Using the LaserWriter II (35)
  • Chapter 4, All About Fonts (49)
  • Chapter 5, Designing With the LaserWriter II (63)
  • Chapter 6, Maintenance (81): safety first (82), regular maintenance (84), toner cartridge (85), interior cleaning (89), exterior cleaning (94)
  • Chapter 7, Troubleshooting (95): reading the indicator lights (96), paper jams (98), checking the network (100), start-up, Chooser and printing problems, image faults (101-108), printing from an Apple IIGS (108)
  • Appendix A, Connecting to an Apple II (111)
  • Appendix B, Optimizing Performance: LaserWriter II Upgrades (121): memory, expansion slot, hard disks
  • Appendix C, Connecting to and Printing With an MS-DOS Computer (131): LocalTalk, the 25-pin connector, operating modes, preventing damage when switching modes (140), emulations, communication parameters
  • Appendix D, How the LaserWriter II Works (161)
  • Appendix E, Specifications and Parts List (163)
  • Appendix F, Ports and Switches (169)
  • Appendix G, LaserWriter II Fonts (175); Appendix H, Service and Support (181); Glossary (183); Index (191)

What it settles

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Appendix E gives the specification: Canon LBP-SX engine; IINT controller with an 11.5 MHz 68000, 1 MB ROM and 2 MB RAM; IINTX controller with a 16.7 MHz 68020, 1 MB ROM, 2 MB RAM expandable to 12 MB, SCSI and a ROM expansion slot; eight pages per minute; minimum life 300,000 pages and a recommended service interval of 100,000 pages; 90-126 V AC 50-60 Hz or 198-264 V AC 50 Hz; 170 W standby and up to 900 W at 115 V; 20.5 kg.[2] The 1990 edition adds that paper must withstand 200 °C for 0.1 s without scorching, melting or giving off fumes.[2]

Appendix C warns that switching the printer from AppleTalk to serial mode while it is connected to an AppleTalk network can make it send serial data onto the network and damage both the printer and the network. Disconnect the network or disable the RS-422 port first, and never re-enable the RS-422 port while the printer is in serial mode.[3]

What this document does not contain

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It is an owner's manual. There are no service procedures, exploded views, schematics, component values or DC supply voltages, and the parts list is a list of orderable items without part numbers.[2] Service information is in the LaserWriter II Service Source, Apple LaserWriter Printers Volume I and Apple Laserwriter Ii Service Training Participant Manual Version 1.1 Oct 1992.

Pages that cite this document

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Download: LaserWriter IINT NTX Owners Guide 1990.pdf

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Apple Computer, Inc., LaserWriter IINT/NTX Owner's Guide (1990), copyright page, contents pp. iii-x, index ending p. 197 and back cover (PDF pp. 4-12, 208, 215). Hosted as File:LaserWriter IINT NTX Owners Guide 1990.pdf.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 LaserWriter IINT/NTX Owner's Guide (1990), Appendix E, Specifications and Parts List, pp. 163-167 (PDF pp. 178-182).
  3. ↑ LaserWriter IINT/NTX Owner's Guide (1990), Appendix C, Preventing damage when switching between hardware operating modes, p. 140 (PDF p. 156).
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