Apple Color StyleWriter 2400
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| Color StyleWriter 2400 (photo: Sunghwan Yoon, CC BY-SA 2.0) | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | Colour bubble-jet printer |
| Release date | September 1994 |
| Interface | High-speed serial (RS-422), Apple System/Peripheral-8 cable; optional LocalTalk module |
| Compatible | Macintosh with a 68020 or later processor, System 7.0 or later, 4 MB RAM |
| Dimensions | 211 × 365 × 215 mm (8.3 × 14.4 × 8.4 in) |
| Weight | 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) |
| Power | Internal power supply; 45 W maximum |
The Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 is a colour bubble-jet printer that Apple introduced in September 1994.[1] It prints with QuickDraw from the Macintosh, has a 100-sheet cut sheet feeder and takes either a high-performance black cartridge or a four-colour cartridge whose black and colour ink tanks are replaced separately.[2] Apple's supplies data sheet lists its cartridges as also fitting the Canon BJC-4000 and BJC-4000e.[3]
The Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 of 1996 uses the same chassis and the same cartridges. The 2400 has an internal power supply and fuse; the 2500 runs from an external adapter.[2][4]
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 |
| Print head | Four-colour cartridge: 136 nozzles (1 × 64 black, 3 × 24 yellow, magenta and cyan). Black cartridge: 128 nozzles |
| Resolution | 360 × 360 dpi colour (Rev A and Rev B); 720 × 360 dpi black and white (Rev B) |
| Paper | Letter, Legal and A4, 16-24 lb; 100 sheets plain or 20 sheets coated |
| 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 |
| Ink tank life | Black cartridge 900 pages at 7.5 % coverage; black or colour tank 100 pages at 7.5 % coverage |
| Environment | 15-30 °C; 10-80 % humidity, no condensation; about 45 dB |
| Electrical | 120 V, 60 Hz, 1 A; 220-240 V, 50 Hz, 0.5 A; 45 W maximum |
| Size and weight | 211 mm high, 365 mm wide, 215 mm deep; about 3.6 kg |
The user's guide gives the marking engine as a thermal ink jet, 360 dpi for text and graphics and 180 dpi in draft, and an interface of high-speed serial (RS-422) with optional LocalTalk, using the Apple System/Peripheral-8 cable. It requires a Macintosh with a 68020 or later processor (not a Macintosh Plus, SE, Classic, Portable or PowerBook 100), System 7.0 or later and at least 4 MB of RAM.[5] The printer switches itself off after it has been idle for about five minutes and on again when it receives a job.[5]
Cartridges
[edit | edit source]| Item | Part number |
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| High-performance black ink cartridge | M3240G/A |
| Four-colour ink cartridge (print head, colour tank and black tank) | M3328G/A |
| Colour (cyan, magenta, yellow) ink tank | M3329G/A |
| Black ink tank | M3330G/A |
The supplies data sheet gives different yields from the Service Source: up to 2,000 pages from the four-colour cartridge's print head, 150 pages from each tank and 900 pages from the black cartridge, all at 5 % coverage.[3]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]Apple serviced the printer at module level.[2]
| Part | Apple part number |
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| Logic board; logic board cover | 661-0161; 922-1167 |
| Power supply (2400 only) | 661-0162 (110 V); 661-0163 (220 V) |
| Fuse | 922-0180 (125 V); 922-0181 (250 V) |
| Carriage unit; carriage belt; carriage cable | 922-1145; 922-1146; 922-1147 |
| Carriage motor; paper feed motor | 922-1148; 922-1149 |
| Purge unit | 922-1143 |
| Ink absorbers (kit) | 076-0470 |
| Eject roller; roller and spring kit | 922-1150; 076-0471 |
| Cut sheet feeder; pick-up roller; paper support | 922-1137; 922-1151; 922-0189 |
| Front cover; top case; rear cover | 922-1140; 922-1141; 922-1142 |
| Output tray; extension | 922-1139; 922-1138 |
| Bottom case with feet | 922-1144 |
The power supply connects to the logic board at connector CNV; the logic board also carries CNCR, CNH and CNLF. The amount of ink absorbed by the waste ink absorbers is stored in an EEPROM on the logic board.[2] The exploded view gives no current rating for the fuse, and the Service Source has no schematic, no component list and no output voltages for the supply.[2]
Networking
[edit | edit source]An optional LocalTalk module plugs into the serial port behind an interface cover on the rear case.[2] Two versions exist: the earlier one works only with the 2400, the later one is labelled for both the 2400 and the 2500.[4] Without the module, the ColorShare software installed with the driver lets the printer be shared with other users on an AppleTalk network (LocalTalk, EtherTalk or TokenTalk).[5]
Maintenance and repair
[edit | edit source]The 2400 and 2500 share their maintenance and troubleshooting pages:
- Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 General Maintenance: cleaning, cartridges, nozzle check, head cleaning, waste ink absorbers, EEPROM reset and the loose front-door gears.
- Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 Troubleshooting Guide: driver messages, lights and Apple's symptom charts for both printers.
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- Color StyleWriter 2400 Service Source: Apple's 158-page service manual.
- Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 Documentation: the 1994 user's guide and the 1995 supplies data sheet.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Apple, "Color StyleWriter 2400: Technical Specifications", support.apple.com/en-us/112264. Introduced 1 September 1994; PD language QuickDraw; ports serial, optional LocalTalk; 45 W maximum, 0.38 A, 100-120 V, 50-60 Hz; 3 pages per minute mono, 0.3 colour; 360 maximum dpi; 7.9 lb; 8.3 × 14.4 × 8.4 in.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2400 (Service Source), 158 pp., hosted as Color StyleWriter 2400 Service Source (PDF). Page numbers are PDF pages. Basics pp. 3-9 (overview, LEDs, cartridge part numbers); Specifications pp. 11-19; Troubleshooting pp. 21-32; Take Apart pp. 34-114 (front covers p. 34, logic board p. 60, power supply p. 65, fuse p. 69, ink absorbers p. 110); LocalTalk module p. 116; Additional Procedures pp. 121-156 (EEPROM reset p. 146); exploded view p. 158.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Apple Computer, Printer Supplies for the Color StyleWriter 2400, data sheet L00895B, August 1995, hosted as File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 Supplies Data Sheet 1995.pdf. Page 1: cartridge and tank reorder numbers and yields; page 3: table of Apple ink cartridges and the non-Apple printers each is compatible with.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2500 (Service Source), 163 pp., hosted as Color StyleWriter 2500 Service Source (PDF). Page 7: "These are the same ink cartridges as the StyleWriter 2400 ink cartridges and ink tanks"; specifications pp. 18-26; no power supply or fuse procedure in the Take Apart chapter.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2400 User's Guide, 1994, hosted as File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 Users Guide 1994.pdf. Page numbers are the guide's own. Main features p. 1 (100-sheet feeder, 15 envelopes, energy conservation, ColorShare, 64 TrueType fonts); unpacking p. 4 (storage case, System/Peripheral-8 cable); system requirements p. 5; storing the cartridge p. 46; cleaning p. 47; the lights p. 57; ink economy p. 66; Appendix A, technical information pp. 67-68.