Apple LaserWriter Select 360
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| LaserWriter Select 360 (photo: Knio, CC BY-SA 3.0) | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | Laser printer |
| Release date | October 1993 |
| Discontinued | April 1996 |
| Interface | LocalTalk (mini-DIN-8), RS-232 serial, Centronics parallel; optional fax card (RJ-11) |
| Compatible | Macintosh and PC-compatible computers (PostScript and HP PCL) |
| Power | 450 W maximum |
| Resolution | 600 dpi (300 dpi in PCL mode) |
The Apple LaserWriter Select 360 is a 600 dpi, 10 page-per-minute laser printer that Apple introduced in October 1993, eight months after the Apple LaserWriter Select 300 and Apple LaserWriter Select 310.[1] It shares the case and the power supply of the two earlier models but has its own engine, the Fuji Xerox P1, with its own DC controller board and high-voltage power supply.[1][2] The I/O controller runs PostScript and HP PCL and switches between them automatically, and LocalTalk, serial and parallel connections can all be live at once.[3] Apple discontinued it on 22 April 1996.[4]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Value |
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| Engine | Fuji Xerox P1 |
| Resolution | 600 dpi; 300 dpi in PCL mode |
| Speed | 10 pages per minute maximum |
| Imaging languages | PostScript and HP PCL, switched automatically |
| Processor | AMD Am29200 |
| ROM | 4 MB |
| DRAM | 7 MB (3 MB soldered, 4 MB on a SIMM), expandable to 16 MB |
| Interfaces | LocalTalk (mini-DIN-8), RS-232 serial, Centronics parallel; optional fax card |
| Paper | 250-sheet universal cassette; optional legal, envelope and 500-sheet cassettes; 150-sheet face-down output |
| Life expectancy | 300,000 pages |
| Power | 100-115 V AC, 50-60 Hz, or 220-240 V AC, 50 Hz; 450 W maximum |
| Size | 15 in (38 cm) wide, 18.3 in deep |
Apple's documents disagree on three figures. The Service Source and the 1995 service guide give the processor clock as 15 MHz and the weight as 26.4 lb (12 kg), the same weight they give for the 300 and 310; Apple's specification sheet gives 16 MHz and 29 lb.[1][3][4] The specification sheet names the languages as PostScript Level 2 and PCL 5.[4]
The built-in fonts come from the Avant Garde, Bookman, Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, Symbol, Times, Zapf Chancery and Zapf Dingbats families.[1]
Memory
[edit | edit source]The standard 7 MB is 3 MB soldered to the I/O board plus a removable 4 MB SIMM. The only upgrade is to replace the 4 MB SIMM with a 16 MB one, which gives 16 MB in total because the controller disables the soldered 3 MB when a 16 MB SIMM is fitted. Apple's SIMM specification is 16 MB (4 Mbit × 32 bit), 72-pin, 80 ns or faster, with 2K refresh (11 × 11 bit).[3] The printer needs at least 7 MB: with less, the diagnostic reports a SIMM error.[5]
Fax card
[edit | edit source]The optional PostScript fax card sends and receives faxes. It mounts on the I/O bracket with its battery facing up, plugs into J57 on the I/O board through its connector J1, and brings its telephone socket out through a port in the rear panel that is otherwise covered by a metal plate. The owner can switch the fax speaker on or off; Apple reserved the volume control for service providers, who set it to mid-range when fitting the card and were warned not to over-rotate the dial.[3][6]
Self test and diagnostic LEDs
[edit | edit source]At switch-on all three LEDs light and then go out in turn: Ready/In Use when the I/O controller board passes, Paper-Out when the RAM passes, and Paper-Jam when the engine passes.[3] The 360 is the only Select with a diagnostic LED mode. Switch the printer off, remove the jumper from JMP1 on the I/O controller if one is fitted, set the rear-panel mode switch to 9 and switch on. The LEDs then repeat a cycle of one second all on, one second all off, one second showing the error, and one second all off.[5]
| Error | Ready/In Use | Paper-Out | Paper-Jam |
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| I/O controller board | Off | Off | On |
| SIMM (including less than 7 MB fitted) | Off | On | Off |
| Engine controller | Off | On | On |
| Fuser | On | Off | Off |
| Laser | On | Off | On |
| Engine | On | On | Off |
Refit the JMP1 jumper and return the mode switch to its working position afterwards. The engine diagnostic is separate from the power-on self test and needs no loopback plug.[5]
Safety points specific to the 360
[edit | edit source]- The main motor stops when the paper cassette is removed.[7]
- Do not run it for more than 10 minutes with the covers off, and keep the vents clear, or it may overheat.[7]
The rest of Apple's safety rules, the fuser cooling time and the test procedures are on the family pages listed below.
Maintenance and troubleshooting
[edit | edit source]The 360's own entries in Apple's troubleshooting chapter are its two flowcharts and Table 6, Select 360 I/O Board Error.[8] The 1995 service guide repeats the 360 troubleshooting in its own chapter, pp. 116-160.[3]
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- LaserWriter Select Service Source
- Apple Service Guide Laserwriter Printers Volume Iii July 1995, chapter 3
- Service Training Laserwriter Select Service Course Version 1.1 1996
Related pages
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Apple Computer, Inc., LaserWriter Select (Service Source), Specifications, pp. 1-10 (PDF pp. 13-22), hosted as File:Laserwriter select.pdf. Source for: Fuji Xerox P0 engine (300/310) and P1 engine (360); 600 dpi, 300 dpi in PCL mode; PostScript and HP PCL; introduction dates (300 and 310 February 1993, 500-sheet feeder August 1993, 360 October 1993); Am29200 at 15 MHz; 7 MB DRAM (3 MB soldered) expandable to 16 MB, with the soldered 3 MB unused when a 16 MB SIMM is fitted; 4 MB ROM; RS-232, Centronics parallel and AppleTalk DIN-8; 300,000-page life; 10 pages per minute; built-in fonts; 100-115 V AC 50-60 Hz or 220-240 V AC 50 Hz, 450 W maximum; 15 in wide, 18.3 in deep, 26.4 lb (12 kg); 10-32.5 °C, 20-80% RH; cassettes.
- ↑ LaserWriter Select Service Source, Exploded View (PDF pp. 255-256). Source for: I/O controller boards 661-2000 (300), 661-2001 (310) and 661-0820 (360); DC controller boards 661-2002 (300/310) and 661-0821 (360); power supply 661-2006 (110/115 V) and 661-2007 (220/240 V); high-voltage power supply 661-2005 (300/310) and 661-0822 (360); fuser assembly 661-2008 (110/115 V) and 661-2009 (220/240 V).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Apple Computer, Inc., Apple Service Guide: LaserWriter Printers, Volume III (072-0142, July 1995), Chapter 3, LaserWriter Select 360, pp. 100-161, hosted as File:Apple Service Guide LaserWriter Printers Volume III July 1995.pdf (PDF pp. 108-168); described at Apple Service Guide Laserwriter Printers Volume Iii July 1995. Source for: print engine specifications, Table 47 (p. 107); I/O specifications, Table 48 (p. 108: Am29200 at 15 MHz, 7 MB with 3 MB soldered, 4 MB ROM, simultaneous parallel, LocalTalk and serial connections, optional fax, PostScript and HP PCL with automatic switching); status LEDs, POST and printer diagnostics with Figure 35 (pp. 109-110); service test page (pp. 111-113); RAM upgrade (16 MB, 72-pin, 80 ns or less, 2K refresh) and fax card upgrade (pp. 114-115).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Apple, "LaserWriter Select 360: Technical Specifications", Apple Support document 112408 (formerly SP433), retrieved 2026-10-02. Source for: AMD29200 at 16 MHz; PostScript Level 2 and PCL 5; LocalTalk, RS-232/RS-422 serial and Centronics parallel; 450 W maximum, 3.75 A, 1539 BTU/hour at 100-115 V, 50-60 Hz; 4 MB ROM; one 72-pin RAM slot, 7 to 16 MB, 80 ns minimum, 4 and 16 MB sizes; 10 pages per minute; 600 dpi; minimum life 300,000 pages; introduced 1 October 1993, discontinued 22 April 1996; 29 lb; 8 × 15 × 18.3 in.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 LaserWriter Select Service Source, Troubleshooting, 310/360 Power-On Self Test and 360 Printer Diagnostic, pp. 7-10 (PDF pp. 30-33). Source for: POST on the 310 and 360 only; the diagnostic procedure (JMP1 jumper removed, mode switch at 9), the repeating one-second sequence and the six error patterns; a SIMM error resulting from less than the 7 MB minimum.
- ↑ LaserWriter Select Service Source, Upgrades, Fax Card Upgrade, pp. 5-7 (PDF pp. 247-249). Source for: the fax card being a Select 360 option only, the speaker volume, and the installation steps.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 LaserWriter Select Service Source, Basics, LaserWriter Safety, pp. 7-9 (PDF pp. 9-11), and Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Tips, p. 2 (PDF p. 25). Source for: unplugging before service; never removing the laser/optic assembly cover or disconnecting the beam-detect cabling with the printer on, and never taking the laser/optic assembly apart; at least 5 minutes switched off before servicing the fuser; toner safety; the Select 360 main motor stopping when the cassette is removed; the Select 360 not to be run for more than 10 minutes with the covers removed; sharp needle-point probes for the small connectors.
- ↑ LaserWriter Select Service Source, Troubleshooting, Flowcharts and Tables: LaserWriter Select 360 Flowcharts 1 and 2 (PDF pp. 53-56); Table 6, Select 360 I/O Board Error (PDF p. 65).