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Color StyleWriter 2400 Service Source

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The Color StyleWriter 2400 volume of Apple's Service Source is Apple's 158-page field-service manual for the Color StyleWriter 2400, "a desktop color bubble-jet printer for personal use" with a cut sheet feeder, printing up to 3 pages per minute.[1] Unlike the 2500, the 2400 has an internal power supply and a fuse.

Contents

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Page numbers are PDF pages.[1]

  • Basics (pp. 3–9): overview; identifying the high-performance black and four-colour cartridges.
  • Specifications (pp. 11–19).
  • Troubleshooting (pp. 21–32): error messages and LEDs (pp. 22–24); symptom charts for operation, paper, print quality and error LEDs (pp. 25–32).
  • Take Apart (pp. 34–114): front covers, eject roller, rear covers, cut sheet feeder, paper support, pickup roller, logic board (p. 60), power supply (p. 65), fuse (p. 69), carriage unit, carriage ribbon cable, carriage belt and tensioner, printer frame, paper feed motor, carriage motor, purge unit, ink absorbers (p. 110), bottom case.
  • Upgrades (p. 116): LocalTalk module.
  • Additional Procedures (pp. 121–156): printer cleaning, ink cartridge and ink tank replacement, nozzle check, print head cleaning, EEPROM reset (p. 146), small gear replacement, small roller replacement.
  • Exploded view with Apple part numbers (p. 158).

Specifications

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Color StyleWriter 2400 specifications as printed[1]
Item Value
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)
Environment 15–30 °C; 10–80 % humidity, non-condensing; 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

Notes from the manual

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  • Power: the No power chart runs check the cable, replace the power cord, replace the fuse, replace the power supply. The supply comes out after the front covers, rear covers and cut sheet feeder, by disconnecting connector CNV from the logic board and loosening two screws; the fuse is behind its own cover. The exploded view lists the power supply as 661-0162 (110 V) and 661-0163 (220 V), marked "2400 only", and fuses 922-0180 (125 V) and 922-0181 (250 V); it gives no current rating for the fuse.[1]
  • Waste ink: the amount of ink absorbed is stored in the logic board's EEPROM. A waste ink full error is cured by replacing the ink absorbers (kit 076-0470), and the EEPROM must be reset after replacing either the absorbers or the logic board. When replacing the logic board, replace the lower absorber always and the upper one if it has ink in it, unless the absorbers have been in use for two weeks or less or fewer than 50 pages.[1]
  • The EEPROM reset on the 2400 works only with the black-only cartridge fitted: with the front door open, hold the power button while connecting the power cord, press it again and close the door. A pattern page prints, and a white last bar shows the reset worked.[1]
  • The small gears and springs in the front door fall out of place if a paper jam is pulled out by force, and they were not available as service parts.[1]
  • A carriage that moves back and forth for five minutes means a print job was cancelled during a purge; switch the printer off and on.[1]
  • The LocalTalk module was an optional upgrade, with its own entry in the Operation symptom chart.[1]
Parts in the exploded view (p. 158)[1]
Part Apple part number
Front cover; top case; rear cover 922-1140; 922-1141; 922-1142
Cut sheet feeder; paper support; pickup roller 922-1137; 922-0189; 922-1151
Output tray; extension 922-1139; 922-1138
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)
Power adapter 922-2194
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
Eject roller; roller and spring kit 922-1150; 076-0471
Ink absorbers (kit) 076-0470
Bottom case with feet 922-1144

What this manual does not contain

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It is written at module level: there is no schematic, no component values, no capacitor list and no voltage figures for the internal supply, only the mains rating.[1]

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Download: color_stylewriter_2400.pdf

References

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Apple Computer, Color StyleWriter 2400 (Service Source), 158 pp. Hosted as File:Color stylewriter 2400.pdf. Page numbers below are PDF pages.
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