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    Apple Color StyleWriter 2500: Technical Specifications
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    This article contains the technical specifications for the Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 printer.


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    Technical Specifications

    Print Method
    • Thermal ink jet
    Print Quality
    • 720 by 360 dpi with ink density optimization for a variety of paper types
    Interfaces
    • High-speed serial (RS-422)
    • Optional LocalTalk Module
    • Optional direct connection to an EtherTalk network through the Apple StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter
    Speed (Actual speed depends on the documents printed and the Macintosh used)
    • Up to 5 pages per minute for black and white
    • Up to 0.66 page per minute for color
    Fonts
    • - TrueType font support (see below for the 64 TrueType fonts available with the Apple Color StyleWriter 2500)
    • - Adobe PostScript font support when used with Adobe Type Manager software Ink cartridges
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    Typefaces Included with Apple Color StyleWriter 2500
    ITC Avant Garde Helvetica Compressed Old English Text
    ITC Bookman Helvetica Narrow Onyx Narrow
    Chicago ITC Lubalin Graph Oxford
    Courier Lucida Bright Palatino
    Delphian ITC Machine Swing
    ITC Garamond Narrow Monaco Symbol
    Geneva Nadianne Times
    Helvetica New Century Schoolbook ITC Zapf Chancery
    Helvetica Black New York ITC Zapf Dingbats
    - - Zeal

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    Color Ink Cartridge (includes print head cartridge, color ink tank [cyan, magenta, and yellow], and black ink tank)
    • Color tank approximately 100 pages at 7.5% coverage
    • Black tank approximately 40 pages at 5% coverage
    • Cartridge approximately 2000 pages at 7.5% coverage
    Color and Black Ink Tanks
    • 100 pages each at 7.5% coverage
    • High-Performance Black Ink Cartridge for black-and-white printing
    • 900 pages at 5% coverage
    Optional Color PhotoGrade Ink Cartridge
    • approx. 45 pages per cartridge
    Print materials
    • 16- to 24-lb. (60 to 90 g/m2) bond or copier paper
    • Paper: U.S. letter, U.S. legal, A4, and envelopes (#10 business and #6)
    • Most letterhead and colored stock, labels, and envelopes
    • For superior graphics and imaging results, Apple recommends Apple premium, premium plus, glossy, and back-print film
    • For fast dry time and vibrant colors on overhead transparencies, Apple recommends Apple color ink-jet transparencies
    Paper capacity
    • Multipurpose tray that accommodates up to 100 sheets of paper or 15 envelopes
    Printable surface
    • Maximum printable line: 8.1 in. (20.6 cm)
    • Minimum margins: 0.2 in (0.5 cm) left and right; 0.1 in. (0.3 cm) top; 0.28 in. (0.7 cm) bottom
    Size and weight
    • Height: 8.3 in. (21.1 cm)
    • Width: 14.4 in. (36.5 cm)
    • Depth: 9.2 in. (23.4 cm)
    • Weight: 6.9 lb. (3.2 kg)
    Power consumption
    • Operating mode: 27.6 W (maximum)
    Operating environment
    • Temperature: 59 to 86 deg. F (15 to 30 deg. C)
    • Humidity: 10% to 80% noncondensing
    Power requirements
    • U.S./Japan: 120 V, 60 Hz
    • Europe/Australia: 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz
    System requirements
    • An Apple Macintosh or PowerBook personal computer with a 68020 or later processor, a Power Macintosh system, or another Mac OS-based personal computer with 5MB of RAM. Requires Color QuickDraw. Color QuickDraw first shipped with the Macintosh II, and is in every Macintosh II class computer, which includes the SE/30. This EXCLUDES the Macintosh Plus, Macintosh Classic, Macintosh SE, and Macintosh PowerBook 100 (they will not print in color).
    • System software version 7.1 or later
    • Supports QuickDraw GX
    Ordering Information

    Apple Color StyleWriter 2500
    Order No. M4236LL/A
    • Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 printer
    • Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 software
    • Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 Color Ink Cartridge (includes print head, color ink tank [cyan, magenta, and yellow], and black ink tank)
    • Serial cable
    • AC power adapter
    • User's guide
    Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 Color Ink Cartridge
    • Order No. M3328G/A
    • 2,000 pages at 7.5% coverage
    Apple High-Performance Black Ink Cartridge (Optional - Not Included)
    • Order No. M3240G/A
    • 900 pages at 5% coverage
    Color PhotoGrade Print Kit (Optional - Not Included)
    • Order No. M5577LL/A
    Replacement Tanks (for Color Ink Cartridge)
    • Apple Color StyleWriter Color Ink Tank; Order No. M3329G/A
    • Apple Color StyleWriter Black Ink Tank; Order No. M3330G/A
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    Media
    Letter-size premium paper M2952G/A
    Letter-size premium plus paper M4792G/A
    Letter-size glossy paper M3655G/A
    Letter-size transparency M2658G/A
    Letter-size back-print film M2953G/A
    A4-size premium paper M2951G/A
    A4-size premium plus paper M4791G/A
    A4-size glossy paper M3656G/A
    A4-size transparency M1959G/A
    A4-size back-print film M2954G/A

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    Optional LocalTalk Module
    • Order No. M4615ZM/A
    Optional Apple StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter
    • Order No. M4775LL/A

    Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your Apple reseller for the most current information about product specifications and configurations.

Document Information
Product Area: Printers
Category: StyleWriters
Sub Category: Color Stylewriter 2500
Keywords: specsht

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