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Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 Product Shot

Features

Outstanding print quality

  • Prints extremely high resolution documents by smoothing the edges of text and line art using 720- by 360-dpi resolution for crisp black-and-white pages; prints pages containing color or grayscale images at 360-by 360-dpi resolution
  • Uses its four-color printing capability to allow millions of colors, plus true black, on the same page
  • Takes advantage of ColorSync 2.0 color-matching technology to ensure accurate color matching from screen to printer
  • Offers a choice of 64 scalable TrueType fonts for printing in any size and in a wide range of styles

High performance

  • Prints up to 5 pages per minute for black and white and a full-color page in less than 3 minutes
  • Takes advantage of the high performance of PowerPC processor-based computers to speed the processing and printing of complex documents

Convenience

  • Is designed to be truly portable--weighs just over 3 pounds and fits into a standard briefcase
  • Features an extremely compact, attractive design that complements the design of PowerBook computers
  • Includes everything needed to print: interface cable, color ink cartridge, ink tanks, and cartridge storage case
  • Prints on a wide range of media, including plain paper and envelopes for economical output and a variety of specialty media, including transparencies, coated paper, and back-print film
  • Complies with the EPA's Energy Star guidelines for energy-efficient operation
  • Provides "desktop printing"; lets you print files by simply dragging them onto a desktop printer icon
  • Allows you to place watermarks in the background of your documents quicklyand easily
  • Lets you print two or four reduced-size pages on a single sheet of paper for fast and easy document review

Description

The Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 is the perfect PowerBook companion for professionals on the go. This innovative inkjet printer combines outstanding performance for both color and black-and-white printing with true portability--so being on the road doesn't have to mean accepting a compromise in print quality.

Even if your travel is only from one desktop Mac OS system to another, the very portable Color StyleWriter 2200 is the perfect way to add color printing capability to all of your work sites at once. Weighing in at only 3 pounds and featuring a compact design that lets it fit into a standard briefcase, the Color StyleWriter 2200 is anything but small when it comes to features. It offers impressive 360 by 360 dot-per-inch resolution for color printing--and even higher resolution for printing in black and white. The speed of the Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 is also impressive: It prints up to 5 pages per minute in black and white and up to 0.33 page per minute in color.

Speaking of color, through its integrated ColorSync 2.0 software, the Color StyleWriter 2200 provides superior color matching from screen to printed output. In addition, its water-resistant ink means that you can walk away and work on something else--confident that your vital report, proposal, or presentation won't run or smear. It even features convenient, flexible paper handling, offering a built-in 30-sheet feeder that can handle not only standard paper, but also printed envelopes, transparencies, and more.

So, if you're looking for desktop-level performance and quality in a truly portable printer, the Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 is the printer for you.

Technical Specifications

Print method

  • Thermal ink jet

Print quality

  • 360 by 360 dpi for color or gray-scale documents
  • 720 by 360 dpi for edge smoothing on black-and-white documents

Interface

  • High-speed serial (885 Kbps)

Speed

  • Up to 5 pages per minute for black and white
  • Up to 0.33 page per minute for color
  • Actual speed depends on the documents printed and the Macintosh used

Fonts

  • TrueType font support (see below for the 64
  • TrueType fonts available)
  • Adobe PostScript font support when used with
  • Adobe Type Manager software

Ink cartridges and tanks

  • Color Ink Cartridge (includes print head, color ink tank [cyan, magenta, and yellow], and black ink tank). Print head prints approx. 2,000 pages. Ink tanks print approx. 40 pages @ 30% ink coverage (7.5% ink coverage for each of the four colors).
  • High-Performance Black Ink Cartridge (includes print head and black ink tank). Print head prints approx. 3,000 pages. Ink tank prints approx. 150 pages@ 5% ink coverage.
  • Actual page print capacity per ink tank depends on the documents printed and type of print material used.

Print materials

  • 16- to 24-lb. (60 to 90 g/m2) bond or copier paper
  • Paper: U.S. letter, U.S. legal, A4, executive, and envelopes (#10 business and #6)
  • Most letterhead and colored stock, labels, and envelopes
  • For superior graphics and imaging results, Apple recommends Apple glossy and premium paper and Apple back-print film
  • For fast dry time and vibrant colors on overhead transparencies, Apple recommends Apple color ink-jet transparencies

Paper capacity

  • Built-in automatic paper feeder tray holds up to 30 sheets of plain paper, 8 sheets of specialty media, or 5 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; 0.3 in. (0.8 cm) bottom

Size and weight

  • Height: 2.2 in. (5.7 cm)
  • Width: 11.8 in. (30.0 cm)
  • Depth: 6.2 in. (15.8 cm)
  • Weight: 3.1 lb. (1.4 kg)

Power

  • AC power adapter or optional rechargeable battery (prints approximately 200 pages per charge)

Operating environment

  • Temperature: 59deg. to 86deg. F (15deg. to 30deg. C)
  • Humidity: 10% to 80% noncondensing

System requirements

  • Any Apple Macintosh or PowerBook computer with at least a 68020 processor, or any Power Macintosh
  • 4MB RAM or more
  • System software version 7.1 or later
  • Supports QuickDraw GX
  • Supports ColorSync 2.0

Ordering Information

Apple Color StyleWriter 2200

  • Order No. M3474LL/A
  • Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 printer
  • User's guide
  • Apple Peripheral-8 Cable
  • Color StyleWriter 2200 Color Ink Cartridge (includes print head, color ink tank [cyan, magenta, and yellow], and black ink tank)
  • Color StyleWriter 2200 Black Ink Cartridge (includes black ink tank)
  • Ink Cartridge Storage Case
  • AC power adapter
  • Driver software disks
  • Limited warranty

Ink cartridges

  • Color Ink Cartridge
  • Order No. M3908G/A
  • High-Performance Black Ink Catridge
  • Order No. M3909G/A
  • Replacement Ink Tanks
  • Color Ink Tank
  • Order No. M3911G/A
  • Black Ink Tank (for Color Ink Cartridge)
  • Order No. M3912G/A
  • Black Ink Tank (for High-Performance Black
  • Ink Catridge)
  • Order No. M3910G/A

Media

  • Letter-size transparency Order No. M2658G/A
  • Letter-size premium paper Order No. M2952G/A
  • Letter-size glossy paper Order No. M3655G/A
  • Letter-size back-print film Order No. M2953G/A
  • A4-size transparency Order No. M1959G/A
  • A4-size premium paper Order No. M2951G/A
  • A4-size glossy paper Order No. M3656G/A
  • A4-size back-print film Order No. M2954G/A

Options and accessories

  • Battery AttachmentOrder No. M3618ZM/A
  • Universal Power Adapter Order No. M4133G/A
  • Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your Apple reseller for the most current information about product specifications and configurations.

Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 List of Fonts Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 Sample Printout

(c) 1995 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, ColorSync, Macintosh, PowerBook, StyleWriter, and TrueType are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. Chicago, Geneva, Mac, Monaco, New York, and Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Helvetica, Palatino, and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman, ITC Garamond, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation. Mention of non-Apple products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of these products. All understandings, agreements, or warranties, if any, take place directly between the vendors and the prospective users.

May 1995. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A.

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