You can print images in shades of gray (grayscale) as well as in black and white. To print grayscale images, choose 'Grayscale' from the pop-up menu in the Print dialog. With the 4 MB upgrade option you may also print images in PhotoGrade™.
You can share your printer with other users on an AppleTalk network without adding any extra hardware or software.
For more information about these and other features of your LaserWriter Select 300, see your LaserWriter Select 300 User's Guide.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your LaserWriter Select 300 printer works with Macintosh computers with system software version 7.0 or later installed, and that have hard disk drives with sufficient available space (the Installer will check the space on your hard drive and tell you if you don't have enough).
You can also use your LaserWriter Select 300 if you have system software version 6.0.7 or later installed on the hard drive of your Macintosh.
LOW MEMORY MACINTOSHES
If your Macintosh with System 7 has just 2 megabytes of RAM (or 1 megabyte with System 6), you may occasionally run short of memory. You know you are low on memory when some documents do not print, when printed document doesn't look correct (such as: text looks jagged instead of smooth), or when you see “out of memory” messages on your screen. To make more memory available, try these suggestions:
• Open only one application at a time.
• Print color or grayscale images in Black and White mode.
• Make sure the RAM cache is turned off or set as low as possible. (To adjust the RAM cache, use the Memory control panel in System 7, or the Control Panel in System 6.)
• If you're using System 6, make sure MultiFinder is turned off. (To turn MultiFinder off, choose Set Startup from the Special menu. In the dialog box that appears, choose Finder. The next time you start up or restart your Macintosh, MultiFinder will be turned off.)
• If you are using System 7, try printing with background printing turned off.
• "Init" files in the system folder usually use up some of your Macintosh's RAM. Remove "init" files to free up some memory.
• If you get "not enough memory" errors while printing to a shared LaserWriter Select 300, then turn background printing off.
If you have only 2 megabytes of RAM (or 1 megabyte with System 6), you may want to add more in order to make your Macintosh work more effectively. See the information about service and support that came with your computer to find out who to contact about adding RAM to your Macintosh.
INSTALL YOUR LASERWRITER SELECT 300 SOFTWARE LAST
To be sure your LaserWriter Select 300 has all the necessary software, install (or re-install) your LaserWriter Select 300 software after you upgrade your system software version 7.1 or earlier, or after you install AppleTalk® Internet, EtherTalk®, or TokenTalk software.
PRINTING TIPS
Follow these suggestions to get the best results with your LaserWriter Select 300:
• It is recommended that you select Image as Grayscale in the Print Dialog box because it gives you the best results with the fastest printing. (This is the default setting within the Print Dialog box)
• If you have installed either the PhotoGrade™ or lower cassette options, you will need to print one document of any type to the printer before the driver software will recognize the new options. After this first print job, the new options will be permanently selectable in the Print menu.
• If you are using System 6 MultiFinder or System 7, it's a good idea to use background printing. This allows you to continue working on your Macintosh while the LaserWriter Select 300 is printing. (To turn on Background Printing, choose the Chooser from the Apple menu. In the Chooser window, click the LaserWriter Select 300 icon, then click the On button next to Background Printing.)
• You may connect the LaserWriter Select 300 to either the Modem port or the printer port. (Your Printer port may already be used to connect your Macintosh to an AppleTalk network.)
• If you use the LaserWriter Select 300 with a PowerBook 100, you must connect it to the Printer port; the Modem port is internal on the PowerBook 100. Be sure to select the Printer serial port in the Chooser after you install.
• When sharing your printer, give it a unique name so that other users can tell which shared printers are listed in their Choosers.
• Close the Chooser after making any printer set-up changes.
• If you have Sharing turned on, and you re-install your LaserWriter Select 300 software, you must turn Sharing on again.
• If you have problems sharing your printer, then reinstall your printer software.
• You must have LaserWriter version 7.0 or later to work with the Print Monitor that is installed with the LaserWriter Select 300 driver.
• If you cancel the installation of the LaserWriter Select 300 driver/fonts, you must restart your Macintosh to share your printer.
• On very long print jobs, the LaserWriter Select 300 may eject a blank page a few
minutes before correctly printing your document.
USING THE LASERWRITER SELECT 300 WITH APPLICATION PROGRAMS
Some application programs do not yet take advantage of the LaserWriter Select 300's new features. If you experience problems with your application programs, contact the publishers of the programs. Here are some suggestions for getting the best results from your application programs:
4th Dimension version 2.2.3 (Acius)
Some documents print best at 100% scaling and in portrait (tall) orientation.
Adobe Illustrator 3.2
For best results, use Background printing and print at 100% scaling.
Adobe Illustrator documents placed into other applications (for example, PageMaker) may print with gray outlines.
Canvas 3.0 (Deneba)
For best results, upgrade to version 3.0.4 or later. If you use Canvas 3.0.4 to create an image that has color patterns, print the image from Canvas rather than from another application.
DeltaGraph Pro 2.0 (DeltaPoint)
Always click the QuickDraw button in the Print dialog.
Digital Darkroom 2.01 (Aldus)
For best results, use the effects under the "Image" menu, rather than those under
the "Gray Maps" menu.
Freehand 3.0 (Aldus)
For best results, print at 100% scaling, and turn Background printing off.
HyperCard 2.1 (Claris)
Selecting "Print Stack", will only allow you to print 16 cards per page. To get around this problem, type in a value larger than 100% in the Scaling field in the Page Setup dialog to get fewer cards per page.
MacDraw Pro 1.5v1 (Claris)
Color patterns printed in grayscale may show moiré patterns. To avoid moiré patterns, use solid colors instead of color patterns. Solid colors are chosen from the "Claris Colors" pallet of colors, which is to the left of the pattern pallet.
MacWrite II 1.1v3 (Claris)
The Collate option in the Print dialog box does not work.
Mathematica 2.1 (Wolfram Research, Inc.)
For best results printing color graphics print using the Bitmap selection and turn background printing on.
Microsoft Excel 4.0
To print using grayscale, set two options in the Print dialog box: choose "Grayscale" or "PhotoGrade" from the Image pop-up menu, and turn on "Print Using Color."
Microsoft PowerPoint 2.01f
Handouts and Notes from landscape (wide) documents may not print correctly. For best results upgrade to PowerPoint 3.0.
Microsoft Works 2.0e
For best results, upgrade to version 3.0 or later. If you use version 2.0e, turn off Background Printing in the Chooser.
MORE 3.1 (Symantec Corporation)
For best results print at 100% or less.
Ofoto 1.1 (Light Source, Inc.)
For best results upgrade to Ofoto 2.0 and create a custom calibration for your LaserWriter Select 300 printer.
Personal Press 2.0 (Aldus)
For best results turn Background printing on. In some cases you may be able to correct printing problems by giving the application more memory (Select the application icon, Get Info from the File menu, type new size in the Current Size field).
If Personal Press "unexpectedly quits" follow these steps: select another printer driver in the chooser, close the chooser, select Page setup, save the document, reselect the LaserWriter Select 300 in the chooser, then print.
PixelPaint 2.1 (SuperMac)
For best results, print at 100% scaling or less.
QuickTime 1.5 (Apple Computer)
For best results do not enlarge image beyond size of selected page.
Quicken 3.0 (Intuit)
When printing in low memory you may fail to print. Try the low memory suggestions listed above.
ReadySetGo 4.5 (Letraset)
For best results, set your monitor to 256 colors or less.
Symantec Greatworks 2.0
For best results when printing an envelope in landscape, select Black & White printing.
TeachText (Apple Computer)
If you get a system error 25, try the suggestions in the "Low Memory Macintoshes" section above.
WordPerfect 2.1
For best results when printing objects from the drawing layer, turn on Background Printing.
CONTACTING APPLICATION DEVELOPERS
If you are having problems when printing with your applications, you can contact the application developer's technical support lines. Here are some of the telephone numbers:
