>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Mon, 03 May 2004 20:19:21 -0500 >From: Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [1st] Re: Apple CSW 2400 printer problem > > >> From: Melvyn & Edith Halbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [1st] Apple CSW 2400 printer problem >> >> When a program asks my Color StyleWriter 2400 to print anything, I get a >> nonspecific message in the Finder that the printer has a "hardware >> problem". The printer turns on its yellow light and sits there >> indefinitely. >> >> If I manually request a cartridge test (holding the button down on >> power-up), the printer starts a test cycle but halts with the yellow light >> on before printing anything. >> >> What can I do to cure this? >> >>...snip...
>Apple used to have this in their TIL, but have since removed it! I don't >know if this will work, but I have used it on the older printers before. >Follow the directions exactly: > >Procedure: >1. This procedure requires that the black-only catridge be installed. >The procedure will not work with the four-color cartridge. > >2. Disconnect the power cord from the printer. > >3. Make sure the high performance black ink cartridge is installed and >the power cord is plugged into the wall. > >4. Open the front door. > >5. Press and hold down the power button while connecting the power cord >to the printer, then release the power button. > >6. Press the power button again, and close the front door. > >7. A pattern page now prints and the EEPROM data is reset. The last bar >on the pattern will be white, which shows that the data has been reset. > Jackie: Thanks for the information. I didn't know you could reset the EEPROM and certainly could not have guessed the procedure you described so clearly. I tried it, with the result that the printhead went through the cartridge test, seeming to do its part correctly. However, the paper failed to move through the printer properly. That is, the paper first dropped down about an inch as usual, but after that it stopped and never moved further into the printer. All I got was a long puddle of ink on a metal strip where the paper should have traveled through. Nevertheless this was useful information that I had not learned with the normal way of executing the cartridge test (holding the button, etc.) and it pinpointed the trouble. So I looked for anything that might be preventing the paper from moving through the printer, but it's very difficult to see the paper path. I tried to disassemble the printer to verify that there was no blockage, but couldn't figure out how to remove enough of the case to see the paper path. There's a happy ending, though. A kind soul at our Macintosh club gave me her CSW 2400 because she no longer has any computer that can connect to it. I installed some fresh ink tanks and lo! it works as mine used to. Mel Halbert -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
