Apple Color StyleWriter 4500

The Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 is within minutes, using a combination

a high-quality, photorealistic color of six color inks to print up to mil-
printer with the versatility to let you lions of colors. So you can take your
tackle everything from standard favorite digital image—whether it was
business documents to creative captured using a digital camera or a
multimedia printing projects. It’s scanner, imported from a CD-ROM of
Features ideal for home, education, and even stock images, or downloaded from the
Amazing photorealistic color images—
small-business users who want a Internet—and print it out in vivid color.
right out of the box convenient, extraordinarily flexible If the ability to print photo-
• Comes with everything you need—including
ink cartridges, a serial cable, and even paper
printer that expands their choices realistic images sparks your creativity,
samples—to print photorealistic color images for communicating ideas effectively. you’ll be glad to know that the Color
and color and black-and-white documents
Apple Color StyleWriter printers StyleWriter 4500 also comes with a
A multimedia printing solution
• Features bundled photo-editing software that
are designed to work seamlessly number of features designed to
lets you create and print everything from fam- with Mac OS–based computers, and support your creative impulses. You
ily photos to personalized T-shirt transfers
• Includes additional bundled applications that
provide excellent print quality and get software that can help you with
let you customize banners, greeting cards, speed. The Apple Color StyleWriter multimedia printing projects ranging
and calendars, and design web pages 4500 produces crisp, laser-quality from tiny postcards to immense
Outstanding print quality and speed black text at speeds of up to five pages banners—including a vast library of
• Prints high-resolution documents: up to 600
by 600 dots per inch for black and white and per minute, and can print on virtu- images. There’s even an application
up to 600 by 300 dots per inch for color ally any type of media—from index that can help you create geneologies
• Prints at speeds of up to 5 pages per minute
in black and white and 1.7 pages per minute cards and envelopes to plain paper or company organizational charts
in color—so you can enjoy quality results fast and transparencies to banner paper. and get them ready to post to the
• Takes advantage of ColorSync color-matching
technology, for the best possible match But color capabilities are where Internet World Wide Web.
between the colors you see on your screen this printer truly shines. In addition to So if you want a high-quality color
and the colors you see on the printed page
• Uses pigment-based black ink, which supporting Apple’s ColorSync color- printer that can improve your pro-
provides crisp, dark black printing that’s matching technology, the Color ductivity and enhance your creativity,
also water-resistant
• Lets you work with scalable fonts—so you StyleWriter 4500 comes with every- the Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 is
can customize your documents thing required to let you get started the one for you.
Convenient setup and use printing true photorealistic images
• Supports quick connection to—and easy
software installation on—virtually any
Mac OS–based computer
• Includes built-in paper trays that let you
work with a variety of media, including plain
and coated paper, envelopes, index cards,
labels, transparencies, and continuous-feed
banner pages
• Offers software features designed to stream-
line the printing process, such as print pre-
view, manual two-sided printing, and
back-to-front printing

Ordering Information
Apple Color StyleWriter 4500
Order No. M5663LL/A
• Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 printer
• CD-ROM containing the following:
— Apple Color StyleWriter 4500 printer software
— PictureWorks’ PhotoEnhancer Plus
— Mindscape’s PrintMaster Gold
— Nova’s Art Explosion Sampler
— Kaetron’s Stencil It! and Web It!
— Bitstream TrueType Fonts
• Color PhotoGrade Ink Cartridge
• Color Ink Cartridge
• Black Ink Cartridge
• Ink Cartridge storage case
• Two Color PhotoGrade paper samples
• Peripheral-8 serial cable
• AC power adapter
• User’s manual
Color PhotoGrade Ink Cartridge
Order No. M5692G/A
Color Ink Cartridge
Order No. M5694G/A
Black Ink Cartridge
Order No. M5693G/A
Apple High-Quality Papers
Media Letter size
Premium
Plus Paper M4792G/A
Glossy Paper M3655G/A
Color
PhotoGrade Paper M5961G/A
Transparency M2658G/A
Banner Paper M5963G/A
Greeting Card Kit M5965G/A
Product specifications are subject to change.
Check with your Apple reseller for the most
current information about product specifica-
tions and configurations.
Apple Computer, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 996-1010
http://www.apple.com/
http://www.imaging.apple.com/
Apple Color StyleWriter 4500
Paper handling
Technical Specifications
• Multipurpose tray that can accommodate up to
100 sheets, 50 transparencies, 20 envelopes,
Print method
30 cards, or 20 continuous-banner pages
• Thermal ink jet (4-/6-color ink)
• Single-envelope slot (allows you to print one
Print resolution envelope without removing paper from the
• Up to 600- by 600-dpi using the black ink cartridge multipurpose tray)
on plain paper
Print materials
• Up to 600- by 300-dpi using the Color PhotoGrade
• 16- to 36-lb. (60 to 136 g/m2) bond or copier paper
and color ink cartridges on virtually any paper type
• Paper: U.S. letter, U.S. legal, banner, executive, A4,
• Up to 600- by 300-dpi using the color ink cartridge
A4 banner
on glossy or coated paper and transparencies
• Envelopes: #10, C6, DL, A2
• Up to 300- by 300-dpi using the color ink cartridge
• Other sizes: A5, B5–JS, 4- by 6-inch or 5- by 8-inch
on virtually any paper type
cards, A6 card, Hagaki card
Speed
Size and weight
• Up to 5 pages per minute for black and white
• Height: 7.8 in. (19.9 cm)
• Approximately 4 minutes per page for Color
• Width: 17.2 in. (43.6 cm)
PhotoGrade (5- by 7-inch photo)
• Depth: 15.9 in. (40.5 cm)
• Up to 1.7 pages per minute for color
• Weight: 11.7 lb. (5.3 kg)
• Actual speed depends on the documents printed
and the computer used Power requirements
• 120 (± 10%) volts AC; 60 Hz (± 3 Hz)
Interfaces
• 220, 230, or 240 (± 10%) volts AC; 50 Hz (± 3 Hz)
• RS-422 port supports high-speed serial connection
Power consumption
Fonts
• Operating mode: 12 W (maximum)
• Up to 64 TrueType fonts (see the chart below for
samples of the available fonts) Operating environment
• Adobe PostScript font support when used with • Temperature: 59° to 95° F (15° to 35° C)
Adobe Type Manager software (sold separately) • Humidity: 10% to 80% noncondensing
Dual-cartridge ink system System requirements
• Color PhotoGrade Ink Cartridge (PhotoGrade: cyan, • An Apple Macintosh or other Mac OS–based
magenta, and black) personal computer with a PowerPC processor and
• Color Ink Cartridge (Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow) at least 8MB of RAM, or a 68030 or later processor
• Black Ink Cartridge and at least 4MB of RAM
• System software version 7.1 or later
• A CD-ROM drive for installing the complete printer
software
A4 size
M4791G/A
M3656G/A
M5962G/A
M1959G/A
M5964G/A
M5966G/A
© 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Chicago, ColorSync, EtherTalk, LocalTalk, Mac, Macintosh, Monaco, New York,
StyleWriter, TrueType, and Zeal are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. Geneva is a trademark of Apple
Computer, Inc. Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license therefrom. Helvetica, Palatino, and Times are registered
trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries. 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 1997. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A.
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