Text Changes to Geneva When Printed on StyleWriter II

Article ID: Q112561
Creation Date: 13-MAR-1994
Revision Date: 14-OCT-1994

The information in this article applies to:

Apple StyleWriter II Printer

SYMPTOMS

The text in a document printed to a StyleWriter II prints unexpectedly jagged or in the Geneva font.

CAUSE

There are two possible reasons for the problem:

Low-Memory Situation

The Macintosh does not have enough RAM to print the document as expected. This problem is caused by a limitation of the StyleWriter II and is particularly likely to occur on Macintosh computers with less than 4 megabytes (4096 kilobytes) of RAM.

Shared Printer Situation

The font that is printing incorrectly is not installed on the host computer (that is, the Macintosh directly connected to the printer).

RESOLUTION

If the problem is caused by a low-memory situation, correct the problem by installing more memory. Although the StyleWriter II specification sheet states that the printer works on Macintosh computers having as little as 1 megabyte of memory, the specification sheet recommends using the printer with computers having 4 or more megabytes.

If the problem occurs in a shared printer situation, install the missing fonts on the host Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

To quickly compare the fonts installed on the remote Macintosh (the Macintosh you are using) to the fonts installed on the host Macintosh, follow these steps:

On the remote Macintosh, go to the Apple menu and select the Chooser.
In the Chooser, click the StyleWriter II icon. If you have a choice of AppleTalk Zones in the lower-left corner, select the correct zone.
From the Connect To list (in the upper-right corner), select the name of the StyleWriter II.
Click the Get Info button. A dialog box appears, listing fonts installed on the remote computer but not installed on the host Macintosh.
Click the OK button to close the dialog box and return to the Chooser.

REFERENCES

"Apple StyleWriter II User's Manual"

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