Apple Personal LaserWriter300 - Manual (Page 7)

About Your Personal
LaserWriter 300
The Personal LaserWriter 300 includes many features designed to
produce high-quality text and graphics and deliver the
performance of higher-priced laser printers. This preface
describes the printer’s main features:
m Energy conservation mode maintains your printer in a
standby state that conserves energy by shutting off most of
the printer’s functions when they are not in use. The printer
“wakes up” automatically when you print a document.
m TrueType fonts produce sharp characters at any size on the
screen or printer.
m GrayShare software lets you print grayscale images and
share your personal printer with other users on a network.
Energy conservation mode
One of the first things you will notice about your Personal
LaserWriter 300 is that it has no power on/off switch. This is
because it is equipped with energy conservation mode, an
automatic on/off feature that conserves energy by shutting off
most of the printer’s functions when they are not in use. The
printer remains in a standby state.
When the printer detects something to be printed, it “wakes up”
and goes to full power. After printing your document, the printer
automatically returns to standby.
As long as the Personal LaserWriter 300 is plugged in, it will be on
standby. While on standby, the Ready/In Use status light (marked
with the icon U) glows steadily. When you send the printer
something to be printed, the light will flash and you will hear a fan
come on.
The Personal LaserWriter 300 is intended to be plugged in and on
standby continuously. There is no need to unplug it, except for
maintenance or moving. The printer consumes very little energy
when it is on standby—less than 10 watts, about the same amount
as a night-light.
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