StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter
The StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter is the Color StyleWriter 2400.* And the
Features
Ease of use
• Offers easy installation
• Provides easy-to-read LEDs that let you see
your network connection status at a glance
• Uses standard Apple ink-jet printer drivers
• Supports connection to either 10Base-T
or 10Base-2 cabling
Performance
• Lets you print up to four times faster than
you can with a LocalTalk connection
Affordability and convenience
• Allows a single Apple ink-jet printer to
be shared simply
• Features a convenient, attractive, and
compact design
a simple, compact device that lets
you connect your Apple ink-jet
printer directly to an EtherTalk local
area network (LAN). It’s the ideal
way to share a single printer among
multiple computers on an EtherTalk
network.
Designed for convenience, the
StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter is small
enough to make it easy to place, and
is also extremely simple to set up. It
connects directly to the printer’s
high-speed serial port and requires
no additional software. With both
10Base-T and 10Base-2 connectors
built in, it supports Apple Macintosh,
Power Macintosh, and PowerBook
computers; Apple EtherTalk networks;
and Apple ink-jet printers, including
the StyleWriter 1200, Color StyleWriter
1500, Color StyleWriter 2200, and
Color StyleWriter 2500, as well as
StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter fea-
tures easy-to-read LEDs that display
your network connection status for
easy troubleshooting.
These days, most organizations—
and particularly schools—are feeling
an economic pinch. The StyleWriter
EtherTalk Adapter makes printing
much more economical by allowing
one printer to serve a number of
people over a high-speed network.
In fact, an EtherTalk connection can
provide performance up to four
times faster than a LocalTalk connec-
tion, making printer sharing more
practical.
So if you own—or are about to
buy—an Apple ink-jet printer, and
you want to get the best possible
shared performance from it, the
StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter is
the product for you.
*Requires printer driver version 1.6.1 or later
 StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter
Technical Specifications

Ordering Information
Apple StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter
Order No. M4775LL/A
• StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter
• User’s guide
• AC power adapter
• Limited warranty
Product specifications are subject to change.
Check with your Apple reseller for the most
current information about product specifica-
tions and configurations.
Product description
An external EtherTalk network printer adapter that
directly connects Apple ink-jet printers to an EtherTalk
local area network.
Printers supported
• Color StyleWriter 2500 (QuickDraw and QuickDraw GX)
• Color StyleWriter 2400 (QuickDraw and QuickDraw GX)
• Color StyleWriter 2200 (QuickDraw and QuickDraw GX)
• Color StyleWriter 1500 (QuickDraw and QuickDraw GX)
• StyleWriter 1200 (QuickDraw)
Protocol
• EtherTalk
Interface
• 10Base-T (Twisted Pair, RJ-45) or 10Base-2
(Thin Net, Thin Coax, BNC) connectors
• High-speed (up to 885 Kbps) serial (RS-422)
to printer

Power
• External power adapter

Requirements
• Apple StyleWriter or Color StyleWriter printer;
10Base-T or 10Base-2 cables suitable for your
EtherTalk network; StyleWriter printer driver version
1.6.1 or later

Size and weight

• Height: 1.2 in. (30 mm)
• Width: 2.9 in. (75 mm)
• Depth: 4.5 in. (115 mm)
• Weight: 0.24 lb. (110 g) (excluding AC power adapter)

10Base-2 Thin Net Diagram 10Base-T Diagram

Apple Ethernet
Thin Coax Any standard IEEE
Transceiver 802.3-compatible
Power 10Base-T hub Power adapter
EtherTalk Adapter adapter EtherTalk Adapter

Two-meter
Apple BNC T-connector
Ethernet self- Serial cable Serial cable
terminating
cable RJ-45 Patch cord

Apple Ethernet
Twisted Pair Transceiver

Apple Computer, Inc. © 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, EtherTalk, LocalTalk, Macintosh, PowerBook, Power Macintosh, and StyleWriter are
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. QuickDraw is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Mention of non-Apple
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Cupertino, CA 95014 the selection, performance, or use of these products. All understandings, agreements, or warranties, if any, take place directly between the vendors and the
( 408) 996-1010 prospective users.
http://www.apple.com/ February 1996. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A.
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