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Print from your phone or computer to an ImageWriter or a LaserWriter, over AirPrint. Nothing to install.

Connect an ImageWriter to AirWriter's printer port, or a LaserWriter over AppleTalk. Vintage Macs can print to the same printers, thanks to Tashtari's TashTalk.

What you need

• A printer. An ImageWriter II, ImageWriter LQ or ImageWriter, or a PostScript LaserWriter. See Supported Printers.
• For an ImageWriter, a crossover cable. An 8-pin mini-DIN cable wired like Apple's 590-0552 ("System/Peripheral-8"). Straight-through cables won't work; see Crossover cable. The original ImageWriter needs the 25-pin Mac cable instead.
• For a LaserWriter, a connection. LocalTalk cabling to AirWriter's AppleTalk port, or your network.
• USB-C power. Any 5 V phone charger.
• 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.

What to expect

• Each printer appears on your phone or computer under its own name.
• An ImageWriter prints on US Letter, with a quarter inch of margin at the sides and half an inch at the top and bottom, in color with a color ribbon. A full page of graphics takes a couple of minutes.
• A LaserWriter prints at 300 dpi.

Start here

1. Setup
2. Printers
3. Status Lights
4. Troubleshooting

All pages

Page	Contents
Setup	Cables, power, Wi-Fi, your first print
Printers	Adding, sharing and setting up printers
Supported Printers	Every Apple printer, and common third-party printers
Status Lights	Every light pattern
DIP Switches	The eight small switches on the side
Test Button	Test pages, cable tests and factory reset
Settings and Updates	The settings page and firmware updates
Troubleshooting	When something doesn't print
Vintage Macs (LocalTalk)	Printing from a vintage Mac
LocalTalk Chip (TashTalk)	The chip behind the AppleTalk port

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