Canon BJC-4400 manual

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ii Copyright This manual is co pyrig hted by Canon Comput er S ystems, Inc. (CCSI) with all r ights reser ved. U nder the c opyright laws, this manual may not be repr oduced in an y form, in whole or par t, w ithout the prior w ritten consent of CCSI. ©1998 Canon Computer S ystems, Inc. Disclaimer Canon Compute r Syst ems, Inc. has reviewed this m[...]

iii Using Y our Documentation The following documentation is supplied with the Canon BJC-4400 Series Color Bubble J et™ Printer t o help you efficiently use y our new printer . Quick Start Guide This booklet describes the steps you follo w to unpack and set up y our printer and install the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for W indo ws®. Y ou can [...]

iv Distinctiv e ty pefaces identify the printer buttons y ou press, the lights on the operator panel, and any c ommands you ent er at y our comput er . ❍ The buttons y ou press appear in this typeface: POWER button. ❍ The lights on your printer appear in this ty peface: POWER light. ❍ W hen you type something on your comput er , it appears in[...]

v 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 Supplies and A cc essories .................................................................................... 1-2 BJ Cart ridges and BJ T anks .......................................................................... 1-2 Ca[...]

vi 4 Maintaining the Printer .................................................................................. 4-1 Printer G uidelines ............................................................................................... 4-2 Cleaning the Printer ........................................................................................... 4[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Introduction Congratulations on your purc hase of the Canon BJC-4400 Series Color Bubble J et™ Printer . W e appreciate y our choosing this printer to meet your printing needs. The BJC-4400 Series printers offer exc ellent print qualit y and fast print speed using both color and black inks. W e are certain you will be s[...]

1-2 Introduction Chapter 1 Supplies and Accessories Y our BJC-4400 Series printer suppor ts ex cellent and unique print media options that will allow you t o produc e dazzling, professional, and fun presentations. All of these print media are specially designed and manufactured t o work with your Canon c olor printer so you can produc e the finest [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-3 Introduction N Canon has more engineers dedicated to cr eating quality ink for providing the best results for output on Bubble J et printers than an y other organization. Canon does not prohibit the use of third-part y inks and the use of third-part y inks does not invalidat e the product ’ s limited warrant y . Ho wev [...]

1-4 Introduction Chapter 1 Canon Specialty P apers Canon manufactures n umerous specialty papers, including: ❍ Glossy Photo P aper GP -201 ❍ Banner P aper ❍ Brilliant Whit e Paper ❍ High R esolution P aper HR -101 ❍ T -Shirt T ransfers TR -101 ❍ Greeting Car ds GC-101 ❍ Bubble J et P aper L C-301 (wat er resistant) ❍ Fabric Sheet FS[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-5 Introduction Canon Customer Care Center Canon Computer S ystems, Inc. offers a full range of customer technical support* options including: ❍ 24-hour , 7-day-a-w eek, toll-free automat ed support for troubleshooting issues on most current products ( 1-800-423-2366 ) ❍ Speak to a tec hnician free of ser vice charge (cu[...]

1-6 Introduction Chapter 1 Servicing the Printer The Canon BJC-4400 Series Color Bubble J et Printers ar e designed w ith the latest tec hnology to provide trouble-free operation. The W arr anty Card that c omes with the pr inter describes Canon ’ s one-year limited warrant y for your Bubble J et printer . Be sure to read the warranty information[...]

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-1 This chapter describes ho w to use the printer with your W indo ws applications. It includes: ❍ Installing a printer driv er ❍ Printing a document ❍ Printer setup within W indows 98/95 ❍ Printer setup within W indows 3.1 ❍ The W indo ws tabs ❍ Printing speed ve rsus color Installing a Printer[...]

2-2 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 Printing a Document This proc edure describes the general steps requir ed for printing from various W indo ws applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to y our software application ’ s documentation for the exact pr inting [...]

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-3 Printer Setup Within Windows 98/95 Y ou can use the printer with all your W indows 98/95 applications. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98/95 Y ou can open the Pr operties dialog box in one of the following ways: ❍ Fr om within any W indo ws application, you can select the P rint or[...]

2-4 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 Y ou can use the printer with all your W indows 3.1 applications. Accessing the Printing Options Y ou can acc ess the printing options from the Printers dialog bo x in the Control P anel, or you can select the P rint Setup option available fr om the File menu of most appl[...]

Using the Printer With Windows The Windows T abs The BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for W indows has several tabs from which y ou can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as y our new printer . ❍ General (Windows 98/95 only) This tab allows y ou to add c omments regar ding the printer driver and print a test pa[...]

2-6 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 ❍ P aper This tab allows y ou to specify page orientation, paper size, and t ype of pr int media. ( The pr inting options on this tab are the same for both W indows 98/95 and W indows 3.1.) ❍ Graphics This tab allows y ou to specify print quality , color model, and print model. ( The pr inting option[...]

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-7 ❍ Setting This tab allows y ou to turn on or off the Setup A nalyzer and Cart ridge Detection. It also allows y ou to sa ve up t o four custom print settings. ( The printing options on this tab are the same for both W indows 98/95 and W indows 3.1.) ❍ Control This tab allows y ou to print test pages,[...]

2-8 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 Specifying Y our Printing Options on the Windows Tabs Be sure to use y our on-line help t o find out about the settings available for each printing option. ❍ T o mov e between the W indo ws tabs, click on any of the tabs. ❍ T o sav e the settings and exit, click the OK button. ❍ T o cancel y our se[...]

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-9 Driver settings To achieve Print Quality Color Model Results Fastest B&W Draft Mo nochrome U ses less ink. Output output possible 180 × 180 dpi quality is draft. Fast letter quality Standard Monoc hrome Slightly slower than output 360 × 360 dpi draft. Quality is standard. Fast B&W photograph St[...]

Using the Setup Analyzer The Setup A nalyzer allo ws the printer driver to evaluat e your choic e of printing settings. On the Setting tab, y ou click on the green ✔ to enable the Setup A nalyzer . Click on the red symbol to disable it. W hen you e xit the printer driver and ac cept y our printing settings by clicking the OK button, the Setup Ana[...]

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 Using Cartridge Detection U se Cartridge Detection if you want the driv er to alert you when the installed BJ cart ridge is not the correct choic e to use with your Color M odel setting. T o enable Cart ridge Detection, which is located on the Setting tab , click on the green ✔ . Click on the red symb[...]

Printing Speed V ersus Color The BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for W indows can interpret and translate the full spectrum of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing in color , there is a significant increase in the amount of information that the driver has to int erpret and translate. W hen printing with black ink only , the driver has on[...]

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-13 For Monochrome Printing U se the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge to optimize the printer’ s perfor mance when you ar e printing black text and graphics only . In the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driv er for W indo ws, choose the following settings to tell y our printer to print using black ink only . ❍ M edia T[...]

2-14 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 ❍ Avoid automatic settings Although the automatic settings are easy to use, the comput er must interpret the printed page. This takes mor e time than if you select each setting. ❍ Free up your memory U se only one softwar e program at a time and unload any scr een saving utilities or programs stored[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-1 This chapter describes ho w to use the printer for all y our printing operations. It includes: ❍ Selecting paper ty pes ❍ Setting the paper thickness lever ❍ Summary of printer settings for various pr int media ❍ A ut omatically loading paper ❍ Man ually feeding paper ❍ Printing on en velopes[...]

3-2 P aper Handling Chapter 3 Selecting P aper T ypes One of the most impor tant things you can do to assur e the best possible performance of your Bubble J et printer is to select the c orrect paper . Y our printer produc es letter quality print on most plain bond papers, including cott on bond and photocop ying papers; it does not require special[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-3 Brilliant White P aper Canon ’ s unique paper formulation gives y ou a bright white printing surface that pr oduces incr edibly brilliant colors and dark, cr isp black text. This paper works great for pr oposals, color presentations, color charts/gr aphs, flyers, and newsletters. Y ou can pr int on bot[...]

3-4 P aper Handling Chapter 3 Back Print Film Canon Back Print Film BF-102 has been specially dev eloped for Canon Color Bubble J et printers. The film is designed to delive r brilliant, high- intensity color images suitable for business presentations, design work, or professional r eports. Back print film is pr inted on the back (non- glossy) side[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-5 Setting the P aper Thickness Lever T o ensure trouble-fr ee paper handling, you ’ll want to set the paper thickness lever befor e loading paper . ❍ Center for the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge ❍ Left for the BC-20 Black BJ Cartr idge ❍ Right for heavier-weight print media or env elopes N Be sure to c[...]

Printer Settings for V arious Print Media P aper P aper thickness lever output P aper feed Media BC-2 1e BC-20 guides Method Limit (Sheets) Plain paper Center Left Down A uto Appro x. 100 (0.4 " or 10 mm stack) Glossy Photo P aper Center U p A uto or 1 GP -201 Manual Banner P aper Right U p A uto 1 (2 to 6) Brilliant Whit e Paper Center Left D[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-7 Loading P aper Y ou can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it auto matically , or you can manually feed one sheet at a time through the manual feed slot. Y ou can place appr o ximately 100 sheets of plain paper (20 lb or 75 g / m 2 ) in the sheet feeder at a time. Y ou can stack appro ximat ely 50 s[...]

3-8 P aper Handling Chapter 3 ❍ For lett er -size and A4-size paper , extend the paper output tra y . ❍ For best r esults, fan the paper before loading it. ❍ Alwa ys fan a stack of paper along the edge that w ill feed into the printer first. Fan the paper . Pull the paper support up until it stops. Pull out the paper output tray and its exten[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-9 ❍ Align the edge of the paper with the r ight edge of the sheet feeder . ❍ Secure the stack with the paper guide. ❍ Mak e sure that the printer is turned on. Start your print operation. Slide the stack of paper into the sheet feeder until it stops.[...]

3-10 P aper Handling Chapter 3 Auto Feed Guidelines W hen automatically feeding stacks of paper , follow these guidelines: ❍ Do not open the front c ov er while printing. This may cause paper jams, smudges, or malfunctions. ❍ Do not leav e paper stack ed in the printer for long periods of time; longer sheets of paper may become bent or curled o[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-11 ❍ Do not tr y to load paper into the sheet feeder beyond the paper limit mark ( ) or the tab on the rig ht side of the sheet feeder ; stacking too much paper ma y cause paper feeding or printing problems. ❍ Mak e sure ther e are no gaps betw een the stack of paper and the paper guide nor the rig ht [...]

3-12 P aper Handling Chapter 3 Manually Feeding P aper Y ou use the manual feed function when printing on heavier -weight print media (17 lb to 30 lb or 64 g / m 2 to 105 g / m 2 ). ❍ If you ar e manually feeding hea vier-weight print media, set the paper thickness lever to the right. ❍ If you ar e using W indows, you must select M anual F eed [...]

Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-13 Paper Handling ❍ Slide the paper into the manual feed slot in the back of the printer . ❍ Align the sheet w ith the left edge of the manual feed slot. ❍ Hold the sheet for about tw o seconds until it feeds automatically . ❍ The printer will automatically load the paper into position. After printing on thick pa[...]

3-14 P aper Handling Chapter 3 Printing on Envelopes Y ou can stack up to 15 en v elopes in the sheet feeder or you can man ually feed en velopes one at a time. U .S. Commer cial number 10 (COM10) en v elopes and E uropean DL en velopes are r ecommended. Y ou may be able t o stack en velopes of other sizes in the sheet feeder; however , Canon canno[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-15 ❍ Arrange the stack of en velopes on a firm surface and pr ess down firmly on the edges to make the folds crisp . ❍ Pr ess all the way ar ound the en v elopes to re mov e an y curls and expel air from inside the en v elopes. ❍ Mak e sure an y curls ar e remo v ed from the flap of each en velope. P[...]

3-16 P aper Handling Chapter 3 ❍ Slide a stack of env elopes into the sheet feeder until it stops. ❍ Align the edge of the paper guide with the left edge of the stack of env elopes. ❍ Mak e sure the printer is on. Start your print operation. Insert the envelopes.[...]

Paper Handling Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-17 Using Canon’ s Specialty P apers This section pro vides guidelines for pr inting on Canon ’ s Specialt y P apers and describes special procedur es requir ed for High Resolution P aper , Fabric Sheets, and Banner Paper . Specialty P aper Guidelines N Be sure to r ead an y instructions that come with [...]

3-18 P aper Handling Chapter 3 ❍ Do not leav e the film in the sheet feeder for long periods of time. Dust and dirt may accumulat e on the film resulting in spotty printing . ❍ T o av oid smudging caused by fingerprints, use a pair of thin cloth gloves while loading and handling the film. ❍ T o av oid fading, do not expose the printed film to[...]

Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-19 ❍ Y ou may want t o fasten the r oll with a small piece of tape. High Resolution P aper HR-1 0 1 Using the Printer’ s Output T ray The paper output tray on your printer is equipped with paper output guides. W hen using the BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge to pr int on Canon ’ s High R esolution P aper (HR -101), lift t[...]

3-20 P aper Handling Chapter 3 Using the Cleaning Sheet Canon ’ s High R esolution P aper HR -101 is designed for hig h quality printing . This paper is specially coated to pr oduce delicate c olor output. After using a package of High R esolution P aper (200 sheets), you need to use the cleaning sheet enclosed with the paper to remo ve paper dus[...]

Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-21 ❍ R emov e the two piec es of tape from the sheet. ❍ Insert the sheet w ith the sticky side out (to ward y ou) and down (going into the sheet feeder). ❍ A djust the paper guide to the edge of the cleaning sheet. ❍ Mak e sure the printer is on. ❍ Pr ess RESUME to advanc e the cleaning sheet into the printer .[...]

3-22 P aper Handling Chapter 3 Fabric Sheet FS-1 0 1 Fabric Sheet FS-101 for Canon printers comes with a booklet that describes special handling procedur es. Be sure to look thr ough this booklet for special information regarding the F abric Sheets. This section describes specific steps for using Fabric Sheets with the pr inter . Be sure to follo w[...]

Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-23 ❍ Insert the sheet w ith the cloth side out (to ward y ou) and the open end up (awa y fr om the sheet feeder). ❍ A djust the paper guide to the edge of the fabric sheet. ❍ Do not attempt to load mor e than one sheet at a time. ❍ In the P aper tab, select A4 for the P aper Size and select Fabric Sheet for the P[...]

3-24 P aper Handling Chapter 3 ❍ Let the printed fabric sheet set for about one hour to allow the ink t o complet ely dr y . ❍ W hen dr y , peel the film backing from the printed fabric sheet. Do not remov e the film backing before printing. ❍ W ash the printed fabric sheet for about three minutes under lukewarm running water t o remo ve e xt[...]

Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-25 N ❍ Printing on banner paper requir es quite a bit of ink. If you think your BJ cartridge may run out of ink, use a new BJ car tridge. ❍ For best print results on banner paper , use light desig n patterns. ❍ T o prevent ink fr om running ov er the edges of the sheet, pr int within the marg ins shown in the previ[...]

3-26 P aper Handling Chapter 3 ❍ Do not pull out the extension on the tray . ❍ Do not pull up the paper support. ❍ Align the first sheet of the paper with the r ight edge of the sheet feeder and slide it into the printer until it stops. ❍ Then adjust the paper guide to the edge of the paper . ❍ Do not allow the paper t o hang ov er the ed[...]

Chapter 3 P aper Handling 3-27 ❍ Gently fold the paper at the crease between the first and second sheet. ❍ Clear space in front of the paper output slot of the printer for at least one sheet. Make sure the paper exit area is clear . Fold the banner paper . Paper Handling[...]

3-28 P aper Handling Chapter 3 ❍ Open the W indows application you ar e going to use t o print. Fr om the File menu, select Print . Then select your print options using the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for W indo ws. ● Fo r the P aper F eed M ethod, select A u tomatic F eed . ● Fo r the P aper size, select Banner . ● See your application [...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-1 Maintaining the Printer This chapter c ov ers the care r equired for y our printer . It includes: ❍ Printer guidelines ❍ Cleaning the printer ❍ Printing the test pages ❍ Cleaning the print head ❍ BJ cart ridge guidelines ❍ R eplacing the BJ cart ridge ❍ R eplacing a BJ tank in the BC-21e Color BJ [...]

4-2 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 Printer Guidelines Follo w these guidelines to a v oid damage to y our printer and harm to you or others: ❍ Set the printer on a stable surface. Do not use an angled pr inter stand. A void setting the printer in direct sunlight. ❍ K eep the fr ont co ve r closed when printing . ❍ Do not set an ything on t[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-3 Cleaning the Printer Y our printer requires little r outine maintenanc e. P erform the following maintenance, as necessary , to k eep your printer in good operating condition. C ❍ Mak e sure the printer is turned off before cleaning it. It is a good idea to unplug the A C adapte r also . ❍ Do not clean the [...]

4-4 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 Printing the T est P ages Y ou can print these test pages to check the operation of your printer and your print quality . If a test page indicates poor print quality , tr y cleaning the print head (see page 4-6). If necessary , replac e the BJ cartr idge. Test A This test prints a repeating pattern of character[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-5 Nozzle Test U se this test print to c heck that each print head nozzle is operating properly . W hen the BC-21e Color BJ Cartr idge is installed, the pattern includes all four colors: yellow , magenta, cyan, and black. In the color patt ern, you ’ll notice that lines ar e missing between the colors. This is n[...]

4-6 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 Printing the T est P ages Using the Operator P anel T o print a test page, make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded. ❍ Pr ess and hold the POWER button until y ou hear the number of beeps that correspond t o the test page y ou want to print. Test page Number of beeps Demonstration 1 Status Info[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-7 Cleaning the Print Head Using the Operator P anel If you want t o clean the print head from the operator panel, follow these steps: ❍ Mak e sure the green POWER light is on. ❍ The POWER light w ill blink for several seconds while the print head is being cleaned. N ❍ P erform the print head cleaning only w[...]

4-8 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 BJ Cartridge Guidelines Y ou can use these cartr idges w ith the printer: ❍ BC-2 1e Color BJ Cartridge Contains the print head unit and two r eplaceable BJ tanks—the BCI-21 Color BJ T ank contains color ink (cyan, magenta, yellow) and the BCI-21 Black BJ T ank contains black ink. Y ou can replace the BJ tan[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-9 Y ou may need t o replac e the BJ cartr idge or a BJ tank when your printed output is not crisp and clear and there are gaps in the characte rs (missing dots)—even after y ou ha ve cleaned the print head at least fiv e times. If you ar e using the BC-21e Color BJ Cartr idge and your output is blank, one of th[...]

4-10 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 BJ Cartridge and BJ T ank Maintenance The most important thing you can do to ext end the life of your printer and to ensure optim um print quality is take care of the BJ cart ridges. C Spilled ink can stain an y surface. Open BJ car tridges and BJ tanks carefully , and follow the guidelines present ed here t o[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-11 Replacing the BJ Cartridge The following proc edure describes how t o replac e the BC-21e Color BJ Cart ridge w ith the BC-20 Black BJ Cart ridge. Follo w the instructions in this section to re place an old BJ cartr idge or to change BJ cartridges when you ar e switching between the BC-21e and an y of the othe[...]

4-12 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 ❍ The printer beeps and mov es the cart ridge holder to the center of the printer . ❍ The POWER light blinks while the car tridge holder is positioned in the cent er of the pr inter . N Do not attempt to mo ve the cartridge holder manually . This may damage the printer . Lift the green lock lever on the ca[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-13 ❍ If you ar e replacing an old BJ cartridge, dispose of the old cart ridge properly . ❍ If you ar e switching cartr idges, you must stor e the cart ridge you are r emoving in the Ink Cartridge Storage Bo x. Store or dispose of the BJ cartridge. Slide the BJ cartridge out of the holder . Maintaining the Pri[...]

4-14 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 ❍ P eel off the prot ectiv e foil. ❍ Lift off the cap from the print head and then remov e the tape. ❍ Be careful not to t ouch the r ollers with the pr int head. ❍ Mak e sure the cartridge is pressed against the back of the holder . Slide the BJ cartridge straight into the cartridge holder . Remove th[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-15 ❍ Mak e sure the marks on the lev er and the cartr idge holder align. ❍ The BJ cart ridge is now positioned and locked. C Do not manually mov e the mechanism that houses the BJ cart ridge. Att empting to mo ve the BJ cartridge holder w ill damage the printer . Press the lock lever down completely; do not u[...]

4-16 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 ❍ If you installed the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge, set the paper thickness lever to the left. ❍ If you installed the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge, set the paper thickness lever to the c enter . Set the paper thickness lever .[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-17 ❍ The printer beeps and mov es the cart ridge holder to the home position on the rig ht side of the pr inter . ❍ The printer cleans the print head automatically . C W henever y ou turn off the printer , the BJ cart ridge moves to the home position on the rig ht and caps itself. If you unplug the printer wh[...]

4-18 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 Replacing a BJ T ank in the BC-2 1e Color BJ Cartridge If you perform a print operation correctly but the output is blank, a BJ tank may be out of ink. P erform the print head cleaning at least five times. If the output is still blank, replace the empty BJ tank in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartr idge. Lea ve the BJ [...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-19 ❍ The color BJ tank is on the left; the black BJ tank is on the rig ht. ❍ Grasp the tab on the top of the tank and pull forward to release the BJ tank. ❍ Then lift the BJ tank up and out of the BJ car tr idge unit. ❍ Dispose of the BJ tank properly . Y ou may want to place it in a plastic bag to k eep [...]

4-20 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 Press firmly on the tab on the top of the BJ tank until it snaps into place. Slide the new BJ tank into the empty slot on the BJ cartridge.[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-21 ❍ If you ar e replacing both tanks, repeat st eps 3 through 6 for the other BJ tank. ❍ The printer beeps and mov es the cart ridge holder to the home position on the rig ht of the pr inter . ❍ The printer automatically cleans the print head unit. ❍ U se both hands t o lift the cov er int o place and pr[...]

4-22 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 Storing a BJ Cartridge W henever y ou un wr ap a BJ cart ridge, you m ust either install it in the printer or store it in the I nk Cart ridge Storage Box to pr event the print head from dry ing and clogging . ❍ W hen opening the Ink Cartr idge Storage Box, press in on the release tab that locks the c ov er i[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-23 ❍ Be sure the lid snaps closed. N W henever y ou remov e a BJ cartr idge from the printer , s tore the cartridge in the storage bo x (unless you ar e disposing it). If you ha ve mor e than one Ink Cartridge Storage Box, you can hook them together . Simply connect them by the slides and groo ves on the sides [...]

4-24 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 Installing and Removing the Optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge Y ou can easily con v ert your printer into a c olor scanner by installing the optional IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge. This section describes how t o install and remo ve the C olor Image Scanner Cartr idge. For details on operating the pr[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-25 ❍ Handle the scanner cartridge carefully . ❍ Do not touch the scanning head ar ea. ❍ Hold the scanner cartridge by the ridges on either side of the cart ridge. ❍ Mat ch the groov e on the scanner cartridge w ith the guide on the cart ridge holder . ❍ Slide the scanner cart ridge into the holder and h[...]

4-26 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 ❍ Slowly press the lock lev er do wn completely until the mark on the lever is aligned with the mar k on the cart ridge holder . Set the paper thickness lever to the center . Lower the lock lever .[...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-27 ❍ The cart ridge holder moves t o the home position on the rig ht. Removing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge C Alwa ys remo ve the C olor Image Scanner Cartridge as soon as you are finished scanning pictures and r eplace it with a BJ cart ridge. Do not leav e the Color Image Scanner Cartridge in the pr inte[...]

4-28 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 C N ever stor e the IS-22 Color I mage Scanner Cartr idge in an Ink Cart ridge Storage Box that has been used for a BJ cartridge. The pad in the storage bo x where the head of a BJ cartr idge rests is co ver ed with ink that will damage the scanning head of the IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cart ridge. Be sure to [...]

Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4-29 ❍ T ape the BJ car tr idge to the side of the printer . ❍ R eturn the paper suppor t and paper output tray to their original positions. Close the front cover . Open the front cover . Maintaining the Printer T APE PTR_TSP[...]

4-30 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 ❍ Do not remo ve the BJ cartr idge from the printer or ship a BJ cart r idge or an ink tank from which you hav e remo ved the pr otective cap . An opened BJ cart ridge or BJ tank that is not installed in the printer may leak, and the print head may dry out. Also, if you do not tape the BJ cart ridge to the s[...]

T roubleshooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5-1 Due to toda y’ s rapidly changing computer en vironment, we ha ve plac ed troubleshooting information in a variet y of places to ensure that the most accurate information possible is available. The best way to find current information is through our on-line support ser v ices and through our Fax R et[...]

5-2 Troubleshooting Chapt er 5 Identifying Y our Printer Problem Before c ontacting Canon, identify your printer problem and mak e sure you ha v e the following information: ❍ Pr oduct name ❍ Serial number ❍ Place of purchase ❍ N ature of problem ❍ Steps y ou hav e tak en to solv e the pr oblem and the results The serial number is located[...]

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5-3 General Problems ❍ If the printer does not print • Check all your cable c onnections • Check your printer driv er setup • Check your c omputer c onfiguration • Check your BJ cartridge and BJ tanks ❍ If your print quality is not satisfactory • Clean the print head • Clean the print head five times • R [...]

5-4 Troubleshooting Chapt er 5 Clearing P aper Jams W hen a paper jam occurs, the POWER light turns or ange and the printer goes off-line. ❍ T u rn off the printer . ❍ If the paper tears off inside the printer , open the front co ver and r emov e the paper left inside the printer . ❍ The POWER light comes on and the print head moves t o the h[...]

Specifications Appendix A Specifications A-1 Printing Specifications Printing Method Bubble J et ink on-demand P aper Handling A ut omatic feed Man ual feed Sheet Feeder Capacity – Auto Feed Only Maximum thickness of stack ed paper: 0.4 inches (10 mm) Plain paper (20 lb or 75 g/ m 2 ) A ppro x. 100 sheets (0.4" stack) Glossy photo paper 1 sh[...]

A-2 Specifications Appendix A P aper T ype Recommended Glossy photo paper Canon Glossy Photo P aper GP -201 Banner paper Canon Banner P aper Brilliant white paper Canon Brilliant W hit e P aper High resolution paper Canon High Resolution P aper HR -101 T -shirt transfers Canon T -Shir t T ransfers TR -101 Greeting car ds Canon Greeting Car ds GC-10[...]

Appendix A Specifications A-3 Printable Area—P apers The shaded portion in the following figure shows the printing area for paper . The table lists the minimum margins. All Ex cept Fabric Sheet Fabric Sheet Margin Inches mm Margin Inches mm L 0.25 6.4 L 0.25 6.4 R 0.25 6.4 R 1.35 34.4 T 0.12 3.0 T 1.62 41.1 B 0.65 16.5 B 1.10 27.9 Printable Area?[...]

A-4 Specifications Appendix A BJ Cartridges BC-2 1e Color BJ Cartridge Print head 64 nozzles for black 24 nozzles for each c olor (cyan, magenta, yel low ) Print head life Appr o ximately 2,000 c olor pages at 30% cover ag e BJ tanks BCI-21 Color (cyan, yello w , magenta) BCI-21 Black Ink c olor Black, cyan, yellow , magenta BJ tank yield BCI-21 Co[...]

Appendix A Specifications A-5 Specifications General Interface IEEE 1284 compatible parallel interfac e Acoustic Noise Level Appr o x. 45 dB(A) per ISO 9296 Operating Environment T emperature 41° F to 95° F (5° C to 35° C) H umidity 10% to 90% RH (no c ondensation) Storing Environment T emperature 32° F to 95° F (0° C to 35° C) H umidity 5%[...]

A-6 Specifications Appendix A[...]

Glossar y G-1 Automatic feed R efers to one wa y in which paper can be fed into the printer when the sheet feeder is used. BJ cartridge The printing mechanism that contains the print head unit and BJ tanks. BJ tank The special ty pe of ink container housed b y the BJ cartr idge. The BC-21e Color BJ Cartr idge contains tw o BJ tanks: one color (whic[...]

G-2 Glossar y dB(A) Stands for decibel level (a decibel being a unit of measurement for the intensity of the sound coming from the printer), adjusted for background noise. dpi Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for indicating a printer’ s resolution. Y our printer can produce a r esolution up to 720 × 360 dpi. Font A complet e set of character[...]

Glossar y G-3 lpi Lines per inch. The measurement used in describing the number of lines that will pr int w ithin one vertical inch. Most printing is done in 6 or 8 lpi. Manual feed A method of feeding paper to the printer one sheet at a time. Noise level See dB(A). P age orientation R efers to the direction of print on the page. Printing across th[...]

G-4 Glossar y Printable area The area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduc e text or graphics (the pr inting area is smaller than the paper). On this printer , the printing area varies depending on the t ype of paper being used. Printer driver Software that sends printing instructions to a printer . The printer driver keeps track of [...]

Index I-1 Index A A C adapte r: 4-2 A cc essories: 1-2–3 A coustic noise lev el: A-5 A uthorized Serv ice Facility (ASF): 1-6 A ut o feed guidelines: 3-10–11 A ut o po wer: 2-7 A ut omatically feeding paper: 3-7–11 B Back Print Film BF-102: 1-4, 3-4, 3-6, 3-17 uncurling: 3-18–19 Banner P aper: 1-4, 3-2, 3-6, 3-24–28 BC-20 Black BJ Cart ri[...]

I-2 Index Color model: 2-6, 2-9 Colors, missing: 5-3 COM10 en velopes: 3-14, A-3 Control tab: 2-7 C ustom print settings: 2-7 C ustomer Care Cent er: 1-5 D Demonstration, test page: 4-4 Details tab: 2-5 Diffusion halftones: 2-13 Dimensions, printer: A-5 DL en velopes: 3-14 Document, printing: 2-2 Driver settings: 2-9 Drop M odulation T echnology : [...]

Index I-3 L Legal size paper: 3-4 Limit mark: 3-11 Line feed speed: A-2 Loading paper: 3-7–13 Lock lever: 4-12, 4-15 M Maintaining BJ cart ridges and BJ tanks: 4-10 printer: 4-1–30 Man ually feeding paper: 3-12–13 M emor y: 2-14 M onochr ome printing: 2-9, 2-13–14 MS-DOS users: 5-3 N N ozzle test: 4-5 O On-line help: 2-3, 2-8 support ser v [...]

I-4 Index Print Manager: 2-13 Print media, printer settings: 3-6 Print model: 2-6 Print quality : 2-6, 2-9 not satisfactory : 5-3 Print speed: A -2 impro ving: 2-12–14 Print width: A -2 Printable area en velopes: A -3 Fabric Sheet: A-3 papers: A -3 Printer cleaning: 4-3 dimensions: A -5 does not print: 5-3 guidelines: 4-2 maintaining: 4-1–30 pr[...]

Index I-5 T T -Shirt T ransfers TR -101: 1-4, 3-3, 3-6 T est pages, pr inting: 4-4–6 T oshiba laptop: 5-5–6 T r ansparencies CF -102: 1-4, 3-3, 3-6, 3-17 T r ansporting, pr inter: 4-28–30 T roubleshooting: 5-1–8 U US Commer cial number 10 en velopes: 3-14, A-3 W W arrant y : 1-6, 4-9, 5-2 W eig ht, printer: A-5 W indo ws: 2-1–14 cleaning [...]

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FCC Regulations FCC-1 FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable prot ection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radi[...]

FCC-2 FCC Regulations[...]