Canon BJC-1000 User Manual

Copyright

This manual is copyrighted by Canon Computer Systems, Inc. (CCSI) with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without the prior written consent of CCSI.

©1999 Canon Computer Systems, Inc.

Disclaimer

Canon Computer Systems, Inc. has reviewed this manual thoroughly in order that it will be an easy to use guide to your Canon BJC-1000 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer. All statements, technical information, and recommendations in this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed reliable, but the accuracy and completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted, and they are not intended to be, nor should they be understood to be, representations or warranties concerning the products described.

Your printer and the software media included with your printer have been sold to you subject to the limited warranties set forth in the warranty card and license agreement enclosed with the respective product. All software is licensed AS IS, as described in the license agreement enclosed with the software media. Further, CCSI reserves the right to make changes in the specifications of the products described in this manual at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such changes.

Trademarks

Canon, BJ and BJC are registered trademarks and Bubble Jet is a trademark of Canon Inc.

All other product and brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners.

ENERGY STAR® COMPLIANT

As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Canon U.S.A., Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

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Using Your Documentation

The following documentation is supplied with the Canon BJC-1000 Series Color Bubble Jet™ Printer to help you efficiently use your new printer.

Quick Start Guide

This sheet describes the steps you follow to set up your printer and install the BJC-1000 Series Printer Driver for Windows®. You can follow the steps illustrated on this sheet to start printing in minutes.

User’s Manual

This manual offers detailed information on how to operate your printer. It includes printing operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and specifications. Read this manual to master basic operations and when you need to know the specifications of the printer.

Conventions

This User’s Manual uses the following conventions to alert you to information that will help you operate the printer correctly and safely.

NNotes provide advice or suggestions regarding the use of the printer.

CCautions alert you to operations that could cause damage to your hardware or software, or cause injury to yourself.

Distinctive typefaces identify any commands you enter at your computer:

When you type something on your computer, it appears in this typeface: DIR/P.

The selections you make in Windows are shown in bold: Click OK.

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Contents

1	Introduction .....................................................................................................	1-1
	Supplies and Accessories ....................................................................................	1-2
	BJ Cartridges ................................................................................................	1-2
	Canon Specialty Papers ...............................................................................	1-3
	Hardware and Software Requirements .............................................................	1-4
	Canon Customer Care Center ...........................................................................	1-5
	Servicing the Printer ....................................................................................	1-6
2 Using the Printer With Windows ...............................................................		2-1
	Using a Printer Driver.........................................................................................	2-1
	Printing a Document .........................................................................................	2-2
	Printer Setup Within Windows 98 and Windows 95........................................	2-3
	Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98 and
	Windows 95 .............................................................................................	2-3
	Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98 and Windows 95 ......................	2-3
	Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 ...................................................................	2-4
	Accessing the Printing Options ...................................................................	2-4
	The Windows Tabs .............................................................................................	2-5
	Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs...........................	2-11
	Recommended Print Mode Settings .................................................................	2-11
	Plain Paper Print Jobs .................................................................................	2-12
	High Resolution Paper Print Jobs ..............................................................	2-12
	Customizing the Print Mode .............................................................................	2-13
	Executing a Print Job .........................................................................................	2-14
	The BJ Background Monitor ......................................................................	2-15
	BJ Backgrounder ..........................................................................................	2-16
	BJ Status Monitor ........................................................................................	2-16
	Printing Speed Versus Color .............................................................................	2-17
	Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows ................................................	2-18
3	Paper Handling..................................................................................................	3-1
	Selecting Paper Types..........................................................................................	3-2
	Paper Guidelines ..........................................................................................	3-5
	Setting the Paper Thickness Lever .....................................................................	3-6
	Printer Settings for Various Print Media ...........................................................	3-7
	Loading Paper .....................................................................................................	3-7
	Automatically Feeding Paper .......................................................................	3-8
	Auto Feed Guidelines ...................................................................................	3-10
	Printing on Envelopes.........................................................................................	3-11

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	Using Canon’s Specialty Papers .........................................................................	3-15
	Specialty Paper Guidelines...........................................................................	3-15
	Printing and Uncurling Back Print Film ....................................................	3-16
	Using the Cleaning Sheet for High Resolution Paper ...............................	3-17
	Printing on Fabric Sheets ............................................................................	3-20
	Printing on Banner Paper ...........................................................................	3-23
	Loading Glossy Photo Paper .......................................................................	3-27
	Loading Glossy Photo Cards .......................................................................	3-29
4	Maintaining the Printer ................................................................................	4-1
	Printer Guidelines ..............................................................................................	4-2
	Cleaning the Printer ...........................................................................................	4-3
	Printing a Test Page ............................................................................................	4-5
	Cleaning the Print Head ....................................................................................	4-7
	BJ Cartridge Guidelines .....................................................................................	4-8
	Maintaining the BJ Cartridges ....................................................................	4-9
	Replacing the BJ Cartridge ................................................................................	4-11
	Storing a BJ Cartridge ........................................................................................	4-16
	Transporting the Printer ....................................................................................	4-17
5	Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................	5-1
	Identifying Your Printer Problem .....................................................................	5-1
	Basic Problems ...................................................................................................	5-2
	Cannot Install the Printer Driver ...............................................................	5-4
	An Error Message Appears ..........................................................................	5-6
	Print Job Will Not Start ...............................................................................	5-9
	Printing Halts ...............................................................................................	5-10
	Printout Is Unsatisfactory ...........................................................................	5-10
	Clearing Paper Jams ...........................................................................................	5-13
	Using the Purple Button ....................................................................................	5-14
Appendix A Specifications ...............................................................................		A-1
	Printing Specifications .......................................................................................	A-1
	Printable Area .....................................................................................................	A-3
	BJ Cartridges ......................................................................................................	A-6
	General ...............................................................................................................	A-7
Appendix B Installing the Printer Driver for Windows 3.1 ....................		B-1
Glossary ....................................................................................................................		G-1
Index .........................................................................................................................		I-1
FCC Regulations .....................................................................................................		FCC-1

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Introduction 1

Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-1000 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer. We appreciate your choosing this printer to meet your printing needs.

The BJC-1000 Series printers offer excellent print quality and fast print speed using both color and black inks. We are certain you will be satisfied with this advanced Bubble Jet technology.

This chapter:

Lists the supplies, accessories, and options you can purchase for the printer

Lists hardware and software requirements

Describes Canon’s customer support services

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Supplies and Accessories

Your BJC-1000 Series printer supports excellent and unique print media options that will allow you to produce dazzling, professional, and fun presentations. All of these print media are specially designed and manufactured to work with your Canon Color Bubble Jet printer so you can produce the finest output possible.

Canon has an extensive dealer network equipped to offer you supplies as you need them. To find a dealer near you, call the Canon Referral Service at 1-800-848-4123.

If supplies are not available from your local dealer, you can order directly from Canon by calling 1-800-385-2155.

BJ® Cartridges

You can use the following BJ cartridges with the BJC-1000 Series printers:

BC-02 Black BJ Cartridge

BC-05 Color BJ Cartridge

BC-06 Photo BJ Cartridge

BC-09F Neon BJ Cartridge

NThese BJ cartridges contain both the Bubble Jet print head unit and ink.

The cartridge(s) that come with your printer depend on the printer model you purchased.

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	Canon has more engineers dedicated to creating quality ink for providing
	the best results for output on Bubble Jet printers than any other
	organization. Canon does not prohibit the use of third-party inks and the
N use of third-party inks does not invalidate the product’s limited warranty.
	However, Canon cannot guarantee the quality or performance of your		Introduction
	printer when you are using inks from other suppliers.
	Canon’s limited warranty does not cover damage caused to Canon’s
	Bubble Jet products that is attributable to the use of third party parts or
	supplies, including inks. The limited warranty remains in effect for its
	life once that particular damage has been properly repaired.
	For optimum printing results, Canon recommends that you use Canon
	BJ cartridges.
	You can also purchase the optional Canon BC-06 Photo Kit, which
	includes everything you need to produce photo-quality images:
	BC-06 Photo BJ Cartridge
	SB-05 Ink Cartridge Storage Box
	Canon High Resolution Paper (60 sheets)
	See Chapter 4, Maintaining the Printer, for details on replacing
	BJ cartridges.

Canon Specialty Papers

Canon offers numerous specialty papers, including:

Glossy Photo Paper

Banner Paper

Brilliant White Paper

High Resolution Paper

T-Shirt Transfers

Greeting Cards

Glossy Photo Cards

Bubble Jet Paper (water resistant)

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Fabric Sheets

Transparencies

Back Print Film

High Gloss Film

See Chapter 3, Paper Handling, for details on Canon’s specialty papers.

Hardware and Software Requirements

sure you have the following computer requirements.)

computer with a 486 PC processor or better (Pentium® processor recommended)

Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows 95, or Windows 3.1

8 megabytes (MB) of RAM

(16 MB or more recommended for high resolution printing)

40 MB hard disk space

Bi-directional, Centronics®-compatible parallel cable (IEEE 1284-compliant); a cable less than 6.6 feet in length is recommended

CD ROM drive (2x or better)

(If you do not have a CD ROM drive, you can download the printer driver from Canon’s Web site or BBS, or call the Canon Customer Care Center to order the Printer Setup on diskettes for a small shipping and handling fee. See the Canon Customer Care Center information below for numbers.)

Canon Creative has additional requirements. See the Canon Creative

Quick Start Guide for details.

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Canon Customer Care Center

Canon Computer Systems, Inc. offers a full range of customer technical support* options including:

24-hour, 7-day-a-week, toll-free automated support for troubleshooting	Introduction
Friday, 8:00 am–10:00 pm EST, excluding holidays) for products
issues on most current products (1-800-423-2366)
Speak to a technician free of service charge (currently Monday–
still under warranty** (1-757-413-2848)
Speak to a technician for a service charge (currently $24.99 per call)
during holidays and days/hours not listed above regarding urgent
product questions or for products no longer under warranty
(1-800-423-2366)
Or for a charge of $2.50 per minute, to a maximum of $25.00 per
call (1-900-246-1200)
E-mail support via the Canon Computer Systems, Inc. Web site
(www.ccsi.canon.com)
24-hour, toll-free Fax Retrieval System (1-800-526-4345)
To download the latest drivers using your modem, 24-hour Bulletin
Board Service (1-757-420-2000)
*Support program specifics subject to change without notice.
**Refer to individual product information for warranty details.
Canada
Canada, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (1-800-263-1121)
In other countries, please contact your Canon dealer.

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Servicing the Printer

The Canon BJC-1000 Series Color Bubble Jet Printers are designed with the latest technology to provide trouble-free operation. The Warranty Card that comes with the printer describes Canon’s limited warranty for your Bubble Jet printer. Be sure to read the warranty information to find out about the different service options available to you.

NSave your sales receipt for proof of purchase. In the event that your printer needs service, you will need your proof of purchase to obtain warranty service.

If you feel your BJC-1000 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer needs servicing, contact Canon on the World Wide Web to locate the Canon Authorized Service Facility (ASF) nearest you. If you do not have access to the Web, you can call Canon (see page 1-5).

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Using the Printer With Windows 2

This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windows applications. It includes:

Using a printer driver

Printing a document

Printer setup within Windows 98 and Windows

Printer setup within Windows 3.1

The Windows tabs

Recommended Print Mode settings

Customizing the Print Mode

Executing a print job

Printing speed versus color

Using a Printer Driver

Before you can use any type of printer with your computer, you must install software that allows the printer and computer to communicate; the software is called a printer driver. The printer driver tells the computer what kind of a printer you are using. The printer driver also controls the various settings, such as print quality and paper type. You define these settings within the printer driver, and the printer driver then communicates the settings to both the computer and the printer.

NYou must install the BJC-1000 Series Printer Driver for Windows before you can use the printer with your computer. If you are using Windows 98 or Windows 95, see your Quick Start Guide for instructions. If you are using Windows 3.1, see Appendix B for instructions.

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Printing a Document

This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to your software application’s documentation for the exact printing procedure.

Start your application.

Make sure the Canon BJC-1000 Series is selected as your default printer.

Start the program you are using to create the document, and open the document you want to print.

Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu. You will see a screen similar to this:

Click on the Properties (or Setup) button if you want to make any adjustments as appropriate for printing your document. (See Printer Setup Within Windows 98 and Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for details.)

After making any necessary changes to the printing parameters, click OK to start the print job.

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Printer Setup Within Windows 98 and

Windows 95

You can use the printer with all your Windows 98 and Windows 95 applications.

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98 and Windows 95

You can open the Properties dialog box in one of the following ways:

From within any

Print Setup command

From the Printers the Properties

From the Printers

mouse button, and then select Properties from the drop down list.

Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98 and Windows 95

The printing options are displayed on the following Windows 98 and Windows 95 tabs: General, Details, Main, Paper, Features, and Maintenance. See The Windows Tabs section (page 2-5) for details. (You may also see a Sharing tab if your printer is being shared by a Network.)

NFor detailed information on any of the printing options, you can use the Windows 98 and Windows 95 online Help:

Use the right mouse button to click an item on the screen; then click the What’s This? command.

Click ? and then click an item.

Press F1.

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Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1

You can use the printer with all your Windows 3.1 applications.

Accessing the Printing Options

You can access the printing options from the Printers dialog box in the Control Panel, or you can select the Print Setup option available from the File menu of most applications that run in Windows.

NIf the Print Setup option does not appear in the File menu for your application, refer to the user’s manual supplied with the application. It should provide information about changing the printer setup parameters.

In Windows 3.1, the printing options are displayed on these tabs: Main, Paper, Features, and Maintenance. See the next section, The Windows Tabs, for details.

NIn Windows 3.1, these tabs may be arranged differently than shown here. However the settings are the same.

If you have not installed the BJC-1000 Series Printer Driver for Windows 3.1, see Appendix B for instructions.

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The Windows Tabs

The BJC-1000 Series Printer Driver for Windows has several tabs from which you can select your printing options. Be sure to use the Windows help features to learn more about using these settings.

General (Windows 98 and Windows 95 only)

This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print a test page or a separator page. (You see this tab when you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder, not from within a Windows application.)

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ADD

COMMENTS

HERE

PRINT A

SEPARATOR

PAGE

PRINT A

TEST PAGE

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Details (Windows 98 and Windows 95 only)

This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, spool settings, and time-out settings. (You see this tab when you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder, not from within a Windows application.)

							DEFINE THE
							PRINTER’S
							PORT
							SPECIFY THE
							PRINTER
							DRIVER
							SPECIFY
							TIMEOUT
							SETTINGS
SPECIFY							SPECIFY
SPOOL
							PORT
SETTINGS
							SETTINGS

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Main

This tab allows you to select your Print Mode. (The printing options on this tab are the same for Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1.)

CLICK HERE TO CUSTOMIZE THE PRINT MODE SETTINGS

(SEE PAGE 2-13)

SELECT YOUR PRINT MODE,

WHICH INCLUDES PRINT QUALITY

AND COLOR SETTINGS

SPECIFY THE TYPE

OF BJ CARTRIDGE

INSTALLED

SELECT YOUR

MEDIA TYPE

ILLUSTRATES THE

CURRENT PAPER

SETTINGS

RESTORE

DEFAULT

SETTINGS

CLICK HERE TO

PRINT COLOR

DATA AS

GRAYSCALE

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Paper

This tab allows you to specify paper size and page orientation. (The printing options on this tab are the same for Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1.)

SPECIFY YOUR

PAPER SIZE

SPECIAL PRINTING FEATURES:

• SCALED—TURN ON

TO ENLARGE OR REDUCE PRINTING

• PAGE LAYOUT—TURN ON TO PRINT 2 OR 4 PAGES ON A SINGLE SHEET

• BANNER—TURN ON FOR BANNER PRINTING

SPECIFY PAGE

ORIENTATION (HOW

DOCUMENT PRINTS

ON A PAGE)

RESTORE DEFAULT

SETTINGS

FOR SCALED OR

PAGE LAYOUT

PRINTING, SPECIFY

SIZE OF PAPER IN

PRINTER

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Features

This tab allows you to specify background printing features, which include multiple copies and page layout. (The printing options on this tab are the same for Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1.)

ENABLE OR
DISABLE				SPECIFY NUMBER
BACKGROUND
PRINTING				OF COPIES TO PRINT

ENABLES PRINTING	CLICK TO VIEW OR
2 OR 4 PAGES ON	CHANGE THE
A SINGLE SHEET	STAMP SETTINGS

ENABLE PRINTING IN

REVERSE ORDER (LAST

PAGE TO FRONT PAGE)

ENABLE COLLATING

FOR MULTIPLE

COPIES

PRINT BORDERS TO

SEPARATE PAGES

SPECIFY A GRAPHIC

STAMP TO BE

PRINTED ON YOUR

DOCUMENT (SUCH

AS IMPORTANT,

CONFIDENTIAL,

STOP)

RESTORE DEFAULT

SETTINGS

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Maintenance

This tab allows you to initiate print head cleaning, roller cleaning, and test prints. (The printing options on this tab are the same for Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1.)

START PRINT HEAD

CLEANING

FEED A SHEET OF PAPER TO CLEAN ROLLERS (SEE PAGE 3-17)

PRINT THE NOZZLE CHECK PATTERN (SEE PAGE 4-5)

START THE BJ PRINTER STATUS MONITOR (SEE PAGE 2-14)

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Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs

Be sure to use your online help to find out about the settings available for each printing option.

To move between the Windows tabs, click on any of the tabs.

To save the settings and exit, click the OK button.

To cancel your setting selections on a tab, click the Cancel button.

To save your settings without exiting, click the Apply button.

To access helpful information about the printer and the printer driver, click on the Help button.

To find out about a setting, click the question mark ? in the upper right corner. Move the larger question mark to the setting you are interested in and click again.

Recommended Print Mode Settings

The Print Mode you select optimizes the printer’s settings for print quality, media, paper feed method, and color adjustment.

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Plain Paper Print Jobs

For most routine print jobs on plain paper, you will use the BC-05 Color BJ Cartridge and select Color for BJ Cartridge setting on the Main tab.

Text

Prints text documents created with a word processor with standard print quality.

Auto

Automatically detects photographs and graphic images and selects optimum print settings. This setting is ideal for documents that contain mixed objects like text, tables, charts, graphs, and photographs.

Draft

Sacrifices some quality for speed and prints lighter text, and also uses less ink. Use this setting to print a hard copy of a long document for proofreading and editing before you print the final copy.

High Resolution Paper Print Jobs

To print high quality illustrations and photographs with the BC-05 Color BJ Cartridge, select one of the icons below. Select Color for the BJ Cartridge setting.

Graphics

For graphs or computer graphics with sharp boundaries between colors.

Photo

For photographs or graphic images with fine gradations in tone.

To print illustrations that use natural images, such as photographs, use the BC-06 Photo BJ Cartridge and select one of the icons below. Select Photo for the BJ Cartridge setting.

SuperPhoto

Produces the best possible print quality for photographs and other graphic images with fine tone gradations. (Do not use with the BC-02, BC-05, or BC-09F BJ Cartridges.)

Camera

For images created with a digital camera. (Do not use with the

BC-02, BC-05, or BC-09F BJ Cartridges.)

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Customizing the Print Mode

On the Main tab, you can click the Advanced button to customize the selected Print Mode. You see the following three tabs.

Quality tab

SPECIFY HALFTONING

•AUTO—ALLOWS THE PRINTER TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF IMAGE DATA AND APPLY THE APPROPRIATE DITHERING METHOD

•FINE (FAST)—USE FOR HIGH SPEED PRINTING OF CHARACTERS OR TABLES

•FINE—USE FOR PRINTING GRAPHICS OR CHARTS WITH CLEARLY DEFINED COLOR BOUNDARIES

•DIFFUSION—USE FOR PRINTING NATURAL COLOR IMAGES SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS

Color tab

ENABLE OR DISABLE COLOR ADJUSTMENT (USING COLOR ADJUSTMENT REDUCES PRINTING SPEED)

ADJUSTS THE

CONTRAST AMONG

INTERMEDIATE TONES

THAT FALL BETWEEN

BLACK AND WHITE

SPECIFIES HOW TO

PROCESS COLOR

VALUES SO THEY

BEST APPROXIMATE

THE ORIGINAL

SELECT THE TYPE OF

CARTRIDGE INSTALLED

SPECIFY MEDIA TYPE

SPECIFIES PAPER FEED

METHOD OF AUTO FEED

SPECIFIES THE BALANCE

BETWEEN PRINT QUALITY

AND PRINT SPEED

ENABLES THE IMAGE

DATA CORRECTION

FEATURE TO SMOOTH

LOW-RESOLUTION IMAGE

DATA FOR PRINTING

RESTORES THE

DEFAULT SETTINGS

ADJUSTS THE

LUMINOSITY OF THE

FOUR COLOR INKS

SPECIFIES WHETHER

PRINTED OUTPUT

EMPHASIZES INTER-

MEDIATE TONES OR

BRIGHT, SHARP BASIC

COLORS

ADJUSTS THE PRINT

INTENSITY TO MAKE

THE OVERALL

PRINTED OUTPUT

DARKER OR LIGHTER

RESTORES THE

DEFAULT SETTINGS

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Save tab

DISPLAYS CURRENT

PRINT MODES

							CHANGES THE
							ORDER OF THE
SPECIFY A CUSTOM							ICONS; MOVES
							THE SELECTED
NAME FOR THIS
							ICON
PRINT MODE
SPECIFY A NEW
ICON FOR THIS							DESCRIBES
PRINT MODE							THE NEW
							PRINT MODE
SAVE THE NEW
PRINT MODES

NYou cannot use the names of existing modes (Text, Auto, etc.) and the reserved name (Graph).

Executing a Print Job

After you start a print job, the following three features start up in sequence.

BJ Background Monitor

Displays the status of the print jobs in the background. Use the background monitor to change the order of the print jobs or cancel a print job.

BJ Backgrounder

Displays the transmission status of the current print job. Use the backgrounder to pause or cancel a print job.

BJ Status Monitor

Displays the printer status. If an error occurs, the status monitor will describe the error and provide a solution for the problem.

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The BJ Background Monitor

To open the BJ Background Monitor, click its button on the Task Bar.

CLICK HERE

You see this screen:

NUMBER OF DOCUMENT				DRAG THE COLUMN
PAGES AND SIZE (BYTES)				DIVIDER LEFT OR RIGHT
				TO RESIZE THE COLUMN

NAMES OF DOCUMENT PRINTING		TIME AND DATE
AND DOCUMENTS QUEUED FOR		DOCUMENT WAS
PRINTING. THE ICON MARKS		SENT TO THE
		PRINTER
THE DOCUMENT CURRENTLY
PRINTING.

NFor more details about the BJ Background Monitor, select Help from the Help menu of the BJ Background Monitor.

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BJ Backgrounder

The BJ Backgrounder screen looks similar to this:

CANCELS THE PRINT JOB

SHOWS THE

FLOW OF

TRANSMISSION

DATA

SHOWS THE		PAUSES THE PRINT JOB.
PAGE AND		AFTER PAUSING THE PRINT
COPY PRINTING		JOB, THIS BUTTON CHANGES
		TO RESUME. CLICK TO
		RESTART THE PRINT JOB
		AFTER PAUSING.

BJ Status Monitor

To open the BJ Status Monitor during printing, click its button on the Task Bar.

CLICK HERE

NFor information about the BJ Status Monitor, click Help to pull down the Help menu and select Screen Topics.

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The BJ Status Monitor shows the printer status and the progress of documents printing in Windows. It looks similar to this:

OPENS										CLICK TO
AUTOMATICALLY										DISPLAY
WHEN AN ERROR										CORRECT
OCCURS										RESPONSE TO
										AN ERROR
										PICTURES AND
										TEXT DESCRIBE
										PRINTER
										STATUS AND
										PROGRESS OF
										THE PRINT JOB
										CLICK TO
										CANCEL
DISPLAYS THE TYPE										PRINTING
OF BJ CARTRIDGE
CURRENTLY MOUNTED
IN THE PRINTER

Printing Speed Versus Color

The BJC-1000 Series Printer Driver for Windows 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 interpret and translate. When printing with black ink only, the driver has only one color to interpret.

By decreasing the amount of colors that the printer driver has to interpret, you can significantly decrease the time needed to translate the information. This will speed up the overall printing process.

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Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows

To improve printing speed, you can try the following:

Turn off the Print Manager in the Windows Control Panel (Windows 3.1 only)

This avoids the extra step of sending the print file to the Print Manager and may increase your printing speed by as much as 25%, depending on the computer you are using.

Add a permanent swap file in Windows 3.1

Under the 386 Enhanced icon in the Windows Control Panel, add or create a permanent swap file that is from 4 MB to 9 MB. The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster. See your Windows documentation for instructions.

Avoid diffusion halftones

In the Quality tab, choose Diffusion for Halftoning only when printing final output or photographic images. Choosing a Halftoning setting of Fine/Fast allows documents to print as much as 20% faster because the computer does not need to compute to “best possible position” for each dot. To select a Halftoning setting, click the Main tab in the printer driver. Then double-click the Advanced button and click the Quality tab.

Avoid color adjustment

Disable the Color Adjustment option. This feature takes longer to process in the computer because it requires special information. To disable Color Adjustment, click the Main tab in the printer driver. Then double-click the Advanced button and click the Color tab.

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Paper Handling 3

This chapter describes how to use the printer for all your printing operations. It includes:

Selecting paper types

Setting the paper thickness lever

Summary of printer settings for various print media

Automatically loading paper

Printing on envelopes

Using Canon’s Specialty Papers

To ensure the best performance of your printer, you’ll want to select the best paper and load it correctly. You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or you can manually feed one sheet at a time through the sheet feeder.

Paper Handling

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