Canon BJC-2000 User Manual

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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.

©1998, 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-2000 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 BCI, Bubble Jet, Drop Modulation Technology, PhotoRealism, and “See What We Mean” are trademarks 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-2000 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-2000 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, 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.

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Distinctive typefaces identify the printer buttons you press, the lights on the operator panel, and any commands you enter at your computer.

The buttons you press appear in this typeface: RESUME button.

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 and BJ Tanks ..........................................................................

1-2

 

Canon Specialty Papers ................................................................................

1-3

 

Color Image Scanner Cartridge ...................................................................

1-4

 

Hardware and Software Requirements ..............................................................

1-4

 

Additional System Requirements for Windows NT 4.0 Users ...................

1-5

 

Canon Customer Care Center ...........................................................................

1-5

 

Servicing the Printer ....................................................................................

1-6

2 Using the Printer With Windows ................................................................

2-1

 

Understanding the Printer Driver.......................................................................

2-1

 

Printing a Document ..........................................................................................

2-2

 

Using the Printer Driver in Windows ................................................................

2-3

 

Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 98, Windows 95, or

 

 

Windows NT 4.0 ......................................................................................

2-3

 

Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 3.1 ..........................................

2-4

 

The Windows Tabs ..............................................................................................

2-5

 

The Main Tab ...............................................................................................

2-5

 

The Paper Tab ...............................................................................................

2-6

 

The Features Tab ..........................................................................................

2-7

 

The Maintenance Tab ...................................................................................

2-8

 

Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs ...........................

2-9

 

Recommended Print Mode Settings ..................................................................

2-9

 

Customizing the Print Mode Settings ...............................................................

2-11

 

The Quality Tab ............................................................................................

2-11

 

The Color Tab ...............................................................................................

2-12

 

The Save Tab .................................................................................................

2-13

 

Executing a Print Tab ..........................................................................................

2-14

 

The BJ Background Monitor .......................................................................

2-14

 

BJ Backgrounder ..........................................................................................

2-15

 

BJ Status Monitor .........................................................................................

2-16

 

Printing Speed Versus Color ..............................................................................

2-17

 

Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows .................................................

2-17

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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

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Printing on Envelopes .........................................................................................

3-11

 

Using Canon’s Specialty Papers .........................................................................

3-15

 

Specialty Paper Guidelines............................................................................

3-15

 

High Resolution Paper .................................................................................

3-17

 

Fabric Sheets .................................................................................................

3-21

 

Printing on Banner Paper .............................................................................

3-24

 

Loading Glossy Photo Paper and Glossy Photo Cards ..............................

3-29

4

Maintaining the Printer ..................................................................................

4-1

 

Printer Guidelines ...............................................................................................

4-2

 

Cleaning the Printer ...........................................................................................

4-3

 

Printing a Test Page ............................................................................................

4-4

 

Cleaning the Print Head .....................................................................................

4-6

 

BJ Cartridge Guidelines ......................................................................................

4-7

 

BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance ......................................................

4-8

 

Replacing the BJ Cartridge .................................................................................

4-10

 

Replacing a BJ Tank in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge ...................................

4-14

 

Storing a BJ Cartridge ........................................................................................

4-17

 

Transporting the Printer ....................................................................................

4-19

5

Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................

5-1

 

Identifying Your Printer Problem ......................................................................

5-1

 

Basic Problems ....................................................................................................

5-2

 

Clearing Paper Jams ............................................................................................

5-4

 

Using the Resume Button ...................................................................................

5-5

Appendix A Specifications ................................................................................

A-1

 

Printing Specifications .......................................................................................

A-1

 

Printable Area .....................................................................................................

A-3

 

BJ Cartridges .......................................................................................................

A-6

 

General ................................................................................................................

A-7

 

Optional IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge ...............................................

A-7

Appendix B Installing the Printer Driver for Windows 3.1 .....................

B-1

Appendix C Installing the Optional Color Image Scanner ........................

C-1

 

Installing the Scanner Cartridge ........................................................................

C-1

 

Removing the Scanner Cartridge .......................................................................

C-4

Glossary .....................................................................................................................

G-1

Index ..........................................................................................................................

I-1

FCC Regulations ......................................................................................................

FCC-1

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Introduction 1

Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-2000 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer. We appreciate your choosing this printer to meet your printing needs.

The BJC-2000 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-2000 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 and BJ Tanks

You can use the following BJ® cartridges with the BJC-2000 Series printers:

BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge

BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge

BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge

You can purchase the following BJ tanks for use in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge:

BCI-21 Black BJ Tank

BCI-21 Color BJ Tank

NBJ cartridges contain the Bubble Jet print head and BJ tank(s), while BJ tanks contain ink only.

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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

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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 only

 

 

Canon BJ cartridges and BJ tanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can also purchase the optional Canon BC-22e Photo Kit, which

 

 

includes everything you need to produce photo-realistic images:

 

 

BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge

 

 

SB-21 Ink Cartridge Storage Box

 

 

Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 (60 sheets)

 

 

See Chapter 4, Maintaining the Printer, for details on replacing

 

 

BJ cartridges.

 

Canon Specialty Papers

Canon manufactures 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.

Color Image Scanner Cartridge

You can use your BJC-2000 Series printer as a color image sheetfed scanner by removing the BJ cartridge from the printer and replacing it with the optional IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge. This scanner cartridge employs an optical head in place of a print head to scan images and text on paper fed through the printer.

See Appendix C, Installing the Optional Color Image Scanner, for instructions on how to install the scanner cartridge. For details about using the scanner cartridge, see the IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge User’s Manual that comes with the scanner cartridge package.

Hardware and Software Requirements

following computer

processor or better

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

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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.

Additional System Requirements for Windows NT 4.0 Users

Pentium 90 processor or higher (Pentium 200 recommended)

Service Pack 3 or later

32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)

60 MB hard disk space available (150 MB recommended)

CD ROM drive (or access to a CD ROM drive over the network connection)

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 issues on most current products (1-800-423-2366)

Speak to a technician free of service charge (currently Monday– Friday, 8:00 am–10:00 pm and Saturday 12:00 pm–6:00 pm EST, excluding holidays) for products still under warranty**

(1-757-413-2848)

Speak to a technician (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)

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Technical 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)

Within Canada, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week* (1-800-263-1121)

*Support program specifics subject to change without notice. **Refer to individual product information for warranty details.

Servicing the Printer

The Canon BJC-2000 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 one-year 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-2000 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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This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windows applications. It includes:

Understanding the printer driver

Printing a document

Using the Printer

The Windows tabs

Recommended Print

Customizing the

Executing a print job

Printing speed versus color

Understanding the 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-2000 Series Printer Driver for Windows before you can use the printer with your computer. If you are using Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0, 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-2000 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 The Windows Tabs for details.)

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

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Using the Printer Driver in Windows

You use the printer driver to define the type of printing you plan to do. The default settings may be adequate for most of your printing operations, but you will want to change these settings for any special color printing or when you use media other than plain paper.

Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0

To view or change your driver dialog box. The the printing options are

You can open the printer

From within any

Print Setup command

From the Printers folder, you can select the printer and then select the Properties command (Windows 98 or Windows 95) or the Document Defaults command (Windows NT 4.0) from the File menu.

From the Printers folder, you can select the printer, click the right mouse button, and then select the Properties command (Windows 98 or Windows 95) or the Document Defaults command (Windows NT 4.0) from the drop down list.

The title and the tabs you see across the top of the printer driver dialog box depend on how you start the printer driver and on the operating system you are using. The Main, Paper, Features, and Maintenance tabs contain the printing options that make up your printer driver. The other tabs you see, such as General or Details, relate to your operating system; for information regarding the options on these tabs, see your Windows documentation.

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NFor detailed information on any of the printing options, you can use the Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 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.

Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 3.1

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.

If you have not installed the BJC-2000 Series Printer Driver for Windows 3.1, see Appendix B for instructions.

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The Windows Tabs

The BJC-2000 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.

NThe tabs you see may be arranged differently than shown here. The arrangement of the printing options on the tabs varies depending on the operating system you are using. However the settings are the same.

The Main Tab

This tab allows you to select your Print Mode.

SELECT YOUR PRINT MODE,

WHICH INCLUDES PRINT QUALITY

AND COLOR SETTINGS

SPECIFY THE TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLICK HERE TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OF BJ CARTRIDGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINT COLOR DATA

INSTALLED

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS GRAYSCALE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT YOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA TYPE

ILLUSTRATES THE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT PAPER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETTINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESTORE DEFAULT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETTINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLICK HERE TO CUSTOMIZE THE PRINT MODE SETTINGS (SEE PAGE 2-11)

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The Paper Tab

This tab allows you to specify paper size and page orientation.

SPECIFY YOUR

PAPER SIZE

FOR SCALED OR PAGE LAYOUT PRINTING, SPECIFY SIZE OF PAPER IN PRINTER

SPECIFY PAGE ORIENTATION (HOW DOCUMENT PRINTS ON A PAGE)

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

RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS

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The Features Tab

This tab allows you to specify background printing features, which include multiple copies and page layout.

ENABLE OR

DISABLE

BACKGROUND

PRINTING

SPECIFY NUMBER

OF COPIES TO

PRINT

ENABLE TO PRINT 2 OR 4 PAGES ON A SINGLE SHEET

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

RESTORE DEFAULT

SETTINGS

CLICK TO VIEW OR

CHANGE THE

STAMP SETTINGS

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The Maintenance Tab

This tab allows you to initiate print head cleaning, roller cleaning, and test prints.

START PRINT HEAD CLEANING

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

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

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 on the Main tab optimizes the printer’s settings for print quality, media, paper feed method, and color adjustment.

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For normal printing, select one of the following Print Modes:

Text

For standard printing quality.

Auto

To print text, photos, illustrations, tables, and graphics at higher than normal printing quality.

Draft

To emphasize speed rather than quality; for printing draft texts.

For high-quality printing of photos and graphics, you can use special high-resolution paper and select one of the following Print Modes:

Graphics

For graphics with clearly defined graph and color boundaries.

Photo

For photos and graphics with many gradation levels.

SuperPhoto

Highest quality for photos (this setting requires use of the BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge).

Camera

For printing images and photos from a digital camera. Use the BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge with this setting.

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Customizing the Print Mode Settings

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

The Quality Tab

SELECT THE TYPE OF CARTRIDGE INSTALLED

SPECIFIES PAPER

FEED METHOD OF

AUTO FEED

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

SPECIFY MEDIA

TYPE

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

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The 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

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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The Save Tab

DISPLAYS CURRENT

PRINT MODES

CHANGES THE

ORDER OF THE

ICONS; MOVES THE SPECIFY A CUSTOM SELECTED ICON NAME FOR THIS

PRINT MODE

SPECIFY A NEW ICON FOR THIS PRINT

MODE DESCRIBES THE NEW PRINT MODE

SAVE THE NEW PRINT

MODES

NYou cannot use the names of existing modes (Text, Auto, etc.) nor the reserved name Graph.

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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.

The BJ Background Monitor

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

CLICK HERE

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You see this screen:

NUMBER OF DOCUMENT

PAGES AND SIZE (BYTES)

NAMES OF DOCUMENT PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS QUEUED FOR PRINTING.

THE ICON MARKS THE DOCUMENT CURRENTLY PRINTING.

DRAG THE COLUMN

DIVIDER LEFT OR RIGHT

TO RESIZE THE COLUMN

TIME AND DATE DOCUMENT WAS SENT TO THE PRINTER

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

BJ Backgrounder

The BJ Backgrounder screen looks similar to this:

CANCELS THE PRINT JOB

SHOWS THE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLOW OF

 

 

 

PAUSES THE PRINT

TRANSMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOB. AFTER PAUSING

DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PRINT JOB, THIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUTTON CHANGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO RESUME. CLICK

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO RESTART THE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINT JOB AFTER

SHOWS THE PAGE

 

 

 

PAUSING.

 

 

 

 

AND COPY PRINTING

 

 

 

 

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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.

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 THE

WHEN AN ERROR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORRECT

OCCURS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONSE TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ERROR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICTURES AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEXT DESCRIBE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRESS OF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PRINT JOB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CANCEL

DISPLAYS THE TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OF BJ CARTRIDGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENTLY MOUNTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN THE PRINTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Printing Speed Versus Color

The BJC-2000 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.

Ways to Improve Print

To improve printing

Turn off the Print (Windows 3.1

This avoids the extra

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.

Avoid color adjustment

In the Color tab, disable the Color Adjustment option. This feature takes longer to process in the computer because it requires special information.

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Free up your memory

Use only one software program at a time and unload any screen saving utilities or programs stored in Windows background; this frees up more memory for Windows processing.

Use Draft mode when possible

If you will be printing text in black ink only, choose a Print Mode of Draft or Text. Use Draft mode to emphasize speed rather than quality; in Draft mode the printer will need to disperse fewer dots.

Limit the number of colors on each page

The computer will need to calculate and transmit fewer dots. Too many colors can make the image confusing and less effective as well as cause the print speed to slow down.

Use basic colors when printing presentation graphics

Use black, yellow, magenta, blue, green, and red when possible. The computer will need to calculate and transfer less dot information.

Use Plain Paper as the Media Type

The print head will make only one pass for each printed line.

Use smaller graphics and more white space in your documents

The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster.

Add more RAM to your computer

The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster.

Use a computer with a faster processor

The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster.

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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.

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