Canon BJC-2000 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 w ritten consent of CCSI.
©1998, 1999 Canon Computer Systems,Inc.
Disclaimer
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.
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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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COMPLIANT
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 pr inter.
Conventions
This User’s Manual uses the following conventions to alert you to information that will help you operate the printer correctly and safely.
Notes provide advice or suggestions regarding the use of the pr inter.
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Cautions 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
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
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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 ......................................................................................................
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Introduction
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.
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Introduction
This chapter: Lists the supplies, accessories,and options you can purchase for the
printer
Lists hardware and software requirementsDescribes Canon’s customer support ser v ices
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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 pr inter 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 Ser ies 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 TankBCI-21 Color BJ Tank
BJ cartridges contain the Bubble Jet print head and BJ tank(s), while
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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-part y inks and the use of third-par ty inks does not invalidate the product’s limited warranty. However, Canon cannot guarantee the quality or performance of your 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 par ts 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 BoxCanon High Resolution Paper HR-101 (60 sheets)
See Chapter 4,Maintaining the Printer,for details on replacing BJ cartridges.
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Canon Specialty Papers

Canon manufactures numerous specialty papers,including:
Glossy Photo Paper Banner Paper Brilliant White PaperHigh Resolution Paper T-Shirt Transfers Greeting Cards Glossy Photo CardsBubble 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 cart ridge package.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Important! Before you start, make sure you have the following computer setup.( These are the minimum requirements.)
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IBM
Microsoft8 megabytes (MB) of RAM
40 MB hard disk spaceBi-directional,Cent ronics
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PC or compatible computer with a 486 PC processor or better
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(Pentium
(16 MB or more recommended for high resolution printing)
1284-compliant); a cable less than 6.6 feet in length is recommended
processor recommended)
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Windows®98,Windows 95, or Windows 3.1
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-compatible parallel cable (IEEE
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 later32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)60 MB hard disk space available (150 MB recommended)CD ROM drive (or access to a CDROM drive over the network
connection)
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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 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 War rant y 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.
Save your sales receipt for proof of purchase. In the event that your
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printer needs service, you will need your proof of purchase to obtain warranty serv ice.
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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Using the Printer With Windows
This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windows applications. It includes:
Understanding the printer driverPrinting a documentUsing the Printer Driver in WindowsThe Windows tabsRecommended Print Mode settingsCustomizing the Print Mode settingsExecuting a print jobPrinting speed versus color
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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.
You must install the BJC-2000 Series Printer Driver for Windows before
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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 Guidefor instructions. If you are using Windows 3.1,see Appendix B for instructions.

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
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:
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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 printer settings, you must open the printer driver dialog box.The printer driver dialog box contains tabs on which the printing options are displayed.
You can open the printer driver dialog box in one of the following ways:
From within any Windows application, you can select the Print or
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 r ight
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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For 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.
If the Print Setup option does not appear in the File menu for your
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application, refer to the user’s manual supplied w ith the application. It should provide information about changing the printer setup parameters.
In Windows 3.1,the pr inting 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.
The tabs you see may be arranged differently than shown here.The
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The Main Tab

arrangement of the printing options on the tabs varies depending on the operating system you are using.However the settings are the same.
This tab allows you to select your Print Mode.
SELECT YOUR PRINT MODE, WHICH INCLUDES PRINT QUALITY AND COLOR SETTINGS
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SPECIFY THE TYPE OF BJ CARTRIDGE INSTALLED
ILLUSTRATES THE CURRENT PAPER SETTINGS
CLICK HERE TO CUSTOMIZE THE PRINT MODE SETTINGS (SEE PAGE 2-11)
CLICK HERE TO PRINT COLOR DATA AS GRAYSCALE
SELECT YOUR MEDIA TYPE
RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS
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The Paper Tab

This tab allows you to specify paper size and page orientation.
FOR SCALED OR PAGE LAYOUT PRINTING, SPECIFY SIZE OF PAPER IN PRINTER
SPECIFY PAGE ORIENTATION (HOW DOCUMENT PRINTS ON A PAGE)
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
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.
SPECIFY NUMBER OF COPIES TO PRINT
ENABLE TO PRINT 2 OR 4 PAGES ON A SINGLE SHEET
ENABLE OR DISABLE BACKGROUND PRINTING
ENABLE PRINTING IN REVERSE ORDER (LAST PAGE TO FRONT PAGE)
ENABLE COLLATING FOR MULTIPLE COPIES
PRINT BORDERS TO SEPARATE PAGES
SPECIFY A GRAPHIC STAMPTO BE PRINTED ON YOUR DOCUMENT
RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS
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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.
STARTPRINT HEAD CLEANING
FEED A SHEET OF PAPER TO CLEAN ROLLERS (SEE PAGE 3-17)
PRINT THE NOZZLE CHECK PATTERN (SEE PAGE 4-4)
STARTTHE 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 follow ing 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 NATURALCOLOR IMAGES SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS
RESTORES THE DEFAULT SETTINGS
SPECIFY MEDIA TYPE
SPECIFIES THE BALANCE BETWEEN PRINT QUALITY AND PRINT SPEED
ENABLES THE IMAGE DATA CORRECTION FEATURE TO SMOOTH LOW­RESOLUTION IMAGE DATA FOR PRINTING
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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 INTER­MEDIATE 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
SPECIFY A CUSTOM NAME FOR THIS PRINT MODE
SPECIFY A NEW ICON FOR THIS PRINT MODE
SAVE THE NEW PRINT MODES
CHANGES THE ORDER OF THE ICONS; MOVES THE SELECTED ICON
DESCRIBES THE NEW PRINT MODE
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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 backg round. 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 cur rent 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.
For more details about the BJ Background Monitor, select Help from the Help menu of the BJ Background Monitor.
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BJ Backgrounder

DRAG THE COLUMN DIVIDER LEFT OR RIGHT TO RESIZE THE COLUMN
TIME AND DATE DOCUMENT WAS SENT TO THE PRINTER
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The BJ Backgrounder screen looks similar to this:
CANCELS THE PRINT JOB
SHOWS THE
FLOW OF
TRANSMISSION
DATA
SHOWS THE PAGE
AND COPY PRINTING
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PAUSES THE PRINT JOB. AFTER PAUSING THE PRINT 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.
For 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:
CLICK HERE
AUTOMATICALLY
OPENS
WHEN AN ERROR
OCCURS
DISPLAYS THE TYPE
OF BJ CARTRIDGE
CURRENTLY MOUNTED
IN THE PRINTER
CLICK TO DISPLAYTHE CORRECT RESPONSE TO AN ERROR
PICTURES AND TEXT DESCRIBE PRINTER STATUS AND PROGRESS OF THE PRINT JOB
CLICK TO CANCEL PRINTING
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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 Speed in Windows

To improve printing speed,you can tr y 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.
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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 Dr aft or Text. Use Draft mode to emphasize speed rather than quality; in Dr aft mode the printer w ill 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
This chapter describes how to use the printer for all your printing operations. It includes:
Selecting paper typesSetting the paper thickness leverSummary of printer settings for various print mediaAutomatically loading paperPrinting on envelopesUsing 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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