Canon BJC-4400 User Manual

BJC-4400

USER MANUAL

Canon

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.

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-4400 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.

NERGY STAR

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

COMPLIANT

Using Your Documentation

The following documentation is supplied with the Canon BJC-4400 Series Color Bubble Jet™ Printer to help you efficiently use your new printer.

Quick Start Guide

This booklet describes the steps you follow to unpack and set up your printer and install the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows®. You can follow the steps illustrated in the booklet to start printing in minutes.It also includes quick reference information to help you use the printer on a daily basis.

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.

N C

Notes provide advice or suggestions regarding the use of the pr inter.

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: ❍ The lights on your printer appear in this typeface:

POWER button.

POWER light.

❍ 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.

Contents

1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1

Supplies and Accessories .................................................................................... 1-2

BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks .......................................................................... 1-2

Canon Specialty Papers ................................................................................ 1-4

Color Image Scanner Cartridge ................................................................... 1-4

Getting Help From Canon.................................................................................. 1-5

Servicing the Printer .................................................................................... 1-6

2 Using the Printer With Windows ................................................................ 2-1

Installing a Printer Driver................................................................................... 2-1

Printing a Document .......................................................................................... 2-2

Printer Setup Within Windows 98/95................................................................ 2-3

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98/95 ................ 2-3

Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98/95 ............................................... 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 ............................................................... 2-8

Recommended Graphics Settings ................................................................ 2-8

Using the Setup Analyzer ............................................................................. 2-10

Using Cartridge Detection ........................................................................... 2-11

Printing Speed Versus Color .............................................................................. 2-12

For Quick Color Printing............................................................................. 2-12

For High Quality Color Printing ................................................................. 2-12

For Monochrome Printing .......................................................................... 2-13

Other Ways to Improve Pr int Speed in Windows ...................................... 2-13

3 Paper Handling.................................................................................................. 3-1

Selecting Paper Types .......................................................................................... 3-2

Paper Guidelines ........................................................................................... 3-4

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever...................................................................... 3-5

Printer Settings for Various Print Media............................................................ 3-6

Loading Paper...................................................................................................... 3-7

Automatically Feeding Paper........................................................................ 3-7

Auto Feed Guidelines.................................................................................... 3-10

Manually Feeding Paper ................................................................................ 3-12

Printing on Envelopes......................................................................................... 3-14

Using Canon’s Specialty Papers ......................................................................... 3-17

Specialty Paper Guidelines............................................................................ 3-17

High Resolution Paper HR-101 ................................................................... 3-19

Fabric Sheet FS-101 ...................................................................................... 3-22

Printing on Banner Paper............................................................................. 3-24

4 Maintaining the Printer .................................................................................. 4-1

Printer Guidelines ............................................................................................... 4-2

Cleaning the Printer ........................................................................................... 4-3

Printing the Test Pages ....................................................................................... 4-4

Printing the Test Pages From Windows ...................................................... 4-5

Printing the Test Pages Using the Operator Panel ..................................... 4-6

Cleaning the Print Head ..................................................................................... 4-6

Cleaning the Print Head From Windows ................................................... 4-6

Cleaning the Print Head Using the Operator Panel ................................... 4-7

BJ Cartridge Guidelines ...................................................................................... 4-8

BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance ...................................................... 4-10

Replacing the BJ Cartridge ................................................................................. 4-11

Replacing a BJ Tank in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge ................................... 4-18

Storing a BJ Cartridge ........................................................................................ 4-22

Installing and Removing the Optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge.......... 4-24

Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge ............................................ 4-24

Removing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge .......................................... 4-27

Transporting the Printer .................................................................................... 4-28

5 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 5-1

Identifying Your Printer Problem ...................................................................... 5-2

General Problems ............................................................................................... 5-3

Clearing Paper Jams ............................................................................................ 5-4

Appendix A Specifications ................................................................................ A-1

Printing Specifications ....................................................................................... A-1

BJ Cartridges ....................................................................................................... A-4

General ................................................................................................................ A-5

Optional IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge ............................................... A-5

Glossary ..................................................................................................................... G-1

Index .......................................................................................................................... I-1

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

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-4400 Series Color Bubble Jet™ Printer. We appreciate your choosing this printer to meet your printing needs.

The BJC-4400 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.

Introduction

This chapter: ❍ Lists the supplies, accessories, and options you can purchase for the

printer

❍ Describes Canon’s customer support ser v ices

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Supplies and Accessories

Your BJC-4400 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 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 1-800-671-1090.

BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks

You can use the following BJ® cartr idges with the BJC-4400 Ser ies printers:

❍ BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge ❍ BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge ❍ BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge ❍ BC-29F Neon 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

BJ cartridges contain the Bubble Jet print head and BJ tank(s), while

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BJ tanks contain ink only.

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 Box ❍ Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 (60 sheets)

See Chapter 4,Maintaining the Printer,for details on replacing BJ cartridges.

Introduction

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Canon Specialty Papers

Canon manufactures numerous specialty papers,including:

❍ Glossy Photo Paper GP-201 ❍ Banner Paper ❍ Brilliant White Paper ❍ High Resolution Paper HR-101 ❍ T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 ❍ Greeting Cards GC-101 ❍ Bubble Jet Paper LC-301 (water resistant) ❍ Fabric Sheet FS-101 ❍ Transparencies CF-102 ❍ Back Print Film BF-102 ❍ High Gloss Film HG-101

See Chapter 3,Paper Handling, for details on Canon’s Specialty Papers.

Color Image Scanner Cartridge

You can use your BJC-4400 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. Installation of the scanner cartridge is described later in this manual. 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.

See Chapter 4,Maintaining the Printer,for inst ructions on how to install the scanner cartridge.

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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 EST,excluding holidays) for products 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.

Canon Canada

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

Introduction

In other countries, please contact your Canon dealer.

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Servicing the Printer

The Canon BJC-4400 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

printer needs service, you will need your proof of purchase to obtain warranty serv ice.

If you feel your BJC-4400 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:

❍ Installing a printer driver ❍ Printing a document ❍ Printer setup within Windows 98/95 ❍ Printer setup within Windows 3.1 ❍ The Windows tabs ❍ Printing speed versus color

Installing a Printer Driver

Before you can use any type of printer with your computer,you must install 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.

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You must install the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows before

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you can use the printer with your computer. See your Quick Start Guide 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-4400 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 98/95 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 98/95

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

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98/95

You can open the Properties 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 from the File menu.

❍ From the Printers folder, you can select the printer,click the ri ght

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

Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98/95

The printing options are displayed on the following Windows 98/95 tabs: General, Details, Paper, Graphics, Setting, and Control. 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.)

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Using the Printer

For detailed information on any of the printing options, you can use the Windows 98/95 on-line 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

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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.

If the Print Setup option does not appear in the File menu for your

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: Paper, Graphics, Setting, and Control. See the next section, The Windows Tabs, for details.

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The Windows Tabs

The BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows has several tabs from which you can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as your new printer.

❍

General (Windows 98/95 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.

ADD COMMENTS HERE

)

PRINT A SEPARATOR PAGE

PRINT A TEST PAGE

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Details (Windows 98/95 only)

This tab allows you to specify printer port settings,spool setting s, 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 SPOOL SETTINGS

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SPECIFY PORT SETTINGS

❍ Paper

This tab allows you to specify page orientation,paper size, and ty pe of pr int media. ( The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98/95 and Windows 3.1.)

SPECIFY PAGE ORIENTATION

SPECIFY SIZE OF PAPER

SPECIFY TYPE OF PAPER

❍

SPECIFY PAPER FEED METHOD

Graphics

This tab allows you to specify print quality, color model, and print model. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98/95 and Windows 3.1.However, the Image Color Matching feature is available in Windows 98/95 only.)

SPECIFY PRINT QUALITY

SELECT A COLOR MODEL (BE SURE TO SELECT PHOTO COLOR WHEN YOU INSTALL THE OPTIONAL BC-22e PHOTO BJ CARTRIDGE)

SELECT A PRINT MODEL

ENABLE OR DISABLE IMAGE COLOR MATCHING (WINDOWS 98/95 ONLY)

ENABLE OR DISABLE FINE MODE

ENABLE OR DISABLE IMAGE OPTIMIZER

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❍ Setting

This tab allows you to turn on or off the Setup Analyzer and Cartridge Detection. It also allows you to save up to four custom print settings. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98/95 and Windows 3.1.)

ENABLE OR DISABLE CARTRIDGE DETECTION

SAVE YOUR CUSTOM PRINT SETTINGS

❍

ENABLE OR DISABLE SETUP ANALYZER

Control

This tab allows you to print test pages,turn the printer off, enable or disable the auto power on feature,clean the print head, or move the BJ cartridge so you can change it. It also allows you to turn off the printer after a certain period of inactivity. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98/95 and Windows 3.1.)

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PERFORM PRINTER TESTS

POWER OFF PRINTER CLEAN THE PRINT HEAD CHANGE THE

BJ CARTRIDGE

CONTROLS THE AUTO POWER OFF FEATURE, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF THE PRINTER IF IT IS IDLE FOR ASPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME; AFTER CHANGING A SETTING, BE SURE TO CLICK SET

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Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs

Be sure to use your on-line 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.

Recommended Graphics Settings

You can select the following printing options from the Graphics tab to achieve the specified results.

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Driver settings

To achieve Print Quality Color Model Results

Fastest B&W Draft Monochrome Uses less ink.Output output possible 180 × 180 dpi quality is draft.

Fast letter quality Standard Monochrome S lightly slower than output 360 × 360 dpi draft. Quality is standard.

Fast B&W photograph Standard and Monochrome Slower than B&W but and graphic output Fine On better grayscale quality.

360 × 360 dpi

High quality High and Monochrome Produces highest output Fine Off resolution output.

720 × 360 dpi

High quality High and Monochrome Slower than Standard but photograph and Fine On optimizes B&W grayscale graphic output 720 × 360 dpi quality.

Fast color output Draft Color Uses less ink.Output

180 × 180 dpi quality is draft.

Color output Standard Color Fast color printing but

360 × 360 dpi quality is not optimized.

High quality High and Color Uses Drop Modulation color output Fine On Technology to optimize

720 × 360 dpi color print quality but the

print speed is slower.

Photo-realistic Standard Photo Color Produces photo-realistic color printing 360 × 360 dpi color printing. (Requires

BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge and High Resolution Paper HR-101 or Glossy Photo Paper GP-201.)

True photo High Photo Color Uses Drop Modulation quality printing 360 × 360 dpi Technology™ to produce

true photo quality. (Requires BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge and High Resolution Paper HR-101 or Glossy Photo Paper GP-201.)

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Using the Setup Analyzer

The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your choice of printing settings. On the Setting tab, you click on the green ✔ to enable the Setup Analyzer. Click on the red symbol to disable it.

When you exit the printer driver and accept your printing settings by clicking the OK button,the Setup Analyzer (if enabled) checks to see if any of your settings are contrary to the recommended settings.

If there are inconsistencies, a dialog box similar to this appears:

The inconsistencies appear with check boxes.You can use the dialog box buttons to select or deselect the inconsistencies and/or fix or ignore the inconsistencies.

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Using Cartridge Detection

Use Cartridge Detection if you want the driver to alert you when the installed BJ cartridge is not the correct choice to use with your Color Model setting. To enable Cartridge Detection, which is located on the Setting tab,click on the green ✔. Click on the red symbol to disable it.

If Car tr idge Detection cannot detect the cartridge t y pe, it advises you to check that your printer is on-line and that the cables are secure.

If you choose the Monochrome Color Model and you have a BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge installed, you’ll see:

Performance Tip!

You now have a color cartridge installed in your printer. For faster printing speed, change the color cartridge to the monochrome cartridge.

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Printing Speed Versus Color

The BJC-4400 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.

For Quick Color Printing

In the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows, choose the following settings. These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate 256 colors, which will increase your printing speed.However, your print quality will not be optimized.

❍ Media Type—Plain Paper ❍ Print Quality—Standard; Fine is off ❍ Color Model—Color ❍ Print Model—Custom ❍ Color Selection—Fast Color

For High Quality Color Printing

Select the settings shown below to allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to 16.7 million colors.Keep in mind that your print speed will be slower than with other setting combinations.

❍ Print Quality—High; Fine mode is on ❍ Color Model—Color ❍ Print Model—Automatic

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For Monochrome Printing

Use the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge to optimize the printer’s perfor mance when you are printing black text and graphics only.

In the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows, choose the following settings to tell your printer to print using black ink only.

❍ Media Type—Plain Paper ❍ Print Quality—Standard ❍ Color Model—Monochrome ❍ Print Model—Automatic

Other 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.

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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 Custom Settings dialog box, choose Diffusion only when printing final output or photographic images. Choosing a Halftone setting of Fine 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 screen matched color

❍

In the Custom Settings dialog box, avoid Match as the Color Adjustment setting. The screen matching feature takes longer to process in the computer because it requires special information.

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❍ Avoid automatic settings

Although the automatic settings are easy to use,the computer must interpret the printed page. This takes more time than if you select each setting.

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 Monochrome when possible

❍

If you will be printing text in black ink only,choose a Color Selection of Black and White rather than Grayscale. Print draft documents in Monochrome rather than Color, or use Draft print quality when printing color.

Limit the number of colors on each page

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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 primary colors when printing presentation graphics

❍

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

Use the Draft print quality

❍

The printer will need to image fewer dots.

❍ 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 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 types ❍ Setting the paper thickness le ver ❍ Summary of printer settings for various print media ❍ Automatically loading paper ❍ Manually feeding 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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Paper Handling

Selecting Paper Types

One of the most impor tant things you can do to assure the best possible performance of your Bubble Jet printer is to select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality print on most plain bond papers, including cotton bond and photocopying papers;it does not require special ink jet papers. However, the print quality varies w ith different paper types. Be sure to test a type of paper before you purchase a large quantity.

Plain Paper

The printer supports paper sizes of letter, legal, and A4 in portr ait orientation.You can use regular copier paper, cotton bond papers, and typical letterhead. Always use paper without curls, folds, staples, or damaged edges.

Glossy Photo Paper

Canon Glossy Photo Paper GP-201 is a high gloss, thicker paper that produces the look and feel of a photograph. Use this paper with the BC-21e Color or BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge to produce photo-realistic prints from your printer. (In your printer driver,select Glossy Paper when you have Glossy Photo Paper loaded.)

Banner Paper

Canon’s Banner Paper is specifically designed for printing one continuous sheet in a banner format.The connected sheets are divided by a perforation.You can pr int from two to six sheets at one time.

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Brilliant White Paper

Canon’s unique paper formulation gives you a bright white printing surface that produces incredibly brilliant colors and dark,crisp black text.This paper works g reat for proposals, color presentations, color charts/graphs, flyers, and newsletters.You can pr int on both sides of the sheet. (In your printer driver, select Plain Paper when you load this paper.)

High Resolution Paper

The Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 is designed to produce photo-realistic quality output with sharp and vivid graphics. For best results,use the optional BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge to produce images comparable to your favorite photographs.

T-Shirt Transfers

Use Canon’s popular T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 to create and personalize T-shirts,sweatshirts, aprons, tablecloths, napkins, tote bags, and anything else your imagination allows! Use on any cotton or cotton/ poly blend fabric.Your image is printed in mirror image (when you use T-Shirt Transfer mode through the BJC-4400 Series Printer Driver) so when you iron it onto the T-shir t the image is viewed correctly.

Greeting Cards

Get the most out of your Canon Creative or other card making software with Canon Greeting Cards GC-101.These cards give your unique, personalized cards the look and feel of professional cards.You can create cards,invitations,announcements, and more.

Paper Handling

Bubble Jet Paper (water resistant)

The Canon Bubble Jet Paper LC-301 has been developed for high quality printing with minimal or no smearing or running when in contact with water or damp surfaces,making it a good choice for damp or rainy environments.The paper is specially coated and printable on both sides. (In your printer driver, select Plain Paper when you load this paper.)

Fabric Sheets

Use Fabric Sheet FS-101 for Canon Bubble Jet printers to print pillow covers,scarves, flags, and other textile items.Use these sheets for appliqués and other craft and sewing projects. Fabric sheets are 9.5 × 14 inches.

Transparencies

CF-102 Transparencies from Canon are recommended.These transparencies produce excellent contrast, sharpness, and color.

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Back Print Film

Canon Back Print Film BF-102 has been specially developed for Canon Color Bubble Jet printers.The film is designed to deliver brilliant, highintensity color images suitable for business presentations,desig n work, or professional reports. Back print film is printed on the back (nonglossy) side of the film in mirror image and then viewed from the front or glossy side using a backlighting device.

High Gloss Film

The Canon High Gloss Film HG-101 features a bright white finish that lends striking visual power to charts, graphs, and photographic images. Use this film to make your presentation materials and graphics look professional.

If you are printing in an application outside Windows,your software

application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in order to use Back Print Film or T-Shirt Transfers.

Paper Guidelines

When selecting or loading paper, please remember the following: ❍ Attempting to print on damp,curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can

cause paper jams and poor print quality.

❍ Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multipart paper. ❍ When using graph paper, the lines may not match because the

1/6-inch line spacing of the pr inter is slightly less than that of graph paper.

❍ If the pr int density of your page is very high, light paper stock may

curl slightly due to the large amount of ink.If you need to print dense graphics, try pr inting on heavier stock.

❍ Do not use thicker paper than meets the specifications for this

printer.Printing with a paper that is thick enough to come in contact with the print head nozzles may damage the BJ cartridge.

❍ When printing on legal size paper (or larger),do not extend the

paper output tray.

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