Canon BJC-80 User Manual

BJC-80

USER MANUAL

Canon

1Introduction

Supplies and Accessories

BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Canon Specialty Papers Color Image Scanner Cartridge Portable Kit, Battery Pack, and Universal Adapter

Getting Help From Canon

Servicing the Printer

2Using the Printer With Windows

Installing a Printer Driver Printing a Document Printer Setup Within Windows 95

Contents

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 95 Using the Printer Driver in Windows 95

Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1

Accessing the Printing Options

The Windows Tab

Specifying Your Printing Options Recommended Graphics Settings Using the Setup Analyzer Using Cartridge Detection

Printing Speed Versus Color

For Quick Color Printing For High Quality Color Printing For Monochrome Printing Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows

3Paper Handling

Selecting Paper Types

Paper Guidelines

Loading Paper

Automatically Feeding Paper Auto Feed Guidelines

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Printing on Envelopes Using Canon's Specialty Papers

Specialty Paper Guidelines

4Maintaining the Printer

Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Printing the Test Pages

Starting the Test Pages From Windows Starting the Test Pages From the Operator Panel

Cleaning the Print Head

Cleaning the Print Head From Windows

Cleaning the Print Head Using the Operator Panel BJ Cartridge Guidelines BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance Switching the BJ Cartridges Replacing a BJ Tank Storing a BJ Cartridge Traveling With the Printer Storing the Printer

5Installing and Using the Battery Pack

Battery Pack Guidelines Examining the Battery Case

From the Front

From the Back Attaching the Battery Case to the Printer Charging the Battery Pack Using the Printer with the Battery Pack Battery Pack Capacity

Printing With a Low Battery

Discharging the Battery Pack Removing a Battery Pack

Removing the Battery Case

6Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge

Removing the BJ Cartridge Installing the Scanner Cartridge Removing the Scanner Cartridge

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7Troubleshooting

Identifying Your Printer Problem General Problems Clearing Paper Jams

Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Using the IrDA Wireless Interface

Glossary Index FCC Regulations

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-80 Color Bubble Jet Printer. We appreciate our choosing this printer to meet your printing needs.

The BJC-80 offers color printing, excellent print quality, and fast print speed with the convenience of portability and low cost. We are certain you will be satisfied with its advanced Bubble Jet technology.

This chapter:

Lists the supplies and accessories you can purchase for the printer Describes Canon's customer support services

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Supplies and Accessories

Your BJC-80 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 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 cartridges and BJ tanks with the BJC-80 printer:

O BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge

O BCI-11 Color BJ tank

O BCI-11 Black BJ tank

O BC-10 Black BJ Cartridge

O BCI-10 Black BJ tank

O SB-10 Ink Cartridge Storage Box

BJ 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 use of third-part 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 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.

Canon Specialty Papers

Canon manufactures numerous specialty papers, including:

O Glossy Photo Paper GP-201

O High Resolution Paper HR-101

O Transparencies CF-102

O T-Shirt Transfers TR-101

O Greeting Cards GC-101

O Bubble Jet Paper LC-301 (water resistant)

O Fabric Sheet FS-101

O Back Print Film BF-102

O High Gloss Film HG-101

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

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Color Image Scanner Cartridge

This option instantly turns your printer into a high-quality, color sheet fed scanner. All you have to do is replace the BJ cartridge in the BJC-80 with the IS-12 Color Image Scanner Cartridge. For this option, you must use an IEEE-1284-compatible, bi-directional parallel interface cable to connect the BJC-80 to your computer. Also you must be using Windows 95.

See Chapter 6, Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge, for details.

Portable Kit, Battery Pack, and Universal Adapter

To enhance the printer's portability, Canon offers the following items for supplying power to your printer.

Portable Kit NK-300

The portable kit includes one NiMH battery pack NB-300 and an attachment unit, which allow you to operate the printer when AC power is not available. When attached to the printer, this nickel-metal hydride battery pack charges when the printer is not operating. The battery pack fully charges in about eight hours. When fully charged, it enables you to continuously print about 200 pages.

NiMH Battery Pack NB-300

You can purchase additional battery packs to use with the Portable Kit NK-300.

Universal Adapter AD-350U/360U

The Universal Adapter supplies power to the printer from any power source with an appropriate power cord. With the Universal Adapter, you can use the BJC-80 in various countries where AC power differs from the U.S. standard.

See Chapter 5, Installing and Using the Battery Pack, for details.

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Getting Help From Canon

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 through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST and Saturday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST, excluding holidays) for products still under warranty**

(1-757-413-2848)

Speak to a technician (currently $24.99) during holidays and days/hours not listed above regarding urgent product questions or for products no longer under warranty (1-800-423-2366) E-mail support via Canon Computer Systems, Inc. Web site

(www.ccsi.canon.com)

24-hour, toll-free Fax Retrieval System (1-800-526-4345) 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

Customer support for Canadian residents is available 24 hours a day (seven days a week) at

1-800-263-1121.

In other countries, please contact your Canon dealer.

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Servicing the Printer

The Canon BJC-80 Color Bubble Jet Printer is 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.

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 service.

If you feel your BJC-80 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 for details).

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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 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.

You must install the BJ Printer Driver before you can use the printer with your computer. See your Quick Start Guide 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-80

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 Setup from the File menu.

Click on the Setup button if you want to make any adjustments as appropriate for printing your document. (See Printer Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for details.) Select OK to close the Print Setup dialog box.

Choose Print

from the File

menu.

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

Printer Setup Within Windows 95

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

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 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 right mouse button, and then select Properties from the drop down list.

Using the Printer Driver in Windows 95

The printing options are displayed on the following Windows 95 tabs: General, Details, Paper, Graphics, Setting, and Control. See The Windows Tabs section (page 2-4) for details.

For detailed information on any of the printing options, you can use the Windows 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.

F1.

Press

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Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1

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

The Windows Tabs

The BJ Printer Driver for Windows has several tabs from which you select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as your printer.

General (Windows 95 only)

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

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Details (Windows 95 only)

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

Paper

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

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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 95 and Windows 3.1. However, the Image Color Matching feature is available in Windows 95 only.)

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 95 and Windows 3.1.)

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Control

This tab allows you to print test pages, turn off the printer, enable or disable the auto power feature, and clean the print head. 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 95 and Windows 3.1.)

Specifying Your Printing Options

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 selection on a tab, click the Cancel button. To save your settings without exiting, click the Apply button. To access the Help file, click on the When you move the mouse cursor over one of the printing options, a help message appears at the bottom of the tab.

Help

button.

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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 output possible

Fast letter quality output Fast B&W photograph and

graphic output High quality photograph

and graphic output

High quality

Fast color output

Color output

High quality color output

Draft 180 x 180 dpi

Standard 360 x 360 dpi

Standard and Fine On 360 x 360 dpi

High 720 x 360 dpi

High and Fine On 360 x 360 dpi

Draft 180 x 180 dpi

Standard 360 x 360 dpi

High 720 x 360 dpi

High and Fine On 360 x 360 dpi

Monochrome Uses less ink. Output quality is draft.

Monochrome Slightly slower than draft. Quality is standard.

Monochrome Slower than B&W but better grayscale quality.

Slower than Standard but optimizes B&W

Monochrome

grayscale quality. Requires BC-10 Black BJ Cartridge.

Monochrome High quality and high resolution printing.

Color Uses less ink. Output quality is draft.

Color Fast color printing but quality is not optimized.

Color

Optimizes color print quality but the print speed is slower.

High quality color output with Drop Modulation Technology.

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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, click on the green Check to enable the Setup Analyzer. Click on the red Circle 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, which is located on the Setting tab, click on the green Click on the red Circle symbol to disable it.

If Cartridge Detection cannot detect the cartridge type, it advised 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-11e Color BJ Cartridge installed, you'll see:

Check

Performance Tip!

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

Printing Speed Versus Color

The BJ Printer Driver for Windows can interpret and translate the full spectrum of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing in color, there is a significant increase in the amount of information that the driver has to interpret and translate. When printing with black ink only, the driver has only one color to interpret.

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

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For Quick Color Printing

In the BJ 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 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 Color Model -- Color Printer Model -- Automatic

For Monochrome Printing

Use the optional BC-10 Black BJ cartridge to optimize the printer's performance when you are printing black text and graphics only.

In the BJ 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; Fine is off Color Model -- Monochrome Print Model -- Automatic

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Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows

To improve printing speed, you cna try the following:

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

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

Add a permanent swap file in Windows 3.1.

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

Avoid diffusion halftones.

In the 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.

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 store 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 in color.

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.

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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 Loading paper Printing on envelopes Using Canon's Specialty Papers

To ensure the best performance of your printer, you 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. The path that the paper travels through the printer is the same for automatic and manual feeding.

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Selecting Paper Types

One of the most important 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 with different paper types. Be sure to test a type of paper before you purchase a large quality.

Plain Paper

The printer supports paper sizes of letter, legal, and A4 in portrait 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-11e Color BJ Cartridge to produce photo-realistic prints from your printer. (Select Glossy Paper in your printer driver 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 BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge to produce images comparable to your favorite photographs.

Transparencies

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

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 BJ Printer Driver for Windows) so when you iron it onto the T-shirt 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.

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Bubble Jet Paper (water resistant)

The Canon bubble Jet Paper LC-301 has been developed for high quality printing with minimal or no smering 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. (Select Plain Paper in the printer driver 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 appliques and other craft and sewing projects. Fabric sheets are 9.5 x 14 inches.

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, high-intensity color images suitable for business presentations, design 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, you software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in order to use Back Print Film or T-Shirt Transfers.

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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 printer is slightly less than that of graph paper. If the print 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 printing on heavier stock. Do not use thicker paper that 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.

Loading Paper

You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or you can manually feed one sheet at a time. The path that the paper travels through the printer is the same for automatic and manual feeding.

You can place approximately 30 sheets of plain paper (20 lb or 5 g/m) in the sheet feeder at a time.

You can stack approximately 10 sheets of transparencies or back print film in the sheet feeder. However, these special media may not advance correctly under usual environmental conditions (such as extreme temperatures and humidity). If you have trouble with special papers becoming skewed or feeding multiple sheets, do not stack them in the sheet feeder. Load them one sheet at a time.

Place at least one sheet of plain paper in back of a stack of transparencies or back print film.

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Automatically Feeding Paper

Make sure the

paper support

is open.

Fan the paper

The paper support helps keep paper straight and limits the possibility of jams. Make sure the paper guide is moved to the left.

For best results, fan the paper before loading it. Always fan a stack of paper along the edge that will feed into the printer first.

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Slide the

stack of sheet

feeder until it

stops.

Align the edge of the paper with the right edge of paper into the the sheet feeder. Do not force the paper into the printer. Insert the paper so that the side you want to print on is facing you. If you are using a preprinted stock, such as letterhead, insert the top of the paper into the sheet feeder first. Make sure the stack of paper does not exceed the paper guide.

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