Canon QY8-1360-000 User Manual

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QY8-1360-000

REVISION 0

OCT. 1998

1098 AB 5.00-0

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Copyright  1998 by Canon Inc. CANON INC. BJ Products Quality Support Dept. 16-1, Shimonoge 3-chome, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 213, Japan

This manual was produced on an Apple Macintosh Power Mac 7300/180 personal computer and Apple LaserWriter II NTX-J laser beam printer; final pages were printed on Agfa SelectSet Avantra 25. A YANO 640MO drive system NJ640MO with MITSUBISHI MO disk cartridge MR230M1 were used for storing large volumes of page layout and graphic data for this manual. All graphics were produced with MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 7.0J. All documents and all page layouts were created with QuarkXPress 3.3J.

I. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual is divided into five parts containing the information required for servicing the BJC7100 printer.

Part 1: Safety and Precautions

This part contains information on how to service the unit safely. It is very important, and must be read.

Part 2: Product Specifications

This part outlines the product and its specifications.

Part 3: Operating Instructions

This part explains how to operate the unit properly, how it is installed, and how to use the service mode.

Part 4: Technical Reference

This part outlines the unit operation giving a technically.

Part 5: Maintenance

This part explains maintenance of the unit. It includes details of disassembly/assembly, adjustments required when assembling, troubleshooting procedures, and wiring/circuit diagrams, etc.

This manual does not contain complete information required for disassembling and assembling the BJC-5500 printer. Please also refer to the separate Parts Catalog.

II. TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Part 1: SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS

1 - 1 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 - 1 1.1 Moving Parts 1 - 2 1.2 Front Cover 1 - 3 1.3 Ink Stains 1 - 3 1.3.1 Ink path 1 - 4 1.3.2 Ink mist 1 - 5 1.4 Live Parts 1 - 6 1.5 BJ Cartridge Metal Plate 1 - 7 2. MACHINE PRECAUTIONS 1 - 7 2.1 BJ Cartridge Handling 1 - 7 2.1.1 Unpacking the BJ cartridge 1 - 7 2.1.2 BJ cartridge protection 1 - 8 2.1.3 Power on/off 1 - 8 2.1.4 When not using the printer 1 - 9 2.1.5 Ink electroconductivity 1 - 9 2.2 Ink Tank Handling 1 - 9 2.2.1 Unpacking the ink tank 1 - 9 2.2.2 Preventing clogging 1 -10 2.3 Printer Handling 1 -10 2.3.1 Spurs 1 -10 2.3.2 Damage due to static electricity 1 -11 2.3.3 Ink Leakage and dry-out 1 -11 2.3.4 Carrying the printer 1 -12 3. NOTES ON SERVICING 1 -12 3.1 EEPROM Data 1 -13 3.2 Service Mode of Printer Driver 1 -13 3.3 Protecting the Power Supply 1 -14 3.4 Static Electricity 1 -15 3.5 Disassembly and Assembly 1 -15 3.5.1 Parts that cannot be disassembled 1 -15 3.5.2 Parts requiring careful attention during disassembly and assembly 1 -15 3.6 Self-Diagnosis

Part 2:

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

2 - 1 1. PRODUCT OUTLINE 2 - 1 1.1 Outline 2 - 2 1.2 Features 2 - 3 1.3 BJ Cartridge 2 - 3 1.3.1 Black BJ cartridge (BC-60) 2 - 4 1.3.2 Photo BJ cartridge (BC-62e Photo) 2 - 5 1.3.3 Color BJ cartridge (BC-61) 2 - 5 1.3.4 BJ cartridge vs print mode 2 - 6 1.4 SB-60 BJ Cartridge Container 2 - 6 1.5 Consumables 2 - 6 1.5.1 BJ cartridge 2 - 6 1.5.2 Ink tank 2 - 7 2. SPECIFICATIONS 2 - 7 2.1 General Specifications 2 -10 2.2 Paper Specifications 2 -10 2.2.1 Paper types

Page 2 -11 2.2.2 Printing range 2 -12 2.3 Interface Specifications

Part 3: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

3 - 1 1. PRINTER SETUP 3 - 1 1.1 Unpacking 3 - 2 1.2 Installation Location 3 - 3 1.3 Installation 3 - 3 1.3.1 Connecting the interface cable 3 - 3 1.3.2 Connecting the power supply 3 - 4 1.3.3 Installing the BJ cartridge 3 - 6 1.3.4 Replacing the ink tanks 3 - 7 1.3.5 Cartridge container [SB-60] 3 - 8 1.4 Turning Printer Power On and Off 3 - 8 1.4.1 Turning the power on 3 - 8 1.4.2 Turning the power off 3 - 9 1.5 Loading Printer Paper 3 -10 1.6 Names of Parts and Their Functions 3 -12 2. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER 3 -12 2.1 Transporting the Printer 3 -13 2.2 Manual Capping 3 -14 3. PRINTER SERVICING FUNCTIONS 3 -14 3.1 Error Indications 3 -14 3.1.1 Operator call errors 3 -15 3.1.2 Service calls 3 -16 3.2 Warning Indications 3 -17 3.3 Function Settings 3 -17 3.3.1 Items set by control function 3 -18 3.3.2 Service mode of printer driver 3 -19 3.4 EEPROM 3 -19 3.5 Cleaning the BJ Cartridge 3 -20 3.6 Test Printout 3 -20 3.7 Pickup Roller Cleaning Function (HR-101) 3 -21 3.8 Service Mode 3 -22 3.8.1 Final factory test pattern 3 -22 3.8.2 Resetting EEPROM data 3 -23 3.8.3 Printing EEPROM data 3 -23 3.8.4 Setting destination country 3 -24 3.8.5 Other Function

Part 4: TECHNICAL REFERENCE

4 - 1 1. OVERVIEW 4 - 1 1.1 Printer Block Diagram 4 - 2 1.2 Initial Flowchart 4 - 3 1.3 Print Signal Sequence 4 - 4 1.4 BJ Cartridge Drive 4 - 4 1.4.1 Print drive control 4 - 5 1.5 Power-Off Sequence Flowchart 4 - 6 2. FIRMWARE 4 - 6 2.1 Interface 4 - 6 2.1.1 Compatible mode 4 - 7 2.1.2 Nibble mode 4 - 7 2.1.3 ECP mode

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Page 4 - 8 2.2 Print Modes 4 - 9 2.2.1 Plain paper optimized printing mode (P-POP) 4 - 9 2.2.2 Economy print mode (Draft mode) 4 - 9 2.2.3 Standard mode 4 - 9 2.2.4 High quality and fine mode 4 -10 2.2.5 Print mode settings 4 -11 2.3 Smoothing Function 4 -11 2.4 Print Optimization Controls 4 -11 2.4.1 Power monitor 4 -11 2.4.2 Head sticking prevention 4 -11 2.4.3 Ink smear prevention 4 -12 2.5 Head Overheat Protection 4 -13 3. PRINTER'S MECHANICAL SYSTEM 4 -13 3.1 Overview 4 -14 3.1.1 Structure of printer's mechanical system 4 -15 3.2 BJ Cartridge 4 -15 3.2.1 BJ Cartridge structure 4 -19 3.2.2 Structure of BJ head unit 4 -21 3.2.3 Nozzle arrays 4 -22 3.2.4 Signal contacts 4 -24 3.2.5 Drive circuit 4 -28 3.2.6 BJ cartridge detection 4 -29 3.3 Purge Unit 4 -29 3.3.1 Function of purge unit 4 -30 3.3.2 Structure of purge unit 4 -33 3.4 Carriage 4 -33 3.4.1 Carriage functions 4 -34 3.4.2 Carriage structure 4 -36 3.5 Paper Feed/Sheet Feeder Mechanism 4 -36 3.5.1 Paper feed/sheet feeder mechanism functions 4 -38 3.5.2 Paper feed/sheet feeder mechanism structure 4 -39 4. PRINTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 -39 4.1 Overview of Printer Electrical System 4 -40 4.2 Logic 4 -40 4.2.1 Logic block diagram 4 -41 4.2.2 Logic components 4 -45 4.3 Electrical System 4 -45 4.3.1 Input power supply (AC adaptor) 4 -45 4.3.2 Output voltages 4 -46 5. DETECTION FUNCTIONS 4 -46 5.1 Sensor-based Detection Functions 4 -48 5.2 Miscellaneous Detection Functions 4 -48 5.2.1 Waste-ink amount detection 4 -48 5.2.2 BJ cartridge detection 4 -48 5.2.3 Ink-out detection

Part 5: MAINTENANCE

5 - 1 1. MAINTENANCE 5 - 1 1.1 Parts for Periodic Replacement 5 - 1 1.2 Consumable Parts 5 - 1 1.3 Consumables 5 - 1 1.4 Periodic Maintenance 5 - 2 2. SERVICING TOOLS

Page 5 - 2 2.1 List of Tools 5 - 3 3. APPLYING GREASE 5 - 4 4. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 5 - 4 4.1 Disassembly and Reassembly 5 - 4 4.2 Notes on Disassembly and Reassembly 5 - 4 4.2.1 Main cover 5 - 4 4.2.2 Carriage unit 5 - 5 4.2.3 Bearings at ends of support shaft 5 - 5 4.2.4 Purge unit and bottom case assembly 5 - 5 4.2.5 Securing idler pulley assembly screw 5 - 6 4.3 Waste Ink Absorbers 5 - 7 4.4 Assembling the Chassis 5 - 8 5. ADJUSTMENTS 5 - 8 5.1 Adjustment Locations 5 - 8 5.1.1 Adjusting registration 5 - 8 5.1.2 Checking and adjusting the head gap 5 -13 6. TROUBLESHOOTING 5 -13 6.1 Troubleshooting Overview 5 -13 6.1.1 Overview 5 -13 6.1.2 Troubleshooting cautions 5 -14 6.2 Diagnosis 5 -14 6.2.1 Diagnostic flow 5 -16 6.2.2 Action 5 -37 7. CONNECTOR LAYOUT AND SIGNAL ASSIGNMENT 5 -37 7.1 Logic Board 5 -39 7.2 Carriage Board 5 -44 8. CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 5 -44 8.1 Parts Layout 5 -44 8.1.1 Logic board 5 -45 8.1.2 Carriage board 5 -47 8.2 Circuit Diagrams 5 -47 8.2.1 Logic board

III. ILLUSTRATION INDEX

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Part 1: SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS

1 - 1 Figure 1 - 1 The Printer's Moving Parts 1 - 2 Figure 1 - 2 Front Cover 1 - 3 Figure 1 - 3 Ink Path 1 - 4 Figure 1 - 4 BC-62e Photo and BC-61 1 - 4 Figure 1 - 5 Ink Mist 1 - 5 Figure 1 - 6 AC Adapter 1 - 6 Figure 1 - 7 BJ Cartridge Metal Plate 1 - 7 Figure 1 - 8 Removing the BJ Cartridge Cap and Tape 1 - 8 Figure 1 - 9 BJ Cartridges 1 - 9 Figure 1 -10 Removing the Ink Tank Cap 1 - 9 Figure 1 -11 The Ink Outlets on Ink Tank 1 -10 Figure 1 -12 Spurs 1 -10 Figure 1 -13 Contacts 1 -11 Figure 1 -14 Capping Position 1 -11 Figure 1 -15 Carrying the Printer 1 -13 Figure 1 -16 Protecting the Power Supply 1 -14 Figure 1 -17 Electrical System of Printer 1 -15 Figure 1 -18 Parts that Cannot be Disassembled

Part 2: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

2 - 1 Figure 2 - 1 Printer Appearance 2 - 3 Figure 2 - 2 Black BJ Cartridge (BC-60) 2 - 4 Figure 2 - 3 Photo BJ Cartridge (BC-62e Photo) 2 - 5 Figure 2 - 4 Color BJ Cartridge (BC-61) 2 - 6 Figure 2 - 5 BJ Cartridge (SB-60) 2 - 6 Figure 2 - 6 Ink Tanks 2 -11 Figure 2 - 7 Printing Area 2 -18 Figure 2 - 8 Compatible Mode 2 -18 Figure 2 - 9 Nibble Mode 2 -18 Figure 2 -10 ECP Mode

Part 3: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

3 - 1 Figure 3 - 1 Packaging 3 - 2 Figure 3 - 2 Printer Dimensions 3 - 3 Figure 3 - 3 Connecting the Interface Cable 3 - 3 Figure 3 - 4 Connecting the Power Supply 3 - 4 Figure 3 - 5 Removing Cap and Tape from BJ Cartridge 3 - 4 Figure 3 - 6 Installing BJ Cartridges 3 - 5 Figure 3 - 7 Checking Print Head Alignment 3 - 6 Figure 3 - 8 Replacing the Ink Tank 3 - 6 Figure 3 - 9 Removing Protective Cap from Ink Tank 3 - 7 Figure 3 -10 Cartridge Container SB-60 3 - 8 Figure 3 -11 Incorrect Method of Powering Off 3 - 9 Figure 3 -12 Paper Settings 3 -10 Figure 3 -13 Names of Parts and Their Functions (1) 3 -11 Figure 3 -14 Names of Parts and Their Functions (2) 3 -12 Figure 3 -15 Transporting the Printer 3 -13 Figure 3 -16 Manual Capping Method 3 -14 Figure 3 -17 Control Panel 3 -17 Figure 3 -18 Windows 95 Driver Control Sheet (Sample)

Page 3 -18 Figure 3 -19 Hidden Control Sheet (Sample) 3 -20 Figure 3 -20 Nozzle Check Pattern (Sample) 3 -22 Figure 3 -21 Service Mode Test Print (Sample) 3 -23 Figure 3 -22 EEPROM Data Print (Sample)

Part 4: TECHNICAL REFERENCE

4 - 1 Figure 4 - 1 Printer Block Diagram 4 - 2 Figure 4 - 2 Flowchart of Initialization Sequence 4 - 3 Figure 4 - 3 Print Signal Sequence 4 - 5 Figure 4 - 4 Power-Off Sequence Flowchart 4 - 6 Figure 4 - 5 Bidirectional Centronics Specifications Selection Sequence 4 - 6 Figure 4 - 6 Interface Timing (Compatible Mode) 4 - 7 Figure 4 - 7 Interface Timing (Nibble Mode) 4 - 7 Figure 4 - 8 Interface Timing (ECP Mode) 4 - 9 Figure 4 - 9 Photo Print Mode (Image) 4 -10 Figure 4 -10 Print Mode Main Sheet (Sample) 4 -11 Figure 4 -11 Print Mode Detail Quality Sheet (Sample) 4 -13 Figure 4 -12 Printer's Mechanical System 4 -15 Figure 4 -13 Structure of BC-60 4 -16 Figure 4 -14 Structure of BC-61 4 -17 Figure 4 -15 Structure of BC-62e Photo 4 -19 Figure 4 -16 Structure of BC-60 BJ Head Unit 4 -19 Figure 4 -17 Structure of BC-61 BJ Head Unit 4 -20 Figure 4 -18 Structure of BC-62e Photo BJ Head Unit 4 -21 Figure 4 -19 Nozzle Arrays 4 -22 Figure 4 -20 Signal Contacts 4 -24 Figure 4 -21 Block Diagram of BC-60 Drive Circuit 4 -25 Figure 4 -22 Block Diagram of BC-61/BC-62e Photo Drive Circuit 4 -32 Figure 4 -23 Purge Unit 4 -33 Figure 4 -24 Carriage 4 -35 Figure 4 -25 Paper Feed Motor Drive Switching 4 -36 Figure 4 -26 Auto Platen-Head Gap Adjustment 4 -37 Figure 4 -27 Paper Feed Mechanism 4 -38 Figure 4 -28 Paper Separator 4 -39 Figure 4 -29 Printer Electrical System 4 -40 Figure 4 -30 Logic Board Block Diagram 4 -43 Figure 4 -31 Printer Block Diagram 4 -44 Figure 4 -32 Motor Drive Circuit 4 -45 Figure 4 -33 AC Adaptor Output Voltages 4 -46 Figure 4 -34 Sensor Positions

Part 5: MAINTENANCE

5 - 3 Figure 5 - 1 Grease Points 5 - 4 Figure 5 - 2 Main Cover and Connector Cover 5 - 4 Figure 5 - 3 Releasing the Carriage Lock 5 - 5 Figure 5 - 4 Bearings at Ends of Support shaft 5 - 5 Figure 5 - 5 Purge Unit and Bottom Case Assembly 5 - 5 Figure 5 - 6 Tightening Idler Pulley Assembly Screw 5 - 6 Figure 5 - 7 Maintenance Jet and Waste Ink Absorbers 5 - 7 Figure 5 - 8 Tightening the Chassis Fixing Screws 5 - 8 Figure 5 - 9 Screws Influencing Head Gap 5 - 9 Figure 5 -10 Measuring Sheet Setting 1 5 - 9 Figure 5 -11 Measuring Sheet Setting 2

VII

Page 5 -10 Figure 5 -12 Thickness Gauge Setting 5 -10 Figure 5 -13 Check the Head Gap 5 -11 Figure 5 -14 Adjust the Head Gap 1 5 -12 Figure 5 -15 Adjust the Head Gap 2 5 -37 Figure 5 -16 Logic Board 5 -39 Figure 5 -17 Carriage Board 5 -44 Figure 5 -18 Logic Board (Face) 5 -44 Figure 5 -19 Component Board (Back) 5 -45 Figure 5 -20 Carriage Board (Face) 5 -45 Figure 5 -21 Carriage Board (Back)

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IV. TABLE INDEX

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Part 2: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

2 - 5 Table 2- 1 BJ Cartridge vs Print Mode 2 -10 Table 2- 2 Paper Specifications 2 -12 Table 2- 3 IO Signals Compatible Mode 2 -13 Table 2- 4 IO Signals in Nibble Mode 2 -13 Table 2- 5 IO Signals in ECP Mode

Part 3: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

3 - 9 Table 3- 1 Printer Paper Settings 3 -14 Table 3- 2 Operator Calls 3 -15 Table 3- 3 Service Calls 3 -21 Table 3- 4 Service Mode

Part 4: TECHNICAL REFERENCE

4 - 8 Table 4- 1 Number of Passes vs Number of Operational Head Nozzles 4 -10 Table 4- 2 Main Default Print Mode Settings 4 -22 Table 4- 3 BJ Head Input and Output Signals 4 -27 Table 4- 4 AND Gate Contacts and IDATA Order 4 -27 Table 4- 5 Electrode Connection Pins 4 -28 Table 4- 6 Index Connections 4 -28 Table 4- 7 Index Sensor Signals and BJ Cartridge Detection 4 -30 Table 4- 8 Cleaning Conditions and Ink Consumption (Average) 4 -48 Table 4- 9 Ink-out Detection Timing

Part 5: MAINTENANCE

5 -39 Table 5- 1 Contacts (DARK COL and LIGHT COL)

Part 1

SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS

Page 1 - 1 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 - 1 1.1 Moving Parts 1 - 2 1.2 Front Cover 1 - 3 1.3 Ink Stains 1 - 5 1.4 Live Parts 1 - 6 1.5 BJ Cartridge Metal Plate 1 - 7 2. MACHINE PRECAUTIONS 1 - 7 2.1 BJ Cartridge Handling 1 - 9 2.2 Ink Tank Handling 1 -10 2.3 Printer Handling 1 -12 3. NOTES ON SERVICING 1 -12 3.1 EEPROM Data 1 -13 3.2 Service Mode of Printer Driver 1 -13 3.3 Protecting the Power Supply 1 -14 3.4 Static Electricity 1 -15 3.5 Disassembly and Assembly 1 -15 3.6 Self-Diagnosis

1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

1.1 Moving Parts

Be careful not to let your fingers, hair, clothing, accessories, etc., become caught up in the moving parts of the printer. There are moving parts associated with the carriage motor and paper feed motor.

Carriage motor

Carriage belt, idler pulleys, and carriage

Paper feed motor

Paper feed roller, pressure rollers, spurs, pick-up roller, slow down gear, paper output

guide, and purge unit. Be sure that the front cover is closed so that there is no risk of contacting the moving parts, except when checking operation during servicing. Note that the spurs are made of metal with a sharp edge. Be careful not to touch the spurs with your bare hands.

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Figure 1-1 The Printer's Moving Parts

Pickup Roller

Carriage Belt

Idler Pulley

Paper Feed Motor

Slow Down Gear

Carriage

Carriage Motor

Purge Unit

Spur Unit

Page Eject Roller

Feed Roller

Pressure Roller

1.2 Front Cover

Hold the front part of the front cover to open and close the cover. Be careful not to pinch your fingers between the front and main cover when closing the front cover.

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Figure 1-2 Front Cover

1.3 Ink Stains

1.3.1 Ink path

Be careful not to touch the ink path as it may stain your hands, clothes, printer, work

table etc., during servicing.

The ink path consists of the BJ cartridge nozzles, head cap, waste ink tube, head

wiper, cleaner unit, maintenance jet receiving section, and waste ink absorber.

CAUTION

Although the ink and ink optimizer for plain paper are not harmful to the human body, they contain organic solvents indicated on the package. Avoid getting the ink into your mouth and eyes, and store out of reach of children. If ink does get into your eyes, wash with plenty of water and consult a doctor. If for some reason a large amount of ink is swallowed, consult a doctor immediately. Give the doctor the information on the BJ cartridge package. This ink contains dyes, that cannot be removed from clothing, etc.

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Figure 1-3 Ink Path

Wiper for Plain Paper Ink Optimizer

Maintenance Jet Receiving Section for Plain Paper Ink Optimizer

Maintenance Jet Receiving Section for Ink

Maintenance Jet Absorber for Plain Paper Ink Optimizer

BJ Cartridge

Carriage

Color: Photo Head (Nozzles)

Black: Ink Optimizer Head (Nozzles)

Cleaner Unit

Head Cap

Purge Unit

Waste Ink Tube

Waste Ink & Waste Ink Optimizer Absorber

Head Wiper

Maintenance Jet Absorber for Ink

The joints and ink outlets of the respective ink tanks of the photo BJ cartridge [BC62e Photo] and color BJ cartridge [BC-61] are also part of the ink path and must be handled with care. Unless absolutely necessary, do not remove the ink tanks from a BJ cartridge, since air may enter the ink path and have a negative effect on print quality.

The BJC-7100 uses a variety of inks and an ink optimizer for printing on plain paper. The ink optimizer is an almost colorless, transparent fluid. We will refer to the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as ink optimizer or just optimizer for simplicity purposes. We will also refer to the various colored inks and the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as "inks".

1.3.2 Ink mist

The BJ cartridge ejects ink onto the paper. After prolonged or heavy-duty use of the printer, a small amount of ink mist splattered during printing can dirty the printer such as the platen. Turn off the power, open the front cover, and clean the dirty parts with a soft moist cloth. This is to prevent dirtying the paper, your hands, and clothing from touching these parts.

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Figure 1-4 BC-62e Photo and BC-61

Figure 1-5 Ink Mist

Ink Outlets Joints

Head (Nozzles)

Ink Outlets Joints

Head (Nozzles)

BC-62e Photo BC-61

Front Cover

Platen

Paper Output

1.4 Live Parts

When the plug of the printer's AC adapter is plugged into a live power outlet, the power supply unit of the printer is live regardless of the power being set to ON or OFF using the

POWER

button. Be careful not to get on electric shock if you are checking the printer operation with the covers off.

CAUTION

Do not attempt to dismantle the AC adapter. The mains AC voltage is supplied to the primary side of the AC adapter. To prevent risk of electric shock, do not attempt to dismantle the AC adapter to check its operation, etc.

If faulty, the AC adapter must be replaced as one unit (service part). The structural components, including the case, are not available individually as service parts. Do not attempt to dismantle the AC adapter.

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Figure 1-6 AC Adapter

1.5 BJ Cartridge Metal Plate

Do not touch the BJ cartridge's metal plate as it may be very hot. The metal plate heats up during printing and becomes particularly hot during heavy duty printing.

CAUTION

Danger! High Temperature! Do not touch.

The printer has the following protective mechanisms to detect overheating:

1. Overheat detection when replacing cartridge

If overheating is detected, a beeper sounds four times and the carriage does not return to the replacement position. This is to prevent the user from touching the BJ cartridge's metal plate. Resume the cartridge replacement after leaving the cartridge to cool for several minutes.

2. Overheat detection during normal printing

The carriage movement and the paper eject operation are continued while the printing is stopped. Depending on the outcome of the ink-out detection after completion of printing a page, a beeper sounds to indicate the status of the error.

Ink available: BJ cartridge overheat error (beeper sounds 7 times)

Ink out: Ink-out error (beeper sounds 3 or 4 times) When a BJ cartridge overheat error occurs, leave the cartridge to cool for several minutes then press the

RESUME

button. These protective mechanisms are based on the temperatures detected by the sensors in the BJ head.

If the protective mechanism is activated and normal operation cannot be resumed after cooling the head for several minutes, see

"Part 5: 6.

TROUBLESHOOTING" (page 5-13)

For details of ink-out detection, see

"Part 4: 5.2.3 Ink-out detection" (page 4-48)

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Metal Plate

Figure 1-7 BJ Cartridge Metal Plate

2. MACHINE PRECAUTIONS

2.1 BJ Cartridge Handling

2.1.1 Unpacking the BJ cartridge

Do not unpack the BJ cartridge until you are ready to use it. Before installing the BJ cartridge in the printer, remove the cap protecting the nozzles and gently peel off the protective tape. Do not attempt to reuse the cap or the tape after they have been removed, as doing so may cause faulty printing.

If you replace the cap on the color BJ cartridge or photo BJ cartridge, the sponge in the cap may cause the colors to bleed into each other. The nozzles may also become clogged.

Always move the carriage to the BJ cartridge replacement position before attempting to remove or install a cartridge. Failure to do so may result in damage to the BJ cartridge.

2.1.2 BJ cartridge protection

To prevent the nozzles from clogging, never touch or wipe the nozzles, joint pipes, or ink tank outlets with your bare hands or with tissue paper, etc. After removing the cap and peeling off the protective tape from a BJ cartridge, promptly install the cartridge in the printer or store it in the cartridge holder. If the BJ cartridge is not capped or stored in the cartridge holder, the nozzles may clog due to dried out ink or dust, etc. Do not attempt to leave color BJ cartridges or photo BJ cartridges with their ink tanks removed. BJ cartridges cannot be disassembled, reassembled, or washed.

Clogged nozzles cause faulty printing. If this problem persists even after the nozzles are cleaned, replace the BJ cartridge.

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Figure 1-8 Removing the BJ Cartridge Cap and Tape

BC-60

BC-62e Photo

Head Cap

Protective Tape

BC-61

2.1.3 Power on/off

When the printer is turned off with the

POWER

button, the printer automatically caps the BJ cartridge's nozzles for protection and to prevent ink leakage. If the AC adapter is unplugged before the printer is turned off with the

POWER

button, the nozzles may not be capped. In this case, plug the AC adapter again, start up the printer and turn off the printer with the

POWER

button before unplugging the power cord. Note that, if you unplug the power during the recovery operation and then leave the printer, the purge unit may be damaged.

If the nozzles are not capped, the ink might dry out and clog the nozzles or leak from the cartridge.

2.1.4 When not using the printer

Keep the BC-60 BJ cartridge installed in the printer even when the printer is not in use. The BC-62e Photo and BC-61 BJ cartridges can be left installed in the printer or stored in the cartridge holder. This also applies when carrying, transporting, or storing the printer.

If the BJ cartridge is taken out of the printer, dried ink or dust may clog the nozzles, resulting in inconsistent printing. If the printer is moved or transported with no cartridge installed, ink may leak from the cap mechanism.

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Figure 1-9 BJ Cartridges

BC-60 BC-62e Photo

Ink Outlets

Joints

BC-61

Ink Outlets

Joints

2.1.5 Ink electroconductivity

The ink used in the BJ cartridge can conduct electricity. If any ink leaks into the printer's mechanical parts, use paper towels, etc., to wipe clean. If the ink leaks onto the printer's electrical components, use tissue paper, etc., to wipe clean. If the ink gets to the IC chips on the PCB, or if it is too difficult to thoroughly clean off the ink, replace the respective parts.

Never connect the printer's power cord if ink has leaked inside the printer. It may damage the circuitry.

2.2 Ink Tank Handling

2.2.1 Unpacking the ink tank

Do not unpack the ink tank until you are ready to use it. Before installing it in the color BJ cartridge, remove the cap covering the ink outlets.

2.2.2 Preventing clogging

To prevent poor ink suction due to clogging of the joints in the BJ cartridge, never touch the ink tank's ink outlets. After removing the cap from the ink tank, promptly install the ink tank in the BJ cartridge to prevent the nozzles from clogging due to dried-out ink, dust, etc. Do not remove an ink tank from a BJ cartridge unless you are replacing it.

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Figure 1-10 Removing the Ink Tank Cap

Figure 1-11 The Ink Outlets on Ink Tank

BCI-62 Photo

Photo Cyan Ink Outlet

Photo Magenta Ink Outlet

Photo Yellow Ink Outlet

Yellow Ink Outlet

Magenta Ink Outlet

Cyan Ink Outlet

BCI-61 Color

Cyan Ink Outlet

Magenta Ink Outlet

Yellow Ink Outlet

2.3 Printer Handling

2.3.1 Spurs

Take care not to bend the tips of the spurs. The spurs that transport and eject the paper after printing are very small and can easily be deformed. If a spur is deformed, its contacting surface with the printed paper increases, creating a dotted line.

2.3.2 Damage due to static electricity

The static charge accumulated by your body from clothing can damage electrical components and alter their electrical characteristics. Never touch the carriage contacts or BJ cartridge contacts.

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Figure 1-12 Spurs

Figure 1-13 Contacts

Double Spurs

Spur Cleaner

Spurs

Contacts

2.3.3 Ink leakage and dry-out

Make sure a BJ cartridge is installed before turning off the power, using the

POWER

button. When you turn off the printer using the

POWER

button, the printer automatically

performs the following operations:

Cleaning

Any ink left in the purge unit or in the nozzles of the BJ cartridge is removed.

Capping

To prevent ink dry-out, the BJ cartridge's nozzles are capped automatically and the

carriage is locked in position. If you unplug the AC adapter by mistake, plug the power cord again, turn the power on and then off again using the

POWER

button, then unplug the AC adapter. If you turn the power off or unplug the AC adapter when the BJ cartridge has been removed, the nozzles will not be automatically capped or the carriage locked in position, and hence there is a risk of ink leaking or dry-out.

If the power cannot be turned on due to some failure, manually move the carriage belt or the carriage itself to the capping position. For details, see

"Part 3: 2.2 Manual Capping" (page 3-13).

2.3.4 Carrying the printer

Hold both sides of the bottom of the printer to carry it. Note that inserting your hand into the paper outlet may dislodge or damage the paper guides.

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Figure 1-14 Capping Position

Figure 1-15 Carrying the Printer

BJ Cartridge

Head Cap

3. NOTES ON SERVICING

3.1 EEPROM Data

The printer stores the function settings and keeps track of various information including the total sheets printed, the number of cartridge replacements, the total waste ink amount, and the head position adjustment values. The data is stored in the EEPROM on the logic board. Note the following precautions during servicing:

1) Before servicing

You can check the EEPROM data with a test print. The total sheets printed can give you an idea of how much the printer has been used.

2) During logic board replacement

Always replace the waste ink absorber when replacing the EEPROM. If you do not replace the waste ink absorber, the data on waste ink amount will differ from the amount of ink that can be absorbed by the waste ink absorber. There is therefore a risk of ink leaking. When replacing the logic board, be sure to reset all the data. Because the data on new EEPROMs is undefined, they cannot be used until they are reset. For details of handling EEPROMs, see

"Part 3: 3.4 EEPROM" (page 3-19)

3) After waste ink absorber replacement

After replacing full waste ink absorbers, reset the EEPROM's waste ink counter.

4) If you accidentally reset the EEPROM's waste ink amount data or all data

Once reset, the EEPROM data cannot be restored. If you accidentally reset the EEPROM, you must take the same steps as when replacing the logic board.

After the EEPROM is reset, the data it contained cannot be printed out with a test print. If you want to check the stored data, be sure to make a test print before resetting the EEPROM. Note that you cannot reenter the data from the printer's control panel or by using a computer. If the EEPROM is faulty, or all data is reset, all data is lost. Whenever possible, restore all data such as the head alignment to the user's settings.

During operation, the waste ink amount (EEPROM data) is automatically updated. An error message is displayed and operation halted when the waste ink absorber is nearly full. If this occurs, refer to

"Part 5: 6.

TROUBLESHOOTING" (page 5-13)

See

"Part 3: 3.8.3 Printing EEPROM data" (page 3-23)

for how to make a test print of the stored data. You can choose to either reset the waste ink counter or all data. See

"Part

3: 3.8.2 Resetting EEPROM data" (page 3-22)

for details.

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3.2 Service Mode of Printer Driver

There are certain printer driver control functions, described below, that are, in principle, hidden from the end user. These service mode functions, which must be used with caution, are provided for service purposes only. See

"Part 3: 3.3.2 Service mode of printer driver" (page 3-18)

for details.

3.3 Protecting the Power Supply

The power supply for the BJC-7100 printer consists of an AC adapter and a power supply circuit on the logic board. Provided the AC supply is connected, the printer power supply is live whether or not the power is set ON or OFF using the

POWER

button. Always unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet before connecting it to or disconnecting it from the printer. Ignoring this warning can result in damage and failure of the printer power supply.

When moving the carriage by hand when, for example, manually capping the ink nozzles or releasing the carriage lock, do so slowly while paying attention to the operation of the carriage motor; the back electromotive force generated by moving the carriage horizontally may damage the motor control board. If it is necessary to move the carriage horizontally fairly frequently, such as when replacing or adjusting the carriage, temporarily disconnect the carriage motor connector from the control board.

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Figure 1-16 Protecting the Power Supply

STEP 1-1

USA Only

STEP 2

STEP 1-2

3.4 Static Electricity

The electrostatic charge accumulated in clothing can damage electrical components and alter their electrical characteristics. Before disassembling the printer to service it, use a wriststrap or other grounded metal object to discharge the static electricity. The following parts must not be touched before you have discharged the static electricity from your body:

• Logic board, carriage board

• Motor control board

• Cable connectors and contacts

• BJ cartridge signal contacts

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Figure 1-17 Electrical System of Printer

Static Damage!

Carriage Motor

Carriage Board

BJ Cartridge Signal Contacts

Logic Board

Paper Feed Motor

3.5 Disassembly and Assembly

3.5.1 Parts that cannot be disassembled

Do not disassemble the ribbon cable to the head on the carriage unit. The position in relation to the contacts with the BJ cartridge is factory adjusted, and cannot be readjusted during printer servicing. In addition, do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter, BJ cartridge, or ink tanks. In principle, do not loosen any of the screws painted red in the printer mechanism (except when adjusting the head gap using the jig). The red screws hold the adjustable plate that determines the gap between the nozzles of the BJ cartridge and the platen. This gap is adjusted to the optimal value when the printer leaves the factory.

In addition to the above, do not attempt to disassemble any parts not shown disassembled in the exploded diagrams in the parts catalog. Failure to observe this warning may result in those parts not functioning as originally intended after they are reassembled.

3.5.2 Parts requiring careful attention during disassembly and assembly

The printer has many parts that can be damaged during disassembly and assembly. For details, see

"Part 5: 4. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY" (page 5-4)

. Please read this section carefully before attempting to disassemble and assemble the printer. The printer also has many plastic parts. When disassembling the printer, take care not to break or bend the plastic hooks.

Some plastic parts contain glass fibers for extra rigidity and precision, but since their viscosity is low, the plastic hooks can break easily when excessive force is used. Do not pull a plastic hook with excessive force while unhooking it.

3.6 Self-Diagnosis

The printer has a self-diagnosis feature to detect hardware defects. The results of the self-diagnosis are indicated on the LED on the control panel, and by the beeper. For details, see

"Part 3: 3.1 Error Indications" (page 3-14).

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Figure 1-18 Parts that Cannot be Disassembled

Head AlignmentAdjuster Plate

AC Adapter

Red Screw

Carriage Unit

BJ Cartridge

Ink Tank

Red Screw

Head AlignmentAdjuster Plate

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Part 2

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Page 2 - 1 1. PRODUCT OUTLINE 2 - 1 1.1 Outline 2 - 2 1.2 Features 2 - 3 1.3 BJ Cartridge 2 - 6 1.4 SB-60 BJ Cartridge Container 2 - 6 1.5 Consumables 2 - 7 2. SPECIFICATIONS 2 - 7 2.1 General Specifications 2 -10 2.2 Paper Specifications 2 -12 2.3 Interface Specifications

1. PRODUCT OUTLINE

1.1 Outline

The BJC-7100 is a personal desktop color bubble-jet printer that uses a new 600dpi BJ cartridge and technology to achieve outstanding print quality and photographic realism. The printing process uses an ink optimizer to enable water resistance printing on plain paper. The BJC-7100 printer uses new accurate photo BJ cartridge BC-62e Photo and new paper eject mechanisum to achieve high speed printing with high quality print. The BJC-7100 printer, which is easy to operate under Microsoft Windows, and is compatible with the Internet and multimedia tools such as digital cameras, is targeted at a wide range of users in the small-office and personal-computer environments who require high-quality full color printing.

The ink optimizer is an almost colorless, transparent fluid. For simplicity in this manual, we refer to the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as ink optimizer or just optimizer. We also refer to the various colored inks and the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as "inks".

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Figure 2-1 Printer Appearance

REPLACE

Button

POWER

Indicator

ERROR

POWER

BJ Cartridge Container

Indicator

RESUME

Button

Cover

Button

Paper Guide

Paper Rest

Auto Sheet Feeder

Paper Output Tray

Manual Feed Guide

Manual Feed Slot

AC Adapter

1.2 Features

1. The new 600dpi BJ cartridge provides high-resolution printing at up to 1200 (H) ×

600 (V) dpi when using the exclusive printer driver. There are three types of new BJ cartridge: BC-60, BC-62e Photo, and BC-61. (Note that the BJ cartridge configuration differs according to the country.)

2. The printer is equipped with two BJ cartridges. The BC-60 is normally installed in the printer and either the BC-62e Photo or BC-61 is installed as required for the type of printing to be carried out.

3. The print process uses an ink optimizer to enable maximum water resistance when printing on plain paper (and envelopes). In this new printing process, the surface of the paper is coated with the ink optimizer prior to being printed. The ink optimizer is discharged from the special BJ head of the BC-60.

4. The straight manual insertion path allows printing on a wide variety of papers. In addition, the automatic platen-head adjustment mechanism obviates the need for levers for selecting papers and platen-head gap.

5. The printer performs high speed print; HQ: 5.8ppm, HS: 7.6ppm (BK; PC magazine)

6. The printer is equipped with an ink-out detection function based on the conduction of static electricity. An electrical signal is input to the ink path in the BJ cartridge. This signal is picked up by the electrode on the carriage, and the signal level is used to determine the existence or absence of ink.

7. The printer is equipped with an IEEE1284-compatible bidirectional parallel interface. This interface is compatible with nibble mode and ECP mode.

8. The built-in control mode is the Canon extended mode. The host computer sends print signals in Canon extended mode, generated by the special printer driver.

9. The printer is supplied with Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98 special printer driver.

10. The printer is powered by an AC adaptor, installed by manufucturing.

The ink optimizer printing process can be used in both monochrome and color printing when the printer driver is set to plain paper (including postcards and envelopes) in all but Draft mode. It cannot be used if the driver is set to other than plain paper (special papers and film, etc.).

The ink-out detection mechanism confirms that the BJ cartridge is out of ink. The mechanism does not measure the amount of ink remaining in the cartridge and therefore does not necessarily indicate an error at the point where print quality deteriorates as the ink runs out.

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1.3 BJ Cartridge

1.3.1 Black BJ cartridge (BC-60)

The BC-60 BJ cartridge is used for monochrome printing and for printing using the ink optimizer. It is a head and ink tank integrated type, disposable BJ cartridge consisting of a unified BJ head and ink tanks for black ink and ink optimizer. There are two parallel BJ heads, each with 304 nozzles. One head supplies ink while the other supplies the ink optimizer. Replace the BJ cartridge if either the black ink or ink optimizer runs out, or if satisfactory printing cannot be achieved even after the stipulated cleaning operations have been performed. Also replace the cartridge if more than 12 months has elapsed after the seal is broken. The BC-60 BJ cartridge will print approximately 870 pages of a standard 1500character print pattern (Default setting of Text mode).

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Figure 2-2 Black BJ Cartridge (BC-60)

N.C.

3 5

7 9 6

121011 14 15 13 17 16 18

2021 22 19

, 24 23

27 26

N.C.

View

2726

N.C.

2423

20212219

171618 141513

12 10 11

8796

435

N.C.

1.3.2 Photo BJ cartridge (BC-62e Photo)

The BJ head for the BC-62e Photo has been modified to considerably improve the ink jet emission precision. The BC-62e Photo BJ cartridge is used for photo-realism (super photo mode) (when printing photographs with substantial numbers of half-tones and light colors). The cartridge consists of a main unit that separates the BJ heads, and disposable ink tanks (BCI-62 photo). There are two parallel BJ heads, each with 240 nozzles. One head supplies color inks while the other supplies photo inks. Both BJ heads have three vertical rows of 80 nozzles each for yellow, magenta, and cyan. The total 6 ink tanks for color and photo inks are integrated. The BC-62e Photo BJ cartridge works by layering the photo inks, which are about 1/3rd the density of the color inks, thereby enabling pale colors and halftones to be printed. The color inks are used to print denser colors and fill larger areas with one color. Replace the ink tanks if any of the 6 inks runs out, or if satisfactory printing cannot be achieved even after the stipulated cleaning operations have been performed. If you still cannot obtain satisfactory print quality, replace the BJ cartridge. Also replace the cartridge if more than 12 months has elapsed after the seal is broken. (Replace the ink tank 6 months after the seal is broken.) The BC-62e Photo BJ cartridge will print approximately 90 pages per tank of a standard photo print pattern (Reference data).

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Figure 2-3 Photo BJ Cartridge (BC-62e Photo)

N.C. 4 8

7 9 6

14 15 13 17 16 18

2021 22 19

, 24 23

3 5

121011

27 26

N.C.

2726

2423

20212219

, 171618 141513

12 10 11

8796

, 435

N.C.

View

1.3.3 Color BJ cartridge (BC-61)

The BC-61 BJ cartridge is used for color printing (denser colors and filling larger areas with color). The cartridge consists of a main unit that separates the BJ heads, and disposable ink tanks (BCI-61 Color). The BJ head has 240 nozzles supplying the color inks. There are three vertical rows of 80 nozzles each for yellow, magenta, and cyan. The 3 ink tanks are integrated. Replace the ink tanks if any of the 3 inks runs out, or if satisfactory printing cannot be achieved even after the stipulated cleaning operations have been performed. If you still cannot obtain satisfactory print quality, replace the BJ cartridge. Also replace the cartridge if more than 12 months has elapsed after the seal is broken. (Replace the ink tank 6 months after the seal is broken.) The BC-61 BJ cartridge will print approximately 275 pages per tank of a standard color print pattern.

1.3.4 BJ cartridge vs print mode

The inks are used in different ways according to the selected print mode, as shown in the table below.

●●: Used ▲▲: Used only for plain paper, envelopes ✕: Not used

When you use the BC-62e Photo BJ cartridge to print in color using only the normal color inks and not the photo inks, the normal color inks will run out and the ink tanks will have to be replaced before the photo inks are used up.

The estimated print quantity for the BC-60 (approximately 870 pages in monochrome) is for printing only in monochrome and assumes that the ink optimizer is not used up by color printing. If the ink optimizer is used in color printing, the cartridge may not print as many pages and it may be necessary to replace the BC-60 even if you do not print in monochrome at all.

When handling BJ cartridges and ink tanks, observe the notes in

"Part 1:

2.1 BJ Cartridge Handling" (page 1-7)

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Figure 2-4 Color BJ Cartridge (BC-61)

TABLE 2-1 BJ CARTRIDGE VS PRINT MODE

Print Mode

Fast Standard (Fast) Standard (High Quality) High Quality Fine

Black Ink

●●

Ink Optimizer

▲▲ ▲▲ ▲▲ ▲▲

Color Ink

●●

Photo Ink

✕ ✕ ✕

●●

Color Ink

●●

BC-60 BC-62e Photo BC-61

N.C.

3 5

7 9 6

121011 14 15 13 17 16 18

2021 22 19

, 24 23

27 26

N.C.

View

1.4 SB-60 BJ Cartridge Container

The SB-60 cartridge container is for storing the BC-62e Photo or BC-61 BJ cartridge— whichever is not currently being used. The SB-60 cartridge container is supplied with the printer, and can also be bought as optional equipment. After placing a cartridge in the holder, be sure to close the lid securely. Failure to do so may result in the nozzles clogging due to dried ink. The SB-60 cartridge container can be used to store either the BC-62e Photo or BC-61 BJ cartridge. Store either of the cartridges in the holder if you have removed the protective caps and tape. The cartridge container can be installed on the printer.

Note that the BC-60 cartridge cannot be stored in the SB-60 cartridge container, and is always installed in the printer.

1.5 Consumables

1.5.1 BJ cartridge

The BJ cartridges (BC-60, BC-62e Photo, and BC-61) used in the BJC-7100 printer are supplied as consumables. Except for the packaging, these consumables are identical to the BJ cartridges supplied with the new printer. The BC-62 Photo used in the BJC-700J Printer cannot be used on this printer. If the BC-62 Photo is installed on BJC-7100, printing is carried out, however, print quality may deteriorate drastically.

1.5.2 Ink tank

The BCI-62 Photo ink tank for the BC-62e Photo cartridge, and the BCI-61 Color ink tank for the BC-61 cartridge are both supplied as consumables. Always replace the ink tanks if one of the colors runs out, or satisfactory print quality cannot be achieved even after the stipulated cleaning operations. If, after replacing the ink tanks, you still cannot obtain satisfactory print quality, replace the BJ cartridge. Note that the ink tanks can only be used for 6 months after the seal is broken.

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Figure 2-5 BJ Cartridge (SB-60)

Figure 2-6 Ink Tanks

BCI-62 Photo BCI-61 Color

2. SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 General Specifications

1. Type

Desktop serial color bubblejet printer

2. Operating mode

Canon extended mode

3. Print resolution

1200 (H) × 600 (V) dpi max.

4. Printing speed Burst (BC-60 monochrome)

HQ: 480cps, HS: 720cps

Throughput

Monochrome printing: HQ: Approx. 5.8ppm, HS: Approx. 7.6ppm Color printing: HQ: Approx. 0.5 to 2.1ppm, HS: Approx. 1.3 to 4.4ppm,

FINE: Approx. 0.26 to 0.9ppm

HQ: Default setting of Text mode HS: Default setting of Draft mode FINE: Default setting of Auto mode

5. Printing width

218mm max. (Maximum print width when Letter+ size is selected)

6. Line pitch

n/600inch (where n is programmable)

7. Print direction

Select either of Unidirectional or BIdirectional as the printing mode. (See

"Part 4: 2.2

Print Mode" (page 4-8)

)

8. Bit image printing

Data matrix: Canon extended mode: Raster image format Resolution: Canon extended mode: 300, 600, and 1200dpi

9. Buffer

256KB

10. Interface

IEEE1284-compatible parallel interface

11. Interface cable

Material: AWG28 or thicker Type: Twisted pair shielded cable Length: 2.0m max.

12. Interface connectors

Printer: Amphenol 57-40360 or equivalent Cable: Amphenol 57-30360 or equivalent

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13. Paper Feeding method

ASF and manual feed: Plain paper, high-resolution paper, envelopes,

transparencies, back print film, glossy photo paper, fabric sheets, high-gloss photo film and T-shirts transfer

Manual feed only: Other papers

14. Sheet feeder capacity

Plain paper: 130 max. High-resolution paper: 100 max. Envelopes: 15 max. Transparencies: 30 max. Back print film: 10 max. Glossy photo card: 10 max. Glossy photo paper: 1 High-gloss photo film: 1 Fabric sheets: 1 T-shirts transfer 1

15. Paper sizes

Cut sheets: Size: A4, B5, A5, Letter, Legal, A4+, Letter+

Weight: 64g/m2to 105g/m2[17 to 28 lbs] (auto sheet

feeder), 64g/m2to 550g/m2[17 to 146 lbs] (manual feed)

Thickness: 0.8mm max. (manual feed) Envelopes: COM#10 and DL-size Recommended plain paper: Canon bubble jet paper LC-301 High-resolution paper: High-resolution paper for color BJ HR-101 Glossy photo paper: Glossy photo paper for color BJ GP-301 High-gloss photo film: High-gloss photo film for color BJ HG-201 Glossy photo card: Glossy photo card for color BJ FM-101 Transparencies: Transparencies for color BJ CF-102 Back print film: Back print film for color BJ BF-102 Fabric sheets: Fabric sheets for color BJ FS-101 T-shirts transfer: T-shirts transfer for color BJ TR-201

16. BJ cartridge Black BJ cartridge BC-60

Nozzles: Two rows of 304 nozzles × 1 color Ink colors: Black ink and ink optimizer (semi-transparent) Service life: Approx. 870 pages per cartridge (when printing standard

1500-character pattern)

Photo BJ Cartridge BC-62e Photo

Nozzles: Two rows of 80 nozzles × 3 colors Ink colors: Yellow, magenta, and cyan

Photo yellow, photo magenta, and photo cyan

Service life (Reference data): Approx. 90 pages per tank (when printing standard

photo pattern)

Head service life: Approx. 2000 pages (when printing standard photo pattern)

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Color BJ cartridge BC-61

Nozzles: One row of 80 nozzles × 3 colors Ink colors: Yellow, magenta, and cyan Service life: Approx. 275 pages per tank (when printing standard color pattern

at 7.5% duty per color)

Head service life: Approx. 2000 pages (when printing standard color pattern at 7.5%

duty per color)

17. Acoustic noise level

Approx. 48dB (based on ISO9296 sound pressure level)

18. Operating environment

During operation: Temperature: 5°C to 35°C

Humidity: 10% to 90% (no condensation)

During storage: Temperature: 0°C to 35°C

Humidity: 5% to 90% (no condensation)

19. Power supply

USA/Canada: 120VAC, 60Hz UK/Australia: 240VAC, 50Hz Europe/China: 220VAC, 50Hz

20. Power consumption

During soft-power off mode: Approx. 7W max. During idle: Approx. 8W max. During printing: Approx. 45W max.

21. External dimensions

467mm (w) × 313mm (d) × 218mm (h) (with paper output tray in storage position)

22. Weight

Approx. 6.4kg (with AC adaptor installed)

23. Sensor functions

Paper out detection: Yes BJ cartridge installation detection: Yes Waste ink amount detection: Yes Paper width detection: No BJ cartridge identification: Yes Ink-out detection: Yes

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2.2 Paper Specifications

2.2.1 Paper types

●● : OK ✕: NG

*1: A4+ size paper is a Canon original size paper that, measuring 222.7 × 355.6mm, is

slightly larger than A4 size paper. The A4+size paper allows you to print to the full A4 size. The LTR+ size, measuring 228.6 × 337.8mm, similarly allows you to print to the full LTR size.

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Plain paper

Type

Class 1

Class 2

Name

Canon PB (NSK) Canon PB (NDK) Canon NP (Kangas) Canon NP (Neusiedler) Canon NP (BoiseCascade) Canon BJ Paper LC-301 Xerox 4024 (75g/m2) Xerox 4024 (95g/m2) Plover Bond

Size

A4, B5, A5 A4, B5, A5 A4, B5, A5 A4, B5, A5 LTR, LGL A4, B5, LTR, LGL LTR, LGL LTR, LGL LTR, LGL

Sheet Feeder

●●

Manual Feed

●●

Special Papers

Type

Coated Paper High-Resolution Paper Transparency BPF Glossy Photo Paper High-Gloss Photo Film Envelopes

Fabric Sheets Other Paper T-Shirts transfer

Name

LC-301 HR-101 CF-102 BF-102 GP-301 HG-201 COM#10 DL FS-101

TR-201

Size

A4, LTR A4, LTR A4, LTR A4, LTR A4, LTR, A4+*1, LTR+*

A4, LTR 241 × 105mm 220 × 110mm 241 × 356mm

A4, A3

Sheet Feeder

●●

Manual Feed

●●

TABLE 2-2 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

2.2.2 Printing range

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Figure 2-7 Printing Area

3mm

7.0mm

A4, A5 and B5 Sizes

3.4mm

A4+and Letter (LTR+) Sizes

(1) 12.0mm (2) 21.0mm

(1) 22.6mm (2) 21.6mm

29.3mm

Letter (LTR) and Legal (LGL) Sizes

3mm

7.0mm

6.4mm 6.4mm

Fabric Sheets

(1) 12.0mm (2) 21.0mm

(1) 22.6mm

(2) 21.6mm

25.4mm

5.1mm

A4+ 5.9mm

Letter+ 5.1mm

: Recommended Printing Area : Printable Area (1) Monochrome Printing (2) Color or Photo Printing

28.0mm

3.0mm

7.0mm

6.4mm

Envelopes

6.4mm

43.6mm

31.4mm

(1) 12.0mm (2) 21.0mm

(1) 22.6mm (2) 21.6mm

COM#10: 31.4mm DLsize: 10.4mm

2.3 Interface Specifications

1) Interface type

Bidirectional parallel interface (IEEE1284 compatible)

2) Signal level Input

TTL level: Input signals other than to data bus "Low" level: +0.0V to +0.6V "High" level: +2.4V to +5.0V TTL level: Data bus "Low" level: +0.0V to +0.8V "High" level: +2.2V to +5.0V

Output

"Low" level: +0.0V to +0.4V "High" level: +2.4V to +5.25V

3) IO

Each signal is pulled up to +5V.

4) Interface cable

Material: AWG No. 28 or thicker (American Wire Gauge) Type: Shielded twisted pair cable Length: 2.0m max.

5) Interface connectors

Printer: Amphenol 36-pin 57-40360 or equivalent Cable: Amphenol 36-pin 57-30360 or equivalent

6) IO signals and pin configuration

*1: N.C.: No Connection *2: -RET are All Connected to Gnd. *3: Connected to +5.0V Through 390 Resistance. *4: Connected to +5.0V Through 3.3k Resistance.

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TABLE 2-3 IO SIGNALS IN COMPATIBLE MODE

Pin No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Signal

Date-Strobe

Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Data 8 Acknlg

Busy

Select

Auto Feed XT

N.C.*

Gnd Gnd

Peripheral Logic High

I/O

IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN

IN OUT OUT OUT OUT

...

Signal

Data Strobe-RET*

Data 1-RET Data 2-RET Data 3-RET Data 4-RET Data 5-RET Data 6-RET Data 7-RET Data 8-RET Acknig-RET

Busy-RET

PE-RET

Init

Fault

Gnd

N.C.*

Peripheral Logic High

Select in

I/O

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... IN

OUT

... ... ... IN

Pin No.

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

*1: N.C.: No connection

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TABLE 2-4 IO SIGNALS IN NIBBLE MODE

TABLE 2-5 IO SIGNALS IN ECP MODE

Pin No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Signal

HostClk

Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Data 8

PtrClk

PtrBusy

AckDataReq

Xflag

HostBusy

N.C.*

Gnd Gnd

Vcc

Symbol on

Circuit Diagram

[STROBE]

[DATA 1] [DATA 2] [DATA 3] [DATA 4] [DATA 5] [DATA 6] [DATA 7] [DATA 8]

[ACK]

[BUSY]

[PE]

[SELECT]

[AFXT]

[N.C.] [GND] [GND]

[

Peripheral Logic High

]

I/O

IN IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT

OUT OUT OUT OUT

...

Pin No.

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Signal

Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd

Init

DataAvail

N.C.*

1284 Active

Symbol on

Circuit Diagram

[GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND]

[INIT]

[FAULT]

[GND]

[N.C.]

[

Peripheral Logic High

]

[SELECT IN]

I/O

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... IN

OUT

... ... ... IN

Pin No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Signal

HostClk

Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Data 8

PeriphClk PeriphAck AckReverse

Xflag

HostAck

N.C.*

Gnd Gnd

Vcc

Symbol on

Circuit Diagram

[STROBE]

[DATA 1] [DATA 2] [DATA 3] [DATA 4] [DATA 5] [DATA 6] [DATA 7] [DATA 8]

[ACK]

[BUSY]

[PE]

[SELECT]

[AFXT]

[N.C.] [GND] [GND]

[

Peripheral Logic High

]

I/O

IN IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT IN/OUT

OUT OUT OUT OUT

...

Pin No.

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Signal

Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd Signal Gnd ReverseReq PeriphReq

N.C.*

1284 Active

Symbol on

Circuit Diagram

[GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND] [GND]

[INIT]

[FAULT]

[GND]

[N.C.]

[

Peripheral Logic High

]

[SELECT IN]

I/O

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... IN

OUT

... ... ... IN

7) Description of input/output signals Compatible Mode

Data Strobe [Input]

This signal is used to read DATA1 to DATA8. The signal becomes valid after the BUSY signal goes Low and the printer outputs an ACKNLG signal. This signal is normally High. After it goes Low, the printer receives data. When the signal remains Low, the printer does not operate until it goes High.

Data1 to 8 [Input]

The printer receives data with the DATA STROBE signal. The state of each bit of the signal must be maintained for at least 0.5µs from the rising edge of the DATA STROBE signal.

Acknlg [Output]

This signal is a response signal to the DATA STROBE signal. The host computer does not send the next DATA STROBE signal until this signal is sent. When the power is turned on or the BUSY signal goes Low for the input of the INIT signal, this signal is sent regardless of the DATA STROBE signal.

Busy [Output]

When this signal is High, the printer is BUSY; when Low, the printer is READY. The printer receives data at least 1 Byte when Data Stobe signal is input in the case Busy signal goes to "H" regardless of receiving data. The signal is High in the following cases:

• When receiving data

• When input buffer is full

• When INIT signal is input

• When carriage is in cartridge replacement position

• During manual cleaning

• When an error occurs (paper-out, paper jam, etc.)

• During soft power on/off sequence

• During internal initialization

PE [Output]

This signal goes High when the printer cannot feed paper. The BUSY signal goes High and the SELECT and FAULT signals go Low. This signal goes Low when the reset key was pressed and paper is loaded and fed. The FAULT and SELECT signals then go from Low to High. If paper is not ejected (paper jam) after an eject operation, this signal and the BUSY signal go High, and the SELECT and FAULT signals go Low. In this case, the signals do not change even if the paper is removed manually.

Select [Output]

The printer is READY when this signal is High. This signal goes Low when an error occurs (paper-out, paper jam, etc.) or when the carriage is in the cartridge replacement position. Fault signal goes to low 50ms after Busy signal goes to high.

Auto Feed XT [Input]

This signal is only used for the transition from compatible mode to negotiation mode.

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Init [Input]

When it changes to Low, this signal sets the printer in the BUSY state, then resets the printer by changing from Low to High. The pules width of this signal is requiired longer than 5 micro seconds. On completion of initialization, the head retreats to the home position and the default print mode is selected.

Fault [Output]

This signal changes to Low when the printer detects an error and when the carriage is in the cartridge replacement position to inform the host computer of the error state.

Select in [Input]

This signal is only used for the transition from compatible mode to negotiation mode.

Nibble Mode

HostClk [Input]

This is the STROBE signal to read DATA 1 to DATA 8. When in negotiation phase this is the trigger signal to send the protocol confirmation to the printer. In nibble mode, this signal is always High so that the printer does not fetch data.

Data 1 to 8 [Input]

The data bus is not used in nibble mode.

Ptr Clk [Output]

The printer requests the host computer to read the data by making the Ptr Clk signal Low in the reverse data transmission phase. After finishing reading, the host computer notifies the printer of completion of data receiving by making the Host Busy AUTO FEED XT signal High.

Ptr Busy [Output]

This signal outputs the data to be sent to the host computer in the reverse data transmission phase. First, bit 3 of the transmission byte data is output, followed by bit 7.

Ack Data Req [Output]

This signal outputs the data to be sent to the host computer in the reverse data transmission phase. First, bit 2 of the transmission byte data is output, followed by bit 6. This signal is used as the trigger signal to inform the host computer of the printer’s condition in the negotiation phase.

Xflag [Output]

This signal outputs the data to be sent to the host computer in the reverse data transmission phase. First, bit 1 of the transmission data is output, followed by bit

5. This signal informs the host computer whether the printer supports nibble mode in the negotiation phase. The printer supports nibble mode when this signal level changes to Low at the same time the Ack Data Req (PE) signal rises.

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Host Busy [Input]

Indicates that the host is ready to receive the data from the printer by making the Host Busy signal Low in the reverse data transmission phase. After that, it goes High when data is received from the printer to verify receiving data. This signal changes to High in response to the PtrClk (ACKING) signal changing to Low to change to the reverse data transmission phase.

Init

This signal is not used in nibble mode.

DataAvail [Output]

This signal outputs the data to be sent to the host computer in the reverse data transmission phase. First, bit 0 of the transmission data is output, followed by bit

4. Informs the host computer if there is reverse transmission data or not in the negotiation phase. If data is ready to be sent to the host computer, this signal changes to Low.

1284 Active (Input)

This signal confirms that the printer is an IEEE 1284-compatible device. This signal goes High at the start of the negotiation phase and remains High in nibble mode to indicate that the printer is operating in bidirectional mode. It changes to Low in the termination phase.

ECP mode

HostClk [Input]

This is the signal used in handshaking with PeriphAck (BUSY) signal when data is sent from the host computer to the printer. This signal changes to Low when data has been output to the data bus (Data1 to 8) This signal changes to High in response to the PeriphAck (BUSY) signal rising. It remains High in the reverse data transmission phase.

Data 1 to 8 [Input/Output]

These are input data signals when data is sent from the host computer to the printer. In the reverse data transmission phase, these are output signals, and the printer outputs data to the host computer using this data bus.

Periph Clk [Output]

This signal is always High when data is sent from the host computer to the printer. In the reverse data transmission phase, this signal changes to Low to indicate that data is output to the host computer. This signal changes to High in response to the HostAck (AUTO FEED XT) signal changing to High.

Periph Ack [Output]

When data is sent from the host computer to the printer, this signal changes to Low when the printer is ready to receive data. When the data has been received from the host computer, this signal changes to High. In the reverse data transmission phase, this signal indicates if the information output from the printer to the data bus is command information or data (Low: Command information; High: data).

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Ack Reverse [Output]

This signal remains High when data is sent from the host computer to the printer. It remains Low in the reverse data transmission phase. When switching from the forward to reverse data transmission phase, this signal changes to Low, to indicate that a request to switch modes has been received, in response to the fall of the Reverse Request (INIT) signal, which is sent by the host computer to request the switch. This signal changes to High, to indicate that the request to switch modes has been received, when the Reverse Request (INIT) signal rises.

Xflag [Output]

This signal is always High in ECP mode.

Host Ack [Input]

When data is sent from the host computer to the printer, this signal indicates whether the signal information on the data bus is data or command information (Low: Command information; High: data). In reverse data transmission, this signal is used for handshaking with the Periph Clk (ACKNLG) signal. When the host is ready to receive data from the printer, this signal changes to Low, then changes to High when the data has been received.

Reverse Req [Input]

This signal changes to Low during the recovery phase (resending data) when data is sent from the host computer to the printer. This signal changes to High in response to the lowered Ack Reverse (PE) signal. This signal changes to Low on transition from the idle state in the forward data transmission phase to the reverse data transmission phase (when data is sent from the printer to the host computer). When Low, this signal indicates reverse data transmission. The signal changes to High on transition from reverse data transmission to forward data transmission.

Periph Req [Output]

This signal changes to Low when, during forward data transmission, the printer requests reverse data transmission. When the host computer changes from forward data transmission to reverse data transmission, this signal changes to High at the same time as the Ack Reverse (PE) signal in response to the fall in the Reverse Request (INIT) signal, which requests the switch in modes by the host computer.

1284 Active (Input)

This signal goes High at the start of the negotiation phase and remains High in ECP mode to indicate that the printer is operating in bidirectional mode. It changes to Low in the termination phase on exiting ECP mode.

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Figure 2-8 Compatible Mode

Figure 2-9 Nibble Mode

Figure 2-10 ECP Mode

Data 1-8

STROBE

BUSY

ACKNLG

1284 Active

0.5µs

0.5µs Min.

Min.

4µs (When HS mode is invalid)

Min.0.8µs

Ack Data Req

Data (1 to 8)

Host Busy

Host Clk

Ptr Clk

Ptr Busy

nData Avail

Xflag

1284 Active

nAck Reverse

Data (1 to 8)

Host Ack

Host Clk

0000 0000

Printer Busy

Ptr Host

With data

Nibble mode

Support

Invalid

0001 0000

Bit2 Bit6

Bit3 Bit7

Bit0 Bit4

Bit1 Bit5

TP TP TP

Byte0

nCmd nCmd

Byte1

TP: minimum set up

Periph Clk Periph Ack

nPeriph Req

Xflag

ECP mode Support

TP: minimum set up

Part 3

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Page 3 - 1 1. PRINTER SETUP 3 - 1 1.1 Unpacking 3 - 2 1.2 Installation Location 3 - 3 1.3 Installation 3 - 8 1.4 Turning Printer Power On and Off 3 - 9 1.5 Loading Printer Paper 3 -10 1.6 Names of Parts and Their Functions 3 -12 2. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER 3 -12 2.1 Transporting the Printer 3 -13 2.2 Manual Capping 3 -14 3. PRINTER SERVICING FUNCTIONS 3 -14 3.1 Error Indications 3 -16 3.2 Warning Indications 3 -17 3.3 Function Settings 3 -19 3.4 EEPROM 3 -19 3.5 Cleaning the BJ Cartridge 3 -20 3.6 Test Printout 3 -20 3.7 Pickup Roller Cleaning Function (HR-101) 3 -21 3.8 Service Mode

1. PRINTER SETUP

1.1 Unpacking

After unpacking, make sure the items below have been included:

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Figure 3-1 Packaging

Packing

Instruction Manual

Instructions/ Driver Software

BJ Cartridge

BJ Cartridge Container

Packing

Carton

Packing

Tapes

1.2 Installation Location

To ensure optimum performance, install the printer where there is adequate space. It is also important that you install the printer where the vibration caused by the carriage movements will not cause problems. The figure illustrates the printer dimensions.

Use the printer where the ambient temperature is between 5°C and 35°C and the ambient humidity is between 10% and 90% (no condensation). Do not install the printer where it is subject to direct sunlight or where it may be subject to rapid fluctuations in temperature, such as close to air conditioners, etc. Also, do not leave the printer in motor vehicles, etc., where it may be subject to a rapid rise in temperature. Do not install the printer where it may be subject to excessive amounts of dust, or subject to sea breezes or other sources of salinity. Do not install close to TV, speakers, or other sources of storing magnetic fields. Install the printer on a level and stable surface. Avoid locations subject to vibration.

If you install the printer on a standard PC rack, make sure the rack itself is well secured to avoid excessive vibration during printing.

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Figure 3-2 Printer Dimensions

Approx. 300mm Max.

Approx. 600mm Max.

467mm

1.3 Installation

Set up the printer as follows.

1.3.1 Connecting the interface cable

1) Make sure both the printer and host PC are OFF.

2) Connect the interface cable to the interface connector on the printer. Lock the connector clips.

3) Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host PC.

1.3.2 Connecting the power supply

1) Connect the power cord to the AC adaptor, then plug the AC power plug into a wall outlet.

2) Press the printer

POWER

button. The printer beeper sounds and the power lamp

blinks.

3) After the printer has initialized itself, the carriage moves to the left for the BJ cartridge to be installed.

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Figure 3-3 Connecting the Interface Cable

Figure 3-4 Connecting the Power Supply

1. Connect the cable to the printer 2. Connect the cable to the computer

1. Connect the power cord to the AC adaptor.

2. Plug the power plug into a wall outlet.

3. Press the

POWER

button

1.3.3 Installing the BJ cartridge

1) Removing the BJ cartridge protectors

Remove the BJ cartridge from the package, then remove the cap and tape on the nozzles, as shown in the figure.

Do not reuse the cap and tape. It can clog the nozzles or mix the ink colors. Do not touch the nozzles when removing the tape as doing so may result in the head becoming scratched and dirt adhering to the head, resulting in poor printing. Do not shake the BJ cartridge after removing the cap and tape as doing so may result in ink spillage.

2) Installing the BJ cartridge

Open the printer’s front cover and install the BJ cartridge on the carriage. Install the BC-60 on the left holder and the BC-62e Photo (or BC-61) on the right holder. After installing the cartridge, press the

REPLACE

button. The beeper sounds once

and, after about 15 seconds, the carriage returns to the capping position.

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Figure 3-5 Removing Cap and Tape from BJ Cartridge

Figure 3-6 Installing BJ Cartridges

Head Cap Protective Tape

BC-60

BC-62e Photo or BC-61

REPRACE

Button

3) Aligning the print heads

Because two BJ cartridges are installed in the printer, differences in how they are secured and in the cartridges themselves can shift the way ink is ejected onto the paper. To even out any differences and ensure satisfactory print quality, follow the procedure below for adjusting the relative positions of the print heads after completing the setup procedure on the PC.

1) Load two or more sheets of standard A4-size plain paper into the sheet feeder.

2) Following the instructions on the Printer Driver's control sheet, print a Print Head Alignment Pattern.

3) Check the printed patterns to select the optimum A (vertical), B (horizontal), C (bidirectional 1) and D (bidirectional 2) alignment values.

4) Following the instructions on the Printer Driver's control sheet, print a HighResolution Adjustment Pattern.

5) Check the printed pattern to select the optimum E (horizontal 1), F (bidirectional

1), G (horizontal 2) and H (bidirectional 2) adjustment.

6) Following the instructions on the Printer Driver's control sheet, quit the print head alignment procedure.

7) You can print the nozzle check pattern to check the print head alignment values after completing this procedure. To print the nozzle check pattern, refer to

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Service Mode (Page 3-21)

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Figure 3-7 Checking Print Head Alignment

Standard Mode

Fast Mode

(A) Vertical alignment

value (-3 to +3)

(E) Horizontal 1 alignment value

(-3 to +3)

(F) Bidirectinal 1

alignment value

(B) Horizontal alignment

value (-7 to +7)

(G) Horizontal 2 alignment value

(-3 to +3)

alignment value

(-7 to +7)

(-3 to +3)

(H) Bidirectional 2

alignment value

(-3 to +3)

(D) Bidirectional 2

alignment value

(-7 to +7)

1.3.4 Replacing the ink tanks

You can replace the ink tanks of the BC-61 and BC-62e Photo BJ cartridges (not the BC-60 BJ cartridge). Replace the ink tanks as described below.

1) When to replace the ink tank

Replace the ink tank in any of the following cases: the ink runs out, the ink tank is out of its package for over six months, and the printing quality does not improve even after the head is cleaned. The color ink tanks of the BC-61 and BC-62e Photo contain multiple colors; if one ink color runs out, the entire color ink tank must be replaced.

2) Removing an ink tank

Press the

REPLACE

button to move the carriage to the cartridge replacement position (you can also use the printer driver). As shown in Figure 3-8, lift the front of the ink tank to remove the ink tank from the holder. Do not touch or let your clothing come in contact with the ink feeds on the ink tank.

3) Installing an ink tank

Remove a new ink tank from its box, then remove the cap from the ink feeds as shown in Figure 3-9. Install the ink tank in the holder in the reverse procedure from that described above. After installing the ink tank in the holder, press the

REPLACE

button to return the

carriage to the capping position.

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Figure 3-8 Replacing the Ink Tank

Figure 3-9 Removing Protective Cap from Ink Tank

REPLACE

Button

1.3.5 Cartridge container [SB-60]

The printer is supplied with a container for storing the BC-61 or BC-62e Photo BJ cartridges for users who are using both the BC-61 and BC-62e Photo. (Note that the BC-60 cannot be stored in the container.) When the BC-61 is installed in the printer, the BC-62e Photo is stored in the container, and vice versa. The container can be mounted on the back of the printer.

When storing the BC-61 or BC-62e Photo in the container, make sure the ink tanks are installed in the BJ cartridge holder. Make sure that the cartridge faces the correct way in the container. Do not shake or drop the container, as ink may spill.

The BJC-7100 use a range of inks and, when printing on plain paper, an ink optimizer for plain paper is used. The ink optimizer is an almost colorless, transparent fluid. For simplicity in this manual, we refer to the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as ink optimizer or just optimizer. We also refer to the various colored inks and the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as "inks".

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Figure 3-10 Cartridge Container SB-60

BC-62e Photo or BC-61

Container

Push here

Printer

1.4 Turning Printer Power On and Off

1.4.1 Turning the power on

When the printer is connected to a power supply, press the

POWER

button to turn it ON. The beeper sounds once and the printer initializes itself. If no BJ cartridge has been installed, the

POWER

indicator blinks to show that the printer is waiting for the cartridge to be installed. If a BJ cartridge has already been installed when the power is turned on, the

POWER

indicator lights to show that the printer is in standby mode. When the printer is first turned on after leaving the factory, it automatically performs a cleaning operation. This operation takes about 2 minutes during which the

POWER

indicator blinks to show that cleaning is being performed.

1.4.2 Turning the power off

If the printer is ON, press the

POWER

button to turn the printer OFF. When you turn the printer off, the printer automatically caps the BJ cartridge. During this sequence, the

POWER

indicator continues to blink. The

POWER

indicator turns off on completion of the power off sequence. Before unplugging the power cable from the wall outlet, make sure that the

POWER

indicator is off.

Do not unplug the power cable from the wall outlet before turning off the printer using the

POWER

button. If you unplug the power cable to disconnect the power, the BJ cartridge capping will not be performed and ink may leak and dry on the nozzles, deteriorating the print quality.

If you press the

POWER

button to turn off the power during a cleaning operation, the

POWER

indicator will continue to blink until the cleaning operation has been completed. The power turns off after the cleaning operation has been completed and the nozzles have been capped. Note that any errors occurring after the start of the power off sequence are ignored.

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Figure 3-11 Incorrect Method of Powering Off

1.5 Loading Printer Paper

To obtain optimum print quality, either use the auto sheet feeder or the manual feed on the back of the printer, depending on the type of print paper you are using. Because this printer automatically adjusts the platen-head gap according to the paper being used, there are no paper selection or head gap levers. Note that the paper rest can also be extended to support larger paper sizes.

Paper sizes: Auto: 100 to 355.6 (v) × 100 to 241.3 (h) mm

Manual: 150 to 297 (v) × 150 to 241.3 (h) mm

Ream weight: Auto sheet feeder: 64 to 105g/m

Manual feed: 64 to 450g/m2(0.8mm thick, max.) * Indicates papers designed for use in bubble jet printers. A4+ and LTR+ are Canon original paper sizes.

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TABLE 3-1 PRINTER PAPER SETTINGS

Paper Type

Plain Paper

Plain Paper for Color BJ

Coated Papers Glossy Photo Paper High-Gloss Photo Film Transparencies Back-Print Film Fabric Sheets T-Shirts Transfer Glossy Photo Card Envelopes

Other Papers

64g to 105g/m

Ream Weight LC-301*

HR-101* GP-301* HG-201*

CF-102* BF-102* FS-101* TR-201 FM-101 COM#10 DL-size 106g to 450g/m

Ream Weight (0.8mm thick max.)

Size

A4/A5/B5/LTR/LGL

A4/A5/B5/LTR A4/LTR/A4+/LTR+ A4/LTR

A4/LTR A4/LTR 241 (v) × 356 (h) mm A4/A3

219.5 (v) × 119.6 (h) mm

241.3 (v) × 105 (h) mm 220 (v) × 110 (h) mm 150 to 297 (v) × 150 to 241.3 (h) mm

Feed Method

Auto/Manual

Auto/Manual Auto/Manual Auto/Manual

Auto/Manual Auto/Manual Auto/Manual Auto/Manual Auto/Manual Auto/Manual Auto/Manual Manual

Sheet Feeder Capacity

Approx. 13mm Max.

100 Max. 1 1

30 Max. 10 Max. 1 1 10 Max. 15 Max. 15 Max.

Figure 3-12 Paper Settings

Paper Guide

Paper Output Tray

Paper Rest

Manual Feed Guide

1.6 Names of Parts and Their Functions

The different parts of the printer and their functions are shown below.

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Figure 3-13 Names of Parts and Their Functions (1)

FRONT

Paper Rest

Supprots the stack of paper loaded in the sheet feeder.

Sheet Feeder

Print paper is loaded in the sheet feeder. Note that the sheet feeder capacity deffers according to the type of paper loaded.

Paper Guide

The left edge of the print paper is supported by the paper guide so that the paper remains straight as it is fed through the printer

Cover

Open the cover whenever it is necessary to replace a BJ cartridge, replace an ink tank, or remove jammed paper.

Paper Output Tray

Receives the printed paper. When printing large paper sizes, you can extend the tray to support them.

Operator Panel

OPERATOR PANEL

POWER

Turns the printer on and off.

POWER

Indicates when the printer is on. The indicator blinks when the printer is receiving data and when an error occurs.

ERROR

When an error occurs, the lights or blinks and the buzzer sound. The number of blinks indicates the type of error that has occurred.

RESUME

Use the if a paper jam or other trouble occurs. Also use the cleaning the nozzles or cleaning the pickup roller with a cleaning sheet within HR-101.

Button

Indicator

Button

RESUME

POWER

ERROR

button to reset the printer

button when manually

indicator

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Figure 3-14 Names of Parts and Their Functions (2)

INSIDE

REPLACE

The from the cartridge replacement position to the home position or vice versa.

Button

REPLACE

button moves the carriage

BACK

Parallel Interface Connector

Connects the parallel interface to the PC.

Manual Feed Slot

Insert sheets through this slot when manually feeding paper. Lightly support the paper while feeding it straight into this slot.

Manual Feed Guide

Adjust the manual feed guide sothat it is slighty in contact with the edge of the paper being manually fed. This ensures that the paper is fed correctly.

AC Adaptor and Power Cable

Once installed on the printer, the user does not need to remove the AC adaptor when disconnecting the power cord. Plug the power cable into a wall outlet.

2. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER

When carrying or transporting the printer, keep the BJ cartridge installed in the printer or stored in the cartridge container. This prevents the ink from leaking and drying out in the nozzles. Also when both BC-61 and BC-62e Photo are in use, keep one cartridge installed in the printer and the other in the container.

2.1 Transporting the Printer

When transporting the printer, follow the procedure below:

1) Press the

POWER

button to turn off the printer.

2) Disconnect the interface cable.

3) Unplug the AC adaptor power cable from the wall outlet.

4) Open the front cover and check that the carriage is locked in the capping position (right side of printer). If a fault has occurred and the carriage is not in the capping position, move it manually to the capping position. (See below: Operations performed only by service personnel) If a fault has occurred and the user has moved the printer without the carriage being locked in the capping position, tape the carriage to the opposite side (left side) of the printer as an emergency measure.

5) Close the front cover

6) Pack the printer in its original packing materials. Be sure to use cushioning materials.

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Figure 3-15 Transporting the Printer

Emergency MeasureCapping Position

2.2 Manual Capping

The BJ cartridges of the BJC-7100 printer can be capped manually only by service personal.

1) Insert a tweezers into the hole for manual capping positioning and rotate the gears slowly counterclockwise.

2) When the cap and carriage lock lever are in the lowest position, slowly move the carriage to the capping position. *

3) Next, use the tweezers to slowly rotate the gears counterclockwise. Stop rotating the gears when you can see that capping has been completed.

4) The print head is capped and the carriage is locked.

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Figure 3-16 Manual Capping Method

* : See "CAUTION" on page 1-13.

3. PRINTER SERVICING FUNCTIONS

3.1 Error Indications

The indicators in combination with the beeper indicate the nature of any error. There are two types of errors: operator call errors, which can be corrected by the user, and service call errors, which cannot be corrected by the user. The indicators show which type of error has occurred. If an operator call error occurs, the indicators light; if a service call error occurs, the indicators repeatedly blink a specific number of times, depending on symptoms.

3.1.1 Operator call errors

The error is displayed on the computer screen via the printer driver, and you can check the status of the error as shown in the table below by the number of times that the beeper on the main unit sounds. If the error is not corrected by the apparent means, as indicated by the error display, the fault may be elsewhere. In this case, refer to

"Part 5: 6. TROUBLESHOOTING" (page 5-13)

*1: A waste ink error (service call) will occur if you continue to use the printer.

When using a bidirectional parallel interface (Nibble or ECP Modes), a description of the error is displayed on the host computer’s screen.

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Figure 3-17 Control Panel

Error

Paper-Out or Paper-Jam

Ink-Out Error

BJ Cartridge Error Waste Ink Alarm *

BJ Cartridge Overheat Error

Error Indicator

Beeper

Twice

3 times 4 times 5 times 6 times 7 times

Description (User Correction)

No paper loaded for feeding (Load the printer with paper, then press the

RESUME

button.) Paper Jam (Remove the jammed paper, then press the

RESUME

button.) Black ink or ink optimizer has run out. (Replace BJ cartridge [BC-60].) Color or photo ink has run out. (Replace appropriate BJ cartridge or ink tank.) BJ cartridge not installed correctly. (Install BJ cartridge correctly, then press

REPLACE

button.) Waste ink or waste ink optimizer exceeds 95% printer capacity. (Press

RESUME

button.) Temperature sensed by diode sensor of print head exceeds prescribed temperature. (Leave printer idle for a moment, then press

RESUME

button.)

TABLE 3-2 OPERATOR CALLS

3.1.2 Service calls

In the case of service calls, "service personnel call error messages" are displayed on the host computer’s screen via the printer driver, and you can check the details of the error as shown in the table below by the number of times that the beeper on the main unit sounds. If a service call occurs, refer to

"Part 5: 6. TROUBLESHOOTING" (page 5-13)

*1: The error indicator blinks the number of times indicated in the table, then repeats

the same number of blinks.

*2: The error may not be detected correctly.

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Error

Print Position Alignment Error Home Position

Error

Purge Error

Sheet Feeder Error

Printer Temperature Error Waste Ink Full Error

EEPROM Error

ROM Error *

RAM Error *

Carriage Motor Error

Paper Feed Motor Error

Miscellaneous Hardware Error *

Error Indicator*

Blinks 2 times repeatedly Blinks 3 times repeatedly Blinks 4 times repeatedly Blinks 5 times repeatedly Blinks 6 times repeatedly Blinks 7 times repeatedly Blinks 9 times repeatedly Blinks 10 times repeatedly Blinks 11 times repeatedly Blinks 12 times repeatedly Blinks 13 times repeatedly Blinks 14 times repeatedly

Beeper

8 times

Reference Page

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5-18

5-19

5-20

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Description (User Correction)

Home position not detected during print position alignment operation.

Home position not detected other than during print position alignment operation.

Initial position of purge gear not detected.

Initial position of pickup roller not detected.

Printer temperature sensor on carriage board has detected abnormal temperature.

Waste ink amount or waste ink optimizer amount has reached 100% printer capacity.

EEPROM data abnormality.

Abnormality in sum check of control ROM.

Abnormality in DRAM read/write check.

Abnormal carriage motor driver temperature.

Abnormal paper feed motor driver temperature.

Other hardware error (detected by head temperature sensor, pickup roller sensor, or purge sensor)

TABLE 3-3 SERVICE CALLS

3.2 Warning Indications

The printer warns the operator of less serious error states by printing out messages and sounding the beeper. Printing is not forcibly stopped while warnings are displayed.

BJ cartridge mismatch warning

If you select the photo ink system using the printer driver controls and start printing with a color BJ cartridge [BC-61] installed, the printer functions as described below. If you select the standard color ink system using the printer driver controls and start printing with a photo BJ cartridge [BC-62e Photo] installed, it is possible to print, but a message is displayed indicating that it would be preferable to replace the BC-62e Photo cartridge with the BC-61 cartridge.

1) Windows 95/98

After the printer has received the print data, it displays a warning message on the host computer’s screen. Printing does not start. Replace the BC-61 with the BC-62 Photo, then start the print operation.

2) Windows 3.1

Only the data that can be printed with the color BJ cartridge is printed. By checking the printed page, the operator can see that there has been a BJ cartridge mismatch. Replace the BC-61 with the BC-62e Photo, then start the print operation.

BJ cartridge overheat warning (cartridge replacement-inhibited temperature)

This warning message is displayed when you press the

REPLACE

button or you select BJ cartridge or ink tank replacement via the printer driver’s controls but the head temperature sensor has registered a temperature greater than that prescribed for the head. When this warning is displayed, the printer beeper sounds 4 times and cartridge replacement is halted. The printer resumes operating when the head temperature has dropped to the prescribed value, or the head has been left for a minimum of 60 seconds without further heating.

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3.3 Function Settings

This printer has no function selector for setting functions. Use the Windows driver to make the respective settings. For details, see the Windows Driver Guide included with the printer.

3.3.1 Items set by control function

Procedure

1) Open the printer driver control dialog box.

2) Select "Custom Setting" to open the custom setting dialog box.

3) Change the parameter of the appropriate setting. (The item is ON when a check mark appears in the checkbox.)

Settings

a) ECP mode

This setting selects whether or not to be used ECP mode when printing. "OFF": No ECP mode (default) "ON": ECP mode

b) High speed printing

This setting specifies whether or not to print at high speed by reducing the response of the printer. "OFF": Normal speed printing "ON": High speed printing (default)

c) Pause page

This setting specifies whether or not to use the function to prevents ink transfer between sheets by specifying a fixed waiting time after printing each page. "OFF": No pause after printing each page (default) "ON": Pause after printing each page

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Figure 3-18 Windows 95 Driver Control Sheet (Sample)

3.3.2 Service mode of printer driver

There are certain printer driver control functions as service mode. These service mode functions, which must be used with caution, are provided for service purposes only. Procedure

1) Open the printer driver control dialog box.

2) Select "Custom Setting" while pressing down the shift key to open the custom setting dialog box. The dialog box contains the normal and service mode control settings.

3) Change the parameter of the appropriate setting. (The item is ON when a check mark appears in the checkbox.)

Settings

a) Pause scan

This setting specifies whether the carriage pauses between scans (the horizontal travel of the carriage) during printing. It takes ink longer to dry on transparencies and other special papers than on plain paper, and there is therefore a risk under certain ambient conditions of a drop in print quality. If the pause is set ON under such circumstances, the ink has a chance to dry between scans. However, printing takes much longer.

b) Economy cleaning (skip first power-on cleaning)

This setting determines if cleaning is performed when the power is first turned on after the power is connected.

"OFF": First power-on cleaning performed (default)

"ON": First power-on cleaning not performed If the AC power supply is frequently disconnected (such as when the printer is linked to a computer’s power supply), setting economy cleaning ON reduces ink consumption and minimizes the startup time by omitting the first power-on cleaning. When economy cleaning is set ON, the power-on cleaning using the 72hour timer is also omitted, and there is a serious risk of a drop in print quality if the printer is left unused for a relatively long time.

c) Ink-out detection

This setting determines if the ink out detection function is on or off.

"ON": Ink out detection function on (default)

"OFF": Ink out detection function off Make sure the ink out detection function is on unless dealing with a user who does not want this function or you are checking for malfunctions in the detection system.

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Figure 3-19 Hidden Control Sheet (Sample)

3.4 EEPROM

The EEPROM stores data such as the total page count, BJ cartridge installation/removal count, total waste ink amount, and customsettings. The page count and waste ink amount indicate the frequency with which the printer is used. The EEPROM must be reset when the logic board, EEPROM, or waste ink absorbers are replaced. See

"Part 5: 4.3 Waste Ink Absorbers" (page 5-6)

for details of replacing the waste

ink absorbers.

3.5 Cleaning the BJ Cartridge

If the printed page shows faults such as white lines or fragmentation, print a nozzle check pattern to see if the print head nozzles are clogged. If they are, operate cleaning function for the BJ cartridge to clear the nozzles, as described below. In addition to cleaning the print heads using online operations via the printer driver, the BJC-7100 also allows you to manually clean the heads using the

RESUME

button. Note, however, that if you perform manual cleaning, the heads of both BJ cartridges installed in the printer are cleaned. (You can clean just one of the heads if you use the printer driver.)

Manual Print Head Cleaning

1) With the printer power ON, press the

RESUME

button until the beeper sounds

once.

2) The

POWER

indicator blinks. (Any paper in the printer is ejected.)

3) Both BJ cartridges installed in the printer are cleaned.

4) On completion of cleaning, the beeper sounds and the

POWER

indicator lights

continuously.

Deep Cleaning

If after performing normal cleaning, the print quality is still not satisfactory, perform deep cleaning. Deep cleaning uses more ink than normal cleaning.

1) With the printer power ON, press the

RESUME

button until the beeper sounds

twice.

2) The

POWER

indicator blinks. (Any paper in the printer is ejected.)

3) Both BJ cartridges installed in the printer are deep cleaned.

4) On completion of deep cleaning, the beeper sounds and the

POWER

indicator lights

continuously.

The printer also automatically performs cleaning operations at the following times:

1) The first time the power is turned on with the

POWER

button after the AC power is

connected when the heads are not capped;

2) When a BJ cartridge or ink tank is replaced;

3) When an ink-out error is detected (ink-out detection → cleaning → ink-out detection → display)

4) The first time the power is turned on with the

POWER

button after 72 hours or

more has elapsed since the last cleaning or deep cleaning operation;

5) When the dot count exceeds the prescribed value during printing.

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3.6 Test Printout

This printer has a built-in self-test function that can be executed without any connection to a computer. With the power off, press and hold the

POWER

button until the beeper has sounded

twice. Release the

POWER

button to start the test print. If you print the nozzle check pattern on plain paper, you will not be able to check the printing of the ink optimizer, which is semi-transparent. In this case, check the checker pattern at the top right of the nozzle check pattern for ink smears to see the general status of ink optimizer jetting. If you need to check each nozzle for ink optimizer, print the nozzle check pattern on transparency material for bubble jet printers. Check the reflected light from the pattern to check the status of the nozzles. If it is difficult to see, coat the back surface with black ink, etc., or position the transparency on black paper. If you print a nozzle check pattern with the BC-61 cartridge installed, the part printed by the photo head shown in Figure 3-20 will not be printed.

3.7 Pickup Roller Cleaning Function (HR-101)

Use this function to clean the pickup roller when using the pickup roller cleaning sheet supplied with the high-resolution paper (HR-101).

1) Insert a sheet of cleaning sheet into the printer.

With the printer power ON, press the

RESUME

button until the beeper sounds four times.

3) The

POWER

indicator blinks. (Any paper in the printer is ejected.)

4) Paper loading and ejecting operations are performed.

5) On completion of roller cleaning, the beeper sounds and the

POWER

indicator lights

continuously.

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Figure 3-20 Nozzle Check Pattern (Sample)

Black Ink

Ink Optimizer

Color Ink Black Ink

Ink Optimizer

Photo Ink

Black Head

Color Head

Photo Head (Only When BC-62e Photo is installed)

(Ink Optimizer Head)

3.8 Service Mode

Use the control buttons to select printer service mode. In Service Mode, you can, in addition to resetting the EEPROM data, execute the functions shown in Table 3-4.

1) While holding down the

RESUME

button, press the

POWER

button to turn on the

printer.

2) Holding down the

POWER

button, press the

RESUME

button twice before the printer

completes its initialization sequence (while the

POWER

indicator is blinking).

3) On completion of the initialization sequence, press the

RESUME

button the number

of times required to select the desired function.

4) Press the

POWER

button to execute the selected function.

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Function

Quit Service Mode Print Final Factory Test Pattern.

Reset EEPROM All Service Data. Reset EEPROM Waste Ink Amount Data. Print EEPROM Data.

Change Country of Destination. Print Durability Pattern for plain paper. Print Durability Pattern for glossy photo paper. Print LF Check Pattern.

Quit Service Mode

RESUME Button Count

none Once

Twice

3 times

4 times

5 times

6 times

7 times

8 times

9 times or more

ERROR Indicator

OFF ON

OFF

Reference Page

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Remarks

Prints continuous A4-wide pattern. Stops printing when you turn off the power. Power is automatically turned off on completion. Power is automatically turned off on completion. Power is automatically turned off on completion. See section 3.8.4.

Prints continuous A4-wide pattern. Stops printing when you turn off the power. Power is automatically turned off on completion.

Prints continuous A4-wide pattern. Stops printing when you turn off the power. Restores normal mode. Use when cancelled.

TABLE 3-4 SERVICE MODE

3.8.1 Final factory test pattern

Print out printing pattern as Figure 3-21. See that "BJC-7100 Vx.xxx" is printed at left top on the final factory test pattern. "BJ F800 Vx.xxx" is printed if the machine is set as model for Japan.

1) Enter to a service mode. See

"3.8 Service Mode" (page 3-20)

2) Press the

RESUME

button once (

ERROR

indicator turns on).

3) Press the

POWER

button to print the final factory test pattern.

4) To quit printing the test pattern, press

POWER

button.

3.8.2 Resetting EEPROM data

1) Total waste ink amount data reset

The data on total waste ink amount stored in the EEPROM is used for detecting when the waste ink absorbers are full. This data must therefore be reset when you replace the waste ink absorbers.

1) Enter to a service mode. See

"Part 3: 3.8 Service Mode" (page 3-21)

for details of

replacing the waste ink absorbers.

2) Press the

RESUME

button twice (

ERROR

indicator turns off).

3) Press the

POWER

button to reset the total waste ink amount recorded in the

EEPROM.

4) After resetting the total waste ink amount, the printer automatically turns off.

2) All service data reset

If, when you replace the logic board, you do not intend to continue using the existing EEPROM data, reset all the service data in the EEPROM on the new logic board, and replace the waste ink absorbers and maintenance jet absorbers.

1) Enter to a service mode. See

"Part 3: 3.8 Service Mode" (page 3-20)

2) Press the

RESUME

button three times. (the

ERROR

indicator turns on).

3) Press the

POWER

button to reset all service data recorded in the EEPROM.

4) After resetting the data, the printer automatically turns off.

The following data are reset:

• Waste ink amount

• Page count

• Cartridge installation/removal count

• Number of recovery operations

• BJL command settings (to factory settings)

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Figure 3-21 Service Mode Test Print (Sample)

3.8.3 Printing EEPROM data

You can use the following self-print test to check the data recorded in the EEPROM.

Printing EEPROM Data

1) Enter to a service mode. See

"Part 3: 3.8 Service Mode" (page 3-21)

2) Press the

RESUME

button four times. (The

ERROR

indicator turns off.)

3) Press the

POWER

button to print the EEPROM data on completion of the printer

initialization sequence. All EEPROM data is printed in hexadecimal dump format.

3.8.4 Setting destination country

This printer has functions designed for use domestic model BJ F800 and international model BJC-7100. The destination country flag is set in the EEPROM to select the relevant function set. Check that "BJC-7100 Vx.xx Vx.xx x" is displayed at the top left of the test pattern. When set to the Japanese function set, "BJ F800 Vx.xx Vx.xx x" is displayed. If the printer has been set for the BJ F800 set, reselect the overseas function set as follows:

1) Enter to a service mode. See

"Part 3: 3.8 Service Mode" (page 3-21)

2) Press the

RESUME

button five times. (The

ERROR

indicator turns on.)

3) Press the

POWER

button to select the destination setting.

4) Press the

POWER

button. (If the printer has been set for BJ F800, the

ERROR

indicator turns off. If set for BJC-7100, the

ERROR

indicator turns on. If the

ERROR indicator turns off, skip to 6.)

5) Press the

RESUME

button once to change the destination setting and to turn the

printer off automatically. (Skip to 7.)

6) Press the

POWER

button to turn the printer off.

7) Make a test print in service mode to check the destination country setting.

After resetting the EEPROM data or writing data to the EEPROM after it has been reset, be sure to print and check the data settings.

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Figure 3-22 EEPROM Data Print (Sample)

Total Waste Ink Amount Waste Ink Optimizer Amount Page Count Cleaning Operaion Count

Head Installation/Removal Count (BC-61 or BC-62e Photo)

Head Installation/Removal Count (BC-60)

3.8.5 Other Function

The following functions are provided in addition to the functions described above. These functions are for carrying out special tests, and are not used during normal servicing. They are described here for reference only.

1. Print Durability pattern for plain paper

This function continuously prints patterns one sheet at a time for checking the head alignment accuracy, skew feed and overall scaling on plain paper.

2. Print Durability pattern for glossy photo paper

This function continuously prints patterns one sheet at a time for checking the head alignment accuracy, skew feed and overall scaling on glossy photo paper.

3. Print LF check pattern

This function continuously prints patterns one sheet at a time for checking line feed accuracy.

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TECHNICAL REFERENCE

Page 4 - 1 1. OVERVIEW 4 - 1 1.1 Printer Block Diagram 4 - 2 1.2 Initial Flowchart 4 - 3 1.3 Print Signal Sequence 4 - 4 1.4 BJ Cartridge Drive 4 - 5 1.5 Power-Off Sequence Flowchart 4 - 6 2. FIRMWARE 4 - 6 2.1 Interface 4 - 8 2.2 Print Modes 4 -11 2.3 Smoothing Function 4 -11 2.4 Print Optimization Controls 4 -12 2.5 Head Overheat Protection 4 -13 3. PRINTER'S MECHANICAL SYSTEM 4 -13 3.1 Overview 4 -15 3.2 BJ Cartridge 4 -29 3.3 Purge Unit 4 -33 3.4 Carriage 4 -36 3.5 Paper Feed/Sheet Feeder Mechanism 4 -39 4. PRINTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 -39 4.1 Overview of Printer Electrical System 4 -40 4.2 Logic 4 -45 4.3 Electrica System 4 -46 5. DETECTION FUNCTIONS 4 -46 5.1 Sensor-based Detection Functions 4 -48 5.2 Miscellaneous Detection Functions

1. OVERVIEW

1.1 Printer Block Diagram

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Figure 4-1 Printer Block Diagram

Paper Feed Motor

Carriage Motor

AC Adapter

Paper Feed Motor Driver

Vcc (+5VDC) VH (+20VDC)

CNPWR

VM (+27.6VDC)

Paper-end Sensor

Pickup Roller Sensor

Control Buttons

Carriage (left)

• Black BJ Cartridge

• Home Position Sensor

CNHED 1CNLF

MPU

EEPROM DRAM

Carriage (right)

• Color/Photo BJ Cartridge

•

Ink-out Detection Circuit

Printer Controller

Reset Circuit

CNPGS CNCRCNHED 2

Control ROM

Purge Unit

• Purge Sensor

Carriage Motor Driver

Indicator

I/F

CNIF

1.2 Initial Flowchart

The following flowchart shows the steps in the initialization sequence that takes place when the power is turned on and before the printer enters the online state.

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Figure 4-2 Flowchart of Initialization Sequence

Start

Connect power cable of

AC adaptor to wall outlet.

(Hard power ON)

ROM check RAM check

EEPROM check

Turn power ON. (Soft power ON)

OK?

Yes

Paper check

(Paper-end sensor)

Is paper-out?

Yes

Purge unit decapping

OK?

Yes

Detection fo carriage

in home position

EEPROM error

ROM error

RAM error

Paper-out/paper jam error

Purge error

Paper output operation

OK?

Yes

Waste ink check

OK?

Yes

Purge unit initialization

OK?

Yes

BJ cartridge check

Printer temperature check

OK?

Yes

Auto cleaning operation

Ink-out check

Paper-out/paper-jam error

Waste ink-full error

Purge error

BJ cartridge error

Printer temperature error

OK?

Yes

Sheet feeder initialization

OK?

Yes

Home position error

Print position

correction error

Sheet feeder error

Is there any ink?

Yes

Waste ink check

OK?

Yes

END

Ink-out error

(Displayed during paper feed operation after the printer has been in standby mode)

Waste ink alarm

Waste ink-full error

1.3 Print Signal Sequence

The following describes the sequence of signals from the time the host PC sends the print signals to the printer up to the point at which printing is performed. a) The host PC sends print signals to the printer.

The print signals consist of print data and control commands.

b) The printer controller receives the print signals and temporarily stores them in the

DRAM receive buffer.

c) The MPU fetches the print signals from the receive buffer and separates the print

data from the control commands based on the program in the control ROM.

The MPU processes the control commands based on the program in the control ROM. d) The MPU expands the print data in the DRAM print buffer. e) The printer controller receives the request to start printing from the MPU and the

print data is sent from the DRAM by DMA to the printer controller. f) The printer controller converts the print data into serial data for the respective BJ

heads and outputs this data to the BJ heads with control signals. The drive circuits in the BJ heads convert the serial data to parallel format and control the output of inks onto the print paper as indicated by the control signals.

g) The MPU and printer controller sense the status of the BJ heads and printer and

control the printer as a whole, including the motor drivers, etc.

The BJC-7100 supports the Canon extended (native) mode, but not emulation. The print signals sent from the host PC are therefore Canon extended mode signals converted by the printer driver.

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Figure 4-3 Print Signal Sequence

Host PC

Drive

Circuits

BJ Head

• Black Head

• Ink Optimizer Head

• Color Head

• Photo Head

: Print Data : Control

Commands and Signals

DRAM Receive

Buffer

Printer

Controller

Print Buffer

c g

Control ROM

MPU

Motor Driver

Sensors

Logic Board

1.4 BJ Cartridge Drive

The BJ cartridges are driven according to the print data and control signals output by the logic board. The control signals determine the timing with which ink is ejected from the nozzles in the BJ heads and the amount of ink. These are optimized by the printer controller according to the conditions shown bellow. The control signals also stabilize the amount of ink by keeping the BJ heads at the optimum temperature. The drive frequency is changed to 14.4kHz, 10.56kHz or 9.6kHz by print modes.

• BJ head temperature (heater board) and printer temperature

• Fluctuations in the heater characteristics of the BJ heads (head rank)

• Print mode and media being printed on

1.4.1 Print drive control

In the BJC-7100, printing is achieved by block dispersal drive, in which the three vertical rows of nozzles fire sequentially and driven alternately odd/even to minimize the concurrent firing of neighbouring nozzles. The heat enable signal consists of a pre-pulse and main pulse. To keep the ink jetting in the optimum state, the pulse width is varied according to the internal state of the printer, such as the head rank, printer temperature, and head temperature.

The BJC-7100 uses a range of inks and, when printing on plain paper or envelopes in other than draft mode, an ink optimizer for plain paper. The ink optimizer is an almost colorless, transparent fluid. For simplicity in this manual, we refer to the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as ink optimizer or just optimizer. We also refer to the various colored inks and the ink optimizer for plain paper simply as "inks".

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1.5 Power-Off Sequence Flowchart

The following flowchart indicates the steps in the sequence between turning the printer power off by pressing the

POWER

button until the printer stops.

If the power cord or AC adaptor is disconnected before the printer is turned off with the

POWER

button, the power-off sequence may be interrupted without the nozzles being capped. In this case, reconnect the power cord or AC adaptor, press the

POWER

button to start up the printer

as normal, then turn off the printer with the

POWER

button before

disconnecting the power cord or AC adaptor.

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Figure 4-4 Power-Off Sequence Flowchart

Soft power-offby pressing the

POWER

printer driver control sheet.

button or using the

POWER

indicator blinks.

Has paper been fed?

Yes

Eject paper

any printing been

performed? Yes

Purge operation

Are caps open?

Yes

Has

Black BJ cartridge only (BC-60)

Carriage returns to

home position.

POWER

button pressed while replacing

BJ cartridge or ink tank.

Print left 10 min. or more in BJ

cartridge replacement position.

POWER

indicator blinks.

Are BJ cartridge

installed?

Yes

What types

of BJ cartridge are

installed?

Either color (BC-61)

Photo (BC-62e)

BC cartridge

Carriage returns to home position

(without capping).

Black and color, or black and Photo

Is ink out?

(Ink-out)

Yes

Carriage returns to

home position.

Capping operation

POWER

indicator OFF

Printer stops.

* : If the power is turned off using the

POWER

Cleaning operation

Capping operation

POWER

indecator OFF

Printer stops.

button or the printer driver control sheet (soft power

off) during cleaning or capping operations, this sequence starts on completion of that operation.

2. FIRMWARE

2.1 Interface

The printer is equipped with an IEEE1284-compatible bidirectional parallel interface. This interface supports compatible mode, nibble mode, and ECP mode.

2.1.1 Compatible mode

In compatible mode, the parallel interface sends data in 8-bit units. Data is sent using handshaking based on the DATA STROBE, BUSY, and ACKNLG signals. When data (Data 1 to 8) and the DATA STROBE signal are input from the host PC, the printer controller, which controls the parallel interface, outputs a BUSY signal and latches the data signals as DATA STROBE falls. After the BUSY signal has been output, the printer controller fetches the latched data via the DRAM bus to the receive buffer in the DRAM. After writing the data to the receive buffer in the DRAM, the printer controller outputs an ACKNLG signal, sets the BUSY signal "Low", and waits to receive the next data from the host PC. The BJC-7100 can reduce the response time by the operation in the printer driver. This achieves faster printing, however, this may not work with some host computers.

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Figure 4-5 Bidirectional Centronics Specifications Selection Sequence

Figure 4-6 Interface Timing (Compatible Mode)

Compatible Mode

Selectin=High Autofd=Low

Negotiation

Extensibility

request analysis

0000 0000 *

Nibble Mode ECP Mode

1000 0000 *

0001 0000 *

Compatible Mode:

In compatible mode, signals are sent in one direction only, from the host PC to the printer, as with the standard Centronics interface. This is the default mode when the printer is turned on.

Negotiation:

Negotiation is the procedure by which the printer interface adjusts to bidirectional mode.

Extensibility Link

* Value of extensibility

Rejection

request

Selectin=Low

Termination

Extensibility Link:

This is a part of the negotiation phase, entered when the value of the received extensibility request is (1000 0000). The bidirectional mode and device ID, etc., are exchanged in this phase.

Termination:

The interface returns from nibble mode or ECP mode to compatible mode in this phase.

0.5µs

0.5µs Min.

Min.

Data 1-8 STROBE

Min.0.8µs

BUSY ACKNLG

4ms (When HS mode is invalid)

2.1.2 Nibble mode

In nibble mode, 8-bit data is sent from the printer to the host PC in two 4-bit blocks.

The printer lowers the DataAvail signal when it is ready to send data to the host PC. After confirming the fall in the HostBusy signal, the printer prepares 8 bits of data and outputs the low 4 bits on the control signal line on the fall in the PtrClk signal. When the PtrClk signal drops, the host PC fetches the data and raises the HostBusy and PtrClk signals. Next, when the printer has confirmed the second drop in the HostBusy signal, it outputs the high 4 bits of data to the control signal line. If, after the HostBusy signal has risen, there is no more data to be sent to the host PC, the DataAvail signal rises and the printer enters a standby state until there is more data to be sent.

2.1.3 ECP mode

Because data is sent and received in both directions on the data bus in ECP mode, data can be received at high speed. Because control signals can be used to separate data from commands, and bidirectional communication can be established within this mode, there is no need to switch to other modes when switching the direction in which data is being sent. The data bus switches direction from forward to reverse data transmission in response to a fall in the AckReverse (PE) signal from the printer. The data bus switches direction from reverse to forward data transmission in response to a rise in the ReverseRequest (Init) signal.

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Figure 4-7 Interface Timing (Nibble Mode)

Figure 4-8 Interface Timing (ECP Mode)

1284Active (Selectin)

AckDataReq (PE)

HostBusy (Autofd)

HostClk (Strobe)

PtrClk (Ack)

PtrBusy (Busy)

DataAvail (Fault)

Xflag (Select)

High

Status maintained.

Data Available

Nibble Mode Support

Bit2 Bit6

35msMax

500msMax

Bit3

Bit0

Bit1

35msMax

Bit7

Bit4

Bit5

1284Active (Selectin)

AckReverse (PE)

Data 1-8 HostAck

(Autofd) HostClk

(Strobe) PeriphClk

(Ack)

PeriphAck (Busy) PeriphRequest (Fault) XFlag (Select)

ReverseRequest (Init)

Input Output Valid Valid Input

0MIN

Data=High Command=Low

35msMax

Foward Phase Foward to

Reverse

Reverse Phase Foward

Phase

2.2 Print Modes

The printer selects the carriage operation and bubblejet drive method on the basis of the media and print quality selected by the driver, and the print data that is received from the host PC. This enables the printer to achieve optimum print quality, free of smears and fragmentation. To improve the quality of images, the printer is designed to print the data using multiple passes of the carriage. By increasing the number of passes for the data as a whole, the time required for the ink for each piece of data to dry is split up, making ink smears less likely. The printer selects the optimum print mode according to the type of BJ cartridge(s) installed, the ink system being used, and the various settings, such as print media and print quality, selected using the printer driver.

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TABLE 4-1 NUMBER OF PASSES VS NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL HEAD NOZZLES

BJ Cartridge

Quality

Direction

Dithering

Media

Plain Paper

Transparancy

Draft

Bi-directional

Fine(fast) / Fine / Auto

300 X 300 dpi 600 X 600 dpi

1 p 24 1p 16

Black

Photo

BPF

Fabric sheet

Glossy photo paper Glossy photo film High Resolution paper

Plain Paper

Transparancy

300

X 300 dpi 600 X 600 dpi

1 p 24 1 p 16 4+ p 17

Black

Color

1. 7-color (photoink used) printing is carried out only for shaded in modes . 4-color printing isused for all other modes. The ink optimizer is used only for items marked "POP."

2. The number of passes is eachmode and the paper feed amount per pass are as follows:

1P: During 1pass printing/Bk printing only, 304 nozzles. Otherwise, 60 nozzles 3P: 3-pass printing/always24 nozzles 4P: 4-pass printing/always16 nozzles 8P: 8-pass printing/always8 nozzles 4&3P: Bk 4-passand color 3-pass printing/Bk printing only, 40 nozzles. Otherwise, 24 nozzles 4+P: 4-pass printing/24nozzles and 16 nozzles alternately repeated

3. Carriage Speed

24: 24 inch/sec 16: 16 inch/sec 17: 17.5 inch/sec

4. The Black + Color mode isoperable even if the photo BJ cartridge is attached on the printer.

BPF

Fabric sheet

Glossy photo paper

Glossy photo

film High Resolution paper

Standard Standard

(HS) (HQ)

Auto Uni-directional

Diffusion (* Autois selectable)

300

POP

3 p 17

300

3 p 17

600 X 600 dpi 3 p 17

600

4 p 17

600 X 600 dpi

POP

300 X 300 dpi 3 p 17

POP

300 X 300 dpi

3 p 17

300

X 300 dpi

3 p 16

600 X 600 dpi

3 p 17 4 p 17

X 300 dpi

POP

X 300 dpi

POP

X 600 dpi

300 4 p 17

300 X 300 dpi

4 p 17

600

4 p 17

300

3 p 16

600 X 600 dpi600 X 600 dpi

4 p 173 p 17

600 X 600 dpi

600

8 p 17

Fine

X 300 dpi

X 600 dpi

X 300 dpi

X1200 dpi

POP

2.2.1 Plain paper optimized printing mode (P-POP)

Only when you select plain paper (in other than draft mode) using the printer driver, the BJC-7100 ejects ink optimizer from the BC-60's ink optimizer head. The printer jets the ink optimizer onto the plain paper, followed by the normal ink to minimize smearing and improve the ink's water resistance.

2.2.2 Economy print mode (Draft mode)

Economy print mode is the fastest print mode of the BJC-7100. Printing is performed in single passes in bidirectional mode. Because of the speed and bidirectional passes, no ink optimizer is used in this mode, which also cannot be selected when using the photo ink system. Because less ink is used in this mode, the printed image is lighter.

2.2.3 Standard mode

The standard mode is further divided into two modes, "speed priority mode" and "quality priority mode." The speed priority mode is suitable for printing text and simple illustrations, whereas the quality priority mode is suitable for printing originals that contain mainly images. In the speed priority mode, the carriage makes a single pass per line at all times. This mode is basically unidirectional printing. When only black is being printed, the printing speed is improved by detecting parts of the original to be printed that do not contain print data on each horizontal line, and printing in both directions taking those lines as the threshold between unidirectional and bi-directional printing. In the quality priority mode, the carriage makes three passes per line to print at higher quality. In this mode, the printing speed decreases, and photo ink cannot be used.

2.2.4 High quality and fine mode

Photo print mode uses the thinner inks of the Photo BJ cartridge (BC-62e Photo) to suppress granularity when printing images with multiple halftones and high contrast. By combining color and photo inks to achieve nine halftones, not only is the BJC7100 able to print high-contrast images, but also the subtle differences in intermediate tones. The photo inks are used in the low-density portions to minimize granularity. 600 × 1200 dpi (8pass) printing process achieves high quality printing without the photo inks.

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Figure 4-9 Photo Print Mode (Image)

: Photo inks

: Color ink

2.2.5 Print mode settings

The following table shows the default print mode settings in the printer driver. Select the Print Mode parameters to change the settings.

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Figure 4-10 Print Mode Main Sheet (Sample)

TABLE 4-2 MAIN DEFAULT PRINT MODE SETTINGS

Print mode

Text Super Photo

Auto Draft Photo

Graphics

Camera

Ink system

Color Photo color

Color Color Color

Color

Photo color

Dither settings

Fine (fast) Diffusion

Auto Fine (fast) Diffusion

Diffusion

Print direction

Unidirectional Unidirectional

Unidirectional Bidirectional Unidirectional

Unidirectional

Ink optimizer

Yes No

Yes No No

Print media

Plain paper Highresolution papers Plain paper Plain paper Highresolution papers Highresolution papers Highresolution papers

2.3 Smoothing Function

The BJC-7100 has two methods of smoothing black print data. The printer driver can convert 600 × 600dpi data into data equivalent to 1200dpi (h) × 600dpi (v). The printer itself can also convert 300 × 300dpi data into data equivalent to 600 × 600dpi.

2.4 Print Optimization Controls

2.4.1 Power monitor

When, due to high-duty printing, etc., the total head drive power exceeds the power supply capacity, the consumption is automatically reduced.

2.4.2 Head sticking prevention

To prevent ink mist dispersion caused by high-duty printing, a one pass-worth of data is splitted and printed as a 2 pass data.

2.4.3 Ink smear prevention

Printed pages ejected from the printer dry naturally in the paper output tray. If, before a page has dried, the next printed page is ejected onto it, there is a risk that the ink on the first page will be smeared. When printing high-density images, etc., the BJC-7100 pauses the carriage between printing scans and/or delays the ejection of the printed page, to prevent smearing.

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Figure 4-11 Print Mode Detail Quality Sheet (Sample)

2.5 Head Overheat Protection

If the temperature of the print heads of the BJ cartridges is allowed to rise beyond a set temperature, not only is there a risk of burns in the event that the heads are touched, but it becomes increasingly difficult to achieve optimum print quality. The printer is therefore equipped with an overheat protection function that uses thermal sensors in the heads to prevent the temperature rising above the set temperature. Print head temperature detection is effected by independent sensors in the black head, optimizer head, color head, and photo head.

Protection level 1:

This protection level prevents the operator from touching the metal plate of a hot print head when changing the BJ cartridge. If, when replacing a head, the head temperature is higher than the temperature at which replacement is prevented, the printer displays a BJ cartridge overheat warning (and the beeper sounds 4 times). While the protection function is operating, the printer temporarily will not allow BJ cartridge or ink tank replacement.

Protection level 2:

The carriage returns to the home position after printing each line and waits for a maximum of 3 seconds to allow the print head to cool. This overheat protection mechanism continues for a minimum of 20 seconds.

Protection level 3:

If the head temperature continues to rise, the printer stops printing; the carriage continues to move and the paper is fed through the printer. The printer then discards any further data sent from the host PC, and performs cleaning operations, ink-out detection, and checks for failure of the head temperature sensor. If the printer determines that the ink or ink optimizer has run out, it displays an ink-out error when data is next received from the host PC. If the head temperature sensor is found to be faulty, the printer displays a BJ cartridge overheat error.

If the BJ cartridge head temperature sensor is faulty, the above overheat protection controls may not function correctly. If it detects a fault in the head temperature sensor, the BJC-7100 printer displays other hardware error messages (the head temperature sensor error message may not be displayed correctly). If the printer cannot recover from the overheat protection control operations to normal printing, or if other hardware error messages are displayed, replace the BJ cartridge. For details of how to recover from the respective error states, see

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3. PRINTER'S MECHANICAL SYSTEM

3.1 Overview

This section provides an overview of the printer's mechanical system.

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Figure 4-12 Printer's Mechanical System

Carriage

Black BJ Cartridge

Color/Photo Ink Tank

Color/Photo BJ Cartridge

Page Output Guide and Tray

Sheet Feeder

Purge Unit

Paper Feed Mechanism

Page Output Unit

Manual Feed Slot

3.1.1 Structure of printer's mechanical system

1) BJ Cartridge/Ink Tank

The printer is shipped with the BC-60 BJ cartridge, which contains black ink and ink optimizer, and the BC-62e Photo BJ cartridge, which contains three color inks and three photo inks. The BC-61 color BJ cartridge which contains three color inks may be shipped instead of the BC-62e Photo. The BC-60 has a unified print head and ink tank, while the BC-62e Photo has separate head and ink tanks that can be replaced. The user can decide whether to use the combination of BC-60 and BC-62e Photo or BC-60 and BC-61 according to the type of data being printed.

2) Purge Unit

To ensure high-quality printing, the purge unit, which is driven by the paper feed motor, caps and wipes the face of the BJ cartridge print head to make sure that the ink can be ejected cleanly from the nozzles when printing. Functionally, the purge unit consists of a pump and wiper. The pump draws ink from the BJ cartridge and removes the ink from inside the cap. The wiper wipes the face of the head. When not printing, the nozzles of the BJ cartridge are capped to protect them.

3) Carriage

The carriage travels horizontally across the print paper driven via the carriage belt by the carriage motor. Print signals output by the logic board are sent via the carriage ribbon cable to the two BJ cartridges mounted on the carriage. The wiping hook on the bottom of the carriage trips the latch lever and wiper lever so that the ink optimizer head is wiped. By controlling the position of the slide lock lever of the purge unit, the carriage switches between paper feed/sheet feed drive and purge unit drive.

4) Paper Feed/Sheet Feeder

The built-in sheet feeder is driven by the paper feed motor and transports the print paper to the paper feeder. The paper feed, which is driven by the paper feed motor, rotates the feed rollers so that the print paper is transported vertically.

5) Paper Output

The paper output unit prevents smearing and dirtying by ink by providing a time interval up to when the paper being printed is stacked on top of the already printed paper on the output tray. This unit feeds printed print paper to the output tray as each sheet is printed. Print paper is fed to the output tray by the power of the paper feed roller. This power is transferred via the paper feed roller gear to the paper output roller inside the paper output unit to rotate the paper output roller. Paper end guides are located at both ends of the paper passage path in the paper output unit. When the paper is being output, both ends of the print paper are lifted up to slightly warp the paper, and the leading edge of the print paper being printed is made to hang down so that it does not contact the already printed paper on the output tray.

6) Manual Feed Slot

Paper can be fed into the printer manually from the manual feed slot on the back. Paper fed manually into the printer takes precedence over any print paper already in the sheet feeder.

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3.2 BJ Cartridge

3.2.1 BJ cartridge structure

1) BC-60

In the BC-60, the BJ head is unified with the ink tank.

Cartridge body

The cartridge body houses the ink sponges and is the base for the BJ head unit.

Ink sponges

The two ink sponges hold the ink and ink optimizer that are fed to the BJ head unit.

Ink pipes

The ink pipes transport the ink from the ink sponges to the BJ head unit.

Cartridge cover

The cartridge cover is welded to the cartridge body to prevent inks leaking from the body.

Air paths/Cartridge label

Air vents or paths are created between the inside and outside of the BJ cartridge through the holes and grooves in the cover and the label that is applied to it. The air vents prevent pressure fluctuations inside the BJ cartridge due to ink consumption and atmospheric conditions, and help stabilize the supply of inks to the print head.

Ink filters

The inks are filtered to prevent foreign objects getting into the ink paths.

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Figure 4-13 Structure of BC-60

Cartridge Label Air Paths

Cartridge Cover

Ink Sponge (Ink Optimizer)

Ink Sponge (Black Ink) Ink Filters

Ink Pipes Cartridge Body

Head Packing BJ Head Unit

Head Clip

Screws

BJ head unit

The BJ head unit receives the ink from the ink pipes and ejects the ink at the print media according to the print signals from the signal contacts.

Head clip/Screws

The BJ head unit is fastened to the cartridge body using head clip and screws.

Head packing

The head packing ensures that the ink pipes and BJ head unit are in close contact to prevent ink leaking.

2) BC-61 and BC-62e Photo

The BC-61 and BC-62e Photo consist of a main unit made up of the BJ head unit mounted on the BJ cartridge body plus the ink tank, which can be removed and replaced.

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Figure 4-14 Structure of BC-61

Tank Cover

Ink Sponges

Cyan Magenta Yellow

Ink Supply Piece

Tank Lable

Air Paths

Ink Filter

Tank Packing

Cartridge Body

Ink Pipes

Ink Guide

Head Packing

BJ Head Unit

Tank Body

Screws

Head Clip

BC-62e Photo

Tank body

The tank body houses the ink sponges.

Ink sponges

The ink sponges hold the inks that are fed to the BJ head unit. The BC-61 has three sponges for yellow, magenta, and cyan color inks. The BC-62e has six sponges for yellow, magenta, and cyan color inks, and yellow, magenta, and cyan photo inks.

Ink supply pieces

The ink supply pieces lead the ink from the ink sponges to the ink pipes.

Tank cover

The tank cover is welded to the tank body to prevent inks leaking from the body.

Cartridge body

The cartridge body is the base for the BJ head unit, from which it is separated by the ink guide.

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Figure 4-15 Structure of BC-62e Photo

Tank Label

Air Paths

Tank Cover

Ink Sponges

Photo Cyan Photo Magenta Photo Yellow

Ink Supply Pieces

Cyan Magenta Yellow

Ink Filter

Tank Packing

Cartridge Body

Ink Pipes

Ink Guide

Head Packing

BJ Head Unit

Screws

Tank Body

Head Clip

Air paths/Tank label

Ink pipes

The ink pipes transport the ink between the ink tank and ink guides.

Ink filters

The inks are filtered to prevent foreign objects from getting into the ink paths.

Tank packing

The tank packing ensures that the ink tank and ink pipes are in close contact to prevent ink leakage.

BJ head unit

The BJ head unit receives the ink from the ink guides and ejects the ink at the print media according to the print signals from the signal contacts.

Head clip/Screws

The BJ head unit is fastened to the cartridge body using head clip and screws.

Ink guides

These form the ink path between the ink pipes and BJ head unit.

Head packing

The head packing ensures that the ink guides and BJ head unit are in close contact to prevent ink leaking.

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3.2.2 Structure of BJ head unit

The structure of the BJ head unit is different for each type of BJ cartridge.

1) BC-60

The BC-60 has two identical print heads, each with 310 nozzles, mounted side by side. One head ejects black ink, while the other ejects the ink optimizer.

2) BC-61 and BC-62e Photo

The BC-61 print head has 240 nozzles, which eject color inks. The BC-62e Photo has two print heads, each the same as the BC-61 print head, mounted side by side. One ejects color inks while the other ejects photo inks.

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Figure 4-16 Structure of BC-60 BJ Head Unit

Figure 4-17 Structure of BC-61 BJ Head Unit

Aluminum Plate

Heater Board

Flexible Cable

Head Stoppers

BJ Head

Head Holder

Black Head

Ink-Eject Direction

Ink Optimizer Head

Alminum Plate

Heater Board

Flexible Cable

Head Stopper

BJ Head

Ink-eject Direction

Color Head

Not Used

Head Holder

BC-62e Photo

3) Description of parts BJ Print Head (black head, ink optimizer head, color head, and photo head)

The heater board and aluminum plate are connected to the flexible cable.

Flexible Cable

The signal contacts are connected to the heater board by printed pattern wiring. The contacts are in contact with the signal contacts on the carriage, and are used for the input and output of print signals and sensor signals between the printer and BJ print head (heater board).

Heater Board

The heater board has a built-in drive circuit, and is set against the ink room of the head holder and the nozzles. The electrode for the ink-out detector is located at the ink room. The heater is aligned with the rows of nozzles against the nozzles.

Aluminum Plate

The aluminum plate supports the heater board and flexible cable.

Head Holder

The head holder supports the BJ print head. The ink room stores the inks that are supplied to the nozzles. The ink-out detection pulse is applied from the heater board electrode. The nozzles are formed by aligning the ink ejection grooves with the heater array on the heater board.

Head Stopper

The head stopper attaches the BJ print head to the head holder.

The heater board uses semiconductor technology, in which the heaters and ICs, etc., of the drive circuit are mounted on a silicon plate. When the heater drive starts, the ink in the nozzles gets hot, causing the formation of many bubbles. These finally form one bubble which, as it heats up, forces the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. Even when the heater is stopped, the residual heat causes bubbles to continue to form and ink to be ejected from the nozzle tips. The nozzle is replenished with ink after the ink has been ejected.

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Figure 4-18 Structure of BC-62e Photo BJ Head Unit

Heater Board

Aluminum Plate

Head Stoppers

BJ Head

Black Head

Flexible Cable

Head Holder

Ink-eject Directions

Photo Head

Canon QY8-1360-000 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

I. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

II. TABLE OF CONTENTS

III. ILLUSTRATION INDEX

IV. TABLE INDEX

Part 1

1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

2. MACHINE PRECAUTIONS

3. NOTES ON SERVICING

Part 2

1. PRODUCT OUTLINE

2. SPECIFICATIONS

Part 3

1. PRINTER SETUP

2. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER

3. PRINTER SERVICING FUNCTIONS

Part 4

1. OVERVIEW

2. FIRMWARE

3. PRINTER'S MECHANICAL SYSTEM