Canon BJC-2100 Series User manual

User’sManual

Color Bubble Jet™Printer

BJC-2100

Series

2Contents

Contents

Introduction

Welcome

Printer Documentation

How to Use This Manual

Disclaimer

Trademarks

FCC Regulations

Canadian Radio Interference Regulations

Safety Precautions

Basic Printing Procedures

Examining the Printer

Printing Your Document

Loading Plain Paper

Paper Handling

Paper and Other Print Media

Notes on Handling Print Media

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever

Printing on Special Media Types

Printing Photographs

Using BJ Cartridges

Types of BJ Cartridges

BJ Cartridge Guidelines

Replacing Ink Tanks

Replacing the BJ Cartridge

3Contents

Using the Windows Printer Driver

Printer Driver Basics

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box

Selecting the Print Mode

Setting the Page Size

Conﬁrming the Paper Feed

Using Online Help

Closing the Printer Properties Dialog Box

Using the Macintosh Printer Driver

Printer Driver Basics

Selecting a Printer Driver

Changing the Page Setup Dialog Box Settings

Changing the Print Dialog Box Settings

Using Balloon Help

Using Background Printing

Using the Printer With a Network

Maintaining the Printer

Cleaning the Printer

Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern

Cleaning the Print Head

Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers

Transporting the Printer

4Contents

Troubleshooting

Printout Is Unsatisfactory

Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-job

Paper Jams or Does Not Feed

An Error Message Appears

Other Problems

Before You Call for Help

Getting Help From Canon

Speciﬁcations

Printing Speciﬁcations

Printing Area

Using the Optional IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge

Using the Scanner

Using the Scanner With Windows

Using the Scanner With Macintosh

Scanner Problems

5Introduction

Introduction

Welcome

Printer Documentation

How to Use This Manual

Disclaimer

Trademarks

FCC Regulations

Canadian Radio Interference Regulations

Safety Precautions

6Introduction

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the BJC-2100 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer.

Printer Documentation

The documentation for your printer consists of these items:

■

Quick Start Guide

Shows you how to set up the printer and prepare it for operation according to your computer

system. You may also need your computer manual for reference during setup.

■

User’s Manual (this manual)

Shows you everything you need to know about using the printer efﬁciently and safely. A

detailed troubleshooting section provides step-by-step guidance for identifying and solving

printing problems.

This

User’s Manual

provides complete explanations of the features and functions of the

printer. To maximize the life of your printer, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself fully with

all of its functions.

7Introduction

Printer Documentation

■

Conventions

This

User’s Manual

uses the following symbols to indicate important information. Always

observe the instructions indicated by these symbols.

Cautions alert you to ways to avoid injury to yourself, damage to the

printer, or the loss of valuable data.

Notes provide advice, tips, and suggestions that are intended to help you

work more efﬁciently with the printer.

This arrow and blue text indicate a link to where you can ﬁnd more

information about the current subject.

This manual uses the following symbols depending on the computer system you are using.

Always observe the instructions indicated by these symbols.

Indicates information for Windows

2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, and

Windows NT users only.

Indicates information for iMac

and Power Macintosh

G3 and G4 users

only.

Throughout this guide the names Microsoft

Windows

2000, Microsoft Windows 98,

Microsoft Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, are abbreviated, respectively, as

Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT.

Note

Caution

Windows

Macintosh

8Introduction

How to Use This Manual

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10Introduction

This manual is copyrighted by Canon Computer Systems, Inc. (CCSI)

be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without the prior written

consent of CCSI.

Disclaimer

Canon Computer Systems, Inc. has reviewed this manual thoroughly in

order to make it an easy to use guide for your Canon BJC-2100 Series

Color Bubble Jet Printer. All statements, technical information, and

recommendations in this guide and in any guides or related documents are

believed reliable, but the accuracy and completeness thereof are not

guaranteed or warranted, and they are not intended to be, nor should they

be understood to be, representations or warranties concerning the

products described.

Your printer and the software media included with your printer have been

sold to you subject to the limited warranties set forth in the warranty card

and license agreement enclosed with the respective products. All software

is licensed AS IS, as described in the license agreement enclosed with the

software media. Further, CCSI reserves the right to make changes in the

speciﬁcations of the products described in this guide at any time without

notice and without obligation to notify any person of such changes.

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