Canon BJC-50 User manual

BJC-50

USER’S

MANUAL

Canon

Table of Contents

Chapter

1Introduction 6

How to use this manual 6

Conventions 7

Features and benefits 8

Compact portable design 8

Excellent print quality and speed in both color and black and white 8

Options and supplies 9

BJ Cartridges and ink cartridges 9

Print media 11

Power supply 12

Available options 13

Chapter

2Setting Up the Printer 14

Selecting a location for your printer 14

Examining the printer 15

Front view 15

Rear view 17

Operation panel 17

Installing the battery pack 19

Connecting the printer to your computer 22

Connecting the parallel interface 22

Setting up the IrDA wireless interface 23

Attaching the AC adapter 26

To connect the AC adapter 27

Switching the printer on and off 27

Installing the BJ Cartridge 28

Choosing which BJ Cartridge to use 28

BJ Cartridge guidelines 29

BJ Cartridge installation 30

Performing a test print 33

Installing and using printer drivers 36

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Installing a printer driver for Windows 95/3.1 36

Installing a printer driver for DOS applications 36

Selecting a DOS printer driver from your software application 36

Chapter

3Paper Handling 38

Selecting paper types 38

Plain paper 38

Special media 39

Envelopes 39

Loading paper and other media 40

Chapter

4Performing Test Prints 45

Starting the test prints 45

Sample test prints 47

Demonstration 47

Printer settings 48

Ripple pattern 48

Nozzle Check Pattern 49

Font Sample 49

Hexadecimal dump test 50

Chapter 5 Color Printing and Black-and-White Printing 51

Switching between color printing and black-and-white printing 51

Printing with Windows 51

Printing with DOS applications 51

Preparing your printer 52

Changing the BJ Cartridges 52

Printing with a color BJ Cartridge 57

The benefits of color printing 57

Selecting the print media 57

Understanding your software application’s capabilities 58

Matching Colors displayed on your monitor with

printouts ... 59

Color and cost 61

Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 62

Recharging and replacing the battery pack 62

Recharging the battery pack 62

Replacing the battery pack 64

Replacing ink cartridges 66

Handling ink cartridges 66

Examining the ink cartridges 67

Replacing an ink cartridge 68

Replacing BJ cartridges 72

Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-12 73

Removing the BJ Cartridge 73

Installing the scanner cartridge 75

Removing the scanner cartridge 76

Cleaning the printer 78

Before you start cleaning 78

Cleaning inside and outside the printer 79

Cleaning the print head 80

Preparing the printer for travel or storage 81

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 83

Check List 83

Errors indicated by the CHARGE/ERROR lamp 84

Clearing paper jams 86

Operational problems 87

Print quality problems 89

White streaks, dots missing, or irregular dots 89

Color printing problems 92

Other printing problems 94

Where to Find More Help 97

Appendix A Paper Specifications 99

Paper size 99

Paper type 99

Paper weight 99

Printing area 100

Paper and special media 100

Envelopes 101

Appendix B Code Pages and Character Sets 102

Code pages 102

Character sets 108

BJ mode 108

LQ mode 111

Appendix C Printer Command Summaries 114

Entering a setup string in Lotus 1-2-3 114

BJ mode command summary 115

Basic control codes 116

ESCape sequence codes 116

Alternate Graphics Mode (AGM) codes 119

Miscellaneous control codes 119

ESCape sequence code for colour printing 120

LQ mode command summary 120

Basic control codes 120

ESCape sequence codes 121

ESCape sequence code for color printing 124

Appendix D Options and Supplies 125

Consumables 125

Paper and special media 126

Available options 126

Appendix E Specifications 127

Printer Specifications 127

Appendix F Interface Specifications 131

Parallel interface 131

IrDA interface 131

Chapter 1

Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-50 Bubble Jet Printer. We appreciate you choosing

this printer to meet your printing needs. The BJC-50 is compact, lightweight, and offers excellent color

print quality. We hope you will be satisfied with this advanced Bubble Jet technology.

How to use this manual

The user’s manual contains basic information about the printer, such as initial setup procedures, basic

operation, the use of supplies and options, daily maintenance, troubleshooting, character sets, printer

commands, and so on. Read this manual carefully in order to get the most out of your printer. The

manual consists of eight sections.

Chapter 1 Introduction

Introduces the features, options, and supplies available for the printer.

Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer

Gives instructions for setting up the printer and managing the printer features. It also describes the

printer’s components and gives advice on caring for your printer.

Chapter 3 Paper Handling

Explains how to select the appropriate paper or special media and how to load paper into the printer. It

also gives precautions necessary for handling print media.

Chapter 4 Performing Test Prints

Explains how to perform all the test prints.

Chapter 5 color Printing and Black-and-White Printing

Provides helpful hints on getting optimum results for color printing with the Color BJ Cartridge BC-

11e and for black-and-white printing with the Black BJ Cartridge BC-10

Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer

Explains how to replace ink cartridges and BJ Cartridges, clean the print head and printer, and describes

the proper procedures for printer transportation and storage. Also describes installation of the optional

Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-12.

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

Gives detailed instructions for solving common problems. If you have any difficulties, refer to this

section.

ppendices

Lists paper specifications, character set tables, printer commands, accessories and specifications.

Conventions

This manual employs the following conventions to alert you to information that will help you use the

printer safely and efficiently.

CAUTIONS ABOUT ACTIONS THAT COULD DAMAGE YOUR HARDWARE OR

YOUR SOFTWARE.

Advice or suggestions.

(p12) A number preceded by this mark and enclosed in parentheses tells you the page number where you can

find more information about the previous sentence or paragraph

ead This First!

As you unpack the box check each item against this sheet to make sure that you have everything. This

sheet also shows you how to remove the tape and packing material from the printer.

Quick Start Guide

The Quick Start Guide summarises the steps for setting up the printer and installing the Windows

printer driver. If you are familiar with computers and printers, follow the steps in this illustrated guide

to get set up as quickly as possible.

Features and benefits

This section summarises the features and benefits of the BJC-50.

Compact portable design

The printer’s extremely compact design and light weight allow it to fit easily into a briefcase. Despite its

small size the printer has full color printing capability on plain paper and a variety of other media. The

rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack allows you to operate the printer without connecting the AC

adapter. The battery pack will print up to 100 pages of normal black text at 1,500 characters per page.

Excellent print quality and speed in both color and

black and white

With the Windows Printer Driver, your printer can print color at 720 x 360 dpi (horizontal x vertical)

resolution. In addition, the new Color BJ Cartridge BC-11e can generate two sizes of ink droplets. This

feature delivers superior print quality, especially with graphic images.

igh quality ink

The BJ Cartridges contain high quality inks. The Black BJ Cartridge BC- 10 is used for black-and-white

printing and the Color BJ Cartridge BC-11e is used for color printing. An advanced ink formula

eliminates many problems common to ink jet printers. These inks are not easily affected by light. They

dry quickly, look great on plain paper, and are extremely smudge-resistant.

Quiet Printing

The BJC-50’s non-impact printing operates quietly.

Simple Maintenance

The BJC-50 uses removable print head units so it needs little maintenance. The Color BJ Cartridge BC-i

le has three main parts: a color ink cartridge, a black ink cartridge, and a print head unit. The Black BJ

Cartridge BC-10 has two main parts: one black ink cartridge and a print head unit.

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