BJC-80 USER'S MANUAL Canon Contents 1 Introduction Supplies and Accessories BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Canon Specialty Papers Color Image Scanner Cartridge Portable Kit, Battery Pack, and Universal Adapter Getting Help From Canon Servicing the Printer 2 Using the Printer With Windows Installing a Printer Driver Printing a Document Printer Setup Within Windows 95 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 95 Using the Printer Driver in Windows 95 Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 Accessing the Printing Options The Windows Tab Specifying Your Printing Options Recommended Graphics Settings Using the Setup Analyzer Using Cartridge Detection Printing Speed Versus Color For Quick Color Printing For High Quality Color Printing For Monochrome Printing Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows 3 Paper Handling Selecting Paper Types Paper Guidelines Loading Paper Automatically Feeding Paper Auto Feed Guidelines 1 of 3 4/24/98 2:24 PM Printing on Envelopes Using Canon's Specialty Papers Specialty Paper Guidelines 4 Maintaining the Printer Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Printing the Test Pages Starting the Test Pages From Windows Starting the Test Pages From the Operator Panel Cleaning the Print Head Cleaning the Print Head From Windows Cleaning the Print Head Using the Operator Panel BJ Cartridge Guidelines BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance Switching the BJ Cartridges Replacing a BJ Tank Storing a BJ Cartridge Traveling With the Printer Storing the Printer 5 Installing and Using the Battery Pack Battery Pack Guidelines Examining the Battery Case From the Front From the Back Attaching the Battery Case to the Printer Charging the Battery Pack Using the Printer with the Battery Pack Battery Pack Capacity Printing With a Low Battery Discharging the Battery Pack Removing a Battery Pack Removing the Battery Case 6 Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge Removing the BJ Cartridge Installing the Scanner Cartridge Removing the Scanner Cartridge 2 of 3 4/24/98 2:24 PM 7 Troubleshooting Identifying Your Printer Problem General Problems Clearing Paper Jams Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Using the IrDA Wireless Interface Glossary Index FCC Regulations 3 of 3 4/24/98 2:24 PM Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-80 Color Bubble Jet Printer. We appreciate our choosing this printer to meet your printing needs. The BJC-80 offers color printing, excellent print quality, and fast print speed with the convenience of portability and low cost. We are certain you will be satisfied with its advanced Bubble Jet technology. This chapter: Lists the supplies and accessories you can purchase for the printer Describes Canon's customer support services 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:31 PM Supplies and Accessories Your BJC-80 printer supports excellent and unique print media options that will allow you to produce dazzling, professional, and fun presentations. All of these print media are specially designed and manufactured to work with your color printer so you can produce the finest output possible. Canon has an extensive dealer network equipped to offer you supplies as you need them. To find a dealer near you, call the Canon referral service at 1-800-848-4123. If supplies are not available from your local dealer, you can order directly from Canon by calling 1-800-671-1090. BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks You can use the following BJ cartridges and BJ tanks with the BJC-80 printer: O BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge O BCI-11 Color BJ tank O BCI-11 Black BJ tank O BC-10 Black BJ Cartridge O BCI-10 Black BJ tank O SB-10 Ink Cartridge Storage Box BJ cartridges contain the Bubble Jet print head and BJ tank(s), while BJ tanks contain ink only. 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:36 PM Canon has more engineers dedicated to creating quality ink for providing the best results for output on Bubble Jet printers than any other organization. Canon does not prohibit the use of third-party inks and the use of third-part inks does not invalidate the product's limited warranty. However, Canon cannot guarantee the quality or performance of your printer when you are using inks from other suppliers. Canon's limited warranty does not cover damage caused to Canon's Bubble Jet products that is attributable to the use of third party parts or supplies, including inks. The limited warranty remains in effect for its life once that particular damage has been properly repaired. For optimum printing results, Canon recommends that you use only Canon BJ cartridges and BJ tanks. Canon Specialty Papers Canon manufactures numerous specialty papers, including: O Glossy Photo Paper GP-201 O High Resolution Paper HR-101 O Transparencies CF-102 O T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 O Greeting Cards GC-101 O Bubble Jet Paper LC-301 (water resistant) O Fabric Sheet FS-101 O Back Print Film BF-102 O High Gloss Film HG-101 See Chapter 3, Paper Handling, for details on Canon's Specialty Papers. 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:36 PM Color Image Scanner Cartridge This option instantly turns your printer into a high-quality, color sheet fed scanner. All you have to do is replace the BJ cartridge in the BJC-80 with the IS-12 Color Image Scanner Cartridge. For this option, you must use an IEEE-1284-compatible, bi-directional parallel interface cable to connect the BJC-80 to your computer. Also you must be using Windows 95. See Chapter 6, Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge, for details. Portable Kit, Battery Pack, and Universal Adapter To enhance the printer's portability, Canon offers the following items for supplying power to your printer. Portable Kit NK-300 The portable kit includes one NiMH battery pack NB-300 and an attachment unit, which allow you to operate the printer when AC power is not available. When attached to the printer, this nickel-metal hydride battery pack charges when the printer is not operating. The battery pack fully charges in about eight hours. When fully charged, it enables you to continuously print about 200 pages. NiMH Battery Pack NB-300 You can purchase additional battery packs to use with the Portable Kit NK-300. Universal Adapter AD-350U/360U The Universal Adapter supplies power to the printer from any power source with an appropriate power cord. With the Universal Adapter, you can use the BJC-80 in various countries where AC power differs from the U.S. standard. See Chapter 5, Installing and Using the Battery Pack, for details. 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:45 PM Getting Help From Canon Canon Computer Systems, Inc. offers a full range of customer technical support options including*: 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, toll-free automated support for troubleshooting issues on most current products (1-800-423-2366) Speak to a technician free of service charge (currently Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST and Saturday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST, excluding holidays) for products still under warranty** (1-757-413-2848) Speak to a technician (currently $24.99) during holidays and days/hours not listed above regarding urgent product questions or for products no longer under warranty (1-800-423-2366) E-mail support via Canon Computer Systems, Inc. Web site (www.ccsi.canon.com) 24-hour, toll-free Fax Retrieval System (1-800-526-4345) 24-hour Bulletin Board Service (1-757-420-2000) *Support program specifics subject to change without notice. **Refer to individual product information for warranty details. Canon Canada Customer support for Canadian residents is available 24 hours a day (seven days a week) at 1-800-263-1121. In other countries, please contact your Canon dealer. 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:46 PM Servicing the Printer The Canon BJC-80 Color Bubble Jet Printer is designed with the latest technology to provide trouble-free operation. The Warranty Card that comes with the printer describes Canon's one-year limited warranty for your Bubble Jet printer. Be sure to read the warranty information to find out about the different service options available to you. Save your sales receipt for proof of purchase. In the event that your printer needs service, you will need your proof of purchase to obtain warranty service. If you feel your BJC-80 Color Bubble Jet Printer needs servicing, contact Canon on the World Wide Web to locate the Canon Authorized Service Facility (ASF) nearest you. If you do not have access to the Web, you can call Canon (see page 1-5 for details). 1 of 1 4/24/98 3:22 PM Using the Printer With Windows This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windows applications. It includes: Installing a printer driver Printing a document Printer setup within Windows 95 Printer setup within Windows 3.1 The Windows tabs Printing speed versus color Installing a Printer Driver Before you can use any type of printer with your computer, you must install a printer driver. The printer driver tells the computer what kind of a printer you are using. The printer driver also controls the various settings, such as print quality and paper type. You define these settings within the printer driver, and the printer driver then communicates the settings to both the computer and the printer. You must install the BJ Printer Driver before you can use the printer with your computer. See your Quick Start Guide for instructions. 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:46 PM Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to your software application's documentation for the exact printing procedure. 1 Start your application. Start the program you are using to create the document, and open the document you want to print. 2 Make sure the Canon BJC-80 is selected as your default printer. Choose Print Setup from the File menu. Click on the Setup button if you want to make any adjustments as appropriate for printing your document. (See Printer Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for details.) Select OK to close the Print Setup dialog box. 3 Choose Print from the File menu. After making any necessary changes to the printing parameters, select OK to start the print job. 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:47 PM Printer Setup Within Windows 95 You can use the printer with all your Windows 95 applications. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 95 You can open the Properties dialog box in one of the following ways: From within any Windows application, you can select the Print or Print Setup command. From the Printers folder, you can select the printer and then select the Properties command from the File menu. From the Printers folder, you can select the printer, click the right mouse button, and then select Properties from the drop down list. Using the Printer Driver in Windows 95 The printing options are displayed on the following Windows 95 tabs: General, Details, Paper, Graphics, Setting, and Control. See The Windows Tabs section (page 2-4) for details. For detailed information on any of the printing options, you can use the Windows 95 on-line Help: Use the right mouse button to click an item on the screen; then click the What's This? command. Click ? and then click an item. Press F1. 1 of 2 4/24/98 2:47 PM Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 You can use your printer with all your Windows 3.1 applications. Accessing the Printing Options You can access the printing options from the Printers dialog box in the Control Panel, or you can select the Print Setup option available from the File menu of most applications that run in Windows. If the Print Setup option does not appear in the File menu for your application, refer to the user's manual supplied with the application. It should provide information about changing the printer setup parameters In Windows 3.1, the printing options are displayed on these tabs: Paper, Graphics, Setting, and Control. See the next section, The Windows Tabs, for details. The Windows Tabs The BJ Printer Driver for Windows has several tabs from which you select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as your printer. General (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print a test page or a separator page. (You see this tab when you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder, but not from within a Windows application). 1 of 1 4/24/98 2:47 PM Details (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, spool settings, and time-out settings. (You see this tab when you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder, but not from within a Windows application.) Paper This tab allows you to specify page orientation, paper size, and type of print media. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) 1 of 1 4/24/98 3:26 PM Graphics This tab allows you to specify print quality, color model, and print model. (The printing options on this tab ar ...