Canon BJC-50 User manual

BJC-50
USER’S
MANUAL
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Table of Contents
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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
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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

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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
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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

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Appendix F Interface Specifications 131
Parallel interface 131
IrDA interface 131
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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
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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.
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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
R
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.
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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.
H
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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