Canon BJC-S300 Manual

Canon USA S300 SH S1 GM.ai
Clarity 11 April 2001
Color Bubble Jet™Printer
S300
Start Here
Easy Setup Instructions
Carefully remove all items from the box.
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S300 Series
Color Bubble Jet Printer
Documentation 
and Software Kit
Power Cord
S300 BJ (Bubble Jet) Printhead
Paper Rest
Output Tray
Ink Tanks
BCI-24 Black BCI-24 Color
POWER
Light
POWER
Button
Serial number
Shipping Tape
1Remove the printhead from its package.
NOTE: Do not touch the electrical contacts.
Raise the gray lock lever.
3
Gently slide the printhead into the holder 
until it is securely seated.
Do not press it down.
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5
Lower the lock lever until it locks into place.
Protective cap
1Remove the black ink tank (BCI-24 Black)
from its packaging and pull off the orange 
protective cap.
2
NOTE: To avoid spilling ink, do not touch the
bottom of the tank once you have removed 
the protective cap.
Insert the black ink tank into the slot on the 
right. Press down gently until the ink tank 
locks into place.
3Repeat the procedure for the color ink tank
(BCI-24 Color), inserting it into the remaining
slot.
4
Close the front cover and attach the
paper rest and output tray.
Turn the printer off.
1
Connect one end of a USB cable (not 
included) to the computer, the other to 
the printer.
2
IMPORTANT: Be sure printer is 
off before continuing, or the 
computer will attempt to install 
the printer driver before the 
printer is ready.
Continue with Step 6
on side two.
USB Port
USB Cable
Turn the printhead over, then remove 
the orange protective cap.
2
Electrical contacts
Open the front cover. The printhead holder
automatically moves to the center.
4
Press the POWER button.
3
Plug the power cord into the back of the 
printer and connect the other end to a 
power outlet.
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Remove the shipping tape from the front 
and sides of the printer.
Write down the serial number located to
the right of the printhead. You will need
this later to register the product.
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2Prepare the Printer
1Unpack the Printer 3Install the Printhead 4Install the Ink Tanks 5Connect the Printer 
To Your Computer

Macintosh
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Part no. QA7-1635
© 2001 Canon U.S.A. Inc.
Canon, BJ, BCI and Bubble Jet are trademarks of Canon Inc.
All other products and brand names are registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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Canon USA S300 SH S2 GM.ai
Clarity 11 April 2001
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Place a stack of blank paper in the 
paper rest.
Start the alignment procedure.
d. When asked to start printhead
alignment, click OK.
e. Follow the on-screen instructions 
to complete printhead alignment.
Macintosh:
a. From the File menu in a software
application, click Page Setup.
b. Click the Utilities button.
c. Click the down-arrow to select 
Test Print.
d. Click the Print Head Alignment icon.
e. Follow the on-screen instructions 
to complete printhead alignment.
Click OK (Windows) or Close (Macintosh) 
when finished.
Windows:
a. Click Start, then Settings, then 
Printers.
b. Right-click the Canon S300 icon, 
then click Properties.
c. Click the Maintenance tab, then
click the Print Head Alignment icon.
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After the computer restarts, select the 
Apple menu, then Chooser.
Click the S300 icon in the Chooser. The 
printer name will highlight and move to 
the right panel.
NOTE: To use the BJ Print Monitor, set the
Backgrounding button to the On position.
Close the Chooser.
NOTE: You can now install the BJ Solution 
software.
10 You will need to align the printhead 
before printing. Continue with step 
7 Align the Printhead.
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Insert the S300 Setup Software & User's 
Guide CD-ROM.
Open the printer driver folder on the 
CD-ROM, then double-click the Installer 
icon.
Read the License Agreement, then click 
Accept.
Click Install. The printer driver will load 
automatically.
If the message "No other applications can 
be running..." displays, click Continue.
When the installation and registration 
process has completed, TURN THE 
PRINTER ON, then click Restart.
NOTE: Remember to register your product to 
ensure product support. The serial number is 
located on the inside of the printer, to the 
right of the printhead.
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Click Start. (If the Printer Driver button 
is not red, select Printer Driver, then 
click Start.) The printer driver will start 
loading automatically.
When the Printer Port window appears, 
TURN THE PRINTER ON so the printer port 
(connection) can be automatically detected.
The software will begin identifying the 
printer port being used.
IMPORTANT: If your computer cannot 
detect a printer port, refer to the 
Troubleshooting chapter in the 
S300 Quick Start Guide for instructions.
When the Terminate Installation window
appears, click OK.
If you are prompted to restart the computer, 
click Yes. When the installation and 
registration process has completed, click Exit.
NOTE: Remember to register your product to 
ensure product support. The serial number is 
located on the inside of the printer, to the 
right of the printhead.
You will need to align the printhead 
before printing. Continue with step 
7 Align the Printhead.
NOTE: You can now install the BJ Solution 
software.
Be sure the printer is off before continuing.
1
Close any open software applications, 
then insert the S300 Setup Software & 
User's Guide CD-ROM. The setup program 
should run automatically.

NOTE: For Windows 2000, log on to Windows 
as an Administrator before continuing.
IMPORTANT: If you see this screen, 
click Cancel and continue.
POWER
Light
POWER
Button
2
3Read the Welcome screen, then click Next.
NOTE: If the setup program does not run, 
click Start, then Run, then type x:\msetup.exe,
where xis your CD-ROM drive.
4Read the License Agreement, then click Yes.
5When the main menu appears, click 
Install Software.
NOTE: If you are prompted to restart Windows, 
remove the CD-ROM, then click OK. After the 
computer restarts, insert the CD-ROM and continue.
Windows
6Install the Printer Driver (Windows®)6Install the Printer Driver (Macintosh®)7Align the Printhead