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Appendix G

Interface Specifications

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Parallel interface

To connect this printer with a computer via the parallel interface
connector provided on the printer, you must use the Canon Printer
Cable BIFC-50 provided with printer (or its equivalent).

Interface type:

Parallel Centronics with 1mm-pitched
connector.

Interface cable

Type:

Twisted-pair shielded cable with a ferrite core

Material:

AWG#28

Length:

1.5 m (5 ft)

Interface connectors

Printer side:

Japan Molex 52629-2611 (or equivalent)

Cable side:

Fujitsu Takamisawa Component FCN-28

φ

P26

G/E (or equivalent)

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IrDA interface

Because of its simplicity and versatility, the IrDA interface, controlled
by the Infra-red Data Association, is rapidly gaining popularity among
users of personal computers.

Interface type:

IrDA 1.0 Compatible

Data rates:

Maximum 115.2 kbps

Effective angle:

±15°

Effective distance:

Maximum 1.0 m (3.2 ft.)

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Appendix G   Interface Specifications

Summary of Contents for K10158

Page 1: ...om or related to use of this manual 1999 Canon Inc All rights reserved Printed in Japan Trademark Notice Canon and BJ BJC and Bubble Jet are trademarks of Canon Inc Microsoft Windows the Windows Logo and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries Other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies ...

Page 2: ...e that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and r...

Page 3: ...Industrie et Sciences Canada International ENERGY STAR Program As an ENERGY STAR Printer Canon Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a global program that promotes energy saving through the use of computer and other office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of product...

Page 4: ...g up the IrDA wireless interface 23 Attaching the AC adapter 26 To connect the AC adapter 26 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 Installing a printer driver for Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows 3 1 36 Installing...

Page 5: ... 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 sta...

Page 6: ...de 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 colour printing 124 Appendix D Options and Supplies 125 Consumables 125 Paper and special media 126 Available options 126 Appendix E Infrared Communications 127 System Requirements 127 Before Installing ...

Page 7: ... 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 speci...

Page 8: ...ation that will help you use the printer safely and efficiently CAUTIONS ABOUT ACTIONS THAT COULD DAMAGE YOUR HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE Advice or suggestions 12 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 Read this first As you unpack the box check each item against this sheet to make s...

Page 9: ...ew Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e can generate two sizes of ink droplets This feature delivers superior print quality especially with graphic images High 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 colour printing An advanced ink formula eliminates many problems common to ink jet ...

Page 10: ...supplies Whenever you need any of these replaceable items contact a local Canon Authorised Dealer or your Canon marketing representative BJ Cartridges and ink cartridges Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e This cartridge incorporates a Bubble Jet print head unit and two replaceable ink cartridges BCI 11 Color and BCI 11 Black as described below BCI 11 Black This is a replacement for the black ink cartridge ...

Page 11: ...olor Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 This optional Scanner Cartridge turns your printer into a colour scanner To use the printer as a scanner you must have the optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 Windows 98 Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 and a Canon Printer Cable BIFC 50 the IrDA interface is not recommend for this function to connect the printer and the computer The Color Image Scanner Cartr...

Page 12: ...ead presentations Other transparencies may either not feed correctly into the printer or not allow the inks to dry properly leading to running and smearing of the colours Canon overhead transparencies are specially designed to avoid these problems A4 and Letter sizes are available Back Print Film BF 102 This unique Glossy Film allows you to print extremely high quality colour photographic images a...

Page 13: ...esigns pillows appliqués and so on For detailed instructions about using this medium refer to the instruction sheet provided with each packet of Fabric Sheet FS 101 T Shirt Transfer TR 201 216 x 279 mm TR 101 in the U S T Shirt Transfers can be used to transfer a design onto cotton or polyester cotton blend fabric For detailed instructions about using this medium refer to the instruction sheet pro...

Page 14: ...heet Feeder ASF 50 This optional sheet feeder can be easily and quickly installed on the front of the printer and allows you to stack and feed more than one sheet at a time for multi sheet print jobs Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 Turns your printer into a colour scanner BJ Cartridge Storage Container SB 10 Use to store partially used BJ Cartridges 13 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 ...

Page 15: ... printer and how to use them more efficiently Selecting a location for your printer Carefully read the following instructions before setting up your printer in order to choose the best location Choose a flat sturdy surface with enough space to feed paper into the front of the printer and to handle paper output at the back of the printer Avoid excessive heat or humidity and avoid direct sunlight Pl...

Page 16: ... closed when the printer is not being used Examining the printer Familiarise yourself with the printer s parts and functions as described below Front view Top cover Covers the paper and BJ Cartridge during printing The top cover should remain closed unless you are changing BJ Cartridges or replacing an ink cartridge 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer 2 Top cover Operation panel Auto Sheet Feeder ...

Page 17: ...tery LB 50 provides power to the printer when the AC adapter is not connected When the AC adapter is connected the printer is powered from the AC adapter When the battery pack requires recharging the CHARGE ERROR lamp will start flashing green To recharge the battery pack connect the AC adapter to the printer and to a power outlet When the battery pack is fully charged the CHARGE ERROR lamp will g...

Page 18: ...IrDA interface Provides wireless connection between the printer and a computer equipped with an IrDA interface Operation panel CARTRIDGE button Press to move the cartridge holder to the centre for switching BJ Cartridges or replacing ink cartridges CARTRIDGE POWER ERROR CHARGE RESUME 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer 2 Paper output slot Half pitched parallel interface connector IrDA interface CA...

Page 19: ...tton from the Windows printer driver When the last page of a print job does not print While you are performing routine print head maintenance such as replacing an ink cartridge replacing a BJ Cartridge changing BJ Cartridges or replacing the BJ Cartridge with the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 RESUME button Press to cancel errors and warnings The RESUME button also performs these important fu...

Page 20: ...r then press RESUME to resume normal operation The first time you switch on the printer the empty cartridge holder will move to the centre The CHARGE ERROR lamp will flash once and the printer will beep to remind you to install a BJ Cartridge Installing the battery pack Follow this procedure to install the battery pack in the printer Install only a Canon Li Ion Battery LB 50 battery pack You must ...

Page 21: ...h the mark on the battery pack and insert the left end of the battery pack into the printer at a slight angle 4 Push in on the right side of the battery pack to lock it in place 5 Close the front cover 20 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 22: ...ts could cause leaking and serious burns To avoid personal injury from corrosive liquids never attempt to disassemble the battery pack If any liquid from a leaking or broken battery pack gets into your eyes flush your eyes immediately with clean water and contact a physician Never attempt to connect the battery pack directly to mains house current or to a cigarette lighter socket in an automobile ...

Page 23: ...to connect the printer to the host computer with the BIFC 50 printer cable To connect this printer to a computer via the parallel interface ports you must use the Canon Printer Cable BIFC 50 provided with this printer 1 Make sure the printer and computer are switched off 2 Connect the small end of the BIFC 50 printer cable to the parallel interface connector on the left side of the printer Careful...

Page 24: ...ble connection between the printer and computer is required In order to use the IrDA wireless interface your computer must be equipped with an IrDA interface and have an Microsoft IR Comm Driver infra red driver Ver 2 0 for Windows 95 installed For other reguirements please see Appendix E Even if your computer has an IrDA interface port you still may not be able to use the Microsoft IR Comm Driver...

Page 25: ...ees up or down and not more than 1 metre 3 ft apart May vary depending on the specific computer PDA and communication protocol used The following conditions may reduce the reception range of the IrDA interface If another IrDA device is attached If another infra red device like a set of wireless headphones or a remote controller for example is broadcasting in the same area If the IrDA port is expos...

Page 26: ...ernal serial COM communications port For details about how your system configuration refer to your computer manual Make sure the BJC 50 is selected as the default printer with the BJC 50 printer driver Only the Microsoft IR Comm Driver Ver 2 0 can be used as the IrDA driver for the BJC 50 Other IrDA drivers cannot be used The IrDA interface cannot detect the printer status and reset the printer If...

Page 27: ...switch off the printer if the CHARGE ERROR lamp flashes green this means the battery pack power is low Leave the AC adapter connected to the printer and plugged into a power outlet so the battery pack can be recharged While the battery pack is charging the CHARGE ERROR lamp lights and remains on until the battery pack is fully charged The time required for recharging is four to six hours When the ...

Page 28: ...connected When the battery pack is fully charged the CHARGE ERROR lamp will go off 62 Switching the printer on and off 1 Before you switch the printer on check the power lock switch on the right side of the printer If the power lock switch is in the left position slide it to the right When the power lock switch is in the left position it locks the power switch off so it cannot be switched on accid...

Page 29: ...eleases the ink The Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e is mainly for colour printing and the Black BJ Cartridge BC 10 is for monochrome printing Select the cartridge based on your print job colour or monochrome Choosing which BJ Cartridge to use Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e Use this cartridge for printing in colour Use the BC 11e whenever you want to produce brilliant colour output Do not waste the black ink ...

Page 30: ...rying out the ink clogging the print head or ink leakage follow these simple precautions Do not unpack a BJ Cartridge until you are ready to use it Keep the BJ Cartridge out of the reach of children If spilled the ink is difficult to clean Install the BJ Cartridge in the printer immediately after removing the protective cap and protective tape Never shake a BJ Cartridge Never attempt to disassembl...

Page 31: ...led 3 Raise the top cover Never move the cartridge holder to the centre by pulling the film cable Never touch the interior of the empty cartridge holder the terminal of the print head unit the print head itself or the film cable when installing the BJ Cartridge shaded portions When the top cover is open never touch the orange film cable inside the printer 30 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer Do not...

Page 32: ...work area do not drop or shake the BJ Cartridge The ink in the BJ Cartridge can stain fabric permanently 6 Point the print head down and insert the BJ Cartridge as shown below Align the marks on the BJ Cartridge with the cartridge holder yellow yellow black black 31 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer 2 Black BJ Cartridge BC 10 Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e Protective cap Be sure to remove the protective...

Page 33: ...e top cover 9 Wait about three seconds and press the CARTRIDGE button once After the BJ Cartridge is installed the printer requires at least two seconds to detect the presence of the BJ Cartridge then the cartridge holder will move to the home position CARTRIDGE POWER ERROR CHARGE RESUME 32 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer Insert the BJ Cartridge to align the marks ...

Page 34: ...g out Performing a test print To check the printer installation print a Demonstration This and other test prints are described in detail in Chapter 4 45 1 Open the front cover of the printer 2 Select one sheet of plain A4 or Letter size paper To avoid fouling the platen with wet ink never attempt to perform a test print on paper smaller than A4 or Letter size You can print on either side of plain ...

Page 35: ...printer If the sheet is too narrow less than 100 mm or if the sheet is inserted diagonally the buzzer will beep once the CHARGE ERROR lamp will light orange and the printer will eject the paper from the feed slot After the sheet is inserted again correctly the printer will reverse feed it slightly and the buzzer will not beep If POWER lamp is flashing data remains to be printed Press the RESUME bu...

Page 36: ...The above sample was printed with the Black BJ Cartridge BC 10 35 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer 2 ...

Page 37: ...ettings If a WPS printer driver has been installed printing may not execute normally If experience difficulty printing remove the WPS driver or reassign the WPS driver port to FILE Installing a printer driver for DOS applications To use the printer with a software application running under DOS you must select and install a compatible driver using the software application s setup or installation pr...

Page 38: ...s an Epson LQ 2550 series printer Some of these drivers may not allow you to take advantage of all the BJC 50 printer features Here is a list of compatible printer drivers listed in order of preference Priority Printer Name Printer Control Mode Remark 1 BJC 50 BJ or LQ 2 BJC 80 BJ or LQ 3 BJC 70 BJ or LQ 4 Canon Colour BJ Printer BJ or LQ 5 Epson LQ 2550 LQ 6 Epson LQ printer LQ 7 IBM Proprinter X...

Page 39: ...uality varies with different paper types especially with colour printing Plain paper should be fully tested before large quantities are purchased Your printer accepts either plain paper or the special media as described below Plain paper Paper fed to the printer must be free of curls folds and damaged edges The printer can accept A4 A5 B5 Letter and Legal size sheets in portrait orientation Paper ...

Page 40: ...a like Fabric Sheet FS 101 and T Shirt Transfer TR 201 TR 101 in the U S require special handling after printing Detailed instructions are provided with purchase of these media When using High Resolution Paper HR 101 do not use the cleaning sheet supplied with the packet The cleaning sheet will not feed smoothly through the BJC 50 When printing on Glossy photo Cards FM 101 feed the cards using the...

Page 41: ...ack and leave it installed even if you intend to use the printer only with the AC adapter Follow this procedure to load paper or other media one sheet at a time Before you load a sheet of paper or other media in the printer make sure the computer is turned on If you turn on the computer after the printer is loaded the sheet will eject from the printer 1 Open the printer driver for Windows 98 Windo...

Page 42: ... make sure that it is set for Manual Feed If this setting is set for Auto Feeder click Manual Feed To check the settings for a DOS application Open the DOS software application and start the print setup procedure so you can set or adjust the settings for the print job For details refer to your DOS software application instructions 2 Make sure the printer driver and software application are set up ...

Page 43: ...near photo quality with photographic images Fabric Sheet FS 101 Fabric Sheet Cloth side up Printable white cotton fabric to produce your own embroidery designs pillows appliqués and so on Back Print Film BF 102 Back Print Film Matte side up Special mylar based translucent sheets for printing colour images to be projected with a backlighting device High Gloss Film HG 101 High Gloss Film Glossy side...

Page 44: ...old the sheet with the print side up and align the left edge of the sheet with the stopper on the left side of the front cover A 4 2 1 3 43 Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 T shirt Transfer TR 201 TR 101 in the U S T shirt Transfer Side with green lines face down Print on the sheet then transfer the colour image to a cotton or polyester cotton blend T shirt with a hot iron Name Print Side Purpose Media ...

Page 45: ...eet is inserted diagonally the buzzer will beep once the CHARGE ERROR lamp will light orange and the printer will eject the paper from the feed slot After the sheet is inserted again correctly the printer will reverse feed it slightly and the buzzer will not beep If POWER lamp is flashing data remains to be printed Press the RESUME button to finish the print job 7 Start the print job with your sof...

Page 46: ...eeps See page Demonstration 1 47 Printer Settings 2 48 Ripple Pattern 3 48 Nozzle Check Pattern 4 49 Hex Dump Mode 5 50 Font Sample 6 49 The Hex Dump Mode is not a test print This setting switches the printer to hexadecimal dump mode 2 Switch off the printer by pressing the POWER button and wait for the print head unit to return to the home position 3 Press and hold down the POWER button Wait for ...

Page 47: ...sia 9 BJ mode Europe 10 BJ mode UK Asia 11 No change 12 The following table lists the defaults for each setting USA LQ USA BJ Europe Asia Europe BJ UK Asia BJ Print Control Mode LQ BJ LQ BJ BJ Paper Selection LTR LTR A4 A4 A4 Print Mode HQ HQ HQ HQ HQ Reduction 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Auto Power Off ON ON ON ON ON Font Roman Courier Roman Courier Courier Code Page 437 437 437 850 437 Page Length 23 in...

Page 48: ... Sample test prints Demonstration Provides an attractive demonstration of the printer s capabilities and describes some of the printer s important features 47 Chapter 4 Performing Test Prints 4 ...

Page 49: ...ttings for BJ Mode or LQ Mode emulation Status Information Sample Ripple pattern The ripple pattern prints a stream of continuous characters from one edge of the printable area to the other This test print confirms that the printer is printing uniformly over the entire page BJ Mode Ripple Pattern Sample 48 Chapter 4 Performing Test Prints ...

Page 50: ...ete Normally print head cleaning or print head flushing will correct print head performance 80 Font Sample Prints a font sample If you are using the printer with DOS the font sample will print for the current emulation mode BJ Mode or LQ Mode If you want to stop printing press the POWER button The printer switches off and the sheet is ejected BJ Mode Font Sample 49 Chapter 4 Performing Test Prints...

Page 51: ...mal dump mode 1 Switch the printer off and wait for the print head to return to the home position 2 Press and hold down the POWER button Wait for the printer to beep 5 times then release the POWER button 3 Load the printer with a sheet of A4 or Letter size paper 4 Send data to the printer All data is printed in hexadecimal format To turn off the hexadecimal dump mode Switch the printer off Hexadec...

Page 52: ...t colour printing or black and white printing for each document With such an application you may need to change the selection of colour or black and white printing Printing with DOS applications Selecting a printer driver To print in colour you must select an appropriate printer driver for colour printing from a printer selection menu that most DOS software applications provide Setting up a softwa...

Page 53: ...report full of black and white text replace the Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e with a Black BJ Cartridge BC 10 1 Check the printer POWER lamp and make sure that it is on If the printer is off press the POWER button to switch it on 2 Press the CARTRIDGE button on the operation panel The cartridge holder moves to the centre and the POWER lamp flashes If the print head is overheated it may not move to the...

Page 54: ...ise the cartridge and green print head unit out of the cartridge holder Always hold a BJ Cartridge by its sides and never touch the wet print head or metal contacts 53 Chapter 5 Colour Printing and Black and White Printing 5 Hold the green tab to remove the BJ Cartridge Do not touch here ...

Page 55: ... onto the storage container until it stops then continue twisting the lid until the mark on the lid is aligned with the mark on the body of the storage container Always screw the lid on tightly to prevent the BJ Cartridge from drying out 7 If you are installing a new BJ Cartridge remove the BJ Cartridge from its protective packaging 54 Chapter 5 Colour Printing and Black and White Printing Black B...

Page 56: ... your work area do not drop or shake the BJ Cartridge The ink in the BJ Cartridge can stain fabric permanently 9 Insert the BJ Cartridge as shown below Align the marks on the BJ Cartridge and the cartridge holder yellow yellow black black 55 Chapter 5 Colour Printing and Black and White Printing 5 Protective tape Protective cap Insert the BJ Cartridge to align the marks ...

Page 57: ...s at least two seconds to detect the presence of the BJ Cartridge The cartridge holder moves to the home position and the printer automatically executes print head cleaning Once print head cleaning is completed the printer is ready to print If print quality problems such as white streaks missing dots or irregular dots are found in the initial printout clean the print head 80 56 Chapter 5 Colour Pr...

Page 58: ... printing The Canon BJC 50 is capable of printing not only on plain paper but also on envelopes transparencies and other media Please use the following guidelines when selecting a print media for your documents Plain copier paper provides good results and paper with cotton fibre is also suitable for colour printing For important presentations or documents that include intensive graphics and colour...

Page 59: ...avourite software to produce an original design then print the design on the fabric sheet Create materials for pillows gift bags stuffed animals hand puppets appliqués and so on You can also produce original designs on T Shirt Transfer TR 201 TR 101 in the U S and transfer them with a hot iron to cotton or cotton polyester blend T shirts For envelopes use European DL size 220 x 110 mm or U S Comme...

Page 60: ...k or K to produce colour effects This method is called CMYK In the CMYK method the more of a given colour you add to a mixture of colours the darker the resultant colour becomes As these paragraphs illustrate the methods used to produce colour in displays and printers are completely different Other factors that can affect the perception of colour are the quality of paper type of print media and di...

Page 61: ...thin software applications When the software application allows adjustment of colour the appearance of colours on the monitor screen can be adjusted after comparison with printed results Normally colours are adjusted according to the procedure outlined below For further information about how to adjust colours see the documentation accompanying your software application First print out a colour sam...

Page 62: ...e lighter colours that use more white space for example pink instead of red Although white is a colour the printer does not produce white ink it uses the colour of the paper as white Avoid using full colour backgrounds For colour presentations that do contain a full colour background print the background for the final output only not for drafts Some software applications allow you to print several...

Page 63: ...to use the printer only with the AC adapter If the battery pack is not installed the printer CHARGE ERROR lamp will light orange and the printer will beep six times Recharging the battery pack When the power in the battery pack runs low the CHARGE ERROR lamp flashes orange and the printer beeps four times When the power in the battery pack is depleted the CHARGE ERROR lamp lights orange and the pr...

Page 64: ...l remain illuminated green until the battery pack is completely recharged 3 When the CHARGE ERROR lamp goes off you can disconnect the AC adapter The battery pack requires six hours maximum to recharge The battery pack may become warm during a long print job and may not start recharging until it has cooled max 30 minutes 2 1 3 CARTRIDGE POWER ERROR CHARGE RESUME 63 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printe...

Page 65: ...e a battery pack after it is exhausted The CHARGE ERROR lamp will flash and the printer will beep six times when the battery pack becomes exhausted After the battery pack is exhausted ti cannot be recharged and used again HANDLE THE BATTERY PACK CAREFULLY BY FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES DESCRIBED ON PAGE 21 1 Press the POWER button to switch the printer off 2 If the optional sheet feeder is installed ...

Page 66: ... a new battery pack you must allow it to charge before you can use it Just leave the AC adapter connected to the printer and the power outlet The battery pack will charge while the printer is switched off or on About six hours maximum is required for the battery pack to fully charge If you have replace an exhausted battery pack dispose of the battery pack according to the regulations in your count...

Page 67: ...cartridge Never shake an ink cartridge Never unpack an ink cartridge until you are ready to install it Do not remove ink cartridges from the BJ Cartridge unnecessarily To prevent drying out the print head never use the print head unit with an ink cartridge missing Always install an ink cartridge as soon as you remove the protective cap and tape Keep unused ink cartridges out of the reach of childr...

Page 68: ...e 67 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 6 Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Color When the colour ink runs out replace this ink cartridge Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Black When the black ink runs out replace this ink cartridge Print head unit Print head Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e Black BJ Cartridge BC 10 Ink Cartridge BCI 10 Black When the black ink runs out replace this ink cartridge Print head unit Print head ...

Page 69: ... Press the CARTRIDGE button The cartridge holder moves to the centre and the POWER lamp starts flashing If the print head is overheated it may not move to the centre immediately Wait a few minutes for the print head to cool down Never attempt to move the cartridge manually by pushing it or pulling on the film cable 3 Open the top cover When the top cover is open never touch the orange film cable i...

Page 70: ... the print head unit in the cartridge holder to avoid soiling your hands 69 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 6 Press this grey hook to remove the ink cartridge Do not press the green tab This is for BJ Cartridge replacement Be sure to leave the green print head unit in the printer Press this white hook to remove the colour ink cartridge Press this grey hook to remove the black ink cartridge Do no...

Page 71: ... not touch or insert anything into the filter on the ink cartridge 70 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer Cap Cap Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Black Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Color Do not touch or insert anything into this filter Do not touch or insert anything into these filters ...

Page 72: ...nd insert it as shown in the illustration below 7 Press down gently on the high side of the ink cartridge until the ink cartridge clicks into the print head unit 71 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 6 BCI 11 BCI 10 Insert the ink cartridge to align the marks BCI 11 BCI 10 ...

Page 73: ...d 1 Print a Nozzle Check Pattern 45 2 If the quality of the pattern is poor clean the print head four or five times 80 3 Print another Nozzle Check Pattern If the pattern is still poor flush the print head twice 80 4 If print head flushing fails to correct the problem follow the procedure below to replace the BJ Cartridge Replacing a BJ Cartridge Follow this procedure to replace the BJ Cartridge T...

Page 74: ...is completed the printer is ready for operation Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 The printer can be converted to a colour image scanner by installing the optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 This section describes how to install and remove the Scanner Cartridge For details about operating the printer as a scanner see the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 User s Manual R...

Page 75: ...ner of the BJ Cartridge then raise the cartridge and green print head unit out of the cartridge holder Make sure that you remove the whole BJ Cartridge not just the ink cartridges 5 Place the BJ Cartridge with its ink cartridges in a BJ Cartridge Storage Container SB 10 74 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer Hold the green tab to remove the BJ Cartridge Film cable ...

Page 76: ...rtridge IS 12 1 Remove the Scanner Cartridge from its protective soft case Save the case You will need it to store the Scanner Cartridge when it is not installed on the printer 2 With its label facing up place the Scanner Cartridge in the cartridge holder When the top cover is open never touch the orange film cable inside the printer 75 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 6 Insert the Scanner Cartri...

Page 77: ...the Scanner Cartridge Remove the Scanner Cartridge as soon as you are finished scanning and replace it with a BJ Cartridge To avoid problems with printer and Scanner Cartridge operation never leave the Scanner Cartridge in the printer longer than necessary Always remove the Scanner Cartridge and store it when it is no longer in use 1 Check the printer POWER lamp and make sure that it is on If the ...

Page 78: ...er 4 With the tip of your finger lift up the tab on the Scanner Cartridge then raise it out of the cartridge holder 5 Store the Scanner Cartridge in its protective soft case 6 Remove the BJ Cartridge from the BJ Cartridge Storage Container SB 10 77 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 6 Tab Film cable ...

Page 79: ...ork correctly with the BJC 50 Cleaning the printer Before you start cleaning You should clean the printer regularly to avoid printing problems Follow these simple guidelines when you clean the printer Before you clean the printer press the POWER button to switch the power off unplug the AC adapter from the power source and remove the battery pack from the printer 64 Use only a soft cloth to clean ...

Page 80: ...aper in position during ink transfer may be soiled after a paper jam or other paper feed problems When the platen is soiled with ink the back or edge of the printed sheet may be smudged Use a soft dry cloth to wipe the platen clean WHILE YOU ARE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE PRINTER DO NOT BEND THE INSTRUCTION PLATE 79 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 6 Platen Instruction plate Film cable ...

Page 81: ... start cleaning or flushing the print head with the Windows printer driver or the operation panel For details about starting cleaning or flushing with the Windows printer driver refer to the Windows Print Guide To start cleaning flushing from the operation panel 1 Press and hold down the RESUME button To start print head cleaning hold down the RESUME button until you hear two beeps then release it...

Page 82: ...so it cannot be switched on accidentally during transportation The next time you use the printer make sure that you slide the power lock switch to the right position before you press the POWER button to switch the printer on 3 If the optional sheet feeder is attached remove it 4 If the BIFC 50 printer cable is connected disconnect it from the printer and computer 5 If the AC adapter is connected d...

Page 83: ...ery pack and close the front cover 8 Replace the printer and accessories in the original packing materials for storage or place them in a suitable carrying case for transport It is not necessary to remove the BJ Cartridge and ink cartridges from the printer for transport When travelling on an aeroplane always pack the printer with your hand luggage items to minimise shocks and vibrations to the pr...

Page 84: ...t again If the problem persists read the check list below and try to solve the problem Check List Problem See Page Errors Indicated by the CHARGE ERROR lamp 84 Clearing Paper Jams 86 Operational Problems Printer does not switch on 87 POWER lamp comes on but printer does not print 88 BJ Cartridge moves but print does not appear 88 Ink runs out sooner than expected 88 Paper does not eject after prin...

Page 85: ... button to finish the print job CHARGE ERROR lamp lights and stays on and buzzer beeps twice The printer could not eject the paper correctly because the paper is over 58 cm long 23 in Remove the paper Break the print job into shorter pages The printer cannot feed and eject paper longer than 58 cm 23 in CHARGE ERROR lamp lights and stays on and buzzer beeps three times No BJ Cartridge is installed ...

Page 86: ...h a print job in progress press the RESUME button and continue printing Contact your Canon Authorised Dealer or supplier as soon as possible CHARGE ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps six times The battery pack has been exhausted and cannot be recharged Discard the used battery pack and replace it with a new one 64 Dispose of the battery pack according to the regulations in your country For detail...

Page 87: ...are not to touch the film cable 3 Press the POWER button to switch the printer on again The printer is now ready to print 4 Open the top cover and check the platen If the platen is soiled and the reverse side of your output is stained with ink after a paper jam occurs clean the platen inside the printer 79 If paper jams occur repeatedly you may be loading the paper incorrectly or using the wrong k...

Page 88: ...C adapter is not attached check the CHARGE ERROR lamp If the CHARGE ERROR lamp lights orange this means the battery pack requires charging Switch off the printer and connect the AC adapter The CHARGE ERROR lamp will remain illuminated green until the battery pack is completely recharged If you want to use the printer immediately just connect the AC adapter and use the printer When you switch off t...

Page 89: ... that your software application is set up correctly for your printer BJ Cartridge moves but printed text graphics does not appear 1 Make sure that the BJ Cartridge and its ink cartridges are properly installed 2 If print does not appear after print cartridge installation make sure that you have removed the protective cap and the protective tape from the BJ Cartridge 31 3 The nozzles on the print c...

Page 90: ...narily DRVWPPQT VXD is located in the Windows System losubsys folder or the Arcada System folder Print quality problems Some print quality problems result from using the wrong media or print mode There may also be a problem with the print head or ink cartridge If the quality of your printout does not match your expectations check the list of problems and solutions below White streaks dots missing ...

Page 91: ... print head unit once again If a printed page or the Nozzle Check Pattern is almost blank after one or two cleanings the ink cartridge has run out so replace it with a new one 66 If print quality is not restored after replacing the ink cartridge start flushing To start flushing 1 Press and hold down the RESUME button for about six seconds until you hear three beeps Flushing requires about 60 secon...

Page 92: ...are using a recommended media 42 2 Some copier paper has a preferred side If the print quality is poor try turning the paper over and printing on the other side 3 Check the print mode If the printout is stained with ink try using the Fine mode Open the printer driver and change the setting Smudges on back or edge of printed page If the printer platen has been soiled by a paper jam or by printing b...

Page 93: ...attern 45 If any part of the colour pattern is blank the colour ink cartridge has run out of ink Replace the empty ink cartridge 66 Colours are broken or uneven If colours are broken uneven or vary from line to line follow these steps 1 The print mode may be inappropriate for your graphics resolution If you are printing high density graphics set the printer driver to Fine mode 2 If you are generat...

Page 94: ...se steps to improve the printing speed 1 Make sure that you are using only one software application at a time 2 Limit the number of colours on each page 3 Use primary colours cyan magenta yellow and black as much as possible 4 Print at a lower resolution 5 Increase the amount of memory in your computer 6 Upgrade to a computer with a higher processing speed 7 If you are using a screen saver turn it...

Page 95: ...ear office equipment or machinery that can generate large magnetic fields If the computer and printer are not directly connected if they are connected through a switching device or network for example connect the computer and printer directly 4 If you are using Windows 98 Windows 95 or Windows 3 1 confirm that you are using the correct printer driver Make sure you have installed the BJC 50 printer...

Page 96: ...irst box If there is a WPS driver installed make sure that this WPS driver is not installed for the same port as the BJC 50 If the WPS driver is installed for the same port as the BJC 50 printer driver disable the WPS driver temporarily by assigning it the FILE port or delete the WPS driver 4 In the Program Manager of Windows 3 1 click Main then click Control Panel If you need to change the port a...

Page 97: ...n s setting for the right margin The printer may print on the platen when this problem occurs Clean the printer platen before starting your print job 79 IrDA printing stops and paper is ejected If printing via the IrDA interface suddenly stops try the following measures 1 Make sure communication via IrDA is not blocked 23 2 Make sure the IrDA port is clean Use only a soft clean cloth to clean IrDA...

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Page 100: ...Glossy Paper Glossy Photo Cards FM 101 Glossy Photo Cards High Resolution Paper HR 101 Coated Paper Transparency CF 102 Transparency High Gloss Film HG 101 High Gloss Film Back Print Film BF 102 Back Print Film Fabric Sheet FS 101 Fabric Sheet T Shirt Transfer TR 201 T Shirt Transfer This is the name of the Media Type you will see after you pull down the list for Media Type on the Paper control sh...

Page 101: ...he paper size for Legal The printing area may vary according to settings in the printer driver The margins and printable areas for Fabric Sheet are shown below 3 4 mm 3 mm 7 mm 22 mm 210 148 182 mm 297 210 256 mm 22 mm 6 4 mm 3 mm 7 mm 22 mm 216 mm 8 5 in 279 mm 11 0 in 22 mm 6 4 mm 3 mm 7 mm 22 mm 216 mm 8 5 in 356 mm 14 0 in 22 mm 3 4 mm 6 3 mm 6 3 mm 6 4 mm 28 4 mm 241 mm 119 6mm 356 mm 20 5 mm...

Page 102: ...mm because print quality degrades below this The size of the printing area may vary according to settings done with the printer driver 7 mm 3 mm 104 8 mm 4 1 in 6 4 mm 241 3 mm 9 5 in 241 3 mm 9 5 in 22 mm 31 7 mm 22 mm 6 4 mm 7 mm 3 mm 110 mm 4 3 in 6 4 mm 220 mm 8 7 in 22 mm 10 4 mm 22 mm 104 8 mm 4 1 in 22 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 22 mm 220 mm 8 7 in 6 4 mm 110 4 mm 4 3 in 22 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 22 mm 1...

Page 103: ...code pages By selecting a code page you can print characters and symbols in the following languages Type Code Page No USA English Code Page 437 Multilingual Latin I Code Page 850 Slavic Latin II Code Page 852 Cyrillic Russian Code Page 855 Turkish Code Page 857 Portuguese Code Page 860 Canadian French Code Page 863 Arabic Code Page 864 Nordic Code Page 865 Greek Code Page 869 Multilingual means th...

Page 104: ...27 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Binary No 1 2 1 4 1 3 Hex No 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...

Page 105: ...31 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Binary No Hex No 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2...

Page 106: ... 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Binary No 1 2 1 4 Hex No 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26...

Page 107: ...235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Binary No 1 2 1 4 Hex No 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25...

Page 108: ...5 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Binary No 1 2 Hex No 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27...

Page 109: ...cept for the space code at ASCII 32 All other ASCII characters are printable The All Characters Chart is selected by using the ESC or the ESC code Character Set 1 has control codes in two places Between ASCII 0 and ASCII 31 Hex 00h and Hex 1Fh Between ASCII 128 and ASCII 159 Hex 80h and Hex 9Fh Character Set 2 has control codes in only one place between ASCII 0 and ASCII 31 Hex 00h and Hex 1Fh A c...

Page 110: ...h Hex No All Character Chart Character Set 1 Character Set 2 00 NUL NUL 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 BEL BEL 08 BS BS 09 HT HT 0A LF LF 0B VT VT 0C FF FF 0D CR CR 0E SO SO 0F SI SI Hex No All Character Chart Character Set 1 Character Set 2 10 11 DC1 DC1 12 DC2 DC2 13 14 DC4 DC4 15 16 17 18 CAN CAN 19 1A 1B ESC ESC 1C FS FS 1D 1E 1F 109 Appendix B Code Pages and Character Sets B ...

Page 111: ...EL ç 88 ê BS ê 89 ë HT ë 8A è LF è 8B ï VT ï 8C î FF î 8D ì CR ì 8E Ä SO Ä 8F Å SI Å Hex No All Character Chart Character Set 1 Character Set 2 90 É É 91 æ DC1 æ 92 Æ DC2 Æ 93 ô ô 94 ö DC4 ö 95 ò ò 96 û û 97 ù ù 98 ÿ CAN ÿ 99 Ö Ö 9A Ü Ü 9B ESC 9C FS 9D 9E Pts Pts 9F ƒ ƒ 110 Appendix B Code Pages and Character Sets ...

Page 112: ...437 Multilingual Latin I 850 Slavic Latin II 852 Cyrillic Russian 855 Turkish 857 Portuguese 860 Canadian French 863 Arabic 864 Nordic 865 and Greek 869 102 When you select a code page to print characters and symbols of your language be sure to select the Graphics character table Otherwise the characters and symbols between ASCII 128 and ASCII 255 are changed to italic characters Multilingual mean...

Page 113: ...ther characters are printable The characters between ASCII 32 and ASCII 126 are always as shown in the table on the next page The characters between ASCII 128 and ASCII 255 vary depending on your selected code page The Graphics character table shown on the next page is for when the code page is set to 437 USA The control codes between ASCII 0 and ASCII 31 can be changed to printable characters by ...

Page 114: ...2 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Binary No Hex No 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11...

Page 115: ...er produces the printed page See your software application manual for instructions on sending commands You can send specific commands directly to the printer using either a BASIC statement or a printer command option in your software application Entering a setup string in Lotus 1 2 3 The procedure for entering printer control commands in Lotus 1 2 3 is typical of the procedures used in spreadsheet...

Page 116: ...are working in LQ mode and want to print text at 12 cpi In Appendix B you see that the decimal code for the command for 12 cpi is 27 77 Follow this procedure to specify 12 cpi printing in Lotus 1 2 3 1 In Lotus 1 2 3 type PPOS to access the printer option setup menu 2 To enter the code in decimal format type 027 077 Be sure to insert the leading zeros before the numbers so they are both three digi...

Page 117: ...le line spacing by ESC A ESC 2 27 50 1B 32 Set graphics line spacing ESC 3 n 27 51 n 1B 33 n in n 216 inch increment when FUNCTION 12 is OFF in n 180 inch increment when FUNCTION 12 is ON AGM mode n 1 to 255 Set top of form ESC 4 27 52 1B 34 Set cancel automatic line feed ESC 5 n 27 53 n 1B 35 n n 0 End automatic line feed n 1 Start automatic line feed Select Character Set 2 ESC 6 27 54 1B 36 Sele...

Page 118: ...ata Set perforation skip ESC N n 27 78 n 1B 4E n n 1 to 255 lines Cancel perforation skip ESC O 27 79 1B 4F 2 Since the maximum page length for the printer is 20 inches when the specified value is more than 20 inches the page length is set to 20 inches 3 n 0 Draft 10 cpi default created from Gothic 10 cpi n 2 Letter Quality 10 cpi Courier 10 cpi n 3 Letter Quality Proportional Courier Proportional...

Page 119: ... n1 n2 1B 5B 40 n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 m1 m2 m3 m4 m1 m2 m3 m4 Set initial condition ESC K n1 n2 n3 id 27 91 75 n1 n2 n3 id 1B 5B 4B n1 n2 n3 id p1 p2 p1 p2 p1 p2 n1 High order byte specifies a code page n2 Low order byte specifies a code page Set code page ESC T 4 0 27 91 84 4 0 1B 5B 54 04 00 0 0 n1 n2 0 0 n1 n2 00 00 n1 n2 Change graphics line spacing ESC 4 0 27 91 92 4 0 1B 5B 5C 04 00 0 0 n1 n2 0 ...

Page 120: ...cing Function ASCII Dec Hex Set graphics line spacing ESC 3 n 27 51 n 1B 33 n in n 180 increments n 1 to 255 Set text line spacing ESC A n 27 65 n 1B 41 n in n 60 inch per line n 1 to 255 Perform graphics line spacing ESC J n 27 74 n 1B 4A n Line spacing amount is n 180 n 0 to 255 Select graphics mode ESC m n1 n2 data 27 42 m n1 n2 data 1B 2A m n1 n2 data Miscellaneous control codes Function ASCII...

Page 121: ...ck graphics characters at 12 cpi are also different from normal LQ 2550 printing Basic control codes Function ASCII Dec Hex End command NUL 0 00 Sound beeper BEL 7 07 Backspace one character BS 8 08 Horizontal tab control HT 9 09 Move to next tab Perform line feed LF 10 0A Vertical tab control VT 11 0B Move to next tab Perform form feed FF 12 0C Perform carriage return CR 13 0D Set double wide mod...

Page 122: ...aracters ESC n1 n2 data 27 40 n1 n2 data 1B 28 5E n1 n2 data 1 Use the bit pattern bit 0 to bit 7 of n where n can range from 0 to 255 to set or cancel a combination of character pitch and highlighting Bit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 12 cpi PS Condensed Emphasized Double Double wide Italic Underscore 0 10 cpi Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel 2 d1 determines the score position d1 1 underscore...

Page 123: ...mage graphics mode ESC n m 27 63 n m 1B 3F n m Reset printer ESC 27 64 1B 40 Initialize all printer settings to the values when the printer goes on Set n 60 inch line spacing ESC A n 27 65 n 1B 41 n n 0 to 85 Set vertical tabs ESC B n1 n16 NUL 27 66 n1 n16 6 0 1B 42 n1 n16 00 Set page length in lines ESC C n 27 67 n 1B 43 n n 1 to 127 Set page length in inches ESC C NUL n 27 67 0 n 1B 43 00 n n 1 ...

Page 124: ...S n 27 83 n 1B 53 0n n 0 Set superscript mode n 1 Set subscript mode Cancel by ESC T Cancel super subscript mode ESC T 27 84 1B 54 Select print direction ESC U n 27 85 n 1B 55 n n 0 Set bidirectional printing n 1 Set undirectional printing Set cancel double wide mode ESC W n 27 87 n 1B 57 n n 0 Cancel double wide mode n 1 Set double wide mode Set double density graphics mode ESC Y n1 n2 data 27 89...

Page 125: ...igh mode ESC w n 27 119 n 1B 77 n n 0 Cancel double high mode n 1 Set double high mode Select high speed high quality mode ESC x n 27 120 n 1B 78 n n 0 Set Draft mode n 1 Set high quality HQ mode 6 n 0 Roman 10 12 15 17 20 Proportional n 1 Gothic 10 12 15 17 20 Proportional n 2 Courier 10 12 15 17 20 Proportional n 3 Prestige 10 12 15 17 20 Proportional n Other Roman The initial value of n is set ...

Page 126: ...idge BCI 10 Black Used in the Black BJ Cartridge BC 10 Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e Incorporates a Bubble Jet print head and two replaceable ink cartridges the Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Color and the Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Black Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Black Used in the Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Color Three colour ink cartridge used in the Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e Canon Li Ion Battery LB ...

Page 127: ... A4 LTR Back Print Film BF 102 Back Print Film A4 LTR Fabric Sheet FS 101 Fabric Sheet 241 x 356 mm T Shirt Transfer TR 201 T Shirt Transfer 216 x 279 mm Available options Canon Auto Sheet Feeder ASF 50 Allows you to stack and feed more than one sheet for printing Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS 12 This Scanner Cartridge turns your printer into a colour scanner BJ Cartridge Storage Container SB 1...

Page 128: ...Device An infrared port built into the system or an infrared adapter connected to one of the system s serial or parallel ports Operating System Windows 95 Before Installing the IR Communications Driver Version 2 0 Please make sure that the IR Communications Driver Version 2 0 is installed in the hard disk of your computer 1 Double click on the Add Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel for Wind...

Page 129: ... below 1 When the message Do you want Windows to search for your new hardware is displayed choose No 2 Choose type of the hardware on the next screen and then install the IR Communications Driver Version 2 0 When you start up the IR Communications Driver Version 2 0 double click on the Infrared icon in the Control Panel for Windows To check that infrared communication operation is enabled click on...

Page 130: ...r Please refer to the User s Manual of your computer for more information on infrared communication or consult with your computer manufacturer If necessary you can download the Microsoft IR Communications Driver Version 2 0 from the Web site of Microsoft Corporation 129 Appendix E Infrared Communications E ...

Page 131: ...S mode 2 1 ppm Printing Direction Uni directional or bi directional depends on data format Print Width Maximum 8 inches Line Feed Speed Approximately 70 ms line at 1 6 inch line in HQ HS mode Resident Printer BJ mode IBM Proprinter X24E emulation Control Modes LQ mode EPSON LQ 2550 emulation for colour printing EPSON LQ 510 emulation for black printing Canon Extended Mode Print speed depends on co...

Page 132: ...Characters per Line BJ mode Mode Pitch Characters per line 10 cpi 10 0 cpi 80 0 cpl 10 cpi double wide 5 0 cpi 40 0 cpl 10 cpi condensed 17 0 cpi 136 0 cpl 10 cpi condensed double wide 8 5 cpi 68 0 cpl 12 cpi 12 0 cpi 96 0 cpl 12 cpi double wide 6 0 cpi 48 0 cpl Proportional spacing PS Varies LQ mode Mode Pitch Characters per line 10 cpi 10 0 cpi 80 0 cpl 10 cpi double wide 5 0 cpi 40 0 cpl 10 cpi...

Page 133: ...d on Interface IEEE 1284 compatible parallel interface IrDA 1 0 interface Color BJ Cartridge BC 11e Print head 64 nozzles for Black 24 nozzles each for Cyan Magenta and Yellow Ink Colour Black Cyan Magenta and Yellow Number of pages printed Black Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Approx 45 pages cartridge in HQ mode at 5 coverage Number of pages printed Color Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Approx 40 pages cartridge in H...

Page 134: ... C 32 F to 95 F Humidity 5 to 95 RH no condensation Power Source Universal AC Adapter AD 360U connected to AC power source Power Consumption Printing 23W Standby 3 W Off 2 W Battery Pack Type Lithium ion battery Voltage level 12V DC Size 213 3 x 28 5 x 20 6 mm Weight Approx 160 g Dimensions W x D x H 302 mm 11 9 in x 112 5 mm 4 4 in x 49 mm 2 in Weight Approx 900g 2 0 lb including battery 133 Appe...

Page 135: ...cable with a ferrite core Material AWG 28 Length 1 5 m 5 ft Interface connectors Printer side Japan Molex 52629 2611 or equivalent Cable side Fujitsu Takamisawa Component FCN 28φP26 G E or equivalent IrDA interface Because of its simplicity and versatility the IrDA interface controlled by the Infra red Data Association is rapidly gaining popularity among users of personal computers Interface type ...

Page 136: ...I Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange A set of definitions for the bit composition of characters and symbols ASCII defines 128 symbols using 7 binary bits and 1 parity bit ASCII chart A chart correlating ASCII codes with specific control functions or alphanumeric characters See control code Auto Power Off A power save feature that switches off the printer automatically i...

Page 137: ...it of eight bits A byte is approximately equivalent to a character cartridge holder A unit that holds the BJ Cartridge and its ink cartridges The cartridge holder moves backwards and forwards when the printer is operating and remains at rest in the home position on the left side of the printer when the printer is not in use character Any symbol that has a widely understood meaning and can thus con...

Page 138: ...ey appear almost black on a print out configuration The defining of certain printer settings to allow the printer to communicate properly with your computer control code Special data that invokes non printing functions of the printer such as line feed or carriage return In the ASCII chart control codes are represented by decimal numbers 0 31 127 128 159 and 255 cpi Characters per inch A unit of me...

Page 139: ...sferring fonts from the computer to the printer s memory These transferred fonts can be stored in the printer until it is turned off dpi dots per inch A unit of measurement for indicating printer resolution The standard resolution for your printer is 360 dpi in the HQ mode In the smoothing mode resolution up to 720 x 360 dpi can be achieved embedded printer commands Printer commands typed directly...

Page 140: ...appearance of a printed font These characteristics include orientation character height style stroke weight and typeface form feed A printer function that automatically ejects the current page and advances the printer to the top of the next page graphic A written printed or electronically displayed symbol or drawing Also characters or text that has been generated by a computer graphics application...

Page 141: ...tton to move it out so you can remove the BJ Cartridge host computer The computer that is connected to a printer and can be used to drive the printer when the printer is on line hue A colour in the colour spectrum Examples are red green and violet ink jet printer A non impact printer that ejects ink onto paper to form characters This printer is a special type of ink jet printer called a Bubble Jet...

Page 142: ... Landscape orientation refers to printing across the length of the page as opposed to portrait orientation which is printing across the width of the page Legal size paper A paper size 8 5 x 14 inches This printer accepts this size of paper Letter size paper A paper size 8 5 x 11 inches This printer accepts this size of paper line feed A printer function that advances the paper one line lpi Lines p...

Page 143: ...he paper path You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing parallel interface An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously usually in one byte segments Your printer is provided with one parallel interface port on the left side of the printer PC Personal computer pitch Refers to the number of characters per inch that can be printed using a fixed space font platen Printe...

Page 144: ...rinting instructions to a printer The printer driver keeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes the program must send to access those attributes proportionally spaced font PS font A font in which each characters is given an amount of space proportional to its size less for an i and more for a w proportional spacing The spacing of characters according to the width of each character Th...

Page 145: ...itive process to form a wide spectrum of colours ROM Read Only Memory You cannot modify this printer memory When the printer is turned off ROM memory remains intact In this printer the default settings and the resident fonts are stored in ROM saturation The amount of hue of a colour The further the particular hue moves away from the center of the colour wheel the more saturated it is software appl...

Page 146: ...h This provides compatibility with software that assumes 66 lines will fit on each page top of form TOF The printing position at the start of a new page true black Contrary to composite black true black colour on a printout is obtained with the use of black ink TrueType font The scalable font technology built into Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 95 and other software programs It offers you the same f...

Page 147: ... installing 28 30 removing for Scanner Cartridge 73 removing protective cap 31 removing protective tape 31 replacing 72 storing 54 test print 33 BJ Cartridge Storage Container SB 10 described 10 option 13 storing BJ Cartridge 54 BJ Mode Font sample 49 Ripple Pattern sample 48 black and white switching to colour 51 Black BJ Cartridge BC 10 capacity 129 changing 52 described 10 67 installing 28 serv...

Page 148: ...59 cost 61 matching colours 59 monitor adjustment 60 RGB 59 select media 57 software application 58 software application adjustment 60 switching to black and white 51 consumables listed 125 D Demonstration sample 35 47 starting test print 45 DOS compatible printer drivers 37 printer driver 36 37 drivers DOS printer driver 36 37 installing printer drivers 36 opening Windows 3 1 printer driver 41 op...

Page 149: ...oving 69 Ink Cartridge BCI 11 Color described 9 67 inserting 71 removing 69 ink cartridges handling 66 replacing 66 68 installing BJ Cartridge 28 30 interface IrDA port 23 parallel port 22 IrDA arranging printer computer 24 setting up wireless connection 23 IrDA interface described 17 location 17 L Loading Table for Manual Feed special media 42 LQ Mode Font sample 50 Ripple Pattern sample 49 M med...

Page 150: ...hen changing BJ Cartridges 18 flashes when data remaining 18 location 17 power supply AC adapter 12 battery pack 12 print head cleaning 80 flushing 80 print head cleaning before replacing BJ Cartridge 72 printer choosing a location 14 cleaning 78 commands 114 connecting to computer 22 default settings 46 features 8 location 14 maintenance 62 options 9 preparing for transport 81 printing area 100 r...

Page 151: ... side 43 purpose 43 test prints after BJ Cartridge installation 33 Demonstration 35 45 Font Sample 45 Hex Dump Mode 45 inserting paper 34 Nozzle Check Pattern 45 Printer Settings 45 Ripple Pattern 45 starting 33 45 top cover described 15 location 15 Transparencies CF 102 described 11 Media Type setting 42 overhead presentations 58 print side 42 purpose 42 travel preparing printer for travel 81 tro...

Page 152: ... incorrect number of lines 96 printing too slow 93 printing with IrDA halts 96 ragged appearance 91 strange characters 94 unclear text graphics 91 white streaks 89 U Universal AC Adapter AD 360U AC adapter 12 attaching 26 See also AC adapter 26 W Windows printer driver Windows98 Windows 95 Windows3 1 36 151 Index Index ...

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