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... a Print Mode Using the Reduction Modes Printing the Test Prints Performing Automatic Line Feeds Using the Printer With Your Software Installing the Windows Printer Driver Setting Up WordPerfect for Your Printer Setting Up Other Software Applications Software and Printer Compatibility Maintaining the Printer Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Replacing the Ink Cartridge Transporting the Printer Troubleshooting Operational Problems Paper Loading Problems Print Quality Problems Printing Problems Windows Problems Customizing the Printer Factory Default Settings DIP Switch Setting Changing...
... a Print Mode Using the Reduction Modes Printing the Test Prints Performing Automatic Line Feeds Using the Printer With Your Software Installing the Windows Printer Driver Setting Up WordPerfect for Your Printer Setting Up Other Software Applications Software and Printer Compatibility Maintaining the Printer Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Replacing the Ink Cartridge Transporting the Printer Troubleshooting Operational Problems Paper Loading Problems Print Quality Problems Printing Problems Windows Problems Customizing the Printer Factory Default Settings DIP Switch Setting Changing...
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... how to print on the operator panel. Chapter 8, Customizing the Printer Describes the printer's DIP switches and explains how you can read chapters. Chapter 5, Using the Printer With Your Software Describes how to clean the printer and replace the ink cartridge. If you set up the printer using the buttons on envelopes and thick paper. Chapter 4, Using the Operator Panel Explains how to control your printer, and how to install a printer driver and select a printer driver and select a printer control mode. It also...
... how to print on the operator panel. Chapter 8, Customizing the Printer Describes the printer's DIP switches and explains how you can read chapters. Chapter 5, Using the Printer With Your Software Describes how to clean the printer and replace the ink cartridge. If you set up the printer using the buttons on envelopes and thick paper. Chapter 4, Using the Operator Panel Explains how to control your printer, and how to install a printer driver and select a printer driver and select a printer control mode. It also...
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Fax retrieval system Canon is useful for the BBS is designed with the latest technology to your Canon printer. To access this service to get helpful documents faxed directly to provide trouble-free operation. Bulletin board services Canon also provides a bulletin board service (BBS), which accesses a G3 fax machine. This allows you cannot quickly resume normal operation, contact Canon's experienced support personnel at 1-800-848-4123 to 14,400 bps, eight data bits, one stop bit, and...
Fax retrieval system Canon is useful for the BBS is designed with the latest technology to your Canon printer. To access this service to get helpful documents faxed directly to provide trouble-free operation. Bulletin board services Canon also provides a bulletin board service (BBS), which accesses a G3 fax machine. This allows you cannot quickly resume normal operation, contact Canon's experienced support personnel at 1-800-848-4123 to 14,400 bps, eight data bits, one stop bit, and...
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... to change the printer's factory default settings. The various lights on these switches to the back position. Aligns paper in the sheet feeder and helps prevent misfeeds. You can adjust the guide for paper widths of paper for complete information on the operator panel indicate the status of paper. Paper exit support Provides support when outputting letter-size sheets of the printer, and identify the print mode you are installing the ink cartridge or adjusting the paper thickness lever. DIP switch cover Protects the DIP switches. Paper selection...
... to change the printer's factory default settings. The various lights on these switches to the back position. Aligns paper in the sheet feeder and helps prevent misfeeds. You can adjust the guide for paper widths of paper for complete information on the operator panel indicate the status of paper. Paper exit support Provides support when outputting letter-size sheets of the printer, and identify the print mode you are installing the ink cartridge or adjusting the paper thickness lever. DIP switch cover Protects the DIP switches. Paper selection...
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... LINE button. Form feeding If you want to pause a print operation, press the ON LINE button again to the printer. If you are running a software application, you can send print data from your computer. The application will tell the printer when to load paper.) Line feeding When a sheet of paper is loaded and the printer is off-line, you don't need to HS mode. The HS and HQ lights indicate which mode is HQ mode. Feeding Paper When the printer...
... LINE button. Form feeding If you want to pause a print operation, press the ON LINE button again to the printer. If you are running a software application, you can send print data from your computer. The application will tell the printer when to load paper.) Line feeding When a sheet of paper is loaded and the printer is off-line, you don't need to HS mode. The HS and HQ lights indicate which mode is HQ mode. Feeding Paper When the printer...
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... LINE and PRINT MODE buttons, and press the POWER button until the beeper sounds once. Self Test You can print the self test in the default print mode and pitch. In Epson LQ mode, the pattern is printed in Roman typeface at 10 cpi; the print mode is HQ. In BJ-10 mode, the self test looks like this: To print the test prints, you are manually feeding paper. The printer stops printing, ejects the current sheet of paper. The test prints...
... LINE and PRINT MODE buttons, and press the POWER button until the beeper sounds once. Self Test You can print the self test in the default print mode and pitch. In Epson LQ mode, the pattern is printed in Roman typeface at 10 cpi; the print mode is HQ. In BJ-10 mode, the self test looks like this: To print the test prints, you are manually feeding paper. The printer stops printing, ejects the current sheet of paper. The test prints...
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... turn off the printer. 2. Press the POWER button to print the demo print. Then, when the printer receives a carriage return code from the computer, it receives a carriage return. The demo print describes a few of the printer's features in both printer control modes: BJ-10 mode or Epson LQ mode. The printer stops printing, ejects the current sheet of paper, and goes back on-line. Demo Print You can print this : Performing Automatic Line Feeds You can set...
... turn off the printer. 2. Press the POWER button to print the demo print. Then, when the printer receives a carriage return code from the computer, it receives a carriage return. The demo print describes a few of the printer's features in both printer control modes: BJ-10 mode or Epson LQ mode. The printer stops printing, ejects the current sheet of paper, and goes back on-line. Demo Print You can print this : Performing Automatic Line Feeds You can set...
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... installs both . Follow these steps: Canon provides three BJ-200e printer drivers: one for Microsoft Windows, one for WordPerfect version 5.1, and one for information on the options you are using Windows or WordPerfect, see the section Printer Setup Within Windows (later in this chapter) for information on how to set up your software application for your print operations through the Windows environment. You can select within the printer driver...
... installs both . Follow these steps: Canon provides three BJ-200e printer drivers: one for Microsoft Windows, one for WordPerfect version 5.1, and one for information on the options you are using Windows or WordPerfect, see the section Printer Setup Within Windows (later in this chapter) for information on how to set up your software application for your print operations through the Windows environment. You can select within the printer driver...
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... printing operations in Windows, start the Setup program, Windows displays the Canon BJ200e Setup dialog box: This is closed. 4. Make backup copies of the Windows Driver and On-Line Guide into disk drive A (or your computer. 2. If you are using Windows 3.1, select the Setup button from the Printers dialog box. NOTE: Make sure the Windows Control Panel is located in the Printers Control Panel. If you can run the Setup program. Whenever you need information about the BJ-200e, you choose to install...
... printing operations in Windows, start the Setup program, Windows displays the Canon BJ200e Setup dialog box: This is closed. 4. Make backup copies of the Windows Driver and On-Line Guide into disk drive A (or your computer. 2. If you are using Windows 3.1, select the Setup button from the Printers dialog box. NOTE: Make sure the Windows Control Panel is located in the Printers Control Panel. If you can run the Setup program. Whenever you need information about the BJ-200e, you choose to install...
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... box. 12. When the printer file name appears at the bottom of the diskette containing the Canon BJ- 200e printer drivers for details. 9. Make a backup copy of the screen, At the additional Printers menu, highlight the BJ-200e driver and press Enter. on . 2. Your installation is wp60, insert the driver diskette into drive A and type this command: COPY A:WP51BJ2E.ALL C:\WP51 If you set DIP switch 11 to exit the Fonts...
... box. 12. When the printer file name appears at the bottom of the diskette containing the Canon BJ- 200e printer drivers for details. 9. Make a backup copy of the screen, At the additional Printers menu, highlight the BJ-200e driver and press Enter. on . 2. Your installation is wp60, insert the driver diskette into drive A and type this command: COPY A:WP51BJ2E.ALL C:\WP51 If you set DIP switch 11 to exit the Fonts...
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... under Windows, you tell your software application's technical support line and ask if a BJ-200e driver is available. At the printer Edit menu, press F7. 12. If you find one of the following printers (they are not using , it . Then press F7 to select the driver. 13. If your application software doesn't not list a Canon BJ-200e driver, call the Canon help desk to initialize the printer. 14. To use with specific hardware setups...
... under Windows, you tell your software application's technical support line and ask if a BJ-200e driver is available. At the printer Edit menu, press F7. 12. If you find one of the following printers (they are not using , it . Then press F7 to select the driver. 13. If your application software doesn't not list a Canon BJ-200e driver, call the Canon help desk to initialize the printer. 14. To use with specific hardware setups...
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... underlining. In addition to data, the instructions you send may require you can use the information to use Canon's toll-free fax retrieval system. Two examples of the control codes and ESCape sequences the printer recognizes, you enter the control codes and ESCape sequences depends on DIP switches. When DIP switch 11 is OFF, which is the default, the printer uses BJ-10 mode. Printer Control Mode Print Style BJ-10 Epson LQ Italic No...
... underlining. In addition to data, the instructions you send may require you can use the information to use Canon's toll-free fax retrieval system. Two examples of the control codes and ESCape sequences the printer recognizes, you enter the control codes and ESCape sequences depends on DIP switches. When DIP switch 11 is OFF, which is the default, the printer uses BJ-10 mode. Printer Control Mode Print Style BJ-10 Epson LQ Italic No...
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... print quality is not a routine maintenance procedure. Installing the Ink Cartridge CAUTION: Canon makes numerous ink cartridges; If the problem seems to clean the print head before determining that you should use. CAUTION: The Bubble Jet Printer BJ-200e was designed to replace the cartridge. (The print head cleaning procedure is described in Chapter 2, Setting Up the Printer, and later in this chapter.) NOTE: Print head cleaning is not crisp and clear, see Chapter 7, Troubleshooting, for the Bubble Jet Printer BJ-200e...
... print quality is not a routine maintenance procedure. Installing the Ink Cartridge CAUTION: Canon makes numerous ink cartridges; If the problem seems to clean the print head before determining that you should use. CAUTION: The Bubble Jet Printer BJ-200e was designed to replace the cartridge. (The print head cleaning procedure is described in Chapter 2, Setting Up the Printer, and later in this chapter.) NOTE: Print head cleaning is not crisp and clear, see Chapter 7, Troubleshooting, for the Bubble Jet Printer BJ-200e...
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...: Always use the POWER button to turn off . The printer automatically cleans the print head when you are not using the printer, make sure the ink cartridge is in its home position, which is turned on and on the right side of the printer. When complete, the ON LINE indicator stops blinking and goes off the printer. Repeating this procedure unnecessarily reduces the life of ink. Make sure the printer is on -line. 2. Press...
...: Always use the POWER button to turn off . The printer automatically cleans the print head when you are not using the printer, make sure the ink cartridge is in its home position, which is turned on and on the right side of the printer. When complete, the ON LINE indicator stops blinking and goes off the printer. Repeating this procedure unnecessarily reduces the life of ink. Make sure the printer is on -line. 2. Press...
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... Indicators Are Blinking ERROR Light Is On Paper Loading Problems Paper Does Not Load Into Printer Multiple Sheets Load Into Printer Paper Is Loaded Skewed (Printing Is Skewed) Envelopes Do Not Load Paper Does Not Eject After Printing Paper Jams Occur Print Quality Problems Print Density is not operating properly, try the suggestions in your computer, software, the printer cable, or the printer. If your printer is Low Print Is Not Clear Characters Are Blurred or Smudged Irregular Print Quality Print Head Needs Cleaning Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of Ink Printing Problems Printout...
... Indicators Are Blinking ERROR Light Is On Paper Loading Problems Paper Does Not Load Into Printer Multiple Sheets Load Into Printer Paper Is Loaded Skewed (Printing Is Skewed) Envelopes Do Not Load Paper Does Not Eject After Printing Paper Jams Occur Print Quality Problems Print Density is not operating properly, try the suggestions in your computer, software, the printer cable, or the printer. If your printer is Low Print Is Not Clear Characters Are Blurred or Smudged Irregular Print Quality Print Head Needs Cleaning Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of Ink Printing Problems Printout...
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... be a problem with the printer or its communication with your software or your printer. 6. Perform the print head cleaning procedure described later in Chapter 4, Using the Operator Panel. Indicators Light, Printer Does Not Print If the printer is no ink comes out, the ink cartridge may be installed properly. 1. If the ON LINE indicator is in the sheet feeder. 4. Turn on the back of ink. When the printer is connected properly, the POWER, ON LINE, and HQ...
... be a problem with the printer or its communication with your software or your printer. 6. Perform the print head cleaning procedure described later in Chapter 4, Using the Operator Panel. Indicators Light, Printer Does Not Print If the printer is no ink comes out, the ink cartridge may be installed properly. 1. If the ON LINE indicator is in the sheet feeder. 4. Turn on the back of ink. When the printer is connected properly, the POWER, ON LINE, and HQ...
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... after opening its protective packaging. 4. Take care when transporting it from damage or drying out. Press the ON LINE and PRINT MODE buttons at the same time. See Chapter 4, Using the Operator Panel, for about 12 seconds while the printer cleans the print head. Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of the test prints to tape the ink cartridge in the home position. Install an ink cartridge immediately after cleaning the print head several consecutive times, replace the ink cartridge. Make...
... after opening its protective packaging. 4. Take care when transporting it from damage or drying out. Press the ON LINE and PRINT MODE buttons at the same time. See Chapter 4, Using the Operator Panel, for about 12 seconds while the printer cleans the print head. Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of the test prints to tape the ink cartridge in the home position. Install an ink cartridge immediately after cleaning the print head several consecutive times, replace the ink cartridge. Make...
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... longer that 6.6 feet. Set the correct character table and printer control mode with the DIP switches. This DIP switch controls the horizontal print position: T For letter-size paper, set . Then request the BJ-200e Printer Command Summary. Printout is Wrong If strange characters appear in the sheet feeder. 2. Check that the printer control mode (BJ-10 or Epson LQ) matches the printer driver you can use Canon's toll-free fax retrieval system. Call the Canon help desk at 1-800...
... longer that 6.6 feet. Set the correct character table and printer control mode with the DIP switches. This DIP switch controls the horizontal print position: T For letter-size paper, set . Then request the BJ-200e Printer Command Summary. Printout is Wrong If strange characters appear in the sheet feeder. 2. Check that the printer control mode (BJ-10 or Epson LQ) matches the printer driver you can use Canon's toll-free fax retrieval system. Call the Canon help desk at 1-800...
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..., feed a few sheets of Lines on a page, follow these steps. 1. NOTE: If you need to do this using a menu or screen provided by your paper is not printing the number of DIP switch 3. See your application user's manual for information about how your software works with your printer driver matches the paper loaded in the printer. 2. If the print head does print on the platen. Check the setting of lines you select within your printer. Make sure your software...
..., feed a few sheets of Lines on a page, follow these steps. 1. NOTE: If you need to do this using a menu or screen provided by your paper is not printing the number of DIP switch 3. See your application user's manual for information about how your software works with your printer driver matches the paper loaded in the printer. 2. If the print head does print on the platen. Check the setting of lines you select within your printer. Make sure your software...
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... printer uses the Epson Italics character set this switch to 11 inches. 11 Printer control mode BJ-10 mode 12 Automatic emulation Disabled switching mode Epson LQ mode Enabled DIP switch 1 Use this character set includes symbols, lines, corners, and European characters). this switch OFF; To see samples of eight international character sets. Call the Canon help desk and request the fax retrieval system; These character sets provide you are using letter-size paper, set this sets the page length...
... printer uses the Epson Italics character set this switch to 11 inches. 11 Printer control mode BJ-10 mode 12 Automatic emulation Disabled switching mode Epson LQ mode Enabled DIP switch 1 Use this character set includes symbols, lines, corners, and European characters). this switch OFF; To see samples of eight international character sets. Call the Canon help desk and request the fax retrieval system; These character sets provide you are using letter-size paper, set this sets the page length...