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... in the Printer Maintaining the Printer Using the Battery Pack Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Head Using the Low-Ink Alert Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Replacing BJ Tanks Contents 2
... in the Printer Maintaining the Printer Using the Battery Pack Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Head Using the Low-Ink Alert Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Replacing BJ Tanks Contents 2
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Changing or Replacing a BJ Cartridge Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer Printing With Windows 98 or Windows CE Printer Driver Basics Getting Ready to Print Opening the Printer Properties Dialog ...
Changing or Replacing a BJ Cartridge Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer Printing With Windows 98 or Windows CE Printer Driver Basics Getting Ready to Print Opening the Printer Properties Dialog ...
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... Error Messages Problems and Solutions Before You Call For Service Getting Help From Canon Servicing the Printer Specifications Printer Specifications BJ Cartridges Paper Specifications Printing Area Using the Optional IS-12 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Using the Scanner Using the Scanner With Windows Using the Scanner With...
... Error Messages Problems and Solutions Before You Call For Service Getting Help From Canon Servicing the Printer Specifications Printer Specifications BJ Cartridges Paper Specifications Printing Area Using the Optional IS-12 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Using the Scanner Using the Scanner With Windows Using the Scanner With...
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Do not attempt to use the printer in any way not described in this manual as this could result in this manual to ensure that you use the printer safely. Printer Location Power Outlet and Power Cord Cleaning the Printer BJ Cartridges General Warnings Battery Pack Transporting the Printer Introduction 13 Safety Precautions Please read the safety warnings provided in unforeseen printer faults or cause a fire or electric shock.
Do not attempt to use the printer in any way not described in this manual as this could result in this manual to ensure that you use the printer safely. Printer Location Power Outlet and Power Cord Cleaning the Printer BJ Cartridges General Warnings Battery Pack Transporting the Printer Introduction 13 Safety Precautions Please read the safety warnings provided in unforeseen printer faults or cause a fire or electric shock.
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..., benzene, thinner, or any other type of volatile liquid cleaner to clean the surfaces of small children. Introduction 17 Safety Precautions I BJ Cartridges Caution Store the BJ cartridges and BJ tanks out of the reach of the printer. The electrical contacts inside the printer become hot during normal operation. I Cleaning the... Use only a damp, clean cloth to clean the printer. To avoid a fire or serious electrical shock, do not violently shake or drop a BJ cartridge. If a child accidentally ingests ink from a BJ cartridge or BJ tank, contact a physician immediately.
..., benzene, thinner, or any other type of volatile liquid cleaner to clean the surfaces of small children. Introduction 17 Safety Precautions I BJ Cartridges Caution Store the BJ cartridges and BJ tanks out of the reach of the printer. The electrical contacts inside the printer become hot during normal operation. I Cleaning the... Use only a damp, clean cloth to clean the printer. To avoid a fire or serious electrical shock, do not violently shake or drop a BJ cartridge. If a child accidentally ingests ink from a BJ cartridge or BJ tank, contact a physician immediately.
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...Introduction 18 To avoid minor burns, do not attempt to disassemble the printer or attempt repairs. The electrical contacts of the BJ cartridge become extremely hot during normal operation. Safety Precautions I General Warnings There are high voltage points inside the printer, do not use ...volatile sprays around the printer. To avoid a fire or electrical shock, do not touch the electrical contacts after removing the BJ cartridge from moving parts inside the printer. To avoid minor injury from the printer. Caution To avoid a fire or electrical shock, do not...
...Introduction 18 To avoid minor burns, do not attempt to disassemble the printer or attempt repairs. The electrical contacts of the BJ cartridge become extremely hot during normal operation. Safety Precautions I General Warnings There are high voltage points inside the printer, do not use ...volatile sprays around the printer. To avoid a fire or electrical shock, do not touch the electrical contacts after removing the BJ cartridge from moving parts inside the printer. To avoid minor injury from the printer. Caution To avoid a fire or electrical shock, do not...
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...Color ink for BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge Black ink for BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge Photographic printing Color ink for the BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge Black ink for use with this printer. To get more information, visit our web site at www.ccsi.canon.com. Options and Supplies The following ...options and consumables are available for the BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge Introduction 24...
...Color ink for BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge Black ink for BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge Photographic printing Color ink for the BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge Black ink for use with this printer. To get more information, visit our web site at www.ccsi.canon.com. Options and Supplies The following ...options and consumables are available for the BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge Introduction 24...
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... battery pack or feed paper. Paper Feed Slot Insert sheets for the universal AC adapter plug. Paper Guide Adjusts to install or change the BJ cartridge. Battery Pack Must be installed in printer at all times. Operation Panel Operation Panel Power Lock Switch In LOCK position prevents you are feeding. I Front...
... battery pack or feed paper. Paper Feed Slot Insert sheets for the universal AC adapter plug. Paper Guide Adjusts to install or change the BJ cartridge. Battery Pack Must be installed in printer at all times. Operation Panel Operation Panel Power Lock Switch In LOCK position prevents you are feeding. I Front...
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... the printer beeps twice then release to cancel an error or warning. On Lights green when the printer is turned off . Cleaning the Print Head CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR POWER Button Press to turn the printer off before the printer is standing by and ready for a long period of paper... light is partially fed into the printer, the sheet will not return to the home position and may dry out which could cause the BJ cartridge to Print 29 Getting Ready to become unusable. then remove the AC adapter power cord from the power outlet. Off Printer power is on , or...
... the printer beeps twice then release to cancel an error or warning. On Lights green when the printer is turned off . Cleaning the Print Head CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR POWER Button Press to turn the printer off before the printer is standing by and ready for a long period of paper... light is partially fed into the printer, the sheet will not return to the home position and may dry out which could cause the BJ cartridge to Print 29 Getting Ready to become unusable. then remove the AC adapter power cord from the power outlet. Off Printer power is on , or...
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... battery pack in the following situations: • During print head cleaning. The first time you turn on the printer, the empty cartridge holder will go off and the AC adapter is connected to the printer and plugged into the power outlet, the CHARGE/ERROR light is green... three times to remind you are performing routine print head maintenance such as replacing a BJ tank, replacing a BJ Cartridge, changing the BJ cartridge, or replacing the BJ cartridge with the IS-12 Color Image Scanner Cartridge. • During printing of the error then press RESUME to the center of the printer.
... battery pack in the following situations: • During print head cleaning. The first time you turn on the printer, the empty cartridge holder will go off and the AC adapter is connected to the printer and plugged into the power outlet, the CHARGE/ERROR light is green... three times to remind you are performing routine print head maintenance such as replacing a BJ tank, replacing a BJ Cartridge, changing the BJ cartridge, or replacing the BJ cartridge with the IS-12 Color Image Scanner Cartridge. • During printing of the error then press RESUME to the center of the printer.
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... protects the print head from accidentally turning on and off. The printer has a Power Lock switch that allows you turn off the printer, the BJ cartridge holder moves to the home position on the left side of the printer), you can use the POWER button to turn the printer on and... Off 1 Press the POWER button to turn the printer on and off. Before traveling with the printer, make sure the Power Lock switch is printing. CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR POWER Button 2 When you to Print 31 3
... protects the print head from accidentally turning on and off. The printer has a Power Lock switch that allows you turn off the printer, the BJ cartridge holder moves to the home position on the left side of the printer), you can use the POWER button to turn the printer on and... Off 1 Press the POWER button to turn the printer on and off. Before traveling with the printer, make sure the Power Lock switch is printing. CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR POWER Button 2 When you to Print 31 3
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Maintaining the Printer Using the Battery Pack Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Head Using the Low-Ink Alert Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Replacing BJ Tanks Changing or Replacing a BJ Cartridge Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer Maintaining the Printer 53
Maintaining the Printer Using the Battery Pack Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Head Using the Low-Ink Alert Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Replacing BJ Tanks Changing or Replacing a BJ Cartridge Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer Maintaining the Printer 53
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... will recharge very slowly at low temperature and will beep six times. You must install the battery pack and leave it installed in this printer. CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR Maintaining the Printer 54 If the battery pack is depleted, the CHARGE/ERROR lights orange and the printer beeps twice (one... printer CHARGE/ERROR light will be orange and the printer will not charge fully at room temperature 50 to 86°F (10 to use only a Canon LB-50 Li-Ion Battery in the printer even if you intend to 30°C). Caution Do not attempt to turn off the printer. Using...
... will recharge very slowly at low temperature and will beep six times. You must install the battery pack and leave it installed in this printer. CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR Maintaining the Printer 54 If the battery pack is depleted, the CHARGE/ERROR lights orange and the printer beeps twice (one... printer CHARGE/ERROR light will be orange and the printer will not charge fully at room temperature 50 to 86°F (10 to use only a Canon LB-50 Li-Ion Battery in the printer even if you intend to 30°C). Caution Do not attempt to turn off the printer. Using...
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.... The Nozzle Check Pattern begins to print a Nozzle Check Pattern. You can also use the printer driver to print. If the BC-10 Black BJ Cartridge is installed in the printer, four colors (black, cyan, magenta, yellow) will be printed. If the horizontal lines in the Nozzle Check Pattern are broken... If you hear the printer beep four times then release it. The printer prints one page and then stops. If the BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge or BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge is installed, only a black pattern will be clogged and require cleaning. Press the POWER button to turn the printer off.
.... The Nozzle Check Pattern begins to print a Nozzle Check Pattern. You can also use the printer driver to print. If the BC-10 Black BJ Cartridge is installed in the printer, four colors (black, cyan, magenta, yellow) will be printed. If the horizontal lines in the Nozzle Check Pattern are broken... If you hear the printer beep four times then release it. The printer prints one page and then stops. If the BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge or BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge is installed, only a black pattern will be clogged and require cleaning. Press the POWER button to turn the printer off.
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Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern I Normal Nozzle Check Pattern Here is a sample of a normal Nozzle Check Pattern printed with a BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge or a BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge. Yellow Magenta Cyan Black Maintaining the Printer 60 Black Here is a sample of a normal Nozzle Check Pattern printed with the BC-10 Black BJ Cartridge.
Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern I Normal Nozzle Check Pattern Here is a sample of a normal Nozzle Check Pattern printed with a BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge or a BC-12e Photo BJ Cartridge. Yellow Magenta Cyan Black Maintaining the Printer 60 Black Here is a sample of a normal Nozzle Check Pattern printed with the BC-10 Black BJ Cartridge.
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... cleaning 2 beeps (about 2 seconds) 3 beeps (about 60 seconds and corrects severe nozzle clogging. 1 2 Make sure that the printer is poor. This method takes about 3 seconds) CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR Maintaining the Printer 61 I Deep Print Head Cleaning Use this more thorough method only after five consecutive print head cleanings...
... cleaning 2 beeps (about 2 seconds) 3 beeps (about 60 seconds and corrects severe nozzle clogging. 1 2 Make sure that the printer is poor. This method takes about 3 seconds) CARTRIDGE POWER RESUME CHARGE ERROR Maintaining the Printer 61 I Deep Print Head Cleaning Use this more thorough method only after five consecutive print head cleanings...
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If you are sure the BJ tanks are still not satisfactory, perform deep print head cleaning once or twice. Replace the BJ cartridge. After print head cleaning is not satisfactory, repeat print head cleaning several times and print another Nozzle Check Pattern. If the Nozzle ... tank(s). Perform deep print head cleaning only after five consecutive print head cleanings fail to correct the problem. Changing or Replacing a BJ Cartridge • You can also perform print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning with the printer driver. Printing With Windows 98 or Windows CE ...
If you are sure the BJ tanks are still not satisfactory, perform deep print head cleaning once or twice. Replace the BJ cartridge. After print head cleaning is not satisfactory, repeat print head cleaning several times and print another Nozzle Check Pattern. If the Nozzle ... tank(s). Perform deep print head cleaning only after five consecutive print head cleanings fail to correct the problem. Changing or Replacing a BJ Cartridge • You can also perform print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning with the printer driver. Printing With Windows 98 or Windows CE ...
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... This printer employs a low-ink alert that warns you which BJ tank is about to run out of ink, open the cartridge cover and press the CARTRIDGE button to move the cartridge holder to the center. When the low-ink alert is turned on this feature with a simple procedure in a BJ tank runs...
... This printer employs a low-ink alert that warns you which BJ tank is about to run out of ink, open the cartridge cover and press the CARTRIDGE button to move the cartridge holder to the center. When the low-ink alert is turned on this feature with a simple procedure in a BJ tank runs...
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... spilled, the ink is difficult to disassemble a BJ cartridge or BJ tank. • Do not shake a BJ cartridge or BJ tank. • Do not unpack a BJ cartridge or BJ tank until you remove the protective cap. Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Be sure to use the print head unit with...to install it. • Do not remove BJ tanks from the BJ cartridge unnecessarily. • To prevent drying out the print head, do not use BJ cartridges and BJ tanks within six months of children, and discard used BJ cartridges and BJ tanks immediately. To avoid leaking or drying, follow these simple...
... spilled, the ink is difficult to disassemble a BJ cartridge or BJ tank. • Do not shake a BJ cartridge or BJ tank. • Do not unpack a BJ cartridge or BJ tank until you remove the protective cap. Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Be sure to use the print head unit with...to install it. • Do not remove BJ tanks from the BJ cartridge unnecessarily. • To prevent drying out the print head, do not use BJ cartridges and BJ tanks within six months of children, and discard used BJ cartridges and BJ tanks immediately. To avoid leaking or drying, follow these simple...
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Print head unit Print head BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge Maintaining the Printer 66 Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks The BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge holds two BJ tanks: the BCI-11 Color BJ Tank and the BCI-11 Black BJ Tank. BCI-11 Black BJ Tank When the black ink runs out, replace this BJ tank. BCI-11 Color BJ Tank When the color ink runs out, replace this BJ tank.
Print head unit Print head BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge Maintaining the Printer 66 Maintaining BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks The BC-11e Color BJ Cartridge holds two BJ tanks: the BCI-11 Color BJ Tank and the BCI-11 Black BJ Tank. BCI-11 Black BJ Tank When the black ink runs out, replace this BJ tank. BCI-11 Color BJ Tank When the color ink runs out, replace this BJ tank.