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BJC-7000 USER MANUAL Canon ...
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Contents 1 Introduction Supplies and Accessories BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Canon Specialty Papers Getting Help From Canon Servicing the Printer 2 Using the Printer With Windows Installing a Printer Driver Printing a Document Printer Setup Within Windows 95 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 95 Using the Printer Driver in Windows ...
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Canon's High Resolution Paper HR-101 Fabric Sheets FS-101 4 Maintaining the Printer Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern From Windows Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Using the Operator Panel Checking the Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Heads Cleaning the Print Hea ...
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-7000 Series Color Bubble Jet™ Printer. We appreciate your choosing this printer to meet your printing needs. The BJC-7000 Series printers offer excellent print quality and fast print speed using both color and black inks. We are certain you will be satisfied with this advanced ...
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Supplies and Accessories Your BJC-7000 Series printer supports excellent and unique print media options that will allow you to produce dazzling, professional, and fun presentations. All of these print media are specially designed and manufactured to work with your Canon color printer so you can produce the finest output possible. Canon has an exten ...
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Canon has more engineers dedicated to creating quality ink for providing the best results for output on Bubble et printer than any other organization. Canon does not prohibit the use of third-party inks and the use of third-party inks does not invalidate the product's limited warranty. However, Canon cannot guarantee the quality or performance ...
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Getting Help From Canon Canon Computer Systems, Inc. offers a full range of customer technical support options including*: o 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, toll free automated support for troubleshooting issues on most current products ( 1-800-423-2366 ) o Speak to a technician free of service charge (currently Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m ...
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Servicing the Printer The Canon BJC-7000 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer is designed with the latest technology to provide trouble-free operation. The Warranty Card that comes with the printer describes Canon's limited one-year warranty for your Bubble Jet printer. Be sure to read the warranty information to find out about the different servic ...
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Using the Printer With Windows This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windows applications. It includes: o Installing a printer driver o Printing a document o Printer setup within Windows 95 o Printer setup within Windows 3.1 o The Windows tabs o Printing speed versus color Before using your printer for the first time, it's a ...
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Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to your software application's documentation for the exact printing procedure. 1 Start your application. Start the pro ...
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3 Choose Print from the File menu. After making any necessary changes to the printer parameters, select OK to start to the print job. Printer Setup Within Windows 95 You can use the printer with all your Windows 95 applications. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 95 You can open the Properties dialog box in one of the following wa ...
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Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 You can use the printer with all your Windows 3.1 applications. Accessing the Printing Options You can access the printing options from the Printers dialog box in the Control Panel, or you can select the Print Setup option available from the File menu of most applications that run in Windows. If the Print Setup opti ...
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The Windows Tabs The BJC-7000 Series Printer Driver for Windows has several tabs from which you can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as your printer. o General (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print a test page or a separator page. (You see this tab when y ...
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o Main This tab allows you to select your Print Mode. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ...
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o Paper This tab allows you to specify paper size and page orientation. ( the Printin options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ...
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o Print This tab allows you to specify background printing and color mode. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ...
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o Control This tab allows you to initiate print head cleaning, print test pages, move the BJ cartridge so you can change a BJ tank or the cartridge itself, or turn the printer off. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ...
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Specifying Your Printing Options Be sure to use your on-line help to find out about the settings available for each printing option. o To move between the Windows tabs, click on any of the tabs. o To save the settings and exit, click the OK button. o To cancel your setting selections on a tab, click the Cancel button. o To save your settings withou ...
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The Print Mode you select optimizes the printer's settings for print quality, media, paper feed method, and color adjustment. o For normal printing, select one of the following Print Modes: Text For standard printing quality. Auto To print photos or graphics at higher than normal printing quality. Draft To emphasize speed rather than quality ; ...
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Changing the Print Mode On the Main tab, you can click the Change button to customize the selected Print Mode. You see three tabs. o Quality o Color ...
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o Save Using Cartridge Detection and Pause Page On the Control tab, click on Custom Setting to enable or disable Photo Cartridge Detection and/or Pause Page. ...
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Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-7000 Series Printer Driver for Windows can interpret and translate the full spectrum of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing in color, there is a significant increase in the amount of information that the driver has to interpret and translate. When printing black ink only, the driver has only one colo ...
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o Free up your memory. Use only one software program at a time and unload any screen saving utilities or programs stored in Windows background; this frees up more memory for Windows processing. o Use Monochrome when possible. If you will be printing text in black ink only, enable Monochrome on the Print tab. Print draft documents in Monochrome rath ...
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Paper Handling This chapter describes how to use the printer for all your printing operations. It includes: o Selecting paper o Summary of printer settings for various print media o Loading paper o Manually feeding paper o Printing on envelopes o Using Canon Specialty Papers To ensure the best performance of your printer, you'll want to select ...
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Selecting Paper Types One of the most important things you can do to assure the best possible performance of your Bubble Jet printer is to select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality print on most plain bond papers, including cotton bond and photocopying papers; it does not require special ink jet papers. However, the print quali ...
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T-Shirt Transfers Use Canon's popular T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 to create and personalize T-shirts, sweatshirts, aprons, tablecloths, napkins, tote bags, and anything else your imagination allows! Use on any cotton or cotton/ poly blend fabric. Your image is printed in mirror image (when you use T-Shirt Transfer mode through the BJC- 7000 Print ...
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Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper, please remember the following: o Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. o Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multipart paper. o When using graph paper, the lines may not match because the 1/6-inch line spacing of the printer is ...
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Printer Settings for Various Print Media Paper Feed Media Method Limit (Sheets) Plain Paper Auto Approx. 130 High Gloss Photo Film HG-201 Auto 1 Glossy Photo Paper GP-201 Auto 1 High Resolution Paper HR-101 Auto Approx. 100 T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 Auto 1 Greeting Cards GC-101 Manual 1 Fabric Sheet FS-101 Auto 1 Back Print Film BF-102 Auto 10 CF-10 ...
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Loading Paper You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or you can manually feed one sheet at time through the manual feed slot. You can place approximately 130 sheets of plain paper (20 lb or 64 g/m 2 ) in the sheet feeder at a time. You can stack approximately 30 sheets of transparency film or 10 sheets of back print film ...
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2 Fan the paper. o For best results, fan the paper before loading it. o Always fan a stack of paper along the edge that will feed into the printer first. 3 Slide the stack of paper into the sheet feeder until it stops. o Align the edge of the paper with the right edge of the sheet feeder. o Secure the stack with the paper guide. 4 Start your print ...
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Auto Feed Guidelines When automatically feeding stacks of paper, follow these guidelines: o Do not open the front cover while printing. This may cause paper jams, smudges, or malfunctions. o Do not leave paper stacked in the printer for long periods of time; longer sheets of paper may become bent or curled over time. This may cause the paper to mis ...
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o Do not try to load paper into the sheet feeder beyond the paper limit mark or the tab on the right side of the sheet feeder; stacking too much paper may cause paper feeding or printing problems o Make sure there are no gaps between the stack of paper and the paper guide nor the right edge of the sheet feeder. Manually Feeding Paper You use the ma ...
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3 Insert the single sheet. o Slide the paper into the manual feed slot in the back of the printer. o Align the sheet with the left edge of the manual feed slot. o Hold the sheet with the print side facing up. o The printer will automatically load the paper into position. Printing On Envelopes You can stack up to 15 envelopes in the sheet feeder or ...
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o Envelopes made with special coated paper or deeply embossed paper. o Envelopes using peel-off sealing strips. o Envelopes in which letters have been enclosed. When you are ready to print on envelopes, follow these steps to stack envelopes in the sheet feeder. (You can also manually feed envelopes one at a time.) 1 Prepare the envelopes. o Arrange ...
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2 Insert the envelopes. o Slide a stack of envelopes into the sheet feeder until it stops. o Align the edge of the paper guide with the left edge of the stack of envelopes. 3 Start your print operation. o Make sure the printer is on. ...
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Using Canon's Specialty Papers This selection provides guidelines for printing on Canon's Specialty Papers and describes special procedures required for High Resolution Paper and Fabric Sheets. Specialty Paper Guidelines Be sure to read any instructions that come with your Canon specialty paper. These instructions provide important inform ...
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o Before loading transparencies or back print film , insert one sheet of plain paper as the last sheet in the stack. o Do not leave the film in the sheet feeder for long periods of time. Dust and dirt may accumulate on the film resulting in spotty printing. o To avoid fading, do not expose the printed film to prolonged sunlight. o Store unused pape ...
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2 Insert the cleaning sheet. o Remove the two pieces of tape from the sheet. o Insert the sheet with the stick side out (toward you) and down (going into the sheet feeder). o Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the cleaning sheet. 3 Feed the sheet. o Make sure the printer is on. o Press and hold the RESUME button. o The printer beeps once slowly. ...
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Fabric Sheet FS-101 The Fabric Sheet FS-101 for Canon printers comes with a booklet that describes special handling procedures. Be sure to look through this booklet for special information regarding the Fabric Sheets. This section describes specific steps for using Fabric Sheets with the printer. Be sure to follow these guidelines. o To avoid paper ...
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2 Insert the fabric sheet. o Insert the sheet with the the cloth side out (toward you) and the open end up (away from the sheet feeder). o Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the fabric sheet. 3 Set up the BJC-7000 Series Printer Driver for Windows. o In the Paper tab, select A4 for the Paper Size. o In the Main tab, click on the Change button. T ...
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4 Dry and then wash the fabric sheet. o Let the printed fabric sheet set for about one hour to allow the ink to completely dry. o When dry, peel the film backing from the printed fabric sheet. o Wash the printed fabric sheet for about three minutes under lukewarm running water to remove extra ink. o Hang the fabric sheet up to dry it again. o Iron ...
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Maintaining the Printer This chapter covers the care required for your Canon BJC-7000 Color Bubble Jet Printer. It includes: o Printer guidelines o Cleaning the printer o Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern o Cleaning the print heads o Deep cleaning the print heads o BJ cartridge guidelines o Replacing the BJ cartridges o Replacing a BJ tank in the B ...
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Printer Guidelines Follow these guidelines to avoid damage to your printer and harm to you or others: o Set the printer on a stable surface. Do not use an angled printer stand. Avoid setting the printer in direct sunlight. o Keep the front cover closed when printing. o Do not set anything on top of the printer. o Make sure the power is off any time ...
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Cleaning the Printer Your printer requires little routine maintenance. Perform the follo wing maintenance, as necessary, to keep your printer in good operating condition. o Before cleaning the printer, make sure the printer is turned off and the AC adapter is unplugged. o Do not clean the exterior of the printer with volatile liquids such as thinne ...
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Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern You use the Test Prints option on the Control tab in your BJC-7000 Series Printer Driver for Windows to print a Nozzle Check Pattern. You can use this pattern to check the operation of your printer and your print quality. Before selecting the Test Prints option, make sure paper is properly loaded in the sheet feede ...
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3 Click OK to print the Nozzle Check Pattern. o Check the results of the Nozzle Check Patter. See the sample printout on page 4-6. o If any portion of the Nozzle Check Pattern is incorrect, clean the print head. See page 4-7 for details. Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Using the Operators Panel 1 Load paper. o Load one sheet of letter-size plain ...
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Checking the Nozzle Check Pattern The Nozzle Check Pattern looks like this when the BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge is installed: If any portion of the Nozzle Check Pattern is incorrect, clean the print head. See the next section for details. ...
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Cleaning the Print Heads Your printer is equipped with a print head cleaning function to ensure constant high quality printing. The printer automatically performs print head cleaning each time you turn it on. Cleaning the Print Heads From Windows If you are using Windows, you can execute print head cleaning from the Control tab in the BJC-7000 Prin ...
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2 Click one of the option buttons. o To clean both print heads, select All Colors. o To clean only the print head of the Black BJ Cartridge, choose Black. o To clean only the print head of the Color BJ Cartridge, select Color. 3 Click Execute and follow the instructions on the screen. o To check the print head performance, prin the Nozzle Check Pat ...
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2 Press the RESUME button until the printer beeps once. o The POWER light blinks for several seconds while the print head is being cleaned, then lights when cleaning is complete. o This is the same cleaning procedure the printer conducts automatically every time it is turned on. Both print heads are cleaned. o Perform the print head cleaning only w ...
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Deep Cleaning the Print Heads o Perform print head deep cleaning only after print head cleaning fails to correct the problems in the test print. o You can start print head deep cleaning with the printer driver or with the RESUME button on the printer. o Deep cleaning the print heads consumes ink (more ink than print head cleanings), so deep clean t ...
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2 Follow the instructions on the screen. o A message appears to warn you NOT to start another operation until deep print head cleaning is finished. Click the OK button. o The POWER light flashes during print head deep cleaning and then lights again when deep cleaning is complete. o To check the print heads, print the Nozzle Check Pattern (see page ...
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If the results of the Nozzle Check Pattern are not satisfactory, repeat these steps in the following order: 1. Clean the print head. 2. Print the Nozzle Check Pattern. 3. Deep clean the print head. 4. Print the Nozzle Check Pattern. If the problem has not been corrected after deep cleaning the print head four or five times, replace the print head. ...
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o BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge Contains the print head unit and one replaceable color BJ tank, (cyan, magenta, yellow). You can replace the BJ tank without replacing the print head unit when you run out of any of the color inks. Use the BCI-61 Color BJ Tank with the BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge only. o BC-62 Photo BJ Cartridge Contains the print head unit ...
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You may need to replace the BJ cartridge or a BJ tank when any of the following conditions exist: o Poor print quality If you notice a deterioration in the quality of printed pages, perform a test print and clean the print heads before you decide to replace the BJ cartridge. o 3 Beeps When the BC-60 Black BJ Cartridge runs out of ink, the printer w ...
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BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance The most important thing you can do to extend the life of your printer and to ensure optimum print quality is take care of the BJ cartridges. Spilled ink can stain any surface. Open BJ cartridges and BJ tanks carefully, and follow the guidelines presented here to protect against spilled ink. o Protect all surrou ...
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Hold the BJ cartridge on the sides only. Do not touch the silver plate on the bottom of the BJ cartridge or the silver metal or circuit area on the side. The metal area may become hot during printing. Replacing the BJ Cartridges The following procedure describes how to replace the BC-60 Black Cartridge (when it has run out of ink) or how to switch ...
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If the print head is hot, it may not move until it has cooled down. Never attempt to force the cartridge holder to the left manually. Wait a few minutes for the print head to cool down, then press the CARTRIDGE button again. 2 Remove the BJ cartridge. o If you are removing the BC-60 Black BJ Cartridge, pull up on the left cartridge to remove it. o ...
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3 Discard or store the removed BJ cartridge immediately. o If you are discarding a used BJ cartridge, do so immediately. o Handle the used BJ cartridge with care to avoid spilling ink on your hands or clothing. o If you are switching the color cartridges, store the cartridge you removed in the SB-60 Ink Cartridge Storage Box. (The storage box is fo ...
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o If you are inserting a BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge or BC-62 Photo BJ Cartridge, insert it into the right side of the cartridge holder. o Insert the BJ cartridge slightly diagonally into the holder. Make sure the cartridge is aligned with the guides , then press down on the cartridge at the circle mark to lock it in place. 5 Press the CARTRIDGE butto ...
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Replacing a BJ Tank in the BC-61 Color or BC-62 Photo BJ Cartridge The BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge or BC-62 Photo BJ Cartridge each contain one replaceable color BJ tank. When the color BJ tank runs out of ink, the printer will beep four times and the error indicator will come on. Leave the BJ cartridge in the printer when replacing a BJ tank. Make su ...
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3 Check the number on the color BJ tank then discard it immediately. o For the BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge, always use a BCI-61 Color BJ tank; for the BC-62 Photo BJ Cartridge, always use a BCI-62 Photo BJ tank. o Handle the used BJ tank with care to avoid spilling ink on your hands, floor, furniture, or clothing. Empty color BJ tanks cannot be refill ...
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5 Remove the cap from the color BJ tank. 6 Insert the BJ tank. o Align the color BJ tank with the guides on the holder then press down on the circular mark on top of the color BJ tank. 7 Press the CARTRIDGE button once then close the printer cover. o The printer automatically starts cleaning the print heads and the POWER light blinks. This will tak ...
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Storing a BJ Cartridge Whenever you unwrap a BJ cartridge, you must either install it in the printer or store it in the Ink Cartridge Storage Box to prevent the print head from dying and clogging. The storage box is for the BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge or BC-62 Photo BJ Cartridge only. The BC-60 Black BJ Cartridge is always in the printer. 1 Open the I ...
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3 Close the storage box. o Be sure the lid snaps closed. Whenever you remove a BJ cartridge from the printer, store the cartridge in the storage box (unless you are disposing it). Transporting the Printer If you plan to move the printer from one location to another, or if you want to store it, follow these steps. 1 Turn off the printer's power ...
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3 Tape the printer. o Tape both ends so the printer cover will remain closed. o On the front of the printer, tape the original protective cover over the paper output slot. o If the protective cover is not available, you can use a piece of heavier-weight paper (such as card stock). Cut the paper so that it covers the paper output slot. ...
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4 Pack the printer. o Pack the printer in its original box with the packing supports. o Make sure the box is marked FRAGILE or HANDLE WITH CARE. o Do not remove the BJ cartridge from the printer or ship a BJ cartridge or a BJ tank from which you have removed the protective cap. An opened BJ cartridge or BJ tank that is not installed in the printer ...
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Troubleshooting Due to today's rapidly changing computer environment, we have placed troubleshooting information in a variety of places to ensure that the most accurate information possible is available. The best way to find current information is through our on-line support services and through our Fax Retrieval System. On- line services incl ...
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Identifying Your Printer Problem Before contacting Canon, identify your printer problem and make sure you have the following information: o Product name o Serial number o Place of purchase o Nature of problem o Steps you have taken to solve the problem and the results The serial number is located on the label on the back of the printer. Attempting ...
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Basic Problems The most basic problems you may encounter are "the printer does not print" and " your print quality is not satisfactory." o If the printer does not print • Check all your cable connections • Check your printer driver setup • Check your computer configuration o If your print quality is not satisfactory • Cl ...
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Clearing Paper Jams When a paper jam occurs, the ERROR light comes on and the printer beeps twice. If possible, remove the jammed sheet and press RESUME . If this does not clear the jam, follow these steps: 1 Press the POWER button. o Turn off the printer. 2 Gently pull the paper out with one hand while holding down the printer with the other hand. ...
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Specifications Printing Specifications Printing Method Bubble Jet ink on-demand Paper Handling Automatic feed Manual feed Sheet Feeder Capacity - auto feed only Maximum thickness of stacked paper: 0.5 inches (13mm) Plain Paper (20 lb or 75 g/m²) Approx. 130 sheets (0.5" stack) High gloss photo film 1 sheet Glossy photo paper 1 sheet High reso ...
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Paper Type Recommended High gloss photo Film Canon High Gloss Photo Film HG-201 Glossy photo paper Canon Glossy Photo Paper GP- 201 High resolution paper Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 T-shirt transfers Canon T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 Greeting Cards Canon Greeting Cards GC-101 Fabric Sheets Fabric Sheets FS-101 for Canon Bubble Jet Printers Back ...
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Printable area Margins Margins for full-bleed L 0.25 in. (3 mm) L 0.20 in. (5 mm) R 0.25 in. (3 mm) R 0.20 in. (5 mm) T 0.12 in. (3 mm) T 1.10 in. (27 mm) B 0.28 in. (7 mm) B 1.10 in. (27 mm) Printable area for envelopes To ensure the best print quality, make sure printing on envelopes is well within the printable area described below. ...
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BJ Cartridges BC-60 Black BJ Cartridge Print head 608 nozzles = Black and Ink Optimizer Capacity Approx. 900 pages / cartridge (at 1500 characters/ page) BC-61 Color BJ Cartridge Print head 240 nozzles, 80 nozzles for each color (cyan, magenta, yellow) Capacity Approx. 4000 pages / cartridge (at 15% coverage) BCI-61 Color Ink Tank Colors Cyan, mage ...
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General Interface IEEE 1284 compatible parallel interface Acoustic Noise Level Approx. 49 db (A) per ISO 9296 Operating Environment Temperature 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C) Humidity 10% to 90% RH (no condensation) Storing Environment Temperature 32°F to 95°F (0°C to 35°C) Humidity 5% to 90% RH (no condensation) Power Source USA / Canada AC 12 ...
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