Canon BJC-610- Manuals

Software compatibility Using the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you can print form any Microsoft Windows application.In the MS-DOS environment, the printer emulates the Epson LQ-2550 printer or the IBM PropritnerX24E printer. TrueType fonts The TrueType fonts (available with the Microsoft Window...

Ink Cartridges Canon offers the following ink cartridges: Canon Ink Cartridge BJI-201 Bk HC (black, high capacity) Canon Ink Cartridge BJI-201 C (cyan) Canon Ink Cartridge BJI-201 M (meganta) Canon Ink Cartridge BJI-201 Y (yellow) Print Media Canon manufactures the following print media. Canon Coate...

Canon High Gloss Film HG-101 The printer can produce sharp and brilliant color output on this high grade gloss film, which is fullycompatible with your Canon color inks. Use this film for trade show displays or other specialpresentations. You can create sharper and more vivid color output with the h...

Customer Support Help desk Canon provides customer support and service for all Canon printer products. If you have any questionsregarding your new printer, call the Canon Computer Systems Help Desk at 1-800-423-2366 . Help is available Monday through Friday from 8 A.M to 11 P.M. Eastern Standard Tim...

Servicing the Printer The Canon BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer is designed with the latest technology to providetrouble-free operation. The warranty card that comes with your printer describes Canon's limitedtwo-years warranty for its Bubble Jet printer. Be sure to read the warranty information to...

Page Printers Page printers, such as laser printers, process and print information one page at a time. The informationsent from the computer to the printer is sometimes in simple ASCII code, or more often, in a pagedescription language. This information is a set of instructions that the printer must...

Chapter 2 Setting up the Printer This chapter describes how to unpack and set up your printer. It Includes: Unpacking the printer Choosing a location for the printer Examining the printer's components Attaching the power cord Connecting the printer to the computer Installing the print head unit Inst...

Unpacking Your Printer Follow these steps to unpack the printer: 1. Carefully remove all items from the box. If you have lifted the printer's box using the built-in handles, press the cardboard handles toward the outside of the box before trying to lift the printer out of the box. It is best to have...

In addition to the items shipped with your printer, you need a Centronics-compatible parallel interface cable with bi-directional capability (no longer than six feet), which youcan purchase from your dealer. The cable must be bi-directional. Be sure to fill out your Registration card and send it to ...

2. Remove the ATTENTION! piece of paper, which includes additional instructions for installing the print head unit. Open the top cover by grasping the sides of the cover and lifting it up. Make sure the paper thickness lever is down for color printing on normal paper. Close the top cover. Setting Up...

Selecting a Location for Your Printer Before you set up your printer, choose the best location for it. Follow these guidelines: Choose a flat, sturdy surface with enough space for the paper to flow freely into and out of the printer. Angled print stands may cause quality and reliability problems. Fu...

Do not subject the printer to strong physical shock or vibrations. Keep the printer clean. Dust accumulation may prevent the printer from functioning properly. To protect the printer from damage, hold both sides when you move it. While the BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer is small and compact, it is...

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From the Back Inside the Printer Setting up the Printer 17 1 of 1 4/15/98 11:19 AM

Attaching the Power Cord Use a power supply that is the appropriate voltage and frequency: AC 120 V, 60 Hz 0.5A. This is standard for an electrical outlet in the United States or Canada. Canondoes not recommend using the printer with any other power source or with atransformer. Use only the power co...

Connecting Your Printer to the Computer Your printer has an 8-bit parallel interface port, which allows you to use it with IBM PCs and compatiblecomputers. To use the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you need to purchase a Centronicscompatible parallel cable with bi-directional capability from you...

Installing the Print Head Unit The print head unit is the device that projects the ink into the paper. During a print operation, the printerheats the ink to the boiling point in the nozzle to form a bubble. The bubble expands until there is noroom left in the nozzle for the ink. The printer then eje...

5. Remove the white tape from the print head unit. Avoid touching the terminals, print head nozzles, and silver filters on the print head unit. Do not remove the gray-padded material around the silver filters. 6. Insert the print head unit. Gently place the print head unit into the compartment with ...

7. Close the compartment cover. Press down firmly on the two white dots on the top of the cover until it snaps securely closed. You actually hear two distinct clicks as the cover engages with the compartment base. Make sure the sides of the gray compartment cover touch the back base of the print hea...

Installing the Ink Cartridges The printer requires four ink cartridges for printing: black, cyan, magenta, and yellow (cyan is a light blueand magenta is a deep purplish pink). These four colors are the standards used for printing on paper. You must install the ink cartridges in specific locations t...

Turning the Printer On and Off To turn on the printer's power, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the parallel interface cable is connected to your printer and computer. 2. Make sure the power cord is attached to the printer and a wall outlet. 3. Press the POWER button on the operator panel. The POWER...

Initialization error If a print head unit error occurs when you turn on the printer the orange ERROR light and one or morePRINT MODE lights flash. Follow these steps: 1. Press the POWER button to turn off the printer. 2. Unplug the printer. Wait ten seconds and then reattach the power cord again. 3....

After turning off the printer, always wait at least four seconds before turning it back on again. Never unplug the printer or turn off a power strip to which the printer is attached when theprinter’s power is turned on. This may prevent the print head unit from returning to thehome position. Once in...

Installing the Microsoft Windows Printing System Before you can print documents from your software applications, you must install the appropriate printerdriver on your computer. The printer driver takes the information from your application program andtranslates into a language the printer can under...

Making Backup Copies of your Diskettes Before installing the Microsoft Windows Printing System, make a copy of each diskette. Store theoriginals in a safe place and use the backup copies to install the Microsoft Windows Pruning System. To make backup copies of your diskettes, follow the instructions...

6. In the Command Line prompt box, enter the path name that identifies the SETUP.EXE file n the Microsoft Windows Printing System diskette and then click on OK. For Example: 7. Now follow the instructions on the screen to install the Microsoft Windows Printing System. If you run the Setup program wh...

The Express method installs all of the Microsoft Windows Printing System. The screen displays howmuch disk space you need. The Custom method lets you select the parts of the software you want. For example, if you do not wantthe TrueType fonts or the sound files, you don't have to install them. You c...

The test page is also useful for verifying that the print head nozzles are operating properly. If they arenot, you need to clean them; see page 128. After you have restarted Microsoft Windows, you can remove the diskette. Optimizing Print Quality When you first set up the printer, you may want to al...

Chapter 3 Using the Microsoft Windows Printing System __________________________________________________________ This chapter introduces you to the Microsoft Windows Printing System for the BJC-610. It includes: Understanding the Microsoft Windows Printing System Printing with the Microsoft Windows ...

Every time you print, the Microsoft Windows Printing System displays the Printer Status Window. Thiswindow shows you the paper moving through the printer, how long it will take to print the document,and how much of the document has been printed. From the Printer Status Windows you can pause,resume, ...

Using the Microsoft Windows Printing System When you install the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you create the Microsoft Windows PrintingSystem program group, which contains: From the Microsoft Windows Printing System program group you can select the following. Canon BJC-610 Installation Start t...

The Microsoft Windows Printing System Dialog Boxes With the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you initiate printing as normally would from a MicrosoftWindows application --for example, by choosing the Print command from the File menu in a MicrosoftWindows application. From the Print dialog box, you...

The Microsoft Windows Printing System includes the following dialog boxes: Setup - Includes number of copies, page orientation, paper source, and paper size, as well as buttons for opening the quality and Graphic Dialog boxes. Quality - Includes settings for media type, print resolution, and print q...

The Setup Dialog Box You always begin setting print options for the Microsoft Windows Printing System in the Setup dialogbox. The Setup dialog box allows you to: Specify multiple copies, collated or not collated Choose the page orientation Choose the paper source Choose the paper size Open the Quali...

The setup dialog box includes the following buttons: Button Function OK Closes the dialog box and implements any changes Cancel Closes the dialog box without making any changes Quality... Opens the Quality dialog box (See The Quality Dialog Box later in this chapter.) Graphics... Opens the Graphics ...

If you specify more than one copy with the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you can choose whetherto collate the copies: Select Collated to print separate copies of you document with all the page in order. You get one complete copy, then the next complete copy, and so on. Select Uncollated to prin...

Choosing the Paper Source The Paper Source box in the Setup dialog box shows a diagram of the BJC-610. Below the diagram,messages appear to notify you of the current status of the printer. You can choose a source from the Paper Source list or simply click on the printer diagram: To specify manual fe...

Choosing the Paper Size The Paper Size box shows several common sizes of paper and envelopes. If you see an icon for the paper or envelope size you want to use, simply click on it. You can choosefrom for paper sizes (Letter, Legal, A4, and B5) and two envelope size (#10 and DL). If your paper size d...

Be sure the paper size you select matches the paper installed in the paper cassette or be prepared tomanually feed envelopes. The printer determines the paper size after it prints the first page. If the selected paper sizedoes not match the paper in the sheet feeder, the printer tells you to change ...

Selecting the Media Type Select the Media Type you plan to use for printing. When you select the Media Type, the MicrosoftWindows Printing System changes printer modes to suit you print media. You may have to change the paper thickness lever (inside the printer) position according toyou media type. ...

Transparency This mode is for printing on transparency stock. Use Canon Transparencies (CF-102) to achieve thehighest possible color fidelity. Set the paper thickness lever (inside the printer) to the down position. Back print film This mode is specially configured for printing on back print film, s...

High resolution paper This mode is specially configured for printing with Canon High Resolution Paper (HR-101). Use thispaper for printing in 720 dpi to achieve the highest color print quality. Set the paper thickness lever (inside the printer) to the down position. Other paper This mode is availabl...

720 x 360 dpi - This horizontal resolution is 720 dpi and the vertical resolution is 360 dpi. Use this setting when you want to refine diagonal lines. When you select this setting, you cannot select theHigh Speed (Text & Graphics) print mode. 720 x 720 dpi - Use this resolution for best print qu...

Resetting the Quality Settings To restore all the settings controlled in the Quality dialog box to their default values, click the Defaultsbutton. The Graphics Dialog Box Settings in the Graphics dialog box control the appearance of color and grayscale graphics. You canselect the following: The half...

Selecting the Halftoning Method Your printer contains four ink colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. To create the illusion of othercolors, dots of these four colors are pleased closely together. This process is call halftoning. To print the entire spectrum of colors, the Microsoft Windows Print...

Patterned - With this method, the printer uniformly aligns dots of different colors to create the appearance of intermediate colors. It is suitable for printing documents that contains large areas ofsolid color, such as bar chars and graphics. Use for medium- speed printing of medium-qualityimages. ...

Using the Color Controls Using the Color Controls, you can make the following adjustments: Brightness lightens or darkens the entire color image for each color. Contrast darkness the dark shades and lightens the light shades. Saturation makes the color closer to the primary color. You can also selec...

Selecting grayscale printing If you want to print in grayscale instead of color, check the Gray Scale Printing box. Gray Scale Printing Disabling color matching If you want to disable the Microsoft Windows Printing System color matching routines, check theDisable Color Matching box. If you...

Experiment with halftoning settings until you get a feel for the results of various settings. Byexperimenting, you also mightr achieve some unusual but reasonable results. The settings you choose apply to all graphics in the document you’re printing. If you want toapply different settings to individ...

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Checking the Status of a Print Job With the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you can keep track of and control your print jobs in eitherof two ways: The Printer Status Window tells you exactly what is happening with the current print job. You canuse the icons on this window to: Pause, resume, forc...

Using The Printer Status Window The Printer Status Window use detailed graphics to illustrate the printer and the document being printed. The Printer Status Window has a title bar, a menu bar for commands, and a toolbar. The toolbar has sixbuttons that you can use to pause the printer, resume the pr...

Opening the Printer Status Window The Printer Status Window opens automatically in the following cases: When you print with the Microsoft Windows Printing System- unless you previously turned off theDisplay Printer Status While Printing option (see page 68) When the Microsoft Windows Printing System...

Using the Printer Menu You select the Printer options from the menu bar on the Printer Status Window: From this drop-down list, you can: Pause the printer- This temporarily halts printing of the current document. The Microsoft WindowsPrinting System finishes printing the current page, but will not p...

When an item is checked, it is displayed. Click on the item to remove the check mark. When the item isnot checked, it is not displayed and the Printer Status Window is shorter. Using the Options Menu You select the Options options from the menu bar on the Printer Status Window: From this drop-down l...

If you want the Printer Status Window to open automatically each time you print, select theDisplay Printer Status While Printing check box. If you want the Printer Status Window to open only to display an alert, select Only Display PrinterWindows for errors. In this case, you can open the Printer St...

Printing test patterns and aligning the print head Use letter size or A4 size paper when printing the test patterns. If you attempt to print on asmaller sheet, ink will get on the platen. If this happens, see Chapter 6, Maintaining the Printer,for a description of how to clean the platen. There are ...

To align the print head unit, choose the Alignment... button. The Alignment dialog box appears.Follow the instructions shown in the dialog box.You may need to align the print head unit if youhave print quality problems during initial printing. Check the sample printout and follow the instructions in...

Cleaning the print head unit There are three buttons in the Clean Print Heads group box. To run the complete cleaning cycle of the print head, choose the Through button. When youreplace the print head unit, perform this cleaning. To run a quick clean of the print head, choose the Quick button. When ...

Using the Toolbar The toolbar has six buttons that you can use to pause, resume, force, or delete the current print job, printthe self test, or clean the print head. To temporarily halt printing the current document, click the Pause Printer button. The MicrosoftWindows Printing System finishes print...

Messages The Microsoft Windows Printing system gives you complete information about your print job and theprinter itself. There are two categories of messages: Information messages notify you of a condition but do not require immediate action. Alerts require your intervention before printing can pro...

To clear the message and display the normal job information, click the job information portion of thewindow. For on-line help, you can always press F1 or use the Help menu. Responding to Alerts When something interferes with printing or requires your attention before printing can continue, thePrinte...

After you respond to the alert, the Printer Status Window returns to its previous state and location.However, if you have interacted with the window, it remains open until you close it. For on-line help, you can always press F1 or use the Help menu. Messages with Sound The Microsoft Windows Printing...

Alert Messages Spoken message Event Filename Feed paper Ready for next sheet(manual feed) crfeepap.wav Add paper to printer Add paper to printer craddpap.wav Change paper Wrong size paper is loaded crchgpap.wav Paper jam Paper is jammed crpapjam.wav Printer error Printer error occurs crprterr.wav Al...

Using the Print Manager When the Microsoft Windows Printing System is turned on, your application sends your document to thePrint Manager, rather than directly to your printer. The Print Manager takes care of sending thedocument to the printer by temporarily storing it on your hard disk and adding i...

The Print Manager Window The Print Manager provided with the Microsoft Windows Printing System is an enhanced version of thePrint Manager included with Microsoft Windows version 3.1. Though the enhanced Print Manager looksa bit different than the standard version, it works in much the same way. The ...

The following table describes the Print Manager's buttons. Button What it does Menu Equivalent Pauses the selected printer Pause Printer in the Printer menu Resumes the selected printer Resume Printer in the Printer menu Makes the selected printer default printer Set Default Printer in the Printer m...

Opening the Printer Status Window from the Print Manager When the Print Manager window lists a Microsoft Windows Printing System printer or any printer thatuses a queue processor, you can open the Printer Status Window of that selected printer. To open the Printer Status Window, select the printer a...

You can change the Print Manager priority by choosing Background Printing in the Options menu. In the Printing Priority group box, choose one of the following options: Option Result Low Print Manager uses less processing time, slowing printing so other applications can run faster. Normal Print Manag...

Working with TrueType Fonts If you have installed the TrueType fonts, they are ready to use with any Microsoft Windows application.Just format your text as usual and print. The Microsoft Windows Printing System lets you print TrueTypefonts exactly as they appear on the screen- this feature is someti...

Changing TrueType Options Follow these steps to change TrueType options: 1. In the Control Panel, double-click the Fonts icon. The Fonts dialog box opens. 2. Choose the TrueType... button. The TrueType dialog box opens. The Enable TrueType Fonts options should alreadybe checked. Always leave this op...

You can still use the Control Panel for two font-related tasks: To verify which fonts you've installed. (The Fonts dialog box that you open from the Control Panellists each font.) To delete fonts that you no longer use. Reviewing installed fonts 1. In the Control Panel, double-click the Fonts icon. ...

Deleting fonts 1. In the Control Panel, double-click the Fonts icon. The Fonts dialog box opens. The Installed Fonts list displays the names of each font installed on your system. 2. As necessary, use the scroll bar to see all the fonts in the list. 3. Select the fonts you want to delete, then click...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling This chapter describes how to use the printer for all your printing operations, such as printing documents,single sheets, special papers, and envelopes. It includes: Selecting paper Setting the paper thickness lever Setting the paper selection lever and the paper support Sum...

Selecting Paper Types One of the most important things you can do to assure the best possible print quality from your BubbleJet printer is to select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality output on most plain bondpaper, including cotton bond and photocopying papers; it does not requ...

High Resolution Papers For 720x720 dpi printing with the Microsoft Windows Printing System, the Canon High ResolutionPaper (HR-101) is recommended for optimum color print quality. It is available in letter size. Fabric Sheets The Canon Fabric Sheet (FS-101) is recommended. You can create your own cr...

Before Loading Paper To ensure trouble-free paper handling, you'll want to set the paper thickness lever and the paper selectionlever before loading paper. Setting the Paper Thickness Lever You use the paper thickness lever to adjust the distance between the print head and the paper toaccommodate di...

Up is for printing on thick paper, back print film, fabric sheets, and envelopes. Always set the paper thickness lever before and after printing on thick paper, back printfilm, fabric sheets, or envelopes. If you are printing documents with high density graphics or ink and the printed pages are smud...

Setting the Paper Selection Lever and the Paper Support Set the paper selection lever and the paper support to their proper positions before loading paper. When automatically loading a stack of paper, set the paper selection lever to the back position and extendthe paper support. When automatically ...

When manually feeding any type of print media, set the paper selection lever to the front positionand lower the paper support. Do not move the paper selection lever after loading paper in the sheet feeder. This lever is different than the lever on a typewriter or dot matrix printer. You need notpull...

When the paper support is lowered, it makes a path for the paper to advance smoothly into the printer. It is important that you set the paper selection lever and the paper support to the correct position basedon how you plan to feed paper. Be sure to set the paper selection lever and the paper suppo...

Printer Settings for Various Print Media The following table summarizes the printer settings for the various types of print media: If you have a problem with the paper misfeeding, see Chapter 7, Troubleshooting, for possible solutions. Paper Handling 95 1 of 1 4/15/98 1:45 PM

Automatically Feeding Paper You can place approximately 100 sheets of plain paper or Bubble Jet paper (17 lb. or 64 g/m2) in thesheet feeder at a time. (For instructions on automatically feeding special papers, see Printing on SpecialPapers later in this chapter. To automatically feed plain paper, f...

6. Adjust the paper guide to the stack of paper. This keeps the paper feeding straight into the printer and reduces skewing. Be sure there is no gap between the paper guide and edge of the stack of paper. 7. Make sure the printer is turned on and on-line. Start your print operation. Auto Feed Guidel...

Make sure there are no gaps between the stack of paper and the paper guide nor the right edge ofthe sheet feeder. Manually Feeding Paper You use the manual feed function when printing on heavier weight paper (24 lb. to 28 lb. or 91 g/m2) orhigh gloss film. To manually feed a single sheet, follow the...

Printing on Special Papers You can print on coated paper, transparencies, back print film, high gloss film, high resolution paper,Bubble Jet (water-resistant) paper, and fabric sheets. These are special papers that you may want to usefor certain presentations. You can stack approximately 50 sheets o...

Once your software and driver are ready to print, you can set up the printer for automatic feed or manualfeed. Both methods are described earlier in this chapter. Follow these guidelines when automatically feeding stacks of special paper: When automatically feeding transparencies or back print film,...

Printing on Envelopes You can stack up to 15 envelopes in the sheet feeder or you can manually feed envelopes one at a time. U.S. Commercial number 10 (COM10)envelopes and European DL envelopes are recommended. Youmay be able to stack envelopes of other sizes in the sheet feeder; however, Canon cann...

Check your software to see if it prints envelopes in portrait or landscape orientation. It's a good idea toprint on a sheet of paper before printing on an envelopes to check the orientation. Printing on envelopes in portrait orientation results in faster printing. However, severalsoftware packages, ...

7. Make sure the printer is on-line and start your print operation. When printing on COM10 envelopes, move the paper guide all the way to the left.Depending on the size and shape of your interface connector, the paper guide may touch it.If this causes the envelopes to misfeed, use an interface cable...

When printing on legal-size paper, do not extend the paper output tray. Remove each sheet as it isprinted. Printing in Landscape Orientation The BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer does not have the built-in landscape fonts. However, you can printin landscape orientation with the Microsoft Windows Prin...

If you are not using Microsoft Windows Printing System, you can consider many other softwarepackages that offer landscape font capabilities, Such as: Quattro Pro 3.0Lotus 2.4GeoworksWordPerfect 6.0 for MS-DOS The following font packages work with the specified software applications. (Product names m...

Printing on High Resolution Paper The Canon High Resolution Paper (HR-101) is specially designed for 720x720 dpi printing. Because it isspecially coated to produce delicate color output, paper particles from the high resolution paper may tendto gather inside the printer. To avoid paper feeding probl...

Chapter 5 Printing in Color The Canon BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer is a powerful color printer. If this is your first color printer,read this chapter for some tips on effectively using color. By using color, you can enhance the visual impact of your documents and presentations. You can captureyo...

Analyzing the Content As you develop the content of your document, you need to think about your audience and how you canbest convey your message to them. Are you trying to communicate complex information to a highlytechnical group of professionals, or are you trying to sell a simple service to homeo...

Selecting the Print Media You need to determine how the printed material will be used when you plan its layout and when youselect the print media. Each project you work on will have unique requirements. The way you use color and select the printmedia is critical in achieving an impressive visual imp...

For envelopes use Commercial number 10 (9.5x4.1 inches) or DL size (220x110 mm). Understanding Your Application's Capabilities Your monitor's ability to display colors is limited by the number of colors with which a particularsoftware application can work. You cannot display or print a color that yo...

Considering Your Computer's Monitor Your ability to create colors is limited by how many colors you can work with on the monitor screen. Ofcourse, if you are using a monochrome monitor, creating color printouts will be extremely difficult. Monitors are classified by their resolution and the number o...

Because monitors and printers are so different, achieving an accurate match of some monitor colors isextremely difficult. Your printer has been optimized to offer the best match between the most popularmonitors. Yet, you may still find certain colors difficult to match exactly. To maximize the color...

Improving Print Speed To improve printing speed, you can try the following techniques. Microsoft Windows enhancements Turn off the Print Manager in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel. This avoid the extra step of sending the print file to the Print Manager and may increase yourprinting speed by as ...

Using the Microsoft Windows Print Manager The Print Manager is part of the Microsoft Windows operating system and controls the printing of yourfiles. Background printing When the Print Manager is active, the print file that your application and printer driver create is not sentdirectly to the printe...

Foreground printing If the Print Manager is not active (turned off), the print file that your application and printer driver createis sent directly to the printer. This means you are printing in the foreground and you cannot use yourcomputer for other work until you have finished printing. Printing ...

Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer This chapter covers the care and maintenance required for your Canon BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer.It includes: Printer guidelinesCleaning the printerCleaning the print head unitReplacing the print head unitTransporting the printer Printer Guidelines Follow these...

Always use the three-wire, grounded power receptacle (electrical wall outlet with three holes) foryour printer's power cord. Do not modify the cord or remove the ground pin.Make sure the power is off any time you connect or disconnect the power cord or interface cable.Do not move the mechanism that ...

Cleaning the Printer Your printer requires little routine maintenance. Perform the following maintenance, as necessary, tokeep your printer in good operating condition. 1. Make sure the printer is turned off; then unplug it.2. Clean the platen and its surrounding area inside the printer. Use a soft ...

3. Clean the exterior of the printer. Use a soft cloth moistened with water.Clean any smudges or dust.Do not clean the exterior of the printer with volatile liquids such as thinners, benzine, or anyspray-type or chemical cleaners; doing so will damage the surface of the printer. Cleaning the Print H...

Using the Microsoft Windows Printing System When you use the Microsoft Windows Printing System, perform the print head cleaning from the PrinterOptions dialog box. See Chapter 3, Using the Microsoft Windows Printing System , for details. Using the Operator Panel If you are not using Microsoft Window...

Thorough cleaning The printer performs a through cleaning of all the print head nozzles when you follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on.2. Press the PRINT MODE and ENVELOPE Buttons at the same time. Hold these button until the printer beeps and the INK and envelope lights flash. 3...

Quick cleaning The printer performs a quick cleaning of all the print head nozzles when you follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on.2. Press the PRINT MODE and ENVELOPE buttons at the same time. Hold these button until the printer beeps and the INK and envelope lights flash. 3. Whe...

Custom cleaning The printer cleans the print head nozzles for a single ink cartridge when you follow these steps. 1. Make sure the printer is turned on.2. Press the PRINT MODE and ENVELOPE buttons at the same time. Hold these button until the printer beeps and the INK and envelope lights flash. 3. P...

Replacing an Ink Cartridge Use only the BJI-201 cartridges with this printer. The black ink cartridge, BJI-201 Bk HC, will print about 450 pages in High Quality (HQ) mode withabout five percent coverage. You can also use the BJI-201 Bk ink cartridge with this printer; this inkcartridge is not high c...

Ink Cartridge Guidelines To ensure excellent print quality, always follow these guidelines. Be sure to install all four ink cartridges. Attempting to print without one or more ink cartridges inplace causes the ERROR and INK lights to come on and the printer does not operate.Always install the ink ca...

If spilled, the ink is very difficult to clean. Therefore, always follow these precautions andcarefully handle the ink cartridges. Ink cartridges continually run out of ink If your ink cartridges seem to run out of ink before you think they should, make sure you are followingthese guidelines. Make s...

4. Execute the custom cleaning again for each of the colors that were installed incorrectly. You can repeat the custom cleaning procedure several times if the colors do not seem accurate. If theproblem persists, replace the ink cartridges with new ones. Using Ink Ink formulation is the most critical...

Transporting the Printer While the BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer is small and compact, it isnot a portable printer and you need to take care when transporting it.The printer's components, such as the sheet feeder, may becomedamaged if subjected to severe vibration during transportation. Also,your...

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter contains information to help you solve printer problems. A problemmay have one or a combination of causes, including a malfunction in yourcomputer, software, the printer cable, or the printer. Many printing problems arerelated to how your software interacts wit...

In WordPerfect, the BOX prints but the text does not Print Manager problems occur Clearing Paper Jams Attempting to repair the printer yourself may void the limited warranty as tothat repair. See the limited warranty card for details. Before contacting Canon, make sure you have the following informa...

The ERROR light comes on when an error has occurred that you cancorrect.The ERROR light flashes when a system error occurs; this requires aservice call. When you use the Microsoft Windows Printing System, messages will appearon your computer display and let you know what error occurred and how tores...

on running low of ink. which ink cartridge contains no liquid ink. Make sure you have anew ink cartridge. If you continueprinting, the ink cartridge runs outof ink and print quality problems,such as white streaks, missing dots,or hue changes occur; repeating theprint head cleaning procedure willnot ...

from MicrosoftWindows. on. off. Print options may be too complex. In the Microsoft Windows Printing System or your software application, setall print options to their defaults, such as:Plain Paper, 360 x 360 dpi, High QualityText, Halftoning Smooth. See Color and Printing Speed on page 120 for detai...

Printout curls Your page my include a dense amount of ink. Remove the printout immediately and letit dry, then roll it in the directionopposite to the curl. Computer indicatesdevice time-out A device time-out occurs when yourcomputer sends data to the printerbut the printer does not respond.The prin...

correctly. The top of the envelope goes in first. The flap is toward the sheet feeder. The right side of the envelope is alignedagainst the right side of the sheetfeeder. The left side is aligned against the paperguide. Single envelopes may not befeeding correctly. For manual loading, make sure the ...

The paper thickness lever may not beset correctly. Make sure the lever is down for plainpaper, coated paper, transparencies, highgloss film or high resolution paper. Makesure it is up for envelopes, back print film,fabric sheets, or thick paper. You may be printing on the wrong sideof the sheet. Pap...

different from the previouslines. off-line and then on-line during aprint job. and back on-line during a printjob. The print mode does not match thedata pattern. If you are printing a high densitycolor graphics on plain paper,change the Media Type settingfrom Plain Paper to CoatedPaper. If you are u...

Appendix A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications of your printer. Printing Method Bubble jet ink on-demand Paper Handling Automatic feedManual feed Sheet Feeder Capacity Maximum thickness of stacked paper 0.35 in (9 mm) Plain paper Approximately 100 sheets (17lb or 64 g/m2) Coated pa...

Printable Area--Papers The shaded portion in the following figure show the printable area for papers. Letter size Legal size A4 size a. 8.5in a. 8.5 in a. 210mm b. 0.25 in b. 0.25 in b. 3.4 mm c. 11.0 in c. 14.0 in c. 297 mm d. 0.33-Epson LQ Mode d. 0.33-Epson LQ Mode d. 8.5 mm 0.12-BJ Mode 0.12 in-...

Printable Area--Envelopes The shaded portion in the following figure shows the printable area for envelopes. Printable Area: U.S. Commercial number 10 European DL a. 9.50 in a. 220.00 mm b. 0.25 in b. 6.40 mm c. 1.20 in c. 10.40 mm d. 4.10 in d. 110.00 mm e. 0.12 in e. 3.00 mm f. 0.28 in* f. 7.00 mm...

Appendix B Application Notes This appendix contains information on using specific software applications withyour Canon BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer. Many popular applications arecovered here. Although the software versions described may not be the latest, ormay not be the version you have, the s...

Microsoft Publisher Method 1 To print envelopes in Microsoft Publisher, follow these steps: 1. Start Microsoft Publisher. 2. Select and run the Envelope Page Wizard design assistant. 3. From the Envelope Page Wizard, select the options you want. 4. After the envelope has been created, delete the tex...

20. From the File menu, choose Print.21. Click OK. Method 2 To print envelopes in Microsoft Publisher, follow these steps: 1. Start the Microsoft Windows Control Panel.2. Double-click the printer icon.3. Select the Canon BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Printer.4. Set up the following options on the printer...

Microsoft Word for Windows Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows To print on envelopes in Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows, follow these steps: 1. Select Tools.2. Select Envelopes and Labels.3. Click on the Feed button.4. In the feed method, select the first envelope from the left.5. Click on the OK button.6...

The SetPrinterHeuristic menu choice now appears each time you select Tools from the top menu barwhen you are using a normal template. To verify this, open a new document and select Tools from themenu bar. The SetPrinterHeuristic choice appears as the last selection of the Tools menu. To print on env...

4. For Paper Type, select Envelope.5. For Paper Size, select #10 Env (9.5" x 4.1").6. For Paper Location, select Autosheet Feeder.7. For Orientation, disable Rotated Fonts and enable Wide Form. 8. Click on OK to close the Create New Definition box.9. Enter the Sender and Addressee informatio...

5. Fill in the appropriate mailing address.6. Make sure the box for Print Envelopes is checked and the Select Envelope Size is 9.5 x 4.12 inches. 7. You can also include a Return Address, change the margin settings, and/or change the font with which the envelope is printed. For Microsoft Windows, th...

8. Choose OK to print the envelope. If you are using the WordPerfect driver, no message appears and the printer prints the envelope. Works 3.0 for Windows To print envelopes in Works 3.0 for Windows, follow these steps: 1. Select Tools.2. Select Envelopes and Labels.3. Create your envelope.4. Go to ...

Selecting Colors through Your Software Applications This section provides examples of selecting colors through software applications. For more informationon how to add color to your documents, refer to your application's manual. CorelDraw With CorelDraw 3.0 or 4.0 and you BJC-610 Color Bubble Jet Pr...

4. From the Font dialog box, select the Color drop-down list box.5. In the Color drop-down list box, select the color you want to use for your text.6. Click OK in the Font dialog box to apply the color to your text. Follow these steps to add colors to the background of a cell: 1. Highlight the cells...

Microsoft Excel 4.0 Follow these steps to add color to text in Microsoft Excel 4.0: 1. Highlight the text cells to which you want to add colors.2. From the top menu bar, select Format and then select Font.3. From the Font dialog box, select the Color drop-down list box.4. In the Color drop-down list...

Microsoft Word Windows With Microsoft Word for Windows and the BJC-610, you can create interesting and professionaldocuments and memos. In Microsoft Word for Windows, you can add colors to your text to emphasizeand highlight important information. Word for Windows 6.0 Follow these steps to add color...

Appendix C Using the Printer with MS-DOS Your printer will work with a wide variety of MS-DOS applications, such as spreadsheet, wordprocessing, and graphics programs. This appendix describes how to set up your MS-DOS softwareapplications for you printer. Application programs include a group of prog...

Managing Your Printer from MS-DOS When you use the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you can select and control all the printingfeatures of the BJC-610 printer from your computer. If you are not using the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you select and control the printer's printingfeatures with ...

Operator Panel Buttons The buttons on the operator panel allow you to turn the printer on and off, set the printer on-line andoff-line, pause a print operation, select basic printing modes, feed paper, clean the print head, and start aprinter self test. See Using the Operator Panel for details. DIP ...

In BJ mode, the printer uses the black ink cartridge only. After selecting a printer, you can use software commands for all the standard printer functions throughthe application programs. This includes bold or double-strike printing, underlining, superscripts,subscripts, margin control, line-spacing...

For black printing: If you will not be printing in color and you were able to select a Canon BJ printer or the IBM ProprinterX24E through your application program, you will want to use the printer in BJ mode. You can also select a printer control mode based on specific text features you want to use ...

The following table lists the print styles that are available in each printer control mode. Printer control mode Typeface Epson LQ mode BJ mode Italic Yes No Emphasized Yes (via ESC E sequence) Yes (via ESC E sequence) Double-high Yes (via ESC E sequence) Yes (via ESC [ @ sequence) Double-wide Yes (...

Using ESCape Sequences When your software sends information to the printer, it includes special information known as controlcodes or ESCape sequences. The ESCape sequences tell the printer such things as when to start printingand in what color, which page orientation to use, and where to draw a box ...

Epson LQ mode (DIP switch 11 is ON) Font Selection Description Decimal Value Roman 27 107 0 San Serif 27 107 1 Courier 27 107 2 Prestige 27 107 3 Script 27 107 4 Orator 27 107 7 Orator-S 27 107 8 High speed 27 120 0 High quality 27 120 1 Pitch Selection Description Decimal Value 10 cpi 18 27 80 12 c...

Using the Operator Panel This section provides information on using the operator panel located on the top of your printer. You cancontrol basic printer operations and mechanics through the operator panel. The indicator lights reflect thecurrent status and modes of the printer. When you use the Micro...

Indicator Lights POWER light Indicates that the printer is on. ERROR light Lights when the printer is out of paper, paper is jammed, or any other problem exists. If the light stays on continuously, you can correct the error.If the light blinks (flashes), a system error has occurred, which requires a...

During print head cleaning, the corresponding light blinks as each head is cleaned: Bk Black C Cyan M Magenta Y Yellow Envelope light Indicates printing is on envelopes. INK light Indicates one or more ink cartridges need to be checked. Ejecting Paper When the printer is off-line, you can use the FF...

Pausing a Print Operation When the ON LINE light is on, the printer is on-line and ready to receive data from your computer. Atthis time, you can send print data from your computer to the printer. While you are printing a document, you may want to pause the printer.Follow these steps: 1. To pause pr...

When you are using MS-DOS applications, you can select the print mode from the operator panel. The following table gives an overview of the PRINT MODE lights and functions. PRINT MODE lights Light status Status/function Windows Printing ON Printing with Microsoft Windows Printing System OFF Printing...

Select your print mode as follows: PRINT MODE lights Pressing the PRINT MODE button Windows Printing 720 dpi HQ PLAIN PAPER Function Default OFF OFF ON ON High Quality (HQ) printing on plain paper Once OFF OFF OFF ON High Speed printing 2 times OFF OFF OFF OFF High Quality (HQ) printing on coated pa...

Turning Off Envelope Mode After printing on envelopes, follow these steps before loading normal paper again: 1. Set the paper selection lever (on the right side of the sheet feeder) to the back position.2. Set the green paper thickness lever (inside the printer) to the down position.3. If you enable...

Printing the Test Patterns Using the operator panel, there are two test patterns you can generate to check the operation of theprinter: Color pattern verifies color and font generationFont pattern verifies font generation and print style To print the test patterns, you must be automatically feeding ...

4. When the POWER lights starts to flash, release both buttons. When the POWER light stops flashing, the printer starts to print the color pattern. The color pattern is one page. The following sample shows part of the pattern: Suspending To suspend printing of the pattern, press the ON LINE button. ...

Font Pattern You can print the font pattern in both printer control modes: Epson LQ mode or BJ-10 mode. The printerprints all characters in the available print styles and pitches. Starting To start the font pattern, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer.2. Make sure paper is loaded.3. Press an...

Checking the Print Head Unit If you are not using the Microsoft Windows Printing System, you can check the print head unit using theoperator panel. If you are using the Microsoft Windows Printing System, check the print head unit fromthe Print Options dialog box. See Chapter3, Using the Microsoft Wi...

1. Inspect the pattern. There should be four horizontal lines between each pair of vertical lines.If any horizontal line is missing, clean the print head unit. See Chapter 6, Maintaining the Printer , for details. Alignment Pattern Each print head unit is designed to provide the correct print alignm...

3. Press and hold the envelope button, and press the POWER button until the printer beeps. 4. When the POWER light starts to flash, release both buttons. When the POWER light stops flashing, the printer produces 13 registration check samples. Using the Printer With MS-DOS 231 1 of 1 4/15/98 2:19 PM

5. Choose the solid pattern with the best printing result. If there are several good solid patterns, choose the middle one. 6. To change the existing print alignment, press the PRINT MODE button until the lights are on that correspond the best solid pattern in the samples. 7. Press the ON LINE butto...

Customizing the Printer This section describes the factory default settings of the printer and the steps you follow to customizethese settings for your particular printing needs. When you print using the Microsoft Windows Printing System only, you need not customizethe printer with the DIP switches ...

Factory Default Settings The following table shows the factory default settings of the printer: Function Setting Printer control mode Epson LQ mode Character pitch 10 characters per inch (cpi) Line spacing 6 lines per inch (lpi) Print quality High quality (HQ mode) Print media Plain paper Automatic ...

DIP Switch Settings When you print from MS-DOS software applications, the printer DIP switch settings control variousprinter functions, such as the page length and character set you want to use. The printer function definedby the DIP switches depend on the printer control mode, Epson LQ mode or BJ m...

Epson LQ Mode When the printer is in Epson LQ mode (DIP switch 11 is ON), you can set the DIP switches to controlthe following functions: DIP switch Function OFF ON 1 Horizontal print position Letter size or envelope A4 size 2 Enabled Text scale mode Disabled 3 Character set Italics Graphics 4,5,6 I...

DIP switch 11: Printer control mode When this switch is ON, the printer is in Epson LQ mode. When this switch is OFF, the printer is in BJmode. DIP switch 12 This DIP switch ignored. BJ Mode When the printer is in BJ mode (DIP switch 11 is OFF), you can set the DIP switches to control thefollowing f...

DIP switches 4, 5, 6: Code page tables These switches allow you to select the following code page tables. DIP switches Character set 4 5 6 437 (USA) OFF OFF OFF 850 (Multilingual) OFF OFF ON 850 (Multilingual) OFF ON OFF 850 (Multilingual) ON OFF ON 850 (Multilingual) ON ON OFF 860 (Portuguese) ON O...

Changing a DIP Switch Setting The DIP switches are located on the left side of the printer under the top cover. A DIP switch is OFF when it is down, and ON when it is up. To change a DIP switch setting, followthese steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. The POWER light should be off.If the p...

3. Set the DIP switches. To set a DIP switch use a pointed (but not sharp) object such as a ballpoint pen.A DIP switch is OFF when it is down, and ON when it is up. 4. Close the printer's cover.5. Press the POWER button to turn on the printer. The new DIP switch settings take effect when you turn on...