Canon BJC4550- Manuals

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC-4550 Color Bubble Jet™ Printer. We appreciate your choosing this printer to meetyour printing needs. The BJC-4550 offers excellent print quality and fast print speed usingboth color and black inks. We are certain you will b...

1-2 Introduction Chapter 1 Supplies and Accessories Your BJC-4550 printer supports excellent and unique ink and printmedia options that will allow you to produce dazzling, professional,and fun presentations. All of these print media are specially designedand manufactured to work with your Canon colo...

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-3 You can also purchase the optional Canon BC-22 Photo Kit, whichincludes everything you need to produce photo-realistic images: ❍ BC-22 Photo BJ Cartridge ❍ SB-21 BJ Cartridge Container ❍ Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 (60 sheets) See Chapter 5, Maintaining the Printer ...

1-4 Introduction Chapter 1 Getting Help From Canon Canon provides experienced support personnel to help you in every way. On-line Support Services You can easily contact Canon on the World Wide Web. Our address is: http://www.ccsi.canon.com Canon provides a bulletin board service (BBS), which is use...

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-5 ❍ Canon’s Super Solver is now included with Canon Creative. TheSuper Solver is an on-line troubleshooting guide. It includesquestions and answers to any problems you may have. Onceinstalled, you can select the Super Solver from the Visual Guidetab in your printer driver or...

1-6 Introduction Chapter 1 Servicing the Printer The Canon BJC-4550 Color Bubble Jet Printer is designed with thelatest technology to provide trouble-free operation. The Warranty Cardthat comes with your printer describes Canon’s limited one-yearwarranty for its Bubble Jet printers. Be sure to read ...

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-1 This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windowsapplications. It includes: ❍ Installing a printer driver ❍ Printing a document ❍ Printer setup within Windows 95 ❍ Printer setup within Windows 3.1 ❍ The Windows tabs ❍ Printing speed versus c...

2-2 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing fromvarious Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a documentmay vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to your software application’s...

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-3 Printer Setup Within Windows 95 You can use the BJC-4550 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 ways: ❍ From within any Windows applicat...

2-4 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 You can use the BJC-4550 with all your Windows 3.1 applications. Accessing the Printing Options You can access the printing options from the Printers dialog box in theControl Panel, or you can select the Print Setup option...

2-6 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 ❍ Paper This tab allows you to specify page orientation, paper size, andtype of print media. (The printing options on this tab are the samefor both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ❍ Graphics This tab allows you to specify print quality, color model, and prin...

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-7 ❍ Setting This tab allows you to turn on or off the Setup Analyzer and theColor Advisor. It also allows you to save up to four custom printsettings. (The printing options on this tab are the same for bothWindows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ❍ Control This tab all...

2-8 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 ❍ Visual Guide This tab is selectable once you have installed either the VisualGuide or the Super Solver. From this tab you can initiateinstallation if either the Visual Guide or the Super Solver is notinstalled. Once installed, you can start either the V...

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-9 Recommended Graphics Settings You can select the following printing options from the Graphics tab toachieve the specified results. Driver settings To achieve Print Quality Color Model Results Fastest B&W Draft Monochrome Uses less ink. Output output p...

Using the Setup Analyzer The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your choice ofprinting settings. On the Setting tab, you click on the green ✔ to enable the Setup Analyzer. Click on the red symbol to disable it. When you exit the printer driver and accept your printing settings bycl...

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 Using Color Advisor Canon’s Color Advisor is automatically installed when you install theBJ Printer Driver from the Canon Creative CD. Color Advisor is a toolthat colors documents even when your software application does notsupport color, and it expands ...

Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4550 Windows printer driver can interpret and translate thefull spectrum of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing incolor, there is a significant increase in the amount of information thatthe driver has to interpret and translate. When printing black in...

Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-13 For Monochrome Printing Use the optional BC-20 Black BJ cartridge to optimize the printer’sperformance when you are printing black text and graphics only. In the BJC-4550 printer driver, choose the following settings to tell your printer to print using b...

3-2 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh Chapter 3 Printing a Document With QuickDraw After you create a document, or open a document to be printed, followthese basic steps: ❍ If you are using QuickDraw, you see this screen: ❍ You can select: • Page Size • Paper Type • Scale • Orientation ❍ For det...

3-4 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh Chapter 3 Color Dialog Box Use the Color dialog box to set color printing settings for controlling theway colors are produced. ❍ For details on these settings, use the Balloon Help function. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

Chapter 3 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh 3-7 Using the Utilities Dialog Box The Utilities dialog box allows you to perform various printer utilityfunctions. How you select the Utilities dialog box depends on whetheryou are using QuickDraw or QuickDraw GX. ❍ If you are using QuickDraw, you cli...

3-8 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh Chapter 3 Printing With Photoshop A BJC-4550 Plug-In module is provided with the Macintosh PrinterDriver for use exclusively with Adobe Photoshop. It provides fasterprinting and can handle larger images than the standard print menu. N The BJC-4550 Plug-In su...

Chapter 3 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh 3-9 ❍ Then select BJC-4550 from the Export submenu in theFile menu. ❍ The BJC-4550 Plug-In dialog box is displayed. BJC-4550 Plug-In Dialog Box To print using the BJC-4550 Plug-In module, first make any necessarychanges to the settings. After making th...

Chapter 3 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh 3-11 Plug-In Chooser dialog box Use this dialog box to select to which port to send the print data. Clickthe OK button to save your selections and return to the BJC-4550 Plug-In dialog box. You can see the following items: Destination Select the port t...

3-12 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh Chapter 3 Color dialog box Use the Color dialog box to adjust print colors. Click the OK button to accept the displayed settings and return to the BJC-4550 Plug-In dialog box. You can set the following items: Color Correction Specify whether to make color c...

Chapter 3 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh 3-13 Halftone Specify a halftone method. Dither is usually best for printing high-contrast graphics and large amounts of text, while Error Diffusion isusually best for printing photos providing a more realistic appearance. Density Adjust color saturati...

4-2 Paper Handling Chapter 4 Selecting Paper Types One of the most important things you can do to assure the bestpossible performance of your Bubble Jet printer is to select the correctpaper. Your printer produces letter quality print on most plain bondpapers, including cotton bond and photocopying ...

4-4 Paper Handling Chapter 4 create cards, invitations, announcements, and more. Brochure Paper Canon’s Brochure Paper BP-101 is specifically designed for creatinghigh quality brochures on glossy paper. Combined with DesignEssentials from Canon Creative, you have everything you need tocreate profess...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-5 Before Loading Paper To ensure trouble-free paper handling, you’ll want to set the paperthickness lever, the paper selection lever, and the paper support beforeloading paper. Setting the Paper Thickness Lever Set the lever according to the thickness of the paper and the ...

4-6 Paper Handling Chapter 4 Setting the Paper Selection Lever ❍ The back position is for automatically feeding plain paper. ❍ The front position is for manually feeding heavier-weight printmedia. N ❍ Do not move this lever after loading paper in the sheet feeder. ❍ This lever is different from the ...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-7 Setting the Paper Support Set the paper support before loading paper and do not move it afterloading paper. ❍ Extend the paper support for automatically loading a stack of paper. ❍ Lower the paper support for manually feeding paper. Paper Handling Downloaded from www.Man...

4-8 Paper Handling Chapter 4 Printer Settings for Various Print Media Paper Paper thickness lever selection Paper Paper feed Media BC-20 BC-21 lever support Method Limit (Sheets) Plain paper Left Center Back Up Auto Approx. 100(0.4" stack) Bubble Jet Paper Left Center Back Up Auto Approx. 100 (L...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-9 Loading Paper You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or youcan manually feed one sheet at a time. The path that the paper travelsthrough the printer is the same for automatic and manual feeding. You can place approximately 100 sheets of plain p...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-11 ❍ For best results, fan the paper before loading it. ❍ Always fan a stack of paper along the edge that will feedinto the printer first. ❍ Align the edge of the paper with the right edge of thesheet feeder. ❍ Secure the stack with the paper guide. Slide the stack of pape...

4-12 Paper Handling Chapter 4 ❍ For letter-size and A4-size paper, extend the paperoutput tray. ❍ Make sure that the printer is turned on. Start your print Pull out the paper output tray and its extension. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-13 Auto Feed Guidelines When automatically feeding stacks of paper, follow these guidelines: ❍ Do not open the front cover while printing. This may cause paperjams, smudges, or malfunctions. ❍ Do not leave paper stacked in the printer for long periods of time;longer sheets...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-15 ❍ When automatically feeding transparencies or back print film,remove each sheet after it is delivered. Do not allow film sheets tostack up in the paper output tray. ❍ Let the printed sheets of film dry completely before storing them.The complete drying time required fo...

4-18 Paper Handling Chapter 4 Printing on Envelopes You can stack up to 15 envelopes in the sheet feeder or you canmanually feed envelopes one at a time. U.S. Commercial number 10 (COM10) envelopes and European DLenvelopes are recommended. You may be able to stack envelopes ofother sizes in the shee...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-19 ❍ Make sure the paper support is raised. ❍ Arrange the stack of envelopes on a firm surface andpress down firmly on the edges to make the folds crisp. ❍ Press all the way around the envelopes to remove anycurls and expel air from inside the envelopes. Prepare the envelo...

4-22 Paper Handling Chapter 4 Using Canon’s Specialty Papers This section describes how to use the cleaning sheet that comes withthe Canon High Resolution Paper and how to use the Fabric Sheets forCanon printers. Canon’s High Resolution Paper HR-101 Canon’s High Resolution Paper HR-101 is designed f...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-23 ❍ Remove the two pieces of tape from the sheet. ❍ Insert the sheet with the sticky side out (toward you)and down (going into the sheet feeder). ❍ Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the cleaning sheet. Insert the cleaning Paper Handling Downloaded from www.Manualslib....

4-24 Paper Handling Chapter 4 ❍ Make sure the printer is on. ❍ Press RESUME to advance the cleaning sheet into the printer. ❍ Press RESUME again to start cleaning. ❍ The printer feeds the sheet and then ejects it. ❍ Use a cleaning sheet once only. Fabric Sheets FS-101 Fabric sheets FS-101 for Canon ...

Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-25 ❍ Use the fixing agent that comes with the Fabric Sheets FS-101. ❍ Do not touch newly printed fabric sheets until the ink is completelydry. This takes about one hour. Printing On a Fabric Sheet ❍ Make sure the paper thickness lever is to the rightposition. ❍ Make sure t...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-1 Maintaining the Printer This chapter covers the care required for your Canon BJC-4550 ColorBubble Jet Printer. It includes: ❍ Printer guidelines ❍ Cleaning the printer ❍ Printing test pages ❍ Cleaning the print head ❍ BJ cartridge guidelines ❍ Replacing the BJ c...

5-2 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Printer Guidelines Follow these guidelines to avoid damage to your printer and harm toyou or others: ❍ Set the printer on a stable surface. Do not use an angled printerstand. Avoid setting the printer in direct sunlight. ❍ Keep the front cover closed when printi...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-3 Cleaning the Printer Your printer requires little routine maintenance. Perform the followingmaintenance, as necessary, to keep your printer in good operatingcondition. C ❍ Make sure the printer is turned off before cleaning it. It is a good idea to unplug the po...

Printing the Test Pages From Windows You use the Tests option on the Control tab in your BJC-4550 printerdriver to print a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern.You can use these test prints to check the operation of your printer andyour print quality. Click on the Tests option and...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-5 T e s t A This test prints a repeating pattern of characters. D e m o n s t r a t i o n This test prints a sample page describing the printer’s features. N o z z l e T e s t Use this test print to check that each print head nozzle is operatingproperly. When the ...

5-6 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Cleaning the Print Head Your printer is equipped with a print head cleaning function to ensureconstant high quality printing. Cleaning the Print Head From Windows If you are using Windows, you can execute print head cleaning fromthe Control sheet in the printer ...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-7 Cleaning the Print Head Using the Operator Panel If you want to clean the print head from the operator panel, followthese steps: ❍ Make sure the green POWER light is on. ❍ The POWER light will blink for several seconds while the print head is being cleaned. N ❍ ...

BJ Cartridge Guidelines You can use these BJ cartridges with the printer: ❍ BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge Contains the print head unit and two replaceable inktanks, one color (cyan, magenta, yellow) and oneblack. You can replace the ink tanks without replacingthe print head unit when you run out of ink. ...

5-10 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 BJ Cartridge and Ink Tank Maintenance The most important thing you can do to extend the life of your BJC-4550 and to ensure optimum print quality is take care of the BJ cartridges. C The contents of a BJ cartridge may leak. Spilled ink may permanentlystain any ...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-11 Replacing the BJ Cartridge The following procedure describes how to replace the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge with the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge. Follow the instructions in this section to replace an old BJ cartridge or to change BJ cartridges when you are switching ...

5-12 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 ❍ The printer beeps and moves the cartridge holder to thecenter of the printer. ❍ The POWER light blinks while the cartridge holder is positioned in the center of the printer. N Do not attempt to move the cartridge holder manually. Thismay damage the printer. L...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-17 ❍ The printer beeps and moves the cartridge holder to thehome position on the right side of the printer. ❍ The printer cleans the print head automatically. C Whenever you turn off the printer, the BJ cartridge moves to the home position on the right and caps it...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-19 ❍ The color ink tank is on the left; the black ink tank is onthe right. ❍ Grasp the tab on the top of the tank and pull forward torelease the ink tank. ❍ Then lift the ink tank up and out of the BJ cartridge unit. ❍ Dispose of the ink tank properly. You may wan...

5-22 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Storing a BJ Cartridge Whenever you unwrap a BJ cartridge, you must either install it in theprinter or store it in the BJ Cartridge Container to prevent the print headfrom drying and clogging. ❍ When opening or closing the BJ Cartridge Container,press in on the...

5-24 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Transporting the Printer N While the BJC-4550 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 ...

Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer 5-25 ❍ Return the paper support and paper output tray to theiroriginal positions. ❍ Do not remove the BJ cartridge from the printer orship a BJ cartridge or an ink tank from which youhave removed the protective cap . An opened BJ cartridge or ink tank that is not in...

T roubleshooting Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-1 Due to today’s rapidly changing personal computer environment, wehave placed troubleshooting information in a variety of places toensure that the most accurate information possible is available. Thebest way to find current information is through our on-...

6-2 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 ❍ If you have a hardware problem: • Call the Customer Care Center. ❍ If you do not have a CD drive: • Call the Customer Care Center to order Canon’s Super Solver and Color Advisor on diskette. Identifying Your Printer Problem Before contacting Canon, identify your print...

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-3 General Problems The most basic problems you may encounter are “the printer does notprint” and “your print quality is not satisfactory.” ❍ If the printer does not print • Check all your cable connections • Check your printer driver setup • Check your computer configurat...

6-4 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Clearing Paper Jams When a paper jam occurs, the power light turns orange and the printergoes off-line. ❍ Turn off the printer. ❍ If the paper tears off inside the printer, open the frontcover and remove the paper left inside the printer. ❍ The power light comes on and ...

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-5 Technical Notes This section describes problems that occur with specific computerconfigurations. Our on-line services are updated with this type ofinformation as it becomes available. If you are having a uniqueproblem and do not see your computer here, be sure to use ou...

6-6 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Toshiba Laptop Problem A [K prints at the top of the page and/or partial printout when printingon a Toshiba laptop. Cause Configuration of parallel port in CMOS and LPT.VXD file. Case #1 Partial printout may occur with the following settings : CMOS value for LPT1 is ECP...

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-7 Compaq Presario P r o b l e m A Compaq Presario running Windows 95 will print only 3/4 page out ofany windows application. C a u s e This occurs with the Windows 95, Windows 3.1, and Win95 minidrivers. Solution Change the Resource Setting of LPT1. m Right Click on My co...

Appendix A Specifications A-1 Specifications Printing Specifications Printing Method Bubble jet ink on-demand Paper Handling Automatic feedManual feed Sheet Feeder Capacity Maximum thickness of stacked paper: 0.4 inches (10 mm)Plain paper (20 lb or 75 g/m 2 ) Approx. 100 sheets (0.4" stack) Bubb...

A-2 Specifications Appendix A Recommended Paper Type Bubble Jet paper Canon Bubble Jet Paper (water-resistant) LC-301 High resolution paper Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 Transparencies Canon Transparency CF-102 Back print film Canon Back Print Film BF-102 High gloss film Canon High Gloss Film H...

A-4 Specifications Appendix A B J Cartridges BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge Print head 64 nozzles for black24 nozzles for each color (cyan, magenta,yellow) Print head life Approximately 2,000 color pages at 30%coverage Ink tanks BCI-21 Color (cyan, yellow, magenta) BCI-21 Black Ink color Black, cyan, yell...

Appendix A Specifications A-5 Specifications General Interface IEEE 1284 compatible parallel interfaceApple-style RS-422 compatible serial interface Acoustic Noise Level Approx. 45 dB(A) Per ISO 9296 Operating Environment Temperature 41° F to 95° F (5° C to 35° C) Humidity 10% to 90% RH (no condensa...

Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network B-1 If your Macintosh is connected to an AppleTalk network, you can shareyour BJC-4550 printer with the other Macintosh users. The Macintoshto which the printer is connected is called the print server while theMacintosh computers that are con...

B-2 Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network Appendix B Sharing the Printer When UsingQuickDraw This section explains how to set up the print server and clients to usethe BJC-4550 on a network when using QuickDraw as well as how tocheck and change the printing status. Setting Up The Print Serv...

Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network B-3 ❍ Select the BJC-4550 icon from the list of printer drivers in the upper-left area of the Chooser. You may need toscroll down to see the driver. ❍ If any AppleTalk zones exist, select the zone in the lower-left area of the Chooser in whic...

B-4 Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network Appendix B ❍ Enter a name for the new print server if necessary, andthen click the Setup button. ❍ Verify that the print server name is added to the list boxof current print servers. ❍ Click the Close button to return to the Chooser. ❍ You can now s...

Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network B-5 Sharing Printer— AppleT alk Network ❍ Select the BJC-4550 (Server) icon from the list of printerdrivers in the upper-left area of the Chooser. You mayneed to scroll down to see the driver. ❍ If any AppleTalk zones exist, select the zone i...

B-6 Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network Appendix B From the Client To check the print status from a client, you use the BJ StatusMonitor,which was placed in a folder called BJ Extras during printer driverinstallation. To start it, double-click the BJ StatusMonitor icon. The BJ StatusMonit...

Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network B-7 You can choose the print server for the client in this dialog box.First select the zone in the lower-left box of the Chooser in whichthe printer is setup if any AppleTalk zones exist. Then in the PrintServer box, choose the name of the pr...

B-8 Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network Appendix B Sharing the Printer When Using QuickDraw GX This section explains how to set up the print server and clients to usethe BJC-4550 on a network when using QuickDraw GX as well as howto check and change the print status. Setting Up the Print ...

B-10 Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network Appendix B Setting Up the Client First, install the printer driver on the Macintosh you want to make as aclient. See your Quick Start Guide for details. ❍ The Chooser is displayed. ❍ Select the BJC-4550 GX icon from the list of printerdrivers in th...

Glossary G-1 A Automatic feed Refers to one way in which paper can be fed into the printer when thesheet feeder is used. B BJ cartridge The printing mechanism that contains the print head unit and inktanks. B J Cartridge Container A box for storing a BJ cartridge. A BJ cartridge removed from the pri...

G-6 Glossary T True black Contrary to composite black, true black color on a printout is obtainedwith the use of black ink. TrueType font The scalable font technology built into Microsoft Windows 3.1. It offersyou the same font images both on computer displays and printeroutputs. Downloaded from www...

Index I-1 Index A Accessories: 1-2–3Acoustic noise level: A-5Apple, interface: A-5AppleTalk network: B-1–11Auto feed guidelines: 4-13–15Auto power: 2-7Automatically feeding paper: 4-9–15 B Back Print Film BF-102: 1-3, 4-3, 4-8, A-1–2 BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge: 1-2, 4-5, 4-8–9, 5-5, 5-8–11, 5-16, A-2,...

FCC Regulations FCC-1 FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits fora Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Theselimits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfulinterference in a residential installation. This equipm...