Canon BJ-20- User Manual

On operating environments Operate the printer only in the following environments: Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C(41°F to 95°F) Relative humidity: 10% to 90% RH(no condensation) Place the printer on a level surface. If the printer is placed near a window, use a blind or curtain to protect the pri...

Identifying the Parts Front Inside Chapter 2 Getting Started Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

Checking the Package Contents Make sure the following items are in the package: Notes AC adapter may differ, depending on the country of purchase.Read the BJ cartridge instruction sheet together with this manual. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

Installing the BJ Cartridge The BJ cartridge contains ink and a print head for printing. Each cartridge can print about 700,000 characters approximately. Before using a new BJ cartridge, perform the head cleaning operation first, otherwise, it may print poorly or not print at all. (For details, see ...

Connecting to an AC Outlet Before you start, check the voltage and frequency of the power source match the indication on the AC adapter label. 1 Connect the AC adapter cable to the printer. 2 Plug the adapter into a properly grounded AC outlet. The carriage moves and the print head is recapped autom...

Cautions z Use only the supplied AC adapter. If, however, you plan to operate the printer in another country, check the voltage of the country and , if necessary, obtain the appropriate AC adapter (with the correct voltage) from a Canon authorized dealer in that country. z The supplied AC adapter is...

Cleaning the Print Head To ensure good print quality, clean the print head whenever you install a new BJ cartridge. 1 Turn on the printer. The POWER indicator and the ERROR indicator light. 2 Insert a sheet of paper (see loading standard paper page 45). Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals sea...

Testing the Printer Now you can test to see whether the printer will print correctly or not. Make sure the printer is turned off. 1 Hold down the LF/FF switch. Then slide and release the power switch. The POWER indicator and the ERROR indicator light. 2 When you hear a further 2 beeps, insert a shee...

Connecting to Your Personal Computer The BJ-20 does not come with an interface cable, so you need to obtain an 8-bit, parallel cable for the connection. 1 Remove the interface connector cap from the printer. 2 Plug the appropriate end of the cable into the printer parallel interface connector. Downl...

Setting of Your Software for the BJ-20 To print correctly, your software must know which brand printer and model it will print on. This is necessary because of printers do differ from one other. Refer to the software manual for detailed procedure on the identification process. Below is an example on...

Testing the Whole System If all of the previous steps were successfully completed, you can do the final testing.Make sure the computer is turned on. 1 Turn on the printer.The POWER and ERROR indicators light. 2 Insert a sheet of paper (see loading standard paper page 45). 3 Press the LF/FF switch.Th...

Additional Information 4 Press the ON LINE switch.The ON LINE indicator lights. 5 Start your software and prepare a short memo, for example, for printing. 6 If necessary, specify to the software which printer to use, paper size, and paper direction, etc. 7 Use the software’s printing function to sta...

To remove the installed battery pack: Do steps 1 and 2 as described in the "Installing the Pack" section, then pull out the battery by the tab. Charging the pack See page 92 Using the pack 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and the battery pack switch is switched on. 2 Unplug the AC adapt...

check for low battery (page 105). Notes z If the printer is connected to an AC outlet, when the printer starts up, it automatically used the power supplied from the AC outlet, even if the battery pack switch is switched on. z When power is supplied from the battery pack, the printer will turn off au...

Handling Paper Printable Area:The Shaded area is the printable area. Chapter 3 Paper Paper Requirements The BJ-20 printer does not require special paper. You can print on plain paper, envelopes, and transparencies. Standard Paper (Plain Paper) Supported sizes A4, B5, Letter, and Legal Paper length 1...

where: The paper should be smooth and flat, without any curls, folds, or damaged edges. HORIZONTAL In mm In inch a. 182-216 7.2-8.5 b. A4 3.4 0.13 Letter 6.4 0.25 VERTICAL In mm In Inch c 182-356 72.-14.0 d 12.7 0.5 e 12.7 0.5 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

Loading Envelopes, Transparencies, or Thick Paper The example below shows how to load an envelope. Make sure the printer is turned on and offline. 1 Raise the printer by adjusting the printer stand. 2 Open the top cover and adjust the paper thickness adjustment dial. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.c...

Using the Auto Sheet Feeder The auto sheet feeder can handle up to 50 sheets of A4-, B5-, or letter-size paper (64 g/m 2 ). Installing the Feeder Make sure the printer is turned off. 1 Raise the printer by adjusting the printer stand. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

Changing the Printer Settings There are 3 ways to change the printer’s settings: from the control panel, from your software, and from the DIP switches. Changes made using the first two methods are lost when the printer is turned off; changed made from the DIP switches persist even after the printer ...

In BJ-10e Mode z MODE 1: IBM X24E emulationMODE 2: Canon BJ-130e emulation In LQ Mode From the DIP Switches Use the DIP switches to make changes if you want the changes to be permanent until modified again. When the printer is turned off, the changes persist. The twelve DIP switches and their corres...

Choosing Between Print Quality and Speed By default, the printer prints at high quality - 83 characters per second (cps). For some work where speed is more important than print quality, 4 Use a ballpoint pen (or similar object) to set the switches. Caution Changes should be done when the printer is ...

you can put the printer into high speed (110 cps), lower quality mode. Selecting Printer Emulation The BJ-20 allows you to emulate three types of printers: the Epson LQ-510, the IBM Proprinter X24E, and the Canon BJ-l 30e printers. They are further grouped under two modes: the LQ mode and the BJ-lOe...

Printing Text Mode Printer Emulation LQ Epson LQ-510 BJ- 1Oe IBM Proprinter X24ECanon BJ-130e From the Control Panel The change is lost when the printer is turned off. 1 Make sure the printer is online. 2 Simultaneously press the two switches (PITCH and FONT). Each press turns the LQ indicator on or...

Main Control Codes To control the BJ-20, you can also use the printer control codes from your programs. This section describes some of the more important codes. See Appendix A: Printer Control Codes Summary for a complete listing. For information on the BJ-10e and LQ modes, see page 67. Select or ca...

Comment Graphic characters and horizontal tabs set by the HT code are not underscored. Use 8 lines per inch for line spacing. Select the IBM Proprinter X24E character set 1. Select the IBM Proprinter X24E character set 2. Set line spacing to n/72 inch per line, where n can range from 1 to 255. Comme...

fed in n/60 inch. z If the DIP switch 7 is set to OFF (AGM mode disabled), paper is fed in n/72 inch. z After text line spacing is set, use the ESC 2 code to enable the text line spacing. Set form (page) length to n lines or inches, where n can range from 1 to 255. Comment z The current line positio...

Set font and character pitch. Comment z The Internal fonts are used if the characters are not downloaded. z Set the DIP switch 10 to ON to enable down load. Select or cancel printing of characters in the tip (superscript) or bottom (subscript) area of the line. For subscript mode: FORMAT ESC I n DEC...

For superscript mode: Select or cancel printing of characters with character width double the normal size. Set or cancel the presentation highlight (double-high) mode. Comment The parameters are set as follows:n1 = 4n2 = 0ml = 0m2= 0* m3 determines the character height and line feed amount: Select C...

m4 determines character width: *In MODE 2 (BJ-130e emulation), shading and reverse modes can be set with m2. The 4 least significant bits determine reverse mode. Select or cancel continuous overscore of characters. Comment Graphic characters and horizontal tabs set by HT code are not overscored. Sel...

Comment Setting the 2nd bit to 0 in the ESC ! n code can also cancel the condensed mode. Select or cancel use of the installed auto sheet feeder (ASF). Comment Use the bit pattern (0 to 7th bits) of n, where n can range from 0 to 255, to set or cancel a combination of character pitch and highlightin...

Select or Cancel Scores. Comment Select or cancel auto underscore. Select 8 lines per inch for line spacing. FORMAT ESC ( - n1 n2 m d1 d2 DEC 27 40 45 n1 n2 m d1 d2 HEX 1B 28 2D n1 n2 m d1 d2 The value of n1, n2, and m must be set to: n1 = 3 n2 = 0 m = 1 d1 determines the score positions: d1 = 1 und...

Select 6 lines per inch for spacing Comment When the Epson extended graphic set is being used, the graphic characters (x’B0 to x’DF’, x’F4’,x’F5’) cannot be italicized. Comment z Initialize all printer settings, except character pitch set using the control panel, to the values when the printer power...

Set page (form) length to n lines, where n can range from 1 to 127. Comment Later changes in line spacing have no effect on page length. Set page (form) length to n inches, where n can range from 1 to 22. Comment The DIP switch 4 determines the initial page length when the printer powers up. Select ...

Select national character set. Comment The initial value is determined by the DIP switches 6, 7, and 8. Select or cancel printing of characters in the top (superscript) or bottom (subscript) area of the line. For subscript mode: Select Cancel FORMAT ESC M ESC P DEC 27 77 27 80 HEX 1B 4D 1B 50 Select...

Recharging the Battery Pack When fully charged, the optional NiCd rechargeable battery pack can operate up to 40 Minutes. To maintain optimum performance, the battery pack should always be completely exhausted (see next page), before any recharging is done. Otherwise, the battery life will become sh...

When the battery pack is switched on and the printer connected to an AC outlet, the printer will automatically use the AC power. To use the battery, simply disconnect the AC adapter. If battery life becomes shorter When you always recharge the NiCd battery pack before it is completely exhausted (i.e...

Replacing the BJ Cartridge The BJ cartridge contains ink and a print head. Replace it if any one of the following conditions is met: z When the cartridge has been used for over one year. z When the print is not clear, or has missing dots even after head cleaning has been done over five times. Make s...

Storing and Transporting the Printer If you need to ship the printer or store if for over one month, take the following steps. Cautions z Make sure the printer is turned off before cleaning it. z Do not clean the printer body with volatile liquids like thinner or benzine. Doing so will damage the su...

Errors Displayed Via Indicators If any printer problem occurs, first look at the indicators on the control panel and see if the chart below can help. If that is not successful, then try the 'Errors Not Displayed Via Any Indicator" section. If the problem still persists, jot down the symptoms and...

Low Battery Low Battery Warning When the battery is low, a low battery warning is issued (See the "Diagnosis Chart" section). If printing of the page is not finished yet, you can either: z Connect the printer to an AC outlet. Then press the ON LINE switch to resume printing. z If AC outlet i...

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Appendix A: Printer Control Codes Summary Printer control codes are listed under each of the 3 emulation's the BJ-20 supports: IBM Proprinter X24E, Canon BJ-130e and Epson LQ-510 (page 67). In the tables that follow, n, m, or ellipsis indicates a parameter that features the control code functions, a...

Using Printer Control Codes in Application Programs ESC ? n mESC @ESC A nESC B n1 n2ESC C nESC C 0 nESC DESC EESC FESC GESC HESC J nESC K n1 n2ESC L n1 n2ESC MESC NESC OESC PESC Q nESC R nESC S 0ESC S 1ESC TESC U nESC W nESC Y n1 n2ESC Z n1 n2ESC \ n1 n2ESC bESC gESC k nESC l nESC p nESC q nESC t nE...

This section explains how to send printer control codes in selected major application programs. Each example uses the codes in the LQ mode. WordPerfect 4.2 To enter control codes in WordPerfect 4.2, press CTRL F8 and A, then enter the desired control codes. Decimal numbers entered must he surrounded...

Appendix B: Code Pages and Character Sets BJ-l0e Mode In BJ- 10e mode (IBM Proprinter X24E or Canon BJ- 130e emulation), the printer supports two IBM code pages - USA Code Page 437 and Multilingual Code Page 850. Each code page has three character sets: Set 1, Set 2, and the ALL Characters Chart. Ea...

Character Set and the Epson Graphics Character Set. The Italics Character Set has contol codes in two places: z Between ASCII 0 and ASC II 32 z Between ASCII 128 and ASCII 159 In addition, the Italics Character Set has the italics characters between ASCII A 0 and ASC II FF. All other characters are ...

Appendix C: Default Settings When shipped the BJ-20 printer has the following settings. All DIP switches are set to OFF. Appendix D: Options and Supplies The following options are available for the BJ-20 printer. To order either of these items, contact your local Canon dealer. z NiCd Rechargeable Ba...

Appendix E: Specifications Hardware Maximum Number of Characters: LQ Mode Printing Method: Serial bubble jet ink on-demand Printing Speed: 83 cps in 10 cpi HQ mode110 cps in 10 cpi HS mode Printing Directions: Bi-directional in text modeUni-directional in image modeUni-directional in block character...