Canon BJC-250- User Manual

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Servicing the Printer The Canon BJC-250 Series Color Bubble Jet Printers are designed with the latest technology to provide trouble-free operation. The warranty card that comes with the printer describes Canon's one year limited warranty for your Bubble Jet printer. Be sure to read the warranty info...

Printing a Document This product describes the general steps required for printing from various Windowsapplications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the applicationprogram you are using. Refer to your software application's documentation for the exactprinting procedure....

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 ways: From within any Windows application, you can select the Print or Print Setup comm...

Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 You can use your printer with all your Windows 3.1 applications. Accessing the Printer 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 applica...

Specifying Your Printer Options Be sure to use your on-line help to find out about the settings available for each printing options. To move between the Windows tabs, click on any of the tabs.To save the settings and exit, click the OK button. To cancel your settings selections on a tab, click the C...

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

Using Cartridge Detection Use Cartridge Detection if you want the driver to alert you when the installed BJ cartridge is not the correct choice to use with your Color Model setting. To enable Cartridge Detection, which is located on the Setting tab, click the green check. Click on the red Ø symbol t...

Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-250 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 wi...

Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows To improve print speed, you can try the following: Turn off the Print Manager in the Windows Control Panel (Windows 3.1 only). This avoids the extra step of sending the print file to the Print Manager and may increase your printing speed by as much as 25%...

Paper Handling This chapter describes how to use the printer for all your printing operations. It includes: Selecting paper types Setting the paper thickness lever Summary of printer settings for various print media Automatically loading paper Manually feeding paper Printing on envelopes Using Canon...

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 paper bond papers, including cotton bond and photocopying papers; it does not ...

Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper, please remember the following: Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality.Use cut-sheet paper only. You can use multipart paper.When using graph paper, the lines may not match because the ...

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever To ensure trouble-free paper handling, you'll want to set the paper thickness lever before loading paper. Set the lever according to the thickness of the paper you are using: Left Plain PaperHigh Resolution PaperBubble Jet PaperTransparenciesBack Print FilmHigh Glos...

Manually Feeding Paper You use the manual feed function when printing on heavier-weight print media (17 lb to 28 lb or 64 g/m² to 105 g/m²). 1 If you are manually feeding thick paper, set the thickness lever to the right. 2 If you are using Windows, you must select Manual Feed in the BJC-250 Printer...

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. You may be able to stack envelopes of other sizes in the sheet feeder; however, Canon ca...

Using Canon's Specialty Papers This section provides guidelines for printing on Canon's Specialty Papers and describes special procedures for High Resolution Paper, Fabric Sheets, and Banner Paper. Specialty Paper Guidelines Be sure to read any instructions that come with your Canon Specialty Paper....

Uncurling Back Print Film If Back Print Film becomes curled, follow these steps to uncurl it: 1 Cover the non-glossy side of the film with a sheet of plain paper. 2 Roll the film and paper up in the direction opposite the curl. 3 Keep the film rolled up for five minutes.

High Resolution Paper HR-101 Canon's High Resolution Paper HR-101 is designed for high quality printing. This paper is specially coated to produce delicate color output. After using a package of High Resolution Paper (200 sheets), you need to use the cleaning sheet enclosed with the paper to remove ...

Printing on a Fabric Sheet 1 Make sure the paper thickness lever is to the right position.Make sure the paper support is extended. Setup the printer. 2 Insert the sheet with the cloth side out (toward you) and open end up (away from the sheet feeder)Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the Fabric S...

3 In the Paper tab, select A4 for the Paper Size and select Fabric Sheet for the Print Media.In the graphics tab, select High for the Print Quality.Start the print operation from your Windows application. Setup the BJC-250 Printer Driver for Windows. 4 Let the printed fabric sheet set for about one ...

Printing on Banner Paper For best results, use Canon Banner Paper. To set up a print job on banner paper, you must decide on the number of sheets you need. You can print banner from 2 to 6 sheets in length. Always leave an extra sheet at the end of the banner--just in case the type runs over. The sh...

Maintaining the Printer This chapter covers the care required for your printer. It includes: Printer guidelines Cleaning the printer Printing the test pages Cleaning the print head BJ cartridge guidelines Replacing the BJ cartridge Storing a BJ cartridge Transporting the printer

Printer Guidelines Follow these guidelines to avoid damage to your printer and harm to you or others: Set the printer on a stable surface. Do not use an angled printer stand. Avoid setting the printer in direct sunlight.Keep the front cover closed when printing.Do not set anything on top of the prin...

Cleaning the Printer Your Printer requires little routine maintenance. Perform the following maintenance, as necessary, to keep your printer in good operating condition. Make sure the printer is turned off before cleaning it. It is a good idea to unplug the AC adapter also.Do not clean the exterior ...

Printing the Test Pages You can print these test pages to check the operation of your printer and your print quality. Test A This test prints a repeating pattern of characters.

Demonstration This test prints a sample page describing the printer's features.

Nozzle Test Use this test print to check that each print head nozzle is operating properly. When the BC-05 Color BJ cartridge is installed, the pattern includes the three colors: yellow, magenta, and cyan. In the color pattern, you'll notice that lines are missing between the colors. This is normal....

Printing the Test Page From Windows You use the Test option on the Control tab in your BJC-250 Printer Driver for Windows to print a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern. Before selecting a Tests option, make sure paper is properly loaded in the sheet feeder (see Automatically Fee...

Printing the Test Pages Using the Operator Panel To print a test page, make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded. Press and hold the POWER button until you hear the number of beeps that correspond to the test page you want to print. Number of beeps Test page 1 Demonstration 2 Status In...

Cleaning the Print Head Your printer is equipped with a print head cleaning function to ensure constant high quality printing. Cleaning the Print Head From Windows If you are using Windows, you can execute print head cleaning from the Control sheet in the printer driver. Simply click on Clean Ink He...

Cleaning the Print Head Using the Operator Panel If you want to clean the print head from the operator panel, follow these steps: 1 Make sure the green POWER light is on. Make sure the printer is on. 2 The POWER light will blink for several seconds while the print head is being cleaned Press and hol...

BJ Cartridge Guidelines You can use these cartridges with the printer. BC-05 Color BJ Cartridge Use this cartridge for all your color printing needs. BC-02 Black BJ Cartridge Use this cartridge for high-speed, black ink only printing. BC-06 Photo BJ Cartridge Use this cartridge for photo-realistic c...

BJ Cartridge Maintenance The most important thing you can do to extend the life of your printer and to ensure optimum print quality is to take care of the BJ cartridges. Spilled ink can stain any surface. Open BJ cartridges carefully, and follow the guidelines presented here to protect against spill...

Replacing the BJ Cartridge The following procedure describes how to replace the bc-05 Color BJ cartridge with the BC-02 Black BJ Cartridge. Follow the instructions in this section to replace an old BJ cartridge or to change BJ cartridges when you are switching between the BC-05 and any of the other ...

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 drying and clogging. 1 When opening or closing the Ink Cartridge Storage Box, press in on the release tab that locks the co...

Transporting the Printer While the printer is small and compact, it is not a portable printer and need to take care when transporting it. The printers' components, such as the sheet feeder, may become damaged if subjected to severe vibration during transportation. Also, your print head may dry out d...

Troubleshooting Due to today's rapidly changing personal computer environment, we have placed troubleshooting information in a variety of places to ensure that the most accurate information possible is available. The best place to find current information is through our on-line support services and ...

General Problems The most basic problems you may encounter are "the printer does not print" and " your print quality is not satisfactory" If the printer does not print Check all your cable connectionsCheck your printer driver setupCheck your computer configurationCheck your BJ cartri...

Clearing Paper Jams When a paper jam occurs, the POWER light turns orange and the printer goes off-line. 1 Press the POWER button Turn off the printer. 2 Gently pull the paper out with one hand while holding down the printer with the other hand.If the paper tears off inside the printer, open the fro...

Technical Notes Compaq Presario 7170/7180 Problem A [k prints at the top of the page when printing from Windows 95 on a Compaq Presario 7170/7180 Cause Configuration of parallel port in CMOS Solution Change CMOS on Compaq Presario 7170/7180 to enable bi-directional capability Reboot computer, press ...

Solution This corrected configuration should provide correct output. CMOS value for LPT1 is Standard Bi-directional LPT.VXD v4.00.503 file size 35,487. The LPT.VXD file is located in the Windows/System directory. The LPT.VXD file will be available from the Microsoft Web page. To change the CMOS sett...