Canon BJC-4300 Series- User Manual

Canon Specialty Papers Canon manufactures numerous specialty papers, including: Glossy Photo Paper GP-201 Banner Paper High Resolution Paper HR-101 T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 Greeting Cards GC-101 Bubble Jet Paper LC-301 (water resistant) Fabric Sheets FS-101 CF-102 Transparencies Back Print Film BF-1...

Getting Help From Canon Canon Computer Systems, Inc. offers a full range of customer technical support optionsincluding*: 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, toll free automated support for troubleshooting issues on mostcurrent products ( 1-800-423-2366 ) Speak to a technician free of service charge (currently M...

Servicing the Printer The Canon BJC-4300 Series Color Bubble Jet Printers are designed with the latesttechnology to provide trouble-free operation. The Warranty Card that comes with theprinter describes Canon's one-year limited warranty for your Bubble Jet printer. Be sureto read the warranty inform...

Printing a Document This procedure 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 procedur...

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 Setupcomma...

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 youcan select the Print Setup option available from the File menu of most applicat...

The Windows Tabs The BJ Series Printer Driver for Windows has several tabs from which you select youprinting options and learn about your printer drivers well as your printer. General (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print test pageor a separator...

Control This tab allows you to print test pages, turn off the printer, enable or disable the autopower on feature, and clean the print head. It also allows you to turn off the printerafter a certain period of inactivity. (The printing options on this tab are the same forboth Windows 95 and Windows 3...

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

Using Cartridge Detection Use Cartridge Detection if you want the driver to alert you when the installed BJ cartridge isnot 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 tod...

Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows can interpret and translate the full spectrum ofcolors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing in color, there is a significant increase in theamount of information that the driver has to interpret and translate. When printing bla...

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 mayincrease 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 yourBubble Jet printer is to select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality print onmost plain paper bond papers, including cotton bond and photocopying papers; it does notreq...

allows! Use on any cotton or cotton/ poly blend fabric. Your image is printed in mirrorimage (when you use T-Shirt Transfer mode through the BJC-250 Printer Driver forWindows) so when you iron it onto the t-shirt the image is viewed correctly. Greeting Cards Get the most out of your Canon Creative o...

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever To ensure trouble-free paper handling, you'll want to set the paper thickness lever beforeloading paper. Center for the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge Left for the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge Right for heavier-weight print media or envelopes Be sure check this lever when yo...

Auto Feed Guidelines When automatically feeding stacks of paper, follow these guidelines: Do not open the front cover while printing. This may cause paper jams, smudges, ormalfunctions. Do not leave paper stacked in the printer for long periods of time; longer sheets ofpaper may become bent or curle...

Manually Feeding Paper You use the manual feed function when printing on heavier-weight print media (17 lb to 30lb or 64 g/m² to 105 g/m²). 1 Set the paperthickness lever. If you are manually feeding heavier-weight print media, set the paper thicknesslever to the right. 2 Start your printoperation. ...

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

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

Do not leave the film in the sheet feeder for long periods of time. Dust and dirt mayaccumulate on the film resulting in spotty printing. To avoid smudging caused by finger prints, use a pair of thin cloth gloves whilehandling the film. To avoid fading, do not expose the printed film to prolonged su...

High Resolution Paper HR-101 Using the Printer's Output Tray The paper output tray on your printer is equipped with paper output guides. When using theBC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge to print on Canon's High Resolution Paper (HR-101), lift thepaper output guides on both sides of the printer's output tray:...

Insert thecleaning sheet. Remove the two pieces of tape from the sheet. Insert the sheet with the sticky side out (toward you) and down (going into thesheet feeder). Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the cleaning sheet. 3 Press theRESUMEbutton. Make sure the printer is on. Press RESUME to advanc...

Fabric Sheet FS-101 Fabric Sheet FS-101 for Canon printers comes with a booklet that describes special handlingprocedures. Be sure to look through this booklet for special information regarding the FabricSheets. This section describes specific steps for using Fabric Sheets with the printer. Be sure ...

Insert the fabricsheet. Insert the sheet with the cloth side out (toward you) and the open end up (awayfrom the sheet feeder). Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the fabric sheet. Do not attempt to load more than one sheet at a time. 3 Set up theBJC-4300 PrinterDriver forWindows. In the Paper tab...

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 banners from 2 to 6 sheets in length. Always leave an extra sheet at the end of the banner- just in case the type runsover. The sha...

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 settingthe printer in directsunlight. 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, asnecessary, to keep your printer in good operating condition. Make sure the printer is turned off before cleaning it. It is a good idea tounplug the AC adapteralso. Do not clean the exterior of...

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.

Printing the Test Page From Windows You use the Test option on the Control tab in your BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows toprint a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern. Before selecting a Test option, make sure paper is properly loaded in the sheet feeder (see Automatically Feed...

Printing the Test Pages Using the Operators 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. Test Page Number of Beeps Pages Printed Demonstratio...

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

BJ Cartridge Guidelines You can use these cartridges with the printer: BC-21e Color BJ CartridgeContains the print head unit and two replaceable BJ tanks-the BCI-21 Color BJ Tankcontains color ink (cyan, magenta, yellow) and the BCI-21 Black BJ Tank containsblack ink. You can replace the BJ tanks wi...

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

Replacing the BJ Cartridge The following procedure describes how to replace the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge with theBC-20 Black BJ Cartridge. Follow the instructions in this section to replace an old BJcartridge or to change BJ cartridges when you are switching between the BC-21e and any ofthe other B...

Replacing a BJ Tank in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge If you perform a print operation correctly but the output is blank, a BJ tank may be out ofink. Perform the print head cleaning at least five times. If the output is still blank, replace theempty BJ tank in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge. Leave the...

Storing a BJ Cartridge Whenever you unwrap a BJ cartridge, you must either install it in the printer orstore it in the Ink Cartridge Storage Box to prevent the print head from dryingand clogging. 1 Open the Ink Cartridge Storage Box When opening the Ink Cartridge Storage Box, press in on the release...

Installing and Removing the Optional Color Image ScannerCartridge You can easily convert your printer into a color scanner by installing the optional IS-22Color Image Scanner Cartridge. This section describes how to install and remove the ColorImage Scanner Cartridge. For details on operating the pr...

Set the paperthicknesslever to thecenter. 4300 Chapter 4 Page 26 6 Press theCARTRIDGEbutton once andclose the frontcover. Removing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge

Always remove the Color Image Scanner Cartridge as soon as you are finishedscanning pictures and replace it with a BJ cartridge. Do not leave the Color ImageScanner Cartridge in the printer. Remove the scanner cartridge just as you would a BJ cartridge. (See step 1 on page 4-24 fordetails.) Store th...

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

General Problems The most basic problems you may encounter are "the printer does not print" and " your printquality is not satisfactory" If the printer does not print Check all your cable connections Check your printer driver setup Check your computer configuration Check your BJ cart...

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

Technical Notes Compaq Presario 7170/7180 Problem A [k prints at the top of the page when printing from Windows 95 on a Compaq Presario7170/7180 Cause Configuration of parallel port in CMOS Solution Change CMOS on Compaq Presario 7170/7180 to enable bi-directional capability Reboot computer, press &...

The LPT.VXD file is located in the Windows/System directory. The LPT.VXD file will beavailable from the Microsoft Web page. To change the CMOS settings: From Windows 95, click on Start Go to Programs Select Toshiba Utilities You will have either TSETUP or HARDWARE SETUP UTILITY For TSETUP Select Har...

Specifications Printing Specifications Printing Method Bubble Jet ink on demand Paper Handling Automatic feedManual feed Sheet Feeder Capacity -- Auto Feed Only 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) Glossy photo pap...

All except Fabric Sheet Margin Inches mm L 0.25 6.4 R 0.25 6.4 T 0.12 3.0 B 0.65 16.5 Fabric Sheet Margin Inches mm L 0.25 6.4 R 1.35 34.4 T 1.62 41.1 B 1.10 27.9 Printable Area -- Envelopes The shaded portion in the following figure shows the printing area for a COM10envelope. The table lists the m...

BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge Print head 64 nozzles for black 24 nozzles for each color (cyan, magenta,yellow) Print head life Approximately 2,000 color pages at 30% coverage BJ tanks BCI-21 Color (cyan, magenta, yellow) BCI-21 Black Ink color Black, cyan, magenta, yellow BJ tank yield BCI-21 Color Appr...

Power Consumption 4 watts maximum nonprinting30 watts maximum printing Dimensions 15.1 in (383 mm) W x 9.1 in (232 mm) D x 8.0 in (203 mm) H Weight Approx. 7.7 lb (3.5kg) Optional IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Paper Handling Sheetfed Resolution 360 dpi, 8 bit