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Canon BJC-4400 User Manual

1. Make sure O ChoosePrint or Print Setup from the File menu You will the Canon see a screen similar to this B C 4400 Series is selected as Pen Catia are your default p Printer eenaa pri nter Name Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties Status Ready Type Canon BJC 4400 Where LPT1 Comment Paper Orientation Size Letter x Portrait Source Auto Feeder Landscape cresi O Click on the Properties or Setup button if you want to make any adjustments as appropriate for printing your document See Printer Setup Within Windows 98 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3 1 for details O After making any necessary changes to the printing parameters click OK to start the print job 2 2 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 Printer Setup Within Windows 98 95 You can use the printer with all your Windows 98 95 applications Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98 95 You can open the Properties dialog box in one of the following ways O From within any Windows application you can select the Print or Print Setup command O From the Printers folder you can select the printer and then select the Properties command from the File menu O From the Printers folder you can select the printer click the right mouse button and then select Properties from the drop down list With Windows Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98 95 Chapter 2 The printing opt
2. the printer O Makesurethe paper support and paper output trays are extended Paper Handling Chapter 3 2 Insert the Remove the two pieces of tape from the sheet cleaning sheet O Insert the sheet with the sticky side out toward you and down going into the sheet feeder O Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the cleaning sheet n i si sai ite A 3 Press the Makesurethe printer ison RESUME button l l O Press RESUME to advance the cleaning sheet into the printer O Press RESUME again to start cleaning The printer feeds the sheet and then ejects it Q O Usea cleaning sheet once only Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 21 Fabric Sheet FS 101 Fabric Sheet FS 101 for Canon printers comes with a booklet that describes special handling procedures Be sure to look through this booklet for special information regarding the Fabric Sheets This section describes specific steps for using Fabric Sheets with the printer Be sure to follow these guidelines O To avoid paper jams smearing and other problems do not open the printer s cover during printing O Usethe fixing agent that comes with the Fabric Sheet FS 101 O Do not touch newly printed fabric sheets until the ink is completely dry This takes about one hour Printing on a Fabric Sheet 1 Setup Makesurethe paper thickness lever isto the right the printer position O Makesurethe paper support and paper output tray are ext
3. Dry Time Delay Disabled z Set Auto Power On CONTROLS THE AUTO POWER OFF FEATURE WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF THE PRINTER IF IT IS IDLE FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME AFTER CHANGING A SETTING BE SURE TO CLICK SET Cancel Apply Help Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2 7 Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs Be sure to use your on line help to find out about the settings available for each printing option O To move between the Windows tabs click on any of the tabs O To save the settings and exit click the OK button O To cancel your setting selections on a tab click the Cancel button O To save your settings without exiting click the Apply button O To access helpful information about the printer and the printer driver click on the Help button Recommended Graphics Settings You can select the following printing options from the Graphics tab to achieve the specified results Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties RAES General Details Paper Graphics Setting Control 2 8 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 To achieve Fastest B amp W output possible Fast letter quality output Fast B amp W photograph and graphic output High quality output High quality photograph and graphic output Fast color output Color output High quality color output Photo realistic color printing True photo
4. Ink color BJ tank yield BCI 21 Color BCI 21 Black 64 nozzles for black 24 nozzles for each color cyan magenta yellow Approximately 2 000 color pages at 30 coverage BCI 21 Color cyan yellow magenta BCI 21 Black Black cyan yellow magenta Approx 100 pages at 7 5 coverage Approx 225 pages at 5 coverage BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge Print head Ink color Cartridge yield 128 nozzles Black Approx 900 text pages at 5 coverage BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge Print head Ink color Cartridge yield A 4 Specifications 64 nozzles for black 24 nozzles for color Black cyan magenta yellow Approximately 50 pages at 7 5 coverage for each color Appendix A General Interface EEE 1284 compatible parallel interface F Acoustic Noise Level 5 Approx 45 dB A per ISO 9296 Operating Environment 4 Temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C 17 Humidity 10 to 90 RH no condensation 3 Storing Environment Temperature 32 F to 95 F 0 C to 35 C Humidity 5 to 95 RH no condensation Power Source USA Canada AC 120V 60 Hz Power Consumption 4 watts maximum nonprinting 30 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 Ib 3 5 kg Optional IS 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Appendix A Paper Handling Sheetfed Resolution 360 dpi 8 bit Specifications A 5 A 6 Specifications Appendix A Glossary G
5. See What We M ean are trademarks of Canon Inc All other product and brand names are registered trademarks trademarks or service marks of their respective owners ENERGY STAR COMPLIANT nuh As an ENERGY STAR Partner Canon U S A Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Using Your Documentation The following documentation is supplied with the Canon BJ C 4400 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer to help you efficiently use your new printer Quick Start Guide This booklet describes the steps you follow to unpack and set up your printer and install the BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows You can follow the steps illustrated in the booklet to start printing in minutes It also includes quick reference information to help you use the printer on a daily basis User s Manual This manual offers detailed information on how to operate your printer It includes printing operations maintenance and specifications Read this manual to master basic operations and when you need to know the specifications of the printer Conventions This User s M anual uses the following conventions to alert you to information that will help you operate the printer correctly and safely Notes provide advice or suggestions regarding the use of the printer A Note Cautions alert you to operations that could cause damage to your hardware or software or cause injury to y
6. In the Custom Settings dialog box choose Diffusion only when printing final output or photographic images Choosing a Halftone setting of Fine allows documents to print as much as 20 faster because the computer does not need to compute to best possible position for each dot O Avoid screen matched color In the Custom Settings dialog box avoid M atch as the Color Adjustment setting The screen matching feature takes longer to process in the computer because It requires special information Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2 13 Using the Printer With Windows O Avoid automatic settings Although the automatic settings are easy to use the computer must interpret the printed page This takes more time than if you select each setting O Free up your memory Use only one software program at a time and unload any screen saving utilities or programs stored In Windows background this frees up more memory for Windows processing Use Monochrome when possible If you will be printing text in black ink only choose a Color Selection of Black and White rather than Grayscale Print draft documents in Monochrome rather than Color or use Draft print quality when printing color O Limit the number of colors on each page The computer will need to calculate and transmit fewer dots Too many colors can make the image confusing and less effective as well as cause the print speed to slow down O Use primary colors when prin
7. color charts graphs flyers and newsletters You can print on both sides of the sheet In your printer driver select Plain Paper when you load this paper High Resolution Paper The Canon High Resolution Paper H R 101 is designed to produce photo realistic quality output with sharp and vivid graphics For best results use the optional BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge to produce images comparable to your favorite photographs T Shirt Transfers Use Canon s popular T Shirt Transfers TR 101 to create and personalize T shirts sweatshirts aprons tablecloths napkins tote bags and anything else your imagination allows Use on any cotton or cotton poly blend fabric Your image is printed in mirror image when you use T Shirt Transfer mode through the BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver so when you iron it onto the T shirt the image is viewed correctly Greeting Cards Get the most out of your Canon Creative or other card making software with Canon Greeting Cards GC 101 These cards give your unique personalized cards the look and feel of professional cards You can create cards invitations announcements and more Bubble J et Paper water resistant The Canon Bubble Jet Paper LC 301 has been developed for high quality printing with minimal or no smearing or running when in contact with water or damp surfaces making It a good choice for damp or rainy environments The paper is specially coated and printable on both sides In your printer
8. envelopes 3 14 16 method A 1 specifications A 1 3 speed versus color 2 12 14 test pages 4 4 6 Printing options specifying 2 8 Windows 3 1 2 4 Q Quick color printing 2 9 2 12 R RAM 2 14 Recommended paper types A 2 Replacing BJ cartridge 4 11 17 BJ tank 4 18 21 Resolution 2 9 A 2 Rollers cleaning 4 3 S SB 21 Ink Cartridge Storage Box 1 3 4 13 4 22 23 4 27 28 Scanner cartridge 1 4 4 24 28 A 5 Scanning head 4 24 Screen matched color 2 13 Serial number 5 2 Servicing the printer 1 6 Setting tab 2 7 Setup analyzer 2 7 2 10 Sheet feeder 3 7 3 9 3 14 capacity A 1 Specialty Papers Canon 1 4 3 17 28 A 2 Specifications A 1 5 Storing BJ cartridge 4 22 23 environment A 5 Supplies 1 2 4 Index T T Shirt Transfers TR 101 1 4 3 3 3 6 Test pages printing 4 4 6 Toshiba laptop 5 5 6 Transparencies CF 102 1 4 3 3 3 6 3 17 Transporting printer 4 28 30 Troubleshooting 5 1 8 U US Commercial number 10 envelopes 3 14 A 3 Index W Warranty 1 6 4 9 5 2 Weight printer A 5 Windows 2 1 14 cleaning print head 4 7 printing test pages 4 5 tabs 2 5 11 Windows 3 1 printer setup 2 4 printing options 2 4 Windows 98 95 printer driver 2 3 printer setup 2 3 World Wide Web 1 5 5 1 Index FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of
9. quality printing Chapter 2 Driver settings Print Quality Draft 180 x 180 dpi Standard 360 x 360 dpi Standard and FineOn 360 x 360 dpi High and Fine Off 720 x 360 dpi High and FineOn 720 x 360 dpi Draft 180 x 180 dpi Standard 360 x 360 dpi High and FineOn 720 x 360 dpi Standard 360 x 360 dpi High 360 x 360 dpi Color M odel Monochrome Monochrome Monochrome Monochrome Monochrome Color Color Color Photo Color Photo Color Results Uses less ink Output quality is draft Slightly slower than draft Quality is standard Slower than B amp W but better grayscale quality Produces highest resolution output Slower than Standard but optimizes B amp W grayscale quality Uses less ink Output quality is draft With Windows Fast color printing but quality is not optimized Uses Drop Modulation Technology to optimize color print quality but the print speed is slower Produces photo realistic color printing Requires BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge and High Resolution Paper HR 101 or Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 Uses Drop Modulation Technology to produce true photo quality Requires BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge and High Resolution Paper H R 101 or Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 Using the Printer With Windows 2 9 Using the Setup Analyzer The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your choice of printing settings On the Setting tab y
10. Cover the non glossy side of the film with a sheet of plain paper 7 om Roll the film and paper up in the direction opposite the curl 3 18 Paper Handling SS O Do not roll the film too tight O Thefilm and paper rolled together should be about one inch 2 5 cm in diameter G Chapter 3 Al Keep the film You may want to fasten the roll with a small piece of tape rolled up for about five High Resolution Paper HR 101 Using the Printer s Output Tray minutes The paper output tray on your printer is equipped with paper output guides When using the BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge to print on Canon s High Resolution Paper H R 101 lift the paper output guides on both sides of the printer s output tray O Always lift both paper output guides O With the paper output guides up the output tray holds 20 sheets O After using the BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge to print on High Resolution Paper lower the paper output guides Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 19 3 20 Using the Cleaning Sheet 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 paper dust from the printer s rollers this will help prevent paper feed problems 1 Setup Makesurethe paper thickness lever is to the center
11. Image Scanner Cartridge O Transporting the printer the Printer e c ay a e Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 1 Printer Guidelines Follow these guidelines to avoid damage to your printer and harm to you or others O O O 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 printer M ake sure the power is off any time you connect or disconnect the AC adapter or interface cable Do not unplug the AC adapter unnecessarily Do not unplug the printer or turn off a power strip to which the printer is attached when the printer s power is turned on This may prevent the print head unit from returning to the home position on the right and being capped which may cause the print head to dry out This is critical If left uncapped the print head unit may clog and may need to be replaced Do not move the mechanism that holds the BJ cartridge Attempting to move the BJ cartridge holder may damage delicate mechanical parts BJ CARTRIDGE HOLDER Cleaning the Printer Caution Note Chapter 4 Your printer requires little routine maintenance Perform the following maintenance as necessary to keep your printer in good operating condition O Makesurethe printer is turned off before cleaning It It is a good idea to unplug the AC adapter also O Do not
12. Operator panel cleaning print head 4 7 printing test pages 4 6 Optical head 1 4 Optimum printing 4 9 Output tray 3 4 3 8 3 10 3 15 3 19 Index p Page orientation 2 6 Paper guidelines 3 4 handling 3 1 28 A 1 loading 3 7 13 printable area A 3 size 2 6 A 1 weight A 2 Paper feed limit 3 6 method 3 6 Paper jams clearing 5 4 Paper output tray 3 4 3 8 3 10 3 15 3 19 Paper support 3 8 3 15 Paper tab 2 6 Paper thickness lever 3 5 7 3 12 3 14 3 20 3 22 3 25 4 16 Paper types 2 6 A 2 selecting 3 2 4 Permanent swap file 2 13 Plain paper 3 2 3 6 Platen cleaning 4 3 Power consumption A 5 off 2 7 source A 5 Primary colors 2 14 Print head cleaning 4 6 7 operator panei 4 7 Windows 4 6 Print M anager 2 13 Print media printer settings 3 6 Print model 2 6 Print quality 2 6 2 9 not satisfactory 5 3 Print speed A 2 improving 2 12 14 Print width A 2 Printable area envelopes A 3 Fabric Sheet A 3 papers A 3 Printer cleaning 4 3 dimensions A 5 does not print 5 3 guidelines 4 2 maintaining 4 1 30 problem identifying 5 2 servicing 1 6 settings 3 6 specifications A 1 5 tests 2 7 transporting 4 28 30 unpacking See Quick Start Guide weight A 5 Printer driver 5 3 installing 2 1 Windows 3 1 2 4 Windows 95 2 3 See also Quick Start Guide Printer Properties dialog box 2 3 Printer setup Windows 3 1 2 4 Windows 95 2 3 Printing a document 2 2
13. Storage Box you can hook them together Simply connect them by the slides and grooves on the sides of the containers the Printer 3 O LE An E a jms CE TO 3 Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 23 Installing and Removing the Optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge You can easily convert your printer into a color scanner by installing the optional IS 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge This section describes how to install and remove the Color Image Scanner Cartridge For details on operating the printer as a scanner see the IS 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge User s M anual that comes with the scanner cartridge package SCANNING HEAD CONTACT TERMINALS Do not touch the contact terminals or the scanning head Caution Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge 1 Remove the Open the front cover and press the CARTRIDGE button BJ Cartridge The printer beeps once the POWER light starts flashing and the cartridge holder moves to the center of the printer O Lift the green lock lever Q Slide the BJ cartridge out of the cartridge holder O StoretheBJ cartridge in an Ink Cartridge Storage Box see page 4 22 for details ho Remove the scanner cartridge from its packaging 4 Insert the scanner cartridge Chapter 4 Handle the scanner cartridge carefully Do not touch the scanning head area Hold the scanner cartridge by the ridges on either side of the cartridge M atch the
14. a BJ Tank in the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge ossessi 4 18 SLOWING IB CAOC araa A E E aes 4 22 Installing and Removing the Optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge 4 24 Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge ccceccsscsssscsssessseeseees 4 24 Removing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge cscccsscssssssssessseeserees 4 27 FASO OIG the PNE ranima ae cewaaesieniecantcenemaneeennaen 4 28 BD MPOUDICSIOOUING aiccencateseussuustessenestesscavateniaaneeaninasitenseusstanscanttetsamtitansmenatacseusitans 5 1 Identifying Your Printer Problem cccscssscssscssssssssssscsrssessrssstsssenees 5 2 G amp ieral ProDIEMS eee en een eee ee eet eer eet er ee 5 3 Clearing Paper JaMS sininsrennnanisitanesnsntanavis snsanassanaann aiurivaedastotneatinkenvaiueioinadansnnsten 5 4 Appendix A Specifications oo cece A 1 PENI DANCON nE A 1 BJ Cartridges sc scaarrexandecertvirensiqncndauncnananssetsiedenna eenatiesandannetusensicraetamakaaatiasendemeniaen A 4 GTA E E E E EE A 5 Optional IS 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge ssessseserssrersrrererrrrsrsrrerserersens A 5 GIO SSY oa E E E stag oatateks G 1 eT 1 FCC Regulations rcs tne sacioesetasetta nested r a FCC 1 vi Introduction 1 VJJ v fo Yu p Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJC 4400 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer We appreciate your choosing this printer to meet your printing needs The B C 4400 Series printers offer excellent print quality and fast print
15. cartridge s 1 2 3 4 2 5 3 change 2 7 guidelines 4 8 9 holder 4 12 4 15 maintenance 4 10 replacing 4 11 17 specifications A 4 storing 4 22 23 Index Index kd BJ tanks 1 2 4 9 maintenance 4 10 replacing 4 18 21 BJC 4400 Printer Driver 2 1 installing See Quick Start Guide Brilliant White Paper 3 3 Bubble Jet Paper LC 301 1 4 3 3 3 Bulletin board service BBS 1 5 5 C Canon accessories 1 2 4 Authorized Service Facility 1 6 Canada 1 5 Customer Care Center 1 5 Fax Retrieval System 1 5 5 1 help 1 5 5 1 Referral Service 1 2 Specialty Papers 1 4 3 17 28 supplies 1 2 4 support services 1 5 5 1 warranty 1 6 5 2 Web site 1 5 CARTRIDGE button 4 12 4 17 18 4 21 4 24 Cartridge detection 2 7 2 11 Change BJ cartridge 2 7 Cleaning print head 2 7 4 6 7 5 3 printer 4 3 Cleaning sheet High Resolution Paper 3 20 21 Clearing paper jams 5 4 Color Image Scanner Cartridge 1 4 4 24 28 A 5 6 1 Color model 2 6 2 9 Colors missing 5 3 COM 10 envelopes 3 14 A 3 Control tab 2 7 Custom print settings 2 7 Customer Care Center 1 5 D Demonstration test page 4 4 Details tab 2 5 Diffusion halftones 2 13 Dimensions printer A 5 DL envelopes 3 14 Document printing 2 2 Driver settings 2 9 Drop Modulation Technology 2 9 Drying time 3 17 Envelopes 3 6 DL size 3 14 printable area A 3 printing 3 14 16 US COM 10 3 14 A 3 Envir
16. driver select Plain Paper when you load this paper Fabric Sheets Use Fabric Sheet FS 101 for Canon Bubble Jet printers to print pillow covers scarves flags and other textile items Use these sheets for appliqu s and other craft and sewing projects Fabric sheets are 9 5 x 14 inches Transparencies CF 102 Transparencies from Canon are recommended These transparencies produce excellent contrast sharpness and color Paper Handling 3 3 Back Print Film Canon Back Print Film BF 102 has been specially developed for Canon Color Bubble Jet printers The film is designed to deliver brilliant high intensity color images suitable for business presentations design work or professional reports Back print film is printed on the back non glossy side of the film in mirror image and then viewed from the front or glossy side using a backlighting device High Gloss Film The Canon High Gloss Film H G 101 features a bright white finish that lends striking visual power to charts graphs and photographic images Use this film to make your presentation materials and graphics look professional F If you are printing in an application outside Windows your software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in Note order to use Back Print Film or T Shirt Transfers Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper please renember the following O Attempting to print on damp curled wrinkled or torn pape
17. driver as well as your new printer O General Windows 98 95 only This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print a test page or a separator page You see this tab when you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder not from within a Windows application PRINT A SEPARATOR PAGE Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties 24 x a General Detais Paper Graphics Setting Control 5 o a Canon BJC 4400 z A O 3 O Comment 25 S ADD COMMENTS IES HERE Separator page finane z i P gi TE D PRINT A TEST PAGE Print Test Page O Details Windows 98 95 only This tab allows you to specify printer port settings spool settings and time out settings You see this tab when you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder not from within a Windows application Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties 21x General Details Paper Graphics Setting Control 7 Canon BJC 4400 DEFINE THE PRINTER S PORT Print to the following port v Add Port Fint usin SAY Delete Port ron oe m 52 New Driver S F E C FY T H E Capture Printer Port End Capture P R NT E R D R V E R Timeout settings Not selected fi 5 seconds SPECIFY TIMEOUT Transmission retry js seconds SETTINGS SPECIFY SPOOL sasen Port Settings SPECIFY PORT SETTINGS SETTINGS Cancel Apply Help Chapter 2 Using the P
18. groove on the scanner cartridge with the guide on the cartridge holder Slide the scanner cartridge into the holder and hold it in position GROOVE the Printer oO E Ee 0 E By Maintaining the Printer 4 25 4 Lower the Slowly press the lock lever down completely until the lock lever mark on the lever is aligned with the mark on the cartridge holder 5 Set the paper thickness lever to the center 5 Press the Thecartridge holder moves to the home position on CARTRIDGE the right button once and close the front cover CARTRIDGE BUTTON Removing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge Always remove the Color Image Scanner Cartridge as soon as you are finished scanning pictures and replace it with a BJ cartridge Do not Caution eave the Color Image Scanner Cartridge in the printer Remove the scanner cartridge just as you would a BJ cartridge See step 1 on page 4 24 for details Store the scanner cartridge in the soft plastic case provided with the cartridge Only store the Color Image Scanner Cartridge in this case oye ac T umm sja cc SA ec oL Be ie Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 27 Caution Never store the IS 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge in an Ink Cartridge Storage Box that has been used for a BJ cartridge The pad in the storage box where the head of a BJ cartridge rests is covered with ink that will damage the scanning head of the IS 22 Co
19. j 1 4 P a FO LAS8R 8 Rees oo gt MT ae See deste cece papers ie fp eet Demonstration This test prints a sample page describing the printer s features Color Bubble et Printer is syn veli ujky Weu Dou ducati son a _ f oer small and lege mk Arep ets nae facade ape peak guile wih woe BI awhile FeO Shas Emar DEZ El wech cH QUER Ap Tis Beanlin Tia iy gt pon ah noe Sen ilo uli wilh mibi b Tiisak awlia verantility Prints Tsrillantdy ri slin rdiwlinp E wih t ar Eubha LLL CE aj thule Nt ph man D ae ae ika tan Texhnngs E mdi oe ie Doa phi dic zinags orliniisr mew Soir er Aenea SAA Jorw re Ean gema fra adas digia rite mo Lue AA ahs nibpuk aiui laa 4 ire career pth uru ca ae Tha wl sumer rblpr rals ate oD r at aoe la na H Li t kis abere aran Gaah la a Agii Lewd md BT la a bree a ba Fe Nozzle Test Use this test print to check that each print head nozzle is operating properly When the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge is installed the pattern includes all four colors yellow magenta cyan and black In the color pattern you ll notice that lines are missing between the colors This is normal eA e ee a l eS bast a bs The following sample shows the Nozzle Test when the optional BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge is installed Printing the Test Pages From Windows Chapter 4 You use the Tests option on the Control tab in your BJ C 4400 Series Print
20. limited warranty information that came with Note your printer for details N 5 2 Troubleshooting Chapter 5 General Problems O If the printer does not print e Check all your cable connections e Check your printer driver setup e Check your computer configuration e Check your BJ cartridge and BJ tanks O If your print quality is not satisfactory e Clean the print head e Clean the print head five times e Replace the BJ cartridge O If colors are missing e Perform a Nozzle Test see page 4 5 e Clean the print head see page 4 6 e f necessary replace the BJ cartridge see page 4 11 O If you want to print from an MS DOS application that does not have a selection for your printer e Select the Epson LQ 2550 or the BM Proprinter X24E D u T 7 2 a oe 3 O Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5 3 Clearing Paper Jams When a paper jam occurs the POWER light turns orange and the printer goes off line 1 Press the Turn off the printer POWER button bh Gently pull the If the paper tears off inside the printer open the front paper out with cover and remove the paper left inside the printer one hand while holding down the printer with the other hand J Press the POWER ThePOWER light comes on and the print head moves to button to turn the the home position pees eae O Theprinter is now ready for printing at least two sheets of paper through the printer to clean the r
21. party inks and the use of third party inks does not invalidate the product s limited warranty H owever Canon cannot guarantee the quality or performance of your printer when you are using inks from other suppliers N Canon s limited warranty does not cover damage caused to Canon s Bubble Jet products that is attributable to the use of third party parts or supplies including inks The limited warranty remains in effect for its life once that particular damage has been properly repaired For optimum printing results Canon recommends that you use only Canon BJ cartridges and BJ tanks the Printer D e An 0 a e O Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 9 BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance The most important thing you can do to extend the life of your printer and to ensure optimum print quality is take care of the BJ cartridges Spilled ink can stain any surface Open BJ cartridges and BJ tanks carefully and follow the guidelines presented here to protect against Caution spilled ink O If you are using both the BC 21le Color BJ Cartridge and any other BJ cartridges make sure you store the cartridge not being used in the Ink Cartridge Storage Box O Keep BJ cartridges and BJ tanks in their sealed containers until you are ready to use them O Do not remove the BJ tanks from the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge unnecessarily This may cause the ink to clog O Makesure both BJ tanks are installed in the BC 21e Co
22. speed using both color and black inks We are certain you will be Satisfied with this advanced Bubble Jet technology This chapter O Lists the supplies accessories and options you can purchase for the printer O Describes Canon s customer support services Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Supplies and Accessories Your BJ C 4400 Series printer supports excellent and unique print media options that will allow you to produce dazzling professional and fun presentations All of these print media are specially designed and manufactured to work with your Canon color printer so you can produce the finest output possible Canon has an extensive dealer network equipped to offer you supplies as you need them To find a dealer near you call the Canon Referral Service at 1 800 848 4123 If supplies are not available from your local dealer you can order directly from Canon by calling 1 800 671 1090 BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks You can use the following BJ cartridges with the BJ C 4400 Series printers O BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge O BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge O BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge O BC 29F Neon BJ Cartridge You can purchase the following BJ tanks for use in the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge O BCI 21 Black BJ Tank O BCI 21 Color BJ Tank BJ cartridges contain the Bubble Jet print head and BJ tank s while BJ tanks contain ink only N Note 1 2 Introduction Chapter 1 Canon has more engineers dedicated to creating
23. top of the BJ tank until it snaps into place F Make sure O If you are replacing both tanks repeat steps 3 through 6 each BJ tank is for the other BJ tank correctly seated in its respective slot a Press the The printer beeps and moves the cartridge holder to the CARTRIDGE home position on the right of the printer button O The printer automatically cleans the print head unit CARTRIDGE BUTTON the Printer o e Ee 0 E O g Close the printers Use both hands to lift the cover into place and press front cover firmly to close it Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 21 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 Open the When opening the Ink Cartridge Storage Box press in on Ink Cartridge the release tab that locks the cover in place Storage Box oa Carefully set You must insert the cartridge correctly or the storage box the cartridge in will not close the storage box O Theprotective cap must be removed from the cartridge before you set it in the storage box J Close the Besurethelid snaps closed storage box Whenever you remove a BJ cartridge from the printer store the cartridge in the storage box unless you are disposing It A Note If you have more than one Ink Cartridge
24. 1 or Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 this ink produces images comparable to your favorite photographs When you run out of ink you replace the complete cartridge O BC 29F Neon Bj Cartridge Contains the print head unit and neon color and black inks Use this cartridge when you want to add hot new colors to everything from your business graphs to stickers for your kids These amazing bright fluorescent colors make your pictures graphs and fun images really stand out When you run out of ink you replace the complete cartridge The actual amount of ink that you use will vary depending on the print density of a page If the majority of your output is graphics you may need to change cartridges or tanks more often than when you are printing text only See Appendix A Specifications for details on the life expectancy of the BJ cartridges You may need to replace the BJ cartridge or a BJ tank when your printed output is not crisp and clear and there are gaps in the characters missing dots even after you have cleaned the print head at least five times If you are using the BC 21le Color BJ Cartridge and your output is blank one of the BJ tanks is probably out of ink See the instructions starting on page 4 18 for replacing a BJ tank Canon has more engineers dedicated to creating quality ink for providing the best results for output on Bubble Jet printers than any other Note organization Canon does not prohibit the use of third
25. BJ Tank in the BC 21le Color BJ Cartridge If you perform a print operation correctly but the output Is blank a BJ tank may be out of ink Perform the print head cleaning at least five times If the output is still blank replace the empty BJ tank in the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge Leave the BJ cartridge in the printer when replacing a BJ tank M ake sure the printer s power is on 1 Open the Useboth hands to grasp the sides of the cover and pull it front cover forward 2 Pressthe Theprinter beeps and moves the cartridge holder to the CARTRIDGE center of the printer button once O The POWER light blinks while the cartridge holder is positioned to the center of the printer CARTRIDGE BUTTON J Remove the Thecolor BJ tank is on the left the black BJ tank is on the empty BJ tank right O Grasp the tab on the top of the tank and pull forward to release the BJ tank O Then lift the BJ tank up and out of the BJ cartridge unit O Dispose of the BJ tank properly You may want to place it in aplastic bag to keep from spilling any residual ink 7 se As f i mt mas TE i H a GJ ee j Ai i AH IHI IE i lj 4 the Printer Take the new Then removethe protective cap BJ tank out of its packaging 3 o e aS ay i e a Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 19 5 Slide the new BJ tank into the empty slot on the BJ cartridge 5 Press firmly on the tab on the
26. BJC 4400 USER MANUAL Copyright This manual is copyrighted by Canon Computer Systems Inc CCSI with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be reproduced in any form in whole or part without the prior written consent of CCSI 1998 Canon Computer Systems Inc Disclaimer Canon Computer Systems Inc has reviewed this manual thoroughly in order that it will be an easy to use guide to your Canon B C 4400 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer All statements technical information and recommendations in this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed reliable but the accuracy and completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted and they are not intended to be nor should they be understood to be representations or warranties concerning the products described Your printer and the software media included with your printer have been sold to you subject to the limited warranties set forth in the warranty card and license agreement enclosed with the respective product All software Is licensed AS IS as described in the license agreement enclosed with the software media Further CCS reserves the right to make changes in the specifications of the products described in this manual at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such changes Trademarks Canon BJ and BJC are registered trademarks and BCI Bubble Jet Drop Modulation Technology PhotoRealism and
27. Cancel nol Help PRINT MODEL 2 6 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 O Setting This tab allows you to turn on or off the Setup Analyzer and Cartridge Detection It also allows you to save up to four custom print settings The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98 95 and Windows 3 1 Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties 24 x General Details Paper Graphics Setting Control Printing Cartridge Detection EN AB LE OR DIS AB LE ENABLE OR te Sues DISABLE SETUP pee ANALYZER i Bee g amp A lt O Fac Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled w Save ao a 4 i 3 pi Dan Name E E SAVE YOUR 2 ATT R CUSTOM PRINT EL SETTINGS oa 2s D2 O Control This tab allows you to print test pages turn the printer off enable or disable the auto power on feature clean the print head or move the BJ cartridge so you can change it It also allows you to turn off the printer after a certain period of inactivity The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98 95 and Windows 3 1 Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties 24 x General Details Paper Graphics Setting Control Controls Power Off POWER OFF PRINTER CLEAN THE PRINT HEAD CHANGE THE BJ CARTRIDGE C Demonstration C Nozzle Test PERFORM PRINTER TESTS Clean Ink Head Print Change Ink Cartridge Settings Disabled X Auto Power Off Disabled v
28. Color Selection Fast Color For High Quality Color Printing Select the settings shown below to allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to 16 7 million colors Keep in mind that your print speed will be slower than with other setting combinations O Print Quality High Fine mode is on O Color Model Color O Print Model Automatic 2 12 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 For Monochrome Printing Use the BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge to optimize the printer s performance when you are printing black text and graphics only In the BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows choose the following settings to tell your printer to print using black ink only O Media Type Plain Paper O Print Quality Standard O Color Model Monochrome O Print Model Automatic Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows To improve printing speed you can try the following O 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 M anager and may increase your printing speed by as much as 25 depending on the computer you are using O Add a permanent swap file in Windows 3 1 Under the 386 Enhanced icon in the Windows Control Panel add or create a permanent swap file that is from 4MB to 9 MB The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster See your Windows documentation for instructions O Avoid diffusion halftones
29. VJJ G o uv p kd Automatic feed Refers to one way in which paper can be fed into the printer when the sheet feeder is used BJ cartridge The printing mechanism that contains the print head unit and BJ tanks BJ tank The special type of ink container housed by the BJ cartridge The BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge contains two BJ tanks one color which includes cyan yellow magenta and one black Bubble Jet printer An ink jet type printer that heats the ink to a boiling point in a nozzle to form a bubble When the bubble expands there is no room left in the nozzle for the ink and the ink is projected onto paper CMYK Acronym for cyan magenta yellow and black the four colors used in the standard color model of the printing industry Refers to a method of specifying color using CM YK color values K is used for black because B is used to represent blue in RGB Composite black The black color formed by mixing cyan magenta and yellow ink so that they appear almost black on a printout cpi Characters per inch A unit of measurement relevant to a fixed space font Because all characters have the same width you can calculate the number of characters printed per inch cpl Characters per line A unit of measurement that indicates the number of characters printed per line cps Characters per second A unit of measurement that indicates the orinter s speed Glossary G 1 G 2 dB A Stands for decibel level a decib
30. achieve the highest print quality with these papers Follow these guidelines O When automatically feeding transparencies or back print film remove each sheet after it is delivered Do not allow film sheets to stack up O Let the printed sheets of film or paper dry completely before storing x them M edia type Drying time EI Canon Glossy Photo Paper GP 210 10 minutes gt Canon Fabric Sheet FS 101 1 hour a Canon CF 102 Transparencies 15 minutes Canon Back Print Film BF 102 15 minutes O When a sheet of film has dried completely cover its printed side with a sheet of plain not coated paper before storing it this is recommended even if you place the sheets of film in a clear file or plastic holder Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 17 O Do not leave the film in the sheet feeder for long periods of time Dust and dirt may accumulate on the film resulting in spotty printing O To avoid smudging caused by fingerprints use a pair of thin cloth gloves while loading and handling the film O To avoid fading do not expose the printed film to prolonged sunlight O Store unused papers and films flat Do not remove papers from their protective packaging until you are ready to use them O Store unused film at temperatures between 59 F to 86 F 15 C to 30 C The relative humidity should be between 10 and 70 Uncurling Back Print Film If Back Print Film becomes curled follow these steps to uncurl it 1
31. ards GC 101 Bubble Jet Paper LC 301 Fabric sheet FS 101 Transparencies CF 102 Back Print Film BF 102 High Gloss Film HG 101 Other heavier weight print media Envelopes Single Stack 3 6 Paper Handling Paper thickness lever BC 20 BC 21le Center Left Center Right Center Left Center Right Right Center Left Right Center Center Center Right Right Right dt output guides Down Up Up Down Up Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Paper feed M ethod Auto Auto or M anual Auto Auto Auto Auto or M anual M anual Auto Auto or M anual Auto Auto M anual M anual M anual Auto Limit Sheets Approx 100 0 4 or 10 mm stack 1 1 2 to 6 Approx 100 Approx 80 0 4 or 10 mm stack 1 1 Approx 100 0 4 or 10 mm stack 1 50 10 Chapter 3 Loading Paper You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically or you can manually feed one sheet at a time through the manual feed slot You can place approximately 100 sheets of plain paper 20 Ib or 75 g m in the sheet feeder at a time You can stack approximately 50 sheets of transparency film or 10 sheets of back print film in the sheet feeder H owever these special media may not advance correctly under unusual environmental conditions such as extreme temperatures or humidity If you have trouble with special papers becoming skewed or feeding mult
32. ave an extra sheet at the end of the banner just in case the type runs over The shaded portions of the drawing below illustrate the maximum recommended printing area of banner paper 3 24 Paper Handling Chapter 3 F O Printing on banner paper requires quite a bit of ink If you think Note your BJ cartridge may run out of ink use a new BJ cartridge O For best print results on banner paper use light design patterns O To prevent ink from running over the edges of the sheet print within the margins shown in the previous illustration 1 Set the paper thickness lever for banner paper Cut the banner at a crease according to the length you need Chapter 3 Open the front cover Use both hands to open the front cover Set the paper thickness lever to the right Close the front cover The maximum length you can use is six sheets 66 inches or 16 6 mm O Always leave an extra sheet at the end of the banner just in case the type runs over Paper Handling 3 25 3 Pull out the paper Do not pull out the extension on the tray output tray and a the ents O Do not pull up the paper support output guides 4 Insert the Align the first sheet of the paper with the right edge of banner paper the sheet feeder and slide it into the printer until it stops O Then adjust the paper guide to the edge of the paper O Do not allow the paper to hang over the edge of the desk or work tabl
33. clean the exterior of the printer with volatile liquids such as thinners benzine or any spray type or chemical cleaners doing so will damage the surface of the printer O When cleaning the printer avoid the area near the print head on the BJ cartridge Do not touch the print head Ink may leak out and Cause stains Clean the printer regularly to avoid printing problems Remove any ink mist or paper debris from the interior of the printer using a soft cloth moistened with water Clean especially well around the platen area If the rollers become dirty you can clean them using a small soft brush PLATEN the Printer ROLLERS D e E EG S TO Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft cloth moistened with water Clean away smudges and dust Do not use paper products such as paper towels or tissues to clean the inside of the printer Maintaining the Printer 4 3 Printing the Test Pages You can print these test pages to check the operation of your printer and your print quality If a test page indicates poor print quality try cleaning the print head see page 4 6 If necessary replace the BJ cartridge Test A This test prints a repeating pattern of characters LO Mode Ver 0 53 EN fear L H A I P Pe OLEM a te i g ee ea a a Pret eee te Pe ee eee ls rak TiS ArH 1 AEE ELHATOTT rake ce ber ite POLESMEG Maa jean DP 2 0 Le T te ee my ULHA 5 te ee a LS Bs
34. ction Chapter 1 Using the Printer With Windows 2 d dv ug o a wo J Q kd This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windows applications It includes O OOO O Q Installing a printer driver Printing a document Printer setup within Windows 98 95 Printer setup within Windows 3 1 The Windows tabs With Windows Printing speed versus color Installing a Printer Driver Before you can use any type of printer with your computer you must install a printer driver The printer driver tells the computer what kind of a printer you are using The printer driver also controls the various settings such as print quality and paper type You define these settings within the printer driver and the printer driver then communicates the settings to both the computer and the printer Chapter 2 You must install the BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows before you can use the printer with your computer See your Quick Start Guide for Instructions Using the Printer With Windows 2 1 Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using Refer to your software application s documentation for the exact printing procedure 1 Start your Start the program you are using to create the document application and open the document you want to print
35. dvises you to check that your printer is on line and that the cables are secure y gi If you choose the M onochrome Color M odel and you have a BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge installed you ll see EL T E d Ra re 7 Oo O ipa ig ae Ke a Performance Tip You now have a color cartridge installed in your printer For faster printing speed change the color cartridge to the monochrome cartridge Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2 11 Printing Speed Versus Color The BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows can Interpret and translate the full soectrum 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 with black ink only the driver has only one color to interpret By decreasing the amount of colors that the printer driver has to interpret you can significantly decrease the time needed to translate the information This will soeed up the overall printing process For Quick Color Printing In the BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows choose the following settings These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate 256 colors which will increase your printing speed H owever your print quality will not be optimized O Media Type Plain Paper O Print Quality Standard Fine is off O Color Model Color O Print Model Custom O
36. e O Do not extend the paper support when loading banner paper 3 26 Paper Handling Chapter 3 5 O Gently fold the paper at the crease between the first and Fold the banner paper second sheet Z D Make sure Clear spacein front of the paper output slot of the printer E the paper exit for at least one sheet a area is clear B A Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 27 T Set up your Open the Windows application you are going to use to printer driver print From the File menu select Print Then select your print options using the BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows e For the Paper Feed Method select Automatic Feed e For the Paper size select Banner e See your application software instructions for other options g Start printing Click OK or Print to start the print job O Do not allow the paper to hang over the edge of the desk or work table directly O Clear enough space in front of the printer for at least one sheet of paper to rest after printing 3 28 Paper Handling Chapter 3 Maintaining the Printer 4 VJJ F Dd YU p kd This chapter covers the care required for your printer It includes Printer guidelines Cleaning the printer Printing the test pages Cleaning the print head O O O O O BJ cartridge guidelines O Replacing the BJ cartridge O Replacing a BJ tank in the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge O Storing a BJ cartridge O Installing and Removing the Optional Color
37. e ready to print on envelopes follow these steps to stack envelopes in the sheet feeder You can also manually feed envelopes one at a time 1 Set the paper Makesurethat the paper thickness lever is set to the thickness lever right D3 3 14 Paper Handling Chapter 3 2 Make sure the paper support is raised and the paper output tray is extended 4 Prepare the Arrangethestack of envelopes on a firm surface and press envelopes down firmly on the edges to make the folds crisp O Press all the way around the envelopes to remove any curls and expel air from inside the envelopes sia iiis ie PRESS DOWN FIRMLY ON THE EDGES OF THE FLAP O Make sure any curls are removed from the flap of each envelope Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 15 4 Insert the Slideastack of envelopes into the sheet feeder until it envelopes StOps O Align the edge of the paper guide with the left edge of the stack of envelopes a Start your O Makesurethe printer ison print operation 3 16 Paper Handling Chapter 3 Using Canon s Specialty Papers This section provides guidelines for printing on Canon s Specialty Papers and describes special procedures required for High Resolution Paper Fabric Sheets and Banner Paper Specialty Paper Guidelines F Be sure to read any instructions that come with your Canon Specialty Paper These instructions provide important information regarding how Note to
38. el being a unit of measurement for the intensity of the sound coming from the printer adjusted for background noise dpi Dots per inch A unit of measurement for indicating a printer s resolution Your printer can produce a resolution up to 720 x 360 dpi Font A complete set of characters of the same size and style a particular implementation of a typeface For example 12 point Courier bold Form feed A printer function that automatically ejects the current page and advances the printer to the top of the next page Grayscale Representing color in black and white as a result of different intensities of color Different colors and intensities of colors appear as different shades of gray Halftone Using this method the printer produces shades of gray or of colors by mapping dots to be printed For color printing different colored dots of ink are placed closely together to create illusions of other colors Hue A color in the color spectrum Examples are red green and violet Ink Cartridge Storage Box A box for storing a BJ cartridge A BJ cartridge removed from the printer must be stored inside this storage box to prevent the print head of the cartridge from drying and clogging Intensity The amount of color M ore intense or more saturated colors are more pure Less intense or less saturated colors are less vivid Interface The connection between two devices that makes It possible for them to communicate with each o
39. ended 3 22 Paper Handling Chapter 3 2 Insert the Insert the sheet with the cloth side out toward you and fabric sheet the open end up away from the sheet feeder O Adjust the paper guide to the edge of the fabric sheet O Do not attempt to load more than one sheet at atime ii roe si sai wee ae 3 Set up the Inthe Paper tab select A4 for the Paper Size and select B C 4400 Series Fabric Sheet for the Print M edia Printer Driver for Windows O In the Graphics tab select High for the Print Quality You may also want to select Fine mode O Start the print operation from your Windows application Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 23 4 Dryand O then wash the fabric sheet Let the printed fabric sheet set for about one hour to allow the ink to completely dry O When dry peel the film backing from the printed fabric O O sheet Do not remove the film backing before printing Wash the printed fabric sheet for about three minutes under lukewarm running water to remove extra Ink H ang the fabric sheet up to dry it again Iron the dried fabric sheet with a clothes iron See the booklet that comes with Fabric Sheet FS 101 for details on drying and washing 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 N Note Always le
40. er Driver for Windows to print a self test demonstration page or a nozzle test pattern C Demonstration C Nozzle Test the Printer CLICK HERE Print TO PRINT D E E 0 ae CE TO Before selecting a Tests option make sure paper is properly loaded in the sheet feeder see Automatically Feeding Paper starting on page 3 7 Click on the Tests option and then click on the Print button Maintaining the Printer 4 5 Printing the Test Pages Using the Operator Panel To print a test page make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded O 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 Demonstration 1 Status Information 2 Test A 3 Nozzle Test 4 O When you release the POWER button the test page starts to print 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 Head Controls Power Off Enable Auto Power On Disable Auto Power On Clean Ink Head CLICK HERE Change Ink Cartridge 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 Mak
41. esurethe green POWER light ison the printer is turned on r 1 nmm Press and hold the ThePOWER light will blink for several seconds while the RESUME button print head is being cleaned for at least two seconds until the printer beeps twice POWER LIGHT Perform the print head cleaning only when you encounter a print cleaning n quality problem Unnecessary and repetitious cleaning will waste Note ink E2 EE oO O If you execute the print head cleaning while paper is manually aR loaded the printer will eject the paper and then perform the sS Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 7 BJ Cartridge Guidelines You can use these cartridges with the printer O BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge Contains the print head unit and two replaceable T BJ tanks the BCI 21 Color BJ Tank contains color ink s Cyan Magenta yellow and the BCI 21 Black 1 BJ Tank contains black ink You can replace the BJ tanks without replacing the print head unit when you run out of ink O BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge Contains the print head unit and black ink only Use e this cartridge when you will be printing with black ink only When you run out of ink you replace the complete cartridge SS O BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge Contains the print head unit and color and black inks Use this cartridge when you want to produce photo realistic color printing When used with Canon s High Resolution Paper HR 10
42. etely do not use TheBj cartridge is now positioned and locked excessive force LOCK LEVER Do not manually move the mechanism that houses the BJ cartridge Attempting to move the BJ cartridge holder will Caution damagethe printer the Printer E Ee 0 T aS T BJ CARTRIDGE HOLDER Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 15 10 Set the paper Ifyou installed the BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge set the thickness lever paper thickness lever to the left O If you installed the BC 21le Color BJ Cartridge set the paper thickness lever to the center 11 Press the Theprinter beeps and moves the cartridge holder to the CARTRIDGE home position on the right side of the printer button O Theprinter cleans the print head automatically CARTRIDGE BUTTON lee Close the front cover the Printer Whenever you turn off the printer the BJ cartridge moves to the home position on the right and caps itself If you unplug the printer while it is Caution printing or if you turn off a power strip to which the printer is connected or if you manually move the cartridge holder from the home position the BJ cartridge will not be capped and it may dry out 3 aS Ee E 5 jan Ec TO If you installed a new BJ cartridge the printer automatically cleans the print head If you need to initiate the print head cleaning see page 4 6 Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 17 Replacing a
43. h Resolution Paper HR 101 Canon T Shirt Transfers TR 101 Canon Greeting Cards GC 101 Canon Bubble Jet Paper water resistant LC 301 Fabric Sheet FS 101 for Canon Bubble Jet printers Canon CF 102 Transparencies Canon Back Print Film BF 102 Canon High Gloss Film HG 101 Commercial number 10 or European DL 17 to 30 Ib 64 to 105 g m Print Speed BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge Print Width Maximum Line Feed Speed Draft mode up to 2 5 ppm Standard mode up to 1 4 ppm Fine mode up to 0 23 ppm Draft mode up to 6 5 ppm Standard mode up to 3 6 ppm 8 inches Approximately 150 ms line at 2 6 inch line feeds Resolution Color Black A 2 Specifications 720 x 360 dpi 720 x 360 dpi with Smoothing Appendix A Appendix A Printable Area Papers The shaded portion in the following figure shows the printing area for paper The table lists the minimum margins All Except Fabric Sheet Fabric Sheet Margin Inches mm Margin Inches mm L 0 25 6 4 L 0 25 6 4 R 0 25 6 4 R 1 35 34 4 T 0 12 3 0 T 1 62 41 1 B 0 65 16 5 B 1 10 21 9 Printable Area Envelopes The shaded portion in the following figure shows the printing area for a COM 10 envelope The table lists the minimum margins SS Margin Inches mm L 0 25 6 4 R 1 25 31 7 T 0 12 3 0 B 0 65 16 5 Specifications A 3 BJ Cartridges BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge Print head Print head life BJ tanks
44. he page right away and allow the ink to dry The capacity of the paper output tray is 20 sheets of paper To reduce paper jams remove paper from the output tray before the count reaches 20 If paper curls after printing remove it immediately otherwise paper Jams may occur The platen a roller on the inside of the printer may become inked if you print data beyond the width of the page If this happens clean the platen with a soft cloth For details on cleaning the platen see page 4 3 Depending on the density of your printed pages the ink may need time to dry Within two to three seconds the ink becomes smudge resistant After drying for several minutes the ink becomes water resistant 3 10 Paper Handling Chapter 3 O Do not try to load paper into the sheet feeder beyond the paper limit mark p or the tab on the right side of the sheet feeder stacking too much paper may cause paper feeding or printing problems O Make sure there are no gaps between the stack of paper and the paper guide nor the right edge of the sheet feeder NO GAP HERE m mA si i i ite A NO GAP HERE Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 11 Manually Feeding Paper You use the manual feed function when printing on heavier weight print media 17 Ib to 30 b or 64 g m to 105 g m2 I Set the paper O Ifyou are manually feeding heavier weight print media thickness lever set the paper thickness lever to the right Start your Ifyo
45. ight is defined in points one point is 1 72 inch For instance this text is printed using a 10 point font Portrait orientation Refers to printing across the width of the page letter style Thisis the opposite of landscape orientation which is printing across the length of the page Print head The printing mechanism that contains print nozzles and ejects the ink for printing Print head capping An automatic protection function that prevents the print head unit and ink cartridges from drying out or becoming clogged with dust G 3 G 4 Printable area The area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduce text or graphics the printing area is smaller than the paper On this printer the printing area varies depending on the type of paper being used Printer driver Software that sends printing instructions to a printer The printer driver keeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes the program must send to access those attributes RAM Random Access Memory Printer memory that is used for temporary storage of information you want to print and downloaded fonts Resolution The density of dots for any given output device Expressed in terms of dots per inch dpi Low resolution causes font characters and graphics to have a jagged appearance Higher resolution means smoother curves and angles as well as a better match to traditional typeface designs Resolution values are represented by horizontal data a
46. ili ar a 1 tH Ih i f ll the Printer E Ee E i aS a Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 11 2 Pressthe Theprinter beeps and moves the cartridge holder to the CARTRIDGE center of the printer button once O The POWER light blinks while the cartridge holder is positioned in the center of the printer CARTRIDGE BUTTON Fj Do not attempt to move the cartridge holder manually This J may damage the printer Note T l Lift the green lock lever on the cartridge holder 4 12 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 4 fi Slide the BJ cartridge out of the holder 5 Store or If you arereplacing an old BJ cartridge dispose of the old dispose of the cartridge properly BJ cartridge O If you are switching cartridges you must store the cartridge you are removing in the Ink Cartridge Storage Box the Printer E An 2 a CE a Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 13 E Take the new BJ cartridge out of its protective packaging T Remove the protective material from the BJ cartridge m Slide the BJ cartridge straight into the cartridge holder O Peel off the protective foil the tape TAPE O Becareful not to touch the rollers with the print head O Makesure the cartridge is pressed against the back of the holder g Press the lock Make sure the marks on the lever and the cartridge holder lever down align compl
47. ions are displayed on the following Windows 98 95 tabs General Details Paper Graphics Setting and Control See The Windows Tabs section page 2 5 for details You may also see a Sharing tab if your printer is being shared by a Network For detailed information on any of the printing options you can use the Windows 98 95 on line Help O Usetheright mouse button to click an item on the screen then click the What s This command Q Click and then click an item O Press Ft Using the Printer With Windows 2 3 Printer Setup Within Windows 3 1 You can use the printer with all your Windows 3 1 applications Accessing the Printing 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 applications that run in Windows If the Print Setup option does not appear in the File menu for your n application refer to the user s manual supplied with the application Note It should provide information about changing the printer setup parameters N In Windows 3 1 the printing options are displayed on these tabs Paper Graphics Setting and Control See the next section The Windows Tabs for details 2 4 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 The Windows Tabs The BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for Windows has several tabs from which you can select your printing options and learn about your printer
48. iple sheets do not stack them in the sheet feeder Load them one sheet at atime Automatically Feeding Paper Set the paper Center for the BC 21le Color BJ Cartridge thickness lever O Left for the BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge PAPER THICKNESS LEVER eae nanan Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 7 2 Pull the paper For letter size and A4 size paper extend the paper output support up tray until it stops Pull out the paper output tray and its extension Fan the paper O For best results fan the paper before loading it O Always fan a stack of paper along the edge that will feed into the printer first 3 8 Paper Handling Chapter 3 4 Slide the stack Align the edge of the paper with the right edge of the of paper into sheet feeder the sheet feeder until it stops Secure the stack with the paper guide 5 Start your Makesure that the printer is turned on print operation Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 9 Auto Feed Guidelines When automatically feeding stacks of paper follow these guidelines O O Do not open the front cover while printing This may cause paper jams smudges or malfunctions Do not leave paper stacked in the printer for long periods of time longer sheets of paper may become bent or curled over time This may cause the paper to misfeed or jam If your printed page contains lots of graphics the ink on the page may be damp due to the print density Remove t
49. k Print Film BF 102 High Gloss Film HG 101 See Chapter 3 Paper H andling for details on Canon s Specialty Papers VOU CO Jv Color Image Scanner Cartridge You can use your BJ C 4400 Series printer as a color image sheetfed scanner by removing the BJ cartridge from the printer and replacing it with the optional IS 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge This scanner cartridge employs an optical head in place of a print head to scan images and text on paper fed through the printer Installation of the scanner cartridge is described later in this manual For details about using the scanner cartridge see the IS 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge U ser s M anual that comes with the scanner cartridge package See Chapter 4 M aintaining the Printer for instructions on how to install the scanner cartridge 1 4 Introduction Chapter 1 Canon Customer Care Center Canon Computer Systems Inc offers a full range of customer technical support options including O 24 hour 7 day a week toll free automated support for troubleshooting issues on most current products 1 800 423 2366 O Speak to a technician free of service charge currently M onday Friday 8 00 am 10 00 pm EST excluding holidays for products still under warranty 1 757 413 2848 O Speak to a technician for a service charge currently 24 99 per call during holidays and days hours not listed above regarding urgent product questions or for products no longer under warrant
50. lor BJ Cartridge Attempting to use the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge with one BJ tank only may cause ink clogging O If spilled the ink is difficult to remove Therefore it s a good idea to keep the BJ cartridges and BJ tanks out of the reach of children O Do not touch the print head area on the BJ cartridge Ink may leak out and cause stains Hold the BJ cartridge on the sides only Do not touch the silver plate on the bottom of the BJ cartridge or the silver metal or circuit area on the Caution side The metal area may become hot during printing DO NOT TOUCH DO NOT TOUCH THIS AREA THIS AREA Replacing the BJ Cartridge The following procedure describes how to replace the BC 21e 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 between the BC 21e and any of the other BJ cartridges You only need to replace the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge when the print head is damaged or after printing approximately 2000 pages If one of the BJ tanks either color or black in your BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge is out of Ink see the next section page 4 18 for instructions on how to replace a BJ tank Before starting make sure the printer s power is on Open the Useboth hands to grasp the sides of the cover and pull it front cover toward you Y ET F taia i ee i I i il BE i it a l
51. lor Image Scanner Cartridge Be sure to replace the BJ cartridge in the printer after you remove the scanner cartridge Transporting the Printer Note Turn off the printer s power While your printer is small and compact it is not a portable printer and you need to take care when transporting it The printer s components such as the sheet feeder may become damaged if subjected to severe vibration during transportation Also your print head may dry out during travel and become unusable if it is not capped and taped correctly If you plan to move the printer from one location to another or if you want to store It follow these steps 1 M ake sure the print head is in the home position Remove any paper from the sheet feeder Detach the interface cable Unplug the AC adapter but do not remove it from the printer fe Open the TapetheB cartridge to the side of the printer front cover 3 Close the Return the paper support and paper output tray to their front cover original positions OL oe ae i ow TCC ce l S Cc a 1 TO c 2 7 Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer 4 29 4 Repack the printer Donotremovethe BJ cartridge from the printer in its original or ship a BJ cartridge or an ink tank from which you packing materials have removed the protective cap An opened BJ cartridge or BJ tank that is not installed in the printer may leak and the print head may dry out Also if yo
52. nd vertical data for example 360 x 360 dpi This printer can produce output with resolutions up to 720 x 360 dpi precision RGB An acronym for Red Green and Blue the three primary colors used in the additive process to form a wide spectrum of colors Smoothing mode A printer mode that refines your printout by polishing away jagged edges and ragged stair steoping curves of characters and graphics Subtractive colors The three primary colors cyan yellow and magenta when combined through a subtractive process give a spectrum of colors True black Contrary to composite black true black color on a printout is obtained with the use of black ink TrueType font The scalable font technology built into Microsoft Windows 3 1 It offers you the same font images both on computer displays and printer outputs Glossary VJJ J oud YU p A AC adapter 4 2 Accessories 1 2 3 Acoustic noise level A 5 Authorized Service Facility ASF 1 6 Auto feed guidelines 3 10 11 Auto power 2 7 Automatically feeding paper 3 7 11 Back Print Film BF 102 1 4 3 4 3 6 3 17 uncurling 3 18 19 Banner Paper 1 4 3 2 3 6 3 24 28 BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge 1 2 3 5 3 7 4 5 4 8 9 4 11 4 16 A 2 A 4 BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge 1 2 3 2 3 5 3 7 4 5 4 8 11 4 16 4 18 A 2 A 4 BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 19 4 8 9 A 4 Photo Kit 1 3 BC 29F Neon BJ Cartridge 1 2 4 8 9 BCI 21 BJ tanks 1 2 4 9 10 4 18 21 BJ
53. ndard entitled Digital Apparatus CES 003 of the Industry and Science Canada Cet appareil num rique respecte les limites de bruits radio lectriques applicables aux appareils numeriques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le mat riel brouilleur Appareils Num riques N M B 003 dict e par l Industrie et Sciences Canada FCC Regulations FCC 1 FCC 2 FCC Regulations
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55. ollers Note 5 4 Troubleshooting Chapter 5 DJJ J v U DO y Specifications A E kad Printing Specifications Appendix A Printing M ethod Bubble Jet ink on demand Paper Handling Automatic feed M anual feed Sheet Feeder Capacity Auto Feed Only M aximum thickness of stacked paper 0 4 inches 10 mm Plain paper 20 Ib or 75 g m Glossy photo paper Banner paper Brilliant white paper High resolution paper T shirt transfers Bubble Jet paper Fabric sheets Transparencies Back print film Envelopes Paper Size Letter Legal A4 A5 B5 Banner U S Commercial number 10 envelope European DL envelope Approx 100 sheets 0 4 stack 1 sheet 1 sheet 2 to 6 lono Approx 100 sheets 0 4 stack Approx 80 sheets 0 4 stack 1 sheet Approx 100 sheets 0 4 stack 1 sheet 50 sheets 10 sheets 15 envelopes U S Commercial number 10 or European DL 8 5in x 11in 8 5in x 14in 210 mm x 297 mm 148 x 210 mm 182 x 257 mm 8 5 in x 11 in sheets maximum length 66 in 1676 mm 95inx4 1in 220 mm x 110 mm Specifications A 1 Specifications Paper Type Glossy photo paper Banner paper Brilliant white paper High resolution paper T shirt transfers Greeting cards Bubble Jet paper Fabric sheets Transparencies Back print film High gloss film Envelopes Paper Weight Recommended Canon Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 Canon Banner Paper Canon Brilliant White Paper Canon Hig
56. onment A 5 F Fabric Shee FS 101 1 4 3 3 3 6 3 17 3 22 24 Fax Retrieval System 1 5 5 1 FCC Regulations FCC 1 Feeding paper automatically 3 7 11 manually 3 12 13 Fine mode 2 6 2 9 G General tab Windows 95 2 5 Getting help 1 5 Glossary G 1 4 Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 1 4 3 2 3 6 3 17 Graphics settings recommended 2 8 9 tab 2 6 Greeting Cards GC 101 1 4 3 3 3 6 Guidelines auto feed 3 10 11 BJ cartridge 4 8 9 paper 3 4 printer 4 2 Specialty Papers 3 17 19 H H eavier weight print media 3 5 6 3 12 High Gloss Film HG 101 1 4 3 4 3 6 High quality color printing 2 9 2 12 High Resolution Paper HR 101 1 3 4 3 3 3 6 3 19 21 Home position BJ cartridge 4 2 4 17 Identifying printer problem 5 2 Image color matching 2 6 Image optimizer 2 6 Improving print speed 2 12 14 Ink Cartridge Storage Box 1 3 4 13 4 22 23 4 27 28 Installing printer driver 2 1 See Quick Start Guide Interface A 5 Internet 1 5 5 1 S 22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge 1 4 4 24 28 A 5 Index L Legal size paper 3 4 Limit mark 3 11 Line feed speed A 2 Loading paper 3 7 13 Lock lever 4 12 4 15 M Maintaining BJ cartridges and BJ tanks 4 10 printer 4 1 30 M anually feeding paper 3 12 13 Memory 2 14 Monochrome printing 2 9 2 13 14 MS DOS users 5 3 N Nozzle test 4 5 0 On line help 2 3 2 8 support services 1 5 5 1 Operating environment A 5
57. ou click on the green to enable the Setup Analyzer Click on the red symbol to disable it Setup Analyzer T When you exit the printer driver and accept your printing settings by clicking the OK button the Setup Analyzer if enabled checks to see if any of your settings are contrary to the recommended settings If there are inconsistencies a dialog box similar to this appears 2 x Deselect All h Gloss Film is set with Standard Hig M gt Change Print Quality to High mode The following inconsistencies have been found To get the best print quality they should be fixed High Gloss Film is set with Auto Sheet Feeder M gt Change Paper Feed to Manual Feed mode High Gloss Film is set with Fine Off M gt Change Fine to Fine On mode i Fix and goto Set up Back to Set up Help The inconsistencies appear with check boxes You can use the dialog box buttons to select or deselect the inconsistencies and or fix or ignore the inconsistencies 2 10 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 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 M ode setting To enable Cartridge Detection which is located on the Setting tab click on the green Y Click on the red symbol to disable it Cartridge Detection If Cartridge Detection cannot detect the cartridge type it a
58. ourself Caution Distinctive typefaces identify the printer buttons you press the lights on the operator panel and any commands you enter at your computer O Thebuttons you press appear in this typeface POWER button O Thelights on your printer appear in this typeface POWER light O When you type something on your computer it appears in this typeface DIR P O Theselections you make in Windows are shown in bold Click OK Contents Ue a J o v v p E 1 Introduction ooo ccsesesssesteessesssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssesssseeeeeseeseteeeeetess 1 1 Supplies and Accessories sinstesnttinsinapcnnfcvuianatsrsipnninatsrntueisanbenstunaniensbabanabincsvnsialin 1 2 BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks cccecsscsssssssssessscsrssrsssrsssesersssessrssrssrssnrsegs 1 2 Canon Specialty Papai S sicci aininn neiaa eii 1 4 Color Image Scanner Cartridge siwsitissdritintecnaninitisatininindiremannantenmnn 1 4 GETING Help From Canol siceicaccieaserstnnieacrevstcananacnnieuivihanenimanacacanxier 1 5 Ser VICI TOC PIIRE uaaa E 1 6 2 Using the Printer With Windows esses 2 1 SCAM AG a PUI AMET esgic uenscandceisaentonigecsiennacatnacneateanacis 2 1 Pruning eT OC USING eiii nea eane e EEEE EE EENE e TENi 2 2 Printer Setup Within Windows 98 95 ssssssssersrsnrsnenrnnrnnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnrnnenrnrrnrennns 2 3 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98 95 essas 2 3 Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98 95 ccecsescssssessrscsrsssessess
59. quality ink for providing thebet results for output on Bubble Jet printers than any other Note organization Canon does not prohibit the use of third party inks and the use of third party inks does not invalidate the product s limited warranty H owever Canon cannot guarantee the quality or performance of your printer when you are using inks from other suppliers N Canon s limited warranty does not cover damage caused to Canon s Bubble Jet products that is attributable to the use of third party parts or supplies including inks The limited warranty remains in effect for its life once that particular damage has been properly repaired Pane sa nt roduc non iii eon i For optimum printing results Canon recommends that you use only Canon BJ cartridges and BJ tanks You can also purchase the optional Canon BC 22e Photo Kit which includes everything you need to produce photo realistic images O BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge O SB 21 Ink Cartridge Storage Box O Canon High Resolution Paper H R 101 60 sheets See Chapter 4 Maintaining the Printer for details on replacing BJ cartridges Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Canon Specialty Papers Canon manufactures numerous specialty papers including Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 Banner Paper Brilliant White Paper High Resolution Paper HR 101 T Shirt Transfers TR 101 Greeting Cards GC 101 Bubble Jet Paper LC 301 water resistant Fabric Sheet FS 101 Transparencies CF 102 Bac
60. r can Cause paper jams and poor print quality O Usecut sheet paper only You cannot use multipart paper O When using graph paper the lines may not match because the 1 6 inch line spacing of the printer is slightly less than that of graph paper O If the print density of your page is very high light paper stock may curl slightly due to the large amount of ink If you need to print dense graphics try printing on heavier stock O Do not use thicker paper than meets the specifications for this printer Printing with a paper that is thick enough to comein contact with the print head nozzles may damage the BJ cartridge O When printing on legal size paper or larger do not extend the paper output tray 3 4 Paper Handling Chapter 3 Setting the Paper Thickness Lever To ensure trouble free paper handling you ll want to set the paper thickness lever before loading paper O Center for the BC 21e Color BJ Cartridge O Left for the BC 20 Black BJ Cartridge O Right for heavier weight print media or envelopes PAPER THICKNESS LEVER m i si ri ii dii LA Be sure to check this lever when you change BJ cartridges and before and after printing on heavier weight print media or envelopes Note Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 5 Printer Settings for Various Print Media Media Plain paper Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 Banner Paper Brilliant White Paper High Resolution Paper H R 101 T Shirt Transfers TR 101 Greeting C
61. rinter With Windows 2 5 O Paper This tab allows you to specify page orientation paper size and type of print media The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98 95 and Windows 3 1 Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties 29 x General Details Paper Graphics Setting Control r Orientation Paper Size Selected Paper ORIENTATION al fa SPECIFY SIZE TET O F PAP E R Plain a RY SPECIFY TYPE RER a OF PAPER SPECIFY gt PAPER FEED M ET H O D Auto Feeder Manual Feed About Click on the Set button to view available paper sizes Cancel Epp Help O Graphics This tab allows you to specify print quality color modal and print model The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 98 95 and Windows 3 1 H owever the Image Color M atching feature is available in Windows 98 95 only Canon BJC 4400 Series Properties 2f x General Details Paper Graphics Setting Control SPECIFY PRINT Pii ETENE QUALITY bl b Ey CENENE Draft Standard High ENABLE OR DISABLE IMAGE COLOR MATCHING WINDOWS 98 95 SELECT A p oo ea ane ONLY COLOR MODEL Ae A Se rece Color Photo Color Monochrome ENABLE OR COLOR WHEN DISABLE FINE YOU INSTALL MODE THE OPTIONAL Automatic Graphics Custom BC 22e PHOTO anh ae BJ CARTRIDGE ENABLE OR DISABLE IMAGE SELECT A OPTIMIZER
62. stetees 2 3 Printer Setup Within Windows 3 1 ccsescsscsssscsrssssssrssseserssessessersseessrseteees 2 4 ACCESSING the Printing OptiOnS sssseseerssrereurunrennnrnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnrenns 2 4 The Windows Ve crstsenciatunnteonnaiinnnstminnadentntrnedenatntesasenatesnats 2 5 Specifying Your Printing OPtiONS sseessesssrsresrsnrsrenrnnrnrenrnnrnrenrnnrnrrsrnnrsrrernns 2 8 Recommended Graphics S amp ttinosS cccccscssrssscssessesssssessrsersessesersersees 2 8 Using the Setup Analyzer aieee nee ern nee ere een ne ene ern ne ere ere 2 10 Using Cartridge Detection cccsscscsscsssscsssrssscsrsersssrssessrssrssrssntssessrees 2 11 Printing Speed Versus Color sisinscnscenncansnenaincrcnsieevisiessanteanstusentasnsdeinaiaviiteandanaiain 2 12 For Quick Color Printing senmora 2 12 For Hion Quality Color Ff AIMEIAG suriris 2 12 For M ngchrome PINUNO renina aii 2 13 Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in WINdOWS eee 2 13 3 ial TCC EA E P E E E 3 1 VCCI Paper TYDES coreeni areara neU ia EE ONTA EEA OE 3 2 Paoa Gulden oS astenn T 3 4 Setting the Paper Thickness Leve cccssssssscsssscsrsssessrscrserssrssetserssenserssteees 3 5 Printer Settings for Various Print M Cd1a ccecssscssssssssssssssssessrssesseeeees 3 6 LOO PO a a E 3 7 Automatically Feeding Paper sssessesssrereurenrenenrnnnununrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnennrenns 3 7 Auto Feed Guidelines s s ssssssrssssssrsrsrsrsnrnrsrsnnrnnirsnnnannnsnnnnnnnrsnnnnnnnrsrn
63. the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications H owever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures O Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna O Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver O Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected O Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual If such changes or modifications should be made you could be required to stop operation of the equipment Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment sta
64. ther This printer features a parallel interface which makes it compatible with IBM and similar personal computers Landscape orientation Refers to printing across the length of the page as opposed to portrait orientation printing across the width of the page The term landscape Is derived from pictures of the landscape which are usually horizontal in format Glossary Glossary Ipi Lines per inch The measurement used in describing the number of lines that will print within one vertical inch M ost printing is done in 6 or 8 lpi Manual feed A method of feeding paper to the printer one sheet at a time Noise level See dB A Page orientation Refers to the direction of print on the page Printing across the width of a page is called portrait orientation Printing across the length of a page is called landscape orientation Paper thickness lever The green lever located inside the printer which you adjust as necessary to accommodate different BJ Cartridges paper thicknesses and graphics densities Parallel interface An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously usually in one byte segments Your printer has a built in Centronics type parallel interface with bidirectional capability See also Interface Pitch Refers to the number of characters per inch that can be composed using a fixed space font Platen Printer component that holds the paper in position during ink transfer Point size Character he
65. ting presentation graphics Use black cyan yellow magenta blue green and red when possible The computer will need to calculate and transfer less dot information O Use the Draft print quality The printer will need to image fewer dots O Use Plain Paper as the Media Type The print head will make only one pass for each printed line O Use smaller graphics and more white space in your documents The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster O Add RAM to your computer The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster Use a computer with a faster processor The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster 2 14 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 D dv v o a Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 Ww d J G kd This chapter describes how to use the printer for all your printing operations It includes O O J Q O Q O Selecting paper types Setting the paper thickness lever Summary of printer settings for various print media Automatically loading paper M anually feeding paper Printing on envelopes Using Canon s Specialty Papers To ensure the best performance of your printer you ll want to select the best paper and load it correctly You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically or you can manually feed one sheet at a time Paper Handling 3 1 oOo zc O ps C _ HEE Ea ET ages ay A Selecting Paper Types One of the most important things yo
66. u are using Windows you must select M anual Feed print operation in the BJ C 4400 Series Printer Driver for the printer to acceot manually fed paper 3 12 Paper Handling Chapter 3 3 Insert the Slidethe paper into the manual feed slot in the back of single sheet the printer O Align the sheet with the left edge of the manual feed slot O Hold the sheet for about two seconds until it feeds automatically O Theprinter will automatically load the paper into position i a i si ij After printing on thick paper or envelopes set the paper thickness lever inside the printer back to the left or center position before printing on other paper types Chapter 3 Paper Handling 3 13 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 COM 10 envelopes and European DL envelopes are recommended You may be able to stack envelopes of other sizes in the sheet feeder however Canon cannot guarantee consistent performance on envelope sizes other than COM 10 and DL The following envelopes are not recommended because they may cause jams or smears or may damage your printer O Envelopes with windows holes perforations cutouts and double flaps O Envelopes made with special coated paper or deeply embossed paper O Envelopes using peel off sealing strips O Envelopes in which letters have been enclosed When you ar
67. u 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 bond papers including cotton bond and photocopying papers it does not require special ink jet papers H owever the print quality varies with different paper types Be sure to test a type of paper before you purchase a large quantity Plain Paper The printer supports paper sizes of letter legal and A4 in portrait orientation You can use regular copier paper cotton bond papers and typical letterhead Always use paper without curls folds staples or damaged edges Glossy Photo Paper Canon Glossy Photo Paper GP 201 is a high gloss thicker paper that produces the look and feel of a photograph Use this paper with the BC 21e Color or BC 22e Photo BJ Cartridge to produce photo realistic prints from your printer In your printer driver select Glossy Paper when you have Glossy Photo Paper loaded Banner Paper Canon s Banner Paper is specifically designed for printing one continuous sheet in a banner format The connected sheets are divided by a perforation You can print from two to six sheets at onetime 3 2 Paper Handling Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Brilliant White Paper Canon s unique paper formulation gives you a bright white printing surface that produces incredibly brilliant colors and dark crisp black text This paper works great for proposals color presentations
68. u do not tape the BJ cartridge to the side of the printer ink may spill into the printer Troubleshooting 5 VJJ v v v p kd Dueto today s rapidly changing computer environment we have placed troubleshooting information in a variety of places to ensure that the most accurate information possible is available The best way to find current information is through our on line support services and through our Fax Retrieval System On line services include the World Wide Web and our BBS This chapter contains very basic information to help you solve printer problems It covers a few basic problems and describes how to clear a paper jam For complete problem solving information be sure to use our support services See Canon Customer Care Center in Chapter 1 page 1 5 for details on Canon s customer technical support options D z C u T 7 2 1O oe 3 O Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 Identifying Your Printer Problem Before contacting Canon identify your printer problem and make sure you have the following information Product name Serial number Place of purchase Nature of problem O O O O 0 Steps you have taken to solve the problem and the results The serial number is located on the label on the back of the printer Ra So Pe 0 1 HADE MM JP oh Ho ARR A ERAA a nae SERIAL MUH EER Attempting to repair the printer yourself may void the limited warranty asto that repair See the
69. y 1 800 423 2366 Or for a charge of 2 50 per minute to a maximum of 25 00 per call 1 900 246 1200 O E mail support via the Canon Computer Systems Inc Web site WWW ccsi canon com O 24 hour toll free Fax Retrieval System 1 800 526 4345 O To download the latest drivers using your modem 24 hour Bulletin Board Service 1 757 420 2000 Support program specifics subject to change without notice Refer to individual product information for warranty details Canon Canada Within Canada 24 hours a day 7 days a week 1 800 263 1121 In other countries please contact your Canon dealer Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Servicing the Printer The Canon BJ C 4400 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 information to find out about the different service options available to you Save your sales receipt for proof of purchase In the event that your printer needs service you will need your proof of purchase to obtain warranty service Note If you feel your BJ C 4400 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer needs servicing contact Canon on the World Wide Web to locate the Canon Authorized Service Facility ASF nearest you If you do not have access to the Web you can call Canon see page 1 5 1 6 Introdu

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