User manual CANON BJ-200EX

[. . . ] BJ-200ex USER'S MANUAL Canon Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits Option and Supplies Ink Cartridge Print Media Related Publication Customer Support Servicing the Printer Setting Up the Printer Unpacking Your Printer Removing the Shipping Materials Selecting a Location for Your Printer Examining the Printer From the Front Operator Panel From the Back Inside the Printer Attaching the Power Cord Connecting Your Printer to the Computer Installing the Ink Cartridge Turning On the Printer Cleaning the Print Head Loading a Stack of Paper Printing a Test Pattern Installing a Printer Driver Installing the Windows Printer Driver and Visual Guide Using the Visual Guide Using the BJ-200ex Windows Driver Installing the Canon TrueType Fonts for Microsoft Windows 3. 1 Managing Your Printer's Features Software Applications Operator Panel Buttons DIP Switches Line Printer Versus Page Printers Line Printers and Processing Page Printers and Processing Using the Printer Selecting Paper Types Before Loading Paper Setting the Paper Thickness Lever Setting the Paper Selection Lever Printer Settings for Various Print Media Printing Documents Specifying Print Options Automatically Feeding Paper Auto Feed Guidelines Printing Single Sheets Specifying Manual Feed Manually Feeding Paper Printing on Transparencies Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Printing on Envelopes Preparing Your Software Turning On the Printer's Envelope Mode Preparing the Printer Turning off Envelope Mode Printing on Legal-size Paper Printing in Landscape Orientation Printing the Test Patterns Self Tests Font List Demo Prints 1 and 2 Pausing a Print Operation Using the Printer With Your Software Printer Setup Within Windows Selecting Printing Options Special Options Printing a Document Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows Using the Windows Print Manager Setting Up MS-DOS Application Programs Selecting a Printer Driver Selecting a Printer Control Mode Setting Up WordPerfect for Your Printer Software and Printer Compatibility Using the Operator Panel Feeding Paper Selecting a Print Mode Using the Reduction Modes Two-thirds Reduction Mode One-half Reduction Mode Selecting the Reduction Mode Performing Automatic Line Feeds Maintaining the Printer Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Replacing the Ink Cartridge Ink Cartridge Guidelines Using Ink Installing the Ink Cartridge Cleaning the Print Head Storing the Ink Cartridges Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of Ink Transporting the Printer Troubleshooting Check List Error Light Problems Operational Problems Printing Problems Paper Loading Problems Print Quality Problems Windows Problems Clearing Paper Jams Customizing the Printer Factory Default Settings Appendix A Appendix B DIP Switch Setting BJ-10 Mode Epson LQ Mode Changing a DIP Switch Setting Specifications Application Notes Printing Envelopes in Microsoft Windows AmiPro 3. 0 Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word for Windows WordPerfect Works 3. 0 for Windows Glossary Index editiing by Jason Plank and Cindy Cassat Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon BJ-200ex Bubble Jet Printer. We appreciate your choosing this printer to meet your printing needs. The BJ-200ex offers excellent print quality, fast print speed, and trouble-free operation with the convenience of compact size and low cost. We are certain you will be satisfied with its advanced bubble jet technology. This chapter introduces you to the features of your new printer, lists the options and supplies you can purchase for the printer, and describes Canon's customer support procedures. Features and Benefits The BJ-200ex Bubble Jet Printer produces high quality printing by incorporating many useful features. [. . . ] Some control codes are standard throughout the microcomputer industry and are recognized by all printers. Two examples of these are form feed (FF) and line feed (LF). ESCape sequences are unique to each printer emulation. ESCape sequences begin with the ESCape character (ESC) followed by one or more other characters. The ESCape character tells the printer not to print the next character (s), but to use the information to perform a printing control task, such as printing in bold or underlining. Most software programs automatically send control codes and ESCape sequences to the printer. However, some applications may require you to supply the commands. How you enter the control codes and ESCape sequences depends on your software program. Your software program may require you to enter the codes and sequences in a specific format, such as decimal rather than hexadecimal. For example, you can use only decimal format with MultiMate Advantage II, Professional Write, and PFS: First Choice. Software printer drivers may override the printer control codes embedded in a document. This means the command will not take effect because of the way the application handled it. To determine if an application is overriding your commands, print the document using a generic driver and see if the correct commands are reflected in the printed copy. If they are, the application printer driver is overriding the commands. If you would like to receive a list of the control codes and ESCape sequences the printer recognizes, you can use Canon's toll-free fax retrieval system to request the BJ200ex Printer Command Summary. Call 1-800-5264345 for details Chapter 5 Using the Operator Panel This chapter provides information on using the operator panel located on the top of your printer. You can control basic printer operations and mechanics through the operator panel. The indicator lights reflect the currnet status and modes of the printer. Most software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs, automatically handle the printer control operations. For example, your word processing program tells the printer what typeface to use, when to load a sheet of paper or when to perform a line feed. If, for some reason, your application program does not perform these basic functions, you can control them using the printer's operator panel. You can also select specific printer functions, such as print mode selection and print head cleaning. Any setting you make with your softare application override settings mad with the operator panel. [. . . ] You can also include a Return Address, change the margin settings, and/or change the font with which the envelope is printed. For Windows, the default font is a Windows font. You may want to select a TrueType font or another printer font. After selecting all your options, choose OK. [. . . ]