User manual CANON BJ-30

[. . . ] Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without the prior written consent of CCSI. has reviewed this manual thoroughly to make it an easy to use guide to your Canon BJ-30 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. [. . . ] Courier Prestige Gothic Script Roman Draft To select a font, follow these steps: 1. The printer beeps once when it enters Menu mode. Press the MENU button three more times. t The number 1 blinks in the lower right corner of the display. 3. Press the button to select the number that corresponds to the font you wish to use. t t If you hold the button down, the numbers are automatically displayed in sequence. For example, to use the Script font, select number 4. 4. When the desired font is blinking, press the ON LINE button. t The ON LINE light comes on and the printer is now ready to print using the selected font. 72 Using the Operator Panel Chapter 5 N When printing from an MS-DOS software application, the font selected from the software application normally overrides the font selected using the operator panel. You can ensure that the font selected from the operator panel overrides the MS-DOS application by enabling the Font typeface lock feature through the FUNCTION settings. See Chapter 8, Customizing the Printer, for more details. Using the Low Ink Warning Function Your printer includes a Low ink warning function that you can enable using the FUNCTION settings described in Chapter 8, Customizing the Printer. When you enable the Low ink warning function, which is FUNCTION 1A, you must set the printer's ink gauge. You set the printer's ink gauge whenever you install a new BJ cartridge or a new ink tank. N The Low ink warning function does not work with the cartridge you installed when you first set up the printer. You can start this function only after installing your first new ink tank. When you install a new BC-10 Black BJ cartridge or a new BCI-10 Black ink tank, follow these steps: 1. t This tells the printer that a new black ink tank is installed and resets the black ink gauge. Chapter 5 Using the Operator Panel 73 Using the Operator Panel N N Always reset the ink gauge after installing a new BJ cartridge or a new ink tank. If you do not perform this operation, the Low ink warning will not operate properly. The printer automatically estimates the amount of remaining ink by counting the number of ink ejections. When the printer runs low on black ink, the Bk indicator starts to blink, indicating that your printer will run out of ink shortly. If you replace a BJ cartridge or an ink tank with a used one, the printer will be incapable of estimating the amount of remaining ink. Be sure to replace the BJ cartridge or an ink tank only with a new one. 74 Using the Operator Panel Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer This chapter covers the care and maintenance required for your Canon BJ-30 Bubble Jet Printer. It includes printer guidelines, cleaning the printer, cleaning the print head unit, BJ cartridge guidelines, replacing a BJ cartridge, replacing the ink tank, and storing the printer. Printer Guidelines Follow these guidelines to obtain optimum performance from your BJ-30 Color Bubble Jet Printer and to avoid damage to your printer and harm to you or others: t t t t t t Set the printer on a stable surface. Make sure the power is off any time you connect or disconnect the AC adapter or interface cable. Attempting to move the cartridge holder may damage delicate mechanical parts. PAPER SUPPORT FRONT COVER Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer 75 Maintaining the Printer t Do not touch the print head nozzles on the print head unit. Also, you may permanently damage your print head unit, which would require you to purchase a replacement. Canon makes numerous BJ cartridges and ink tanks; the BC-10 is designed specifically for the BJ-30. [. . . ] Resolution values are represented by horizontal data and vertical data, for example, 360 x 360 dpi. Glossary 165 Ripple pattern One of the test patterns produced by this printer. In this test, all characters are printed in the default font and pitch (as determined by the printer control mode that has been selected) in a repeating pattern. In this printer, the default settings and the resident fonts are stored in ROM. Roman A font based on the characters used by the Romans, with serifs and long strokes. [. . . ]