User manual CANON BJC-2100

[. . . ] Color Bubble JetTM Printer BJC-2100 Series User's Manual Contents Introduction Welcome Printer Documentation How to Use This Manual Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks FCC Regulations Canadian Radio Interference Regulations Safety Precautions Basic Printing Procedures Examining the Printer Printing Your Document Loading Plain Paper Paper Handling Paper and Other Print Media Notes on Handling Print Media Setting the Paper Thickness Lever Printing on Special Media Types Printing Photographs Using BJ Cartridges Types of BJ Cartridges BJ Cartridge Guidelines Replacing Ink Tanks Replacing the BJ Cartridge Contents 2 Using the Windows Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Selecting the Print Mode Setting the Page Size Confirming the Paper Feed Using Online Help Closing the Printer Properties Dialog Box Using the Macintosh Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics Selecting a Printer Driver Changing the Page Setup Dialog Box Settings Changing the Print Dialog Box Settings Using Balloon Help Using Background Printing Using the Printer With a Network Maintaining the Printer Cleaning the Printer Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Head Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers Transporting the Printer Contents 3 Troubleshooting Printout Is Unsatisfactory Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-job Paper Jams or Does Not Feed An Error Message Appears Other Problems Before You Call for Help Getting Help From Canon Specifications Printing Specifications Printing Area Using the Optional IS-22 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Using the Scanner Using the Scanner With Windows Using the Scanner With Macintosh Scanner Problems Contents 4 Introduction Welcome Printer Documentation How to Use This Manual Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks FCC Regulations Canadian Radio Interference Regulations Safety Precautions Introduction 5 Welcome Thank you for purchasing the BJC-2100 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer. Printer Documentation The documentation for your printer consists of these items: I Quick Start Guide Shows you how to set up the printer and prepare it for operation according to your computer system. You may also need your computer manual for reference during setup. I User's Manual (this manual) Shows you everything you need to know about using the printer efficiently and safely. A detailed troubleshooting section provides step-by-step guidance for identifying and solving printing problems. This User's Manual provides complete explanations of the features and functions of the printer. [. . . ] Open the printer driver dialog box and adjust the setting. Windows Macintosh Setting the Page Size Changing the Page Setup Dialog Box Settings Note CHECK 2 Set the same page size setting for the application program and the printer driver. ARE THE COMPUTER AND PRINTER SECURELY CONNECTED? Check the connection of the printer cable at the computer and printer. A loose connection can cause losing part of a print job. Troubleshooting 182 Printout Is Unsatisfactory CHECK 3 IS A WPS DRIVER INSTALLED? Windows You may not be able to print correctly with a WPS (Windows Printing System) driver installed in your system. Change the WPS driver port setting to FILE or delete the WPS driver. 1 2 3 Open the WPS Driver Properties window. In the Details tab, select FILE in the "Print to the following port" setting. To delete the WPS driver, select Programs and then Windows Printing System from the Windows Start menu and click Uninstall. Troubleshooting 183 Printout Is Unsatisfactory I Characters and Figures Notched / Gradation Streaked or Unnatural CHECK ARE YOU USING POSTSCRIPT? Macintosh Characters and figures print with unnatural notches. Gradation appears streaked. AN APPLICATION PROGRAM THAT ONLY SUPPORTS The BJC-2100 is a QuickDraw printer and is not a PostScript printer. Therefore, if you use an application program that only supports PostScript, the lines of characters and figures may print with unnatural notches. Some PostScript application programs have a setting that allows you to use ATM fonts or TrueType fonts. When you specify the ATM fonts or TrueType fonts in an application program, characters, figures and gradation can be reproduced properly. Troubleshooting 184 Printout Is Unsatisfactory I Color Document Not Satisfactory CHECK 1 ARE THE COLOR ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS CORRECT? In the printer driver, you can adjust the color tones of the image by changing the density of each color (cyan, magenta, yellow and black). For example, you can lower the magenta setting when the reds are too dark or raise the cyan setting when the blues are too light. Windows 1 2 3 Note Open the Printer Properties dialog box, and click the Advanced button in the Main tab. Move the slide bars of the individual colors to the left or right (or click the arrows on each end of the slide bars). If Color Adjustment is grayed out and cannot be used, check Color Adjustment in the checkbox. For Windows 98, confirm that Use ICM is not checked. Troubleshooting 185 Printout Is Unsatisfactory Macintosh 1 2 3 CHECK 2 IS When using Manual for Printing, click the Details button. Move the slide bars of the individual colors to the left or right. THE BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTED CORRECTLY? In the printer driver, you can specify the contrast among intermediate tones between black and white. For example, adjusting the brightness toward Light makes the overall image brighter, with stronger contrast in the light areas and lower contrast in the dark areas. Note Brightness is also referred to as the gamma curve coefficient. Windows 1 2 3 Note Open the Printer Properties dialog box, and click the Advanced button in the Main tab. Specify the desired brightness setting in the Brightness box. If Brightness is grayed out and cannot be used, check Color Adjustment in the checkbox. For Windows 98, confirm that Use ICM is not checked. Troubleshooting 186 Printout Is Unsatisfactory Macintosh 1 2 3 Note CHECK 3 When using Manual for printing, click the Details button. Specify the desired brightness setting. If Brightness is grayed out and cannot be used, check Brightness in the checkbox. ARE THE OUTPUT STYLE SETTINGS CORRECT? The Output Style settings in the printer driver allow you to specify whether intermediate tones are emphasized in the printout or primary colors are printed more brightly. Auto: (Windows) Samples the data stream and selects the optimum matching method for the print job. Best suited for natural images (skin tone, sky blue, foliage green, etc. ). Accurate or Photo: Vivid or Graphic: Emphasizes primary colors. Reds, blues, yellows printed brightly for color graphs, charts, and tables. [. . . ] ARE ANY OTHER APPLICATION PROGRAMS RUNNING? CHECK 2 The scanner driver installation program may not execute successfully if it is run with other applications running in the background. Before you run the installation program again, shut down all other application programs. CHECK 3 DID YOU SPECIFY THE CORRECT INSTALLATION? CD-ROM DRIVE FOR Windows If the installation splash screen did not start automatically when you loaded the CD-ROM, double-click the My Computer icon, then double-click the CD-ROM icon on the Windows desktop. Installing the IS Scan Software Scanner Problems 348 Other Scanner Problems Note · The drive name (E: for example) varies according to how your system is set up. [. . . ]