Canon BJ-230 user manual Feeding Paper, Selecting a Print Mode

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will stop. To start printing again, press the ON LINE button.

Feeding Paper

When the printer is off-line, you can use the LF/FF button to advance the paper in the printer. You can perform a line feed or a form feed, or you can eject a sheet of paper.

Line feeding

When a sheet of paper is loaded and the printer is off-line, press the LF/FF button to advance the paper one line. Press the button repeatedly to feed as many lines as you want.

Form feeding

When you are loading paper, make sure the printer is off-line and press the LF/FF button to load the first sheet of paper to its top of form. Set the printer back on-line to print. (If you are running a software application, you don't need to perform this step. The application the printer when to load paper.)

Ejecting paper

When you want to eject a sheet of paper, make sure the printer is off- line and press the LF/FF button for one second. The printer ejects the current sheet of paper.

Selecting a Print Mode

Your printer incorporates two print modes that allow you to choose between print speed and print quality:

 

 

 

Noise level

Print Mode

Function

Speed at 10 cpi

in decibels

HS

High speed and draft

248 cps

Approx. 42

 

quality printing

 

 

HQ

High quality printing

173 cps

Approx. 42

SHQ

Super high quality and

124 cps

Approx. 40

 

silent printing

 

 

You use the PRINT MODE button to select the current print mode when the printer is off-line. Pressing this button once selects HQ mode, pressing it again selects SHQ mode, and pressing it again selects HS mode. The HS and HQ lights indicate which mode is selected. (When both the HS and HQ lights are on, the printer is in SHQ mode.)

Select your printer modes as follow:

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Contents BJ-230 Contents Glossary Index Chapter Introduction Features and BenefitsContents Using This ManualCustomer Support TroubleshootingConventions Customizing the PrinterServicing the Printer Unpacking the Printer Chapter Setting Up the PrinterChoosing a Location for Your Printer Page From the Front Examining the PrinterPaper guide Sheet feederPaper rest Paper selection feederAC power receptacle Dip switch coverFrom the Back Inside the PrinterAssembling the Printer Installing the Ink CartridgeInk cartridge holder Paper thickness leverPage Page Page Page Automatically Feeding Paper Chapter Loading PaperPage Page Printing On Envelopes Page Page Manually Feeding Thick Paper or Transparencies Loading Paper in Landscape Orientation Page Turning On the Printer Chapter Using the Operator PanelPausing a Print Operation Feeding Paper Selecting a Print ModeTop margin Inch Left margin Print width max Selecting Reduction ModesPage Self Test Printing the Test PrintsStarting the test Font ListStopping the test Performing Automatic Line Feeds Installing the Printer Driver Chapter Using the Printer With SoftwareSetting Up Windows for Your Printer Page Windows Printer Setup Within Windows Page Page Options Printing a DocumentSelecting a Printer Driver Setting Up Other Software ApplicationsSelecting a Printer Control Mode Printer Control Mode Font design/typeface BJ-10 Epson LQ Software and Printer Compatibility Printer Control Mode Print Style BJ-10 Epson LQChapter Maintaining the Printer Cleaning the PrinterReplacing the Ink Cartridge Installing the Ink Cartridge Page Page Storing Ink Cartridges Cleaning the Print HeadTransporting the Printer Chapter Troubleshooting Printer Does Not Turn On Operational ProblemsIndicators Light, Printer Does Not Print Print Head Moves, Ink Does Not Appear On LINE, HS, and HQ Indicators Are BlinkingError Light Is On Paper Is Loaded Skewed Printing Is Skewed Paper Does Not Load Into PrinterMultiple Sheets Load Into Printer Paper Does Not Eject After Printing Envelopes Do Not LoadPaper Jams Occur Print Quality ProblemsPrint Is Not Clear Print Density is LowCharacters Are Blurred or Smudged Smudges on Back of PrintedCharacters Appear Jagged Print Head Needs CleaningIrregular Print Quality Ink-stained AreasPrintout is Wrong Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of InkCharacters on Screen Do Not Match Printed Characters Printing Beyond EdgePrinting Incorrect Number of Lines on Printout Does Not Match Paper SizeEnvelopes Do Not Print Correctly Printer Prints Garbage or Does Not PrintLarge Gaps Appear Between Text of Graphics Chapter Customizing the Printer Factory Default SettingsFunction Setting Changing a DIP Switch Setting DIP Switch SettingsDIP switch Function BJ-10 ModeDIP switch7 DIP switchExample Epson LQ ModeOFF DIP switches Character set DIP switch 6, 7DIP switches 9, 10 DIP switches TypefaceDIP switch Function Appendix a Printer Specifications Page Printing Direction Printing SpeedPrinting Width Line Feed SpeedCharacters per Mode Pitch Line DIP SwitchGraphic Image Print Power SourceAcoustic Noise Level Operating EnvironmentWeight DimensionsBasic Control Codes Appendix C Printer Mode Command Summaries Character SetsBJ-10 Command Summary Decimal Hexadecimal ESCape Sequence CodesESC E ESC T Alternate Graphics Mode CodesMiscellaneous Control Codes BJ-10 Character SetsUSA Code Multilingual Code Multilingual Code Epson LQ Command Summary ESC SI ESCape Sequence CodesESC =