Canon BJ-230 user manual Printing a Document, Options

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You can select either Portrait or Landscape orientation by clicking on the appropriate selection in the Orientation box. The default is portrait orientation.

Click on About in the main dialog box to display copyright

Tinformation regarding the Windows driver and its version number. Click on Help in the main dialog box to enter Microsoft's Universal Driver Help program. The Printer Setup screen displays information that will help you specify your printer settings.

Options

As part of your printer setup, you can specify certain options that control the darkness and fineness of your printed graphics and text. Click on Opitions in the main dialog box to display the Options dialog box:

From this screen you can select dithering options and an intensity level.

You can select one of four dithering options: None, Course, Fine or Line Art. The dithering option you select changes the quality of a gray-scale or color image. None causes all color values to appear either black or white; no in-between colors are

Trepresented. The default dithering option is Fine.

You can control the intensity with which text is printed using the Intensity Control box. This controls the threshold at which a pixel value is turned on or off. Settign the slide bar to the left results in darker print and setting it to the right results in lighter print. This control affects all dithering options. The default is the value represented at the center of the slide bar. (In some applications, setting the slide bar all the way to the right causes nothing to print.)

Printing a Document

This procedure provides general steps for printing from the various applications you may run in the Windows environment. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to your program's user's manual for the exact

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Contents BJ-230 Contents Glossary Index Features and Benefits Chapter IntroductionUsing This Manual ContentsConventions TroubleshootingCustomer Support Customizing the PrinterServicing the Printer Chapter Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the PrinterChoosing a Location for Your Printer Page Examining the Printer From the FrontPaper rest Sheet feederPaper guide Paper selection feederFrom the Back Dip switch coverAC power receptacle Inside the PrinterInk cartridge holder Installing the Ink CartridgeAssembling the Printer Paper thickness leverPage Page Page Page Chapter Loading Paper Automatically Feeding PaperPage Page Printing On Envelopes Page Page Manually Feeding Thick Paper or Transparencies Loading Paper in Landscape Orientation Page Chapter Using the Operator Panel Pausing a Print OperationTurning On the Printer Selecting a Print Mode Feeding PaperSelecting Reduction Modes Top margin Inch Left margin Print width maxPage Printing the Test Prints Self TestFont List Starting the testStopping the test Performing Automatic Line Feeds Chapter Using the Printer With Software Setting Up Windows for Your PrinterInstalling the Printer Driver Page Windows Printer Setup Within Windows Page Page Printing a Document OptionsSetting Up Other Software Applications Selecting a Printer DriverSelecting a Printer Control Mode Printer Control Mode Font design/typeface BJ-10 Epson LQ Printer Control Mode Print Style BJ-10 Epson LQ Software and Printer CompatibilityCleaning the Printer Chapter Maintaining the PrinterReplacing the Ink Cartridge Installing the Ink Cartridge Page Page Cleaning the Print Head Storing Ink CartridgesTransporting the Printer Chapter Troubleshooting Operational Problems Indicators Light, Printer Does Not PrintPrinter Does Not Turn On On LINE, HS, and HQ Indicators Are Blinking Error Light Is OnPrint Head Moves, Ink Does Not Appear Paper Does Not Load Into Printer Multiple Sheets Load Into PrinterPaper Is Loaded Skewed Printing Is Skewed Envelopes Do Not Load Paper Does Not Eject After PrintingPrint Quality Problems Paper Jams OccurCharacters Are Blurred or Smudged Print Density is LowPrint Is Not Clear Smudges on Back of PrintedIrregular Print Quality Print Head Needs CleaningCharacters Appear Jagged Ink-stained AreasCharacters on Screen Do Not Match Printed Characters Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of InkPrintout is Wrong Printing Beyond EdgePrintout Does Not Match Paper Size Printing Incorrect Number of Lines onPrinter Prints Garbage or Does Not Print Large Gaps Appear Between Text of GraphicsEnvelopes Do Not Print Correctly Factory Default Settings Function SettingChapter Customizing the Printer DIP Switch Settings Changing a DIP Switch SettingBJ-10 Mode DIP switch FunctionDIP switch DIP switch7Epson LQ Mode ExampleOFF DIP switches 9, 10 DIP switch 6, 7DIP switches Character set DIP switches TypefaceDIP switch Function Appendix a Printer Specifications Page Printing Width Printing SpeedPrinting Direction Line Feed SpeedMode Pitch Line DIP Switch Characters perAcoustic Noise Level Power SourceGraphic Image Print Operating EnvironmentDimensions WeightAppendix C Printer Mode Command Summaries Character Sets BJ-10 Command SummaryBasic Control Codes ESCape Sequence Codes Decimal HexadecimalESC E Alternate Graphics Mode Codes ESC TBJ-10 Character Sets Miscellaneous Control CodesUSA Code Multilingual Code Multilingual Code Epson LQ Command Summary ESCape Sequence Codes ESC SIESC =