Canon BJ-230 user manual Chapter Maintaining the Printer, Cleaning the Printer

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Chapter 6

Maintaining the Printer

This chapter covers the care and maintenance of your Canon Bubble Jet Printer BJ-230. This includes cautions, cleaning the printer, replacing the ink cartridge, and transporting the printer.

Cautions

Follow these guidelines to avoid damage to your printer and harm to you or others:

Set the printer on a stable surface.

Keep the front cover closed when printing. Do not set anything on top of the printer.

Always use a three-wire, grounded power receptacle (electrical wall outlet with three holes) for your printer's power cord. Do not modify the cord to remove the ground pin.

Make sure the power is off any time you connect or disconnect the power cord or interface cable.

Do not move the mechanism that holds the ink cartridge. You may

Tdamage delicate mechanical parts.

Do not touch the print head area on the ink cartridge. Ink may leak out and cause stains.

Cleaning the Printer

To achieve the maximum performance from your printer, clean it regularly.

Be very careful when cleaning the printer. Follow these steps:

1.Clean the inside of the printer using compressed air pressure or a soft cloth to remove any ink mist or paper debris. Clean especially well around the platen area.

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Contents BJ-230 Contents Glossary Index Chapter Introduction Features and BenefitsContents Using This ManualCustomizing the Printer TroubleshootingCustomer Support ConventionsServicing the Printer Unpacking the Printer Chapter Setting Up the PrinterChoosing a Location for Your Printer Page From the Front Examining the PrinterPaper selection feeder Sheet feederPaper guide Paper restInside the Printer Dip switch coverAC power receptacle From the BackPaper thickness lever Installing the Ink CartridgeAssembling the Printer Ink cartridge holderPage 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 ProblemsSmudges on Back of Printed Print Density is LowPrint Is Not Clear Characters Are Blurred or SmudgedInk-stained Areas Print Head Needs CleaningCharacters Appear Jagged Irregular Print QualityPrinting Beyond Edge Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of InkPrintout is Wrong Characters on Screen Do Not Match Printed CharactersPrinting 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 Typeface DIP switch 6, 7DIP switches Character set DIP switches 9, 10DIP switch Function Appendix a Printer Specifications Page Line Feed Speed Printing SpeedPrinting Direction Printing WidthCharacters per Mode Pitch Line DIP SwitchOperating Environment Power SourceGraphic Image Print Acoustic Noise LevelWeight 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 =