Canon BJ-230 Chapter Customizing the Printer, Factory Default Settings, Function Setting

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Chapter 8

Customizing the Printer

This chapter describes the factory default settings of the printer and the steps you follow to customize these settings for your particular printing needs.

You will find that the factory default settings provide features to meet most of your printing needs. With these settings, your printer emulates any Canon BJ printer and the IBM Proprinter X24E. This means you can use the printer with any software application that supports these printers.

You want to make sure the printer's settings match the requirements of your software application. If you have a unique printing requirement, you can customize the printer by changing the DIP switches settings as described in this chapter.

Your printer is designed to be used in BJ-10 mode and provides numerous printing features in this mode. If your software application id designed to print only on an Epson LQ printer, you can use the DIP switches to change the printer control mode to Epson LQ.

Factory Default Settings

The following table shows the factory default settings of the printer:

Function

Setting

Character Pitch

10 characters per inch (cpi)

Line spacing

6 lines per inch (lpi)

Print quality

High quality (HQ) mode

Beeper

Enabled

Automatic carriage return (CR)

Disabled (no CR with line feed)

Slashed zero

Disabled (zero not slashed)

Vertical tab stops

No vertical tabs set

Horizontal tab stops

Column 9 then every 8th column

Vertical margins

Top margin = first print line

 

Bottom margin = page length

Horizontal margins

Left margin = 0

 

Right margin = maximum print width

Print direction (text)

Bi-directional

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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 =