Chapter

1 Printing

Make sure that you have read the Quick Start Guide and completed all the steps to set up the printer and prepare it for operation. This chapter describes how to print a photograph and how to use the optional Scanner Cartridge.

Is everything ready?

Before you begin, make sure that you have everything that you need.

Have you completed setting up the printer?

Make sure that the printer has been set up completely and that the print head has been aligned. If you have not performed all of these procedures, you must follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to set up printer and align the print head.

BJ Print Head and ink tanks installed?

Printer cable connected to the printer and computer?

Is the printer driver installed?

Has the print head been aligned?

Is the printer ready to print?

Is the printer switched on?

When the printer is switched on, the POWER/ERROR lamp flashes green for a few seconds then lights steadily green. When the POWER/ERROR lamp lights and remains on, the printer is ready to print. If the POWER/ERROR lamp flashes or lights orange, an error has occurred. For details, see Chapter 4.

Is the printer cable securely connected to the printer and computer?

If the printer cable is not connected to the printer and computer correctly, an error can occur or meaningless characters could print.

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The buttons and lamp for manually operating the printer are located on the operation panel.

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1POWER button

Press to switch the printer on and off.

2POWER/ERROR lamp

When you switch on the printer, the POWER/ERROR lamp lights, green. If this lamp lights or flashes orange, an error has occurred.

Off

Printer is switched off.

 

 

Lights Green

Printer is ready.

 

 

Flashes Green

Printer is warming up after power on, or is

 

receiving a print job from the computer.

 

 

Lights Orange

Printing has stopped because an error has

 

occurred.

Flashes Orange

Call for service.

 

 

3RESUME button

Press the RESUME button to cancel errors after removing the problem so the printer can resume normal operation.

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Canon 8200 manual Is everything ready?, Have you completed setting up the printer?, Is the printer ready to print?