Canon INC | Canon 8200 guide

CANON INC.

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

CANON COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.

2995 Redhill Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, U.S.A.

CANON CANADA INC.

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CANON EUROPA N.V.

P.O.Box 2262, 1180 EG, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

CANON (UK) LTD.

Canon House, Manor Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 0AJ, United Kingdom

CANON FRANCE S.A.

17, Quai du Pré7sident Paul Doumer, 92414 Courbevoie Cedex, France

CANON DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Postfach 528, 47705 Krefeld, Germany

CANON LATIN AMERICA, INC.

6505 Blue Lagoon Drive Suite 325, Miami, Florida 33126 U.S.A.

CANON HONGKONG COMPANY LTD.

10/F., Lippo Sun Plaza 28 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

CANON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

79 Anson Road #09-01/06, Singapore 079906

CANON AUSTRALIA PTY., LTD.

1 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, Sydney, N.S.W. 2113, Australia

QA7-0884-V01

1298AB6

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Contents

User’s Guide QA7-0884-V01 Conventions Using the Printer Safely Always push the plug completely into the power outlet Never attempt to disassemble or modify the printer Never use flammable sprays near the printerNever place the printer on a thick carpet or rug Always grasp the plug when you unplug the power cord Never use an extension cord BJ Print Head and ink tanks Table of Contents Adjusting color Printout is unclear, faded Specifications Canon Technical Support About your guides Quick Start GuideUser’s Guide on CD-ROM Reference Guides on CD-ROM On-line Help Have you completed setting up the printer? Is the printer switched on?Is everything ready? Is the printer ready to print? Printing photographs Summary of printing photographs Make sure that the printer is switched on Printing a photograph in Windows 98, Windows Click the Properties button PrintingClick the OK button to start the print job Make sure the printer is switched on Printing a photograph with the Macintosh Click the Photo icon for the Print Mode Printing Select the Media Type for your print jobClick the Print button Using the Scanner Cartridge What you need Summary of the scanning procedures Install the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-52 Switch on the printer and open the front coverClose the front cover Perform white level calibration Set the white level calibration sheet Scan the original photograph Click the OK buttonClick the Scan button Install the BJ Print Head and print the image Saving the scanned image Start the print job Click the Cancel button Insert the white calibration sheet in the printer Click the OK button Set the original in the scanning holder Enter a file name and click the Save button Click the Close box to close is Scan Close the front cover Set the media in the printer Close the software application Summary of the procedure for printing a digital photograph Printing a photograph from a digital cameraNow let’s print a digital photograph Perform the printer driver settings Save to a file the photograph taken with the digital cameraSet the media in the printer Starting the print job Click the Photo icon for the Print Mode selection Make sure that the Print dialog is for the BJC-8200 Using the Printer Driver Operation Flow Using the Printer Driver Opening the printer driver Maintenance tab Selecting the printer driver optionsMain tab Layout tab Choosing a print mode Using the PrinterSelecting a media type Driver Changing the page size Open the Paper Setting dialog box Open the Utilities dialog box Setup dialog box Print dialog boxPrinter Utility dialog box Selecting a print mode GraphicPhoto Manual Changing the paper size Loading Paper Canon media for quality image printing Paper thickness Paper or media you should never load in the printerLoad limit and Paper Thickness Lever position Setting media correctly Loading Photo Paper Pro PRRaise the paper thickness lever to Mark With the glossy side facing up, place the sheet of Photo Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HR TrayIs aligned Slide the paper guide to the left edge of the stack Loading High Gloss Photo Film HG Tray Slide the paper guide completely to the leftPhoto Film with the right side of the sheet feeder Insert the sheet into the printer until it stops Loading Glossy Photo Paper GP Loading Glossy Photo Cards FM Loading Envelopes Slide the paper guide to left edge of the stack Other media for creative printing Transparencies CF-102Shirt Transfer TR-201 Banner Paper BP-101 Here is an overview of what is described in this chapter Troubleshooting Cannot install the printer Make sure the driver was installed correctlyOther software applications are running in the background Confirm that the CD-ROM is operating normally Printer prints meaningless characters and symbols Cancelling a print job During printing, rapidly press the Power button twice Setting thick paper for printing Printing on thick paper Follow the procedure below to clear a paper jam Paper JamsPaper or media jammed during auto feed Paper jammed during manual feed Low ink alert PossibleOpen the BJ Print Monitor to confirm the low ink alert Printer beeps and it does not print Beeps Error message appears BJ Status Monitor and BJ Print Monitor Error Messages Operating System Errors Using the recommended paper or special media Changing the printer driver settingsAdjusting the print mode settings Printing quality is unsatisfactory Adjusting the Detailed Setting Improving print quality with the Photo OptimizerOpen the Print dialog box, click Aligning the print head Properties Click the Maintenance tab then click Print Head Alignment iconRead the message and click the OK button Read the message and click the OK button to continue Click the Send button Reading the print head alignment pattern Horizontal Alignment Adjusting color Summary of correcting the problem Printout is unclear, faded Printing a nozzle check pattern Software application from the File menu, select Page Setup Click the down-arrow to select Test PrintClick the Nozzle Check Pattern icon Cleaning the print head Software application, from the File menu, select Setup Deep cleaning the print head Click Print head deep cleaning icon Replacing an ink tank Remove the empty ink tank After cleaning the print head, print a nozzle check pattern Color is strangeCheck the position of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head Check the positions of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head When connected via USB Is the scanner driver installed correctly?Scanner Cartridge does not operate correctly Replacing the BJ Print Head Replace the BJ Print Head Replacing an ink tank P.74 Specifications Appendices Recommended printing area width x height Canon Technical Support About the operating environment Canon INC