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Canon BJ-200ex Managing Your Printers Features, Software Applications, Operator Panel Buttons

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Managing Your Printer's Features

You select and control the printing features of the BJ-200ex printer with your software application, with the printer's operator panel, or with the printer's DIP switches. Each method allows you to select some or all of the printing features that control the appearance of your printed documents.

Software Applications

Your software applications, when used with the appropriate printer driver, can control all aspects of the printer's features. This is the easiest method for controlling the the look of your printed documents, including typeface style, and size and placement of text, graphics, and margins. Normally, settings made with your software applications override the settings made through the operator panel or the DIP switches.

See Chapter 4, Using the Printer With Your Software, for details on setting up your software applications for use with the BJ-200ex.

Operator Panel Buttons

The buttons on the operator panel allow you to turn the printer on and off, set the printer on-line and off-line, pause a print operation, select basic printing modes, feed paper,

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Canon BJ-200ex manual Managing Your Printers Features, Software Applications, Operator Panel Buttons

Contents

BJ-200ex Contents Using the Printer With Your Software Appendix a Chapter Introduction Features and BenefitsExcellent Print Quality Software Compatibility Reduction ModeSimple Maintenance Convenient Paper Handling Related Publication Options and SuppliesInk Cartridge Print Media Fax Number Bulletin Board ServicesCustomer Support Help Desk Canada Servicing the PrinterSupplies Carefully remove all items from the box Chapter Setting Up the PrinterUnpacking the Printer Follow these steps to unpack your printer Check to see that you have the following items Removing the Shipping Materials Remove the shipping tape inside the printer Remove the shipping tape from the outside of the printer Selecting a Location for Your Printer From the Front Examining the Printer Operator Panel From the Back Inside the Printer Attaching the Power Cord Connecting Your Printer to the Computer Installing the Ink Cartridge To install the in cartridge, follow these steps Page Close the front cover Push the lock lever down until it locks into place Turning On the Printer To turn on the printers power, follow these steps Loading a Stack of Paper Cleaning the Print HeadPage Do not force the paper into the printer Printing a Test Pattern Press the Power button to turn off the printer Installing a Printer DriverPrinter starts to print Demo Print Installing the Windows Printer Driver and Visual Guide Using the BJ-200ex Windows Driver Using the Visual Guide Installing the Canon TrueType Fonts for Microsoft Windows Software Applications Managing Your Printers FeaturesOperator Panel Buttons Line Printers DIP SwitchesLine Printers Versus Page Printers Line Printers and Processing Printers and Processing Congratulations Transparencies Chapter Using the PrinterSelecting Paper Types Plain Papers For complete paper specifications, see Appendix a Setting the Paper Thickness LeverBefore Loading Paper Setting the Paper Selection Lever Page Printing Documents Printer Settings for Various Print MediaPaper Thickness Selection Loading Paper type Lever Method Automatically Feeding Paper Specifying Print OptionsSee your applications documentation for details Page Slide the stack of paper into the printer until it stops Adjust the paper guide to the stack of paper Auto Feed Guidelines Make sure the printer is turned on and on-line Printing Single SheetsSpecifying Manual Feed Manually Feeding Paper Set the paper selection lever to the front Open the top cover and check the paper thickness leverPage Start your print operation Printing on Transparencies Printing on Envelopes Preparing Your Software Turning On the Printers Envelope Mode Preparing the Printer Insert the envelopes Adjust the paper guide to the stack of envelopes Printing on Legal-size Paper Turning Off Envelope Mode Printing in Landscape Orientation Printing the Test Patterns Stopping Self TestStarting To start the Self Test, follow these steps Epson LQ mode, the self Test looks like this Font ListTo start the Font List, follow these steps Demo Prints 1 To start the Demo Prints, follow these steps Pausing a Print OperationPage Chapter Using the Printer With Your Software Printer Setup Within Windows Paper Size option Selecting Printing Options Transparency Paper Source optionMedia Type option Plain Paper Grayscale Print Selection optionPrint Quality options Black and White Orientation option Special OptionsOther selections Pattern 1 and Pattern HalftoneDiffusion Intensity Printing a Document To improve printing speed, you can try the following Ways to Improve Print speed in Windows§ Avoid diffusion halftones Background Printing Using the Windows Print Manager Foreground Printing Setting Up MS-DOS Application Programs Selecting a Printer Driver Printer control mode Typeface BJ mode Epson LQ mode Selecting a Printer Control ModeYour printer has two resident printer control modes Printer control mode Print style BJ mode Epson LQ mode Setting Up WordPerfect for Your Printer Software and Printer Compatibility For details Feeding Paper Chapter Using the Operator Panel Line feeding Selecting a Print ModePrint mode Function Speed at 10 cpi Form feeding Selecting reduction mode cancel Smoothing mode if set Using the Reduction ModesTwo-thirds Reduction Mode Select your print mode as follows Selecting the Reduction Mode One-half Reduction Mode Performing Automatic Line Feeds Chapter Maintaining the Printer Cleaning the PrinterPrinter Guidelines Replacing the Ink Cartridge Clean the exterior of the printer To avoid spilling ink, follow these precautions Using InkInk Cartridge Guidelines Installing the Ink Cartridge Take the new ink cartridge out of its protective packaging Push the lock lever down until it locks into place Cleaning the Print Head Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of Ink Follow these guidelines when storing your ink cartridgesTransporting the Printer Storing Ink CartridgesPage Check List Chapter Troubleshooting Error Light Problems Securely latched in place. Make sure there is no gap Operational ProblemsIf the error persists, call the Canon help desk Reinstall the ink cartridge checking that it is Printing Problems Paper Loading Problems Make sure the stack of paper is straight in the sheet feeder Print Quality Problems Feed a few sheets of paper through the printer Windows ProblemsJagged look. Changing the resolution to 360 dpi Should correct this problemPage To verify a proper SET Temp statement, follow these steps If you are using MS-DOS 5.x or lower, type the following Clearing Paper Jams Page Function Setting Factory Default SettingsChapter Customizing the Printer BJ-10 Mode DIP Switch SettingsDIP switch Function DIP switches Character set DIP switches 5, 6 DIP switch Epson LQ Mode DIP switches Typeface Changing a DIP Switch SettingMake sure the printer is turned off Close the DIP switch cover after making your selections Printing Speed Appendix a Printer SpecificationsSheet Feeder Capacity Paper SizePage Reduction Mode Page Line Feed Pitch Resident Printer Control ModesPrinting Characters Graphic Image Print Mode Pitch Characters per line Storing Environment InterfaceInk Cartridge Operating Environment To print envelopes in AmiPro 3.0, follow these steps Appendix B Application NotesPrinting Envelopes in Microsoft Windows AmiPro Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows Microsoft Word for WindowsMicrosoft Word 2.0 for Windows Printing envelopes other than the first time WordPerfectWordPerfect First time printing envelopes Works 3.0 for Windows