Chapter Maintaining the Printer | Canon BJ-230 specification

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

Contents

BJ-230 Contents Glossary Index Chapter Introduction Features and Benefits Contents Using This Manual Customizing the Printer TroubleshootingCustomer Support Conventions Servicing the Printer Unpacking the Printer Chapter Setting Up the Printer Choosing a Location for Your Printer Page From the Front Examining the Printer Paper selection feeder Sheet feederPaper guide Paper rest Inside the Printer Dip switch coverAC power receptacle From the Back Paper 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 Mode Top margin Inch Left margin Print width max Selecting Reduction ModesPage Self Test Printing the Test Prints Starting the test Font List Stopping 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 Document Selecting a Printer Driver Setting Up Other Software Applications Selecting 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 LQ Chapter Maintaining the Printer Cleaning the Printer Replacing the Ink Cartridge Installing the Ink Cartridge Page Page Storing Ink Cartridges Cleaning the Print Head Transporting 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 Load Paper Jams Occur Print Quality Problems Smudges on Back of Printed Print Density is LowPrint Is Not Clear Characters Are Blurred or Smudged Ink-stained Areas Print Head Needs CleaningCharacters Appear Jagged Irregular Print Quality Printing Beyond Edge Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of InkPrintout is Wrong Characters on Screen Do Not Match Printed Characters Printing Incorrect Number of Lines on Printout Does Not Match Paper Size Envelopes 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 Settings DIP switch Function BJ-10 Mode DIP switch7 DIP switch Example Epson LQ Mode OFF DIP switches Typeface DIP switch 6, 7DIP switches Character set DIP switches 9, 10 DIP switch Function Appendix a Printer Specifications Page Line Feed Speed Printing SpeedPrinting Direction Printing Width Characters per Mode Pitch Line DIP Switch Operating Environment Power SourceGraphic Image Print Acoustic Noise Level Weight Dimensions Basic Control Codes Appendix C Printer Mode Command Summaries Character SetsBJ-10 Command Summary Decimal Hexadecimal ESCape Sequence Codes ESC E ESC T Alternate Graphics Mode Codes Miscellaneous Control Codes BJ-10 Character Sets USA Code Multilingual Code Multilingual Code Epson LQ Command Summary ESC SI ESCape Sequence Codes ESC =