Canon BJ-30 manual See Ways to Improve Print

Problem Cause Solution

Printer suspends print	If the Data indicator
after every line is printed	blinks while the printer
	is suspended, then the
	printer is slowing its print
	speed at the end of each
	line to protect the print
	head. The print head may
	have become too hot.

If you have been printing for awhile, the print head may have become too hot. In this case, the printer automatically goes into protection mode and slows down in order to cool the print head. You can stop your print operation and wait several minutes to allow the printer to cool. Then start your print operation again.

Overall printing is slow	Smoothing mode may be	Disable Smoothing mode.
from MS-DOS	enabled.
	High quality mode may	Try turning off HQ mode via
	be enabled.	the operator panel.
	The print head may have	If you have been printing
	become too hot.	for awhile, the print head
		may have become too hot.
		In this case, the printer
		automatically goes into
		protection mode and slows
		down in order to cool the
		print head. You can stop
		your print operation and
		wait several minutes to allow
		the printer to cool. Then start
		your print operation again.
Overall printing is slow	The Print Manager may	Make sure the Print Manager
from Windows	be turned on.	is turned off.
	Print options may be too	In the Windows driver or
	complex.	your software application,
		set all print options to their
		defaults, such as: Plain
		Paper, Black and White
		mode, High Quality, Pattern
		Halftone.
		See Ways to Improve Print
		Speed in Windows on page 57
		for complete details.

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