Selecting Paper Types, Plain Paper, Banner Paper | Canon BJC-4400

Selecting Paper Types

One of the most important things you can do to assure the best possible performance of your Bubble Jet printer is to select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality print on most plain bond papers, including cotton bond and photocopying papers; it does not require special ink jet papers. However, the print quality varies with different paper types. Be sure to test a type of paper before you purchase a large quantity.

Plain Paper

The printer supports paper sizes of letter, legal, and A4 in portrait orientation. You can use regular copier paper, cotton bond papers, and typical letterhead. Always use paper without curls, folds, staples, or damaged edges.

Glossy Photo Paper

Canon Glossy Photo Paper GP-201 is a high gloss, thicker paper that produces the look and feel of a photograph. Use this paper with the BC-21e Color or BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge to produce photo-realistic prints from your printer. (In your printer driver, select Glossy Paper when you have Glossy Photo Paper loaded.)

Banner Paper

Canon’s Banner Paper is specifically designed for printing one continuous sheet in a banner format. The connected sheets are divided by a perforation. You can print from two to six sheets at one time.

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Canon BJC-4400 user manual Selecting Paper Types, Plain Paper, Glossy Photo Paper, Banner Paper

Contents

BJC-4400 Copyright Using Your Documentation ConventionsQuick Start Guide User’s ManualPage Contents BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance Introduction Supplies and Accessories BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Introduction Canon Specialty Papers Color Image Scanner Cartridge Canon Customer Care Center Canon Canada Servicing the Printer Using the Printer With Windows Installing a Printer Driver Printing a Document Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98/95 Printer Setup Within Windows 98/95Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98/95 Printer Setup Within Windows Accessing the Printing Options General Windows 98/95 only Windows TabsDetails Windows 98/95 only Paper Graphics Setting Control Recommended Graphics Settings Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs Driver settings To achieve Print Quality Color Model Results Using the Setup Analyzer Using Cartridge Detection Performance Tip For Quick Color Printing Printing Speed Versus ColorFor High Quality Color Printing For Monochrome Printing Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in WindowsAdd a permanent swap file in Windows Avoid diffusion halftones Avoid automatic settings Use Monochrome when possibleUse primary colors when printing presentation graphics Free up your memory Paper Handling Selecting Paper Types Plain PaperGlossy Photo Paper Banner Paper High Resolution Paper Brilliant White PaperShirt Transfers Greeting Cards Bubble Jet Paper water resistant Back Print Film Paper GuidelinesHigh Gloss Film Setting the Paper Thickness Lever Printer Settings for Various Print Media Output Media BC-21e BC-20 Guides Method Limit Sheets Loading Paper Automatically Feeding Paper Pull out Support upTray and its Extension Start your Auto Feed Guidelines TAB Manually Feeding Paper Insert Printing on Envelopes Right a Down firmly on the edges to make the folds crisp Make sure the printer is on Using Canon’s Specialty Papers Specialty Paper Guidelines Uncurling Back Print Film High Resolution Paper HR-101 About five Minutes Using the Cleaning Sheet Set up Press Fabric Sheet FS-101 Printing on a Fabric Sheet Insert the sheet with the cloth side out toward you Printing on Banner Paper Dry Banner paper Set the paperAt a crease Lift the paper Output trayOutput guides Insert Fold Make sure Start printing Maintaining the Printer Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Test a Printing the Test PagesDemonstration Printing the Test Pages From Windows Nozzle Test Printing the Test Pages Using the Operator Panel Cleaning the Print HeadCleaning the Print Head From Windows Turned on Cleaning the Print Head Using the Operator PanelFor at least two Seconds until Printer Beeps twice BJ Cartridge Guidelines BC-21e Color BJ CartridgeBC-20 Black BJ Cartridge BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge Chapter BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance Replacing the BJ Cartridge Open Printer beeps and moves the cartridge holder to Slide the BJ cartridge out of the holder Store or Storage Box Out of its Protective Packaging Excessive force Paper thickness lever to the left Button Replacing a BJ Tank in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge Remove Take the new Maintaining the Printer Each BJ tank is Front cover Storing a BJ Cartridge Carefully set Close Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge From its Packaging Insert Slowly press the lock lever down completely until Removing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge Transporting the Printer Turn off Return the paper support and paper output tray to their Its original Have removed the protective cap. An opened Troubleshooting Identifying Your Printer Problem General Problems If the printer does not printIf your print quality is not satisfactory If colors are missing Clearing Paper Jams Printing Specifications Printing MethodPaper Handling Sheet Feeder Capacity Auto Feed Only Paper Weight ResolutionPaper Type Recommended Print Speed Printable Area-Papers Printable Area-Envelopes BJ Cartridges General Specifications Automatic feed BJ cartridgeBJ tank Bubble Jet printer DBA DpiFont Form feed Lpi Manual feedNoise level Orientation Smoothing mode Printable areaPrinter driver Subtractive colors Index Index Index Unpacking See Quick Start Guide Index Index FCC Regulations FCC-2