Maintaining the Printer, Printer Guidelines | Canon BJC-5100

Maintaining the Printer 4

This chapter covers the care required for your Canon BJC-5100 Series Color Bubble Jet Printer. It includes:

❍Printer guidelines

❍Cleaning the printer

❍Printing a test page

❍Performing printer maintenance through the BJC-5100 Series Printer Driver

❍BJ cartridge guidelines

❍Replacing BJ cartridges and BJ tanks

❍Storing a BJ cartridge

❍Transporting the printer

Printer Guidelines

Follow these guidelines to avoid damage to your printer and harm to you or others:

❍Set the printer on a stable surface. Do not use an angled printer stand. Avoid setting the printer in direct sunlight.

❍Keep the printer cover closed when printing.

❍Do not set anything on top of the printer.

❍Make sure the power is off any time you connect or disconnect the power cord or interface cable.

Maintaining the Printer

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Contents

BJC-5100 Copyright DisclaimerTrademarks Conventions Using Your DocumentationQuick Start Guide User’s ManualPage Contents Performing Printer Maintenance Through the Printer Driver Introduction BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks Supplies and Accessories Canon Specialty Papers Canon Customer Care Center Servicing the Printer Important Safety Instructions Introduction Introduction Introduction Understanding the Printer Driver Start your Printing a DocumentMake sure Canon Using the Printer Driver in Windows Settings Tab Custom Settings Troubleshooting Tab Maintenance Tab General Tab Windows 98 and Windows 95 Tabs Details Tab Color Management Tab Windows NT 4.0 Tabs Ports Tab Scheduling Tab Sharing Tab Security Tab Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs Printing Speed Versus Color Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows Using the Printer With Windows Plain Paper Selecting Paper Types Glossy Photo Paper High Gloss Photo FilmGlossy Photo Cards Banner Paper Shirt Transfers Greeting Cards High Resolution PaperBubble Jet Paper water resistant Fabric Sheets Paper Guidelines TransparenciesAssorted Paper Starter Kit Paper Size Measurements Paper Sizes Media Method Limit Sheets Media Types Automatically Feeding Paper Loading Paper Make sure the printer is turned on Auto Feed Guidelines Manually Feeding Paper CheckInsert Set up your Printing on Envelopes Slide a stack of envelopes into the sheet feeder until it Specialty Paper Guidelines Using Canon’s Specialty Papers Paper type Drying time approx Canon’s High Resolution Paper Using the Cleaning SheetSet up Printing on a Fabric Sheet Fabric Sheet Insert the sheet with the cloth side out toward you Dry Printing on Banner Paper Feed slot At a crease Clear space in front of the paper output slot of the printer Output Paper Handling Printer Guidelines Maintaining the Printer Cleaning the Printer Printing a Test Print Performing Printer Maintenance Through the Printer Driver Aligning the Print Heads Cleaning the Print Heads Saving Power Choosing Which BJ Cartridges to Use BJ Cartridge GuidelinesBC-21e Color BJ Cartridge BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge Replacing BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance Replacing a BJ Cartridge Open the printer cover Open the cartridge holder Out of its Protective Packaging Store or Cartridge Material From Close the printer cover Take the new Replacing a BJ Tank in the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge A plastic bag to keep from spilling any residual ink Remove Close the blue cartridge holder cover Open Storing a BJ Cartridge Close Carefully set Turn off Transporting the Printer Pack the printer Identifying Your Printer Problem Troubleshooting NO. ABC Basic Problems Cause Solution Cannot Install the Printer Driver Paper Does Not Feed From Sheet Feeder An Error Message Appears Check the status of the printer port LPT1 Printer driver againDriver Reinstall the printer driver Clean up your hard diskCheck your memory Rebuild the document and print it again Printout Is Unsatisfactory Printing Halts Try to use another printer cable Change the WPS driver port setting or delete the WPS driver Check the printer driver settings CauseSolutionPause the printer Check your media type Clearing Paper Jams Error Conditions Troubleshooting Printing Method Printing SpecificationsPaper Handling Paper Size Recommended Paper Types Paper WeightPrint Speed Print Width max Print Resolution Printable area for paperPrintable area for envelopes BJ Cartridges General Specifications BJ cartridge Automatic feedBubble Jet printing Color Management Font Error DiffusionForm feed Gamma Hue High Speed Error DiffusionInk Cartridge Storage Box Intensity Orientation Noise levelParallel interface Pitch Resolution Printable areaPrinter driver Glossary Index Index Index Index Index Index Bubble Jet Printer Model K10902 FCC Regulations Canadian Radio Interference Regulations