Installing the battery pack, CHARGE/ERROR lamp | Canon K10158

•Print head flushing. Press and hold down the RESUME button for over two seconds until the printer beeps three times then release to start print head flushing. The POWER lamp flashes during print head flushing. (☞ 80)

CHARGE/ERROR lamp

When the printer is off and the AC adapter is connected to the printer and plugged into the power mains, the CHARGE/ERROR lamp lights

and stays on while the battery pack inside the printer is recharging.2 After the battery pack is fully charged, this lamp will go off.

When the printer is on, the CHARGE/ERROR lamp lights or flashes orange when an error occurs. Remove the cause of the error then press RESUME to resume normal operation. The first time you switch on the printer, the empty cartridge holder will move to the centre. The CHARGE/ERROR lamp will flash once and the printer will beep to remind you to install a BJ Cartridge.

■Installing the battery pack

Follow this procedure to install the battery pack in the printer.

Install only a Canon Li-Ion Battery LB-50 battery pack. You must install the battery pack and leave it installed in the printer, even if you intend to use the printer only with the AC adapter. If the battery pack is not installed when you switch on the printer, the CHARGE/ERROR lamp will light orange and the printer will beep six times.

1. Open the front cover.

2. If you are installing a new battery pack, remove the battery pack from its package.

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Canon K10158 manual Installing the battery pack, CHARGE/ERROR lamp

Contents

Trademark Notice FCC Regulations Canadian Radio Interference Regulations International Energy Star Program Table of Contents Colour Printing and Black-and-White Printing Appendix B Code Pages and Character Sets Chapter How to use this manualIntroduction Conventions Features and benefits Simple maintenanceCompact portable design High quality ink Wireless Connection Scanner featureOptions and supplies BJ Cartridges and ink cartridges Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-12 Black BJ Cartridge BC-10BJ Cartridge Storage Container SB-10 Print media Power supply Available options Canon Auto Sheet Feeder ASF-50 Setting Up the Printer Selecting a location for your printer Top cover Examining the printerFront view Auto Sheet Feeder ASF-50 connector Power connectorPower lock switch Battery pack Rear view Operation panel Resume button Power buttonPower lamp Installing the battery pack CHARGE/ERROR lamp Setting Up the Printer Setting Up the Printer Connecting the printer to your computer Connecting the parallel interface Setting up the IrDA wireless interface IrDA interface Setting Up the Printer Attaching the AC adapter To connect the AC adapter Switching the printer on and off Installing the BJ Cartridge Choosing which BJ Cartridge to use BJ Cartridge guidelines BJ Cartridge installation Raise the top cover Remove the BJ Cartridge from its protective packaging Insert the BJ Cartridge to Align the marks Performing a test print Mark for the size Above sample was printed with the Black BJ Cartridge BC-10 Installing and using printer drivers Installing a printer driver for DOS applications Printer Name Plain paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Special media Envelopes Loading paper and other media To open the printer driver for Windows 98/Windows To check the settings for a DOS application To open the printer driver for Windows Loading Table for Manual Feed Name Media Type Print Side Purpose Paper guide Paper Handling Start the print job with your software application Performing Test Prints Starting the test prints Following table lists the defaults for each setting Sample test prints Demonstration Printer settings BJ Mode Ripple Pattern SampleRipple pattern Status Information Sample LQ Mode Ripple Pattern Sample BJ Mode Font SampleNozzle Check Pattern Font Sample LQ Mode Font Sample To turn on the hexadecimal dump modeTo turn off the hexadecimal dump mode Hexadecimal dump test Printing with DOS applications Colour Printing and Black-and- White PrintingPrinting with Windows Preparing your printer Changing the BJ Cartridges Hold the green tab to remove the BJ Cartridge Mark Protective tape Protective cap Colour Printing and Black-and-White Printing Selecting the print media Printing with a colour BJ CartridgeBenefits of colour printing Understanding your software application’s capabilities Matching Colours displayed on your monitor with printouts Green RGB method Blue MagentaCMYK method Cyan Adjustments made to the monitor Adjustment of colour from within software applications Colour and cost Maintaining the Printer Recharging and replacing the battery packRecharging the battery pack Press the Power button to switch the printer off Replacing the battery pack Maintaining the Printer Replacing ink cartridges Handling ink cartridges Examining the ink cartridges Black BJ Cartridge BC-10 employs only one ink cartridge Replacing an ink cartridge Ink Cartridges BCI-11 Color and Black Ink Cartridge BCI-10 Black Remove the orange protective cap from the new ink cartridge BCI-11BCI-10 Insert the ink cartridge to align the marks Replacing a BJ Cartridge Replacing BJ CartridgesBefore you replace a worn BJ Cartridge Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-12 Removing the BJ Cartridge Open the top cover Installing the Scanner Cartridge Removing the Scanner Cartridge Tab Cleaning the printer Before you start cleaning Cleaning inside and outside the printer Cleaning the print head To start cleaning/flushing from the operation panel Preparing the printer for travel or storage Maintaining the Printer Troubleshooting Check List Errors indicated by the CHARGE/ERROR lamp CHARGE/ERROR lamp lights and and buzzer beeps onceCHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes green when power is off Buzzer beeps six times when power is on CHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps once CHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps three timesCHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps four times CHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps five times Clearing paper jams Operational problems Printer does not switch on Power lamp comes on, but printer does not print Ink runs out sooner than expected Print quality problems White streaks, dots missing, or irregular dotsPaper does not eject after printing Sheet of paper is ejected upon starting up Windows Normal print sample To clean the print head To start flushing Printout is not clear Characters are blurred or smudgedSmudges on back or edge of printed Output appears jagged Colours are broken or uneven Colour printing problemsPrinter prints only in black-and-white Colours print incorrectly Printing is slow Other printing problems Strange characters Printing job halts before completion Characters on the screen do not match printed characters Printing beyond edgeIrDA printing stops and paper is ejected Printer prints incorrect number of lines on a Where to Find More Help Computer indicates a device time-out United States Paper Specifications Paper weightAppendix a Paper size Printing area Paper and special media European DL size Code pages Code Pages and Character SetsAppendix B USA English -- Code MultilingualLatin I -- Code Slavic Latin II -- Code Cyrillic Russian -- Code Turkish -- Code Portuguese -- Code Canadian French -- Code Arabic -- Code Nordic -- Code Greek -- Code BJ mode Character sets NUL BEL Pts LQ mode International character sets Table below shows the International Character Sets Epson character tables Graphics Character Table Appendix C Printer Command SummariesEntering a setup string in Lotus LQ mode example BJ mode command summaryBJ mode example Basic control codes ESCape sequence codes ESC E Line Feed Character Height Alternate Graphics Mode AGM codes Miscellaneous control codes LQ mode command summary ESCape sequence code for colour printing ESC SO ESC @ USA Roman 10,12,15,17,20, Proportional Consumables Options and SuppliesAppendix D Paper and special media Available options Before Installing the IR Communications Driver Version Infrared CommunicationsAppendix E System RequirementsPage Appendix E Infrared Communications Appendix F SpecificationsPrinter Specifications Maximum Number of Characters per Line Interface Operating Environment Temperature Interface Specifications Appendix GParallel interface IrDA interface Glossary BJ mode BitBJ Cartridge Bubble Jet printer Command ConfigurationCode Commercial 10 US Commercial Default setting Embedded printer commandsDithering Dot matrix Factory default Font characteristicsFixed pitch spacing Fixed pitch font Hexadecimal dump mode High Quality HQ modeHigh Speed HS mode Home position LQ mode Interface portInternal fonts IrDA Non-impact printer OrientationPaper feed Paper jam Print mode Printer commandPrinter control mode Print head capping Resolution SaturationSoftware application Spacing Text mode Text scale modeSubtractive colours Superscript Index Index High Gloss Film HG-101 colour printing, 58 described For colour BJ Mode miscellaneous codes, 118 Lotus 1-2-3 RGB Index