Nozzle Check Pattern, Font Sample | Canon K10158 manual

LQ Mode Ripple Pattern Sample

Nozzle Check Pattern

Prints a hatch pattern so you can check the performance of the print heads. If the print heads become clogged, the lines will appear broken or not complete. Normally, print head cleaning or print head flushing will correct print head performance. (☞ 80)

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Font Sample

Prints a font sample. If you are using the printer with DOS, the font sample will print for the current emulation mode, BJ Mode or LQ Mode.

If you want to stop printing, press the POWER button. The printer switches off and the sheet is ejected.

BJ Mode Font Sample

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Canon K10158 manual Nozzle Check Pattern, LQ Mode Ripple Pattern Sample, BJ Mode Font Sample

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 Compact portable design Features and benefitsSimple maintenance High quality ink Options and supplies Wireless ConnectionScanner feature 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 Power lock switch Auto Sheet Feeder ASF-50 connectorPower connector 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 Ripple pattern Printer settingsBJ Mode Ripple Pattern Sample Status Information Sample Nozzle Check Pattern LQ Mode Ripple Pattern SampleBJ Mode Font Sample Font Sample To turn off the hexadecimal dump mode LQ Mode Font SampleTo turn on 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 CHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes green when power is off Errors indicated by the CHARGE/ERROR lampCHARGE/ERROR lamp lights and and buzzer beeps once Buzzer beeps six times when power is on CHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps four times CHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps onceCHARGE/ERROR lamp flashes and buzzer beeps three 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 Paper does not eject after printing Print quality problemsWhite streaks, dots missing, or irregular dots Sheet of paper is ejected upon starting up Windows Normal print sample To clean the print head To start flushing Smudges on back or edge of printed Printout is not clearCharacters are blurred or smudged 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 IrDA printing stops and paper is ejected Characters on the screen do not match printed charactersPrinting beyond edge Printer prints incorrect number of lines on a Where to Find More Help Computer indicates a device time-out United States Appendix a Paper SpecificationsPaper weight 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 Appendix E Before Installing the IR Communications Driver VersionInfrared Communications System RequirementsPage Appendix E Infrared Communications Appendix F SpecificationsPrinter Specifications Maximum Number of Characters per Line Interface Operating Environment Temperature Parallel interface Interface SpecificationsAppendix G IrDA interface Glossary BJ Cartridge BJ modeBit Bubble Jet printer Code CommandConfiguration Commercial 10 US Commercial Dithering Default settingEmbedded printer commands Dot matrix Fixed pitch spacing Factory defaultFont characteristics Fixed pitch font High Speed HS mode Hexadecimal dump modeHigh Quality HQ mode Home position Internal fonts LQ modeInterface port IrDA Paper feed Non-impact printerOrientation Paper jam Printer control mode Print modePrinter command Print head capping Software application ResolutionSaturation Spacing Subtractive colours Text modeText scale mode 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