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BJ-230
USER’S
MANUAL
Canon
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits Using This Manual Customer Support Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer Choosing a Location for Your Printer Examining the Printer Assembling the Printer Chapter 3 Loading Paper Automatically Feeding Paper Printing On Envelopes Manually Feeding Thick Paper or Transparencies Loading Paper in Landscape Orientation Chapter 4 Using the Operator Panel Turning On the Printer Pausing a Print Operation Feeding Paper Selecting a Prin
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Appendix B Interface Specifications Appendix C Printer Command Summaries and Character Set BJ-10 Command Summary BJ-10 Character Sets Epson LQ Command Summary Epson LQ Character Sets Glossary Index editiing by Jason Plank and Cindy Cassat
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Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Canon Bubble Jet Printer BJ- 230. We appreciate you choosing this printer to meet your printing needs. It offers exceptional print quality, flexible paper handling, fast printing speeds, and trouble-free operation. This chapter introduces you to the features of your new printer and describes how to use this User's Manual. Features and Benefits The Bubble Jet Printer BJ-230 produces high-quality printing by incorporating many usef
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quietness: HQ (high quality) mode provides high quality and high speed at 173 characters per second (cps) HS (high speed) mode provides draft quality at 248 cps SHQ(super high quality) mode provides the highest quality print at 124 cps Quiet printing Non-impact printing method offer quiet operation Simple maintenance The replacement ink cartridge contains both the ink and the print head; when it runs out of ink, you simply replace it Compact desktop design Lightweight (7.7 1b/3.5 kg)
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Describes how to clean the printer and replace the ink cartridge. Chapter 7, Troubleshooting Provides procedures to help you solve problems that may occur with the printer. Chapter 8, Customizing the Printer Describes the printer's DIP switches and explains how you can customize the factory default settings of the printer by changing the DIP switches. The appendices include printer specifications. interface specifications, and summary tables of the BJ-10 mode and Epson LQ mode printer comma
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Friday from 8 am to 10 pm Eastern Standard Time(EST), except on holidays. If you seem to have an operational problem, try to solve it by referring to the information in Chapter 7, Troubleshooting. If you cannot quickly resume normal operation, contact CCSI's experienced support personnel at the help desk. Canon also provides a bulletin board service (BBS). Call the help desk to obtain the number for the BBS. If you use CompuServe, you can access the Canon Peripherals Forum. Just type GO C
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Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer This chapter describes the steps you follow to unpack and set up your printer. It offers guidelines for finding a suitable location for the printer, explains how to install the ink cartridge, and describes how to connect the power and interface cable. If you have already set up your printer using the Quick Start Guide, you may want to scan this chapter for the additional information it supplies. Unpacking the Printer Carefully remove all items from the box.
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Canon Bubble Jet Quick Start Guide Printer BJ-230 BC-02 ink cartridge Windows driver diskette (in envelope) Paper exit support Product Warranty card AC power cord Registration Card If your printer was damaged in shipping, or if any items are missing, notify your dealer immediately. NOTE: In addition to the items shipped with your printer, you need a Centronic®-compatible, parallel interface cable, which you can purchase from your dealer. As you unpack the printer, save
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Place the printer in a cool, dry, clean, well ventilated area. Avoid placing it in direct sunlight. Set the printer on a sturdy, level surface. Do not set the printer on an angled printer stand. Place the printer where the temperature is stable and set for human comfort. Locate the printer near an electrical wall outlet that accepts a three-prong, grounded plug. NOTE: Use only the power cord that came with your printer. Using a longer cord or an extension cord may result in reduced
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Examining the Printer Before setting up your printer, you should become familiar with its components and understand their functions. From the Front
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Sheet feeder Stacks ups to 100 sheets of lette- or- legal size paper or 50 sheets of ledger-size paper for automatic feeding. You can also manually feed a single sheet, such as a transparency or card stock. Paper guide Aligns paper in the sheet feeder. You can adjust the guide for paper widths of up to 11 inches (279 mm). Paper rest Keeps the paper straight in the sheet feeder and helps prevent misfeeds. Extend this support before loading a stack of paper in the sheet feeder. Paper selection
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exit support from side to side to match the width of the paper on which you are printing such that the paper will be centered on the support. (How you attach this support is describe later in this chapter.) Dip switch cover Protects the DIP switches. You use these switches to change the printer's factory default settings. For information about changing the default settings, see Chapter 8, Customizing the Printer. From the Back Parallel interface port Allows you to attach the printer's inte
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Ink cartridge holder Allows you to install the ink cartridge (as described later in this chapter). Paper thickness lever Identifies the thickness of your paper. The setting you choose adjusts the distance between the print head and the paper. There are two settings: left for normal paper and right for thick paperor envelopes. (After you remove the tape that protects this lever during shipping, slide the lever to the left.) Assembling the Printer Now that you are familiar with the component
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To avoid spilling ink, follow these precautions: Do not touch the print head on the ink cartridge or the sharp edges around it. Do not hold the ink cartridge, or place it on your table, with the print head facing down, except when you are installing it. Do not attempt to disassemble the cartridge. Do not vigorously shake the ink cartridge while handling it. CAUTION: Keep the ink cartridge out of children's reach; the ink contains isopropyl alcohol 67-63-0. To install the ink cartrid
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remove the orange tape. 4. Locate the cartridge holder on the right side of the printer. CAUTION: Avoid touching the yellow mounting base on which you place the cartridge -- especially the circuit board on the side of the mounting base and the film cable that extends from the cartridge holder. 5. Lift the green lock lever on the cartridge holder.
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6. Fit the ink cartridge over the yellow mounting base with the print head facing down. (When installed correctly, the label on the cartridge will appear upside down.) 7. Push the lock lever down until it snaps into place.
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Make sure there is no resistance when you press on the lock lever, and be sure no gap exists between the ink cartridge and cartridge holder. When secure, the ink cartridge makes contact with the circuit board inside the cartridge holder. CAUTION: Do not move the ink cartridge after installing it. Moving the ink cartridge to the left and leaving it there may uncap the print head and cause it to dry out. 8. Close the front cover. When you turn off the printer, the ink cartridge moves to the
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Chapter 3 Loading Paper This chapter descibes how to load paper, envelopes, thick paper, and transparencies in the printer. To ensure the best performance of your printer, you want to select the best paper and load it correctly. The wide-carriage capabilities of your printer allow you to load letter- size paper in either portrait or landscape orientation and legal-or ledger- size paper in portrait orientation. You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or you can manual
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Purchase a small amount of paper and test it to see if it meets your printing requirements. NOTE: Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. You can automatically feed single sheets of plain papers: Size: Letter -- 8.5 x 11 inches (210 x 279 mm) Legal -- 8.5 x 14.0 inches(216 x 356 mm), portrait orientation only Ledger -- 11 x 17 inches(279 x 420 mm), portrait orientation only Thickness: Less than 0.008 inches (0.2 mm) Weight: 17
