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Canon Bubble Jet BJC-4200 User Manual

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  • Page 1 BJC-4200 USER’S MANUAL Canon...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Supplies and Accessories BJ Catridges and BJ Tanks Canon Specialty Papers Getting Help From Canon Servicing the Printer Installing a Printer Driver Printing a Document Printer Setup Within Windows 95 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows Using the Printer Driver in Windows 95 Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1...
  • Page 3 Loading Paper Automatically Feeding Paper Auto Feed Guidelines Manually Feeding Paper Printing on Envelopes Using Canon's Specialty Papers Canon's High Resolution Paper HR-101 Fabric Sheet FS-101 Printer Guidelines Cleaning the Printer Printing the Test Pages Cleaning the Print Head Cleaning the Print Head From Windows...
  • Page 4 Printing Specificatoins BJ Cartridges General FCC-1...
  • Page 5 Printer. We appreciate your choosing this printer to meet your printing needs. The BJC-4200 offers excellent print quality and fast print speed using both color and black inks. We are certain you will be satisfied with this advanced Bubble Jet technology.
  • Page 6 Canon color printer so you can produce the finest output possible. Canon has an extensive dealer network equipped to offer you supplies as you need them. To find a dealer near you, call the Canon Referral Service at 1-800- 848-4123.
  • Page 7 { Transparency CF-102 { Back Print Film BF-102 { High Gloss Film HG-101 { Fabric Sheet FS-101 { T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 { Greeting Cards GC-101 { Brochure Paper BP-101 See Chapter 3, Paper Handling, for details on Canon's specialty papers.
  • Page 8 28,800 bps, eight data bits, one stop bit, and no parity. If you use CompuServe to talk with other users, send a message to Canon, or download printer drivers. Just type GO CANON at any CompuServe prompt. { If you have a modem, you can contact Canon through the Web, its BBS, or CompuServe.
  • Page 9 :894207 ,70 03907 Canon provides customer support and service for all Canon printer products. If you have any questions regarding your new printer, call the Canon Computer Systems Customer Care Center at 1-800-423-2366. Support is available from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) seven days a week except holidays.

  • Page 10: Installing A Printer Driver

    You define these settings within the printer driver, and then the printer driver communicates the settings to both the computer and the printer. You must install the BJ Printer Driver before you can use the BJC-4200 with your computer. See your Quick Start Guide for instructions.
  • Page 11 ( See Printer Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for details.) { Select OK to close the Canon BJC-4200 printer driver. { After making any necessary changes to the printing parameters, select...
  • Page 12 You can use the printer with all your Windows 95 applications You can open the Properties dialog box in one of the following ways: { From within any Windows application, you can select the Print or Print Setup command. { From the Printers folder, you can select the printer and then select the Properties command from the File menu.
  • Page 13 You can use the BJC-4200 with all your Windows 3.1 applications. $FFHVVLQJ WKH 3ULQWHU 2SWLRQV You can access the printing options from the Printers dialog box in the Control Panel, or you can select the Print Setup option available from the File menu of most applications that run in Windows.
  • Page 14 The BJC-4200 printer driver has several tabs from which you can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as your BJC-4200 printer. This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print a test page or a seperator page.
  • Page 15 Windows 3.1.) This tab allows you to specify print quality, color model, and print model. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. However, the Image Color Matching feature is available in Windows 95 only.) This tab allows you to turn on or off the Setup Analyzer and the Color Advisor.
  • Page 16 This tab allows you to print test pages, turn off the printer, enable or disable the auto power on feature, clean the print head, or move the BJ cartridge so you can change it. It also allows you to turn off the printer after a certain period of inactivity.
  • Page 17 { When you move the mouse cursor over one of the printing options, a help message appears at the bottom of the tab.
  • Page 18 5HFRPPHQGHG *UDSKLFV 6HWWLQJV You can select the following printing options from the graphics tab to achieve the specified results. Fastest B&W output Draft possible 180 x 180 dpi Fast letter quality Standard output 360 x 360 dpi Fast B&W photograph Standard and and graphic output Fine 360 x 360...
  • Page 19 8VLQJ WKH 6HWXS $QDO\]HU The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your choice of choice of printing settings. On the Setting tab, click on the green to enable the Setup Analyzer. Click on the red Ø symbol to disable it. When you exit the printer driver and accept your printing settings by clicking the OK button, the Setup Analyzer (if enabled) checks to see if any of your settings are contrary to the recommended settings.
  • Page 20 Canon's Color Advisor is automatically installed when you install the BJ Printer Driver from the Canon Creative CD. Color Advisor is a tool that colors documents even when your software application does not support color, and it expands the range of colors you can use when your application does support color. See your Visual Guide for details on using the Color Advisor.
  • Page 21 Use the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge to optimize the printer's performance when you are printing black text and graphics only. In the BJC-4200 printer driver, choose the following settings to tell your printer to print using black ink only. { Media Type-Plain Paper...
  • Page 22 To improve print speed, you can try the following: This avoids the extra step of sending the print file to the Print Manager and may increase your printing speed by as much as 25%, depending on the computer you are using. Under the 386 Enhanced icon in the Windows Control Panel, add or create a permanent swap file that is from 4 MB to 9 MB.
  • Page 23 The computer will be able to prepare the print file faster.

  • Page 24: Selecting Paper Types

    { Manually feeding paper { Printing on envelopes { Using Canon's Specialty Papers To ensure the best performance of your printer, you'll want to select the best paper and load it correctly. You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or you can manually feed one sheet at a time.
  • Page 25 Always use paper without curls, folds, staples, or damaged edges. The Canon Bubble Jet Paper LC-301 has been developed for high quality printing with minimal or no smearing or running when in contact with water or damp surfaces, making a good choice for damp or rainy environments.
  • Page 26 Printer Driver) so when you iron it onto the T-shirt, the image is viewed correctly. Get the most out of your Canon Creative or other card making software with Canon Greeting Cards GC-101. These cards give your unique, personalized cards the look and feel of professional cards.
  • Page 27 3DSHU *XLGHOLQHV When selecting or loading paper, please remember the following: { Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. { Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multipart paper. { When using graph paper, the lines may not match because the 1/6 inch line spacing of the printer is slightly less than that of graph paper.
  • Page 28 6HWWLQJ WKH 3DSHU 7KLFNQHVV /HYHU To ensure trouble-free paper handling, you'll want to set the paper thickness lever before loading paper. { Center for the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge { Left for the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge { Right for heavier-weight print media or envelopes Be sure check this lever when you change BJ cartridges, and before and after printing on heavier-weight print media or envelopes.

  • Page 29: Fabric Sheet Fs-101

    Plain paper Center Bubble Jet Paper Center LC-301 High Resolution Paper HR-101 Transparency CF-102 Back Print Film BJ-102 High Gloss Film HG-101 Fabric Sheet FS-101 T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 Greeting Cards GC-101 Brochure Paper BP-101 Other heavier-weight print media Envelopes Single Right Stack Right...
  • Page 30 You can stack paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or you can manually feed one sheet at a time through the manual feed slot. You can place approximately 100 sheets of plain paper (20 lb. or 75 g/m²) in the sheet feeder at a time.
  • Page 31 { For letter-size and A4-size paper, extend the paper output tray. 3XOO WKH SDSHU VXSSRUW XS XQWLO LW VWRSV 3XOO RXW WKH SDSHU RXWSXW WUD\ DQG LWV H[WHQVLRQ { For best results, fan the paper before loading it. )DQ WKH { Always fan a stack of paper along the edge that will feed into the printer SDSHU first.
  • Page 32 { Align the edge of the paper with the right edge of the sheet feeder. 6OLGH WKH { Secure the stack with the paper guide. VWDFN RI SDSHU LQWR WKH VKHHW IHHGHU XQWLO LW VWRSV { Make sure that the printer is turned on. 6WDUW \RXU SULQW RSHUDWLRQ...
  • Page 33 When automatically feeding stacks of paper, follow these guidelines: { Do not open the front cover while printing. This may cause paper jams, smudges, or malfunctions. { Do not leave paper stacked in the printer for long periods of time; longer sheets of paper may become bent or curled over time.
  • Page 34 { Let the printed sheets of film dry completely before storing them. The complete drying time required for Canon's transparencies or back print film is approximately 15 minutes. { When a sheet of film has dried completely, cover its printed side with a sheet of plain (not coated) paper before storing it;...
  • Page 35 You use the manual feed function when printing on heavier-weight print media (17 lb to 30 lb or 64 g/m² to 105 g/m²). { Slide the paper into the manual feed slot in the back of the printer. { Align the sheet with the left edge of the manual feed slot. { Hold the sheet for about two seconds until it feeds automatically.
  • Page 36 { If you are using Windows, you must select Manual Feed in the BJC-4200 printer driver for the printer to accept manually fed paper. { After printing on thick paper or envelopes, set the paper thickness lever (inside the printer) back to the left or center position before printing on other paper types.
  • Page 37 U.S. Commercial number 10 (COM10) envelopes and European DL envelopes are recommended. You may be able to stack envelopes of other sizes in the sheet feeder; however, Canon cannot guarantee consistent performance on envelope sizes other than COM10 and DL.
  • Page 38 { Arrange the stack of envelopes on a firm surface and press down firmly on the edges to make the folds crisp. { Press all the way around the envelopes to remove any curls and expel air from inside the envelopes.
  • Page 39 { Slide a stack of envelopes into the sheet feeder until it stops. { Align the edge of the paper guide with the left edge of the stack of envelopes. { Make sure the printer is on.
  • Page 40 8VLQJ &DQRQ V 6SHFLDOW\ 3DSHUV This section describes how to use the cleaning sheet that comes with the Canon High Resolution Paper and how to use the Fabric Sheets for Canon printers. &DQRQ V +LJK 5HVROXWLRQ 3DSHU +5 Canon's High Resolution Paper HR-101 is designed for high quality printing. This paper is specially coated to produce delicate color output.
  • Page 41 { Use a cleaning sheet once only. )DEULF 6KHHWV )6 Fabric sheets FS-101 for Canon printers come with a booklet that describes special handling procedures. Be sure to look through this booklet for special information regarding the Fabric Sheets. This section describes specific steps for using Fabric Sheets with the BJC-4200.
  • Page 42 To avoid paper jams, smearing, and other problems, do not open the printer's cover during printing. Use the fixing agent that comes with the Fabric Sheet FS-101. Do not touch newly printed fabric sheets until the ink is completely dry. This takes about one hour.
  • Page 43 In the Paper tab, select A4 for the Paper Size and select Fabric Sheet for the Print Media. In the Graphics tab, select High for the Print Quality. You may also want to select Fine mode. Start the print operation from your Windows application. Let the printed fabric sheet set for about one hour to allow the ink to completely dry.

  • Page 44: Printer Guidelines

    This chapter covers the care required for your Canon BJC-4200 Color Bubble Jet Printer. It includes: { Printer guidelines { Cleaning the printer { Printing the test pages { Cleaning the print head { BJ cartridge guidelines { Replacing the BJ cartridge...
  • Page 45 3ULQWHU *XLGHOLQHV 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 front 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 AC adapter or interface cable.
  • Page 46 &OHDQLQJ WKH 3ULQWHU Your Printer requires little routine maintenance. Perform the following maintenance, as necessary, to keep your printer in good operating condition. { Make sure the printer is turned off before cleaning it. It is a good idea to unplug the AC adapter also.

  • Page 47: Automatically Feeding Paper

    3ULQWLQJ WKH 7HVW 3DJHV You use the Tests option on the Control tab in your BJC-4200 printer driver to print a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern. You can use these test prints to check the operation of your printer and your print quality.
  • Page 48 Use this test print to check that each print head nozzle is operating properly. When the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge is installed, the pattern includes all four colors: yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. In the color pattern, you'll notice that lines are missing between the colors.
  • Page 49 Cartridge is installed.
  • Page 50 &OHDQLQJ WKH 3ULQW +HDG Your printer is equipped with a print head cleaning function to ensure constant high quality printing. If you are using Windows, you can execute print head cleanings from the Control sheet in the printer driver. Simply click on Clean Ink Head. If you want to clean the print head from the operator panel, follow these steps: { Make sure the green power light is on.
  • Page 51 { Perform the print head cleaning only when you encounter a print quality problem. Unnecessary and repetitious cleaning will waste ink. { If you execute the print head cleaning while paper is manually loaded, the printer will eject the paper and perform the cleaning.
  • Page 52 Contains the print head unit and color and black inks. Use this cartridge when you want to produce photo-realistic color printing. When used with Canon's High Resolution Paper (HR-101) or Glossy Photo Paper (GP-201), this ink produces images comparable to your favorite photographs.
  • Page 53 { Canon's limited warranty does not cover damage caused to Canon's Bubble Jet products that is attributable to the use of third party parts or supplies, including inks. The limited warranty remains in effect for its life once the particular damage has been properly repaired.
  • Page 54 The most important thing you can do to extend the life of your BJC-4200 and to ensure optimum print quality is take care of the BJ cartridges. Spilled ink can stain any surface. Open BJ cartridges and ink tanks carefully, and follow the guidelines presented here to protect against spilled ink.
  • Page 55 5HSODFLQJ WKH %- &DUWULGJH The following procedure describes how to replace the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge with the optional BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge. Follow the instructions in this section to replace an old BJ cartridge or to change BJ cartridges when you are switching between the BC-21 and any of the optional BJ cartridges.
  • Page 56 Do not attempt to move the cartridge holder manually. This may damage the printer.
  • Page 57 { If you are replacing an old BJ cartridge, dispose of the old cartridge properly. { If you are switching cartridges, you must store the cartridge you are removing in the BJ Cartridge Container.
  • Page 58 { Peel off the protective foil. { Lift off the cap from the print head and then remove the tape. { Be careful not to touch the rollers with the print head. { Make sure the cartridge is pressed against the back of the holder.
  • Page 59 { Make sure the marks on the lever and the cartridge holder align. { The BJ cartridge is now positioned and locked. H[FHVVLYH IRUFH Do not manually move the mechanism that houses the BJ cartridge. Attempting to move the BJ cartridge holder will damage the printer.
  • Page 60 { If you installed the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge, set the paper thickness 6HW WKH lever to the left. SDSHU WKLFNQHVV OHYHU { If you installed the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge, set the paper thickness lever to the center. { The printer beeps and moves the cartridge holder to the home position on 3UHVV WKH...
  • Page 61 the right side of the printer. &$575,'*( { The printer cleans the print head automatically. EXWWRQ &ORVH WKH IURQW FRYHU Whenever you turn off the printer, the BJ cartridge moves to the home position on the right and caps itself. If you unplug the printer while it is printing (or if you turn off a power strip to which the printer is connected), or if you manually move the cartridge holder from the home position, the BJ cartridge will not be capped and it may dry out.
  • Page 62 5HSODFLQJ DQ ,QN 7DQN LQ WKH %& &RORU %- &DUWULGJH If you perform a print operation correctly but the output is blank, an ink tank may be out of ink. Perform the print head cleaning at least five times. If the output is still blank, replace the empty ink tank in the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge.
  • Page 63 { The color ink tank is on the left; the black ink tank is on the right. { Grasp the tab on the top of the tank and pull forward to release the ink tank. { Then lift the ink tank up and out of the BJ cartridge unit. { Dispose of the ink tank properly.
  • Page 64 { If you are replacing both tanks, repeat steps 3 through 6 for the other BJ tank.
  • Page 65 { The printer beeps and moves the cartridge holder to the home position on the right of the printer. { The printer automatically cleans the print head unit. { Use both hands to lift the cover into place and press firmly to close it.
  • Page 66 6WRULQJ D %- &DUWULGJH Whenever you unwrap a BJ cartridge, you must either install it in the printer or store it in the BJ Cartridge Containter to prevent the print head from drying and clogging. { When opening the BJ Cartridge Container, press in on the release tab that 2SHQ WKH %- locks the cover in place.
  • Page 67 { Be sure the lid snaps closed. &ORVH WKH FRQWDLQHU Whenever you remove a BJ cartridge from the printer, store the cartridge in the container (unless you are disposing it). If you have more than one BJ Cartridge Container, you can hook them together. Simply connect them by the slides and grooves on the sides of the containers.
  • Page 68 7UDQVSRUWLQJ WKH 3ULQWHU While the BJC-4200 Color Bubble Jet Printer is small and compact, it is not a portable printer and you need to take care when transporting it. The printer's components, such as the sheet feeder, may become damaged if subjected to severe vibration during transportation.
  • Page 69 { Remove the BJ cartridge container from the side of the printer and store it in a safe place. { Return the paper support and paper output tray to their original positions. { Do not remove the BJ cartridge from the printer or ship a BJ cartridge or an ink tank from which you have removed the protective cap.

  • Page 70: Using The Super Solver

    This chapter contains very basic information to help you solve printer problems. It describes how to use Canon's various support services, covers a few basic problems, and describes how to clear a paper jam. For complete problem solving information, be sure to use the Super Solver and our other support services.
  • Page 71 The serial number is located on the label on the back of the printer: Attempting to repair the printer yourself may void the limited warranty as to that repair. See the limited warranty information at the back of this manual for details.
  • Page 72 It includes questions and answers to most problems you may have. You install the Super Solver from the Canon Creative CD. You can install it along with the Visual Guide or separately from the Canon Creative Launcher.
  • Page 73 &OHDULQJ 3DSHU -DPV When a paper jam occurs, the power light turns orange and the printer goes off-line. { Turn off the printer. { If the paper tears off inside the printer, open the front cover and remove the paper left inside the printer. { The POWER light comes on and the print head moves to the home position.
  • Page 74 If you are printing high density graphics when a paper jam occurs, feed at least two sheets of paper through the printer to clean the rollers.
  • Page 75 &RPSDT 3UHVDULR  3UREOHP A [k prints at the top of the page when printing from Windows 95 on a Compaq Presario 7170/7180 &DXVH Configuration of parallel port in CMOS 6ROXWLRQ Change CMOS on Compaq Presario 7170/7180 to enable bi-directional capability: { Reboot computer, press "Delete"...
  • Page 76 is Standard Bi-directional LPT.VXD v4.00.503 file size 35,487. The LPT.VXD file is located in the Windows/System directory. The LPT.VXD file will be available on the BBS and CompuServe Filename: LPT.EXE located in the Windows 95 section. To change the CMOS settings: { From Windows 95, click on Start { Go to Programs { Select Toshiba Utilities...
  • Page 77 to see 0003 (3) Select OK The above solution has found to be successful on some machines. If unsuccessful, then try the following procedure forwarded from Compaq Tech Support. Go to Control panel System Device Manager Click "+" in Front of Port Highlight ECP Printer Port Properties Resources...
  • Page 78 3ULQWLQJ 6SHFLILFDWLRQV Bubble jet ink on-demand Automatic feed Manual feed Maximum thickness of stacked paper: 0.4 inches (10 mm) Plain Paper (20 lb or 75 g/m Bubble Jet paper High resolution paper Transparencies Back print film Fabric sheets T-shirt transfers Envelopes Letter Legal...
  • Page 79 Transparencies Canon Transparency CF-102 Back print film Canon Back Print Film BF-102 High gloss film Canon High Gloss Film HG-101 Fabric Sheet FS-101 for Canon Bubble Fabric sheets Jet printers T-shirt transfers Canon T-Shirt Transfers TR-101 Greeting cards Canon Greeting Cards GC-101...
  • Page 80 /HWWHU VL]H /HJDO VL]H 8.5 in a 8.5 in 0.13 in b 0.13 in 11.0 in c 14.0 in 0.12 in d 0.12 in 0.27 in e 0.27 in The shaded portion in the following figure shows the printing area for an envelope. 86 &RPPHUFLDO (XURSHDQ '/...
  • Page 81 %- &DUWULGJHV %& &RORU %- &DUWULGJH Print head 64 nozzles for black 24 nozzles for each color (cyan, magenta, yellow) Print head life Approximately 2,000 color pages at 30% coverage Ink tanks BCI-21 Color (cyan, magenta, yellow) BCI-21 Black Ink color Black, cyan, yellow, magenta Ink tank yield BCI-21...
  • Page 82 Temperature 32º F to 95º F (0º C to 35º C) Humidity 5% to 95% RH (no condensation) USA/Canada 5 watts maximum nonprinting 20 watts maximum printing 15.1 in (383 mm) W x 9.1 in (232 mm) D x 8.0 in (203 mm) H Approx.

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