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  • Page 1 BJC-8200 USER MANUAL Canon...
  • Page 2 BUBBLE JET PRINTER User’s Guide QA7-0884-V01...

  • Page 3: About This Document

    For details about using the Windows NT 4.0 Printer driver, click the Start button, point to Programs and BJC-8200, and click Guide. Machintosh Instructions specifically for Macintosh users. Trademarks International ENERGY STAR ® • Canon, BJ and BJC are trademarks of Canon Inc. Program ® ® ® • Microsoft , Windows...

  • Page 4: Using The Printer Safety

    Using the Printer Safely Read and follow all of these cautions and warnings to ensure the safe use of the printer. To avoid the hazards of fire, personal injury, or damage to the printer, never attempt to use the printer in any way other than the methods described in this guide.

  • Page 5: Cleaning The Printer

    About your guides Warning Caution Cleaning the printer Choosing a location Use only a slightly damp cloth to clean the Never set the printer on a surface that is printer. Never use flammable solvents like unstable or subject to excessive vibration. alcohol, benzene, thinner, etc.

  • Page 6: Power Supply

    Caution Always carry the printer with both hands Working around the printer gripping both ends of the printer. Never insert your fingers or hands inside the To avoid dropping the printer and printer while it is printing. causing injury, always carry it carefully when moving it to another The printer contains moving parts location.
  • Page 7 Using the Printer Safety Using the printer near appliances BJ Print Head and ink tanks and fluorescent lamps For safety always store BJ Print Head and ink tanks out of the reach of small children. Allow at least 15 cm clearance between the printer and another appliance or a fluorescent If a child accidentally licks or lamp.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Using the Printer Safety ......2 About your guides ........8 Chapter 1 Printing Is everything ready? .
  • Page 9 Canon Technical Support ........81...

  • Page 10: About Your Guides

    About your guides With the BJC-8200 you are provided with three guides, in addition to the on-line Help in the printer driver. Read the “Quick Start Guide” to set up the printer, read the “User’s Guide” for instructions on how to use the printer, then refer to the “Reference Guide” or on-line Help when you have a question.
  • Page 11 Refer to the Reference Guides on the CD-ROM for full descriptions of the printer features and how to use the printer. Two guides are provided on the CD-ROM: the BJC-8200 Reference Guide for the printer and the IS-52 Reference Guide for the Scanner Cartridge. You can open the guides on the screen for more details about printing techniques and printer operation.

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Printing

    Chapter Printing Make sure that you have read the Quick Start Guide and completed all the steps to set up the printer and prepare it for operation. This chapter describes how to print a photograph and how to use the optional Scanner Cartridge. Is everything ready? Before you begin, make sure that you have everything that you need.

  • Page 13: Printing Photographs

    What is Photo Paper Pro? Canon Photo Paper Pro PR-101 is recommended when you need to achieve the best quality in printing photographs. Slightly thicker than High Resolution Paper HR-101, the print side of Photo Paper Pro, is the side with the glossy surface. For details about Photo Paper Pro and other special print media, see Chapter 3.
  • Page 14 • Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Memo Printers. If the printer is not marked with a check mark, right-click the Canon BJC-8200 printer icon and select Set as Default. Start the software application. From the File menu, select Open, and open the photo image file that you want to print.
  • Page 15 Printing photographs Click the Properties button. • The Printer Properties dialog box opens. Click! Click the SuperPhoto for the Print Mode and select the Media Type for your print job, then click the OK button. • If you want to print an image taken by a digital camera, Click! Memo click Camera for the Print Mode.
  • Page 16 Macintosh Printing a photograph with the Macintosh When you want to print image data, follow the instructions below. Set the media in the printer. • The procedure to set the media may differ depending Reference on the media you are using. For details, refer to the “Loading Paper and Special Print Media”...
  • Page 17 About your guides Click the (Photo) icon for the Print Mode. Click! Select the Media Type for your print job. Click! Click the Print button. • The image begins to print.

  • Page 18: Using The Scanner Cartridge

    Using the Scanner Cartridge Your printer can also perform as a scanner. To convert the printer to scanner, install the optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-52. With the Scanner Cartridge installed, you can scan and print photographs. In this section we will show you how to install the Scanner Cartridge, scan a photograph, and print the scanned image.
  • Page 19 Using the Scanner Cartridge Summary of the scanning procedures Here is a brief summary of the general steps required to convert the printer into a scanner, scan an original, and print it. Install the Scanner Cartridge in the printer. Perform white level calibration. Scan the original photograph.
  • Page 20 Install the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-52 The Scanner Cartridge is installed after removing the BJ Print Head. Switch on the printer and open the front cover. • The BJ Print Head moves to the centre automatically. Remove the BJ Print Head and insert it into the storage container.
  • Page 21 Using the Scanner Cartridge Windows Perform white level calibration The first time that you use the scanner, you must perform white level calibration with the white calibration sheet provided with the Scanner Cartridge. White calibration defines the base color white for the computer. Start IS Scan Plus.
  • Page 22 Click the OK button. • The white level calibration sheet feeds into the printer. When the sheet is ejected, white level calibration has completed. Click! Click the Cancel button, then click the Back button to return to the main menu. Click! Scan the original photograph Now you are ready to use the Scanner Cartridge installed in the printer to scan the original...
  • Page 23 Using the Scanner Cartridge Saving the scanned image You can select a portion of the scanned image, name it, and save to a file. Click! Select the portion of the scanned image that you want to save. If you want to save the entire image, you can skip this step.
  • Page 24 Set the media in the printer. • For details about loading paper in the sheet feeder, Reference see Chapter 3. Start the print job. Click the Print button. Click! Click the Printer Settings button. Click! Click the Properties button. Click! In the Choose Print Mode box click SuperPhoto, select the Media Type and click the OK button.
  • Page 25 The first time that you use the scanner, you must perform white level calibration with white calibration sheet provided with the Scanner Cartridge. White calibration defines the base color white for the computer. Double-click the IS Scan BJC-8200 icon. • If you want to use IS Scan from within a TWAIN Reference compliant software application, see the IS-52 Reference Guide.
  • Page 26 Scan the original photograph Now you are ready to use the Scanner Cartridge installed in the printer to scan the original photograph. Click the Menu button and select Settings from the pop- up menu. Click! Click Paper Size and select A5 from the pop-up. Click! Click the OK button.
  • Page 27 Using the Scanner Cartridge Saving the scanned image You can select a portion of the scanned image, name it, and save to a file. Click! Select the portion of the scanned image that you want to save. If you want to save the entire image, you can skip this step.
  • Page 28 Install the BJ Print Head. Install the BJ Print Head in the BJ Print Head holder where you removed the Scanner Cartridge. Lower the lock lever to lock the BJ Print Head in place. Close the front cover. Set the media in the printer. •...

  • Page 29: Printing A Photograph From A Digital Camera

    Set the media in the printer. pixels it can use to reproduce an image: 350,000, 600,000 850,000 pixels) or 1.31 million pixels Perform the settings in the printer driver. Canon PowerShot A50 1.31 million pixels Print the file. Now let’s print a digital photograph.
  • Page 30 Open the software application. From the File menu, select Print. • The Print dialog opens. Click! • If the BJC-8200 is not selected, click the Name down-arrow and select Canon BJC-8200 from the drop-down list. Click! Click the Properties button.
  • Page 31 From the File menu, select Print to open the Print dialog box. Click! Make sure that the Print dialog is for the BJC-8200. • If any other Print dialog is displayed, from the Apple menu, select Chooser then select BJC-8200 as the printer.

  • Page 32: Using The Printer Driver

    Chapter Using the Printer Driver This chapter describes the printer driver options which are available for setting up a variety of print jobs. We will show you how to open and use the printer driver and explain its basic features. What is a printer driver? The text and image data file you create with a software application on a computer cannot be sent to the printer and printed as it is.

  • Page 33: Windows

    • In order to perform printer maintenance and other procedures, you can also open the printer driver from the Windows desktop. Click the Start button, point to Settings, select Printers, right-click the Canon BJC-8200 printer icon, and select Properties. For more details, refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM.

  • Page 34: Selecting The Printer Driver Options

    This section explains how to use the three tabs Main, Page Layout, and Maintenance. • At this step we will only present the main printer driver options. For details and descriptions of all the Reference options, refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM. Main tab Choose Print Mode Click the icon that describes the print job that you want to execute.

  • Page 35: Choosing A Print Mode

    Using the Printer Driver Choosing a print mode This step describes the print modes that are available for selection based on the content of the file that you created with the software application. Choose a print mode that is best suited for the print job. You can create your own print modes by performing the settings you need for special print jobs and saving the settings to a print mode file.

  • Page 36: Changing The Paper Size

    Click ! Click ! Click! This concludes the overview of the basic printer driver features. Experiment with some of the other settings on your own. For details about the printer driver features, refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM...

  • Page 37: Macintosh

    • The names of some of the menus may differ slightly with the software application that you are using. For Reference details, refer to the software application manual. Click! Open the Apple menu, select Chooser, then click the BJC-8200 icon. Start Simple Text. Open the printer driver. Open the print dialog box. From the File menu, select Print.

  • Page 38: Selecting The Printer Driver Options

    Print, Page Setup, and Utilities. • At this step we will only present the main printer driver options. For details and descriptions of all the Reference options, refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM. Print dialog box Print Mode Click the icon that best describes the print job that you want to execute.

  • Page 39: Selecting A Print Mode

    Using the Printer Driver Selecting a print mode The palette provides selections for a variety of print jobs. Just click the icon that suits the content of the print job that you want to execute. Selecting one of the icons automatically selects the print quality, color adjustment, and resolution.

  • Page 40: Changing The Paper Size

    • To enable the setting, click the OK button to close the Page Setup dialog box. This concludes the overview of the basic printer driver features. Experiment with some of the other settings on your own. For details about the printer driver features, refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM.

  • Page 41: Loading Paper And Special Print Media

    This chapter describes the media that you can use with the printer and how to load it. To ensure the best performance of the BJC-8200 printer, select the suitable paper for your print job and load it in the printer correctly.
  • Page 42 Canon creative media • For details about loading the creative media (Transparencies, Banner Paper, and T-Shirt Transfer) Reference refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM. Transparencies Use to prepare presentations for an overhead projector. Never attempt to use photocopier or laser beam printer OHP film with this printer.

  • Page 43: Paper Thickness

    Loading Paper and Special Print Media Paper thickness Here are some important points to keep in mind when selecting paper for the printer. Automatic feed or manual feed Feed Method Thickness Range Comment Sheet feeder 64~90 gsm Load plain paper or other media that is within this range of thickness.

  • Page 44: Setting Media Correctly

    Follow the instructions below to load the paper in the printer. • For details about loading Transparencies (OHP film), T-Shirt Transfer, and Banner Paper, see the Reference “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” provided on the CD-ROM. Loading Photo Paper Pro PR - 101 Raise the paper thickness lever to the mark.

  • Page 45: Loading Plain Paper Or High Resolution Paper Hr-101

    Loading Paper and Special Print Media Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HR - 101 Raise the paper thickness lever to the mark. Raise the paper rest, lower and pull out the paper output tray. Fan the edges of the sheets to remove static cling. Tap the edges of the stack against a flat surface so the stack is aligned.

  • Page 46: Loading High Gloss Photo Film Hg-201

    Loading High Gloss Photo Film HG - 201 Raise the paper thickness lever to the mark. Raise the paper rest, lower and pull out the paper output tray. Slide the paper guide completely to the left. Cut corner With the print side facing up, align a sheet of High Gloss Photo Film with the right side of the sheet feeder and insert the sheet into the printer until it stops.

  • Page 47: Loading Glossy Photo Paper Gp-301

    Loading Paper and Special Print Media Loading Glossy Photo Paper GP - 301 Raise the paper thickness lever to the mark. Raise the paper rest, lower and pull out the paper output tray. Slide the paper guide completely to the left. Patches Set the Roller Cleaning Plate (provided with the printer) into the Sheet Feeder.

  • Page 48: Loading Glossy Photo Cards Fm-101

    Loading Glossy Photo Cards FM - 101 Raise the paper thickness lever to the mark. Raise the paper rest, lower and pull out the paper output tray. Slide the paper guide completely to the left. Loading Support Sheet With its glossy side facing up, place one Glossy Photo Card on top of the Loading Support Sheet <A>...

  • Page 49: Loading Envelopes

    Loading Paper and Special Print Media Loading Envelopes Lower the paper thickness lever to the mark. Lower and pull out the paper output tray. Prepare the envelopes for loading in the sheet feeder. • Make sure that none of the flaps are overlapping. Caution •...

  • Page 50: Other Media For Creative Printing

    • For detailed instructions about loading, printing, and special procedures for each media described below, Reference refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM. Transparencies CF-102 For impressive presentations! Use Transparencies CF-102 to create colorful OHP film presentations.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    • If you do not find a description of the problem and a solution, refer to the Troubleshooting section of the Reference “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM. Here is an overview of what is described in this chapter. Cannot install the printer or scanner driver ......50 Printer prints meaningless characters and symbols .

  • Page 52: Cannot Install The Printer Driver Or The Scanner Driver

    Always uninstall the current printer driver before installing it again. Reference • For details about uninstalling the printer driver, refer to the "BJC-8200 Reference Guide" on the CD-ROM. Macintosh You do not need to uninstall the current printer driver before re-installing the printer driver.

  • Page 53: Printer Prints Meaningless Characters And Symbols

    Confirm that the correct printer driver was selected for the print job. Windows Start the print procedure again and make sure Canon BJC-8200 is displayed in the Name entry box of the Print dialog. Meaningless characters and symbols may be printed if you are using other printer drivers.

  • Page 54: Cancelling A Print Job

    • More than one method can be used to cancel a print job, using the BJ Reference Backgrounder, BJ Print Monitor, and so on. For details about all the methods for cancelling a print job, see the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM. Windows...

  • Page 55: Printing On A Thick Paper

    Printing on a Thick Paper Printing on thick paper When you print on thick paper, feed manually from the manual feed slot in the back of printer. Setting thick paper for printing Make sure the printer is switched on and lower the paper thickness lever to the mark.

  • Page 56: Paper Jams

    Paper Jams Follow the procedure below to clear a paper jam. Paper jam! Paper or media jammed during auto feed Remove the paper from the sheet feeder. Pull the jammed sheet slowly out of the feed slot or the paper output slot, whichever is easier. •...
  • Page 57 Paper Jams Paper jammed during manual feed. Pull the jammed sheet slowly out of the manual feed slot or the paper output slot, whichever is easier. • If the paper tears and some of it is left in the printer, Memo switch the printer off, open the front cover and remove the paper fragments.

  • Page 58: Low Ink Alert

    Low ink alert When the ink supply becomes low in an ink tank, Windows displays a low ink alert with the BJ Status Monitor and Macintosh displays the low ink alert with the BJ Print Monitor. After the low ink alert is displayed, you can continue printing, but you should replace the empty ink tank as soon as Ink runs low! possible.

  • Page 59: Printer Beeps And It Does Not Print

    Printer beeps and it does not print Printer beeps and it does not print When an error occurs, the POWER/ERROR lamp will light or flash orange and the printer will beep. Count the number of beeps and identify the problem in the table below. Press the RESUME button and count the number of beeps.

  • Page 60: Error Message Appears

    Error message appears During a print job when paper runs out, ink runs low, or paper jams, the BJ Status Monitor, BJ Print Monitor, or your operating system displays an error message on the screen. Error! • For more details about printer errors and solving problems, refer to “Chapter 6 Troubleshooting” of Reference the “Printer Reference Guide”...
  • Page 61 Error message appears Operating System Errors f the error messages below are displayed and printing halts, this indicates a problem in your system, so check the following items: • Is the printer switched on? • Are the printer and computer securely connected? •...

  • Page 62: Printing Quality Is Unsatisfactory

    Printing quality is unsatisfactory You may be able to improve the printing quality by using the recommended paper or special media and adjusting the color. Follow the procedures below to solve the problem. Using the recommended paper or special media You can significantly improve the quality of a picture or an image by using the recommended paper or special media.
  • Page 63 Printing quality is unsatisfactory Improving print quality with the Photo Optimizer The desired natural color image may not be reproduced in the printed image depending on the conditions under which you took a photograph. For realistic color reproduction, use the Color Optimizer feature. The Color Optimizer adjusts color balance automatically if the image data color is unsatisfactory.

  • Page 64: Aligning The Print Head

    Aligning the print head If the printed image appears blurred or uneven, aligning the print head could solve the problem. To align the print head correctly, you will need one sheet of High Resolution Paper. Before aligning the print head After aligning the print head Before aligning the print head After aligning the print head...
  • Page 65 High Resolution Paper in the sheet feeder with its whiter side up. Click the Start button, point to Settings then select Printers. Right click the Canon BJC-8200 icon and then select Properties. Click the Maintenance tab then click the (Print Click! Head Alignment) icon.
  • Page 66 Macintosh Whiter side Make sure that the printer is switched on, raise the paper thickness lever to the mark, and set one sheet of High Resolution Paper in the sheet feeder with its whiter side up. In the software application, from the File menu, select Page Setup.

  • Page 67: Reading The Print Head Alignment Pattern

    Printing quality is unsatisfactory Reading the print head alignment pattern After the print head alignment pattern prints, follow the guide below to select and enter the numbers to adjust the print head. • Click the up or down-arrow in the spinboxes to select a number.

  • Page 68: Adjusting Color

    Adjusting color You can adjust color by adjusting the Color Balance, Output Style, and Brightness. • Make major color adjustments with the application software and use Memo the printer driver options only for fine color adjustment. Windows Open the printer driver and click the Advanced button on the Main tab.

  • Page 69: A Printout Is Unclear, Faded

    Print Monitor in your system, open the front cover and remove each ink tank one by one to check the ink level visually. Contact the Canon Customer Care Center. You may need to replace the BJ Print Head. (P.77)

  • Page 70: Printing A Nozzle Check Pattern

    • Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HR-101 Reference (P.43) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers. Right-click on the Canon BJC-8200 icon and select Properties. Click the Maintenance tab and click the (Nozzle Check Pattern) icon.
  • Page 71 A printout is unclear, faded Macintosh Make sure the printer is switched on, then load a sheet of plain paper in the printer. • Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HR-101 Reference (P.43) In the software application from the File menu, select Page Setup.

  • Page 72: Cleaning The Print Head

    • Print head cleaning and deep cleaning consume ink. Avoid cleaning the print head unnecessarily. Windows Make sure the printer is switched on. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers. Right-click the Canon BJC-8200 icon and select Properties. Click! Click the Maintenance tab then click the (Print Head Cleaning) icon.
  • Page 73 A printout is unclear, faded Macintosh Make sure that the printer is switched ON. In the software application, from the File menu, select Page Setup. • The procedure you use to open the printer driver may Memo differ slightly, depending on the software application that you are using.

  • Page 74: Deep Cleaning The Print Head

    Windows Make sure the printer is switched on. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers. Right-click the Canon BJC-8200 icon and select Properties. Click the Maintenance tab and click the (Print head deep cleaning) icon.
  • Page 75 A printout is unclear, faded Macintosh Make sure the printer is switched on. In the software application, from the File menu, select Page Setup. • The procedure you use to open the printer driver may Memo differ slightly, depending on the software application that you are using.

  • Page 76: Replacing An Ink Tank

    Replacing an ink tank When an ink tank runs out of ink, follow this procedure to replace the ink tank. Make sure the printer is switched on then open the front cover. • The BJ Print Head holder moves to the centre automatically. Remove the empty ink tank.

  • Page 77: Color Is Strange

    Color is strange Color is strange Inserting an ink tank in the wrong slot of the BJ Print Head will cause colors to print incorrectly. Correct color Cyan, Magenta incorrect Check the position of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head Check the positions of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head.

  • Page 78: Scanner Cartridge Does Not Operate Correctly

    Scanner Cartridge does not operate correctly If the Scanner Cartridge does not operate after it is installed, follow the procedure below to correct the problem. Is the Scanner Cartridge installed Is the printer cable connected securely correctly? to the computer and printer? •...

  • Page 79: Replacing The Bj Print Head

    Replacing the BJ Print Head Replacing the BJ Print Head After cleaning and deep cleaning the print head, and replacing empty ink tanks, if the nozzle check patterns are still not crisp and clear, the BJ Print Head is worn out or damaged and must be replaced. Purchase a new BJ Print Head BJ-50 and follow the procedure below to replace the BJ Print Head.
  • Page 80 Insert the BJ Print Head into the BJ Print Head holder. Lower the lock lever until you hear it lock. Install the ink tanks in the new BJ Print Head. • You can install new ink tanks or remove the ink tanks from the old BJ Print Head and install them in the new BJ Print Head.

  • Page 81: Appendices

    Thickness 0.6 mm (maximum) Graphic image printing Data Format Canon extended Mode Raster image format Resolution Canon Extended Mode 300, 600, 1200 dpi BJ Print Head BC-50 Nozzles 256 per color Ink tanks Ink colors Black Ink Tank (BCI-5BK), Cyan Ink Tank (BCI-5C), Magenta Ink Tank (BCI-5M),...
  • Page 82 Printing Area To ensure the best quality printing, documents should be printed within the border defined by the top, bottom, left, and right margins described below. Please note that the printable area varies with the paper size. The table below describes the printing area for A5, A4, and B5.

  • Page 83: Canon Technical Support

    Canon Technical Support Canon Computer Systems, Inc. offers a full range of technical support options* including: • 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, toll-free automated support for troubleshooting issues on most current products (1-800-423-2366) • Speak to a technician free of service charge (currently Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
  • Page 84 Operating System Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or Macintosh OS 8.1 or higher. (The BJC-8200 printer cannot be used with Windows 3.1.) Hard Disk Space required at installation for Windows 95, Windows 98, is approx. 30 MB, for Windows NT 4.0 is approx. 25 MB, including disk space for temporary files.
  • Page 85 6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1P7, Canada CANON EUROPA N.V. P.O.Box 2262, 1180 EG, Amstelveen, The Netherlands CANON (UK) LTD. Canon House, Manor Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 0AJ, United Kingdom CANON FRANCE S.A. 17, Quai du Pré7sident Paul Doumer, 92414 Courbevoie Cedex, France CANON DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Postfach 528, 47705 Krefeld, Germany CANON LATIN AMERICA, INC.

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