Page 1 PCL Printer Guide PCL Printer Guide Please read this guide before operating this equipment. After you finish reading this guide, store it in a safe place for future reference.
Page 2 2300 PCL Printer Guide...
Page 3: Manuals For The Machine
Manuals for the Machine The manuals for this machine are divided as follows. Please refer to them for detailed information. Some of the manuals listed below are only supplied with the Network Model of this machine. Guides with this symbol are printed manuals. •...
Page 4 Includes the index and summarizes the speciﬁcations of the printer. Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, as we are constantly improving our products, if you need an exact speciﬁcation, please contact Canon.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface ............vii How to Use This Manual .
Page 6 Going Ofﬂine for Menu Display and Item Selection .....2-9 Making a Selection from a Menu ........2-9 Chapter 3 Summary of the Printer Menus List of Standard Settings .
Page 7 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting When You Have Trouble Printing........4-2 Problems and Solutions Without Messages .
Page 8: Preface
Thank you for purchasing the Canon imageCLASS 2300. Please read this manual thoroughly before operating the machine in order to familiarize yourself with its capabilities, and to make the most of its many functions. After reading this manual, store it in a safe place for future reference.
Page 9: Abbreviations Used In The Manual
Copyright  1993-2000 Agfa Monotype Corporation. Trademarks Canon, the Canon logo, imageCLASS and NetSpot are trademarks of Canon Inc. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Agfa is a trademark of Agfa-Gevaert AG and may be registered in some jurisdictions.
Page 10: Before You Start Using This Machine
Before You Start Using This Machine This chapter describes what you should know and do before printing, such as connecting to a computer, installing the software, and the functions of the printer control panel. Features of the Product ..........1-2 Functions of Printer Control Panel .
Page 11: Features Of The Product
Features of the Product Your printer offers fast printing speed, superior print quality, sophisticated paper handling, and ecology and energy sensitive features. The printer also supports network printing. The printer function is only available in the Network Model of this machine.
Page 12 Line Printer family are also included. The printer uses the Universal Font Scaling Technology (UFST) for outline fonts, provided under license from Agfa-Gevaert Japan, Ltd. Also supplied with the printer are the TrueType screen fonts for 96 font solution and Canon Font Manager for easy ® ®...
Page 13: Functions Of Printer Control Panel
Functions of Printer Control Panel The following section describes the functions of the keys and indicators of the control panel when used for the printer. Printer Control Panel a a a a ALARM Indicator An error has occurred and printing has stopped. Check the display for a message describing the problem.
Page 14 e e e e [PRINT] Key Press to switch the machine to Printer mode. f f f f [F1] (MENU) Key When the printer is ofﬂine, press this key to scroll through the menu names. To scroll through menu names in reverse order, press [BACK]. Depending on what options are installed, some menu names may not appear.
Page 15: Connecting To A Computer
Connecting to a Computer Connect the machine to a computer or network using an interface cable supporting bidirectional communication or a 100Base-TX or 10Base-T Ethernet cable. IMPORTANT To avoid risk of a shock hazard, turn OFF the main power switch located on the right side of the machine and unplug the power cord from the power outlet, before connecting an interface cable or network cable.
Page 16: Connecting To A 100Base-Tx Network
Connecting to a 100Base-TX network Connect the 10Base-T/100Base-TX port to the hub port using a Category 5 rated twisted-pair LAN cable for the 100Base-TX network. If your computer is not compatible with the 100Base-TX network, you would also need a 100Base-TX network board.
Page 17: Connecting To A 10Base-T Network
Connecting to a 10Base-T network Connect the 10Base-T/100Base-TX port to the hub port using a Category 3 or higher rated twisted-pair LAN cable for the 10Base-T network. If your computer is not compatible with the 10Base-T network, you would also need a 10Base-T network board.
Page 18: Connecting Through A Parallel Interface
Connecting through a Parallel Interface This machine can connect to a computer through a parallel interface. After connection, install the supplied printer driver and utility software to match the OS of your computer. For installing the printer driver and utility software, see "Installing the Software," on p.
Page 19: Connecting To Other Computers
Connecting to other computers If the printer port of your computer is a parallel port (IEEE-1284 compliant), connect the parallel port of this machine to the printer port of the computer using an interface cable to match your computer. 1-10 Connecting to a Computer Printer driver software Printer cable...
Page 20: Connecting Through A Usb Interface
Connecting through a USB Interface This machine can connect to a computer through a USB interface. After connection, install the supplied printer driver and utility software to match the OS of your computer. For installing the printer driver and utility software, see "Installing the Software," on p.
Page 21: Connecting To Other Computers
Connecting to other computers If your computer has a USB port, connect the USB port of this machine to the USB port of the computer using a USB cable to match your computer. Printer driver software USB cable USB port USB port 1-12 Connecting to a Computer...
Page 22: Installing The Software
Installing the Software Before printing, you need to install the printer driver and utility software on your computer. Install the software to match your computer. For Windows To print from a Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/XP or Windows NT 4.0 computer, install the printer driver and utility software from the supplied CD-ROM. The following software is included in the supplied CD-ROM.
Page 23: When Connected To A Network
When Connected to a Network Install NetSpot Console from the Network User Software CD-ROM provided with the machine. NOTE • For the system requirements for NetSpot Console and instructions on how to install the software, see the NetSpot Console User's Guide or the Readme ﬁle. •...
Page 24: Using The Printer
Using the Printer This chapter describes the basics of how to use the printer. Entering the Printer Mode..........2-2 Turning OFF the Printer .
Page 25: Entering The Printer Mode
Entering the Printer Mode This section describes how to enter the printer mode. When you enter the printer mode, the printer gets ready for printing after automatically checking the status of the machine and any options installed. Press the "I" side of the power switch located on the right side of the machine, if the power of the machine is turned OFF.
Page 26: Turning Off The Printer
Turning OFF the Printer Follow the procedure below to turn OFF the power. IMPORTANT • If the printer is connected to a network, make sure that the printer is not printing data from another personal computer before turning OFF the power. •...
Page 27: About Online And Ofﬂine
About Online and Ofﬂine The state in which the printer can receive data from a personal computer and can print the data is called "online" and the state in which the printer cannot receive data is called "ofﬂine". The printer should be ofﬂine when you operate the printer using the menu on the control panel.
Page 28: Ofﬂine
● Saving the Power Consumption (Energy Saver Mode) After a speciﬁc time period has passed without any operation or without any data sent from the personal computer, the printer automatically switches to Energy Saver Mode. The Energy Saver Mode is automatically canceled when any of the keys on the control panel are pressed or an error occurs.
Page 29: Canceling A Print Job
Canceling a Print Job After you cancel a print job from your software application, the printer may still have data remaining in the printer memory. Follow the procedure below to cancel a print job from the printer control panel. NOTE You can also cancel print jobs from the Remote UI.
Page 30: Deleting A Print Job Log
Deleting a Print Job Log You can delete a print job log from the printer control panel. Press [PRINT]. PRINT The indicator of the key lights up. Press [OK] to take the printer ofﬂine. Press [F1] (MENU) until <RESET MENU> appears on the display.
Page 31: Operating The Menu
Operating the Menu This is a brief introduction to the printer control panel keys you can use to open menus, view their contents, or change their settings. Take a few minutes to actually use the printer control panel keys as you read through this section.
Page 32: Going Ofﬂine For Menu Display And Item Selection
Going Ofﬂine for Menu Display and Item Selection Press [OK] to switch the ON LINE indicator on and off. When the ON LINE indicator is on, the printer is online and ready to print. The printer must be online to receive data from the host computer.
Page 33 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display <CONFIG MENU>. Press [F2] (ITEM) until <DENSITY> is displayed in the bottom line. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the values for the DENSITY setting. If you want to change the setting, press [F3] (VALUE) until the value you want is displayed ➞...
Page 34: Summary Of The Printer Menus
Summary of the Printer Menus This chapter provides a brief outline of the function of each of the printer menus, and an example of how to use them. List of Standard Settings..........3-3 List of Advanced Settings .
Page 35 3. Summary of the Printer Menus Reset Menu............3-38 About Reset Menu .
Page 36: List Of Standard Settings
List of Standard Settings The following table lists all settings of the Printer Settings Menu. Menu Item Test Show Page Count Test Print Print PCL Fonts Print Job Log Print En Conﬁg Continuous Test Resolution Copies Pagesize Orientation Form FntSrc FontNum PT.
Page 37: List Of Standard Settings
Menu Item CONFIG Jam Recovery Autocont Density Economy Mode Reﬁne An asterisk (*) indicates the default setting. List of Standard Settings Options On, Off* On*, Off 0 to 15; 7* On, Off* On*, Off Reference Page p. 3-20...
Page 38: List Of Advanced Settings
List of Advanced Settings Menu Item Enter Password Enter Password Incorrect Password Reenter Parallel Bidirection I/O Timeout I/O Timeout Ethernet I/O Timeout Language Lang Reset Reset Job Log Auto Print Log Per 30 Jobs Auto Clear Log Per 30 Jobs Job Log Full GMT Differential Time Daylight Saving...
Page 39: Test Menu
Test Menu About Test Menu This menu is used to print test prints and other conﬁguration details for the printer. See p. 3-8 for additional details. Operation Flow for Test Menu Use the example procedure below to open the Test Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 40 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change ➞ press [F4] (ENTER). If you choose any option other than <SHOW PAGE COUNT>, go to step 9. If you choose <SHOW PAGE COUNT> in step 5, the total number of pages and total number of small pages are displayed.
Page 41: Test Print
Printing starts automatically. After printing, the display changes to <READY>. SHOW PAGE COUNT This displays the number of pages printed by the printer. TOTAL This displays the total number of pages, of all sizes, printed by the printer. SMALL This displays the number of small pages printed by the printer. LARGE This displays the number of large pages printed by the printer.
Page 42: Print Job Log
PRINT JOB LOG Prints the Job Log. PRINT EN CONFIG Prints the Ethernet conﬁguration page. CONTINUOUS TEST Prints the Test Print continuously. To stop continuous printing, press [F4] (ENTER). Test Menu...
Page 43: Pcl Menu
PCL Menu About PCL Menu This menu is used to specify various print options for PCL print jobs. See p. 3-11 for additional details. Operation Flow for PCL Menu Use the example procedure below to open the PCL Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 44 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. RESOLUTION Displays the printer resolution in dots per inch (dpi) used for print jobs.
Page 45 COPIES 1 to 999; 1* Sets the number of copies to be printed for each print job. 1 copy is printed for each page. To increase the number, press [F3] (VALUE). To quickly scroll through the numbers in increments of 10, hold down [F3] (VALUE). To decrease the number, press [BACK] ➞...
Page 46 FORM 5 to 128 Lines; 60* This determines the number of lines of text printed on one page. Change this setting only if you have a software application that does not enable you to set the page length, lines per page, or lines per inch. FNTSRC INTERNAL This (Font Source) item shows you that the machine uses internal (resident) fonts.
Page 47: Pt. Size
PT. SIZE 4.00 to 999.75; 12.00* The Point Size setting is the measured vertical height of a typeface. There are 72 points per inch, so a 36 point font is half an inch high, measured from the top of the uppercase letters to the tail of the letter y. If the font selected in the FONTNUM setting is a bitmap or ﬁxed spacing font, this item will not appear for selection.
Page 48: Auto Cr
SYMSET ROMAN-8*, ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, PC-8, PC-8 D/N, PC-850, PC-852, PC8-TK, WIN L1, WIN L2, WIN L5, DESKTOP, PS TEXT, VN INTL, VN US, MS PUBL, MATH-8, PS MATH, VN MATH, PI FONT, LEGAL, ISO 4, ISO 6, ISO 11, ISO 15, ISO 17, ISO 21, ISO 60, ISO 69, WIN 3.0, MC TEXT, PC-775, PC-860, PC-865, PC-8 GR, PC-1004, ISO L6, WIN BALT SYMSET (symbol set) enables you to select the symbol set, a collection of letters,...
Page 49 WIDE A4 ON, OFF* WIDE A4 changes the number of characters that can be printed on a single line of A4 paper. This feature only applies to A4 paper. When this feature is set to 'on', the right and left margins narrow to about 1/8" [3 mm]. Up to seventy-eight 10-pitch characters can be printed on one line.
Page 50: Feeder Menu
Feeder Menu About Feeder Menu This menu is used to specify the paper size loaded in each of the paper sources (drawers and stack bypass) and to select other paper feed options. See p. 3-19 for additional details. Operation Flow for Feeder Menu Use the example procedure below to open the Feeder Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 51 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. 3-18 Feeder Menu...
Page 52 FEED DRAWER1*, STACK BYPASS, DRAWER2 FEED (feed source) enables you to determine the paper source (drawer and stack bypass). The software application selects the paper source. If the print job does not specify the paper feed source, then FEEDER MENU settings will be used. If the paper size you have selected is not loaded, the printer will display a message to tell you which feed source to load the required paper size into.
Page 53: Conﬁg Menu
Conﬁg Menu About Conﬁg Menu This menu is used to specify various conﬁguration options for the printer, such as toner density. See p. 3-22 for additional details. Operation Flow for Conﬁg Menu Use the example procedure below to open the Conﬁg Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 54 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. Config Menu 3-21...
Page 55: Jam Recovery
JAM RECOVERY ON, OFF* This setting enables printing to resume automatically once a paper jam has been removed. The printer does not resume printing automatically after the paper jam has been removed. You must start the printing manually again. You may want to use this setting to conserve memory.
Page 56: Economy Mode
Standard density setting. 0 to 15 To increase the number, press [F3] (VALUE).To quickly scroll through the numbers, hold down [F3] (VALUE). To decrease the number, press [BACK] ➞ [F3] (VALUE). To quickly scroll through the numbers, press [BACK] ➞ hold down [F3] (VALUE). ECONOMY MODE ON, OFF* ECONOMY MODE is a cost saving feature that can extend the life of your toner...
Page 57: Enter Password Menu
Enter Password Menu About the Enter Password Menu This menu is displayed if a password has been set for an administrator. You must enter the password to access the advanced printing option menus. See p. 3-25 for additional details. Operation Flow for Enter Password Menu Use the procedure below to open the Enter Password menu and enter the password for the printer.
Page 58: Enter Password
Press [F3] (VALUE) and [F2] (ITEM) to enter the ID and the password (7 digits each) ● If the ID and password are correct: ❑ The following display appears: ● If the ID and password are not correct: ❑ The following display appears: Enter the password again.
Page 59: Incorrect Password Reenter
INCORRECT PASSWORD REENTER YES*, NO This is used to specify whether you want to reenter the password, if the password entered is incorrect. This enables you to reenter the password. This exits the password menus. 3-26 Enter Password Menu...
Page 60: Parallel Menu
Parallel Menu About Parallel Menu This menu is used to specify the default printer interface settings for jobs received via the parallel interface port. See p. 3-28 for additional details. Operation Flow for Parallel Menu Use the example procedure below to open the Parallel Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 61 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. BIDIRECTION ON*, OFF BIDIRECTION is the ability of the printer to send status read-back messages to...
Page 62 The printer sends queries and responses about its status to the host computer. No query/response and status output are sent from the printer to the host. I/O TIMEOUT 5 to 3000 seconds; 15* I/O TIMEOUT (input/output timeout) is the amount of time (measured in seconds) that the printer waits for more data before it ends a print job.
Page 63: Usb Menu
USB Menu About USB Menu This menu is used to specify the default printer interface settings for jobs received via the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. See p. 3-31 for additional details. Operation Flow for USB Menu Use the example procedure below to open the USB Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 64 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. I/O TIMEOUT 5 to 3000 seconds;...
Page 65 The timeout is set for 15 seconds. 5 to 3000 To increase the number, press [F3] (VALUE). To quickly scroll through the numbers in increments of 10, hold down [F3] (VALUE). To decrease the number, press [BACK] ➞ [F3] (VALUE). To quickly scroll through the numbers in decrements of 10, press [BACK] ➞...
Page 66: Ethernet Menu
Ethernet Menu About Ethernet Menu This menu is used to specify the default printer interface settings for jobs received via the Ethernet network. Operation Flow for Ethernet Menu Use the example procedure below to open the Ethernet Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 67 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. I/O TIMEOUT 5 to 3000 seconds;...
Page 68 The timeout is set for 15 seconds. 5 to 3000 To increase the number, press [F3] (VALUE). To quickly scroll through the numbers in increments of 10, hold down [F3] (VALUE). To decrease the number, press [BACK] ➞ [F3] (VALUE). To quickly scroll through the numbers in decrements of 10, press [BACK] ➞...
Page 69: Language Menu
Language Menu About Language Menu This menu is used to specify the default language for the LCD display on the control panel. See p. 3-37 for additional details. Operation Flow for Language Menu Follow the procedure below to specify the language for the LCD display. Press [PRINT].
Page 70 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. LANG ENGLISH*, DANISH, DUTCH, FINNISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, NORWEGIAN, PORTUGUESE, SPANISH, SWEDISH...
Page 71: Reset Menu
Reset Menu About Reset Menu This menu is used to reset settings to their default values. See p. 3-39 for additional details. Operation Flow for Reset Menu Use the example procedure below to open the Reset Menu and specify the type of settings you want to reset to their default values.
Page 72 Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to reset ➞ press [F4] (ENTER). The display changes to <READY>. RESET MENU*, JOBLOG, ERRORLOG, JAMLOG This resets or clears various settings to their default values. MENU Resets most menu items to their default values. JOBLOG Clears the job log.
Page 73: Job Log Menu
Job Log Menu About Job Log Menu This menu is used to specify various options for the job log. See p. 3-41 for additional details. Operation Flow for Job Log Menu Use the example procedure below to open the Job Log Menu and specify the option you want to select.
Page 74: Auto Print Log Per 30 Jobs
Press [F2] (ITEM) to display the item that you want to set or change. Press [F3] (VALUE) to scroll through the choices for that setting. Press [F4] (ENTER) to set the new value. Press [OK] to put the printer back online. AUTO PRINT LOG PER 30 JOBS YES, NO* This setting allows you to specify whether to print the job log after 30 jobs have...
Page 75: Auto Clear Log Per 30 Jobs
Prints the job log automatically after every 30 jobs. Does not print the job log. AUTO CLEAR LOG PER 30 JOBS YES, NO* This setting allows you to specify whether to clear the job log after 30 jobs have been stored in the log. Clears the job log automatically after every 30 jobs.
Page 76: Daylight Saving
DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF* This displays whether daylight saving time is used in the time zone where the printer is being used. Daylight saving time is not being used. Job Log Menu 3-43...
Page 77 3-44 Job Log Menu...
Page 78: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting This chapter describes printing problems that can be solved by following a few simple procedures. Do not attempt to solve problems other than those described in this chapter. If you cannot solve a problem, contact your service representative. When You Have Trouble Printing..........4-2 Problems and Solutions Without Messages .
Page 79: When You Have Trouble Printing
When You Have Trouble Printing If your printer is unable to print or you have problems with the printer or print quality, use this map to ﬁnd the appropriate page for help. Printer is unable to print Layout problems Print quality problems Other problems See "Problems and Solutions Without Messages,"...
Page 80: Job Indicator
From the left T he Printer does not work Error code or message displayed Job indicator remains lit The printer is processing data Please wait. The printer is not online. (See "About Online and Offline." on p. 2-4.) The printer is not turned on. (See the Reference Guide .) The cable is not connected properly.
Page 81: Problems And Solutions Without Messages
Problems and Solutions Without Messages Use the following procedures to solve problems that do not cause the printer to display a message. IMPORTANT • Refer to "Responding to Error Messages," on p. 4-8 when messages are displayed. • If symptoms not speciﬁed in this section occur, a problem persists even after following these procedures, or the cause cannot be ﬁgured out at all, contact your service representative.
Page 82 Cause 3 The printer could not receive the data from the host computer because the printer took too long to process the current data in the printer. Remedy You may have to increase the I/O TIMEOUT setting or disable it in the ETHERNET MENU, PARALLEL MENU, or USB MENU, (See "I/O TIMEOUT,"...
Page 83: Print Problems
Print Problems Printer not using the font you want. Cause You have speciﬁed a font that is not available. Remedy Check if the font you speciﬁed is available with this printer. (See "Typeface Samples," on p. 5-8, and "Symbol Sets Supported," on p. 5-13.) First page prints correctly in the font and format speciﬁed in the software application, but midway through the job the font and format changes.
Page 84 Cause 3 The printer is plugged into an outlet shared with another electrical device capable of generating noise, such as a photocopier, shredder or air conditioner. Remedy Plug the printer into a different outlet or consult a qualiﬁed technician to install a noise ﬁlter.
Page 85: Responding To Error Messages
Responding to Error Messages If printing is disabled during a print job for some reason, the Alarm indicator will light up and an error message(s) will appear on the display. In addition, for any phenomenon that does not affect printing function of the printer but requires some measure to be taken, a warning message will appear on the display.
Page 86 E677/6F-61 CALL FOR SERVICE Cause An internal ROM check error. Remedy If this error persists, contact your service representative. E677/6F-7A CALL FOR SERVICE Cause An SRAM error in the AIR (Automatic Image Reﬁnement) chip. Remedy If this error persists, contact your service representative. DRAWER1 MISSING Cause The drawer is not installed in the printer or is not correctly positioned.
Page 87 MEMORY OVERFLOW Cause A memory overﬂow has occurred. Remedy The printer has received more data than it can hold in the available memory on the printer. If AUTOCONT is 'on' (CONFIG MENU), the print job will resume after 10 seconds. If AUTOCONT is 'off', you must press [OK] and the job will continue printing, although data may be lost.
Page 88 PAUSED Cause The printer is ofﬂine. Remedy Press [OK] to bring the printer online. PRINTER OPEN Cause The machine's cover is open. Remedy Close the machine's front cover. Press [OK] to bring the printer back online. PRINTING... Cause The printer is processing a print job. You will see this message if you try to take the printer ofﬂine by pressing [OK] during printing.
Page 89 USB INTERFACE ERROR Cause The USB port is not communicating with the controller. Remedy Restart the printer. If this error persists, contact your service representative. 4-12 Responding to Error Messages...
Page 90: Other Print Problems
Other Print Problems Correcting Poor Print Quality Printed text faded or streaked with white. Cause The level of toner remaining in the toner cartridge may be low, or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge. Remedy Replace the toner cartridge. (See Chapter 6, "Routine Maintenance," in the Reference Guide.) Printed pages are dirty or have white specks.
Page 91 Black stripes appear on multiple sheets in sequence Cause The drum inside the toner cartridge is old or damaged. Remedy Replace the toner cartridge. (See Chapter 6, "Routine Maintenance," in the Reference Guide.) 4-14 Other Print Problems...
Page 92: Appendix
Appendix This chapter contains the index and summarizes the speciﬁcations of the printer. Checking the Printer Operation ..........5-2 Conﬁguration Page.
Page 93: Checking The Printer Operation
Checking the Printer Operation You can use the test print to check the conﬁguration of the printer, and the font list to check the fonts installed on the printer. Conﬁguration Page Follow the procedure below to print the test print (Conﬁguration Page). A description of the information included in the test print is provided on the following pages.
Page 94: Test Print (Conﬁguration Page) Sample
Test Print (Conﬁguration Page) Sample Checking the Printer Operation...
Page 95 TEST MENU Displays the test menu options. (See p. 3-6) PCL MENU Shows the PCL print job settings, as determined by the PCL MENU options. (See p. 3-10) FEEDER MENU Displays the settings for the paper feed options for the printer, as determined by the FEEDER MENU options.
Page 96: Font List
Font List Follow the procedure below to print the font list. A description of the information included in the font list is provided on the following pages. Samples of the standard typefaces included with the printer are shown in (See "Typeface Samples," on p. 5- Press [PRINT].
Page 97: Pcl Font List Sample
PCL Font List Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Checking the Printer Operation...
Page 98 This represents the font number used to select the font in the FONTNUM setting from the control panel. (See p. 3-13) Font ID The number allocated to the soft font. (Not applicable to imageCLASS 2300) Symbol Set The name of the symbol set used by the font. "Symbol Sets Supported" (See p. 5- Fix/PS Indicates whether the font is a ﬁxed, non-proportional font (F) or a proportional font...
Page 99: Typeface Samples
Typeface Samples The font lists printed from the TEST MENU are a comprehensive listing of all fonts currently available. The listing contains the names and print samples of the fonts stored on the printer. Scalable Fonts (PCL) Courier CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times Bold Italic...
Page 100 Univers Bold Condensed Univers Condensed Italic Univers Bold Condensed Italic AntiqOlive AntiqOlive Bold AntiqOlive Italic Garamond Antique Garamond Bold Garamond Italic Garamond Bold Italic Marigold Albertus Semi-Bold Albertus Extra Bold Arial Arial Bold Arial Italic Arial Bold Italic Times New Roman Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Italic Times New Roman Bold Italic...
Page 101: Bar Code Scalable Fonts (Pcl)
Wingdings Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Bold Italic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bold Letter Gothic Italic Bar Code Scalable Fonts (PCL) Codabar Codabar Condensed Codabar Expanded Barcode 3 of 9 Thin Barcode 3 of 9 Light Barcode 3 of 9 Barcode 3 of 9 Semi-Bold Barcode 3 of 9 Black Interleaved 2 of 5 Light...
Page 102: Ocr Scalable Fonts (Pcl)
Interleaved 2 of 5 Condensed Interleaved 2 of 5 Semi-Bold Condensed Interleaved 2 of 5 Condensed Bold MSI Plessey UPC/EAN UPC/EAN Bold UPC/EAN Condensed UPC/EAN Condensed Bold UPC/EAN Expanded UPC/EAN Expanded Bold PostNet Code 128 Code 128 Bold Code 128 Condensed Code 128 Condensed Bold Code 128 Expanded Code 128 Expanded Bold...
Page 103: Bitmapped Fonts (Pcl)
Bitmapped Fonts (PCL) Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer 5-12 Typeface Samples...
Page 104: Symbol Sets Supported
Symbol Sets Supported This section provides a list of the character code tables for the characters in each symbol set. Character Code Tables ■ Roman-8 (R8) Symbol Sets Supported 5-13...
Page 105 ■ ISO 8859/1 Latin 1 ■ ISO 8859/2 Latin 2 5-14 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 106 ■ ISO 8859/9 Latin 5 ■ PC-8 Code Page 437 Symbol Sets Supported 5-15...
Page 107 ■ PC-8 Danish/Norwegian ■ PC-850 Multilingual (PM) 5-16 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 108 ■ PC-852 Latin 2 ■ PC-Turkish Symbol Sets Supported 5-17...
Page 109 ■ Windows Latin 1 ■ Windows Latin 2 5-18 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 110 ■ Windows Latin 5 ■ DeskTop Symbol Sets Supported 5-19...
Page 111 ■ PS Text ■ Ventura International VentrIL VentrIR 5-20 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 112 ■ Ventura US VentrIL VentrUR ■ Microsoft Publishing MicPubL MicPubR Symbol Sets Supported 5-21...
Page 113 ■ Math-8 Math8L Math8R ■ PS Math PSMathL PSMathR 5-22 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 114 ■ Ventura Math VentrML VentrMR ■ Pi Font Symbol Sets Supported 5-23...
Page 115 ■ Legal ■ Windows 3.0 Latin 1 ECMA94L Win30R 5-24 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 116 ■ ISO 8859/10 Latin 6 ECMA94L ■ PC-775 PC-775L I8859L6R PC-775R Symbol Sets Supported 5-25...
Page 117 ■ PC-1004 PC-1004L PC-1004R ■ Windows Baltic ECMA94L WinBALT 5-26 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 118 ■ MC Text MacTxtL MacTxtR ■ Symbol Font SymFntL SymFntR Symbol Sets Supported 5-27...
Page 119 ■ Wingdings Font WingdgL WingdgR ■ PC-860 Portugal PC-860L PC-860PRT 5-28 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 120 ■ PC-865 Norway PC-865L PC-865NR ■ PC-8 Greek PC-8L PC-8GR Symbol Sets Supported 5-29...
Page 121 ■ OCR-A ■ OCR-B 5-30 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 122 ■ 3 of 9 Barcode ■ UPC/EAN Barcode Symbol Sets Supported 5-31...
Page 123 ■ Code 128 Barcode ■ Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode 5-32 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 124 ■ Codabar (Upright) ■ Codabar (Condensed) Symbol Sets Supported 5-33...
Page 125 ■ Codabar (Expanded) ■ MSI Plessey 5-34 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 126 ■ PostNet Symbol Sets Supported 5-35...
Page 127: Iso Substitution Table
ISO Substitution Table The shaded characters in the table are replaced with the corresponding ones in the following table according to the graphic set used. 5-36 Symbol Sets Supported...
Page 128: Speciﬁcations
Speciﬁcations This section lists the speciﬁcations for the printer. Controller Speciﬁcations Memory (RAM) Host interface RAM socket ROM socket Software Speciﬁcations Printer Languages Resident Fonts Effective Printable Area Power PC405 (200 MHz) One parallel connector (Centronics compliant/ bidirectional) One USB connector (V 1.1) Two expansion board slots ®...
Page 129: Interface Speciﬁcations
Interface Speciﬁcations This section lists the speciﬁcations for the parallel interface and printer cable that should be used with the printer. Parallel Interface (Centronics Compliant) Location of signal lines and pins Pin number STROBE DATA0 DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 BUSY...
Page 130: Connector And Cable
NOTE <AUXOUT> is a signal output for extension, not used at present. Connector and cable Timing chart A-B-A STROBE STROBE BUSY BUSY Parallel Connections DATA DATA 0-7 STROBE BUSY PERROR SELECT External devices AUTOFD (Host computer, etc.) AUXOUT1 INIT FAULT AUXOUT2 AUXOUT3 AUXOUT4...
Page 131: Index
Index Numerics 100Base-TX network, 1-7 port, 1-7, 1-8 10Base-T network, 1-8 port, 1-7, 1-8 Alarm Indicator, 1-4, 4-8 AUTO CLEAR LOG PER 30 JOBS, 3-42 AUTO CR, 3-15 AUTO PRINT LOG PER 30 JOBS, 3-41 AUTOCONT, 3-22 Automatic Image Reﬁnement, 1-2 BACK Key, 1-5, 2-8 BIDIRECTION, 3-28 Cancel Key, 1-5, 2-8...
Page 132 Typeface Samples, 5-8 FORM, 3-13 Form Feed, 1-5 GMT DIFFERENTIAL TIME, 3-42 I/O TIMEOUT, 3-29, 3-31, 3-34 INCORRECT PASSWORD REENTER, 3-26 Installing the Software, 1-13 Interface Cable, 1-6 ISO Substitution Table, 5-36 JAM RECOVERY, 3-22 JOB indicator, 1-4, 2-3 JOB LOG FULL, 3-42 Job Log Menu, 3-40 LAN cable, 1-7, 1-8 LANG, 3-37...
Page 133 READY, 1-5 REFINE, 3-23 Remote UI Support, 1-3 RESET, 3-39 Reset Menu, 3-38 RESOLUTION, 3-11 Resolution, 1-2 Resume, 1-5 ROM DIMM version, 5-4 Scalable Fonts (PCL), 5-8 Scalable Typefaces, 1-3 SHIFT, 1-5, 2-8 SHOW PAGE COUNT, 3-8 Speciﬁcations, 5-37 Interface, 5-38 Stack Bypass, 1-2, 3-19 Symbol Sets, 5-13 Sets Supported, 5-13...
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Canon imageCLASS 2300 Printer Manual

Preface

How to Use this Manual

Chapter 1 Before You Start Using this Machine

Features of the Product

Functions of Printer Control Panel

Connecting to a Computer

Installing the Software

Chapter 2 Using the Printer

Entering the Printer Mode

Turning off the Printer

About Online and Ofﬂine

Canceling a Print Job

Deleting a Print Job Log

Operating the Menu

Chapter 3 Summary of the Printer Menus

List of Standard Settings

List of Advanced Settings

Test Menu

PCL Menu

Feeder Menu

Conﬁg Menu

Enter Password Menu

Parallel Menu

USB Menu

Ethernet Menu

Language Menu

Reset Menu

Job Log Menu

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

When You Have Trouble Printing

Problems and Solutions Without Messages

Responding to Error Messages

Other Print Problems

Chapter 5 Appendix

Checking the Printer Operation

Typeface Samples

Symbol Sets Supported

Speciﬁcations

Interface Speciﬁcations

Index

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