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BUBBLE JET PRINTER
User’s Guide
QA7-0884-V01
BE
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H1-4-E 10/2/99 6:45 AM Page 2 Conventions This guide uses the icons shown below to indicate important information. Always observe the instructions indicated by these icons. Instructions that if ignored could result in serious personal injury or even death as a result of Warning careless operation of the equipment. Observe these warnings for your safety. Instructions that if ignored could result in minor injuries or material damage as a result of Caution careless operation of the equipment. Ob
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con 10/2/99 6:43 AM Page 2 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. Never cut, modify, stretch, bend, or twist the Warning power cord, and never place heavy objects on the power cord. Choosing a location A power leak from a damaged Never place the printer ne
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con 10/2/99 6:44 AM Page 3 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. The printer could tip or fall and cause injury. If a flammable solvent contacts an electrical component inside the printer, this could cause a fire or electric shock. Never use the printer
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con 10/2/99 6:44 AM Page 4 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. which could cause injury. Power supply Always grasp the plug when you unplug the Never place anything on top of the printer, power cord.
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con 10/2/99 6:44 AM Page 5 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. Electrical noise generated by a ingests any ink, consult a physician immediately. fluorescent lamp placed too close to the printer could cause
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con 10/2/99 6:44 AM Page 6 Table of Contents Using the Printer Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About your guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chapter 1 Printing Is everything ready? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Printing photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using the Scanner Cartridge . . . . . .
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con 10/6/99 2:23 PM Page 7 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Cannot install the printer driver or the scanner driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Printer prints meaningless characters and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Cancelling a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Printing on a thick paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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con 10/19/99 6:02 PM Page 8 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. Here is a brief summary of all the reference material provided with the printer. Quick Start Guide Follow the instructions in this guide to perf
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con 10/2/99 6:44 AM Page 9 About your guides Reference Guides (on CD-ROM) 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. The Reference Guides contain the following basic informatio
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chap-1 (E) 10/19/99 6:00 PM Page 10 Chapter Printing 1 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. Have you completed setting up the printer? Make sure that the printer has been set up completely and that the print head has b
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:08 AM Page 11 Printing photographs Printing photographs The BJC-8200 is designed to reproduce the highest quality reproduction of color in photographic images, and in order to achieve this, some special settings are required in the printer driver. When the printer driver is opened, it is usually set for printing on plain paper documents created with a word processor or similar program. For special print jobs like printing a photograph on photo paper or some other special
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:08 AM Page 12 Windows 1 1 Printing a photograph in Windows 98, Windows 95 Follow this procedure to print a photograph. Set the media in the printer. 1. • 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” in Chapter 3. ON Make sure that the printer is switched on. 2. • The POWER lamp should be lit green. 3. Make sure that the printer is selected as the default printer
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:08 AM Page 13 Printing photographs Click the Properties button. 6. • The Printer Properties dialog box opens. Click! 7. 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. Click! • You can not only reproduce photos as they were taken. Before you start the print job, you can select options to enhance image to cr
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:08 AM Page 14 Macintosh 2 2 Printing a photograph with the Macintosh When you want to print image data, follow the instructions below. Set the media in the printer. 1. • 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” in Chapter 3. ON 2. Make sure the printer is switched on. • The POWER lamp should be lit green. 3. From the File menu, select Open, and open the photo
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:08 AM Page 15 About your guides 5. Click the (Photo) icon for the Print Mode. Click! Select the Media Type for your print job. 6. Click! 7. Click the Print button. • The image begins to print. 15 Printing
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chap-1 (E) 10/6/99 2:20 PM Page 16 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. Scanning Printing What you need The following items are required in order to use the printer as a scanne
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:08 AM Page 17 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. 1 1 Install the Scanner Cartridge in the printer. 2 2 Perform white level calibration. 3 3 Scan the original photograph. 4 4 Save the scanned image. 5 5 Install the BJ Print Head and print the scanned image. Now let’s scan a photograph and print it ! 17 Printing
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:08 AM Page 18 1 1 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. 1. • The BJ Print Head moves to the centre automatically. 2. Remove the BJ Print Head and insert it into the storage container. 1 Raise the lock lever and remove the BJ Print Head. 2 Place the BJ Print Head in the storage container. • To prevent the print head from becoming dirty or drying ou
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chap-1 (E) 10/2/99 6:09 AM Page 19 Using the Scanner Cartridge Windows 2 2 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. 1. • Click the Start button, point to Programs, click IS Scan Plus, then click IS Scan Plus. IS Scan Plus starts. • If you want to use IS Scan from withi
