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Canon BJ-100 Printer

General

Alternative Drivers

Drivers you can use if the BJ-100 driver is not available.

BJ-200/200e/200ex (BJ Mode)
BJ-5/10/10e/10ex/10sx/20 (BJ Mode)
Epson 510/850 (LQ Mode)
IBM ProPrinter X24 (BJ Mode)

Cartridge

BC-02 - Black Ink & Integral Print Head

Cleaning Printhead

Short Cleaning Method
- Press OFFLINE, the online light should be off.
- Press SHIFT and CLEANING and release
- The ONLINE led will flash while cleaning is running.
- Cleaning takes about 13 seconds.
- After cleaning is finished, press the LF/FF key to print a nozzle test print
Long Cleaning Method
- Press OFFLINE, the online light should be off.
- Press SHIFT and release
- Press CLEANING and hold.
- Press SHIFT and hold
- Release CLEANING
- The ONLINE led will flash while cleaning is running.
- Cleaning takes about 30 seconds.
- After cleaning is finished, press the LF/FF key to print a nozzle test print

Self Test

Ripple Test : Switch the printer off. With the Online and Print mode buttons held down, switch the printer on. When the beeper sounds release the buttons. To quit the test press the two buttons for a second.

All Modes Test : Switch the printer off. Hold down the Online button and turn the power on. When the beeper sounds release the online button.

Serial Number

Located at rear of printer near the power cord

Error Codes

Power	Online	HS	HQ	Error	Beeps	Cause	Solution
Off	Off	Off	Off	Off		No Power	Turn on power / plug in AC cord
On				On	3	Paper Pickup Error or out of paper	Add Paper or clear paper jam and press Online
On				On	4	Paper Jam	Clear paper jam and press Online
On	Flashing	Flashing	Flashing	On	3	Carriage Control Error	Requires Service
On	Flashing	Flashing	Flashing	On	4	Cleaning Error	Remove Cartridge and Check Nothing is Blocking the Path of the Cartridge. If not then printer Requires Service
On	Flashing	Flashing	Flashing	On	5	Temperature Sensor Error	Requires Service, However it may be resolved by simply replacing the cartridge
On	Flashing	Flashing	Flashing	On	6	ROM/RAM Error	Requires Service : Also try unplugging the printer for 60 seconds

DIP Switches

BJ Mode

Switch	Function	On	OFF	Factory Setting
1	Horizontal Print Position	A4	Letter	OFF
2	Text Scale Mode	Enabled	Disabled	OFF
3	Page Length	12 Inches	11 Inches	OFF
4	Character Set	Set 2	Set 1	OFF
5	Code Page	See table 1		OFF
6	Code Page	See table 1		OFF
7	Code Page	See table 1		OFF
8	Automatic Carriage Return	Line Feed = LF+CR	Line Feed = LF	OFF
9	Alternate Graphics Mode	Enabled	Disabled	OFF
10	Buffer Size	Receive 9.4 KB Download 41.0 KB	Receive 50.4 KB Download OKB	OFF
11	Printer Control Mode (DOS)	Epson LQ-510	BJ-10/IBM X24e	OFF
12	Automatic Emulation Mode	Enabled	Disabled	OFF

Table 1 - Code Page for BJ mode

Code Page	Switch 5	Switch 6	Switch 7
850	OFF	OFF	ON
437	OFF	OFF	OFF
860	ON	ON	ON
863	OFF	ON	ON
865	ON	OFF	OFF

LQ MODE (Epson LQ-510)

Switch	Function	On	Off	Factory Setting
1	Horizontal Print Position	A4	Letter	OFF
2	Text Scale Mode	Enabled	Disabled	OFF
3	Page Length	12 Inches	11 Inches	OFF
4	Character Set	Set 2	Set 1	OFF
5	Int'l Character Set	See Table 2		OFF
6	Int'l Character Set	See Table 2		OFF
7	Int'l Character Set	See Table 2		OFF
8	Typeface	See Table 3		OFF
9	Typeface	See Table 3		OFF
10	Typeface	See Table 3		OFF
11	Printer Control Mode (DOS)	Epson LQ-510	BJ-10/IBM X24e	OFF
12	Automatic Emulation Mode	Enabled	Disabled	OFF

Table 2 : International Character Set

Country	Switch 5	Switch 6	Switch 7
USA	OFF	OFF	OFF
UK	OFF	OFF	ON
Germany	OFF	ON	OFF
France	OFF	ON	ON
Denmark	ON	OFF	OFF
Sweden	ON	OFF	ON
Italy	ON	ON	OFF
Spain	ON	ON	ON

Table 3 : Typeface

Typeface	Switch 8	Switch 9	Switch 10
Roman	OFF	OFF	OFF
Sans Serif	OFF	OFF	ON
Draft	OFF	ON	OFF
Courier	OFF	ON	ON
Prestige	ON	OFF	OFF
Script	ON	OFF	ON
Orator	ON	ON	OFF
Orator-S	ON	ON	ON