Canon BJ-5 Printer

General

Adapter

AD-150 120 VAC
AD-150 220 VAC

Alternative Drivers

Drivers you can use if the BJ-5 driver is not available.

• BJ-10e/10sx (Switch 10 & 11 OFF)
• BJ-130e (Switch 10 ON & 11 OFF)
• Epson LQ-510 (Switch 11 ON)
• IBM ProPrinter X24(Switch 10 & 11 OFF)

Battery

To charge the Battery (NB-150) -

• Insure the adapter(AD-150) is plugged in
• Set the battery switch to ON (I)
• Hold ONLINE while pressing the POWER
• Release, the POWER indicator should be flashing

A good battery will take about 10 hours to charge and the POWER indicator will turn off when fully charged. the battery should be good for about 40 minutes. When not using the battey pack, set the Battery switch to OFF (0).

Cartridge

• BC-01 - Black Ink & Integral Print Head.

Cleaning Printhead

• Method #1:
  • If the ONLINE light is lit
  • Press the < and > keys until the beeps and release
  • Press the keys 2 more times
• Method #2:
  • Power off the printer
  • Press the < and > together and hold
  • Press POWER until the beep is heard
  • Release all the buttons..

Serial Number

Located on underside of printer.

Known Issues

"Splitting" rows of Text or Graphics

When printing text, a blank line appears halfway doen the page, or when printing graphics, blank lines appear within the image.

To solve this, ensure that DIP switches 2 to 11 are set to OFF. Also make sure the printer port is set to SPP or Normal in the Computer's BIOS.

Cannot Print in Windows 98

If you cannot print in Wondows 98, make sure that the printer port is set to either SPP, Standard, or Normal in the computer's BIOS.

Prints blank even with new Cartridge

After installing a new cartridge the printer only prints blank pages, or prints a few lines and fades quickly. Typically you need to perform 2-3 head cleanings before printing anything. Also insure the orange tape is removed from the new cartridge.

When printing text files, prints 2 lines on platen before feeding next sheet

This problems arises when printing simple text files from dos where no page end or formfeed indication in the file. Set Dipswitch SW #10 ON (Canon BJ-130e mode) or use Epson LQ mode

The reverse button does not work

If a sheet feeder is installed, the reverse feed is disabled.

Error Codes

Paper Out light may be On or Off for most errors and can be ignored except for Paper Out/Jam errors

DIP Switches

BJ Mode

Notes -

Switch 1 - When you use the optional auto sheet feeder, set the selector 1 to ON.

Switch 2 - When the selector 2 is OFF, the printer prints in a higher density graphics print image (full bit-mapped print). When this switch is on, the printer does not print the odd bits in mapped odd slices or the even bits in mapped even slices.

Switch 3 - When the selector 3 is ON, the printer makes an automatic line feed when receiving a CR code.

Switch 6 - When the selector 6 is ON, the printer makes an automatic carriage return after a line feed is performed.

Switch 7 - When the selector 7 is ON, the printer accepts high resolution 24-dot all point addressable (APA) graphics commands similar to those used with the conventional 24-dot printers.

Switch 9 - When the selector 9 is OFF, the printer is using the USA character font (437). When the selector is ON, the printer prints using the multilingual fonts (850).

Switch 10 - When the selector 10 is OFF (mode 1), the printer emulates IBM X24E control codes. When this selector is ON (mode 2), the printer emulates Canon BJ-130e control codes.

LQ MODE (Epson LQ-510)

Table 1 : International Character Set

Table 2 : Typeface