Canon BJC-8500 User Manual

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Contents

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Printing on Transparencies .....................................................................................................71Printing on High Gloss Photo Film .......................................................................................73Printing on Banner Paper........................................................................................................74Printing on T-Shirt Transfers ..................................................................................................77Printing on Fabric Sheet ..........................................................................................................78Using manual feed ...................................................................................................................81Installing Color BJ Cartridge BC-82 Photo ...........................................................................83Changing BJ Cartridges...........................................................................................................90Printer maintenance ....................................................92Replacing an ink tank ..............................................................................................................92Maintaining print quality........................................................................................................96Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern.......................................................................................96How to use the Nozzle Check Pattern.............................................................................97Cleaning the print heads .........................................................................................................98Replacing a BJ Cartridge .........................................................................................................99Cleaning the printer ...............................................................................................................104Using the BJ Cartridge container .........................................................................................106Moving the printer .................................................................................................................107Some advice about colour printing..........................109Selecting paper or other print media ..................................................................................109Understanding your software application’s capabilities .................................................109Your computer monitor and colour.....................................................................................110Printing speed and colour .....................................................................................................111Cost and colour.......................................................................................................................112Troubleshooting .........................................................113Troubleshooting diagnostic tests..........................................................................................113Troubleshooting problems and solutions ...........................................................................115Printing will not start........................................................................................................115Problem: Printer does not print ................................................................................115Problem: Printer lamps on, but printer does not print. ........................................115Colour scheme not what you expect ..............................................................................116Printer beeps and error lamp lights................................................................................117Paper jams and double-feeding.......................................................................................118Problem: Double feeding ...........................................................................................118Problem: Envelopes will not feed. ...........................................................................120Problem: Paper does not eject after printing. .........................................................121Problem: Paper jam with sheet feeder and paper cassette...................................122Problem: Media jams during manual feed. ............................................................125Problem: A3, B4 large-size paper skews or jams in sheet feeder ........................126Poor print quality ..............................................................................................................126Problem: Excessive curl in printed sheets...............................................................126Problem: Printing Blurred .........................................................................................127Problem: Vertical lines are broken............................................................................127Problem: Page streaked, faint, or patchy.................................................................127Problem: Printed colours appear streaked or uneven, too much ink.................128Problem: Ink on the back of printed sheets. ...........................................................1284 Canon BJC-8500 User’s Manual