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