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Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors • Cannot Print to End of Job • Colours are Unclear • Meaningless Characters or Symbols are Printed • Printing is Blurred/Colours are Wrong • Straight Lines are Misaligned • Printed Paper Curls or Ink Blots • Back of Paper is Smudged • Printed Surface is Scratched • White Streaks • Colours are Uneven or Streaked Troubleshooting Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors 118

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Introduction	5
How to Use This Manual	6
Safety Precautions	8
Printer Parts and Their Functions	14
Front View	15
Rear View	16
Inside the Printer	17
Operation Panel	18
Printer Driver Functions (Windows)	19
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box	20
Printer Properties Dialog Box Description	22
Main Tab	23
Page Setup Tab	25
Stamp/Background Tab (Not Available in Windows NT 4.0)	28
Effects Tab	30
Profiles Tab	32
Maintenance Tab	34
BJ Status Monitor Functions	36
Cancelling a Print Job	39
Uninstalling Printer Drivers	40
Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh)	41
Description of Print Settings	42
Page Setup Dialog Box	43
Printer Utility Dialog Box	45
Print Dialog Box	47
Detailed Setting Dialog Box	49
Options Dialog Box	55
Register Settings Dialog Box	57
BJ Print Monitor	58
Cancelling a Print Job	60
Using the Printer with a Network	61
Uninstalling Printer Drivers	65
Routine Maintenance	66
When to Replace Ink Tank and Maintain Print Head	67
Replacing an Ink Tank	68
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern	73
Print Head Cleaning	77
Print Head Deep Cleaning	80
Cleaning the Printer	82
Transporting the Printer	84
Printing Media	88
Compatible Media Types	89
Envelopes	91
High Resolution Paper HR-101N	95
Glossy Photo Paper GP-301 / GP-301N	97
High Gloss Photo Film HG-201	99
Glossy Photo Cards FM-101	101
Photo Paper Pro PR-101	103
Photo Paper Pro PC-101S	106
Transparencies CF-102	108
T-Shirt Transfers TR-201	110
Banner Paper	112
Troubleshooting	115
Cannot Install the Printer Driver	116
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors	118
Cannot Print to End of Job	119
Colours are Unclear	120
Meaningless Characters or Symbols are Printed	121
Printing is Blurred/Colours are Wrong	122
Straight Lines are Misaligned	123
Printed Paper Curls or Ink Blots	126
Back of Paper is Smudged	128
Printed Surface is Scratched	130
White Streaks	132
Colours are Uneven or Streaked	133
Printer Does Not Start or Stops During Print Jobs	135
Printing Does Not Start	136
Printing Stops Before It is Completed	138
Printer Moves But Does Not Print	139
Print Head Holder Does Not Move to the Centre	140
Paper Does Not Feed Properly or Paper Jams	141
Paper Does Not Feed Properly	142
Paper Jams	143
The POWER Lamp Flashes Orange	144
An Error Message is Displayed on the Screen	147
Error Writing to LPT1 or USBxxx	148
Application Error or General Protection Fault	153
Other Error Messages	155
Other Error Messages	157
Problems Unique to Windows	158
The BJ Status Monitor is Not Displayed	159
Cannot Print in Background (Windows 95/Windows 98/ Windows Me only)	160
Cannot Print Normally	161
Problems Unique to the Macintosh	163
Jagged Text/Graphics, or Banded Gradations	164
Cannot Print in Background	165
Appendices	166
For Faster Printing	167
Specifications	170