Canon BJ-200ex - Manual (Page 34)

Chapter 3
Using the Printer
This chapter describes how to use the printer for all your
printing operations, such as printing documents, single
sheets, special papers, and envelopes. It includes how to
print the self tests as well as print on legal size paper and
print in landscape orientation. It also describes how to
pause a print operation.
To ensure the best performance of your printer, you want to
select the best paper and load it correctly. You can stack
paper in the sheet feeder to load it automatically, or you can
manually feed one sheet at a time. The path that the paper
travelks through the printer is the same for automatic and
manual feeding.
Selecting Paper Types
One of the most important things you can to do assure the
best possible performance of your bubble jet printer is to
select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality
output on most plain papers; it does not require special ink
jet papers. However, the print quality varies with different
paper types. Be sure to test a type of paper before you
purchase a large quantity.
Plain Papers
The printer supports paper sizaes of letter, legal, A4, and
B5 in portrait orientation. You can use regular copier paper,
cotton bond papers, and typical letterhead. Always use
paper without curls, folds, staples, or damaged edges.
Transparencies
The Canon transparency film (Q07-0001-M1) is
recommended. It is available in letter size.
When selecting or loading paper, keep these guidelines in
mind:
§ Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper
can cause paper jams and poor print quality.
§ Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multipart paper.
§ When using graph paper, the lines may not match because the
1/6-inch line spacing of the printer is slightly less than that of
graph paper.