Printing problems – Canon BJ-30 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Chapter 7

Printing Problems

If you are having printing problems, check the problems and solutions in
the following table.

Problem

Cause

Solution

Data from computer is

There may be a communica-

Check the computer or the

printed, but is not what

tion problem between the

application to see if the host

you expected

printer and your computer.

is configured correctly:
printer port, printer driver,
print manager.

Cable connections may

Check that your cable

not be secure.

connections are secure.

Interface cable may be

Make sure your parallel

too long.

cable is less than 6.6 feet
(2 m).

Emulation switching may

Turn off Automatic

not be functioning properly.

emulation switching mode;
see Chapter 8, Customizing
the Printer
, for details.

The printer driver may not

Make sure you selected the

be correct.

correct printer driver in your
software.

Printer control mode may

Check that the printer

not match the printer device.

control mode (BJ or Epson
LQ) matches the printer
driver you selected.

Previous software settings

Check that the printer was

may not be cleared.

cleared of the previous
software settings before the
print job started.

Printed characters do not

Many graphics characters

Set the correct Control mode

match characters on the

and special symbols are

using the operator panel.

screen

produced by different ASCII
codes according to the type

Set the correct character

of printer and computer

table using the printer’s

being used.

FUNCTION settings. For
details on character tables
and character sets, contact
the Canon fax retrieval
system and request the
BJ-30 Printer Command
Summary
.

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