Canon BJ-30 User Manual

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Chapter 7

Troubleshooting

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Problem

Cause

Solution

Printer does not print

Your computer is having a

Follow these steps:

from Windows (but does

problem communicating

1.

Select the Main group

print from MS-DOS)

with the printer.

from the Program
Manager.

2.

Double-click on the
Control Panel.

3.

Double-click on the
Printers icon.

4.

Select the BJ-30.

5.

Click on Connect.

6.

Click on the box next to
Fast Printing Direct to
Port to remove the X.

7.

Click on OK.

8.

Click on Close.

9.

Close the Control Panel.

10. Try your print operation

again.

If the problem persists, go
back to step 5 (above) and
change the connection from
LPT1 to LPT1.DOS.

Output is not as expected

Printer driver may not be

Make sure you have selected

correct.

the Canon BJ-30 setting in
the Printers dialog box or
from the printer setting for
your particular application.

Fonts do not print as

Bitmapped fonts designed

Make sure you installed an

smoothly rounded

for dot matrix printers do

outline font manager, such as

characters

not print smoothly rounded

Adobe Type Manager or

characters when used with

Bitstream Facelift, or that

high resolution printers like

you are choosing a TrueType

the BJ-30.

font.

Certain MS fonts, such as

Choose another font.

MS Serif, will print jagged.

Troubleshooting

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