Canon BJC-8500 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Welcome! ........................................................................6
Important terms and visual cues .............................................................................................8
What the manuals contain ........................................................................................................8
BJ Cartridges and ink tanks ......................................................................................................9
General precautions.....................................................11
If you use a cardiac pacemaker ... ..........................................................................................11
In an emergency .......................................................................................................................11
Choosing a location ..................................................................................................................11
Using a power source ..............................................................................................................12
Using the printer power cord.................................................................................................13
Cleaning and maintaining the printer ..................................................................................13
Daily precautions......................................................................................................................14
Handling and storing supplies...............................................................................................14
Selecting a location for the printer ............................15
Getting acquainted with your printer.........................16
Front view..................................................................................................................................16
Rear view ...................................................................................................................................19
Inside the printer ......................................................................................................................20
Operation panel summary ......................................................................................................21
Setting up and using the printer ................................23
Connecting the printer and computer ..................................................................................23
Connecting the printer to a power source............................................................................25
Switching the printer power on/off......................................................................................26
Installing the BJ Cartridges.....................................................................................................27
Installing the ink tanks ............................................................................................................33
Installing and loading the paper cassette .............................................................................37
Installing the paper output receiver ......................................................................................42
Loading paper in the sheet feeder .........................................................................................44
Installing the printer driver ....................................................................................................47
Aligning the print heads .........................................................................................................49
Printing on paper and other media ............................52
Media you can use with this printer .....................................................................................52
Colour set and media selection ..............................................................................................53
Ink Optimizer and the selected media..................................................................................54
Quick reference media loading table.....................................................................................55
Paper sizes that can be used with this printer.....................................................................56
Printing area.........................................................................................................................57
Printing area for envelopes................................................................................................58
Printing on Plain Paper and Bubble Jet Paper.....................................................................59
Printing on envelopes ..............................................................................................................60
Printing on High Resolution Paper .......................................................................................64
Printing on Glossy Photo Paper.............................................................................................65
Printing on Glossy Photo Cards.............................................................................................68
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