Canon BJC-600e Printer

General

Alternative Drivers

Drivers you can use if the BJC-600e driver is not available.

• DOS : BJ-200/200e/200ex (BJ Mode/Black)
• DOS : Epson LQ2550 (LQ Mode Colour/Black)

Cartridges

• BJI-201BkHC - Black Ink Tank
• BJI-201C - Cyan Colour Ink Tank
• BJI-201M - Magenta Colour Ink Tank
• BJI-201Y - Yellow Colour Ink Tank

Cleaning Print Head

• Extensive Cleaning
  1. Make sure the printer is turned on
  2. Press the PRINT MODE and PAPER SELECT buttons at the same time. Hold these buttons until the printer beeps and the * and THICK lights flash
  3. Press the PRINT MODE button until all the lights are flashing.
  4. To start the extensive print head cleaning procedure, press the PAPER SELECT button until the printer beeps. When the print head cleaning procedure is complete, the indicator lights stop flashing
• Single Head Cleaning
  1. Make sure the printer is turned on
  2. Press the PRINT MODE and PAPER SELECT buttons at the same time. Hold these buttons until the printer beeps and the * and THICK lights flash
  3. Press the PRINT MODE button until the light indicating the color of the ink cartridge is on
  4. To start the single-head cleaning procedure, press the PAPER SELECT button until the printer beeps. When the print head cleaning procedure is complete, the indicator lights stop flashing
• Quick Cleaning
  1. Make sure the printer is turned on
  2. Press the PRINT MODE and PAPER SELECT buttons at the same time. Hold these buttons until the printer beeps and the * and THICK lights flash
  3. Press the PRINT MODE button until all the lights are on but not flashing
  4. To start the single-head cleaning procedure, press the PAPER SELECT button until the printer beeps. When the print head cleaning procedure is complete, the indicator lights stop flashing

Self Test

Colour Pattern : With the Printer switched off, press and hold the FF button, then press the POWER button until the printer beeps. When the POWER light starts to flash, release both buttons. When the POWER light stops flashing, the printer starts to print the color pattern. To stop printing the test, press the POWER button to turn off the printer.

Font Pattern : With the printer switched off, press and hold the PRINT MODE button, then press the POWER button until the printer beeps. When the POWER light starts to flash, release both buttons. When the POWER light stops flashing, the printer starts to print the Font Pattern. To stop printing the test, press the POWER button to turn off the printer.

Nozzle Check Pattern : With the printer switched off, press and hold the ONLINE button, then press the POWER button until the printer beeps. When the POWER light starts to flash, release both buttons. When the POWER light stops flashing, the printer starts to print the Nozzle Check Pattern. To stop printing the test, press the POWER button to turn off the printer.

Serial Number

Location - Cream coloured label on the back of the printer near the power cord
Prefixes - TKL...

Special Paper

• CF-102A4 - Transparencies. Used for producing overhead transparencies.
• GP-101A4 - Glossy Paper. Heavier coated paper, used for graphics.
• LC-101A4 - Coated A4 Paper. Coated paper used for high quality print.
• LC-301A4 - BubbleJet Paper A4. Lightly coated, water resistant everyday usage paper.
• FS-101 - Fabric Sheet. Allows images to be printed onto 100% Cotton fabric (Machine Washable).
• BF-102A4 - Back Print Film A4. Used to produce back-lit displays.
• HG-101 - High Gloss Film A4. Gives documents a Gloss finish, used for reports/graphics.
• TR-101 - T-Shirt Transfer. Images can be printed onto the transfer material and then ironed onto T-shirts, Sweaters, etc..

Known Issues

Straight lines and Text are 'stepped' both horizontal and vertical

After reinstalling the printer on Windows 98 using the original (Windows 3.1) driver disks, I get the above problems when printing. The solution is to use the driver supplied with Windows 98.

Error Codes

Notes - Encoder Error

If you receive an encoder error, try the following,

• Power off the printer
• Unplug the printer power cord
• Hold PRINT MODE and POWER buttons and plug in the printer's cord
• Release the buttons after the tones (beeps)
• Wait until the printer finishes, and power off
• Unplug the printer
• Plug it back in

Print mode is the button below the 4 Leds (BkCMY)

Waste Error Reset

1: Unplug Power Cord
2: Hold POWER and FF and Print Mode buttons
3: Plug in Power Cord
4: Release after the beeps

DIP Switches

BJ Mode

Table 1 - Code Page for BJ mode

LQ MODE

Table 2 : International Character Set

Table 3 : Typeface