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Canon BJC-2100 printer

Important Note
Please keep in mind that Packard Bell does not do the technical support for this printer. For technical questions, latest drivers, etc. concerning this printer, please refer customers to the Canon web sites and the Canon Help Desk telephone numbers (this information is also specified on the back of the Quick Start Guide supplied with the printer).

Country Help Desk Web Site
Austria +43 1 680 88 - 412 http://www.canon.at
Belgium 0900-10627 http://www.canon.be
Deutschland (02151) 349-555 http://www.canon.de
España 906 301 255 http://www.canon.es
France 01.41.99.70.70 http://www.canon.fr
Italia 02/8249.2000 http://www.canon.it
Luxembourg (352) 48 47 961 http://www.canon.lu
Nederland 023-5681681 http://www.canon.nl
Schweiz 0900 575520 http://www.canon.ch
United Kingdom (08705) 143723 http://www.canon.co.uk
Table of Contents
Specifications
Printing Method Bubble JetTM ink-on-demand, with Drop Modulation TechnologyTM
Resolution 720 x 360 dpi
Print Quality Colour and photo: 4 colour system
Colour matching: ICM v2.0, ColorSync 2.0 or later
Print Speed Mono text: up to 5 ppm
Colour graphics: up to 2 ppm
Paper Size A5, A4, B5, letter, legal, no.10 & DL envelope, photo cards (4"x6")
Media Type Plain paper, brilliant white paper, bubble jet paper, transparency, high resolution paper, glossy photo paper, high gloss film, glossy photo cards, T-shirt transfer, back print film, envelopes, banner paper
glossy photo paper, high gloss photo film, back print film, glossy photo cards, T-shirt transfer
Media Handling Sheet feeder: 50 sheets at 64 gsm
Interface IEEE 1284 compatible parallel (ECP), Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Media Weight 64 to 105 gsm
Colour Cartridge BC-21e Black ink tank BCI-21Bk - approx. 140 pages at 5% coverage
Colour ink tank BCI-21C - approx. 100 pages at 5% coverage each colour
Photo Cartridge BC-22e Approx. 50 pages at 5% coverage each colour
Mono Cartridge BC-20 Approx. 900 pages at 5% coverage
Fluorescent Cartridge BC-29F (optional) Approx. 100 pages at 5% coverage each colour
Colour Image Scanner Cartridge IS-22 (optional) Scanning resolution: up to 360 x 360 dpi
Colour resolutions: 24 bit
Power Source AC 100 - 120 V 50 - 60 Hz, AC 220 - 240 V 50 - 60 Hz
Power Consumption 2 W (non-printing), 18 W (printing)
Dimensions 370 x 191 x 164 mm (W x D x H)
Weight Approx. 2.4 kg
Acoustic Noise Level Approx. 45 dB (A)
Operating Environment Temperature range: 5 - 35¦C
Humidity: 10 - 90% RH
System Requirements Windows 95/98 - 486, 16 MB RAM, 38 MB free HDD space, CD-ROM drive, parallel or USB interface, VGA display.
Windows NT 4.0 - Pentium, 16 MB RAM, 25 MB free HDD space, CD-ROM drive, parallel interface, VGA Display
Windows 2000 - Pentium 133 MHz, 32 MB RAM for professional, 64 MB for server, 25 MB free HDD space, CD-ROM drive, parallel or USB interface, VGA Display
Mac OS - Macintosh with USB, Mac OS 8.1 or later, 10 MB available RAM, 30 MB free HDD space
Package
The BJC-2100 is supplied as standard with the following:
  • Printer
  • Paper output tray
  • Paper support
  • BJC-21e colour ink cartridge
  • BJ cartridge container
  • Power cord
  • Quick Start Guide
  • CD 1: BJ Printer Setup CD-ROM
  • CD 2: BJC-2100 Reference Guide (multilingual)

  • Attention: No printer cables are supplied!
Setting up the printer
The location
  1. Remove all packing material and pieces of tapes.
  2. Select a good location for your printer: close to a power outlet and on a flat and stable surface. Ensure that enough space is provided in front of the printer so you can install the paper output tray.
  3. Install the paper rest, which supports the media loaded in the auto sheet feeder. Insert the paper rest into the slots on the back of the auto sheet feeder.
  4. Install the paper output tray, which holds the printed sheets when they are fed out of the printer. Align the edges of the paper output tray with the grooves on the bottom of the printer and insert the paper output tray. Fold this tray down before you start printing. It can be folded up while the printer is not in use.
  5. Connect the power cord to the back of the printer and connect the other end to a power outlet. The printer switches on automatically after you connect the power cord. There is no power button on the printer. Leaving the printer plugged in does not affect its performance.

  6. Attention: Do not connect the printer cable yet!
The cartridge
  1. Unpack the BJC-21e colour ink cartridge. Remove the orange protective cap and protective tape:

    Cartridge

  2. To install the cartridge, open the front cover of the printer. The cartridge holder moves to the centre.
  3. Hold the cartridge by the sides so that you can read the label and insert the cartridge into the cartridge holder:

    Cartridge holder

  4. Lower the lock lever to lock the cartridge in place:

    Cartridge lock lever

  5. Check the paper thickness lever and make sure it is set to the left for plain paper:

    Paper thickness lever

  6. Close the front cover. The printer begins initialising for normal operation. Wait until initialisation finishes.
The printer test
  1. Pinch the paper feed guide so it moves smoothly. Move it all the way to the left side of the auto sheet feeder.
  2. Insert the paper into the auto sheet feeder and slide the paper guide against the side of the sheet. The paper guide should be snug and not too tight.
  3. Double-click the Resume button on top of the printer to print a nozzle check pattern; this should be the result:

    Nozzle check pattern
Installing the printer driver
  1. Disconnect the printer power cord and make sure the printer is not connected to the computer.
  2. Turn the computer on.
  3. Insert the BJ Printer Setup CD-ROM (CD 1) in the CD-ROM drive. Wait a few moments for the installation program to start automatically and display the first screen. If the first screen is not displayed, double-click the My Computer icon and then double-click the CD-ROM icon in the My Computer window.
  4. The language will be selected automatically. However, if the Select Language dialogue box is displayed, click the name of the language for your system and click the OK button.
  5. Read the licence agreement carefully and click the Yes button if you agree:

    Licence Agreement

  6. In the next screen, click the appropriate cable connection, USB in this case:

    Select connecting cable

  7. Wait a few moments until this screen is displayed and connect the printer to the computer:

    Connect the printer using a USB cable


    1. Align the matching square connectors and push firmly all the way into the printer.
    2. Now align the two matching flat connectors and push firmly all the way into the USB port of the computer.
    		 USB connectors
  8. Plug the printer power cord.
  9. The installation of the printer driver begins automatically, and finally the following screen is displayed:

    Main menu

  10. Make sure the Printer Driver option is displayed and click the Start button: the drivers are copied to the hard disk drive of the computer.
  11. After copying all files and the following message is displayed on screen, click OK to return to the main menu:

    Installation complete

  12. In the main menu, click the Exit button to complete the installation of the driver.
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