BJ-5 Printer
General Info:
Adapter
AD-150 120 VAC
AD-150 220 VAC
Alternative Drivers
Drivers you can use if the BJ-5 driver is not available.
Battery
To charge the Battery (NB-150) -
A good battery will take about 10 hours to charge and the POWER indicator will turn off when fully charged. the battery should be good for about 40 minutes. When not using the battery pack, set the Battery switch to OFF (0).
Cartridge
Cleaning Print head
Serial Number
Located on underside of printer.
Known Issues
"Splitting" rows of Text or Graphics
When printing text, a blank line appears halfway down the page, or when printing graphics, blank lines appear within the image.
To solve this, ensure that DIP switches 2 to 11 are set to OFF. Also make sure the printer port is set to SPP or Normal in the Computer's BIOS.
Cannot Print in Windows 98
If you cannot print in Windows 98, make sure that the printer port is set to either SPP, Standard, or Normal in the computer's BIOS.
Prints blank even with new Cartridge
After installing a new cartridge the printer only prints blank pages, or prints a few lines and fades quickly. Typically you need to perform 2-3 head cleanings before printing anything. Also insure the orange tape is removed from the new cartridge.
When printing text files, prints 2 lines on platen before feeding next sheet
This problems arises when printing simple text files from dos where no page end or form feed indication in the file. Set Dipswitch SW #10 ON (Canon BJ-130e mode) or use Epson LQ mode
The reverse button does not work
If a sheet feeder is installed, the reverse feed is disabled.
Error Codes
|
Power |
Online |
Error |
Paper |
Beeps |
Error |
Solution |
|
Off |
Off |
Off |
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No Power State |
The AC Adapter is not plugged in or defective or the battery is not installed |
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On |
Off |
On |
Off |
2 or 3 |
Out of paper |
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|
On |
Off |
On |
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Continuously |
Paper Jam or Paper too long |
Remove Paper Jam |
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On |
Off |
Blinks |
|
Continuously |
Carriage |
Turn printer off and on |
|
On |
Blinks |
Off |
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5 |
Software related |
Turn printer off and on |
|
On |
Blinks |
Off |
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Continuously |
Software during printer warm up / RAM Error |
Turn printer off and on |
|
On |
Blinks |
Blinks |
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3 |
Software related / ROM Error |
Turn printer off and on |
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Blinks |
Off |
Off |
|
Every Second |
The battery is recharging |
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|
Blinks |
Off |
Off |
|
Every 1/2 second |
The battery is low |
Recharge the battery |
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Blinks |
Off |
On |
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5 |
Battery is exhausted |
Try recharging 2 or 3 more times. If the error persists replace the battery. |
|
Blinks |
Off |
On |
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Continuously |
Logic Card error |
Logic Card error |
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Blinks |
Off |
Blinks |
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5 |
Battery fault |
Try recharging 2 or 3 more times. If the error persists replace the battery. |
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Blinks |
Blinks |
Blinks |
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3 |
Indicators blink fast, and the printer will turn off after 1 minute |
Logic Card error |
Paper Out light may be On or Off for most errors and can be ignored except for Paper Out/Jam errors
DIP Switches
BJ Mode
|
Switch |
Function |
On |
OFF |
Factory |
|
1 |
Auto Sheet feeder |
Enable |
Disable |
OFF |
|
2 |
Graphics Image Density |
Normal |
High |
OFF |
|
3 |
Auto Line Feed |
CR with LF |
CR |
OFF |
|
4 |
Page Length |
12" (305 mm) |
11" (279mm) |
OFF |
|
5 |
Character Set |
Set 2 |
Set 1 |
OFF |
|
6 |
Auto Carriage Return |
LF with CR |
LF only |
OFF |
|
7 |
Alternate Graphics Mode |
Enabled |
Disabled |
OFF |
|
8 |
Receive Buffer/download memory size |
3 kb/34 kb |
37 kb /0 kb |
OFF |
|
9 |
Code Page |
850 |
837 |
OFF |
|
10 |
Mode 1/Mode 2 |
Canon BJ-130e |
IBM X24e |
OFF |
|
11 |
Emulation mode |
Epson LQ-510 |
Canon BJ |
OFF |
Notes -
Switch 1 - When you use the optional auto sheet feeder, set the selector 1 to ON.
Switch 2 - When the selector 2 is OFF, the printer prints in a higher density graphics print image (full bit-mapped print). When this switch is on, the printer does not print the odd bits in mapped odd slices or the even bits in mapped even slices.
Switch 3 - When the selector 3 is ON, the printer makes an automatic line feed when receiving a CR code.
Switch 6 - When the selector 6 is ON, the printer makes an automatic carriage return after a line feed is performed.
Switch 7 - When the selector 7 is ON, the printer accepts high resolution 24-dot all point addressable (APA) graphics commands similar to those used with the conventional 24-dot printers.
Switch 9 - When the selector 9 is OFF, the printer is using the USA character font (437). When the selector is ON, the printer prints using the multilingual fonts (850).
Switch 10 - When the selector 10 is OFF (mode 1), the printer emulates IBM X24E control codes. When this selector is ON (mode 2), the printer emulates Canon BJ-130e control codes.
LQ MODE (Epson LQ-510)
|
Switch |
Function |
On |
Off |
Factory |
|
1 |
Auto Sheet feeder |
Enable |
Disable |
OFF |
|
2 |
Graphics Image Density |
Normal |
High |
OFF |
|
3 |
Auto Line Feed |
CR with LF |
CR |
OFF |
|
4 |
Page Length |
12" (305 mm) |
11" (279mm) |
OFF |
|
5 |
Character Set |
Graphics |
Italics |
OFF |
|
6 |
Int'l Character Set |
See Table 1 |
OFF |
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7 |
Int'l Character Set |
See Table 1 |
OFF |
|
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8 |
Int'l Character Set |
See Table 1 |
OFF |
|
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9 |
Typeface |
See Table 2 |
OFF |
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10 |
Typeface |
See Table 2 |
OFF |
|
|
11 |
Emulation mode |
Epson LQ-510 |
Canon BJ |
OFF |
Table 1 : International Character Set
|
Country |
Switch 6 |
Switch 7 |
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Switch 8 |
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USA |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
|
UK |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
|
Germany |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
|
France |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
|
Denmark |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
|
Sweden |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
|
Italy |
ON |
ON |
OFF |
|
Spain |
ON |
ON |
ON |
Table 2 : Typeface
|
Typeface |
Switch 9 |
Switch 10 |
|
Roman |
OFF |
OFF |
|
Sans Serif |
OFF |
ON |
|
Draft |
ON |
OFF |