BJC-4550 Printer

General Info:

Alternative Drivers

Drivers you can use if the BJC-4550 driver is not msoilable.

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

Cartridges

• BC-20 - Black Ink
• BCI-21bk - Black Ink Tank (BC-21)
• BCI-21c - Tri Color Ink (BC-21)
• BC-21e - Color Print Head
• BC-22e - Photo Ink
• BC-29f - Fluorescent Ink

Cleaning Print Head

With the printer online, hold down the RESUME button for 2 beeps.

Self Test

Demo Test : Switch Printer off. Hold down power button for 1 beeps. Press RESUME to stop.
Status Test : Switch Printer off. Hold down power button for 2 beeps. Press RESUME to stop.
Ripple Test : Switch Printer off. Hold down power button for 3 beeps. Press RESUME to stop.
Nozzle Test : Switch Printer off. Hold down power button for 4 beeps. Press RESUME to stop.

Serial Number

Location - Cream colored label on the back of the printer near the power cord
Prefixes - CAG...

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-101A3 - Coated A3 Paper. Coated paper used for high quality print.
• LC-301A4 – Bubble-Jet Paper A4. Lightly coated, water resistant everyday usage paper.
• LC-301A3 – Bubble-Jet Paper A3. 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.
• BF-102A3 - Back Print Film A3. Used to produce back-lit displays.
• HG-101 - High Gloss Film A4. Gives documents a Gloss finish, used for reports/graphics.
• HG-101A3 - High Gloss Film A3. Gives documents a Gloss finish, used for reports/graphics.
• HR-101A4 - High Res Paper A4. Coated paper, for use with Photo Cartridges.
• HR-101A3 - High Res Paper A3. Coated paper, for use with Photo Cartridges.
• TR-101 - T-Shirt Transfer. Images can be printed onto the transfer material and then ironed onto T-shirts, Sweaters, etc..

Known Issues

Black Page When Printing Faxes

If when you print a fax, it comes out as a solid black page, go into the printer's properties and set the printer to Mono.

Printing Squashed or Running off Right Hard Side of Page

If your printing is either squashed down the left hand side of the page, or that it runs off the right hand edge of the page the cause is down to the printer not detecting the right color cartridge in the printer.

What you need to do is go into the Properties for the printer, then into the Graphics tab, and in the Color Model section, change the setting from Color to Photo Color (if it is already set to Photo Color, change it to Color).

It might also be worth turning on Cartridge Detection as well.

Problems with Cartridge Detection

• Power off the printer
• Unplug the printer's power cord, wait 5 seconds then re-plug the power cord in.
• Hold the Power button for 6 Beeps
• Release the Power Button

This will reset the printer and should resolve incorrect cartridge detection problems.

Error Message : "Internal Error: Color Adjustment Method will not be available".

Whenever you try to print you get the above message. If you press OK, it prints, but if you press Cancel it says you don't have enough memory to use the printer's driver. The solution is to update the printer's drivers to version 3.93 or higher. The drivers should be available from Canon's Website. Remember to uninstall the previous driver before updating.

Error -192 res Not Found Resource not found

The solution to the above error is to download the latest Mac drivers from Canon's website.

System Error D203, -36

After upgrading to System 8 on the Apple Mac, gets the above error message when printing. The solution (again) is to download the latest Mac drivers from Canon's website.

"Error D210 your ColorSync or Canon profiles...."

I've just installed Mac OS 8.5 and my printer will no longer work.

Firstly make sure you are using v2.04 or higher printer drivers. It may also be caused by the coloursync profiles have been installed by the installer in the incorrect location. Previous versions of the MAC OS install into system\preferences\colorsync profiles. MacOS 8 and above now has the default location in system\colorsync profiles. The fix is to move all the profiles into system\colorsync profiles.

Printer switches itself off after 1 minute

This printer has an AutoShutoff mode, check the printer driver properties via the Control Panel under CONTROL. You can disabled it if you wish, note the printer also has an AutoPower ON mode when a print job is sent aswell.

Error Codes

Power/Error	Indicator Color	Beeper	Error/Cause	Solution
Off			No Power
On	Green		Ready State
On	Orange	1	Paper Pickup Error or out of paper	Add Paper or clear paper jam and press Resume
On	Orange	2	Paper Jam	Clear paper jam and press Resume
Blinks	Green	1	Cartridge Not detected	Install or replace cartridge. You will notice the carriage will be in the middle postion.
Blinks	Green<>Orange	1	RAM Error	Unplug the printer for 20 seconds, if problem persists then printer Requires a Service.
Blinks	Green<>Orange	2	ROM Error	Unplug the printer for 20 seconds, if problem persists then printer Requires a Service.
Blinks	Green<>Orange	3	BJ Cartridge Displacement error	Try replacing the Cartridge or Requires Service
Blinks	Green<>Orange	4	Home Position Error	Remove the cartridge and check to make sure nothing is blocking the path of the carriage, if not then the printer requires a service
Blinks	Green<>Orange	5	Waste Full	Requires Service
Blinks	Green<>Orange	6	Temperature Sensor Error	Try replacing the Cartridge or Requires Service
Blinks	Green<>Orange	7	Print Position	Unplug the printer for 20 seconds, if problem persists then printer Requires a Service.
Blinks	Green<>Orange	8-9	Head temperature or sensor error	Try replacing the Cartridge or Requires Service
Blinks	Green<>Orange	10	Cleaning Error	Remove the cartridge and check to make sure nothing is blocking the path of the carriage, if not then the printer requires a service

Waste Error Reset

Unplug Power Cord
Hold POWER and RESUME buttons
Plug in Power Cord
Release buttons
Open front door of printer
Hold the CARTRIDGE and RESUME buttons
Press POWER
Release all buttons after the beeps
Press CARTRIDGE once
Press RESUME