BJ Cartridge Guidelines. Canon BJC-4400 Series, BJC-4400

BJ Cartridge Guidelines

You can use these cartridges with the printer:

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BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge

Contains the print head unit and two replaceable

BJ tanks—the BCI-21 Color BJ Tank contains color ink

(cyan, magenta, yellow) and the BCI-21 Black

BJ Tank contains black ink. You can replace the

BJ tanks without replacing the print head unit when you run out of ink.

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BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge

Contains the print head unit and black ink only. Use this cartridge when you will be printing with black ink only. When you run out of ink, you replace the complete cartridge.

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BC-22e Photo BJ Cartridge

Contains the print head unit and color and black inks. Use this cartridge when you want to produce photo-realistic color printing.

When used with Canon’s High Resolution Paper (HR-101) or Glossy

Photo Paper (GP-201), this ink produces images comparable to your favorite photographs. When you run out of ink, you replace the complete cartridge.

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BC-29F Neon BJ Cartridge

Contains the print head unit and neon color and black inks. Use this cartridge when you want to add hot new colors to everything from your business graphs to stickers for your kids. These amazing bright fluorescent colors make your pictures, graphs, and fun images really stand out. When you run out of ink, you replace the complete cartridge.

The actual amount of ink that you use will vary depending on the print density of a page. If the majority of your output is graphics, you may need to change cartridges or tanks more often than when you are printing text only. See Appendix A, Specifications, for details on the life expectancy of the BJ cartridges.

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You may need to replace the BJ cartridge or a BJ tank when your printed output is not crisp and clear and there are gaps in the characters

(missing dots)—even after you have cleaned the print head at least five times.

If you are using the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge and your output is blank, one of the BJ tanks is probably out of ink. See the instructions starting on page 4-18 for replacing a BJ tank.

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Canon has more engineers dedicated to creating quality ink for providing the best results for output on Bubble Jet printers than any other organization. Canon does not prohibit the use of third-party inks and the use of third-party inks does not invalidate the product’s limited warranty.

However, Canon cannot guarantee the quality or performance of your printer when you are using inks from other suppliers.

Canon’s limited warranty does not cover damage caused to Canon’s

Bubble Jet products that is attributable to the use of third party parts or supplies, including inks. The limited warranty remains in effect for its life once that particular damage has been properly repaired.

For optimum printing results, Canon recommends that you use only

Canon BJ cartridges and BJ tanks.

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BJ Cartridge and BJ Tank Maintenance

The most important thing you can do to extend the life of your printer and to ensure optimum print quality is take care of the BJ cartridges.

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Spilled ink can stain any surface. Open BJ cartridges and BJ tanks carefully, and follow the guidelines presented here to protect against spilled ink.

❍ If you are using both the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge and any other

BJ cartridges, make sure you store the cartridge not being used in the Ink Cartridge Storage Box.

❍ Keep BJ cartridges and BJ tanks in their sealed containers until you are ready to use them.

❍ Do not remove the BJ tanks from the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge unnecessarily. This may cause the ink to clog.

❍ Make sure both BJ tanks are installed in the BC-21e Color

BJ Cartridge. Attempting to use the BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge with one BJ tank only may cause ink clogging.

❍ If spilled, the ink is difficult to remove. Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep the BJ cartridges and BJ tanks out of the reach of children.

❍ Do not touch the print head area on the BJ cartridge. Ink may leak out and cause stains.

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Hold the BJ cartridge on the sides only. Do not touch the silver plate on the bottom of the BJ cartridge or the silver metal or circuit area on the side. The metal area may become hot during printing.

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