I have a bjc80 that I'm trying to use on an Averatec laptop. This machine has USB 2.0 but no Parallel port. I have a parallel to usb printer cable, but cannot get the printer to work.I have applied the latest patches from Averatec to ensure that my USB is current. Any suggestions? TIA, Dick

I have a problem with the BJC 8200 printer I am hoping someone can help me with. When printing a photo there are one or two verticle narrow blurred streaks down the right hand side.The rest of the photo is of good quality.The problem also appears to be getting worse.I have tried all the...

I have a Canon BJC-2000 which is only printing blank pages. Yes I ran it through cleaning cycles. (I don't typically do much printing). I changed the black & color refills. I changed the print cartridge. Ran it through some cleaning cycles. Still blank pages. Yes I reloaded the drivers. Aside...

I have installed a complete set of four 'compatible' ink cartridges from Cartridge Concept in Scotland. I can print normal text, e.g. from a Word document, OK, but if I print anything that has dark areas, or even a word table with line width set to 1.5 pt. the printing almost disappears after the...

I am having quite a bit of trouble after printing a couple of images in that the orifices in the cartridge holder seems to get plugged. After washing it out with isopropyl alcohol and reinserting the color and b/w cartridges, it seems to work fine for a while.......then it plugs again. Several...

I am having quite a bit of trouble after printing a couple of images in that the orifices in the cartridge holder seems to get plugged. After washing it out with isopropyl alcohol and reinserting the color and b/w cartridges, it seems to work fine for a while.......then it plugs again. Several...

Does anyone know where I can find a BJC-600 manual online? Canon doesn't have one. OR: could anyone tell me what those !@#$%&^**!!! DIP switches do. Thanks.

Is there a procedure to perform a self test on a BJC-6000? (Not needing to hook it up to a computer) Is there a FAQ for this group?

I need to reduce character sizes for a couple of heritage programs I keep in my DOS partition. Recently I got an almost-new BJC-85, but the manual just mentions what to click on in Windows or Mac, neither of which I utilize. Does anyone know how to shrink character sizes on the BJC-85 directly with...

Hi, I've been asked to repair a HPcomputer (Dont have details to hand) that had been severely virused. THis was carried out satisfactorily however I was also asked to resolve a printing problem which manifested itself through printing the first few lines of a document, line feeding then printing...

Hi all, Got a strange problem. I have an older BJC3000 printer which I recently filled the cartridges with. After doing that I decided to test what the inks looked like because prints seemed to be coming out warm. To do this I opened Photoshop CS and created four boxes. I filled each box with...

Hi I had a nice new BJC4300 - for about 5 months! I then didn't use it for a year as was fortunate enough to use an A3 printer at work for nowt! Then went back to the BJC and it wouldn't print for love nor money. Have soaked the head in everything. Then got another head and worked fine. Went to...

I have a Canon BJC 4300 that all of a sudden now prints everything in big squares and lines. Any help? Re-loaded an up to date drive. Changed computers and OS and same thing.

Hi Can anyone please tell me if a new Canon BJC5500 A2 printer can still be purchased and where at what price? Thanks

Hi folks for those interested in the UK only (sorry), I have the following inks for sale ten quid plus postage. BJC600, JR INKjet inks Two bottles of yellow, One part full bottle of cyan, One part full magenta One full bottle of JR black ink (not in a JR bottle). Three unused, unopened original...

I had a Minolta QMS 1250W PagePro. I liked the printer except they don't last very long. I was able to get toner cartridge refills for much less than Minolta charged for there's. The next version of this printer is the 1350W and I inadvertently read a message somewhere that this printer wouldn't...

Older inkjet printers have a lot of problems with B&W images. I have heard some of the newer printers are very good. Any suggestions? I need something that can do at least 11x14 and preferably larger. -- Robert B. Peirce, Venetia, PA 724-941-6883 bob AT peirce-family.com rbp AT...

My Epson 1270 prints everything out as big black and orange blocks and saturates the paper. Any ideas how I can fix this? Tony Robinson.

I've produced a short article about HP's new No.59 grey scale ink cartridge. I was briefed on this new cartridge and the new Photosmart printers it will work with by HP last month. Anyone who has tried to get an ink jet printer to produce mono prints anywhere near the quality of traditional...

hi all, I have a couple of great printers in my office and I need one for home. But I want something cheap and simple. There are about a million of those. So I was hoping someone could suggest something that might fit these descriptions 1) Black and white (I don't need color so it needs to work...