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#BJ200 PAPER

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#136777From: MARK R WIRTZMar 23, 1994 4:29 PM
Hi all, well at last i have my paper direct catalog..Winter Vol 5. on page 125 are the inkjet papers which one is best for the canon bj200???? also a question about the BJ200 and the canonstudio driver, when printing at the highest density (7) the printer only shows as printing at HQ mode not SHQ is this correct? output looks good as it prints now…… -mark-
#136801From: gary ludwickMar 23, 1994 9:12 PM
Can't help you on the bj200 density question, but on paper, many people have found Hammermill Laser Print excellent for bubble jets, both black and color. Paper Direct sells it, but doesn't list it under the deskjet papers..I don't know why. Usually you can find it cheaper at an Office Depot or Office Max, than from Paper Direct. Gary on AutoPilot from Charlotte, NC
#136803From: MARK R WIRTZMar 23, 1994 9:20 PM
Thanks Gary, i found two diffrent papers like the one you mention, laser plus and laser print… and there on the same page as the inkjet stuff.. ill give them a shot and see what happens…. mark
#136884From: gary ludwickMar 24, 1994 6:54 PM
The laser plus has what they call "wax holdout"…it's for people doing paste ups with their print outs. Doubt you need to pay extra for that. Gary on AutoPilot from Charlotte, NC
#136910From: MARK R WIRTZMar 24, 1994 10:05 PM
Thanks, ill keep you posted.. mark
#136999From: Wolf FaustMar 25, 1994 7:09 PM
Use density 1 or 2 for printing with CanonStudio (this turns off the drivers color adjustment and dithering as this is done by the CanonStudio program). SHQ can't be enabled by software. There is no command for it… no, not even a hidden command. Don't ask me what this SHQ is all about if you can't turn it on by software… but well… that's not a major problem, or isn't it? — Wolf Faust, Am Dorfgarten 10, 60435 Frankfurt, Germany —
#137160From: MARK R WIRTZMar 26, 1994 8:31 PM
HI, thanks for the reply.. When you say to use density 1 or 2 i dont understand what you mean??? where do i set this at.. if it helps i use final copy II and excellence II for all my word processing needs. mostly final copy, soooo what do i need to set and where. as it is i get good output with canonstudio and FCII but its very slow to print a final page and the lettering does not always look even… -mark-
#137170From: Wolf FaustMar 26, 1994 11:35 PM
It's said several(!) times in the manual when/why to set Density 1&2 and when not. So far, you should use Density 1&2 only when printing from Studio, CanonStudio, PageStream 2.x, ADPro's PrefPrinter, TruePrint. All other programs should be used with Density >2. Final Copy slow? For instance, I just got a "Report" dump (again, why does nobody read the manual about Report!) from a Final Writer user who turned on "Smoothing" in WB preferences. This makes dumps unnecessary slow. Also, many Final Copy/Writer users print with the default density 4, wich doesn't mean the printer prints with the highest resolution with most drivers. Make sure to print with Density 7 (setup in FC!!!) for highest resolution. — Wolf Faust, Am Dorfgarten 10, 60435 Frankfurt, Germany —
#137196From: MARK R WIRTZMar 27, 1994 7:06 AM
Read the instructions, Me… Your right i printed them out last night. i still find alot of this very confusing and thank you endlessly for your help.. i have been setting density to 7 when printing. as far as time for a page how long should it take to print a page of text only at density 7 using a 12 point font?? (i have a stock 500 with 5 megs ram) thanks again for your time and im off to read the manul.. -mark-
#137261From: Gail M. BrownMar 27, 1994 11:11 PM
Mark I have been using Xerox 4200 DP 20lb. Paper from Office Depot with very good results. Under $3.xx per 500 sheets. I sure have been pleased with my BJ-200's printing quality. It is the first ink-jet that I've seen that lives up to the ads saying near laser quality.
#137333From: MARK R WIRTZMar 28, 1994 6:15 PM
Hi Gail, thanks for the reply… one other question, how are your printing times. It takes almost 6 min to print a 360dpi page of text using a 14 point font with final copy II.. seems awful long to me!!! -mark-
#137522From: Wolf FaustMar 30, 1994 2:05 PM
Hmm… 6 minutes per page? Well, this might be ok for a plain 68000 based Amiga. On an 68030 the job should be done in a minute… depends on what you print… I think Final Copy/Writer is one of the fastest applications in this area… I have never seen an application doing similar things on the Amiga with this speed… sure… on a plain Amiga it can be slow… but guess how slow these things can be on an equally powered MS Windows system ;-9 Beside you would have problems finding such an underpowered Windows system ;-9 — Wolf Faust, Am Dorfgarten 10, 60435 Frankfurt, Germany —