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.

z BJ-10e/10sx (Switch 10 & 11 OFF)

z BJ-130e (Switch 10 ON & 11 OFF)
z Epson LQ-510 (Switch 11 ON)
z IBM Pro Printer X24(Switch 10 & 11 OFF)

Battery

To charge the Battery (NB-150) -

z Insure the adapter(AD-150) is plugged in

z Set the battery switch to ON (I)
z Hold ONLINE while pressing the POWER
z Release, the POWER indicator should be flashing

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

z BC-01 - Black Ink & Integral Print Head.

Cleaning Print head

z Method #1:
{ If the ONLINE light is lit
{ Press the < and > keys until the beeps and release
{ Press the keys 2 more times
z Method #2:
{ Power off the printer
{ Press the < and > together and hold
{ Press POWER until the beep is heard
{ Release all the buttons..

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
The AC Adapter is not plugged in or
Off Off Off No Power State defective or the battery is not
installed
On Off On Off 2 or 3 Out of paper
On Off On Continuously Paper Jam or Paper too long Remove Paper Jam
On Off Blinks Continuously Carriage Turn printer off and on
On Blinks Off 5 Software related Turn printer off and on
Software during printer warm
On Blinks Off Continuously Turn printer off and on
up / RAM Error
On Blinks Blinks 3 Software related / ROM Error Turn printer off and on
Blinks Off Off Every Second The battery is recharging
Every 1/2
Blinks Off Off The battery is low Recharge the battery
second
Try recharging 2 or 3 more times. If
Blinks Off On 5 Battery is exhausted
the error persists replace the battery.
Blinks Off On Continuously Logic Card error Logic Card error
Try recharging 2 or 3 more times. If
Blinks Off Blinks 5 Battery fault
the error persists replace the battery.
Indicators blink fast, and the
Blinks Blinks Blinks 3 printer will turn off after 1 Logic Card error
minute

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

Factory
Switch Function On OFF
Setting
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)

Factory
Switch Function On Off
Setting
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
7 Int'l Character Set See Table 1 OFF
8 Int'l Character Set See Table 1 OFF
9 Typeface See Table 2 OFF
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

Switch 8
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