BJC-80 - Wont' print

Please click on Printers & Faxes and select your printer. Right click on the icon and click Properties. Click the maintenance tab on the page displayed. Carry out the Nozzle cleaning and the Print Head Alignment Tasks. Now try again printing. If it is OK, then requested that carryout these tasks once month if you are using printer very frequently. If it does not solve your problem then the fault lies with the Print Head which requires adjustment/replacement, which can be done at the Cannon service centres. The poor print quality is due to print heads and the this problem is very common in BJC 80 printer. There have been numerous complaints regarding the print head. You can do nothing except replace it.

Just replace with new PRINT HEAD. There is no alternate way to solve this problem.

you need the printer driver for vista in order to be able to print out. But Canon does not offer drivers for XP and Vista for bjc-80, however you can manually install the driver for BJC-85 and get the printing function going, but the scanner cartrige does not work through USB.

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Bruce

i think u already solved your problem...your printer's problem is its printer head...u cannot solve this problem by fixing it yourself.all u can do is to buy new printer head at printer's shop. it is true because i got the same problem with my BJC 200.i do the same solution as u r and lastly, i go to the technician and he said i need to replace my printer head at some price.....just think bout money n i discover that buy a new one is better(as for my problem)

not to discourage u, but try to plan either to buy new printer head or buy a new printer....

hope this solution help... ; )

Indicates Waste Ink Full error

To repair follow the steps below
1: Unplug Power Cord
2: Hold POWER and RESUME buttons
3: Plug in Power Cord
4: Release buttons after the printers starts up
5: Hold CARTRIDGE and RESUME
6: Press POWER
7: Release all buttons after the beeps
8: Press CARTRIDGE 16 times
9: Press RESUME
10: Unplug the Power cord

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SOME OF THE (MOST) BRIG A DRIVER CD.
ONE THING YOU SHOULD HAVE IN MIND IS THAT WHEN INSTALLING YOU BJC-80 IT WONT PRINT UNLESS YOU GO TO PRINTER PROPERTIES, PORTS AND UNMARK "BIDERECTIONAL COMPATIBILITY", THE GO TO ADVANCED OPTIONS AND CHECK ON "PRINT DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER", OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. (SORRY ALL MY SOFT IS IN SPANISH...) RESTART THA COMPUTER AND ENJOY. I HAVE A BJC-70 AND A BJC-80, USE THEM ON XP SP2 AND VISTA. BOTH WORKING FINE. DO NOT EXPECT SPEED PERFORMANCE. GOOD LUCK

1. Make sure printer is turned on.
   
   
2. Press and hold the RESUME button for at least two seconds until the printer beeps twice.
   
   
3. The POWER light will blink for several seconds while the print head is being cleaned.

If three print head cleanings do not correct the issue, you may need to replace the BC ink cartridge.

use bjc 85 driver for printing w/xp on your 80.

Try disable bidirectional support

I had this problem too. It turned out there was old dry ink in there clogging up the printerhead and it was fixed after I ran the cleaning programme several times. However I can't for the lifeof me remember how to do that now. I know I found it online but it has since vanished. Maybe check your manual?