Color Bj Cartridge (Bc-61); Bj Cartridge Vs Print Mode - Canon QY8-1360-000 Service Manual

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1.3.3 Color BJ cartridge (BC-61)

The BC-61 BJ cartridge is used for color printing (denser colors and filling larger
areas with color). The cartridge consists of a main unit that separates the BJ heads,
and disposable ink tanks (BCI-61 Color).
The BJ head has 240 nozzles supplying the color inks. There are three vertical rows
of 80 nozzles each for yellow, magenta, and cyan. The 3 ink tanks are integrated.
Replace the ink tanks if any of the 3 inks runs out, or if satisfactory printing cannot
be achieved even after the stipulated cleaning operations have been performed. If you
still cannot obtain satisfactory print quality, replace the BJ cartridge. Also replace the
cartridge if more than 12 months has elapsed after the seal is broken. (Replace the
ink tank 6 months after the seal is broken.) The BC-61 BJ cartridge will print
approximately 275 pages per tank of a standard color print pattern.

1.3.4 BJ cartridge vs print mode

The inks are used in different ways according to the selected print mode, as shown in
the table below.
Print Mode
Fast
Standard (Fast)
Standard (High Quality)
High Quality
Fine
: Used
When you use the BC-62e Photo BJ cartridge to print in color using only the normal
color inks and not the photo inks, the normal color inks will run out and the ink
tanks will have to be replaced before the photo inks are used up.
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Figure 2-4 Color BJ Cartridge (BC-61)
TABLE 2-1 BJ CARTRIDGE VS PRINT MODE
BC-60
Black Ink Ink Optimizer Color Ink Photo Ink Color Ink
: Used only for plain paper, envelopes
The estimated print quantity for the BC-60 (approximately 870 pages in
monochrome) is for printing only in monochrome and assumes that the
ink optimizer is not used up by color printing. If the ink optimizer is used
in color printing, the cartridge may not print as many pages and it may be
necessary to replace the BC-60 even if you do not print in monochrome at all.
When handling BJ cartridges and ink tanks, observe the notes in "Part 1:
2.1 BJ Cartridge Handling" (page 1-7) .
Part 2: Product Specifications
1 2 N.C.
4 3 5
7 , 8 9 6
11 10 12
14 15 13
17 16 18
2021 22 19 ,
24 23 25
27 26 N.C.
BC-62e Photo
: Not used
2-5
BC-61