Canon Bubblejet printers:

Max. page sizes:
- BJ  330: A3 portrait and landscape, A2 portrait
- BJ  300: A4 portrait
- BJC 800: A3 portrait
- BJ- 10E: A4 portrait

Generally the following applies:
  Many problems with A3 and page length and the old PKSWrite etc. 
  Therefore:
- For all Canon Bubblejet printers the paper height can be altered with 
  SET PAPER HEIGHT. This code sequence is inserted in PRINIT, namely 
  "27,67,0,n", where n is the page height in INCHES. Here you can enter 
  values between 1 and 22, where 17" corresponds to A4 and 22" to A3.

BJ-300 and 330:

- If the printer is used with a TT, the output port must be set to 
  'Other', as direct output via 'Parallel' is too fast for the printer.
- With single sheet feed one should take care not to write all the way 
  to the bottom margin, as due to the paper feed handling the lowest 
  2 cm are not printed correctly. This problem does not arise with 
  continuous (fanfold) paper.
- Those who wish to print at 180dpi with these printers must use 
  "180dpi.cdd" and set the printer to LQ mode.

- BJ-330:
  Although it is possible to feed in A2 paper via the single sheet feed, 
  the actual print width however is only A3.

BJC-800:

Basically:
- There are various modes that one can set on the printer itself (see 
  manual); these affect the print speed in particular, but also have to 
  be adapted to the type of base material (OHP transparency foils or 
  similar). The driver cannot alter these modes.
- To be able to print DIN A3, you have to switch the line length in the 
  display menu of the printer to 11 inch (see manual); this can be done 
  only at the printer, the driver cannot make this alteration! (however 
  with 11" line length one can also print DIN A4...)
- The set margins should best be adapted to the individual printer, 
  because those set were measured on a test machine.

There are 2 drivers for this Canon printer, which can output A3 portrait.
800BJC24:

- 2 times offset optimization, giving no stripes in the printout.
- Relatively slow, as each line has to be traversed twice.

800BJC48:

- Prints a line in a single print pass, therefore fast.
- Due to mechanical imprecision in the paper transport there may be 
  stripes in the printout.

BJ-10E:
- 48 nozzles are addressed, the line will be printed in a single pass, 
  hence there may be stripes when printing dark areas.

BJC 600:

- This printer limps just like the BJC 800. Why? First you must remember 
  that nearly 5 MByte of data has to pass the Centronics bottleneck. 
  Therefore always print at full speed, i.e. directly via the parallel 
  port, not via 'Other' (TOS output). Unfortunately it can't go any 
  faster. The driver requires some 50 seconds (in a TT) for the 
  conversion of the 5 MByte print data alone. The rest is plain transfer 
  time as well as waiting for the printer that is currently chewing bits 
  or sniffing ink. I strongly recommend an HP inkjet, since that at least 
  can handle compressed data. Yes, the BJC 600 can't handle compression. 
  Oh dear!
- Please be sure to select the correct rasters and control curves; it's 
  best to use frequency-modulated rasterizing. The printer tends to see 
  and print everything too black. Remedy: Buy an HP!
- Special paper is fine, and while normal paper does not bleed, the ink 
  seems to spread particularly easily in the fibres. Pity.
- There is rumour around that the BJC-600 has 64 nozzles. Could be. But:
  According to the technical description from Canon the printer can be 
  accessed only at 360 dpi and with only 48 nozzles (3 bytes per print 
  column). At any rate a special 64-nozzle control mode is not evident.
  The only possibility: The printer converts the data itself to its own, 
  64 nozzle format. Possibly someone who has the knowledge can help. 
- All in all: Oh well...

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