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SECTION 5 

DISASSEMBLY – ASSEMBLY 

 

 

35 

Service Disassembly Procedures 

NOTE:  The following disassembly should only be done by a qualified, trained service 

representative. 

CAUTION:  When touching electronic boards wear a wrist strap that is grounded. 
OPERATOR SIDE COVERS 

1.

 

Remove the three screws at the top of the left hand 
operator side covers.  Then remove the two screws 
from the bottom of the cover. 

2.

 

Remove the cover.  Do not pull it too far away as the 
cable to the control panel could be damaged. 

3.

 

Disconnect the control panel cable from the PC Board.  
Disconnect the connector from the Media Thickness 
Control. 

4.

 

Reassemble in reverse order. 

 

 

A is Head Transport Mechanism under Left Operator 
Side cover. 

See Carriage Assembly Timing Adjustment in Section 4- 
Adjustments. 

B is the Motor, Motor Drive Belt and Feed Clutch. 

See Motor Drive Adjustment in Section 4 - Adjustments 

Summary of Contents for ASTROJET 2600P

Page 1: ...ASTROJET 2600P 2650P 2800P PRINTER SERVICE MANUAL Astro Machine Corp 630 Lively Blvd Elk Grove Village IL 60007 Phone 847 364 6363 Fax 847 364 9898 www astromachine com...

Page 2: ...9 DO NOT remove covers Covers enclose hazardous parts that should only be accessed by a qualified service representative Report any damage of covers to your service representative 9 This machine requi...

Page 3: ...l Operation 13 Sequence of Operation 13 The AstroJet 2600P 2650P 2800P Printer Control Panel 14 Printer Driver Properties 16 Printing from Microsoft Word 20 Print Recovery after Jam 22 SECTION 4 Adjus...

Page 4: ...nsport Belts 37 Replacing Drive Motor Motor Control PCB Power Supply 41 SECTION 6 Maintenance 43 The Inkjet Cartridge 43 Cleaning 45 Appendices 47 Appendix A AstroJet 2600P 2650P 2800P Specifications...

Page 5: ...y worktable or cabinet at least 12 inches from any walls Protect the AstroJet 2600P 2650P 2800P from excessive heat dust and moisture avoid placing it in direct sunlight Connecting the AstroJet 2600P...

Page 6: ...ead Remove the protective tape from the printhead The cartridges are held in place by a latch lever mounted on the inkjet cartridge holder Release the lever by raising it vertical With the cartridge s...

Page 7: ...the knobs on the side guides Adjust the side guides to within 1 32 inch of the media Then tighten the knobs 5 Adjust the back guide so that the media is raised approximately 1 2 inch and rests on the...

Page 8: ...n window will open click Next 4 Type in your Name and Company and click Next 5 Select the printer port LPT1 Then click Next The Add Printer Wizard will appear Select AstroJet 2600P 2650P 2800P and the...

Page 9: ...he computer using the Parallel Port and turn the Printer ON 3 Then in Start click on Programs then the PCL Only Printer Utilities program and then click on PCL Only BIOS Manager exe to start the progr...

Page 10: ...SECTION 1 INSTALLATION 6 Notes...

Page 11: ...to software Connection problems Check that the port is communicating with printer by using another parallel or USB cable replace cable If port cannot communicate using another parallel or USB cable ch...

Page 12: ...to thickness of media Clean sensor with compressed air or replace it Fan media before feeding Push side guides away from media Adjust brake see Section 4 Adjustments Failure to feed Side guides too c...

Page 13: ...5 from bottom edge of material Readjust Reset or lower printheads Line spacing not uniform Printheads not aligned properly Realign printheads Gray print Ink cartridge almost dry Replace ink cartridge...

Page 14: ...y ink and or allow more time to dry after printing Use fast dry ink and or lower dpi resolution Print Placement Problems CONDITION PROBLEM SOLUTION Print too close to leading or trailing edge of media...

Page 15: ...ength Printers internal parallel or USB cable in good condition Check printer setup at computer Use another database file Barcode does not print Wrong font selected No zip code in database Barcode not...

Page 16: ...key to display the state of the paper sensor Uncovered displays when the sensor is NOT covered Covered displays when the sensor IS covered Use a strip of paper inserted in the sensor area to test its...

Page 17: ...User then clicks on the print button to print the job Printing the Job 1 When the user sends the job to the printer and downloading is complete the system sends a signal to the interface board to tur...

Page 18: ...feeder runs out of media the operator stops the process or there are no records remain to be printed Printer Control Panel 1 MEDIA THICKNESS The knob on the right side of the control panel is used to...

Page 19: ...he ink cartridges when you enter the Service Menu press the key and the amount of ink remaining will appear as a percentage in the lower half of the display window MENU key The MENU key is used to acc...

Page 20: ...rinter It is non resettable BIOS Version The version of the BIOS is displayed in this menu when the key is pressed once From time to time it may be necessary to upgrade the BIOS in the printer When th...

Page 21: ...start printing click on File then Print The Print window will open If you wish to print the job click on OK If you wish to use the special features built into the AstroJet 2600P 2650P 2800P drivers Cl...

Page 22: ...When the resolution is changed the Belt speed IPS is automatically changed to the optimum speed for the resolution selected You can however change the speeds to a lower speed as follows The Feed Dela...

Page 23: ...To print the next job with a different overlay repeat the process for the first overlay NOTE Turning the printer OFF then ON will clear the overlay and the job Print Heads Tab The purpose of the Prin...

Page 24: ...t select the Address Printer 6 as the default printer Go to Page Setup in the File menu Set all of the margins to 0 NOTE The printer must be selected before you do the setup so that the setting will b...

Page 25: ...you position them is up to the requirements of the job Click on Tools and then Mail Merge The Mail Merge Helper window will open Click On Create then Envelopes The Microsoft Word window will open Cli...

Page 26: ...efault is Don t print blank lines when data fields are empty This should be left checked Clicking on Merge will start the process of merging the documents If you chose to send the merge directly to th...

Page 27: ...SECTION 4 ADJUSTMENTS 23 SECTION 4 Adjustments WARNING The electrical adjustments are made with the machine under power Make sure to use non metallic tools when adjusting potentiometers on PC Boards...

Page 28: ...and the head raise support 5 Check on the non operator s side of the unit to make sure that the head support pin 4 is touching the side frame and that there is at least 0 010 between the support and t...

Page 29: ...rive belt has the proper tension ADJUSTMENT 1 Unplug the machine and remove the Operator side cover 5 screws 2 Loosen the four screws 1 that mount the main drive motor to the frame 3 Move the motor up...

Page 30: ...he left hand rear cover and connect voltmeter probe to GND 1 and TP3 2 on Interface PC Board P N 97 500 30 Turn the printer ON 2 Adjust R14 V1 ADJ potentiometer 3 on the Power Supply module P N 123 13...

Page 31: ...ear cover and connect voltmeter probe to GND 1 and TP4 2 on the Interface PC Board P N 97 500 30 2 Insert a BLACK media card over the sensor Turn the printer ON 3 Adjust R20 potentiometer 3 to read 0...

Page 32: ...et too high Turn it counterclockwise to stabilize the drive 4 Hook up a frequency meter to GND and SIG 1 Encoder test point on Main Processor PCB Open a job and click on File then Print In the Propert...

Page 33: ...and turn it ON 4 Turn the brake tension adjusting screw 1 clockwise until the brake exerts a drag on the feed rollers 5 Load 10 envelopes and turn the printer ON Press the TEST PRINT key then the ENT...

Page 34: ...SECTION 4 ADJUSTMENTS 30 Notes...

Page 35: ...Disassembly Assembly Disassembly Assembly Procedures Tools Required 2 Phillips head screwdriver 3 32 Allen wrench 1 Phillips head screwdriver 5 32 Allen wrench Basic Disassembly Turn off Power Discon...

Page 36: ...Remove four screws as shown at right Removing the Feed Ramp Remove two screws as shown at right This part does not have to be removed in order to remove the feed deck Removing the Print Cartridges 1 L...

Page 37: ...driver and remove the screw holding the metal cover over the separator Use the tip of the screwdriver to pry the separator tip out of its holder 5 Replace the separator tip reinstall the metal cover a...

Page 38: ...his will permit you to remove one half of the feed roller Rotate the shaft until the two screws holding the second half of the feed roller in place are accessible Remove those screws also Install the...

Page 39: ...overs Then remove the two screws from the bottom of the cover 2 Remove the cover Do not pull it too far away as the cable to the control panel could be damaged 3 Disconnect the control panel cable fro...

Page 40: ...oJet 2600P is shown The same procedure is used for the AstroJet 2800P 4 Remove the cover Do not pull it too far away as the cable from the printer port is connected to the Main Processor PC Board B Di...

Page 41: ...RT 2 USB PORT 3 ENCODER 4 PRINTER DRIVER PC BOARDS 5 POWER INPUT 6 OPERATOR CONTROL PANEL 7 INTERFACE PC BOARD CONNECTOR MAIN PROCESSOR PC BOARD 2800P 1 POWER INPUT 2 ENCODER 3 INTERFACE PC BOARD CONN...

Page 42: ...d assembly by removing the two Allen screws front and rear 4 Remove the ribbon cable from each cartridge Take care to prevent damage to the ribbon cable or the connectors 5 Remove the Allen screw hold...

Page 43: ...e disassembly by removing the mounting bracket on the operator side by removing the three screws 5 You may find it necessary to remove the shield around the print head assembly by removing the four sc...

Page 44: ...remove the two screws 10 Step 12 from each side of the machine that support the belt support plate and remove the plate 15 Remove and replace the belts 16 Reassemble in reverse order making sure that...

Page 45: ...e clutch first disconnect the connector and then push out the pin C Remove the bracket screw D and pull the clutch off the shaft 5 To remove the Motor Speed Control PC Board 2 then disconnect the wire...

Page 46: ...SECTION 5 DISASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY 42 Notes...

Page 47: ...move the new inkjet cartridge from its packaging taking care not to touch the copper contacts the metal plate or the gold printhead Remove the protective tape from the printhead The cartridges are hel...

Page 48: ...ed Disposal The cartridge may be disposed of in a normal manner If there should be an ink spill use soap and water to clean up any problem areas Abrasive soap works well to get the ink off hands Clean...

Page 49: ...CLEANED REGULARLY TO INSURE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM ITS POWER SOURCE The AstroJet 2600P 2650P 2800P must be cleaned regularly of accumulate...

Page 50: ...MAINTENANCE 46 Notes...

Page 51: ...CKNESS Up to 3 8 FEEDER CAPACITY Up to 750 10 envelopes MEMORY 12 MB PRINT COLORS Standard and Versatile Black Red Blue Green and Yellow INK Water based may require drying assistance for coated stock...

Page 52: ...om your Astro Machine Dealer Supplies Black Inkjet Cartridge HP 51645A Fast Drying Black Inkjet Cartridge HP 6195A Yellow Inkjet Cartridge HPC6173A Red Inkjet Cartridge HPC6168A Green Inkjet Cartridge...

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Page 54: ...Copyright 2007 Astro Machine Corp Elk Grove Village IL 60007 02 27 2007 Part Number 300 AJ2600P 2650P 2800PSRM Rev A...

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