Canon iPF610 - imagePROGRAF Color Inkjet Printer Service Manual Download Page 1

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Jul 3 2007

Service Manual

iPF600 series

iPF610

Summary of Contents for iPF610 - imagePROGRAF Color Inkjet Printer

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Page 3: ... need arises In the event of major changes in the contents of this manual over a long or short period Canon will issue a new edition of this manual The following paragraph does not apply to any countries where such provisions are inconsistent with local law Trademarks The product names and company names used in this manual are the registered trademarks of the individual companies Copyright This ma...

Page 4: ...quiring care to avoid combustion fire Indicates an item prohibiting disassembly to avoid electric shocks or problems Indicates an item requiring disconnection of the power plug from the electric outlet Indicates an item intended to provide notes assisting the understanding of the topic in question Indicates an item of reference assisting the understanding of the topic in question Provides a descri...

Page 5: ...sed to indicate Low The voltage value how ever differs from circuit to circuit In addition the asterisk as in DRMD indicates that the DRMD signal goes on when 0 In practically all cases the internal mechanisms of a microprocessor cannot be checked in the field Therefore the operations of the microprocessors used in the machines are not discussed they are explained in terms of from sensors to the i...

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Page 7: ... 6 Carriage 1 19 1 5 7 Inside 1 19 1 6 Basic Operation 1 20 1 6 1 Operation Panel 1 20 1 6 2 Main Menu 1 22 1 7 Safety and Precautions 1 39 1 7 1 Safety Precautions 1 39 1 7 1 1 Moving Parts 1 39 1 7 1 2 Adhesion of Ink 1 39 1 7 1 3 Electric Parts 1 40 1 7 2 Other Precautions 1 41 1 7 2 1 Printhead 1 41 1 7 2 2 Ink Tank 1 42 1 7 2 3 Handling the Printer 1 42 1 7 3 Precautions When Servicing Printe...

Page 8: ...2 44 2 4 Printer Electrical System 2 45 2 4 1 Outline 2 45 2 4 1 1 Overview 2 45 2 4 2 Main Controller 2 47 2 4 2 1 Main controller components 2 47 2 4 3 Carriage Relay PCB 2 48 2 4 3 1 Carriage PCB components 2 48 2 4 4 Motor Driver 2 49 2 4 4 1 Roll feed unit PCB components 2 49 2 4 5 Maintenance Cartridge Relay PCB 2 49 2 4 5 1 Maintenance cartridge relay PCB components 2 49 2 4 6 Power Supply ...

Page 9: ...4 4 Applying the Grease 4 46 4 4 1 Applying the Grease 4 46 4 5 Adjustment and Setup Items 4 53 4 5 1 Adjustment Item List 4 53 4 5 2 Procedure after Replacing the Carriage Unit or Multi Sensor 4 53 4 5 3 Procedure after Replacing the Head Management Sensor 4 56 Chapter 5 MAINTENANCE 5 1 Periodic Replacement Parts 5 1 5 1 1 Periodic Replacement Parts 5 1 5 2 Consumable Parts 5 1 5 2 1 Consumable P...

Page 10: ... 4 Sample Printout 7 15 7 2 Special Mode 7 20 7 2 1 Special Modes for Servicing 7 20 Chapter 8 ERROR CODE 8 1 Outline 8 1 8 1 1 Outline 8 1 8 2 Warning Table 8 1 8 2 1 Warnings 8 1 8 3 Error Table 8 2 8 3 1 Error Code List 8 2 8 4 Sevice Call Table 8 3 8 4 1 Service call errors 8 3 ...

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Page 13: ...ding Area 1 18 1 5 5 Roll Feed Unit Cover Inside 1 18 1 5 6 Carriage 1 19 1 5 7 Inside 1 19 1 6 Basic Operation 1 20 1 6 1 Operation Panel 1 20 1 6 2 Main Menu 1 22 1 7 Safety and Precautions 1 39 1 7 1 Safety Precautions 1 39 1 7 1 1 Moving Parts 1 39 1 7 1 2 Adhesion of Ink 1 39 1 7 1 3 Electric Parts 1 40 1 7 2 Other Precautions 1 41 1 7 2 1 Printhead 1 41 1 7 2 2 Ink Tank 1 42 1 7 2 3 Handling...

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Page 15: ...rs printer that can be used to print office documents as well as handy POP and posters An roll feed unit is equipped for printing on roll media F 1 1 F 1 2 T 1 1 1 Top Cover 9 Roll Feed Unit 2 Ink Tank Cover 10 Roll Feed Unit Cover 3 Cutter 11 Manual Feed Cover 4 Output Tray 12 Power Connector 5 Basket 13 Ethernet Connector 6 Stand 14 USB Port 7 Cassette 15 Expansion Board Slot 8 Operation Panel 1...

Page 16: ...ort for IEEE1394 Data scanned using CanoScan can be easily printed on large size paper just like a dedicated copier Just pressing the Start button allows you to blow up an original of up to A3 size in collaboration with Canon Image RUNNER Support for remote notification utility which is used to send an E mail when an alarm or error occurs Functional enhancements new to this model include Enhanced ...

Page 17: ...be and 3 inch paper tube Roll holder F 1 7 Holder stopper for 2 inch paper tube and 3 inch paper tube F 1 8 3 inch paper tube attachment F 1 9 Borderless printing spacer F 1 10 MEMO A borderless printing spacer is used to perform borderless printing on A2 size 420 mm roll media This printer is furnished with a number of borderless printing ink receiving channels on the platen to address multi size...

Page 18: ... the regular position A However for the specified media it can also be used in the extended position B The media can be removed more easily when the output stacker is in the extended position The output stacker can accommodate one sheet Remove each sheet before printing if you are printing a series of documents F 1 12 1 2 7 IEEE1394 FireWire Board 0016 8123 IEEE1394 FireWire expansion board option...

Page 19: ... in five colors matte black black cyan magenta and yellow They are the same as those supplied with the printer Each ink tank must be replaced with a new one six month after you have opened the package The ink tank that can be used with this printer is labeled A F 1 15 Maintenance cartridge The consumable maintenance cartridge is the same as that supplied with the printer F 1 16 ...

Page 20: ...210gsm Commercial RC Proofing 270gsm Cut sheet cassette Plain Paper Plain Paper High Quality Plain Paper High Grade High Resolution Paper Coated Paper Premium Matte Paper Matte Photo Paper Glossy Paper Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Photo Paper Plus Semi Gloss Cut sheet manual feed from top Plain Paper Plain Paper High Quality Plain Paper High Grade High Resolution Paper Coated Paper Heavyweight...

Page 21: ... 128 dots 12 keys 5 LEDs Panel language English Message language English German French Italian Spanish Chinese Korean Russianand and Japanese Printhead Ink Tank type Printhead and separate ink tanks Printhead PF 03 Number nozzles 2560 nozzles per color Ink tank PFI 102 MBK BK C M Y Capacity 130 ml per color Ink tanks supplied with the printer contain 90 ml of each color Detection functions Cover s...

Page 22: ...Chapter 1 1 8 1 4 Detailed Specifications 1 4 1 Print Speed and Direction 0017 4240 ...

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Page 24: ...irectional 1200x1200 MBK 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Standard 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK High 2 Single directional 1200x1200 MBK 2 Single directional 1200x1200 MBK Image Draft 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Standard 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK High 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Economy Bond Paper Office Document Standard 1 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi dir...

Page 25: ...nal 2400x1200 BK High Resolution Paper Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK Standard 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK Image Standard 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 12 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Premium Matte Paper Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi dir...

Page 26: ...directional 2400x1200 BK Instant Dry Papers Glossy 200g Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 16 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Instant Dry Papers Satin 200g Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 16 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Photo Paper High Glossy 250g Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK Hi...

Page 27: ...1200x1200 MBK CAD Translucent Matte Film Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Standard 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK High 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Special Special 1 Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 16 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Special 2 Image Standard 6 B...

Page 28: ...V 100Base TX 0 95 to 1 05 V 4 Interface cable Category 5 UTP or FTP cable 100 m or shorter Compliant with ANSI EIA TIA 568A or ANSI EIA TIA 568B 5 Interface connector Printer side Compliant with IEEE802 3 ANSI X3 263 ISO IEC60603 7 c IEEE1394 option 1 Interface type Interface compliant with IEEE1394 1995 P1394a Version 2 0 2 Data transfer system Asynchronous transfer 3 Signal level Input Different...

Page 29: ...ed Only one sheet can be housed in the basket 8 Stand The base on which the printer is mounted The stand equipped with casters is easy to move 9 Paper eject slot paper tray front loading port All printed matter is ejected from this port In loading thick paper insert it into this port 10 Operation panel Contains the power button online button display and so on 11 Roll feed unit Load roll media on t...

Page 30: ...Chapter 1 1 16 Adjust this guide to hold paper widthwise ...

Page 31: ... and left bottom 1 5 3 Top Cover Inside 0017 4563 F 1 19 1 Carriage shaft The carriage travels in this area 2 Carriage Moves the printheads 3 Borderless printing ink receiving channel Receives inks overflowing the edges of the paper during borderless printing 4 Platen Paper and the printheads travel over the platen to execute printing Suction holes on the surface prevent the paper from lifting 5 P...

Page 32: ...dth guides In loading cut sheet move the guide to adjust to the paper size 4 Paper tray front loading port Paper eject slot In loading thick paper insert it into this port All printed matter is ejected from this port 5 Paper tray top loading port In loading cut sheet insert them into this port 1 5 5 Roll Feed Unit Cover Inside 0017 4570 F 1 21 1 Roller holder Set roll media on this holder 2 Holder...

Page 33: ... used to lock the printhead Open this cover when installing the printhead 3 Printhead The printhead incorporated nozzles It is an important part for printing 4 Printhead lock lever This lever is used to lock the printhead Open this lever when installing the printhead 5 Ink tube guide This stay is used as an ink tube guide 1 5 7 Inside 0013 3726 F 1 23 1 Maintenance cartridge Absorbs excess ink 4 2...

Page 34: ...ton when the printer is in menu mode to view the menu at the upper level The button is also used from one position to the next when entering a numeric value If STOP is on display the guidance screen can be paused If BACK on display the guidance screen can be moved backward 10 button Press this button when the printer is in offline mode to manually feed roll media Press this button when the printer...

Page 35: ...Chapter 1 1 21 Displays the printer menu status or messages ...

Page 36: ...me and a menu related to parameters such as a message language 1 Main menu operations a How to enter the Main menu To enter the Main menu press the Menu button on the operation panel b How to exit the Main menu To exit the Main menu press the Online button c Buttons used with the Main menu Selecting menus and parameters or button Going to the next lower level menu button Going to the next higher l...

Page 37: ...per HG 5 All Plain Paper Conserve MBK 5 Recycled Coated 5 Coated Paper 5 HW Coated 5 Ex HW Coated 5 Premium MatteP 5 Glossy Photo 5 Glossy Photo2 5 Semi Gl Photo 5 Semi Gl Photo2 5 HW Glossy Photo 5 HW SemiGl Photo 5 Syn Paper 5 Adh Syn Paper 5 Proofing Paper 5 News Proof 1 5 News Proof 2 5 News Proof 3 5 Colored Coated 5 CAD Trace Paper 5 CAD Matte Film 5 CAD Clear Film 5 Special Here the number ...

Page 38: ...10 16 x20 20 X30 13 X22 300X900mm ISO A1 ISO A2 ISO A2 ISO A3 ISO A3 Manual PaperType Plain Paper 5 Plain Paper HQ 5 Plain Paper HG 5 All Plain Paper Conserve MBK 5 Recycled Coated 5 Coated Paper 5 HW Coated 5 Ex HW Coated 5 Premium MatteP 5 Glossy Photo 5 Glossy Photo2 5 Semi Gl Photo 5 Semi Gl Photo2 5 HW Glossy Photo HW SemiGl Photo 5 Syn Paper 5 Adh Syn Paper 5 Proofing Paper 5 News Proof 1 5 ...

Page 39: ...l Here the number is 1 to 5 5 Manual PaperSize ISO A4 ISO B2 ISO B3 ISO B4 JIS B2 JIS B3 JIS B4 22 x34 ANSI D 17 x22 ANSI C 13 x19 Super B 11 x17 Ledger Letter 8 5 x11 Legal 8 5 x14 24 x36 ARCH D 18 x24 ARCH C 12 x18 ARCH B 9 x12 ARCH A DIN C2 DIN C3 DIN C4 20 x24 18 x22 14 x17 12 x16 10 x12 10 x15 8 x10 16 x20 20 x30 13 x22 300x900mm ISO A1 ISO A2 ISO A2 ISO A3 ISO A3 ...

Page 40: ...Glossy Photo2 5 Semi Gl Photo 5 Semi Gl Photo2 5 HW Glossy Photo 5 HW SemiGl Photo 5 Syn Paper 5 Adh Syn Paper 5 Proofing Paper 5 News Proof 1 5 News Proof 2 5 News Proof 3 5 Colored Coated 5 CAD Trace Paper 5 CAD Matte Film 5 CAD Clear Film 5 Special Here the number is 1 to 5 5 Chk Remain Roll Of On Roll Length Set 1 2 m feet 9 Paper Details The paper type is displayed here 5 Roll DryingTime Off ...

Page 41: ...tandard LowLow Lowest Skew Check Lv High Accuracy Standard Loose Off VacuumStrngth Automatic Strongest Strong Standard Weak Weakest NearEnd RollMrgn 3mm 20mm Cut Speed Fast Standard Slow Trim Edge First Automatic Off On Cutting Mode Automatic Eject Manual Bordless Margin Automatic Fixed CutDustReduct Off On NearEnd Sht Mrgn 3mm 20mm Return Defaults No Yes GL2 Settings GL2 Replot No Yes GL2 BufferC...

Page 42: ...te Manual Conserve Paper Off On End Point Shape Software Rounded Smoothing Software Smooth Line Width 1dot 2dot 3dot 4dot 5dot 6dot 7dot Adjust Printer Auto Head Adj Standard Adj No Yes Advanced Adj No Yes Auto Print Off On Manual Head Adj No Yes Auto Band Adj Standard Adj No Yes Advanced Adj No Yes Manual Band Adj No Yes Adj Far Ed Feed No Yes Adjust Length 3 No Yes Return Defaults No Yes ...

Page 43: ...0 to 255 255 255 255 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Default G W 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 NetWare NetWare On Off Frame Type 6 Auto Detect Ethernet 2 Ethernet 802 2 Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP Print Service 6 BinderyPServer RPrinter NDSPServer NPrinter AppleTalk On Off Ethernet Driver Auto Detect On Off Comm Mode 7 Half Duplex Full Duplex Ethernet Type 7 10 Base T 100 Base TX Spanning Tre...

Page 44: ... Setup Warning Buzzer Off On Detect Mismatch Pause Warning None Keep Media Size Off On Paper Size Basis Sht Selection ISO A3 13 x19 Super B Roll Selection 1 IS0 A3 297mm 300mm Roll Roll Selection 2 10INCH 254mm JIS B4 257mm TrimEdge Reload Automatic Off On Noz Check Freq Off 1 page 10 pages Automatic Sleep Timer 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min 50 min 60 min 240 min Length Unit meter feet ...

Page 45: ... 9 Tokyo Seoul 10 Canberra 11 NewCaledonia 12 Wellington 12 Eniwetok 11 Midway is 10 Hawaii AHST 9 Alaska AKST 8 Oregon PST 7 Arizona MST 6 Texas CST 5 NewYork EST 4 Santiago 3 Buenos Aires 2 1 Cape Verde Date Format yyyy mm dd dd mm yyyy mm dd yyyy Date Time Date yyyy mm dd 8 Time hh mm Language Japanese Francais Italiano Deutsch Espanol Pyccknn Chinese Korea Engulish Contrast Adj 4 to 4 Reset Pa...

Page 46: ...r if you change paper information by using Media Configuration Tool 6 Available only if NetWare is On 7 Available only if Auto Detect is Off 8 Follows the setting in Date Format 9 Not displayed if a roll or a sheet has been fed First Level Second Level Third Level Fourth Level Fifth Level Test Print Status Print No Yes Media Details No Yes Print Job Log No Yes Menu Map No Yes Nozzle Check No Yes I...

Page 47: ...vel Fourth Level Fifth Level Menu Durng Prtng Head Cleaning Head Cleaning A Head Cleaning B Fine Band Adj 5 to 5 Information System Info Error Log Job Log Choose from information about the latest three print jobs Document Name User Name Page Count Job Status Print Start Time Print End Time Print Time Print Size Media Type Interface Ink Consumed ...

Page 48: ...n the Pick Up Roller System Setup Specify the printer system settings including the date format and display language Test Print Choose Status Print to print information about the printer Choose Media Details to print the paper settings as specified in Med Detail Set Choose Print Job Log to print a record of print jobs including the paper type and size amount of ink used and so on Choose Menu Map t...

Page 49: ...d the end of the paper will be cut Choose Forced to have 40 mm 1 6 in cut off the leading edge of the roll ensuring a straight edge after you load the roll Scraps are then removed When Automatic is selected if the left and right side of the leading edge of the roll are uneven by 3 mm 0 12 in or more the edge is cut an amount relative to the slant to ensure a straight edge after you load the roll S...

Page 50: ...aper based on the paper type Adjust Length Choose Yes to print a test pattern for adjustment relative to paper stretching or shrinkage after which you can enter the amount of adjustment Adjust Head Skew Selecting Yes will print the pattern for adjusting the print head inclination Setting Item Description Instructions EOP Timer Specify the timeout period for print jobs TCP IP TCP IP Specify the TCP...

Page 51: ...ng of the printer driver if the latter is smaller which may prevent text or images in the margin from being printed Choose Off to use the printer driver settings instead Even if the margin setting of the printer driver is smaller than that of the printer driver text or images will not be cut off However this requires longer paper because the actual margin will be equal to the margin setting of the...

Page 52: ... three print jobs Document Name Displays the document name in the last print job User Name Displays the name of the user who sent the print job Page Count Displays the number of pages in the print job Job Status Displays the results of the print job processed Print Start Time Displays the time when the print job was started Print End Time Displays the time when the print job was finished Print Tim...

Page 53: ...t version of the MIT Ext Interface Identifies boards in the expansion slot s n Displays the printer serial number MAC Displays the MAC address of the printer IP Displays the printer IP address Error Log Displays the most recent error messages up to two Job Log Choose from information about the latest three print jobs Document Name Displays the document name in the last print job User Name Displays...

Page 54: ...nline offline mode the carriage motor feed motor and other driving power supplies are turned off F 1 25 1 7 1 2 Adhesion of Ink 0013 5093 1 Ink passages Be careful not to touch the ink passages of the printer to prevent the printer workbench ands and clothes from being stained with ink The ink flows through the ink tank unit carriage unit purge unit maintenance jet tray maintenance cartridge and t...

Page 55: ...g unit during printing The generated ink mist is collected in the printer by the airflow However uncollected ink mist may stain the platen carriage unit exterior and purge unit These stains may soil the print media or hands and clothes when servicing the printer Wipe them off carefully with a soft well wrung cloth F 1 27 1 7 1 3 Electric Parts 0017 4650 The electric parts of the printer are activa...

Page 56: ... ended or during standby due to an error in order to protect the printhead and avoid ink leakage If the power cord is accidentally unplugged turn off the Power button reconnect the power cord and then turn on the Power button Confirm that the printer starts up properly and enters to the Online or Offline status and then power off the printer using the Power button Improper capping operation may ca...

Page 57: ...ing ink suction and printing problems never touch the ink port and contacts of the ink tank When you press down the ink tank lock lever the needle enters the ink port allowing ink to flow between the printer and ink tank Do not raise or lower the ink tank lock lever except when replacing the ink tank F 1 30 T 1 26 1 7 2 3 Handling the Printer 0017 4657 1 Precautions against Static Electricity Cert...

Page 58: ... carriage is mechanically locked by the lock arm in the purge unit at the same moment the printhead is capped Before transporting the printer secure the carriage at its home position using belt stoppers 1 so that the carriage does not become separated from the lock arm and damage or ink does not leak F 1 32 1 2 1 ...

Page 59: ... the carriage and a defective print F 1 34 1 Linear Scale 2 Carriage Shaft 5 Handling the Maintenance Cartridge When removing the maintenance cartridge form the printer use caution so that waste ink does not spatter 6 Refilling the Printer with Ink After removing the ink from inside the printer using the automatic or manual ink draining procedure to disassemble reassemble or transport the printer ...

Page 60: ...ter information before checking it You cannot modify the counter information from the operation panel 1 7 3 2 Confirming the Firmware Version 0012 6235 Firmware has been downloaded to the main controller When you have replaced the main controller check that the firmware is the latest version If not update it to the latest version Reference For how to up update the main controller refer to TROUBLES...

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Page 65: ... 2 3 2 4 Printhead 2 22 2 3 2 4 1 Structure of Printhead 2 22 2 3 2 5 Purge Unit 2 23 2 3 2 5 1 Functions of Purge Unit 2 23 2 3 2 5 2 Structure of Purge Unit 2 26 2 3 2 6 Maintenance Cartridge 2 28 2 3 2 6 1 Maintenance Cartridge 2 28 2 3 2 7 Air Flow 2 29 2 3 2 7 1 Air flow 2 29 2 3 3 Paper Path 2 30 2 3 3 1 Outline 2 30 2 3 3 1 1 Overview of Paper Path 2 30 2 3 3 2 Paper Path 2 31 2 3 3 2 1 Str...

Page 66: ...1 Roll feed unit PCB components 2 49 2 4 5 Maintenance Cartridge Relay PCB 2 49 2 4 5 1 Maintenance cartridge relay PCB components 2 49 2 4 6 Power Supply 2 49 2 4 6 1 Power supply block diagram 2 49 2 5 Detection Functions with Sensors 2 50 2 5 1 Sensors for covers 2 50 2 5 2 Ink passage system 2 51 2 5 3 Carriage system 2 53 2 5 4 Paper path system 2 54 2 5 5 Others 2 56 ...

Page 67: ...alve open closed detection sensor Feed roller HP sensor Feed roller encoder sensor Lift cam sensor Paper detection sensor Cutter right position sensor Spur cam sensor Pump cam sensor Pump encoder sensor Ink detection sensor Temperature humidity sensor Head management sensor Top cover sensor Cutter HP sensor Cassette encoder sensor Cassette paper detection sensor Cassette cam sensor Cassette pick u...

Page 68: ...n the printheads and the printer temperature from the latch IC on the carriage board and transmit them to the ASIC IC1 The ASIC IC1 also receives mask pattern data from the firmware installed in flash ROM f The ASIC IC1 converts the image data synthesized with the mask pattern to data associated with the printhead information and the printer temperature trans mitting the data to the printheads as ...

Page 69: ...40 20 or 10 nozzle blocks according to the Block Enable information in the even numbered nozzle data and odd num bered nozzle data Each selected block of nozzles is impressed with a Heat Enable signal generated with variable pulse widths according to the head rank head temperature and printer temperature for optimized ink discharges The nozzles are driven by heater boards in the nozzles to dischar...

Page 70: ...ng signal internal signal which is generated by dividing the ENCODER_A signal detected at the 150 dpi timing into 16 equal sections Printing in the forward direction is triggered at the leading edge of the detection signal ENCODER_A Printing in the backward direction is carried out the same way as printing in the forward direction but at the trailing edge of the detection signal ENCODER_A when the...

Page 71: ... initializarion Printhead ink tank check Media feed system initialization Recovery system initialization Carriage position initialization Remaining ink level detection Waste ink level detection Power on automatic recovery operation Capping Waiting for print operation Initialization of software Initialization of various devices Engine status check Engine startup status check Previous power off stat...

Page 72: ...ened In this case the printer may stop without capping the print head If the power was turned on by unplugging the power cord plug the power cord into the outlet turn on the power again so that the printer enters the online or offline state and then press the Power button to turn off the power F 2 6 Power button OFF If media remains it is ejected even when printing is in progress Media ejection Po...

Page 73: ...in the same mode the printer operates in a different way depending on the media setting made using the printer driver a Draft mode In the draft mode image data is thinned out and a single band equivalent to the width of a nozzle array is printed using one path To use this mode select Draft under Print Quality in the printer driver b Standard mode In the standard mode a single band equivalent to th...

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Page 75: ...irectional 1200x1200 MBK 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Standard 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK High 2 Single directional 1200x1200 MBK 2 Single directional 1200x1200 MBK Image Draft 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Standard 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK High 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Economy Bond Paper Office Document Standard 1 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi dir...

Page 76: ...nal 2400x1200 BK High Resolution Paper Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK Standard 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK Image Standard 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 12 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Premium Matte Paper Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi dir...

Page 77: ...directional 2400x1200 BK Instant Dry Papers Glossy 200g Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 16 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Instant Dry Papers Satin 200g Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 16 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Photo Paper High Glossy 250g Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK Hi...

Page 78: ...1200x1200 MBK CAD Translucent Matte Film Line Document Text Draft 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK 1 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Standard 2 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK High 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK 4 Bi directional 1200x1200 MBK Special Special 1 Image Standard 6 Bi directional 1200x1200 BK High 8 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Highest 16 Bi directional 2400x1200 BK Special 2 Image Standard 6 B...

Page 79: ...e array overheating protection control is performed at either of the following levels according to the temperature Protection level 1 If the printhead temperature sensor detects a temperature above the limit the carriage stops at the scan end position printer in the direction of travel according to the carriage s scan status Then wait control is performed to allow the printhead to cool naturally W...

Page 80: ... unit having a printhead a purge unit and a maintenance cartridge unit which are used to supply circulate and suck ink The paper path consists of a cassette pick up unit roll feed unit paper feed unit to support four types of media feeding transport and ejection This section provides an overview of these mechanical components F 2 7 Ink tank unit Ink tube Purge unit Printhead Carriage unit Pinch ro...

Page 81: ...onstantly due to the negative pressure generated by dis charging of ink The waste ink used for printhead cleaning and borderless printing flows to the waste ink absorbent materials under the maintenance cartridge in addition to the waste ink box If all of ink passages are opened no ink tank is installed the ink supply valve is opened and the printhead fixer lever is opened when the ink tube is fil...

Page 82: ...Chapter 2 2 16 If 336 or more hours have lapsed the ink valve opening closing count and the time until the next agitation are changed according to the length of the tame lapsed ...

Page 83: ...rs the ink port covered with a rubber plug establishing an ink passage between the printer and ink tank c Air passage When the ink tank lever of the printer is pressed down the hollow needle enters the air passage covered with a rubber plug and thus the internal pressure of the ink tank is released maintaining the internal pressure constant d Notches for preventing incorrect insertion The ink tank...

Page 84: ... and closed by the valve open close mechanism which is driven by the valve motor The ink tank unit consists of two tank bases each of which contains ink tanks for three colors and the ink tubes for six colors The ink supply valve for each color is driven by the valve cam though a link Ink supply valves for all colors are opened and closed at the same time F 2 10 Valve cam Valve motor Ink supply va...

Page 85: ...dia surface more frequently To maintain the proper gap the remote lifter is driven to adjust the head height automatically according to the selected media type media supply method printing conditions borderless priority print type environmental conditions temperature humidity and the result of measurement by the multi sensor The relationship between media types and head heights from the platen is ...

Page 86: ... conjunction with the carriage A photo coupler type encoder is mounted at the top of the rear of the carriage to detect the slit on the linear scale during carriage movement thus controlling the print timing d Carriage drive unit Mechanical misalignment of the printhead in the vertical and horizontal direction and in bidirectional printing can be corrected by changing the print timing using the Ad...

Page 87: ...ected by the multi sensor mounted at the lower left of the carriage g Multi sensor unit The multi sensor mounted at the lower left of the carriage is composed of four LEDs red blue green infrared and two light sensitive elements which are used to detect the leading edge width and skewing of paper and adjust the registration and head height The multi sensor reference plate is provided with a white ...

Page 88: ...60 nozzle arranged at intervals of 1200 dpi F 2 13 b Nozzle structure Ink supplied from the ink tank is filtered by a mesh ink filter and the supplied to the nozzles Ink is supplied from the shared ink chamber to the nozzles When the head driving current is applied to the nozzle heater ink boils and form bubbles so that ink droplets are discharged from the nozzles F 2 14 0 2 1 3 2559 2557 2558 255...

Page 89: ...sage between the printhead and purge unit b Cleaning function The cleaning function restores the printhead to the state where ink can be easily discharged from nozzles This function includes the following three types of oper ations Wiping operation This operation is performed to remove paper fibers and dried ink from to the face plate Pumping operation This operation is performed to remove ink fro...

Page 90: ...e for secondary transport Cleaning 6 CLN A 6 CLN M 6 Head Cleaning B Normal strong cleaning Performs suction stronger than when adjusting the ink filling amount in the head or normal cleaning to unclog nozzles Cleaning 7 CLN A 7 Aging Performs idle ejection after replacement of the head Cleaning 10 CLN A 10 Move Printer Ink filling after secondary transport Fills the empty tube during installation...

Page 91: ...ning 11 ink filling after head replacement 10g No heads are available Cleaning 10 ink filling on secondary transport 15g Power off Specified number of dots discharged per chip completed since the last session of wiping Wiping Idle ejection 0 013g Before the start of printing Less than 168 hours elapsed capped Idle ejection 0 013g At least 168 hours elapsed capped Cleaning 1 Normal Cleaning 1g Befo...

Page 92: ...head six arrays of nozzles installed in the carriage During cleaning the caps used for both suction and capping are used to suck ink from the printhead using the suction pump During capping the caps are raised by the cap cams operated by the purge motor to cover the arrays when the carriage has moved to the home position thus pro tecting the nozzles F 2 16 Purge unit Carriage lockpin Glycerin tank...

Page 93: ...is pressed against the wiper blades to enhance the wiping performance The amount of glycerin used tank capacity 50 ml is managed by counting the number of times the wiper blade is pressed against the absorbent material When the count reaches the following value an advance notice of replacement printing can be continued or a request for replacement service call error is displayed T 2 7 F 2 17 c Pum...

Page 94: ...e capacity a warning message MTCart Full Soon appears to indicate that the maintenance cartridge is nearly full If printing is continued an error message Maint Cartridge Replace Cart appears to indicate that the maintenance cartridge is full When this error occurs the printer judges the maintenance cartridge as being full of waste ink and stops printing immediately The printer stops even if printi...

Page 95: ...the media are collected in the filter through the front duct and the air flow path inside the printer by the driving of the mist fan thus preventing mist from discharged outside the printer F 2 20 During operation of the suction fan suspended substances are collected in the filter through the airflow path inside the printer preventing them from being emitted to outside of the printer F 2 21 Mist f...

Page 96: ...detect the media feed status allowing media to be fed in four ways fed and ejected F 2 22 Roll media Cassette feed roller 2 Cassette feed roller 1 Separation roller driven in conjunction with the cassette pick up roller Cassette detection sensor Pressure plate Cassette paper detection sensor Cassette cam sensor Cassette pickup roller Feed roller Paper deteciton sensor Multi sensor Manually fed cut...

Page 97: ...sette separation roller to prevent multiple sheets from being fed at the same time The excess sheets separated by the separation roller are returned to the cassette using the sheet return guide The sheet supplied from the cassette is detected by the cassette pick up sensor and paper detection sensor If no sheet is detected within the specified time this problem is detected as a paper jam F 2 23 Pa...

Page 98: ...er 2 2 32 F 2 24 The cassette pick up roller and cassette feed roller are driven by the cassette motor under the control of the cassette encoder F 2 25 Cassette pick up sensor cassette encoder cassette motor ...

Page 99: ...e paper detection sensor to check whether a cassette is loaded and whether paper is present in the cassette The pressure plate is moved up and down by the cam and the movement is detected by the casette cam sensor F 2 26 F 2 27 cassette paper detection sensor cassette detection sensor cassette cam sensor ...

Page 100: ...Chapter 2 2 34 F 2 28 Holding plate lifter lever Cassette cam sensor Holding plate lifter lever Cam Cam ...

Page 101: ... light intensity and the head hight detects the paper width and then starts printing During feeding paper is fed by the cassette pick up roller and cassette feed roller During printing paper is fed by the feed rollers In paper is fed from the cassette the multi sensor does not detect the leading edge of paper and skewed feeding of paper F 2 29 Reception of Print command Light intensity Paper width...

Page 102: ...is controlled by the roll motor and roll feed unit PCB The roll media pick up roller is moved up and down by the cam and the cam movement is detected by the roll media cam sensor When the printer is turned on with roll media loaded the roll media pick up operation starts automatically F 2 30 If the roll media sensor detects that there is no roll during roll media pick up operation the roll media i...

Page 103: ...l media detection Light intensity Detection of leading edge of media 2 Detection of skewed media Media width detection Detection of leading edge of media 2 End of roll media pick up Printing manual roll media sensor Detection of bar code pattern 1 1 This operation is performed only when ON is selected for Detect Remaining Roll Media If the roll media does not have a bar code pattern on it enter th...

Page 104: ...accept media type is selected from the Manual Feed menu in the use mode If you select the Manual Feed menu the pinch roller unit moves up to allow you to feed paper from the front of the printer according to the message shown on the operation panel The pinch roller unit is moved up and down by the lift motor The cam which is also operated by the lift motor via gears moves up and down the pinch rol...

Page 105: ...he rear of the printer is fed onto the platen for printing This method of feeding paper can be used only when an acceptable media type is selected from the Manual Feed menu in the user mode The pick up timing of the paper loaded in the rear paper tray according to the message shown on the operation panel is controlled by the paper detection sensor F 2 36 paper detection sensor paper detection sens...

Page 106: ...cific type of media is selected after selecting the manual feed mode from the menu shown on the operation panel When the cut sheet loaded at the back of the printer is detected by the sensor the printer starts feeding the cut sheet After this the printer performs various adjustments and detection using the multi sensor thus completing the paper pick up operation During printing the cut sheet is fe...

Page 107: ...oller unit operating in conjunction with the feed rollers While being held flat on the platen media is fed horizontally under the printhead The feed roller unit has a sensor that detects the media feed status and a sensor that detects the status of the mechanisms that constitute the paper path F 2 39 feed roller encoder sensor feed roller feed roller HP sensor pinch roller feed motor ...

Page 108: ... prevent this the feed error encoder and feed roller HP sensor detect the presence and amount of feed roller eccentricity every rotation of the feed roller This function is called the feed roller eccentricity detection function If eccentricity is detected the media feed mount is compensated for according to the amount of eccentricity F 2 40 F 2 41 feed roller encoder feed roller HP sensor Not dece...

Page 109: ...ntrol the spur stop position In case of manual feed from front When the above mode is selected in the user mode the spur moves to the upper limit position and then stops Stop position depending on media type To prevent the spur from damaging the media the spur stops at a proper position according to the media type selected in the user mode c Eject roller drive The drive power of the eject roller i...

Page 110: ... cutter unit is moved up and down by the cutter lift motor When cut sheets are used the cutter unit escapes to the specified position moves up to prevent the trailing edge of the ejected cut sheet from remaining in the cutter unit The cutter in the cutter unit stands by at the cutter home position except when it cuts roll media Power from the cutter drive motor is imparted to the circular belt to ...

Page 111: ...e printer the carriage PCB and print head which are mounted in the carriage and other electrical components such as the operation panel sensors and motors The main controller PCB manages the image data processing and the entire electrical system and controls relay PCBs and driver functions F 2 44 Main controller PCB Power supply Maintenance cartridge relay PCB Roll feed unit PCB Operation panel PC...

Page 112: ...ermistor Motor control function AC inlet IC1 IC1201 LAN Controller IC803 RTC IC802 EEPROM IC601 IC602 IC603 IC604 IC301 IC302 SDRAM IC2 IC701 FLASH ROM IC2801 IC2901 IC3001 IC3101 IC3901 Motor driver IC1 EEPROM EEPROM IC6 IC7 Multi sensor control function EEPROM IC1 EEPROM control function Linear encoder Linear encoder detection function Heat pulse control function Operation panel control function...

Page 113: ...r is not consumed Heat Enable signal control function This function uses the pulse width to perform variable control of the time of application of the Heat Enable signal to the nozzle heater board for each printhead nozzle array Linear scale count function This function reads the linear scale when the carriage moves thus generating the ink discharge timing It also counts the linear scale timing cy...

Page 114: ...ng a 128 MB DDR SDRAM and a 128 MB SDR SDRAM is connected to the 32 bit data bus to be used as a work area During print data reception it is also used as an image buffer It cannot be expanded h FLASH ROM IC701 A 16 MB flash ROM is connected to the 8 bit data bus to store the printer control program i EEPROM IC802 The 128 KB EEPROM stores various setting values adjustment values log data counter va...

Page 115: ... 6 1 Power supply block diagram 0013 4333 F 2 50 The power supply converts AC voltages ranging from 100 V to 240 V from the AC inlet to DC voltages for driving the ICs motor and others The voltage generator circuits include the 26 V generation circuit for driving motors fans and sensors and a 21 5 V generator circuit for driving sensors heads logic circuits and others When the power is turned off ...

Page 116: ...the top cover is closed the sensor light is shielded by the sensor arm thus notifying the sensor of closing the cover Ink tank cover switch The micro switch type ink tank cover switch detects opening and closing of the ink tank cover When the ink tank cover is closed the protrusion on the ink tank cover presses the switch thus detecting closing of the ink tank cover Top cover sensor Ink tank cover...

Page 117: ...states with the combination of the state detected by the pump cam and the state of pump motor rotation control performed by the pump encoder F 2 53 Purge unit Pump encoder sensor Pump cam sensor Valve open closed detection sensor Head management sensor Carriage lock Capping Suction Air passage valve open Idle suction Printing Suction during printing Wiping Carriage lock Air passage Carriage move I...

Page 118: ...r detects each nozzle due to the voltage change caused when ink discharged from the nozzle blocks the sensor light Non discharging nozzle detection is carried out at the following timings After the execution of Cleaning 1 Cleaning 2 Cleaning 3 Cleaning 6 or Cleaning 10 After the number of copies that has been set by the user menu choice Nozzle Check Frequency have been printed If more than a speci...

Page 119: ...This is a photo interrupter type sensor The lift motor is driven by a predetermined number of pulses received after blocking of the sensor light by the flag thus controlling the heights of the head and platen Environmental temperature sensor The environmental temperature sensor installed on the carriage PCB detects the temperature around the carriage The resistance of the thermistor that changes w...

Page 120: ...tected by testing the electrical conductivity It is detected according to the voltage changes at the two terminals of the contact faces power supply terminals and GND terminal 2 5 4 Paper path system 0013 5211 F 2 59 Spur cam sensor Cassette cam sensor Paper detection sensor Cassette pick up sensor Cassette encoder sensor Cutter lift sensor Cutter HP sensor Cutter right position sensor ...

Page 121: ...is unshielded by the rotation of the spur motor the printer detects that the spur unit is at the bottom position The spur height is controlled by driving the spur motor with a predetermined number of pulses Cutter lift sensor This is a photo interrupter type sensor When the cutter unit ascends the sensor unit blocks the sensor light thus detecting that the cutter unit is at the upper limit positio...

Page 122: ... amount F 2 61 Roll media sensor This is a photo interrupter type sensor When media is loaded the the sensor arm blocks the sensor light thus detecting the media Roll cam sensor This is a photo interrupter type sensor When the roll cam blocks the sensor light lowering of the transport roller contact with the roller is detected 2 5 5 Others 0013 5249 F 2 62 Temperature humidity sensor This sensor d...

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Page 127: ...ntents Contents 3 1 Installation 3 1 3 1 1 Making Pre Checks 3 1 3 1 1 1 Making Pre Checks 3 1 3 1 2 Unpacking and Installation 3 1 3 1 2 1 Unpacking and Installation 3 1 3 1 2 2 Installing the Stand 3 9 ...

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Page 129: ... W mm x 1910 D mm x 1285 H mm When printing from the Front Paper Feed Slot leave at least 1 100 mm 43 3 in of unobstructed space in front of the printer and 700 mm 27 6 in behind it 3 1 2 Unpacking and Installation 3 1 2 1 Unpacking and Installation 0017 6679 The printer must be moved with it held by three or more persons on both sides Be careful not to get your lower back and other regions hurt F...

Page 130: ...ries is missing F 3 4 1 Printer 2 Auto Roll Feed Unit 3 Output Tray 4 Cleaning sheet 5 Roll Holder Set 6 Cassette 7 Sample paper 8 Power Cord 9 Printhead 10 Starter ink tanks 11 Cleaning brush 12 Reference Guides 13 CD ROM 1 2 4 3 5 7 6 8 10 9 11 13 12 14 ...

Page 131: ...e figure 1 F 3 5 3 Grasaping the carrying handles 1 on the left and right side of the bottom place the printer on a level place such as a table F 3 6 4 The Roll Feed Unit 1 is preinstalled on the printer Peel away the tape and remove the Roll Holder 2 and protective material from the Roll Feed Unit Also remove the tape on the two Holder Stoppers 3 attached to the Roll Holder and then remove the Ho...

Page 132: ...n the Top Cover you will find a Cleaning Brush 3 on the right side Use this brush to clean inside the Top Cover 7 Plug the power cord into the Power Socket on the back of the printer F 3 10 8 Connect the power cord to the outlet F 3 11 9 Set the printhead Press the Power botton to power on the printer F 3 12 10 When the message Open Top Cover is displayed open the top cover F 3 13 11 Pull the prin...

Page 133: ... damage or a printing failure can occur Do not reattach the removed protective caps Dispose of these parts following the local regulation F 3 17 14 Remove the orange protective cap 1 1 and then pull the protective cap 2 2 downward with the knob pressed F 3 18 15 Insert the print head in the carriage with the nozzles down and the contacts in the back Insert it as far as it will go while taking care...

Page 134: ...0 17 Turn the printhead fixer lever backward unit it clicks F 3 21 18 Close the top cover F 3 22 19 Open the ink tank cover according to the message shown on the display F 3 23 20 Press the stopper at the top the ink tank lock lever and then open the ink tank lock lever upward F 3 24 ...

Page 135: ...the ink port 1 and contacts 2 The peripheral parts may be stained the ink tank may be broken or a printing failure may occur F 3 27 Becareful not to drop the ink tank once it is unpacked The leaked ink may stain the peripheral area Do not remove and shake the ink once it is installed Ink may spatter 23 Install the ink tank in the holder with the ink port facing down as shown F 3 28 1 2 ...

Page 136: ...er F 3 30 27 When the printhead and all ink tanks have been installed the message Do Not Open Cover appears on the display and initial ink filling requires about 14 minutes MEMO Initial ink filling performed at printer installation consumes ink beween the ink tanks and printhead 80 may be displayed as the remaining ink level immediately after initial ink filling This is not a failure ...

Page 137: ...ck insert it fully into the grooves of the Stand L 2 and Stand R 3 until it stops 1 Stand L 12 Basket Cloth 2 Stand R 13 Basket Rod 2 3 Stand Stay 14 Basket Rod Caps 2pcs 4 Table Stay 15 Basket Wire 2 5 Table Stay Bolt 16 Basket Band preinstalled 6 Table Bolts 6pcs 17 Basket Bolts 2pcs 7 Printer Securing Bolts 4pcs 18 Basket Decorative Nuts 2pcs 8 Accessory Box 19 Basket Rod 3 9 Velcro Tape 20 Bas...

Page 138: ...d Stay 2 F 3 34 4 Hook the Table Stay 1 on the Stand Stay 2 and tighten the Table Stay Bolt 4 with the Allen Wrench 3 F 3 35 5 Insert one Basket Rod 1 1 into the hole of the Basket Fastener R 2 so that the hole of Basket Rod 1 1 is aligned with the hole of the Basket Fastener R 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 ...

Page 139: ...rative Nut 2 to secure the Basket Bolt 1 F 3 38 8 Following steps 5 7 insert the other Basket Rod 1 2 into the Stand L 1 and secure it with the Basket Bolt 3 F 3 39 9 With the Velcro Tape of the Basket Cloth 1 facing down insert Basket Rod 2 2 and Basket Rod 3 3 through the holes on both ends of the Basket Cloth 1 F 3 40 10 Attach one Basket Fastener A 1 to each end of Basket Rod 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2...

Page 140: ...nds of Basket Rod 2 2 until the guide lines 3 are no longer visible F 3 43 13 Insert the Basket Rod Caps 1 onto the left and right Basket Rods 1 2 until the guide lines 3 are no longer visible F 3 44 14 With the holes of Basket Table 1 and the Table Stay 2 aligned set the Basket Table 1 on the Stand 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 141: ...o the Stand and Table Stay 4 Tighten the Table Bolts 3 in the order indicated first at position A and then at position B F 3 46 16 With Basket Wire 2 1 positioned so that the bend faces forward insert it in the hole of the Basket Table 2 from below F 3 47 17 Hang the Velcro Tape of the Basket Band 1 on the Basket Wire 2 2 A Push Basket Wire 2 2 toward the back B 1 2 4 1 A B 2 A 3 2 1 ...

Page 142: ... printer at other positions is dangerous and poses a risk of injury and damage if the printer is dropped F 3 50 Be sure to remove the Cassette and Output Tray before installing the printer Grasp the handle on the front of the Cassette and pull it forward a little Holding the Cassette on both sides with both hands remove the Cassette Holding the Output Tray on both sides by the far end press the bu...

Page 143: ...m unwinding F 3 52 1 Move the Stand into position and lock the front casters F 3 53 2 While holding the Carrying handles on both sides align on the back of the printer with of the Output Stacker as you set the printer down on the Stand F 3 54 3 Secure the printer to the stand by firmly tightening the two Printer Securing Bolts 2 on both sides with the Allen Wrench 1 from under the Output Stacker f...

Page 144: ...ning the Output Tray with the guides insert it into the printer until it locks in place F 3 56 5 Holding the Cassette on both sides with both hands insert it firmly into the printer F 3 57 6 Assemble the Accessory Box 1 and attach it to the Stand with Velcro Tape 2 F 3 58 2 1 1 2 ...

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Page 147: ... 4 3 8 Pick Up Feeder Unit 4 23 4 3 9 Roll Feed Unit 4 28 4 3 10 Purge Unit 4 31 4 3 11 Waste Ink Collection Unit 4 33 4 3 12 Ink Tank Unit 4 36 4 3 13 Head Management Sensor 4 39 4 3 14 Multi Sensor 4 39 4 3 15 PCBs 4 40 4 3 16 Opening the Cap Moving the Wiper Unit 4 43 4 3 17 Opening Closing the Ink Supply Valve 4 44 4 3 18 Draining the Ink 4 45 4 4 Applying the Grease 4 46 4 4 1 Applying the Gr...

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Page 149: ...parts indicated below require careful handling 1 Keep all packages with the warning not to turn over Pay careful attention to all individually packaged service part carriage unit purge unit ink tank unit and other parts boxes marked This side up and handle appropriately F 4 1 ...

Page 150: ...r removed F 4 2 4 3 2 Moving the carriage manually 0012 6350 Move the carriage as required during disassembly reassembly to prevent the carriage form contacting the parts to be removed The carriage does not move when capped When uncapping moving the carriage refer to the procedures in DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY Points to Note on Disassembly and Reassembly Opening the Cap Moving the Wiper Unit 4 3 3 Un...

Page 151: ... 4 2 When removing the right circle cover 1 turn it in the direction of the arrow F 4 5 Attaching the left right circle cover 1 When attacing the left circle cover fit it in place with the three hooks 1 up and turn it toward the rear side of the printer when attacing the right circle cover fit it in place with the two hooks 2 up and turn it toward the rear side of the printer F 4 6 1 1 2 1 ...

Page 152: ...unit 2 F 4 7 c Tank cover Removing the tank cover 1 When removing the tank cover 4 remove the left circle cover and then open the top cover 2 Open the tank cover remove the three screws 1 and then release the two hooks 2 while opening the hook 3 outward F 4 8 d Left cover Removing the left cover 2 1 1 4 2 3 ...

Page 153: ...arrow 2 and then slide it in the direction of arrow 3 F 4 9 e Lower rear left cover Removing the lower rear left cover 1 When removing the lower rear left cover 2 remove the screw 1 and then remove it F 4 10 f Lower rear cover Removing the lower rear cover 1 When removing the lower rear cover 2 remove the two screws 1 and then remove it F 4 11 g Left rear cover Removing the left rear cover 3 1 2 1...

Page 154: ...ont cover 1 When removing the left front cover 2 open the top cover and then remove the left circle cover tank cover cassette and output tray unit 2 Rmove the three screws 1 and then remove the left front cover 2 F 4 13 i Right upper cover Removing the right upper cover 1 When removing the right upper cover 2 open the top cover and then remove the right circle cover 2 Release the two hooks 1 and t...

Page 155: ... right upper cover 2 Remove the two hooks 1 and flexible cable 2 and earth cable 3 and then remove the operation panel 4 F 4 15 k Exhaust Filter Removing the exhaust filter 1 When removing the filter cover 1 push it in the direction of the arrow while pressing on the handhold F 4 16 2 Remove the exhaust filter 2 while pushing the hook 1 F 4 17 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 2 ...

Page 156: ...t cover 1 When removing the right cover 3 open the top cover and then remove the roll feed unit right circle cover right upper cover operation panel mist filter exhaust filter and lower rear cover 2 Remove the six screws 1 and hook 2 and then remove the right cover 3 F 4 19 Note on attaching the right cover Be careful in attaching the right cover not to press the ink tubes with the edges of the co...

Page 157: ... cover 1 When removing the upper rear cover 2 open the top cover and then remove the roll feed unit left circle cover tank cover left cover right circle cover right upper cover operation panel exhaust filter right cover and lower rear cover 2 Remove the three screws 1 and then remove the upper rear cover 2 F 4 22 Note on attaching upper rear cover In attaching the upper rear cover allow flexible c...

Page 158: ...cover left circle cover tank cover right circle cover right upper cover operation panel and upper front cover 2 Remove the screw 1 and then remove the lower front cover 2 F 4 25 r Rear cover Removing the rear cover 1 When removing the rear cover 2 open the top cover left circle cover tank cover left cover left rear cover right circle cover right upper cover operation panel mist filter filter cover...

Page 159: ... circle cover right upper cover operation panel mist filter filter cover filter right cover and lower rear cover 2 Remove the two screws 1 and then remove the cover guide 2 F 4 28 u Cover support plate right Removing cover support plate right 1 When removing the cover support plate right 2 open the top cover left circle cover tank cover right circle cover right upper cover operation panel mist fil...

Page 160: ...the top cover left circle cover tank cover right circle cover rightupper cover operation panel mist filter filter cover filter right cover lower rear cover and upper rear cover 2 Remove the three screws 1 and then remove the cover support plate left 2 F 4 30 1 1 2 3 3 ...

Page 161: ...SEMBLY REASSEMBLY Points to Note on Disassembly and Reassembly PCBs 2 Loosen the two screws 2 and then remove the timing belt 3 from the pulley 3 Remove the two screws 4 and connector 5 and then remove the feed motor 1 F 4 31 Note on mounting the feed motor When mounting the feed motor attach the timing belt 3 on the pulley and then tighten the two screws 2 4 3 1 2 2 5 ...

Page 162: ...over Refer to DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY Points to note on Disassembly and Reassembly External Covers 2 Turn the motor pulley 1 in the direction of the arrow to lower the cutter unit 2 F 4 32 3 Remove the screw 1 shift the stopper 2 to the left and the slide the cutter unit 3 to upper left to remove it F 4 33 b Points to note on Disassembly an Reassembly of Cutter unit 1 When disassembling or reassemb...

Page 163: ...o screws 2 and harness and then remove the cutter lifter unit 3 F 4 35 d Removing the cutter drive unit 1 Remove the cutter unit 2 Remove two screws 1 and two connectors 2 and free the harness from harness guide 3 to remove cutter drive unit 4 F 4 36 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 164: ...ering so that ink does not splashes then close the plastic bag F 4 37 5 Remove the linear scale 1 from the right clamp plate s spring and then remove it rightward F 4 38 When removing the linear scale take care not to damage or stain it The stained or damaged liner plate can cause malfunction 6 While sliding the pulley 2 to the left remove the carriage belt 1 Tie the removed belt lightly on the un...

Page 165: ...d screw driver to meet the index F 4 41 9 Turn the gear 1 so that the sensor flag of the lift gear 2 leaves the interrupt position of the lift cam sensor 3 then remove the ring 4 the lift gear 2 and the lift cam 5 Disconnect the connector 6 remove the two screws 7 and then remove the lift cam sensor 3 Remove the two torsion springs 8 pull out the carriage rail 9 from the right side of the printer ...

Page 166: ...n the bushing 4 Align the mark on the lift gear 1 with the mark on the gear 2 to remove the ring 5 F 4 43 2 Install the linear scale with its R mark 1 located on the right side of the unit F 4 44 3 Install left right lift cam 1 so its circular dent comes in the direction as shown right side of the unit F 4 45 5 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 ...

Page 167: ...h three claws 1 in the flexible cable retainer F 4 46 2 Lightly fold the flexible cable in its marked area 1 and pass it through claws 2 F 4 47 3 Insert folded flexible cable 1 through three claws 2 4 Pull flexible cable 1 lightly from both sides to remove slacks in it F 4 48 1 2 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 168: ...t the factory namely the optical axis of the sensor the sensor gain for measuring the printhead height and sensor reproduction Accordingly carry out the following adjustments in the service mode whenever replacing the carriage unit or multi sensor The multi sensor reference plate must be replaced at the same time whenever the carriage or the multi sensor is being replaced Service mode SERVICE MODE...

Page 169: ...eplaced only the multi sensor Make adjustments with the carriage lock released Make adjustments with the tube disconnected from the tube guide 1 Remove the ink tube from the wire guide 2 Loosen the two screws 1 3 Turn the gear 2 until the lift cam flag 3 reaches the position shown below Bottom position where the sensor 4 light is blocked by the flag lowest position to which the carriage unit desce...

Page 170: ... being attached to the top of mist fan 2 F 4 52 6 Moving the carriage adjust the height of the wire guide to bring its roller 1 into contact with the top of carriage wire tool 2 F 4 53 7 Secure roller retainer 1 with clip 3 in contact with the top of roller 2 F 4 54 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 171: ...Chapter 4 4 23 8 Retighten two screws 1 loosened in Step 2 to secure the wire guide F 4 55 9 Pass the ink tubes through the wire guides 1 ...

Page 172: ... arrow F 4 56 3 Remove the pinch roller 1 F 4 57 b Removing the cassette pick up roller 1 When removing the cassette pick up roller first remove the back cover and cassette 2 Then the gear 1 so that the pick up cam 2 pressea down the arm 3 to the lowest position Release the hook A and then remove the cassette pick up roller 4 while sliding it in the direction of the arrow F 4 58 1 1 4 A 1 3 2 ...

Page 173: ...ion roller first open the top cover and then remove the back cover left and right covers tank cover right upper cover oper ation panel mist filter filter cover filter left and right covers lower rear cover and lower back cover 2 Remove the cassette pick up sensor 3 by removing the screw 1 and connector 2 F 4 60 3 Then the gear 1 to make sure that the pick up cam 2 is at the position shown below th...

Page 174: ...w F 4 63 6 Remove the bearing 1 and ring 3 and then remove the separation roller shaft 2 F 4 64 7 Remove the lever 1 while turning it in the direction of the arrow F 4 65 8 Remove the two springs 1 and then remove the cassette separation roller 2 F 4 66 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 ...

Page 175: ...ight upper cover operation panel lower rear cover right cover right front cover upper front cover lower front cover cover guide upper rear cover and left and right cover mounting plates Refer to DISAS SEMBLY REASSEMBLY Points to Note on Disassembly and Reassembly External Covers 2 Remove the three screws 1 and then remove the mist fan 2 F 4 68 3 Remove the three screws 2 and then remove the two tu...

Page 176: ...sition F 4 71 6 While pressing down the protrusion A slide the spur unit 1 in the direction of the arrow to remove it F 4 72 g Handling the Feed Roller The feed roller is an important mechanical component of the printer Follow the precaution below when handring it Do not touch the feed roller surface coated surface Do not scratch or dent the feed roller 1 2 1 1 2 1 A ...

Page 177: ... motor remove the roll feed unit 2 from the main body and then remove the right cover 3 by removing the two screws 1 F 4 73 2 Remove the four screws 1 and then remove the left cover 2 and paper tray 3 F 4 74 3 Remove the three screws 1 andthen remove the right inner cover 2 F 4 75 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 178: ...76 b Removing the roll feed unit 1 When removing the roll motor remove the roll feed unit 2 from the main body and then remove the right cover 3 by removing the two screws 1 F 4 77 2 Remove the four screws 1 and then remove the left cover 2 and paper tray 3 F 4 78 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 179: ...Chapter 4 4 31 3 Remove the three screws 1 andthen remove the right inner cover 2 F 4 79 4 Remove the two screws 1 and then remove the roll feed unit PCB 2 F 4 80 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 180: ...rge unit 1 Turn the gear 1 of the purge unit 3 in the direction of the arrow to unlock and uncap the carriage Next move the carriage 2 onto the platen F 4 81 2 Remove connector 1 from the rear of the unit to free the harness from the harness guide F 4 82 2 3 1 1 ...

Page 181: ...pull out the waste ink tube 1 from the back of the printer to the position where the marking is visible It the waste ink tube is not pulled out to the marking position it may bend and cause ink leakage Make sure that there is no break or the twist of the waste ink tube from the front of the printer F 4 84 2 Check waste ink tube 1 from the front of the unit to make sure that it is not broken or twi...

Page 182: ...t filter filter cover filter right cover and right front cover Refer to DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY Points to Note on Disassembly and Reassembly External Cover 2 Remopve the three screwas 1 and disconnect the connector and then remove the mist fan 2 F 4 88 c Removing the platen duct 1 When removing the platen duct first open the top cover and then remove the output tray maintenance cartridge waste ink ...

Page 183: ...and then remove the two tube guide 1 Remove the ink tube 3 from the guide of the front duct 4 F 4 89 3 Remove the front duct 2 by removing the four screws 1 F 4 90 4 Remove the platen front 2 by removing the six screws 1 F 4 91 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 184: ...then remove the platen duct 6 F 4 93 d Note on attaching ink tubes to the front duct In attaching ink tubes to the front guides insert joint 1 into guide 2 first and then attach them to the guides making sure that the tubes are not broken or twisted The marks appearing on the tubes were used for factory assembly purposes and are not used for servicing F 4 94 1 2 1 2 2 3 6 3 5 3 5 4 3 1 4 2 2 2 2 2...

Page 185: ...nt cover and lower front cover Refer to DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY Points to Note on Disassembly and Reassembly External Cover 3 Move the carriage unit to the center Refer to 1 1 9 a Removing the Purge Unit 4 Remove the three screws 2 and then remove the two tube guide 1 F 4 95 5 Remove the two link levers 2 from the carriage unit 1 and then remove the joint base 3 F 4 96 Put the removed joint base in...

Page 186: ...emove the support plate 2 F 4 98 8 Remove the two screws 1 and one joint 3 and then remove the ink tank unit R 2 F 4 99 9 Remove the two screws 1 and one joint 3 and then remove the ink tank unit F 2 F 4 100 b Removing the valve motor unit 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 ...

Page 187: ...Chapter 4 4 39 1 When removing the valve motor unit remove the ink tank cover 2 Remove the two screws 1 disconnect the the two connectors 2 and then remove the valve motor unit 3 F 4 101 1 2 3 ...

Page 188: ...ti Sensor 0013 2914 a Removing the multi sensor 1 Remove the screw 1 disconnect the flexible cable 2 and then remove the multi sensor 3 F 4 103 Since multi sensors have individual electrical specificity the following are recalibrated at the factory namely the optical axis of the sensor the sensor gain for measuring the printhead height and sensor reproduction Accordingly carry out the following ad...

Page 189: ... out the procedure b After replacing whth the maintemance controller PCB or maintenance cartridge relay PCB which are supplied as service parts check that the firmware to the latest version a Removing the main controller PCB 1 To remove the main controller PCB open the top cover and remove the roll feed unit left circle cover tank cover left cover lower rear cover lower rear left cover and left re...

Page 190: ...de 2 F 4 106 4 Remove the four screws 1 and two hooks 2 from the harness guide and remove main controller mounting plate 3 F 4 107 c Note on installing the cable holder In installing the cable holder secure ferrite core 1 to the flexible cable on the carriage with the cable holder before hooking the flexible cable from the operation panel at three claws 2 F 4 108 1 2 3 3 4 5 2 1 ...

Page 191: ...When the printer enters the PCB Replacement mode the message lamp goes on 5 What until REPLACE MODE appears on the display 6 Select MC BOARD and then press the ok button 7 Check that TURN POWER OFF appears on the display and then turn off the printer 8 Turn on the printer 9 Check the firmware version If the firmware is not the latest version update f Procedure for replacing the main controller PCB...

Page 192: ... the gear 1 of the purge unit 3 in the direction of the arrow from the hole 6 of the right cover The cap 5 and lock pin 4 move down allowing you to move the carriage 2 F 4 110 F 4 111 2 Moving the Wiper Unit 1 Open the top cover and then remove the roll feed unit output guide right circle cover right upper cover operation panel mist filter exhaust filter right cover right front cover cover guide c...

Page 193: ...13 If the tube is full of ink releasing the printhead lock lever with the ink supply valve open can cause the ink to flow back to the ink supply unit resulting in leakage of ink from the ink supply needle If the ink supply valve is held open due to a problem such as a valve motor error E02D06 remove the valve motor unit refer to DISASSEMBLY REASSEM BLY Points to Note on Disassembly andReassembly I...

Page 194: ...ware error or power supply problem Manual Ink Drainage Procedure 1 Open the top cover and then remove the left and right circle covers tank cover right upper cover operation panel mist filter filter cover filter and right cover Refer to DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY Pointe toNote on Disassembly andReassembly External Cover 2 Move the carriage onto the platen Refer to DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY Points to Note...

Page 195: ...articular care that grease do not get onto the wiper cap and linear scale No Location Grease type Quantity 1 Joint base Molykote PG 641 Approx 6 12mg 2 Shaft cleaner oil pad EU 1 soaks enough 3 Eject roller bearing Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg 4 Eject roller center bearing Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg 5 Spur cam Molykote PG 641 Approx 20mg 6 Pick up cam Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg 7 Separation cam g...

Page 196: ...Chapter 4 4 48 a Carriage unit 1 Joint base F 4 116 2 Shaft cleaner oil pad F 4 117 Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg Molykote PG 641 Approx 6mg EU 1 ...

Page 197: ...ect roller unit 3 Eject roller bearing 4 Eject roller center bearing F 4 118 Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg One location on A2 17 model and two location on A1 24 model ...

Page 198: ...Chapter 4 4 50 c Spur unit 5 Spur cam F 4 119 d Pick up unit 6 Pick up cam F 4 120 Molykote PG 641 Approx 20mg Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg ...

Page 199: ...Chapter 4 4 51 7 Separation cam gear F 4 121 8 Release lever F 4 122 Molykote PG 641 Approx 20mg Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg ...

Page 200: ...Chapter 4 4 52 9 Return lever arm F 4 123 10 Paper feed inner guide F 4 124 Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg ...

Page 201: ...Chapter 4 4 53 e Pinch roller unit 11 Pinch roller unit release shaft F 4 125 Molykote PG 641 Approx 12mg Five location A2 17 model and seven location A1 24 model ...

Page 202: ...ollowing adjustments in the service mode whenever replacing the carriage unit or multi sensor Service mode SERVICE MODE ADJUST GAP CALIB Service mode SERVICE MODE ADJUST PRINT PATTERN OPTICAL AXIS Media type Photo glossy paper Media size Media having a width equal toor larger then that of A2 size paper The multi sensor reference plate must be replaced at the same time whenever the carriage or the ...

Page 203: ...placed only the multi sensor Make adjustments with the carriage lock released Make adjustments with the tube disconnected from the tube guide 1 Remove the ink tube from the wire guide 2 Loosen the two screws 1 3 Turn the gear 2 until the lift cam flag 3 reaches the position shown below Bottom position where the sensor 4 light is blocked by the flag lowest position to which the carriage unit descen...

Page 204: ...eing attached to the top of mist fan 2 F 4 128 6 Moving the carriage adjust the height of the wire guide to bring its roller 1 into contact with the top of carriage wire tool 2 F 4 129 7 Secure roller retainer 1 with clip 3 in contact with the top of roller 2 F 4 130 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 205: ...sor and the carriage unit varies among printers the optical axis is factory adjusted to adjust the non discharging detection position When you have replaced the head management sensor or performed assembly reassembly of surrounding parts that can change the distance between the head management sensor and the carriage unit reasjustment is required Peform the readjustment in the service mode Service...

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Page 209: ...Contents Contents 5 1 Periodic Replacement Parts 5 1 5 1 1 Periodic Replacement Parts 5 1 5 2 Consumable Parts 5 1 5 2 1 Consumable Parts 5 1 5 3 Periodic Maintenance 5 1 5 3 1 Periodic Maintenance 5 1 ...

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Page 211: ...SPRING TENSION QC2 1396 000 1 15000 PAD OIL QC2 0664 000 2 15000 HOLDER WIRE MECH QC2 0663 000 1 15000 TUBE GUIDE UNIT QM3 0704 000 1 15000 CLEANING UNIT R RAIL CARRIAGE QM3 0543 000 1 15000 D1 D3 CLEANING UNIT L RAIL CARRIAGE QM3 0542 000 1 15000 D1 D3 FLEXIBLE CABLE ASS Y QM3 0806 000 1 15000 D2 ENCODER SENSOR UNIT QM2 3421 000 1 15000 D3 SCALE LINEAR QC2 6052 000 1 15000 CAM LIFTER QC2 0675 000...

Page 212: ...ress the MENU button to display the main menu 3 Press the and buttons to select Maintenance and then press the button 4 Press the and buttons to select Platen Cleaning and press the button 5 Press the and buttons to select Yes and press OK button 6 Open the top cover 7 If chad has deposited on suction port 1 on the platen or in borderless printing ink receiving channel 2 wipe it off with the clean...

Page 213: ...se F 5 3 Do not dry the interiors of the top cover with a dry cloth Electrostatic charges could make the internal components susceptible to dirt resulting in degraded print quality Do not use flammable solvents such as thinner and benzine on the printer Solvents coming into contact with any electrical parts inside the printer could result in fires or electrical shock hazards Do not touch linear sc...

Page 214: ...5 4 9 Remove the roll feed unit and fold plain paper 1 two to three times and then insert through the printer rear into the underside 2 of the pinch roller unit to wipe off dirt on the pinch roller unit F 5 5 1 2 ...

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Page 219: ...of Troubleshooting 6 1 6 2 Location of Connectors and Pin Arrangement 6 1 6 2 1 Main controller PCB 6 1 6 2 2 Carriage PCB 6 10 6 2 3 Power supply 6 15 6 2 4 Roll feed unit PCB 6 15 6 3 Version Up 6 17 6 3 1 Firmware Update Tool 6 17 6 4 Service Tools 6 18 6 4 1 Tool List 6 18 ...

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Page 221: ...egging with the easiest one After performing each step check to see if the problem has been resolved by making test prints If the problem persists proceed to the next step 5 After completion of the troubleshooting check that all connectors and cables have been reconnected and screws have been tightened firmly 6 Whenever you have performed replacement or repair services make test prints to check wh...

Page 222: ...IN OUT Address and data signal 19 39 AD18 IN OUT Address and data signal 18 40 AD17 IN OUT Address and data signal 17 41 AD16 IN OUT Address and data signal 16 42 CBE2 OUT Bus command and byte enable signal 2 43 GND GND 44 FRAME IN OUT Cycle frame signal 45 IRDY IN OUT Initiator redy signal 46 TRDY IN OUT Target redy signal 47 DEVSEL IN OUT Device select signal 48 GND GND 49 STOP IN OUT Stop signa...

Page 223: ... used 5 Not used 6 RX IN Ethernet data RX line 7 Not used 8 Not used 9 GREEN_LED_C OUT Link LED green 100Mb s cathode terminal 10 GREEN_LED_A OUT Link LED green 100Mb s anode terminal 11 YELLOW_LED_C OUT Link LED yellow 10Mb s cathode terminal 12 YELLOW_LED_A OUT Link LED yellow 10Mb s anode terminal J1801 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 HD1_VHFB OUT VH feedback voltage 2 HD1_VHFB OUT VH...

Page 224: ...ck 7 GND GND 8 MENT_3V Power supply 3 3V 9 SNS_3V OUT Power supply 3 3V 10 GND GND 11 CST_PAPER_NONE_SNS IN Cassette paper detection sensor output signal 12 SNS_3V OUT Power supply 3 3V 13 GND GND 14 PE_SNS IN Paper ditection sensor output signal 15 SNS_3V OUT Power supply 3 3V 16 GND GND 17 LIFT_CAM_SNS IN Lift cam sensor output signal J2601 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 POWER_ON IN P...

Page 225: ...NS IN Cassette detection sensor output signal J2801 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 LF_OUTB OUT Feed motor drive signal B 2 LF_OUTA OUT Feed motor drive signal A J3011 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 LIFT_OUTCOM OUT Lift motor Power supply 2 LIFT_OUTAP OUT Lift motor drive signal AP 3 LIFT_OUTAM OUT Lift motor drive signal AM 4 LIFT_OUTBP OUT Lift motor drive signal BP 5 LIFT_O...

Page 226: ...signal 7 TANK_DAT3 IN OUT Ink tank data signal 3 8 TANK_DAT4 IN OUT Ink tank data signal 4 9 TANK_3V OUT Power supply 3 3V 10 TANK_DAT5 IN OUT Ink tank data signal 5 11 GND GND 12 TANK_CLK OUT Ink tank clock signal 13 GND GND 14 INK_SNS0 IN Ink detection sensor output signal 0 15 INK_SNS1 IN Ink detection sensor output signal 1 16 INK_SNS2 IN Ink detection sensor output signal 2 17 GND GND 18 INK_...

Page 227: ...k voltage 23 HD1_VHFBG IN VH feed back voltage 24 GND GND 25 GND GND 26 GND GND 27 GND GND 28 GND GND 29 GND GND 30 GND GND J3411 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 TH2_OUT IN Thermistor output signal 2 GND GND 3 RHV_OUT IN Humidity sensor output signal 4 SNS_5V Power supply 5V J3701 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 H1 D DATA 7 OD OUT Odd head L data signal 7 D 2 GND GND 3 H1 E HE ...

Page 228: ...D OUT Odd head L data signal 3 B 42 GND GND 43 H1 C HE 4 OUT Head L heat enable signal8 E 44 GND GND 45 H1 C DATA 4 OD OUT Odd head L data signal 4 C 46 SNS_5V OUT Power supply 5V 47 ENCODER_B IN Carriage encoder output signalB 48 SNS_5V OUT Power supply 5V 49 ENCODER_A IN Carriage encoder output signalA 50 GND GND J3801 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 H1 E DATA 8 EV OUT Even head L data...

Page 229: ...42 GND GND 43 H1 A HE 0 OUT Head L heat enable signal 0 A 44 GND GND 45 H1 A DATA 0 OD OUT Odd head L data signal0 A 46 GND GND 47 H1 A DATA 1 OD OUT Odd head L data signal1 A 48 GND GND 49 H1 B HE 2 OUT Head L heat enable signal 2 B 50 GND GND J3911 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 TANK_COVER_SW IN Ink tank cover switch output signal 2 GND GND 3 SNS_3V OUT Power supply 3 3V 4 GND GND 5 T...

Page 230: ...LED3 OUT Multi sensor LED3 drive signal 8 PWLED4 OUT Multi sensor LED4 drive signal 9 VH OUT Power supply 21 5V 10 OUT1 IN Multi sensor input signal 1 11 OUT2 IN Multi sensor input signal 2 12 H1 5V OUT Power supply 5V J21 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function 1 GND GND 2 GND GND 3 GND GND 4 GND GND 5 GND GND 6 GND GND 7 GND GND 8 HD1_VHFBG OUT VH feed back voltage 9 HD1_VHFBH OUT VH feed back v...

Page 231: ...ON IN Multi sensor LED 2 drive signal 19 PWLED3_ON IN Multi sensor LED 3 drive signal 20 PWLED4_ON IN Multi sensor LED 4 drive signal 21 GND GND 22 H1 DSOUT1 OUT Head L temperature output 1 23 H1 DSOUT2 OUT Head L temperature output 2 24 GND GND 25 H1 DASLK LICC2 IN Head L analogue switch clock signal 26 H1 DATA LICC2 IN Head L analogue switch data signal 27 H1 DLD LICC2 IN Head L analogue switch ...

Page 232: ... signal 4 C 21 GND GND 22 H1 B HE 3 IN Head L heat enable signal 3 B 23 GND GND 24 H1 C DATA 5 EV IN Even head L data signal 5 C 25 H DASH_LICC2_B IN Analogue switch AD triggar 26 H1_LT IN Head L latch signal 27 HEAD_3V IN Power supply 3V 28 HEAD_3V IN Power supply 3V 29 GND GND 30 H1_CLK IN Head L clock signal 31 GND GND 32 H1 C DATA 5 OD IN Odd head L data signal 5 C 33 GND GND 34 H1 C HE 5 IN H...

Page 233: ...al L DI sensor signal 2 F 31 H1 E HE 9 OUT Head L heat enable signal9 E 32 H1 D DATA 7 EV OUT Even head L data signal 7 D 33 H1 D HE 6 OUT Head L heat enable signal 6 D 34 H1 C DATA 5 0D OUT Odd head L data signal 5 C 35 H1 C DATA 4 EV OUT Even head L data signal 4 C 36 H1 A DATA 1 EV OUT Even head L data signal 1 A 37 H1 A DIA2 IN Heal L DI sensor signal 2 A 38 H1 B DIA2 IN Heal L DI sensor signa...

Page 234: ...al 10 F 69 H1 F DIA1 IN Heal L DI sensor signal 1 F 70 H1 D HE 7 OUT Head L heat enable signal 7 D 71 GND GND 72 H1 CLK OUT Head L clock signal 73 H1 LT OUT Head L latch signal 74 H1 B DATA 2 EV OUT Even head L data signal 2 B 75 H1 A DATA 0 OD OUT Odd head L data signal0 A 76 GND GND 77 GND GND 78 GND GND J24 Pin Numbe r Signal name IN OUT Function ...

Page 235: ... VH feedback voltage 3 VH OUT Power supply 21 5V 4 GND GND 5 VH OUT Power supply 21 5V 6 GND GND 7 RGV20 VCC OUT Power supply 21 5V 8 GND GND 9 VM OUT Power supply 26V 10 GND GND 11 VM2 OUT Power supply 26V 12 GND GND 13 VH_ENB IN VH power supply ON OFF signal 14 PW_CONT IN Normal power saving switch signal J1 Connect to main board Pin Number Signal name IN OUT Function 1 GND GND 2 GND GND 3 ROLL_...

Page 236: ...sor Pin Number Signal name IN OUT Function 1 5V OUT Power supply 5V 2 GND GND 3 ROLL_PAPER_SNS IN Roll media sensor signal J3 Roll cam sensor roll motor Pin Number Signal name IN OUT Function 1 5V OUT Power supply 5V 2 GND GND 3 ROLL_CAM_SNS IN Roll cam sensor signal 4 GND GND 5 ROLL_OUTAP OUT Roll motor drive signal AP 6 ROLL_OUTAM OUT Roll motor power supply AM 7 ROLL_OUTBP OUT Roll motor drive ...

Page 237: ... printer according to the instructions shown on the display 4 The data shown on the LCD on the operation panel changes and the firmware is updated automatically 5 When firmware update is completed the printer will start again File transfer route USB IEEE1394 network 2 L Printer Service Tool Procedure 1 Start L Printer Service Tool 2 Place the printer in the online mode 3 Specify the firmware file ...

Page 238: ...Removing the E ring Needle nose pliers Inserting and removing the spring parts Hex key wrench Inserting and removing hexagonal screws Flat brush Applying grease Lint free paper Wiping off ink Rubber gloves Preventing ink stains Special purpose tools Remarks Carriage Wire Tool AY3 4493 000 Adjusting carriage wire height Grease MOLYKOTE PG 641 CK 0562 000 Applying to specified locations EU 1 QY9 003...

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Page 241: ...ents 7 1 Service Mode 7 1 7 1 1 Service Mode Operation 7 1 7 1 2 Map of the Service Mode 7 2 7 1 3 Details of Service Mode 7 7 7 1 4 Sample Printout 7 15 7 2 Special Mode 7 20 7 2 1 Special Modes for Servicing 7 20 ...

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Page 243: ...e version 4 After display of Online pressing the Menu button displays the SERVICE MODE top menu and the MESSAGE LED flashes The Service mode is added to the options in the Main menu The Service mode can be entered even in the error status when an error message is shown on the display by turning the power off and then using the above key operation b How to exit the Service mode Turn off the printer...

Page 244: ...ECK 000000 I O DISPLAY I O DISPLAY 1 I O DISPLAY 2 ADJUST PRINT PATTERN NOZZLE 1 Press the OK button to execute NOZZLE 2 Press the OK button to execute NOZZLE 3 Press the OK button to execute OPTICAL AXIS Press the OK button to execute LF HAKUSYA SENSOR CHECK HEAD ADJ MANUAL HEAD ADJ DETAIL Press the OK button to execute BASIC Press the OK button to execute ADJ SETTING A A 1 Adjustment value entry...

Page 245: ...T CR COUNT CR DIST PRINT COUNT PURGE CLN A 1 CLN A 2 CLN A 3 CLN A 6 CLN A 7 CLN A 10 CLN A 11 CLN A 15 CLN A 16 CLN A 17 CLN A TTL CLN M 1 CLN M 4 CLN M 5 CLN M 6 CLN M TTL CLEAR CLR INK CONSUME CLR CUTTER EXC CLR MTC EXC CLR HEAD EXC CLR UNIT A EXC CLR UNIT B EXC CLR UNIT D EXC CLR UNIT F EXC CLR UNIT H EXC CLR UNIT L EXC CLR UNIT P EXC CLR UNIT Q EXC CLR UNIT R EXC CLR UNIT V EXC CLR FACTORY CN...

Page 246: ... UNIT H EXC UNIT L EXC UNIT P EXC UNIT Q EXC UNIT R EXC UNIT V EXC DETAIL CNT MOVE PRINTER N INK CHK C N INK CHK BK MEDIACONFIG CNT INK USE1 INK USE1 C INK USE1 BK INK USE1 TTL N INK USE1 C N INK USE1 BK N INK USE1 TTL INK USE2 INK USE2 C INK USE2 BK INK USE2 TTL N INK USE2 C N INK USE2 BK N INK USE2 TTL INK EXC INK EXC C INK EXC BK INK EXC TTL N INK EXC C N INK EXC BK N INK EXC TTL ...

Page 247: ...SETTE CASSETTE MEDIA OTHER NAME TTL TTL ROLL ROLL CUTSHEET CUTSHEET CASSETTE CASSETTE MEDIASIZE1 ROLL P SQ 24 36 P SQ 24 36 P SQ 17 24 P SQ 17 24 P SQ 17 P SQ 17 P CNT 24 36 P CNT 17 24 P CNT 17 MEDIASIZE2 ROLL D SQ 24 36 D SQ 24 36 D SQ 17 24 D SQ 17 24 D SQ 17 D SQ 17 D CNT 24 36 D CNT 17 24 D CNT 17 MEDIASIZE1 CUT P SQ 24 36 P SQ 24 36 P SQ 17 24 P SQ 17 24 P SQ 17 P SQ 17 P CNT 24 36 P CNT 17 ...

Page 248: ...ry TIME XX XX Time entry PV AUTO JUDGE ON PFF CAS PRE PRINT ON OFF INITIALIZE WARNIG Press the OK button to clear ERROR Press the OK button to clear ADJUST Press the OK button to clear W INK Press the OK button to clear PURGE Press the OK button to clear INK USE CNT Press the OK button to clear CUTTER CHG CNT Press the OK button to clear W INK CHG CNT Press the OK button to clear HEAD CHG CNT Pres...

Page 249: ...k tank in the order of C M Y MBK MBK BK 0 No execution 1 Executed at least once Display Description Unit S N Serial number of printer TYPE Type setting on main controller PCB iPF610 600 is represented by 24 LF TYPE Feed roller type 0 or 1 TMP Ambient temperature degrees C SIZE LF Detected size of loaded media feed direction 0 is always detected for the roll media mm SIZE LF Detected size of loaded...

Page 250: ...nsor 0 Sensor ON 1 Sensor OFF 6 Lift Cam Sensor 0 Sensor ON 1 Sensor OFF 7 Feed Roller HP Sensor 0 Sensor ON 1 Sensor OFF 8 Top Cover Sensor 0 Cover open 1 Cover close 9 Not Used 0 10 Ink Tank Cover Switch 0 Cover open 1 Cover close 11 Not Used 0 12 Paper Detection Sensor 0 Sensor ON 1 Sensor OFF 13 Cassette Paper Detection Sensor 0 Sensor ON 1 Sensor OFF 14 Cassette Detection Sensor 0 Sensor ON 1...

Page 251: ...y media type is acceptable NOZZLE 3 Print a 100 solid print pattern used to check the ink reaction that cannot be checked with NOZZLE 1 in the single path direction Use this method when checking blocked nozzles The print drive control method is different from that for NOZZLE 2 Use paper with a height equal to or longer than that of A4 sized paper in portrait orientation Any media type is acceptabl...

Page 252: ... Cumulative number of printed cut sheets equivalent to A4 sheets LIFE CASSETTE Cumulative number of printed cut sheets at cassette pick up equivalent to A4 sheets LIFE A F Cumulative number of printed media for environments A to F sheets POWER ON Cumulative power on time excluding the sleep time Hours W INK Remaining capacity of the maintenance cartridge CUTTER Number of cutting operations count a...

Page 253: ... 5 ink draining from head and tube before transportation operations Times CLN M 6 Cumulative number of manual cleaning 6 normal strong suction operations Times CLN M TTL Total number of manual cleaning operations Times Display Description Unit CLR INK CONSUME Cumulative count of ink section consumption amount clearing Times CLR CUTTER EXC Cumulative count of cutter replacement count clearing Times...

Page 254: ...nt count Count of executing INITIALIZE PARTS COUNTER PARTS P Times UNIT Q EXC Unit Q cassette pick up system replacement count Count of executing INITIALIZE PARTS COUNTER PARTS Q Times UNIT R EXC Unit R pick up system replacement count Count of executing INITIALIZE PARTS COUNTER PARTS R Times UNIT V EXC Unit V mist fan unit replacement count Count of executing INITIALIZE PARTS COUNTER PARTS V Time...

Page 255: ...Sq f ROLL Cumulative print area of roll media metric m2 ROLL Cumulative print area of roll media inch Sq f CUT SHEET Cumulative print area of cut sheet metric m2 CUT SHEET Cumulative print area of cut sheet inch Sq f CASSETTE Cumulative print area of cut sheet at cassette pick up metric m2 CASSETTE Cumulative print area of cut sheet at cassette pick up inch Sq f Display Description Unit P SQ 24 36...

Page 256: ...er equal to or larger than 24 inches but less than 36 inches data size sheets D CNT 17 24 Cumulative number of sheets of A4 equivalent paper equal to or larger than 17 inches but less than 24 inches data size sheets D CNT 17 Cumulative number of sheets of A4 equivalent paper less than 17 inches data size sheets Display Description Unit XX XX Ink color Dot counts of each colors of the currently ins...

Page 257: ... PRINTER W INK PURGE Initialize the counter related to purge unit Clear COUNTER PURGE INK USE CNT Initialize the consumption amount of ink Clear COUNTER INK USE2 and count up COUNTER CLEAR CLR INK CONSUME CUTTER CHG CNT Initialize the cutter unit replacement frequency Clear COUNTER EXCHANGE CUTTER EXC and count up COUNTER CLEAR CLR CUTTER EXC W INK CHG CNT Initialize the maintenance cartridge repl...

Page 258: ...17 0000 18 0000 19 0000 20 0000 INK CHK C 0 M 0 Y 0 MBK 0 MBK2 0 BK 0 COUNTER PRINTER LIFE TTL 0 LIFE ROLL 0 LIFE CUTSHEET 0 LIFE CASSETTE 0 LIFE A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E 0 F 0 MEDIA 7 MEDIA OTHER NAME NAME OTHER TTL 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f TTL 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f ROLL 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f ROLL 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f CUTSHEET 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f CUTSHEET 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f CASSETTE 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f CASSETTE 0 0 m2 0 0 sq f PARTS COUNTE...

Page 259: ...or more item details see Detail of Service Mode e Counter a Consumables status b Number of days elapsed since the counter was last reset c Counter value d Value with which consumables reach their replacement timing e Ratio of the current count to the replacement timing f Cumulative counter value 4 Ink saver mode setting a Ink saver mode status b Number of times ink save mode has been executed unit...

Page 260: ...shown below F 7 2 c NOZZLE 2 NOZZLE 3 A sample printout that is produced by executing SERVICE MODE ADJUST PRINT PATTERN NOZZLE 2 or NOZZLE 3 is shown below F 7 3 d OPTICAL AXIS A sample printout that is produced by executing SERVICE MODE ADJUST PRINT PATTERN OPTICAL AXIS is shown below F 7 4 Nozzle Check Pattern SERVICE ...

Page 261: ... 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 A 2 A 4 A 6 A 8 A 10 A 12 C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0 2 4 ...

Page 262: ...4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 D 12 D 5 D 11 D 4 D 10 D 3 D 9 D 2 D 8 D 1 D 7 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Printhead Adjustment Pattern ...

Page 263: ...PCB The data in the MC relay PCB is copied to the main PCB MC BOARD Select this before replacing the main PCB The data in the main PCB is copied to the MC relay PCB Use this when the MC relay PCB is a new one c Exiting the PCB replacement mode Turning off the Power button of the printer allows you to exit the PCB replacement mode For details on how to replace the PCB see Parts Replacement Procedur...

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Page 267: ...Contents Contents 8 1 Outline 8 1 8 1 1 Outline 8 1 8 2 Warning Table 8 1 8 2 1 Warnings 8 1 8 3 Error Table 8 2 8 3 1 Error Code List 8 2 8 4 Sevice Call Table 8 3 8 4 1 Service call errors 8 3 ...

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Page 269: ...01841001 1100 Waste ink warning 0134122x 103x GARO warning 01800500 1010 Printhead warning 03xxxxxx 20xx 24xx Media feeding error Data mismatch error Cover open error 03xxxxxx 2Exx 03xxxxxx 25xx Ink error 03xxxxxx 280x Printhead error 03xxxxxx 281x Maintenance cartridge error 03xxxxxx 282x Adjustment error 03xxxxxx 2Fxx 26xx Head management sensor unit error Other errors Exxx 40xx Service call err...

Page 270: ...Roll paper unit uninstallation 03060A00 2E1B End of roll media 03061000 2E15 Media type mismatch 03130031 291B Lift movement time out 03130031 291D Lift cam sensor detection failure 03130031 2E23 Cutter unit breakdown 03130031 2F13 A D converter outside trigger output stop 03130031 2F14 ASIC register writing error 03130031 2F16 Mist fan error 03130031 2F17 Platen fan error 03130031 2F20 Purge moto...

Page 271: ...0306 2566 Ink tank EEPROM error MBK 03830306 2567 Ink tank EEPROM error MBK2 03830306 2576 Remaining ink low MBK 03830306 2577 Remaining ink low MBK2 03830312 2571 Remaining ink low Y 03830313 2573 Remaining ink low C 03841001 2819 Maintenance cartridge tank full 03841001 281B Empty capacity of the maintenance cartridge when cleaning it various is insufficient 03841101 2818 Maintenance cartridge n...

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