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CHAPTER 4

TROUBLESHOOTING

PREFACE.................................. 4-1

II.

IMAGE DEFECTS ...................... 4-5

III. JAMS........................................ 4-12

IV.

TRANSPORT DEFECTS ............. 4-15

MALFUNCTION

TROUBLESHOOTING................. 4-16

VI. MALFUNCTION STATUS

TROUBLESHOOTING................. 4-17

VII. MEASUREMENT AND

ADJUSTMENT........................... 4-20

VIII. MAINTENANCE AND

SERVICING ............................... 4-22

IX. LOCATION OF CONNECTORS .... 4-26

Summary of Contents for LASER SHOT LBP-1210

Page 2: ... Prepared by PERIPHERAL PRODUCTS QUALITY ADVANCEMENT DIV PERIPHERAL PRODUCTS TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION DEPT CANON INC 4202 Fukara Susono shi Shizuoka 410 1196 Japan Use of this manual should be strictly supervised to avoid disclosure of confi dential information ...

Page 3: ...al and mechanical systems Chapter 3 The Mechanical System Explanation of mechanical operation disassembly reassembly and adjustment procedures Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting procedures reference values and adjustments maintenance and servicing etc Appendix General timing chart general circuit diagram etc Information in this manual is subject to change as the product is improved or redes...

Page 4: ...BP 2260PS laser beam printer final pages were printed on AGFA Selectset avantra 25 All graphics were produced with Macromedia FreeHand J and all documents and page layouts were created with QuarkXPress E The video images were captured with SONY degital video camcorder and Radius PhotoDV capture board system and modified with Adobe Photoshop J ...

Page 5: ...C OPERATION 2 1 A Functions 2 1 B Basic Operation Sequence 2 2 C Power ON Sequence 2 3 II ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM 2 4 A Outline 2 4 B Engine Controller 2 5 III VIDEO CONTROL SYSTEM 2 20 A Outline 2 20 B Video Interface signal 2 22 C Operation 2 24 D Interface Controller PCB 2 25 E Other Functions 2 27 IV LASER SCANNER SYSTEM 2 28 A Outline 2 28 B Laser Control Circuit 2 30 C Scanner System 2 33 V IM...

Page 6: ...Flowchart 4 1 B Initial Check 4 4 II IMAGE DEFECTS 4 5 III JAMS 4 12 IV TRANSPORT DEFECTS 4 15 V MALFUNCTION TROUBLESHOOTING 4 16 VI MALFUNCTION STATUS TROUBLESHOOTING 4 17 VII MEASUREMENT AND ADJUSTMENT 4 20 A Mechanical Adjustment 4 20 B Electrical Adjustment 4 20 C LEDs Test Pins Jumpers and Switches on PCBs 4 21 VIII MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING 4 22 A Periodic Replacement Parts 4 22 B Expected S...

Page 7: ...APTER 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION I FEATURES 1 1 II SPECIFICATIONS 1 2 III SAFETY INFORMATION 1 4 IV PARTS OF THE PRINTER 1 5 V INSTALLATION 1 7 VI MAINTENANCE AND CHECKS BY THE CUSTOMER 1 11 VII OPERATION 1 12 ...

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Page 9: ...on and image processing increasing the speed perform ance and reducing the cost 3 Shortened Wait Time Low Power Consumption By adopting an on demand fixing method that drives the heater only during printing the print er has shorten the wait time and reduced the consumption power during standby 4 Employment of USB Interface as a Standard The printer employs an USB interface as a standard allowing e...

Page 10: ...sfer Separation Curvature separation Cleaning Blade Fixing method On demand fixing 8 Pick up Cassette Multi purpose tray Pick up method Pad separation method Paper types Plain paper thick paper colored paper labels transparencies index cards and envelopes Paper size 76 2 W x 127 L mm 216 W x 356 L mm sized plain paper 60 90 g m2 recommended paper thick paper 91 163 g m2 recommended paper and above...

Page 11: ...ature is 20 C and the rated power voltage is input 2 The time taken from that the print signal is received from the video controller until that an A 4 sized paper is delivered completely and also when the printer is in the ready mode at room temperatures of 20 C 3 The time taken from that the power cord is plugged in until that the printer becomes ready to print ready or standby mode 4 A 4 dot rat...

Page 12: ...g corona discharge from the charg ing roller The ozone gas is emitted only while the printer is operating This printer meets the ozone emission reference value set by Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL at the time it is shipped from the factory CHAPTER 1 1 4 ATTENTION VORSICHT ATTENZIONE PRECAUCION VARO VARNING ADVARSEL ADVARSE UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEOFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSS...

Page 13: ...Front cover 3 Power on indication LED 4 Face down tray 5 Rear cover 6 Left cover 7 USB port 8 Parallel port 9 Power receptacle 10 Power switch 11 Right cover 12 Paper size guides 13 Paper trailing edge guide Figure 1 4 1 CHAPTER 1 1 5 1 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 ...

Page 14: ... Primary charging roller 5 Laser scanner unit 6 EP cartridge 7 Pick up roller 8 Separation pad 9 Developing cylinder 10 Photosensitive drum 11 Transfer charging roller 12 Main motor 13 Pressure roller 14 Interface controller unit Figure 1 4 2 CHAPTER 1 1 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 ...

Page 15: ...stomer s premises before installing the printer 1 Power supply Use the power supplies that satisfy the following conditions Line voltage AC Within 10 of rated voltage Power frequency 50 60 Hz 2 Hz 2 Operating environment Place the printer in a location where the following conditions are met Level flat surface Temperature humidity within the following ranges Surrounding temperature 10 32 5 C Surrou...

Page 16: ... it See figure 1 5 1 When placing the printer on a desk be sure that the desk is large enough to accom modate the printer s feet rubber pads and strong enough to stand its weight Figure 1 5 1 CHAPTER 1 1 8 388mm 448mm 30mm 30mm 297mm 354mm 1122mm 1122mm 581mm 359mm 354mm 254mm 511mm Profile Top ...

Page 17: ...ion bag 2 Avoid areas exposed to sunlight or near windows Do not leave a cartridge in a car for a long time as the inside of the car can get extremely hot 3 Avoid areas that get extremely hot and humid or extremely cold and dry Also avoid areas where the temperature can change suddenly 4 Avoid dusty areas or areas filled with ammonia or organic solvent gas 5 Store the cartridge in the temperature ...

Page 18: ...t since it is sensitive to light Otherwise it may result in image defects In such a case stop using the printer for a while and print quality should recover except when the cartridge is exposed to light for a long time 5 Do not open the photosensitive drum protective shutter on the cartridge with hands Do not touch or clean surface of the photosensitive drum 6 Do not stand the cartridge on end or ...

Page 19: ...uld do the following maintenances to use the printer in its best condition at anytime 1 Cartridge Rock the cartridge as necessary or replace it 2 External cover Clean it as necessary 3 Internals Clean each roller and the feed guide as necessary CHAPTER 1 1 11 ...

Page 20: ...computer The printing environment can be set in the dialog box on the host computer screen The printer status is shown on the host computer screen so users can view and confirm the print time print paper status error conditions etc Figure 1 7 1 Note GDI Graphic Device Interface A graphic drawing system that performs printing and displaying in the Windows envi ronment and a graphic drawing system i...

Page 21: ...nt sizes number of copies and print quality on the com puter screen The operation methods of the dialog boxes vary in Microsoft Windows NT4 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 XP and Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me The installation procedures and operations are explained in the following pages Microsoft Windows NT4 0 Page 1 14 Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Page 1 50 Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me Page 1 61 CHAPTER 1 1 13...

Page 22: ... on the disk 10 MB or above Printer port Standard Centronics parallel port CD ROM drive Sound PCM sound module is required to use the voice message Monitor size 640 x 480 or above 16 colors or above Network 10 Base T or 100 Base TX is required to use the optional network adapter Recommended Operating Environment CPU Pentium III 600 MHz or above RAM 64 MB or above OS software This printer operates ...

Page 23: ...tall From Disk dialog box Enter the name of the CD ROM drive in the text box of Copy manufacture s files from and then click the Browse button 7 Add Printer Wizard Selecting the Printer 2 If the name of the printer appears in the Printers list box and the printer you are installing is selected click the Next button If you want to change the printer click the Have Disk but ton to reselect the INF f...

Page 24: ...t the network installation be imple mented with the Administrators privilege 1 Switch ON the client computer start up Microsoft Windows NT and log in 2 Use one of the following methods to start up the Add Printer Wizard Start button Settings Printers Printers folder Open Add Printer My Computer Printers folder Open Add Printer Explorer Desktop My Computer Printers Open Add Printer 3 Add Printer Wi...

Page 25: ...select Properties from the Printer menu From the Microsoft Windows applications How to open Properties varies in application See the application manual From the Microsoft Windows Shortcut Create a shortcut and then select Properties by following one of the procedures below 1 To create a shortcut open the Printers folder drag the Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 icon with the right mouse button to the des...

Page 26: ...h the printer is connected 3 Scheduling Sets print schedule 4 Sharing Designates whether the printer is shared 5 Security Sets the security for the printer 6 Select Forms Sets user defined paper To store the items set in each of the tabs click the OK button and close the Properties dialog box Or to close the box without storing the items click the Cancel button Figure 1 7 3 1 OK Changes the items ...

Page 27: ...s button when installing a new or updated printer driver 5 Separator Page As this printer does not support separator pages clicking on this but ton will not print a separator page 6 Print Processor Displays the Print Processor dialog box 7 Print Test Page Print a test page supported by the Microsoft Windows NT standard CHAPTER 1 1 19 Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Properties General Ports Scheduling Sh...

Page 28: ...lable 2 Default Datatype Displays the list of spool datatype available for the selected print proces sor in the Print Processor list box 3 Always spool RAW datatype Click the check box when you want to always spool data as RAW datatype 4 OK Changes the items in this dialog box and closes the box 5 Cancel Closes this box without changing its items CHAPTER 1 1 20 Selectingadifferentprintprocessormay...

Page 29: ... set ports See Page 1 23 5 Enable bidirectional support Selects whether or not the Language Monitor is used for bi directional communication between the computer and printer 6 Enable printer pooling Selects whether or not the printer pool is used Clicking the check box enables you to select multiple ports in the following Printer Ports list box The printer does not support printer pool CHAPTER 1 1...

Page 30: ... added Select one port from the list The printer cannot be connected to ports other than Local Port and AXIS CAPT Port network adapter port 2 New Monitor Installs the print monitor Not available for this printer 3 New Port Opens the Port Name dialog box so that you can enter the name of the port to be added 4 Cancel Returns to the Ports tab without changing the items CHAPTER 1 1 22 Available Print...

Page 31: ...tab The configure LPT Port dialog box is shown in Figure 1 7 8 Figure 1 7 8 1 Transmission Retry Sets the time out period of ports 2 OK Stores the items in this dialog box and returns to the Printer Ports tab 3 Cancel Returns to the Printer Ports tab without changing its items in this dialog box 4 Help Opens the Help topics CHAPTER 1 1 23 Configure LPT Port 90 Transmission Retry Timeout seconds He...

Page 32: ... the first page of the document is spooled 7 Print directly to the printer Submits data directly to the printer without spooling the data Be sure to keep this setting OFF as printing cannot be conducted from application when it is ON When it is set ON the alert box will appear 8 Hold mismatched documents Before sending a document the spooler compares it with the settings in the printer If the docu...

Page 33: ...e name if necessary 4 Alternate Drivers Enables you to install drivers of different version or with different CPU as an alternate driver As this printer does not support this item do not select any alternate drivers in this list box CHAPTER 1 1 25 X Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Properties General Ports Scheduling Sharing Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Security Select Forms You may install alternate driver...

Page 34: ...ons dialog box See Page 1 27 2 Auditing Opens the Printer Auditing Dialog box See Page 1 28 3 Ownership Opens the Owner dialog box CHAPTER 1 1 26 X Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Properties General Ports Scheduling Sharing Permissions Security Select Forms View or set permission information on the selected item s View or set auditing information on the selected item s Permissions OK Cancel Auditing Own...

Page 35: ...e group or user name and then select the type of access you want from the Type of Access drop down list 4 Type of Access Lists available types of access 5 OK Stores the settings in this dialog box and closes the box 6 Cancel Closes the dialog box without changing its items 7 Add Opens the Add Users and Groups dialog box so that you can add the selected group and user to the Name list 8 Remove Dele...

Page 36: ...he names of groups and users that are being audited 3 Events to Audit Lists the events that can be audited The list includes Print Full Control Delete Change Permissions and Take Ownership Success or Failure can be selected for each event 4 OK Stores the settings in this dialog box and closes the box 5 Cancel Closes the dialog box without changing its items 6 Add Opens the Add Users and Groups dia...

Page 37: ...Forms 3 Change Forms Opens the Change Forms dialog box and selects another user defined paper from the available paper list 4 Units Selects the unit used in Paper Size 5 About Open the About dialog box CHAPTER 1 1 29 Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Properties General Ports Scheduling Sharing Security Selected Forms Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 OK Cancel X About Select Forms Units Paper Size Change Forms Width 2...

Page 38: ...ation manual From the Microsoft Windows Shortcut Create a shortcut and then select Default by following one of the procedures below 1 To create a shortcut open the Printers folder drag the Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 icon with the right mouse button to the desktop and select the Create Shortcut s Here See the Microsoft Windows NT User s Guide for details 2 Double click on the shortcut icon to open t...

Page 39: ...neral printing 2 Finishing Selects whether printing is performed in collate 3 Quality Sets image related items To store the items set in each tab click on the OK button and close the Default dialog box To close the box without storing the items set in each tab click the Cancel button Figure 1 7 16 1 OK Stores the settings in this dialog box and closes the box 2 Cancel Closes the dialog box without...

Page 40: ...gain by reentering the name of the driver It can also add and edit new profile by changing the name of the driver Even if the printer driver is unintalled Profile will not be deleted If the printer driver is rein stalled you can select and edit the registered items again This printer driver supports submitting information to files and reading it from files However the Windows 95 98 Me profile file...

Page 41: ...1 Name Sets the name of the Profile 2 Icon Selects the icon symbolizing the Profile 3 Comment Writes comments as sub information of the Profile 4 OK Stores the settings and closes the box 5 Cancel Close the box without changing its items 6 Help Opens the Help topics 7 View Settings Displays information of the items CHAPTER 1 1 33 Add Profile OK Cancel Help View Settings Name X Icon Comment 7 4 5 1...

Page 42: ...nging its items 6 Help Open the Help topics 7 Import Imports the Profile information from files 8 Export Exports the Profile information to files 9 Comment Writes comments as sub information of the Profile 10 Icon Selects the icon symbolizing the Profile 11 Name Selects the name of the Profile The following describe the details of the tabs CHAPTER 1 1 34 Edit Profile Name X Profile List Profile01 ...

Page 43: ...on ratio of the Page Size 7 Page Layout Specifies the number of pages that is to be printed on a single sheet 2 4 8 or 9 Pages per sheet When you specify the number of pages the Manual Scaling will dis appear and Page Order will be displayed 8 Orientation Sets the printing orientation 9 Copies Sets the number of printing 10 Output Size Sets the physical paper size 11 Page Size Sets the theoretical...

Page 44: ...w Settings button in the Page Setup dialog box The View Setup dialog box is shown in Figure 1 7 21 Figure 1 7 21 CHAPTER 1 1 36 View Settings X OK Page Setup Finishing Quality Page Size Output Size Copies Orientation Page Layout Manual Scaling Overlay Paper Type Letter Match Page Size 1 Portrait 1 Page per Sheet Not Selected Not Selected Plain Paper ...

Page 45: ...e Overlay dialog box to the default value 6 Help Opens the Help topics 7 Units Selects the unit used for Size and Position 8 Size Specifies the size of the overlay form 9 Position Specifies the location of the overlay form 10 Overlay Placement Selects either the overlay form is to be placed in the background or foreground of print data 11 Browse Selects an overlay form file CHAPTER 1 1 37 Overlay ...

Page 46: ...iew 2 View Settings Opens the View Settings dialog box 3 Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box 4 Restore Defaults Resets the value in the Page Setup dialog to the default value 5 Collate Specifies either the print is to be performed in collate or page CHAPTER 1 1 38 OK Cancel Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Default Page Setup Finishing Quality Letter View Settings Scaling Auto Collate Preferences...

Page 47: ...driver this item specifies either to con tinue printing it ignoring the difference of the paper sizes or to require the user to change the paper 2 EMF Spooling Specifies the spool file format 3 OK Stores the settings in the dialog and closes the box 4 Cancel Closes this dialog box without changing its items 5 Restore Defaults Resets the value in the Preference dialog box to the default value 6 Hel...

Page 48: ...solution Specifies the resolution 6 Halftoning Specifies the halftoning 7 Brightness Adjusts the brightness from 80 to 80 8 Contrast Adjusts the contrast from 80 to 80 9 Restore Defaults Resets the value in the Quality tab to the default value CHAPTER 1 1 40 Brightness Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Default Page Setup Finishing Quality Letter View Settings Scaling Auto Halftoning More Options X Add Edi...

Page 49: ...s 2 Toner Saver Specifies whether or not to use the Toner Saver mode 3 Automatic Image Refinement Specifies whether or not to use the Super Smoothing 4 OK Stores the settings in this dialog and closes the box 5 Cancel Closes the box without changing its items 6 Restore Defaults Resets the value in the More Options dialog box to the default value 7 Help Opens the Help topics CHAPTER 1 1 41 More Opt...

Page 50: ...Windows while the Status Window is open and then restart the Windows The Printer Status Window dialog box is shown in Figure 1 7 27 Figure 1 7 27 1 Icon Displays 5 icons according to the situation 2 Message area Displays brief messages indicating the printer status 3 Error message area Displays error status and action procedures when an error has occurred 4 Progress bar Displays the progress of an...

Page 51: ... Consists of the following 3 buttons Pause Job Resume Job Delete Job 8 Status bar Displays the printer port to which the printer is connected When performing a menu operation it displays the status of the operation CHAPTER 1 1 43 ...

Page 52: ...atus Options dialog box 2 Port Setting Opens the Port Setting dialog box 3 Cleaning Prints a cleaning page Refer to Chapter 2 on Page 2 25 CHAPTER 1 1 44 Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Status Options Port Setting Cleaning X Document name User name Computername Estimated time left Estimated finish time Printing Job Title Printed Job i Waiting Job Job Options Help Contents LPT1 1 3 2 ...

Page 53: ...by bi directional com munication 3 Status check Selects either to check the printer status regularly or only during printing 4 Always On Top Displays the Status Window on top on the screen when checked 5 OK Stores the settings in this dialog box and closes the box 6 Cancel Closes the dialog box without changing its items 7 Help Opens the Help topics CHAPTER 1 1 45 Status Options Cancel Help Printe...

Page 54: ...dow It can be opened only when the printer is connected to the local parallel port The Port Setting dialog box is shown in Figure 1 7 30 Figure 1 7 30 1 Port Setting Sets the port s 2 OK Stores the settings and closes the dialog box 3 Cancel Closes the dialog box without changing its items CHAPTER 1 1 46 Port Setting X OK Cancel Standard ECP without DMA ECP with DMA Port Setting 1 2 3 ...

Page 55: ...T LBP 1210 Trouble Shooter icon in the Canon CAPT Tools group Trouble Shooter Dialog Box start up The following dialog box appears when the Trouble Shooter is started Figure 1 7 31 1 System Information Displays the system information of the computer available disk space and available memory 2 Printers Selects the printer that performs the Trouble Shooter 3 Yes Implements the Trouble Shooter 4 No E...

Page 56: ...y Microsoft Windows NT 2000 Language monitor Printer driver Status Window Items of Printer Property Program Folder Network Checks Network server Network printer Reconnection of the port only Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me The Trouble Shooter displays an error message with available information when it encounters a problem It is important to solve problems and perform the necessary procedures as requir...

Page 57: ...ble Shooter If problems remain uninstall CAPT and reinstall it after rebooting the computer CHAPTER 1 1 49 OK Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Trouble Shooter Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 on LPT1 local trouble shooting 5 5 02 2 19 55 AM Free Disk Space 23MB Free Memory 0KB LPT1CECPStandard parallel port All files are expected versions Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 is connected to LPT1 LPT1 port driver is workin...

Page 58: ... RAM 48 MB or above Available disk space 10 MB or above Printer port Standard Centronics parallel port USB port CD ROM drive Sound PCM sound module is required to use the sound Monitor size 640 x 480 or above 16 colors or above Network 10 Base T or 100 Base TX is required to use the network adapter Recommended Operating Environment CPU Pentium III 600 MHz or above RAM 128 MB or above OS software T...

Page 59: ...ect Cap1setn inf and click OK 7 Add Printer Wizard Selecting the Printer 2 When the name of this printer appears in the Printers list box and the printer you are installing is selected click the Next button If you want to change the printer click on the Have Disk button to reselect the INF file 8 Add Printer Wizard Selecting Overwriting This window appears only when the same driver has already bee...

Page 60: ...tion is completed restart Microsoft Windows If the printer is connected to the printer the test page dialog box will appear to ask whether to print a test page Print a test page and confirm the installation has been successful CHAPTER 1 1 52 ...

Page 61: ...he following methods to start up the Add Printer Wizard Start button Settings Printers Printers folder Open Add Printer My Computer Printers folder Open Add Printer Explorer Desktop My Computer Printers Open Add Printer 3 Add Printer Wizard Local printer or Network printer Select either to use this printer as a local printer or network printer The following proce dures describe the installation fo...

Page 62: ...perties in the Printer menu From the Microsoft Windows applications How to open Printer Properties varies in each application See the application manual From the Microsoft Windows Shortcut Create a shortcut and then select Properties by following one of the procedures below 1 To create a shortcut open the Printers folder drag the Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 icon with the right mouse button to the de...

Page 63: ...curity Sets the items for security 6 Select Forms Sets user defined paper To store the items set in each tab click on the OK button and close the Properties dialog box To close the box without changing the items click on the Cancel button Clicking Apply stores the items without closing the Properties dialog box Figure 1 7 34 1 OK Stores the items in this dialog box and closes the box 2 Cancel Clos...

Page 64: ... the selected form 3 Change Forms Selects a newly user defined paper from Available Forms 4 Units Selects the unit used for Paper Size 5 About Open the Version Information dialog box CHAPTER 1 1 56 X Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Properties General Ports Advanced Sharing Security Select Forms OK Cancel Apply About Units Centimeters Inches Paper Size Width 21 59cm Height 27 94cm Margins Left 0 50cm Rig...

Page 65: ...cation manual From the Microsoft Windows Shortcut Create a shortcut and then select Printing Preferences by following one of the procedures below 1 To create a shortcut open the Printers folder drag the Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 icon with the right mouse button to the desktop and select the Create Shortcut s Here See the Microsoft Windows 2000 XP User s Guide for details 2 Double click on the shor...

Page 66: ...t changing the items click on the Cancel button Clicking on the Apply button stores the items without finishing the Printing Preferences Figure 1 7 37 1 OK Stores the settings in the Printing Preferences and finishes it 2 Cancel Closes the dialog box without changing its items 3 Apply Stores the settings without finishing the dialog The Profile of Microsoft Windows 2000 XP has the same contents as...

Page 67: ... left click on the icon registered in the Indicator area of the task bar An error has occurred during printing or the printer requires some action by the user The printer is printing with Display Printer Status Window while Printing selected in the Status Option dialog box of the Status Window See Page 1 45 You quit the Windows while the Status Window is open and then restart the Windows The Statu...

Page 68: ...ports it to the user and self corrects it if possible The Trouble Shooter cannot detect problems with the hardware such as printer cable and parallel port failures It does not operate on the network client computers The Trouble Shooter of Microsoft Windows 2000 XP has the same contents as that of Microsoft Windows NT For details refer to 3 Trouble Shooter on Page 1 47 CHAPTER 1 1 60 ...

Page 69: ... or above Available disk space 15 MB or above Printer port Standard Centronics parallel port USB port Win98 Me only CD ROM drive Sound PCM sound module is required to use the sound Monitor size 640 x 480 or above 16 colors or above Network 10 Base T or 100 Base TX is required to use the network adapter Recommended Operating Environment CPU Pentium III 600 MHz or above RAM 64 MB or above OS softwar...

Page 70: ...s from text box and click the Browse button 5 Add Printer Wizard Selecting the Printer 2 When the name of this printer appears in the Printers list box confirm that it is selected and then click the Next button When you want to change the printer to be installed click the Have Disk button to reselect the INF file 6 Add Printer Wizard Selecting Overwriting This window appears only when the same dri...

Page 71: ...g the printer as a network printer by selecting the Network Printer For using the printer as a local printer see Page 1 62 for details 4 Add Printer Wizard Connect to Printer Click on the Browse button to open the Browse for Printer dialog box and select the Network printer queue to the printer you are to connect 5 Add Printer Wizard Associate with LPT Port Click on the Capture Printer Port button...

Page 72: ...ant to connect from the Printers folder Right click on the Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 icon to select the Properties Double click on the Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 icon to open the Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 print queue window and select the Properties in the Printer menu From the Microsoft Windows applications How to open the Properties varies in each application See the application manual From the M...

Page 73: ...late 6 Quality Sets items for the image To store the items set in each tab click the OK button and close the Properties dialog box To close the box without changing the items click the Cancel button Figure 1 7 39 1 OK Stores the items in this dialog box and closes the box 2 Cancel Closes this dialog box without changing its items 3 Apply Stores the items and continues the Property dialog Note The ...

Page 74: ...he reproduction ratio of the Page Size 8 Page Layout Specifies the number of pages printed per print sheet When you specify 2 4 8 or 9 Pages per Sheet the Manual Scaling will disappear and Page Order will be dis played 9 Orientation Sets the printing orientation 10 Copies Sets the number of printing 11 Output Size Sets the paper size Physically 12 Page Size Sets the paper size Theoretically CHAPTE...

Page 75: ...or user defined paper 4 Page Size Specifies the size of user defined paper according to the unit selected in the Units 5 OK Stores the items in the Custom Paper Size dialog box and closes the box 6 Cancel Closes the box without changing the items 7 Restore Defaults Resets the values in the Custom Paper Size dialog box to the default val ues 8 Help Open the Help topics CHAPTER 1 1 67 Custom Paper S...

Page 76: ...ings Opens the View Settings dialog box 3 Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box 4 Restore Defaults Resets the values in the Finishing tab to the default values 5 Collate Designates whether printing is performed in collate or page CHAPTER 1 1 68 Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Properties General Details Page Setup Finishing Quality Letter View Settings Scaling Auto Collate Preferences OK Cancel Ap...

Page 77: ...d by the printer driver you can specify either the printer ignores the difference of the paper sizes and continues printing the on going job or the print er requires the user to change the paper 2 OK Storing the items in the dialog and closes the box 3 Cancel Closes this dialog box without changing its items 4 Restore Defaults Resets the values in the Preferences dialog box to the default values 5...

Page 78: ...lution Specifies the Resolution 6 Halftoning Specifies the halftone form 7 Brightness Adjusts 80 to 80 of brightness 8 Contrast Adjusts 80 to 80 of contrast 9 Restore Defaults Resets the values in the Quality tab to the default values CHAPTER 1 1 70 Brightness Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Properties General Details Page Setup Finishing Quality Letter View Settings Scaling Auto Halftoning More Options...

Page 79: ...left click on the icon registered in the Indicator area of the task bar An error has occurred during printing or the printer requires some action by the user The printer is printing with Display Printer Status Window while Printing selected in the Status Option dialog box of the Status Window See Page 1 45 You quit the Windows while the Status Window is open and then restart the Windows The Status...

Page 80: ...Shooter reports it to the user and self corrects it if possible The Trouble Shooter cannot detect problems with the hardware such as printer cable and parallel port failures It does not operate on the Network client PC The Trouble Shooter of Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me has the same contents as that of Microsoft Windows NT Refer to c Trouble Shooter on Page 1 47 CHAPTER 1 1 72 ...

Page 81: ... 4 8 9 Pages per Sheet Setup item Overlay Placement Position Size Unit Setup Value Background Foreground Centimeters Inches Left Top Width Height 0 X 42 00cm 0 X 42 00cm 0 X 42 00cm 0 X 42 00cm Setup item Resolution Halftorning Brightness Contrast Setup Value 600dpi 300dpi Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Smooth 80 0 80 80 0 80 Plain Paper Transparercies Special Paper 1 Special Paper 2 Setup item Units Paper S...

Page 82: ...e CAP1N DLL Driver version 4 01 Environment Windows NT x86 Monitor CAPT Monitor Default Datatype RAW Files used by this driver C WINNT40 System32 spool DRIVERS W32X86 2 CAPSMN DLL 1 00 0 015 C WINNT40 System32 spool DRIVERS W32X86 2 CAPMONN DLL 1 00 0 015 C WINNT40 System32 spool DRIVERS W32X86 2 CAPRPCSN EXE 1 00 0 015 C WINNT40 System32 spool DRIVERS W32X86 2 CAPEMN DLL 1 00 0 015 C WINNT40 Syst...

Page 83: ...cribes your printer driver and port settings Printer name Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Printer model Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 Driver name CAP1 DRV Driver version 4 00 Color support No Port name LPT1 Data format EMF Files used by this driver C WIN98 SYSTEM CAP1 CNT C WIN98 SYSTEM CAP1 DRV 1 00 0 015 C WIN98 SYSTEM CAP1 HLP C WIN98 SYSTEM CAP1 TXT C WIN98 SYSTEM CAP1APP INF C WIN98 SYSTEM CAP1INS INF ...

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Page 85: ... being output A signal that is L or has a slash in front of its name is active at ground level and inac tive at the supply voltage level There is a microcomputer in this printer But as the internal operation of the microcom puter cannot be checked an explanation of the operation of the microcomputer has been left out As it is assumed that no repair will be made to customer circuit boards the expla...

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Page 87: ...arging roller Cleaning unit Fixing unit Develop ing unit IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM Transfer charging roller Photos ensitive drum Face up delivery slot Face down tray LASER SCANNER SYSTEM Scanning mirror Laser diode Scanner motor BD sensor Pick up unit Multi purpose tray PICK UP FEED SYSTEM ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM VIDEO CONTROL SYSTEM To external device host computer etc Engine controller PCB Intermedia...

Page 88: ...TR period until power OFF From the input of a pick up command from the interface controller until the paper reaching the paper top sensor From the end of the initial rotation until the primary voltage going OFF From the primary voltage going OFF until the main motor discontinue rotating Periods Clears the drum surface potential and cleans the transfer charging roller Maintains printer in ready mod...

Page 89: ... Main motor initial rotation 6 Fixing heater initial drive Drives for 0 5 seconds However if the fixing temperature is higher than 100 C stops the drive 7 Scanner motor initial rotation 8 High voltage control Detects the cartridge presence and cleans the transfer charging roller after the primary charging AC bias is turned ON 9 Failure abnormality check Detects scanner failures fixing unit failure...

Page 90: ...ccording to commands from the video control system These systems are controlled by the engine controller PCB The figure below illustrates the block diagram of this system Figure 2 2 1 CHAPTER 2 2 4 IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM LASER SCANNER SYSTEM PAPER PICK UP FEED SYSTEM ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM VIDEO CONTROL SYSTEM Engine controller PCB ...

Page 91: ...e low voltage power supply circuit generates the DC power required in the printer The fan motor drive circuit drives the fan motor following the instruc tion from the IC201 Figure 2 2 2 shows the block diagram of this circuit and each circuit will be explained in the following Figure 2 2 2 CHAPTER 2 2 5 IC201 CPU Engine Controller PCB Interface controller PCB Fixing control circuit Low voltage pow...

Page 92: ...ilt in ROM and RAM and controls the following operations according to the control programs stored in the ROM 1 Printer sequence 2 Communications with the interface controller 3 High voltage power supply circuit 4 Laser scanner 5 Sensors 6 Loads motors solenoids etc CHAPTER 2 2 6 ...

Page 93: ...re The main thermistor TH701 in the center controls the fixing temperature while the sub thermistor TH702 at the end detects the abnor mal high temperature of the fixing heater end CHAPTER 2 2 7 Fixing heater H701 FSRTH FSRD SSR101 RLYD RL101 Thermal fuse FU1132 3 3V 24U Q103 3 3V IC301 3 3V 24V Q104 IC202 3 3V 24V 3 3V IC201 CPU FSRD P30 AD0 P52 PT03 FSRSTH FU101 AC input Sub thermistor TH702 R21...

Page 94: ...the CPU starts fixing temperature control to bring the fixing heater to 100 C in order for the grease to melt The CPU does not perform fixing temperature control during standby mode After receiving a print command from the interface controller the CPU starts the start up temperature control for the fixing heater When the fixing temperature reaches the target temperature the CPU starts normal fixin...

Page 95: ...antly monitors the output voltage of the FIXING HEATER TEMPERATURE DETECTION FSRTH FSRSTH signals output from the main thermistor TH701 and sub ther mistor TH702 When the fixing temperature vastly exceeds its specified value the circuit shuts off power to the fixing heater regardless of the output from the CPU If the voltage level of the FSRTH signal from the main thermistor decreases to about 0 7...

Page 96: ...xceed 50 C within 1 47 seconds after the start of start up temperature control b The main thermistor remains 230 C or more continuously for 1 5 seconds during fixing heater temperature control c The temperature of the main thermistor is 100 C or less continuously for 1 5 seconds dur ing normal temperature control Or the main thermistor remains 50 C or less continuously for 1 5 seconds during betwe...

Page 97: ...e to apply the combined volt age to the developing cylinder CHAPTER 2 2 11 PR1 TRS DEV IC201 CPU DVACC TRNFOT TRCRNT TRPWM PRACC PRDCC IC301 CRGSNS FB IC301 IC202 IC301 IC202 Positive voltage generation circuit J303 J304 J305 J301 J302 30 DCPWM 31 43 32 37 36 44 PRAC P31 AD1 DEVAC TRFP TRFM P32 AD2 DC voltage generation circuit AC voltage generation circuit DC voltage generation circuit AC voltage...

Page 98: ...changes along with the primary charging DC bias according to the image density information sent from the interface controller 3 Transfer charging bias generation The transfer bias TRS is generated based on the two signals the TRANSFER POSITIVE BIAS DRIVE TRPWM signal and the TRANSFER NEGATIVE BIAS DRIVE TRNFOT signal The TRPWM signal is a clock signal for positive bias generation whereas the TRNFO...

Page 99: ...S signal a feedback signal of the primary charging AC bias To feedback the CRGSNS signal to the CPU the primary charging bias circuit detects the volt age level of the primary charging AC bias applied to the primary charging roller This is imple mented when the PRIMARY CHARGING AC BIAS DRIVE PRACC signal is output from the CPU and also the primary charging AC bias is output from the AC generation ...

Page 100: ...301 Fuse FU102 Inlet Power switch SW101 CPU IC201 5V 3 3V 24V 24U ACN ACH DOSNS Relay RL101 High voltage power supply circuit Fixing heater Main motor drive IC IC401 Triac 24V power supply circuit 5V power supply circuit 3 3V power supply circuit Overvoltage overcurrent detection circuit Fan motor drive circuit Low voltage power supply circuit Fixing heater safety circuit Intermediate PCB Noise fi...

Page 101: ...OFF by opening the top cover This 24U is supplied to the high voltage power supply circuit and fix ing heater safety circuit on the engine controller Also it functions as the DOOR OPEN DETEC TION DOSNS signal The CPU detects door open with this signal b Protective functions This circuit utilizes overcurrent and overvoltage protective functions These functions automat ically interrupt output voltag...

Page 102: ...t print completion the CPU rotates the fan motor for about 30 seconds and then sets the pin L to stop the fan motor The CPU determines a fan motor failure and notifies it to the interface controller under the following conditions 1 The FAN LOCK DETECTION FLOCK signal is not set L within about 10 seconds after the start of fan motor rotation 2 The FAN LOCK DETECTION FLOCK signal is set H continuous...

Page 103: ...J211 1 3 2 PISNS J411 1 3 2 Paper out sensor L when the sensor detects paper SW101 Power switch AC power INL101 1 ACH AC power input SW301 Door switch 24V 24U Test print switch SW201 2 3 ACN Delivery paper sensor PCB 3 3V 2 1 DOSNS 0V when the cartridge cover is open Top of page sensor PCB Delivery paper sensor Top of page sensor L when the cartridge cover is open Executes engine test print when L...

Page 104: ...15 17 18 16 14 10 8 6 5 7 9 10 11 3 2 8 9 5 6 7 8 4 1 2 3 2 3 8 7 6 5 9 12 10 11 J902 J2 Engine controller PCB BD sensor Intermediate PCB BD input signal The scanner motor decelerates when L Laser control signals See Page 2 27 for details The scanner motor accelerates when L Laser scanner unit Scanner motor Scanner motor driver circuit Laser driver circuit Laser diode Video interface signals See P...

Page 105: ...02 3 4 J1102 1 2 3 3V FB Pressure roller Fixing bias output signal J305 DRGND M001 J401 1 2 3 4 Main motor drive signals MB MB MA MA J001 4 3 2 1 FANON FLOCK J203 1 3 2 FAN1 SL001 24V CPUD J204 1 2 As the fixing heater temperature rises the voltage decreases Fixing film unit Fixing heater Thermal fuse Main thermistor EP xx Cartridge Transfer charging roller Pick up solenoid Rotates the pick up rol...

Page 106: ...ler constantly monitors the printer using the video interface When the printer is ready to print the interface controller outputs a print command to the engine con troller through the video interface Also the interface controller sends the video signal to the laser driver PCB Receiving the print command the engine controller turns laser ON and OFF based on the video signal This section describes t...

Page 107: ...T SC SCLK CNT0 CNT1 BDI ACC DEC DEC ACC BDI CNT1 CNT0 VDO VDO 3 3V 3 3V 5V 24V 72 77 74 75 76 67 66 71 70 69 BDO HC RESETO SCI SCO HC SCLK CNT0 CNT1 BDI ACC DEC IC201 CPU J902 12 9 5 8 6 7 3 2 J2 1 4 8 5 7 6 10 11 Printer Laser driver PCB BD sensor Scanner motor To external device host computer etc Engine controller PCB Intermediate PCB Interface controller PCB ...

Page 108: ...ler Using this signal the engine controller and the interface con troller transmit and receive status and commands SCLK serial clock signal This signal is a synchronous clock output from the interface controller when the engine con troller and interface controller transmit receive status and commands The commands are syn chronized with the falling edge of this signal whereas the status is synchron...

Page 109: ...te PCB Refer to IV LASER SCANNER SYSTEM for more details VDO VDO video signals These are differential signals output from the interface controller to the laser driver PCB through the intermediate PCB The signals are image information to be printed by the printer engine they turn laser ON and OFF CHAPTER 2 2 23 ...

Page 110: ...l to the laser driver through the intermediate PCB where as the engine controller generates the LASER CONTROL CNT0 CNT1 signals and sends them Based on these video signals the laser driver turns ON and OFF the laser diodes The laser beam emitted from the laser diode hits the four sided mirror and scans across the photosen sitive drum surface forming a latent image The latent image on the photosens...

Page 111: ...n Figure 2 3 3 and the block diagram is shown in Figure 2 3 4 2 Function of Blocks a ASIC IC1 1 Controls the input output of the interface controller that comes with a DRAM 2 Controls the timing of sending the dot pattern data to the engine controller 3 Performs smoothing halftone and so on b CPU IC2 1 Controls the video interface parallel interface Centronics specification and USB interface 2 Pro...

Page 112: ...D_N ALE AD 7 0 CPUCLK INTSTS CPURST_N SCIN SCLKIN SCOUT USB RST DRAM MD 15 0 RAMWR_N RAS_N CAS_N DRA 9 0 Printer Engine SCLK SC nBD nRESET nVDO VDO X tal 48MHz Bi Directional Parallel I F USB I F DP DM EEPROM nSELIN nERROR nINIT nAUTOFD SELECT PERROR BUSY nACK DATA 7 0 nSTROBE X tal 16 349637MHz CS SK DI DO ...

Page 113: ...e engine controller picks up a cleaning sheet Then the engine controller step drives the main motor controls the fixing heater to maintain a temperature of 175 C and feeds the sheet 7 5 mm at a time This opera tion melts toner on the pressure roller onto the sheet consequently the roller is cleaned Note When performing the cleaning page sequence be sure to use paper with the width of maximum of 21...

Page 114: ...DO VDO signals output from the interface controller The laser beam emitted from the laser diode passes through the collimator and cylindrical lenses and strikes the four sided scanning mirror rotating at a constant speed The laser beam reflects off the scanning mirror passes through the focusing lens and reflective mirror and then focuses on the photosensitive drum The laser beam finally forms a l...

Page 115: ...R 2 2 29 Laser driver PCB Cylindrical lens Scanning mirror Scanner motor Focusing lens BD sensor Mirror Photosensitive dram BD BDI CNT0 CNT1 ACC DEC VDO VDO Intermediate PCB Engine controller PCB Interface controller PCB ...

Page 116: ...ccording to the VDO VDO signals 2 Automatic power control APC The APC makes the laser diode LD emit at a constant intensity This control is performed on the laser driver IC according to the LASER CONTROL CNT0 CNT1 signals sent from the engine controller prior to image formation initial APC and between lines between line APC When the CNT0 is L and CNT1 is H the sample hold circuit in the laser driv...

Page 117: ...aser diode LD and the sample hold circuit in the laser drive IC enters hold mode This is referred to as an image masking state During this state the LD does not emit regardless of the VIDEO VDO VDO signals output from the interface controller Figure 2 4 3 Notes 1 The shaded area indicates the area where the laser beam can write 2 T1 is the range 1mm toward the center from the right and left sides ...

Page 118: ... emit After detecting the laser beam the BD sensor generates the BD input BDI signal and sends it to the CPU in the engine controller Based on the BDI signal the CPU generates the HORI ZONTAL SYNC BD signal When detecting that the picked up print paper reaches the speci fied position the CPU starts sending the BD signal to the interface controller After deceiving the BD signal the interface contro...

Page 119: ...sent from the BD sensor to the CPU via the intermediate PCB The CPU controls the rotation number of the scanner motor comparing the BDI signal cycle with the reference clock in the frequency comparator installed in the CPU The rotation number is brought to its specified value by controlling the ACC signal This operation lasts until the scan ner motor reaches its specified rotation number To stop t...

Page 120: ...tected within 0 1 second after the scanner motor is forcibly driven Or if the detected cycle of the BDI signal has not reached the specified value within 2 seconds after the scanner motor reached its specified rotation number 3 BD error While the CPU is outputting the BD signal to the interface controller if the detected cycle of the BDI signal has not reached its specified value the CPU determine...

Page 121: ...The latent image formed on the photosensitive drum is developed into a visible image by the toner on the developing cylinder and then transferred onto paper by the transfer charging roller The transferred toner is changed to a permanent image by heat and pressure in the fixing unit Meanwhile residual toner on the photosensitive drum s surface is scraped off by the cleaning blade Then the potential...

Page 122: ... The printing process can be divided into five major blocks 1 Electrostatic latent image formation block Step 1 Primary charging Step 2 Laser beam exposure 2 Developing block Step 3 Developing 3 Transfer block Step 4 Transfer Step 5 Separation 4 Fixing block Step 6 Fixing 5 Drum cleaning block Step 7 Drum cleaning CHAPTER 2 2 36 Cleaning blade Cartridge Blade Static charge eliminator Photosensitiv...

Page 123: ... drum is invisible to the human eye so it is called an electrostatic latent image Figure 2 5 5 CHAPTER 2 2 37 Drum cleaning block Transfer block Electrostatic latent image formation block Developing block 2 laser beam exposure Fixing block 6 Fixing Paper delivery 5 Separation 4 Transfer 7 Drum cleaning 3 Developing 1 Primary charging Paper path Direction of drum rotation Pick up 0 100 500 Time t S...

Page 124: ...n signal sent from the interface controller As advantages of this method it requires lower applying voltage and emits trance of ozone gas as compared with the corona charging method Step 2 Laser beam exposure Figure 2 5 7 The laser beams scan the drum surface This causes the charges in areas struck by the laser beams to be neutralized These areas on the drum surface form on electrostatic latent im...

Page 125: ...from friction of the rotating cylinder The areas on the drum that were exposed to the laser beam have a higher potential are less negative than the negatively charged toner particles on the developing cylinder When these areas approach the cylinder the potential difference higher on the drum projects the toner par ticles to them This is called toner projection making the latent image on the drum v...

Page 126: ...he drum surface to paper Step 4 Transfer Figure 2 5 10 A positive charge applied to the back of paper attracts the negatively charged toner particles to the paper Step 5 Separation Figure 2 5 11 The elasticity of the paper causes it to separate from the drum curvature separation To stabilize the paper feed system and prevent droplets on the printed image at low temper ature and humidity the charge...

Page 127: ...aft pressure roller shaft is a mere continuity path The negative charge is applied to the paper sur face by the fixing film This improves the adhesion force of the toner particles to the paper and prevents dispersion of the toner particles This printer utilizes an on demand method which uses fixing film with small heat capacity This method has fast temperature rising time and it is not necessary t...

Page 128: ...aned off so that the next print image will be clear and distinct Step 7 Drum cleaning Figure 2 5 13 The residual toner on the drum surface is scraped away with the cleaner blade to clean the drum surface in preparation for the next print The removed toner is collected in the cleaner container CHAPTER 2 2 42 Cleaner container Sweeper strip Photo sensitive drum Cleaning blade ...

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Page 130: ...n tray For face up delivery the print paper is delivered to the face up tray without passing though the face down delivery roller These rollers mentioned above are driven by the main motor M001 Note that the pick up roller makes one rotation only when the pick up solenoid SL001 is turned ON Paper presence in both the cassette and multi purpose tray is detected by the paper out detection sensor PS2...

Page 131: ...nit PS201 Paper out sensor PS401 Delivery paper sensor PS402 Top of page sensor M001 Main motor SL001 Pick up solenoid PS401 PS402 PS201 M001 SL001 Separation pad DELIVERY PAPER DETECTION signal POSNS TOP OF PAGE signal PISNS PICK UP SOLENOID DRIVE signal CPUD MAIN MOTOR DRIVE signals PAPER OUT DETECTION signal PAPERSNS Engine controller PCB Photosensitive drum Face up cover ...

Page 132: ...nal to the interface controller Based on this signal the interface controller sends the VIDEO signal to the laser scanner unit so an image is formed on the photosensitive drum The lead ing edge of the image and that of the paper are aligned with each other by the BD signal Then the paper is delivered to the face down tray by the rotations of the photosensitive drum pres sure roller face up deliver...

Page 133: ...ay jam If the leading edge of the paper does not reach the delivery paper sensor PS401 within 2 1 sec onds after the top of page sensor PS402 detects the edge the CPU determines a delivery delay jam 4 Wrapping jam The CPU determines a wrapping jam under both the following two conditions a ten seconds passed after the delivery paper sensor PS401 detected the leading edge of print paper and b the PS...

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Page 135: ...CHAPTER 3 THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM I PREFACE 3 1 II EXTERNALS 3 2 III MAIN UNITS 3 7 IV MAIN PARTS 3 12 V SENSORS SWITCHES 3 17 VI MOTOR FAN SOLENOID 3 19 VII PCBs 3 22 ...

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Page 137: ...tective bag to prevent light from affecting them 2 CAUTION Before serving the printer unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet When unplugging the power cord be sure to turn off the power switch in advance after mak ing sure that the engine has completed its operation 3 Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly unless otherwise specified 4 Note the lengths diameters and locations of screws ...

Page 138: ...II EXTERNALS A Locations 1 Rear cover unit 2 Right cover 3 Left cover unit 4 Top cover unit 5 Front cover 6 Cartridge cover unit 7 Front guide unit Figure 3 2 1 CHAPTER 3 3 2 ...

Page 139: ...nter and remove the rear cover unit Claws Rear cover unit Figure 3 2 3 Note for reassembly When reassembling the rear cover unit be sure that the retainer for the interface con nector with the rear cover unit Retainer Rear cover unit Figure 3 2 4 2 Right cover 1 Remove the rear cover unit 2 Remove the screw and unhook the claw Remove the right cover Screw Claw Right cover Figure 3 2 5 CHAPTER 3 3 ...

Page 140: ...r unit 2 Remove the right cover 3 Remove the left cover unit 4 Remove the four screws and the top cover unit Screws Top cover unit Figure 3 2 7 5 Front cover 1 Remove the rear cover unit 2 Remove the right cover 3 Remove the left cover unit 4 Remove the two screws Screws Figure 3 2 8 5 With the right claw unhooked unhook the three front claws Right claw Front claws Figure 3 2 9 CHAPTER 3 3 4 ...

Page 141: ...front cover 2 Release the two arms 3 Open the right and left pivot outward and remove the cartridge cover unit Arms Pivots Cartridge cover unit Figure 3 2 11 7 Front guide unit 1 Remove the cartridge cover unit 2 Remove the two screws Screws Figure 3 2 12 3 Unhook the two right claws Right claws Figure 3 2 13 CHAPTER 3 3 5 ...

Page 142: ...4 Unhook the two left claws and remove the front guide unit Left claws Front guide unit Figure 3 2 14 CHAPTER 3 3 6 ...

Page 143: ...e flat cable 5 Disconnect the connector Bushing Laser shutter Spring Flat cable Connector Figure 3 3 1 6 Remove the four screws and the laser scanner unit Screws Figure 3 3 2 7 Remove the cables from the cable guide 8 Remove the screw 9 Unhook the four claws and remove the lid 10 Disconnect the connector inside Cable guide Cables Screw Claws Lid Figure 3 3 3 CHAPTER 3 3 7 ...

Page 144: ...solenoid 4 Remove the screw and the right corner cover 5 Remove the two screws and the lever holder Screw Right corner cover Screws Lever holder Figure 3 3 4 6 Unhook the claw and remove the gear unit from outside Claw Gear unit Figure 3 3 5 7 Remove the two TP screws and the three tapping screws TP screws Tapping screws Figure 3 3 6 CHAPTER 3 3 8 ...

Page 145: ...ate mount TP screw Left corner cover TP screws Tapping screws Scanner plate mount Right side plate unit Left side plate unit Pick up unit Figure 3 3 7 C Fixing Unit 1 Remove the rear cover unit right cover left cover unit and top cover unit 2 Remove the interface PCB unit page 3 23 1 2 3 Remove the two screws and the PCB fixing plate Screws PCB fixing plate Figure 3 3 8 4 Pull down the two levers ...

Page 146: ...screw is not removable due to the position of the gear rotate the gear in the direction of the arrow first and then remove the screw Gear Screw Figure 3 3 11 8 Remove the screw with washer 9 Remove the two TP screws and the plate 10 Remove the tapping screw Screw with washer TP screws Plate Tapping screw Figure 3 3 12 11 Disconnect the five connectors Connectors Figure 3 3 13 CHAPTER 3 3 10 ...

Page 147: ...nnector Cable guide Cables Fixing unit Figure 3 3 14 D Left Side Plate Unit 1 Remove the pick up unit page 3 8 1 11 E Right Side Plate Unit 1 Remove the pick up unit page 3 8 1 9 2 Unhook the claw and remove the gear 3 Remove the screw and the gear Claw Gear Screw Gear Figure 3 3 15 CHAPTER 3 3 11 ...

Page 148: ...IV MAIN PARTS A Locations 1 Pick up roller 2 Separetion pad 3 Transfer charging roller 4 Fixing film unit 5 Pressure roller Figure 3 4 1 CHAPTER 3 3 12 ...

Page 149: ...e direction of the arrow and remove the roller Pick up roller Figure 3 4 3 C Separation Pad 1 Remove the rear cover unit right cover left cover unit and then the pick up tray 2 Remove the screw Screw Figure 3 4 4 3 Remove the two screws and the top and bottom guides Screws Top guide Bottom guide Figure 3 4 5 CHAPTER 3 3 13 ...

Page 150: ...ver Arm Claw Pick up roller unit Figure 3 4 6 5 Remove the separation pad using a straight blade screwdriver Separation pad Figure 3 4 7 Note for reassembling When reassembling the separation pad be sure the projections on the back of the pad aligns with the holes on the holder Projections Holes Figure 3 4 8 CHAPTER 3 3 14 ...

Page 151: ...it Be sure to hold its shaft and bushings E Fixing Film Unit 1 Remove the fixing unit page 3 9 1 12 2 Remove the two screws and the face down delivery roller unit 3 Remove the two screws and the fixing cover Screws Face down delivery roller unit Screws Fixing cover Figure 3 4 10 4 Turn the spring retainer in the direc tion of the arrow as pressing it down and remove it and the spring 5 Remove the ...

Page 152: ...ilm unit Figure 3 4 12 F Pressure Roller 1 Remove the fixing film unit page 3 15 1 7 2 Unhook the claw and remove the gear 3 Unhook the claw and remove the bush ing as turning it in the direction of the arrow Claw Gear Claw Bushing Figure 3 4 13 4 Remove the screw and the fixing inlet guide 5 Remove the pressure roller Screw Fixing inlet guide Pressure roller Figure 3 4 14 CHAPTER 3 3 16 ...

Page 153: ...ENSORS SWITCHES A Locations 1 Paper out sensor PS201 2 Delivery paper sensor PS401 3 Top of page sensor PS402 4 Power switch SW101 5 Test print switch SW201 6 Door switch SW301 Figure 3 5 1 CHAPTER 3 3 17 ...

Page 154: ... paper sensor PCB page 3 25 1 5 D Top of Page Sensor 1 Remove the top of page sensor PCB page 3 25 1 2 E Power Switch 1 Remove the engine controller unit page 3 23 1 8 F Test Print Switch 1 Remove the engine controller unit page 3 23 1 8 G Door Switch 1 Remove the engine controller unit page 3 23 1 8 CHAPTER 3 3 18 ...

Page 155: ...VI MOTOR FAN SOLENOID A Locations 1 Main motor M001 2 Air intake fan FAN1 3 Pick up solenoid SL001 Figure 3 6 1 CHAPTER 3 3 19 ...

Page 156: ... Figure 3 6 2 C Air Intake Fan Unit 1 Remove the rear cover unit right cover and left cover unit 2 Remove the engine controller unit page 3 23 1 8 3 Remove the cables from the cable guide Cable guide Cables Figure 3 6 3 4 Remove the cables from the cable guide 5 Remove the two screws and the air intake fan unit Cable guide Cables Screws Air intake fan unit Figure 3 6 4 CHAPTER 3 3 20 ...

Page 157: ...right cover and left cover unit 2 Remove the engine controller unit page 3 23 1 8 3 Remove the cables from the cable guide Cable guide Cables Figure 3 6 5 4 Remove the screw and the pick up sole noid Screw Pick up solenoid Figure 3 6 6 CHAPTER 3 3 21 ...

Page 158: ...VII PCBs A Locations 1 Interface PCB unit 2 Engine controller unit 3 Delivery paper sensor PCB 4 Top of page sensor PCB 5 Intermediate PCB Figure 3 7 1 CHAPTER 3 3 22 ...

Page 159: ... interface PCB unit Flat cable Screws with washers Screw Interface PCB unit Figure 3 7 2 C Engine Controller Unit 1 Remove the rear cover unit right cover and left cover unit 2 Remove the interface PCB unit 3 Remove the two screws and the PCB fixing plate Screws PCB fixing plate Figure 3 7 3 4 Disconnect the seven connectors Connectors Figure 3 7 4 CHAPTER 3 3 23 ...

Page 160: ...nectors Connectors Figure 3 7 5 6 Disconnect the flat cable 7 Remove the two screws Flat cable Screws Figure 3 7 6 8 Remove the two screws and the engine controller unit Screws Engine controller unit Figure 3 7 7 CHAPTER 3 3 24 ...

Page 161: ...ove the interface PCB unit 3 Remove the PCB fixing plate 4 Remove the connector J210 5 Remove the screw and the delivery paper sensor PCB E Top of Page Sensor PCB 1 Remove the engine controller unit 2 Remove the screw and the top of page sensor PCB CHAPTER 3 3 25 ...

Page 162: ... cover unit right cover left cover unit and top cover unit 2 Disconnect the three flat cables and the connector 3 Remove the three screws and the inter mediate PCB Flat cable Connectors Screws Intermediate PCB Figure 3 7 8 CHAPTER 3 3 26 ...

Page 163: ...II IMAGE DEFECTS 4 5 III JAMS 4 12 IV TRANSPORT DEFECTS 4 15 V MALFUNCTION TROUBLESHOOTING 4 16 VI MALFUNCTION STATUS TROUBLESHOOTING 4 17 VII MEASUREMENT AND ADJUSTMENT 4 20 VIII MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING 4 22 IX LOCATION OF CONNECTORS 4 26 ...

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Page 165: ...rt and then to rectify the problem according to the action procedures of each malfunction Make sure the following points at the execution of troubleshooting Be sure that the connector has no poor contact when measuring the voltage at the speci fied terminal of the connector Before handling PCBs be sure to touch a metal part of the printer to discharge static elec tricity as it can cause damage to ...

Page 166: ... 2 Refer to the item image defects Refer to the item malfunction status troubleshooting END Do you make test print Note 1 Displays operator call or service call Refer to the item malfunction status troubleshooting Refer to the item malfunction troubleshooting Refer to the item transport defects No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No Displays operator call or service call No Yes ...

Page 167: ...formation is not available make test prints with all feasible combination of paper source and delivery source in the printer and find out the factor 2 The image defect occurred at the user side might not re occur on its test print In this case make a test print from the external device and infer the factor by the out put image Then find the factor according to the item image defects CHAPTER 4 4 3 ...

Page 168: ... source should be within the specified capacity of the source b The paper is set in the selected pick up source correctly c The paper width alignment guide and trailing edge alignment guides are adjusted correctly according to the paper size 4 Installing the EP cartridge Confirm that a The EP cartridge is installed in the printer correctly 5 Condensation During winter if the printer is brought fro...

Page 169: ... registration Gap between the leading edges of the paper and the image II 1 Light Possible causes 1 The image density is improperly adjusted Action Adjust the image density by operating the external device 2 Open the cartridge cover while printing and remove the EP xx cartridge Open the drum pro tective shield of the cartridge and check the toner image on the photosensitive drum surface If the ton...

Page 170: ...are deformed or damaged replace any defective parts 4 The laser scanner unit is defective Action Replace the laser scanner unit 5 The engine controller PCB is defective Action Replace the engine controller PCB 6 Defective interfece controller PCB Action Replace the interfece controller PCB II 3 Completely blank Possible causes 1 The laser shutter open close projection of the cartridge cover is dam...

Page 171: ...g or parts are deformed or damaged replace any defective parts 3 Deformation or deterioration of the transfer charging roller Action Replace the transfer charging roller 4 Poor contact in the transfer charging bias contact on the engine controller PCB and the transfer charging roller shaft contact Action Clean the contacts if dirty If the problem remains after cleaning or parts are deformed or dam...

Page 172: ...orizontal lines Possible causes 1 There is a horizontal scar s on the photosensitive drum Action Replace the cartridge 2 The fixing film is dirty deformed or worn Action Replace the fixing film unit II 9 Dirt Possible causes 1 Dirty paper Action Replace the paper to new one Also instruct the customer on how to store paper 2 There is periodic dirt fixing film unit EP cartridge Action Identify the d...

Page 173: ... it back in the printer If the problem per sists replace the cartridge 2 Circumferential scars on the photosensitive drum Action Replace the cartridge 3 Defective developing cylinder Action Replace the cartridge 4 Foreign materials are deposited on the laser outlet of the printer or the laser inlet of the car tridge Action Remove the foreign materials 5 The face down or face up delivery roller is ...

Page 174: ...m unit 6 Defective engine controller PCB Action Replace the engine controller PCB II 14 Image distortion Possible causes 1 The contact in the connectors on the laser scanner unit is poor Action Reconnect the connectors J801 and J802 on the laser scanner unit correctly 2 Poor contact in the intermediate PCB connectors Action Reconnect the connectors J905 on the intermediate PCB correctly 3 Poor con...

Page 175: ...le 4 2 2 CHAPTER 4 4 11 Dirt Diameter mm Phenomenon Period of the image mm Blank spots Dirt on back of paper Poor fixing Susceptible location Approx 45 2 Approx 37 7 Approx 75 4 Approx 37 7 Approx 56 5 Approx 62 8 Periodical dirt and spots appearing on the image Transfer charging roller Primary charging roller Photosensitive drum Developing cylinder Fixing film unit Pressure roller Approx 14 4 App...

Page 176: ...iagnosis flowchart Figure 4 1 1 If a jam is found the defective part must be located and rectified by the following procedures The paper path can be divided into two sections 1 paper pickup and feed block and 2 fix ing and delivery block Figure 4 3 1 CHAPTER 4 4 12 ...

Page 177: ...n the main motor 7 The contact in the connector on the pick up roller solenoid drive signal line is poor Action Reconnect the connector J204 on the engine controller PCB 8 The pick up roller solenoid is defective Action Disconnect the connector J204 on the engine controller PCB Measure the resist ance value between the connectors J204 1 and J204 2 on the cable If the meas ured value is not about 1...

Page 178: ...The paper delivery sensor lever spring is defective Action Set the spring in the right position if out of place Replace the spring if damaged or deformed 8 The delivery paper sensor is defective Action Replace the delivery paper sensor PCB 9 The fixing delivery roller is not rotating smoothly Action Check the gears and replace any worn or fractured gear s If the roller is worn or fractured replace...

Page 179: ... 1 There is paper dust or dirt on the pick up or delivery roller or the transport path Action Clean the dirty part 2 The fixing entrance guide or the pressure roller is dirty Action Clean the guide and the roller 3 The fixing film unit is scarred or deformed Action Replace the unit 4 The transport path is scarred or deformed Action Check the transport path Replace the path if scarred or deformed I...

Page 180: ... the engine controller PCB V 2 No DC power Possible causes 1 No AC power is supplied Action Make a check according to V 1 No AC power 2 The overcurrent overvoltage detection circuit is activated Action Unplug the power cord wait for two minutes or more and then plug the cord back If the problem still remains find the cause of activation of the overcurrent over voltage detection circuit in the powe...

Page 181: ...ler PCB is defective Action Replace the engine controller PCB VI 2 Fixing unit failure Possible causes 1 Broken wired or short circuited main thermistor Action Turn OFF the power and remove the fixing unit from the printer Measure the resistance between the connectors J206 1 GND and J206 2 FSRTH on the fixing unit side If the resistance is not within the range from about 370 kΩ to about 520 kΩ roo...

Page 182: ...e printer cannot enter the ready mode and a door open status is output although the door was closed after installing the cartridge Possible causes 1 Damaged cartridge cover lever Action Replace the cover 2 Defective door detection switch Action Replace the switch 3 The engine controller PCB is defective Action Replace the engine controller PCB VI 5 The printer cannot enter the ready mode and a pap...

Page 183: ...are deformed or damaged replace the defective parts 2 Poor contact in the primary charging bias contact on the engine controller PCB and the car tridge contact Action Clean the contacts if dirty If the problem still remains after cleaning or parts are deformed or damaged replace any defective parts 3 The cartridge is defective Action Replace the cartridge 4 The engine controller PCB is defective A...

Page 184: ...ery by shifting the delivery switching lever downward 4 Press the test print switch 5 Turn OFF the printer when the leading edge of the print emerges at the face up tray Open the rear cartridge cover and take out the print about 60 seconds later 6 Measure the width of the glossy band across the paper and check that it meets the require ments as shown in Figure 4 10 1 Center a 6 0 mm to 7 6 mm Righ...

Page 185: ...use only The adjustment and check using these test pins etc require special tools measuring instruments and high precision Do not touch them in the field 1 Engine controller PCB Figure 4 7 2 Table 4 7 1 CHAPTER 4 4 21 J206 J204 J203 J211 J210 J305 J304 J301 J205 SW201 SW301 SW101 J102 INL101 J401 SW No SW101 SW201 SW301 Function Switch for power ON OFF Switch for test print Switch for door open de...

Page 186: ...r performance These parts should be replaced during a regular service visit closest to the end of the parts expected life B Expected Service Lives of Consumable Parts This printer does not have any consumable parts Note Consumable parts are the parts that may need to be replaced due to deterioration or damage at least once prior to the elapse of the printer s warranty period They only need to be r...

Page 187: ... lint free paper 2 Transfer charging roller In general the transfer charging roller is not to be touched or cleaned If unavoidable clean the roller with dry lint free paper Do not use water or solvent Make sure not to contaminate the roller with solvent or oil 3 Feed roller Clean with dry lint free paper 4 Separation pad Clean the rubber part with dry lint free paper 5 Pick up roller Clean with dr...

Page 188: ...aining ring pliers Crimper Tweezers Ruler Soldering iron Mallet plastic head Brush Penlight Plastic bottle Solder Desoldering wick Lint free paper Oiler Plastic jar Blower brush Digital multimeter No Tool name TKN 0001 TKN 0069 CK 0057 CK 0101 CK 0104 CK 0105 CK 0106 CK 0111 CK 0114 CK 0151 CK 0161 CK 0170 CK 0201 CK 0202 CK 0203 CK 0205 CK 0218 CK 0302 CK 0303 CK 0309 CK 0314 CK 0315 CK 0327 CK 0...

Page 189: ...ks 1 No Name Use Ethyl alcohol C2H5 OH Cleaning oil and toner stains Purchase locally Flammable keep away from flame 2 Lubricant Special oil Special solid lubricating material Lithium soap Apply to gears and between gear and shaft Tool No HY9 0007 20g tube 3 Electricity grease High performance grease Apply to grounding plate Electricity grease Tool No CK 8007 ...

Page 190: ...IX LOCATION OF CONNECTORS A Printer Figure 4 9 1 CHAPTER 4 4 26 J401 J102 J210 J206 J211 J203 J204 J907 J201 J905 J901 J801 J101 J411 J410 J2 J902 ...

Page 191: ...APPENDIX I GENERAL TIMING CHART A 1 II GENERAL CIRCUIT DIAGRAM A 2 III LIST OF SIGNALS A 3 IV MESSAGES TABLE A 5 ...

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Page 193: ...g bias AC Developing bias DC Transfer charging bias Fixing bias Laser diode Laser beam detection BD Unit Seconds INTR PRINT LSTR 100 C control Between page bias Negative bias Between page temperature control Print temperature control Print bias 0 1 0 3 Max 3 5 About 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 2 About 1 8 About 0 3 About 0 3 0 2 About 2 8 About 0 3 About 0 3 3 0 About 2 1 About 0 2 About 0 2 About 0 2 About...

Page 194: ... 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10 5V GND 3 3V BDI CNT0 CNT1 GND VDO VDO GND J802 J801 GND DEC ACC 24V J901 J905 USB I F 6 4 2 5 3 1 FWD SI SO CLK STRB GND J205 Interface controller PCB 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 J201 21 20 22 20 21 22 Intermediate PCB 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 STROBE DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA ...

Page 195: ...us BD INPUT signal 17 CNT0 O H LASER CONTROL signal 0 18 CNT1 O H LASER CONTROL signal 1 19 24V O 20 GND 21 DEC O L SCANNER MOTOR DECELERATION signal 22 ACC O L SCANNER MOTOR ACCELERATION signal J203 1 FANON O H FAN MOTOR DRIVE signal 2 GND 3 FLOCK I H FAN LOCK DETECTION signal J204 1 24V O 2 CPUD O H PICK UP SOLENOID DRIVE signal J205 1 GND 2 STRB 3 CLK 4 SO 5 SI 6 FWD J206 1 GND 2 FSRTH I Analog...

Page 196: ...T signal J302 TRS O Analog TRANSFER CHARGING BIAS OUTPUT signal J303 DRGND J304 PRI O Analog PRIMARY CHARGING BIAS OUTPUT signal J305 FB O Analog FIXING BIAS OUTPUT signal J401 1 MA O MAIN MOTOR DRIVE signal 2 MA O MAIN MOTOR DRIVE signal 3 MB O MAIN MOTOR DRIVE signal 4 MB O MAIN MOTOR DRIVE signal Connector Pin Abbreviation I O Logic Signal name ...

Page 197: ...atus window On the sta tus window messages are indicated in the Message area depending on the following four condi tions Idling Status Printing Status Status Not Available Error Status Also the descriptions and procedures for the messages are displayed in the Error message area Figure A 4 1 For the details of the status window refer to Page 1 42 in Chapter 1 APPENDEX A 5 Canon LASER SHOT LBP 1210 ...

Page 198: ... area None Content The printer is printing Message area Printing Paused Error message area None Content The printer has stopped the printing operation and paused because the Pause Job button is clicked during printing Message area Stopping Error message area None Content The printer has stopped the printing operation because the Delete Job button is clicked during printing Message area Cleaning Er...

Page 199: ...t is being used by another device Action Check the port whether the correct printer is connected to it If not connect the cor rect printer to the port Message area Network Adapter Error Error message area Network adapter or the printer isn t turned on Content The network adapter or printer is not turned on Or the printer itself does not exist Action Verify the printer and network adapter if they a...

Page 200: ...yy Content The paper to be printed yyy recognized by the driver differs from the specified paper xxx Action Switching the paper to xxx causes the printer to automatically resume printing Or clicking the Resume Job button causes the printer to resume printing with the present paper Message area Add xxx Paper Error message area No paper loaded in printer Content Print paper is not set in the printer...

Page 201: ...Prepared by PERIPHERAL PRODUCTS QUALITY ADVANCEMENT DIV PERIPHERAL PRODUCTS TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION DEPT CANON INC Printed in Japan REVISION 0 JUN 2002 4202 Fukara Susono shi Shizuoka 410 1196 Japan ...

Page 202: ...The printing paper contains 70 waste paper PRINTED IN JAPAN IMPRIME AU JAPON CANON INC ...

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