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Part 2

TROUBLESHOOTING

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1. PRINTER OPERATION

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1.1 Printer Operation Procedure

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1.2 Status Indicator

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1.3 Operating the Printer

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2. SERVICING

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2.1 Before Troubleshooting

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2.2 Detectable Problems from System Start to Exit

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2.3 Troubleshooting Problems

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2.4 Troubleshooting Error Indications

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3. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY

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3.1 Cautions for Disassembly and Reassembly

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3.2 Exploded View

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3.3 Disassembly and Reassembly

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3.4 Adjustments and Settings After Disassembly and Reassembly

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4. OPERATION CHECK AFTER DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY

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4.1 Check Procedure

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5. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER

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5.1 Procedure

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6. PARTS REPLACEMENT, PERIODIC INSPECTIONS, & TOOLS

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6.1 Parts Replacement

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6.2 Periodic Inspections

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6.3 Tool List

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7. SERVICE-RELATED FEATURES

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7.1 Service Mode Operations

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7.2 Test Printout

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7.3 Printing the EEPROM Information

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7.4 Resetting the EEPROM

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7.5 Setting the Printer Settings in the EEPROM

Summary of Contents for PowerShot S500 Digital ELPH

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Page 4: ...e product names and company names described in this manual are the registered trademarks of the individual companies Copyright This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied reproduced or translated into another language in whole or in part without the written consent of Canon Inc except in the case of internal business use Copyright 2001...

Page 5: ...ent Troubleshooting solutions are listed according to the error indications displayed by the status indicator and by problem descriptions Part 3 Technical Reference Block diagrams and information on the hardware s new technologies Part 4 Appendix Pin configurations Disassembly and reassembly procedures are not fully covered in this manual Refer to the illustrations in the separate Parts Catalog as...

Page 6: ...6 2 2 Detectable Problems from System Start to Exit 2 9 2 3 Troubleshooting Problems 2 10 2 4 Troubleshooting Error Indications 2 13 3 DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 2 13 3 1 Cautions for Disassembly and Reassembly 2 13 3 1 1 Cautions for ink stains Ink path ink mist 2 13 3 1 2 Damage by static electricity 2 13 3 1 3 Deformation of spur tips 2 14 3 2 Exploded View 2 15 3 3 Disassembly and Reassembly 2...

Page 7: ...al printing 3 5 1 3 2 Seam stripe control 3 5 1 3 3 Rest between scans Border detection control 3 6 1 3 4 Smear control and rest between pages 3 6 1 3 5 Automatic power ON OFF 3 6 1 3 6 Print head protection from overheating 3 6 1 3 7 Power motor control 3 7 1 4 Detection Functions 3 7 1 4 1 Detection by sensors 3 7 1 4 2 Paper end sensor 3 8 1 4 3 Ink sensor Same as for BJ F600 3 8 1 4 4 Cover se...

Page 8: ...harge section 3 19 4 LOGIC BOARD COMPONENTS 3 22 5 OPERATION WITH A COMPUTER 3 22 5 1 Printing Operation with the Basic Settings Sheet 3 22 5 2 Using the Utility Sheet 3 23 6 INK SUCTION AMOUNT IN THE CLEANING MODE 3 24 7 TECHNICAL REFERENCE 3 24 7 1 Printing Mode List 3 25 8 PRINT HEAD Part 4 APPENDIX 4 1 1 CONNECTOR LOCATIONS AND PIN CONFIGURATIONS 4 4 1 1 Carriage Board 4 6 1 2 Print Head IV ...

Page 9: ... 22 Figure 2 11 Applying Grease 2 23 Figure 2 12 Printing Position Adjustment Pattern 2 24 Figure 2 13 Seam Stripe Adjustment Pattern 2 30 Figure 2 14 Service Factory Test Printout Sample 2 31 Figure 2 15 EEPROM Information Printout Sample Part 3 TECHNICAL REFERENCE 3 1 Figure 3 1 Printing Signal Flow 3 2 Figure 3 2 Serial Data 3 3 Figure 3 3 Print Driving 3 4 Figure 3 4 Printing Driving Method 3 ...

Page 10: ...IV TABLE INDEX Page Part 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 1 9 Table 1 1 PARTS CODE Part 2 TROUBLESHOOTING 2 10 Table 2 1 ERROR INDICATIONS Part 3 TECHNICAL REFERENCE 3 24 Table 3 1 PRINTING MODE LIST VI ...

Page 11: ...RODUCT OVERVIEW 1 1 1 1 Product Overview 1 3 2 SPECIFICATIONS 1 3 2 1 Printer Specifications 1 5 2 2 Paper Specifications 1 7 2 3 BJ Cartridge Specifications 1 7 2 4 Printer and Scanner Drivers 1 8 3 PACKING CONFIGURATION 1 9 4 PARTS CODE LIST ...

Page 12: ...nsity OD 3 value of 1 4 or higher makes high density text printing possible Color Improved brilliance and better color density 3 Base model for future printers The printer s engine BJ cartridge and BJ cartridge drive system will be standard equipment on future BJ printers The printer s other systems carriage system paper transport system ASF purge system have a modular design so they can easily be...

Page 13: ...Part 1 Product Specifications S600 1 2 Printer Front Printer Rear BJ Cartridge Print Head Figure 1 1 Printer Exterior ...

Page 14: ...arallel USB No HUB function Plain paper Max 10 mm Approx 100 sheets with 75 g m2 or approx 110 sheets with 64 g m2 Front cover open sensor BJ cartridge loaded sensor No ink sensor Printing position sensor Paper sensor paper out detector Waste ink capacity sensor Internal temperature sensor Pick up roller sensor Paper feed roller position sensor Carriage position sensor Paper interval sensor 39 dB ...

Page 15: ...ng 7 5 duty pattern printing per color 10 000 pages 2 Ink tank service life printable pages per tank Monochrome black 695 pages 1500 characters pattern 1 Printing quality Standard Color Cyan 460 pages JIS SCID No 5 2 Printing quality Standard Magenta 395 pages As above Yellow 300 pages As above 1 Printing duty Equivalent to 2 22 pattern 2 Printing duty Equivalent to 3 68 cyan pattern Equivalent to...

Page 16: ...F 102 A4 LTR Less than 30 sheets Left Narrow Banner BP 101 A4 LTR 1 sheet Right Wide T shirt transfer TR 201 A4 LTR 1 sheet Right Wide Mouse pad MK 101 1 sheet Left Narrow Glossy postcard KH 201 148 mm 100 mm Less than 20 Left Narrow Photo glossy card FM 101 118 6 mm 213 9 mm Less than 20 Left Narrow Japan Post Office postcard 148 mm 100 mm Less than 40 Left Narrow Japan Post Office postcard for i...

Page 17: ...8 0 mm 3 0 mm 1 5 3 0 mm 3 0 26 5 mm 3 4 mm 2 0 3 4 mm 2 0 3 0 mm 1 5 5 0 mm 3 4 mm 1 5 3 4 mm 1 5 28 0 mm 26 0 mm 2 5 1 mm 4 1 mm 28 8 mm 3 3 mm 3 3 mm 28 8 mm 25 0 mm 2 13 0 mm 13 0 mm 25 0 mm 29 0 mm 9 0 mm 9 0 mm 29 0 mm 25 0 mm 7 0 mm 7 0 mm 25 0 mm 1 For recycled paper it will be 3 0mm 3 or 3 4mm 2 2 If the bottom margin goes beyond the plain paper s printable area the software application s...

Page 18: ...er V 1 30 2 Macintosh driver Mac BJ printer driver V 3 71 3 Scanner driver None 1 7 S600 Part 1 Product Specifications Product Specifications Configuration Print Head Ink Colors Ink Tank Weight Net value BJ Cartridge Print Head Detachable ink tanks for each color and BK Cl C M Y integrated head BK 320 nozzles 2 column vertical array Cl 256 nozzles color 2 column vertical array color Pigment BK dye...

Page 19: ...ake sure all the items below are included There is no storage box for storing the BJ cartridge Part 1 Product Specifications S600 1 8 Output Tray Power Cord Ink Tank Ink Tanks Instruction Manuals Printer BJ Cartridge Figure 1 5 Packing Configuration ...

Page 20: ...ed only as a spare part for servicing It will not be supplied as a consumable or optional part 1 9 S600 Part 1 Product Specifications Product Specifications Table 1 1 PARTS CODE Item Printer BJ cartridge 1 Ink tank Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Designation S600 BJ S600 BCI 3eBK BCI 3eC BCI 3eM BCI 3eY Parts Code Q30 3380 CCSEK Q30 3382 HK TW Q30 3381 QY6 0034 F47 3131 F47 3141 F47 3151 F47 3161 ...

Page 21: ...bly 2 14 3 2 Exploded View 2 15 3 3 Disassembly and Reassembly 2 21 3 4 Adjustments and Settings After Disassembly and Reassembly 2 26 4 OPERATION CHECK AFTER DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 2 26 4 1 Check Procedure 2 27 5 TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER 2 27 5 1 Procedure 2 28 6 PARTS REPLACEMENT PERIODIC INSPECTIONS TOOLS 2 28 6 1 Parts Replacement 2 28 6 2 Periodic Inspections 2 28 6 3 Tool List 2 29 7 SER...

Page 22: ...error can be determined by the number of times the indicator blinks Normal Operation Error 2 1 S600 Part 2 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Indicator Display Green light Blinks green Long short Light off Operation Status Power ON Power ON in progress power OFF in progress resume operation in progress cleaning in progress test printing in progress front cover open printing in progress Power OFF Indi...

Page 23: ...he green indicator blinks twice The printer will then start printing the nozzle check pattern If any printing flaws show up in this test printout clean the BJ cartridge Printing the nozzle check pattern requires B5 or larger paper If the paper s width is narrower than the nozzle check pattern the printer will print on the bare platen dirtying the platen with ink To stop printing of the test patter...

Page 24: ...2 3 S600 Part 2 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Figure 2 2 Nozzle Check Pattern Printout ...

Page 25: ...1 Passing plain paper through Place a sheet of plain paper on the auto sheet feeder and execute roller cleaning Do this three times 2 Rotating the rollers without paper Execute roller cleaning without placing any paper on the auto sheet feeder The rollers will rotate ten times Do this three times Do not execute the cleaning operation more times than necessary Excessive cleaning will generate rubbe...

Page 26: ...ommended paper is not being used There is foreign matter in the paper feed section sheet feeder pinch roller LF roller platen spur The BJ cartridge needs cleaning The ink cartridge is empty The BJ cartridge has not been used for a prolonged period The print head position has not been adjusted Solution Connect the AC cord to a power outlet which supplies the required voltage Check that the power co...

Page 27: ...normal internal temperature error Abnormal head temperature error CPU printer controller initialization Error check Key input detection prohibited Sensor power ON Head presence detection Interrupt error detection starts Paper feed encoder home position obtained Checksum VSEN ON Take the cartridge to the home position Yes No OK RAM error Orange lamp lights Orange green toggle blinking 9 times Orang...

Page 28: ...OK Cartridge home position obtained OK Cap open Reserve discharge Paper feed roller initialization Paper discharge Cartridge error b Purge sensor error CR error OK LF error Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Orange green toggle blinking 4 times Orange green toggle blinking 2 times 1 Orange blinks 7 times Orange green toggle blinking 3 times Reading of head s EEPROM Procedure within dotted l...

Page 29: ...ent Back to 1 Orange blinks 7 times Orange green toggle blinking 7 times Orange blinks 3 times No error indication Ink low detection Paper spacing lever position detection Waste ink error check I F power ON LED lights I F busy canceled Switch detection prohibit canceled No ink error Waste ink warning Waste ink full error Encoder parameter obtained If narrow Right position from the left edge If wid...

Page 30: ...urge unit 1 BJ cartridge 2 Ink tank 3 Purge unit 4 BJ cartridge faulty contacts 5 Carriage flex cable 1 Ink mist from the paper transport section in the printer 1 Deformed spur tips 1 Paper spacing lever position not properly set 2 Improper amount of grease applied on guide shaft 1 Ink tank 1 BJ cartridge 1 Platen unit eject roller Faulty Operation Faulty Paper Feed Faulty Printout Solution 1 Repl...

Page 31: ...rable Errors Cause 1 No paper was loaded 2 During feeding the paper did not reach the paper end sensor 3 During feeding the paper s bottom edge missed the paper end sensor 4 The ASF sensor did not return to its initial position and the paper end sensor concluded that there was no paper ASF motor may be out of sync Suspect Part Paper feed section sheet feeder unit paper end sensor control board Cau...

Page 32: ... ON timing it turns OFF Or vice versa Suspect Part Purge unit control board Cause The temperature sensor TH401 on the control board is abnormal disconnected etc Suspect Part Control board Cause The waste ink absorber has reached 100 of the waste ink capacity Suspect Part Waste ink absorber control board Cause The print head temperature output of the diode sensor in the head is close to the thresho...

Page 33: ... hard power ON Suspect Part Control board Internal Error Cause No ink indication is given while there is still ink External noise light has affected the ink sensor Suspect Part Control board ink sensor ink tank Part 2 Troubleshooting S600 2 12 Orange green 9 toggle blinks Orange lights 6800 EEPROM error RAM error No indications Ink sensor error ...

Page 34: ...of static electricity on the human body Static electricity can destroy electrical components or alter the electrical characteristics of components Be extra careful when handling the control board 3 1 3 Deformation of spur tips Be careful not to deform the spur tips The spur tips contact the paper after the printing Since the spur tips contact area is small any ink adhering to the spur will be a mi...

Page 35: ...3 2 Exploded View Part 2 Troubleshooting S600 2 14 Figure 2 3 Exploded View ...

Page 36: ...e and the power is turned off the printer moves the carriage to the capping position to lock it When the power is turned on the carriage lock is normally released However if the printer does not operate properly you can release the carriage lock manually in one of two ways a On the back of the printer push down the purge unit s locking pin b On the front of the printer rotate the gear as shown by ...

Page 37: ...moving the carriage encoder film The carriage encoder film is fixed in place and held taut by the torsion spring When you install or remove the carriage encoder film you have to stretch the torsion spring Be careful not to pull the torsion spring too much in the direction of the arrow Otherwise you will not be able to properly install the carriage encoder film the next time Therefore when installi...

Page 38: ...l board Remove or install the control board with caution to prevent damage caused by short circuiting When the printer is turned on and later turned off the capacitor on the control board will still contain a charge for a while In this condition shorting the components on the control board will damage the components Therefore as a preventive measure follow step 1 or 2 below before removing or inst...

Page 39: ...ews securing the paper feed motor 3 3 7 Installing the logic board cover If the logic board cover is installed incorrectly the logic board and paper feed rollers will be obstructed and the ASF motor may go out of sync Note that prong A is prone to engage incorrectly Make sure that it fits in correctly Part 2 Troubleshooting S600 2 18 a b a A Figure 2 8 Installing the Logic Board Cover Figure 2 7 D...

Page 40: ...ult You must not allow any grease or oily substance to adhere to the blade 2 Replacing the blade cleaner When replacing the purge unit also replace the blade cleaner at the same time Since it is soiled by ink the blade cleaner needs to be replaced The spare part for this replacement includes both the purge unit and blade cleaner in one set 2 19 S600 Part 2 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Blade Bla...

Page 41: ...lling the control ROM cover When installing the ROM cover make sure it goes beneath the guide rail then secure it in place Part 2 Troubleshooting S600 2 20 ROM Cover Guide Rail Figure 2 10 Installing the ROM Cover ...

Page 42: ...ent Time Required 10 min Tools Required 2 sheets of A4 size paper Timing After control board replacement or waste ink absorber replacement After replacement disassembly of carriage unit parts Insufficient grease Adjustment EEPROM setting Print head printing position adjustment including seam adjustment Apply sufficient grease See page 2 22 Time Required 2 min 10 min Tools Required None 2 sheets of...

Page 43: ...es shown below Use a flat brush to spread a thin coat of grease When applying grease be careful not to get any grease on the wiper and cap Part 2 Troubleshooting S600 2 22 Guide Shaft KG 107A 225 mg Back of Guide Rail Surface Sliding Against the Carriage PG641 25 mg Figure 2 11 Applying Grease ...

Page 44: ...ment between two different color arrays Black cyan Magenta Yellow F 3 Bi directional landing spot adjustment Same as with previous models Black bi directional D Color bi directional E If the landing spot position is inaccurate the pattern printing will show overlapping printing or gaps resulting in black or white stripes Therefore when doing the adjustment use a pattern that has no stripes Load on...

Page 45: ...me way during the second pass In the case of color printing there are two feed methods for one pass 64 and 128 Pattern G was made with 64 nozzles and pattern H was made with 128 nozzles When you execute printing with the printer driver seven patterns with a changing degree of thinning indicated by the arrows will be printed vertically Select the number of the pattern whose seam stripe is the least...

Page 46: ... does not have the correct data The EEPROM must be reset Otherwise the waste ink full error will not occur even when the waste ink absorber s capacity is exceeded and ink could leak 2 After waste ink absorber replacement Clear the EEPROM s waste ink counter Once the data in the EEPROM is reset a test printout cannot be used to check the old data Be sure to print the data before resetting All the d...

Page 47: ...e print head position Then make another test printout The procedure is described in 7 1 Service Mode Operations on page 2 29 Be sure to visually check the encoder film for any grease foreign matter etc If there is any grease etc on the film the printer may malfunction shortly after the repair is completed Part 2 Troubleshooting S600 2 26 Timing After control board replacement After absorber replac...

Page 48: ...at the carriage locks at the home position If the BJ cartridge print head is not on the carriage the ink may dry and harden So even while transporting the printer leave the BJ cartridge mounted on the carriage Also if the carriage is not locked at the home position it will move while the printer is being transported This may strain the paper feed encoder film 2 27 S600 Part 2 Troubleshooting Troub...

Page 49: ...genta BCI 3eM Yellow BCI 3eY None Ordinary Tools Phillips screwdriver Blade screwdriver Needle nosed pliers Tweezers Flat brush Multi meter Remarks For the removal and installation of screws For the removal of plastic parts For the removal and installation of springs For the disconnection and connection of flexible cables etc For applying grease For troubleshooting Special Tools Part No Grease MOL...

Page 50: ... button The green indicator lights and the service function will be executed After the respective function is executed the printer returns to the service function selection mode To cancel printing after it begins press the POWER button The Power lamp will blink for a while and then stay lit You can then select another service function 2 29 S600 Part 2 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Press 0 times ...

Page 51: ...resent 1 No ink tank 0 ROM version Total waste ink amount Total printed sheet count Print head removal installation count Bi directional registration Bk Bi directional registration Cl Absorption count Product designation Print head temperature Bk C Print head temperature Color C Dot count mg Internal temperature C USB Serial No Irregular printing pattern Line pattern Nozzle check pattern Figure 2 ...

Page 52: ...bleshooting BJ S600 P V0 43 DI 000 00 Page 00032 CH 00005 Bk 00 Cl 00 Head TempBK 26 5 Head TempC 27 0 Env Temp 27 0 PF 00 00 00 PC A 0005 B 0000 C 0000 D 0003 Bk 04214 C 03365 M 01451 Y 01110 WP 0041 IC BK 0 C 0 M 1 Y 1 USB 111111 SV0 5700 SV1 5C00 SV2 5C00 UR C 000 BK 02 BK C 000 Y 000 M 000 G 000 H 02 HDEEPROM V0000 SN 24AF 418A LN 03 05 01 15 00 00 03 DI BK 001 CL 001 IL BK 08 C 08 M 08 Y 08 W...

Page 53: ...and to also replace the waste ink absorber 7 5 Setting the Printer Settings in the EEPROM The control board used in the printer is also used in other printers After replacing the control board the printer settings for the respective printer must be set After setting the printer settings check it with the service factory test printout All the logic boards available as a replacement part contain pri...

Page 54: ... 10 2 1 Block Diagram 3 11 2 2 Electrical Section 3 12 3 PRINTER S MECHANICAL PARTS 3 12 3 1 Overview of the Printer s Mechanical Parts 3 14 3 2 Purge Section 3 17 3 3 Paper Feed Section 3 19 4 LOGIC BOARD COMPONENTS 3 22 5 OPERATION WITH A COMPUTER 3 22 5 1 Printing Operation with the Basic Settings Sheet 3 22 5 2 Using the Utility Sheet 3 23 6 INK SUCTION AMOUNT IN THE CLEANING MODE 3 24 7 TECHN...

Page 55: ... controller and DRAM are dedicated buses and the print data is stored in the DRAM s receiving buffer ring buffer c The print data stored in the receiving buffer is sent to the MPU The firmware stored in the control ROM is divided into the control command and print data The control command is processed in the MPU d Since the print data is compressed by the printer driver it is controlled by the pri...

Page 56: ... and the dummy heater signal Part 3 Technical Reference S600 3 2 LTB CLK DATA Nozzle DATA Section Block Determination Section Dummy Heat DHE BE4 BE3 BE2 BE1 BE0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Description Data for 10 Nozzles DEL0 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DATA0 DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 DATA9 BE0 BE1 BE2 BE3 BE4 DHE D0 Data for 8 Nozzles DEL0 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 1...

Page 57: ...l be selected in this case b The nozzles to be heated are selected individually Among the 10 nozzles selected the nozzles to be heated or not are selected This is determined by DATA0 to DADA c Determining whether to heat a nozzle or not The final decision to heat a nozzle or not is decided with the heat enable signal HE1 HE2 Only the nozzles in the heat block selected by the heat enable signal are...

Page 58: ...00 dpi 3 dot printing is made possible in 600 dpi intervals There are a total of eight patterns to enable or disable printing between the 600 dpi dots Since it is impossible to heat the nozzles successively in the horizontal direction at 2400 dpi intervals the heating is broken into four passes Thus 2400 dpi printing requires four or more passes to be driven However the places that will be printed...

Page 59: ...portions to be printed during the first pass are mixed during a single scan In the same way the C1 M1 and M2 C2 portions to be printed during the second pass are mixed The difference in color caused by the printing sequence still occurs however it is not recognized as irregular printing because it changes at 1200 dpi intervals 1 3 2 Seam stripe control Seam stripe control suppresses the stripes cr...

Page 60: ...r more bytes of data is received continuously The interface will remain operational even during power OFF Set with the EEPROM With automatic power OFF enabled the printer turns off when a set period of time elapses after the last printing data are sent by the computer The printer does not turn off automatically in the following cases An error has occurred paper has been loaded into the manual feed...

Page 61: ... flag when the edge of the paper passes through the paper feed section When there is no paper the sensor is closed by the paper sensor arm When paper is detected the sensor is open and paper is thereby detected 3 7 S600 Part 3 Technical Reference Technical Reference Carriage Encoder Paper Feed Encoder Cover Sensor SW Purge Sensor ASF Sensor Paper end Sensor Internal Temperature Sensor Figure 3 5 L...

Page 62: ...ount the number of ejected dots corresponding to the amount of ink about 20 of the ink amount in the sponge and it starts to detect the no ink error This error is detected in the following cases While the power is ON when the front cover is closed after the pumping operation or after the set number of dots have been printed If the front cover is opened during the ink amount measurement the externa...

Page 63: ...rted into a digital electrical signal when the encoder rotates or when the carriage moves With this feedback signal the printer controls the driving of the DC motor 1 5 Other Sensing Features Besides the sensors described above the printer has the following detection features 1 5 1 Waste ink detection For print head maintenance ink is ejected by the maintenance jet or purged by the recovery operat...

Page 64: ...MHz Control ROM 8Mbit USB I F IEEE 1284 I F 2 17 SDRAM 16Mbit 2 Color LED Paper end sensor ASF sensor 2 Printer controller 7 6 2 Purge motor driver 6 Carriage motor driver A3958 Paper feed motor driver A3958 ASF motor driver MTD2002G Internal temperature sensor Amplifier 2 15 3 2 Ink sensor Diode sensor Print head EEPROM Carriage encoder Carriage unit Purge motor Carriage motor Paper feed motor AS...

Page 65: ...supplied by the AC adapter As a result as long as AC power is being supplied all the hardware except the sensors driver IC and BJ cartridge are in the active state b DC DC converter The DC DC converter on the control board converts the voltage into 5 VDC and 3 3 VDC and outputs both The 5 VDC is used for the EEPROM and reset driving power source and the power voltage for the HVDD VIF and VSEN The ...

Page 66: ...on is detected by reading the pulse from the encoder film The paper spacing position is read from the carriage position when the carriage goes against the left wall 3 1 2 Purge section The purge section driven by a dedicated purge motor consists of the wiper pump cap and carriage lock The wiper maintains the head face surface to ensure high quality printing The ink suction feature enables the ink ...

Page 67: ...he paper is transported to the paper transport section Paper transport section The paper feed section driven by the paper feed motor keeps the sheet of paper flat and horizontal on the platen and rotates the feed roller to move the paper horizontally to and beneath the print head Paper eject section After printing paper is ejected onto the discharge tray by the eject rollers After the sheet of pap...

Page 68: ... of time elapses 55 sec with no paper or 20 min with paper loaded the print head will be capped automatically You can also cap the print head by pressing the POWER button to turn off the printer b Cleaning Cleaning executes the following operations Wiping Paper residue and dried ink on the print head s face plate are wiped off Suction The ink is sucked out of the print head to refresh the nozzles ...

Page 69: ...pes the print head s nozzle array in a vertical motion c Cap The rubber cap protects the print head capping operation and sucks out pumping operation the ink in the cap When the carriage moves to the capping position the cap is pressed against the print head s face plate There is a different cap for the black and color print heads An ink tube connects the rubber cap to the pump and air valve 3 15 ...

Page 70: ...ng on how much the roller rotates The pumping operation is executed with the rotation of the roller after the carriage is released from the capping position and both valves are opened The degree of rotation of the pump s roller and the timing of the rotation are controlled by the step count in accordance with the initial position detected by the pump sensor The two tubes are placed right before th...

Page 71: ...roceeding to the paper transport section The pressure roller presses down the sheet of paper that is on the separation pad It prevents multiple sheets from being transported The paper therefore has a back tension counteracting force against the feed roller s pulling force on the paper Also the return corner is for returning the paper remaining on the separation pad The timing for returning the pap...

Page 72: ...nchanging gap between the paper and print head is maintained while the paper is pressed against the platen as it goes between the pressure roller and paper feed roller and between the spur and eject roller For paper transport control during printing a metallic high precision paper feed roller having a coat of ceramic paint and an optical encoder film affixed on it is used The paper feed roller is ...

Page 73: ...oller is sampled 4 Data decompression The data compressed by the printer driver is restored as print data In addition during printing in the HS mode 300 dpi data is expanded by 2 vertically and horizontally to 600 dpi The CMY 2 bit data is also distributed to the even odd buffers for each even odd array on the print head 5 Data processing A dot count is executed for power monitoring and smear proc...

Page 74: ...ip select signal the MPU selects the control ROM printer controller and DRAM Built in CPU The 32 bit CPU operates in synchronization with a 48 MHz external clock input Address bus Data bus This operates in synchronization with a 20 MHz external clock input An external RAM 16 Mbit is accessed via the 16 bit data bus Interrupt controller The MPU receives external interrupts from the POWER button s O...

Page 75: ...IC402 The 2 Kbit EEPROM controlled by the printer controller records the waste ink absorption amount page count and BJ cartridge removal installation count The printer reads the EEPROM contents when AC power is supplied and records the data when the power is turned off f Control ROM IC102 The 8 bit control ROM is written with a printer control program g Stepping motor driver IC IC503 This is a dri...

Page 76: ...eature When the user does not know which paper is suitable for printing the Print Advisor gives on screen instructions so that the optimum settings are selected automatically 5 2 Using the Utility Sheet This enables the usual operations such as cleaning print head refreshing print head position adjustment nozzle check pattern printing power OFF automatic power setting and special settings economy ...

Page 77: ...is detected when the ink tank s status changes from H to L 4 Printing of EEPROM contents etc with the printer alone 5 Purging operations will be performed after 24 hours only the first 5 times after which purging will occur at 60 to 336 hours intervals When checking the functions of the purge unit measure the suction amount for a manual suction 3 23 S600 Part 3 Technical Reference Technical Refere...

Page 78: ...d High Standard High Plain Paper OHP Transparency T shirt Heat Transfer Paper Glossy Paper Glossy Postcard Glossy Film High quality Paper Postcard Envelope Pro Photo Paper Photo Card Ink jet P O Postcard Bk 600 600 1Pass Bi PigBk 2Pass Uni PigBk 2Pass Uni PigBk Bk 600 600 Y 600 1200 CM 1200 1200 1Pass Bi PigBk Bk 600 600 Y 600 1200 CM 1200 1200 1 4 Pass Bi PigBk 2Pass Bi PigBk 3Pass Bi PigBk YMC 2...

Page 79: ...duce 600 dpi resolution for black and 1200 dpi resolution for color There is a heater near the nozzle openings and small ink drops are ejected with a strong force 3 25 S600 Part 3 Technical Reference Technical Reference Nozzle Opening Ink Path Nozzle Heater EVEN Common Ink Chamber Ink Supply Opening Heater ODD Aluminum Heater Board Bk EVEN Bk ODD BLE0 BLE1 HE1 block HE2 block HE1 block HE1 block H...

Page 80: ...Part 4 APPENDIX Page 4 1 1 CONNECTOR LOCATIONS AND PIN CONFIGURATIONS 4 4 1 1 Carriage Board 4 6 1 2 Print Head ...

Page 81: ...1 CONNECTOR LOCATIONS AND PIN CONFIGURATIONS S600 Part 4 Appendix Appendix 4 1 CN506 CN505 CN505 SW402 CN201 CN202 CN203 SW402 SW402 CN305 CN304 CN402 CN401 CN501 Figure 4 1 Control Board ...

Page 82: ...XT HostBusy HostAck 15 N C Undefined Undefined 16 GND Gnd Gnd 17 GND Gnd Gnd 18 5 0V Vcc Vcc 19 STROBE RET GND Signal Gnd Signal Gnd 20 DATA1 RET GND Signal Gnd Signal Gnd 21 DATA2 RET GND Signal Gnd Signal Gnd 22 DATA3 RET GND Signal Gnd Signal Gnd 23 DATA4 RET GND Signal Gnd Signal Gnd 24 DATA5 RET GND Signal Gnd Signal Gnd 25 DATA6 RET GND Signal Gnd Signal Gnd 26 DATA7 RET GND Signal Gnd Signa...

Page 83: ...ction 1 5V IN 5VDC 2 5V GND GND 3 VH IN 19V 4 VH GND GND 5 VM IN 27VDC 6 VM GND GND 7 NC NC Pin No Signal IN OUT Function 1 ASFA OUT ASF motor phase A 2 ASFB OUT ASF motor phase B 3 ASFA OUT ASF motor phase A 4 ASFB OUT ASF motor phase B Pin No Signal IN OUT Function 1 LFA OUT Paper feed motor phase A 2 LFB OUT Paper feed motor phase B Pin No Signal IN OUT Function 1 COM Common terminal 2 PGA OUT ...

Page 84: ...e Connector See page 4 5 CN202 Carriage Ribbon Cable Connector Pin Description J3 Carriage Ribbon Cable Connector See page 4 5 CN203 Carriage Ribbon Cable Connector Pin Description J4 Print Head Part 4 Appendix S600 4 4 Pin No Signal IN OUT Function 1 40 See page 4 6 Print Head Pin Description 21 1 1 21 1 21 Figure 4 2 Carriage Board 40 40 1 33 ...

Page 85: ...n No 12 H_D0 OUT Black even array nozzle data signal 13 H_D1 OUT Black odd array nozzle data signal 15 ENCA IN Carriage encoder signal 17 ENCB IN Carriage encoder signal 18 VSEN OUT Carriage encoder sensor power source 20 DIA0 IN Head temperature sensor s diode anode side black 21 DIK0 Head temperature sensor s diode cathode side black Pin No Signal IN OUT Function J1 Pin No 1 2 SUBHO OUT Color se...

Page 86: ...array nozzle data signal 18 H_ENB0 IN Black nozzle heat enable signal 19 N C 20 H_LATCH IN Data latch enable signal 21 SUBH0 IN Color secondary heater driving signal 23 H_D7 IN Yellow odd array nozzle data signal 24 H_ENB2 IN Color nozzle heat enable signal Even odd array s even block 25 H_D1 IN Black odd array nozzle data signal 26 DIA0 OUT Black 27 35 HVDD IN Logic power source 28 H_EEPROM_CS IN...

Page 87: ...PRINTED IN JAPAN IMPRIME AU JAPON CANON INC The printing paper contains 100 waste paper ...

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