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Manual
5.3 TROUBLESHOOTING
This section describes the troubleshooting of abnormal operations and print quality problems.
5.3.1
Troubleshooting of
Operation
This section describes how to detect and determine the cause of malfunctions and suggests what
actions to take. Each paragraph refers you to a detailed troubleshooting table.
5-2. Symptoms and Reference
Symptom
Printer Condition
The printer does not operate at all.
heater tamp in fusing unit
not come on.
do not on.
The heater lamp in fusing unit comes on, but
LED does not operate.
5-4
Paper jam
displayed The cover is
but the LCD displayed paper
iam or oover
Paper empty or feed jam displayed
The paper is loaded in the paper tray, but the
LED displays paper empty or feed jam.
5-6
The LCD
unit.
I 5-7
unit error
Laser light error displayed
The LCD
laser light error.
5-8
Scanner motor error displayed
The LCD displays scanner motor error.
5-9
Fan motor error displayed
The LCD displays fan motor error.
5-1o
I
format error displayed
The LCD displays EEPROM format
5-11
RAM error displayed
The LCD displays RAM error.
5-12
ROM error
The LCD
ROM error.
5-13
Other error
Other error
5-14
I
5-3. The Printer Does Not Operate at All
The fuse on the
board mav be
Connector CN3 on PWB-A
board or connector
on
MAIN board may
be disconnected.
PWB-E board maybe dead.
MAIN board maybe
dead.
cause
The C144 MAIN board may
be dead.
Step
2
3
4
Checkpoint
Is fuse blown on the PWB-E
board?
Is connector CN3 on the
PWB-A board or connector
on
MAIN board
disconnected?
the power on, is there an
output of +5 VDC between pin
2 (+) and pin 1 (-) for CN3 on
PWB-E board?
—
The
Do Not On
Finding
Yes
Yes
No
—
Replace the fuse.
Connect CN3 on
PWB-A board or
on C144
MAIN board.
Replace the
PWB-E board.
Replace the
MAIN board.
Step
Checkpoint
Finding
board.
5-2
Rev.