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SOLID F166 HD User Manual

(3) Paper Orient Indicators....................................................... 3-2

(4) Off-Line Functions..............................................................3-2

3.2 Power

on......................................................................................3-3

3.3 Paper

Handling............................................................................

3-4

(1) Paper Setting................................................................…... 3-4

(2) Paper Removal................................................................... 3-6

Chapter 4 Maintenance

4.1

Periodic Maintenance by Operators............................................

4-1

4.2 Cleaning......................................................................................

4-3

(1) Tractor Unit.................................................................…... 4-3

(2) Transport Unit..............................................................…... 4-4

(3) Main Charger................................................................…...4-7

(4) Pre-Charger.....................................................................….4-11

(5) Transfer Charger..............................................................…4-13

(6) Fuser Cover Glass............................................................... 4-16

(7) Paper Empty Sensor Area....................................................4-18

(8) OPC Drum Shaft & Flange................................................. 4-19

(9) Carbon Filter Area..........................................................….4-22

4.3 Replacement................................................................................

4-24

(1) Toner Cartridge................................................................... 4-24

(2) Waste Toner Box................................................................. 4-26

(3) Chargers.............................................................................. 4-27

(4) Air Filter.............................................................................. 4-30

(5) Carbon Filter........................................................................4-32

(6) OPC Drum...........................................................................4-35

(7) Cleaning Unit...................................................................... 4-41

Summary of Contents for SOLID F166 HD

Page 1: ...62 166 k b Engine Information...

Page 2: ...n any forms or by any means without the prior written permission of MICROPLEX Printware Corp is prohibited The content in this manual document is subject to change without prior notice MICROPLEX Print...

Page 3: ...Note Notes contain important information CAUTION Caution messages appear before procedures which if not observed could result in damage to parts and consumables WARNING Warning messages alert the rea...

Page 4: ...accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case th...

Page 5: ...iv Declaration of Conformity for EU Countries We MICROPLEX Printware Corp do hereby declare that this KPOWR printer conforms to the requirements of Directive 2006 95 EC and 2004 108 EC Compliant with...

Page 6: ...ion Do not put the printer near combustibles Do not place the printer on any unstable surface Do not plug in too many power cords or multiple outlet Avoid drastic temperature change to maintain print...

Page 7: ...roper storage 4 Consumables Please use MICROPLEX s consumables to ensure the engine function and life as well as the print quality Before deliver developing unit make sure the toner cartridge is remov...

Page 8: ...his MICROPLEX printer If users do not employ correct ways and steps to store and operate MICROPLEX printers and or use non MICROPLEX parts and consumables MICROPLEX Printware Corp disclaims the respon...

Page 9: ...urface to cool before servicing to avoid possible skin burns Glare Do not stare Continuous flashlight while printing Do not stare the flashlight to avoid eyesight damage CAUTION Be aware of high volta...

Page 10: ...fuser unit cover glass to fully cool before servicing WARNING High touch current High touch current Earth connection essential before connecting supply DANGER Electrical shock High voltage inside Ris...

Page 11: ...1 1 2 Components 1 2 1 External View 1 2 a Inside the Front Cover 1 4 b Inside the Rear Cover 1 5 2 Principles of Laser Printers 1 6 3 Sensor System Descriptions 1 6 1 3 Specifications 1 8 Chapter 2 E...

Page 12: ...ce by Operators 4 1 4 2 Cleaning 4 3 1 Tractor Unit 4 3 2 Transport Unit 4 4 3 Main Charger 4 7 4 Pre Charger 4 11 5 Transfer Charger 4 13 6 Fuser Cover Glass 4 16 7 Paper Empty Sensor Area 4 18 8 OPC...

Page 13: ...User Manual xii Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 Paper Jam 5 1 5 2 Error Code 5 4 5 3 Error Code Descriptions and Countermeasures 5 6 5 4 Developer and Toner Troubleshooting 5 11 5 5 Image Quality Troubl...

Page 14: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual Chapter 1 Overview...

Page 15: ...x 600 DPI printing resolution attains high print quality 3 Automatic Paper Loading SOLID F166 HDprinter contains automatic paper loading mechanism that can reliably feed fanfold paper easily 4 Flat Pa...

Page 16: ...nents 1 External View Fig 1 1 SOLID F166 Right side cover front Left side cover Top cover Rear cover Right side cover rear Front cover lower Front cover upper Power switch Circuit breaker Stacker Leve...

Page 17: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 1 3 Fig 1 2 SOLID F166 Rear cover Left side cover upper Left side cover lower Stacker Paper outlet cover plate...

Page 18: ...Erase lamp unit Flash power supply DC Power supply Waste toner box OPC drum Toner cartridge Developing unit Main charger Dust filter Transport unit a Inside the Front Cover Fig 1 3 Air filter Fuser un...

Page 19: ...DRV board AC power Terminal box Developing motor unit Separation claw solenoid b Inside the Rear Cover Fig 1 4 Paper out Motor unit Blower unit Air filter Varistor PCB Drum motor unit Fuser exit blowe...

Page 20: ...e drum surface with a developing unit causes toner to adhere to the electrostatic latent image formed on the drum surface electrically transfers the toner on the drum surface onto paper with a transfe...

Page 21: ...9 Waste Toner Box Set Sensor WAS SET Micro Switch 10 Scuff Roller Open Lock Sensor Micro Switch 11 Paper Moving Sensor PMS Interrupt Sensor 12 Paper out Position Sensor POPS Sensor PS R50D 13 Paper i...

Page 22: ...nent developer Cleaning system Blade type cleaning system Fusing method Flash fusing with Xenon lamp Paper feed Input Tractor feed automatic paper loading without waste of paper Transport Suction belt...

Page 23: ...204 g m2 Environment Temperature Operating 15 to 30 C Non operating 10 to 35 C Humidity Operating 30 to 80 RH Non operating 10 to 80 RH non condensing Inclination of floor 1 angle max Reliability Mont...

Page 24: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual Chapter 2 Environment...

Page 25: ...anual 2 1 40 60 40 SOLID F166 40 30 40 Stacker 2 1 Printer 1 Installation space The following figure exhibits the printer dimensions and the required operation zone and maintenance zone Fig 2 1 Front...

Page 26: ...t Install the printer on a proper and safe location where the host and power source is accessible Before connect or disconnect any cable turn off the printer power and circuit breaker see section 3 2...

Page 27: ...rint Area 2 2 Paper 1 Paper Specifications a Weight 60 204 g b Size Length 7 20 INCH Width 6 18 INCH c Others Be aware of the print area of perforation 2 Print Width 17 inches max Fig 2 2 17 INCH 1 6...

Page 28: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 2 2 Chapter 3 Operation...

Page 29: ...exists Clear the error message FORM LENGTH Set paper length LINE FEED Manually feed paper by 1 12 INCH FORM FEED Manually feed paper by one page SPLIT Split fanfold paper TEST Self test MENU Enter or...

Page 30: ...state DATA GREEN Blinking Data is in buffer when printer is ready On Data is in buffer when printer stops Out No data is in buffer ERROR RED On Error is occurring On Error is cleared but the printer i...

Page 31: ...the operation panel displays WARM UP Then the green light of the status indicator READY is on the printer is ready to print Note If the printer is not in the READY state after warming up some errors...

Page 32: ...D User Manual 3 4 Alignment mark 3 3 Paper Handling 1 Paper Setting a Make sure the left tractor is set at the left end and align the left side of the paper carton with the alignment mark Fig 3 4 Fig...

Page 33: ...on the tractors and have 4 or 5 of the tractor pins engage with the holes of the paper Close the paper holder covers Fig 3 6 Note To prevent from causing paper jam unlock the lock lever to move the ri...

Page 34: ...ration panel to set the printer in the off line state The green light of the status indicator READY is out Press the Form Feed key to move the paper completely out to paper exit Separate the paper fro...

Page 35: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 3 2 Chapter 4 Maintenance...

Page 36: ...cover glass 150K Dry cloth with alcohol Scraper Remark clean when fusing is bad Paper empty sensor area 200K Brush Vacuum cleaner OPC Drum shaft flange 300K Shaft dry cloth Flange dry cloth with alcoh...

Page 37: ...e storage 2 Store the consumables in a cool dry dark place and protect them from being exposed to humidity temperature extremes or direct sunlight 3 Do not store the consumables for more than six mont...

Page 38: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 3 4 2 Cleaning 1 Tractor Unit In order to clean the tractor unit use a vacuum cleaner to clear the paper dust scattered around the tractor unit Fig 4 1 Tractor unit...

Page 39: ...upper Press down the opening lever to open the waste toner box unit Fig 4 2 b Incline the green lever of the transport unit to the left to lower the transport surface then pull out the transport unit...

Page 40: ...scattered paper dust or toner particles Fig 4 4 d Use a piece of cloth with alcohol to remove the dirt on the transport surface and paper transport position sensor PTPS Rotate and clean the transport...

Page 41: ...e dirt remained on the transport surface Fig 4 6 f After cleaning insert the transport unit back as it was originally and when the transport unit comes in contact with the inner end raise the green le...

Page 42: ...Main charger 3 Main Charger a Open the front cover upper Pull out the cleaning rod and then insert it back several times for cleaning the wire Fig 4 8 b Loosen the thumbscrew and pull the main charge...

Page 43: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 8 c Use the brush to wipe off the dust on the main charger Fig 4 10 d Push the plastic end of main charger to loosen the grid and detach the grid Fig 4 11 Grid...

Page 44: ...HD User Manual 4 9 e Use the wire cleaner applied with alcohol to clean the wire of the main charger Fig 4 12 f After cleaning insert the plastic pin into the rectangle hole of the grid Fig 4 13 Grid...

Page 45: ...ile pushing the plastic end of main charger insert the metal pin into the rectangle hole of the other end of the grid Fig 4 14 h After cleaning insert the main charger to its original location and tig...

Page 46: ...t cover upper Press down the opening lever to open the waste toner box unit Fig 4 15 b Loosen the thumbscrew and pull out the pre charger Fig 4 16 c Use the brush to wipe off the dust on the pre charg...

Page 47: ...12 d Use the wire cleaner applied with alcohol to clean the wire of the pre charger Fig 4 17 e After cleaning insert the pre charger to its original location and tighten the thumbscrew Close the waste...

Page 48: ...the front cover upper Press down the opening lever to open the waste toner box unit Fig 4 18 b Pull out the cleaning rod and then insert it back several times for cleaning the wire Fig 4 19 Opening l...

Page 49: ...ted screwdriver to turn the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise to lower the transfer charger to the down position Fig 4 20 d Incline the green lever of the transport unit to the left to lo...

Page 50: ...e dust on the transfer charger Fig 4 22 f After cleaning insert the transport unit back as it was originally and when the transport unit comes in contact with the inner end raise the green lever to th...

Page 51: ...ecomes very hot after operation The fuser unit is not available to be pulled out when it s not fully cooled b Do not use your hands touch the fuser cover glass directly or make scratches on the glass...

Page 52: ...the fuser unit from the main body Fig 4 26 4 Use dry cloth with alcohol to clean the fuser cover glass Fig 4 27 5 Use the scraper to scrape off the dirt remained on the fuser cover glass surface 6 Af...

Page 53: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 18 7 Paper Empty Sensor Area Use a brush to clean the paper empty sensor area Fig 4 29 Fig 4 30...

Page 54: ...Open the front cover upper Then turn the lever of the developing unit by 120 to the right to detach the developing unit Fig 4 31 b Hold the lever with one hand and pull out the unit more Hold the hand...

Page 55: ...OPC drum see 4 3 Replacement 6 OPC Drum d Clean the drum shaft with dry cloth Fig 4 33 e Use dry cloth with alcohol to clean the drum flanges on both sides Fig 4 34 f Reinstall the OPC drum see 4 3 R...

Page 56: ...After the developing unit has been inserted all the way in turn the lever downwards by 120 to the position shown in figure to ensure the developing unit has been set firmly If the lever could not be...

Page 57: ...66 HD User Manual 4 22 9 Carbon Filter Area a Open the front cover upper Loosen the thumbscrews and then remove the carbon filter cover Fig 4 37 b Pull out the carbon filter Fig 4 38 Carbon filter Thu...

Page 58: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 23 c Use a vacuum cleaner to clean the carbon filter area Fig 4 39...

Page 59: ...by 180 to align the slit of the toner cartridge with the pin of the developing unit Then pull out the toner cartridge and properly dispose the removed cartridge Fig 4 40 b Take out a new toner cartrid...

Page 60: ...ner hopper and slowly remove the cover tape from the arrow labeled on the tape Fig 4 42 d After inserting the toner cartridge into the toner hopper turn the toner cartridge clockwise by 180 to move th...

Page 61: ...own the opening lever to open the waste toner box unit Fig 4 44 b Detach the cap from the waste toner box Then use the cap to seal the waste toner box Remove the waste toner box Fig 4 45 c Install a n...

Page 62: ...by loosening thumbscrews and pulled out along the guide rail When replacing the main charger loosen the thumbscrew and pull the main charger out then replace with a new one Before replacing the pre ch...

Page 63: ...river to turn the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise to set the transfer charger at the down position Loosen the thumbscrew and pull the transfer charger out then replace with a new one Fi...

Page 64: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 29 Transfer charger Fig 4 49 Fig 4 50 Tighten the thumbscrews and then close the waste toner box unit Pre charger...

Page 65: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 30 4 Air Filter a Open the front cover upper Loosen the thumbscrews and then remove the air filter cover Fig 4 51 Fig 4 52 Air filter Thumbscrews...

Page 66: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 31 b Pull out the air filter and then insert a new one Put the cover back and tighten the thumbscrews Fig 4 53...

Page 67: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 32 5 Carbon Filter a Open the front cover upper Loosen the thumbscrews and then remove the carbon filter cover Fig 4 54 Fig 4 55 Thumbscrews Carbon filter...

Page 68: ...4 33 b Pull out the carbon filter and then insert a new one Put the cover back and tighten the thumbscrews Fig 4 56 c Loosen the thumbscrews and then remove the carbon filter cover Fig 4 57 Fig 4 58...

Page 69: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 34 d Pull out the carbon filter and then insert a new one Put the cover back and tighten the thumbscrews Fig 4 59...

Page 70: ...tep 4 Since the life of the drum will be shortened by exposure to light be sure to store the drum in the box before and after replacement and mount the drum as quickly as possible Step 5 To mount the...

Page 71: ...sfer charger is at the down position If the transfer charger is not at the down position use a slotted screwdriver to turn the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise to lower the transfer char...

Page 72: ...r of the cleaning unit is turned to the OPEN position horizontally to 3 o clock direction Loosen the 3 thumbscrews and remove the drum plate Fig 4 63 e Turn the nut and then remove the nut from the dr...

Page 73: ...h the drum setting rod to the drum shaft Fig 4 65 g Pull out the drum Make sure to use both hands to hold both sides of the drum when taking out the drum Do not touch the drum surface by hands Fig 4 6...

Page 74: ...he drum securely Remove the drum setting rod and securely tighten the nut Put the drum plate back and tighten the 3 thumbscrews j Turn the lever of the developing unit by 120 to the left to set the de...

Page 75: ...the message of error code 24 is displayed l Open the front cover upper Turn the green lock lever of cleaning unit to the LOCK position vertically to 12 o clock direction Close the front cover upper F...

Page 76: ...3 Please lubricate the blade of the new cleaning unit with Talc powder before installation a Open the front cover upper Press down the opening lever to open the waste toner box unit Fig 4 70 b Make su...

Page 77: ...ays WARM UP message The process of lubricating OPC drum is working for a while Then the message of error code 24 is displayed e Open the front cover upper Then turn the green lock lever of the cleanin...

Page 78: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 4 1 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting...

Page 79: ...Jam a Open the front cover upper b Press down the opening lever to open the waste toner box unit Fig 5 1 c Turn the green lever to the left to lower the transport unit Fig 5 2 Green lever Transport u...

Page 80: ...SOLID F166 HD User Manual 5 2 Separate the paper d Turn knob B towards FREE direction fully Fig 5 3 e Separate the fanfold paper from the paper exit Fig 5 4 Knob...

Page 81: ...e transport unit to the right and push the transport unit back to its original location Then turn knob B towards LOCK position fully and then close the waste toner box unit h Close the front cover upp...

Page 82: ...R DOWN 12 12 PAPER PTPS IN FUSER 13 13 PAPER POPS IN PAPER OUT 16 16 PAPER POSITION PTS 17 17 HIGH VOLTAGE FAILURE 18 18 DRUM MOTOR FAILURE 19 19 SURFACE POTENTIAL HIGH 1A 1A SURFACE POTENTIAL LOW 1B...

Page 83: ...33 REAR COVER OPEN 38 38 MEMORY FAIL 39 39 HIGHVOL FAIL HV1 MAIN CHG 3A 3A HIGHVOL FAIL HV2 PRE CHARGE 3B 3B HIGHVOL FAIL HV TRANS CHG 3C 3C HIGHVOL FAIL HV3 SEPERA CHG 3D 3D HIGHVOL FAIL DRL DEV BIAS...

Page 84: ...ift the green lever of transport unit If the error is still not cleared call service engineer 05 Paper jam at paper output section POPS POPS LED is blinking Paper is jammed at paper out section See 5...

Page 85: ...ly set Set the OPC drum properly Turn the POWER switch ON The drum motor does not operate at the proper timing during the power on initialization process or is not normal rotation speed is not stable...

Page 86: ...t is set at the OPEN position Turn the green lock lever of the cleaning unit to the LOCK position The green lock lever of the cleaning unit is set at the LOCK position Call service engineer 25 No Tran...

Page 87: ...service engineer 3A High Voltage Failure HV2 Pre Charge Pre charger is not properly set Set the pre charger properly Pre charger is not normal Replace the pre charger If the error is still not cleared...

Page 88: ...is stacked at front paper guide unit and the roller unit does not rotate Call service engineer 55 Stacker folding fail Paper is not folded properly Manually fold the improperly folded paper in proper...

Page 89: ...PU sealed on the front face of the developing roller peeled off Attach the peeled seal or replace the developing unit Toner Odor Toner oder is released during fusing The air filter has reached its se...

Page 90: ...lace the transfer charger Dark Image 1 OPC drum has reached its service life 2 The image density setting is not correct 1 Replace the OPC drum 2 Call service engineer Light Image 1 Moistened paper is...

Page 91: ...ning unit blade is peeled or degraded 1 Clean the main charger 2 Clean or replace the OPC drum 3 Replace cleaning unit blade White Stripe 1 Transfer charger is dirty 2 Foreign substance is on OPC drum...

Page 92: ...is used 3 Transfer charger is not correctly set 1 Adjust the tractor to correct position 2 Replace the paper 3 Set the transfer charger correctly Uneven Density Inclination 1 Moistened paper is used...

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