REVISION 0 JAN. 2001 QY8-1374-000 COPYRIGHT 2001 CANON INC. CANON S600 0101 AB 0.
012001 AB 0.
Application This manual has been issued by Canon Inc. for qualified persons to learn technical theory, installation, maintenance, and repair of products. This manual covers all localities where the products are sold. For this reason, there may be information in this manual that does not apply to your locality. Corrections This manual could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors due to improvements or changes in the products.
I. ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual consists of four parts containing information for servicing the product. Product Specifications Part 1: Product Specifications Product overview and specifications. Technical Reference Part 3: Technical Reference Block diagrams and information on the hardware's new technologies. Troubleshooting Part 2: Troubleshooting A guide to troubleshooting the product and identifying parts needing replacement.
II. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1- 1 1- 1 1- 3 1- 3 1- 3 1- 4 1- 4 1- 5 1- 5 1- 5 1- 6 1- 7 1- 7 1- 8 1- 9 Part 1: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Overview 2. SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 Printer Specifications 2.1.1 Printer specifications 2.1.2 Printer service life 2.1.3 BJ cartridge service life 2.2 Paper Specifications 2.2.1 Paper sizes and weights 2.2.2 Paper types and settings 2.2.3 Printing area 2.3 BJ Cartridge Specifications 2.4 Printer and Scanner Drivers 3. PACKING CONFIGURATION 4.
Page 2 -25 2 -26 2 -26 2 -27 2 -27 2 -28 2 -28 2 -28 2 -28 2 -29 2 -29 2 -30 2 -31 2 -32 2 -32 4. 5. 6. 7. 3.4.5 Setting the EEPROM OPERATION CHECK AFTER DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 4.1 Check Procedure TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER 5.1 Procedure PARTS REPLACEMENT, PERIODIC INSPECTIONS, & TOOLS 6.1 Parts Replacement 6.2 Periodic Inspections 6.3 Tool List SERVICE-RELATED FEATURES 7.1 Service Mode Operations 7.2 Test Printout 7.3 Printing the EEPROM Information 7.4 Resetting the EEPROM 7.
Page 3 -15 3 -17 3 -17 3 -18 3 -18 3 -18 3 -19 3 -22 3 -22 3 -22 3 -23 3 -24 3 -24 3 -25 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 3.2.2 Purge section components 3.3 Paper Feed Section 3.3.1 Paper feed components 3.3.2 Friction separation system 3.3.3 Paper transport section 3.3.4 Paper discharge section LOGIC BOARD COMPONENTS OPERATION WITH A COMPUTER 5.1 Printing Operation with the Basic Settings Sheet 5.2 Using the Utility Sheet INK SUCTION AMOUNT IN THE CLEANING MODE TECHNICAL REFERENCE 7.
III. ILLUSTRATION INDEX Page 1- 2 1- 4 1- 4 1- 6 1- 8 Part 1: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 11111- 1 2 3 4 5 Printer Exterior 1500 Characters Pattern JIS SCID No.
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Part 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Page 1- 1 1- 1 1- 3 1- 3 1- 5 1- 7 1- 7 1- 8 1- 9 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Overview 2. SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 Printer Specifications 2.2 Paper Specifications 2.3 BJ Cartridge Specifications 2.4 Printer and Scanner Drivers 3. PACKING CONFIGURATION 4.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 I. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Overview *1: *2: *3: *4: Standard pattern introduced in 2000 for printing speed measurements. On A4-size paper, each dot is printed at 1200 × 1200 dpi intervals. Optical Density. Separation system based on the friction between paper sheets, paper and pad, and paper and the paper transport roller of the separation pad.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 Printer (Front) Printer (Rear) BJ Cartridge (Print Head) Figure 1-1 Printer Exterior 1-2
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 2. SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 Printer Specifications 2.1.1 Printer specifications Desktop serial printer Automatic feed only (No manual feed) 2400 × 1200 dpi (Max. resolution) Bk: 15 ppm Color: 10 ppm Printing Direction HS mode (600 dpi × 600 dpi...): Single-pass bi-directional (Plain/Special HQ mode (600 dpi × 600 dpi/1200 dpi × 1200 dpi): paper) Single-pass unidirectional/double- or triple-pass bi-directional Fine1 mode (1200 dpi × 1200 dpi/As above): 1.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 2.1.2 Printer service life Whichever comes first: (1) A total of 30,000 sheets printed with 1,500 standard characters in black ink. (2) A total of 10,000 sheets printed with 7.5% duty per color. (3) Five years of use. 2.1.3 BJ cartridge service life (1) Service life For monochrome printing (1500-character standard text pattern printing): 30,000 pages For color printing (7.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 2.2 Paper Specifications 2.2.1 Paper sizes and weights 2.2.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 2.2.3 Printing area ■ A4, B5, A5 ■ Letter Paper-feeding direction 3.0 mm ±1.5*1 28.0 mm 3.0 mm ±1.5 26.5 mm 5.0 mm Recommended printing area: Printable area: 28.0 mm 26.5 mm 5.0 mm 6.4 mm ±1.5 mm ( 3.4 ) ±1.5 3.4 mm ±1.5*1 ■ Envelope (No. 4/No. 6) mm ( 6.4 ) ±1.5 ■ Glossy postcard/Japan Post Office postcard/ Japan Post Office postcard for ink jet printing/Pro photo postcard 3.0 mm ±3.0 28.0 mm 3.0 mm ±1.5 26.0 mm*2 5.0 mm 26.5 mm 3.4 mm ±2.0 3.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 2.3 BJ Cartridge Specifications Configuration Ink Colors* Ink Tank Weight (Net value) 2.4 Printer and Scanner Drivers The user interface of the drivers has been greatly improved. See page 3-22 for details. 1 Windows drivers Win95/98/ME BJ raster driver (V. 7.00) Win9NT4.0 BJ raster driver (V. 4.30) Win2000 BJ raster driver (V. 1.30) 2 Macintosh driver Mac BJ printer driver (V. 3.71) 3 Scanner driver None.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 3. PACKING CONFIGURATION After opening the box, make sure all the items below are included. Output Tray BJ Cartridge Power Cord Ink Tank Instruction Manuals Ink Tanks Printer Figure 1-5 Packing Configuration There is no storage box for storing the BJ cartridge.
Part 1: Product Specifications S600 4. PARTS CODE LIST A list of printer parts, consumables, and optional equipment are listed below. The printer's BJ cartridge (print head) will be supplied only as a spare part for servicing. Item Printer BJ cartridge*1 Ink tank --- Designation S600 --Black Cyan Magenta Yellow 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 *1 Supplied only as a spare part for servicing.
Part 2 TROUBLESHOOTING Page 2- 1 2- 1 2- 1 2- 2 2- 5 2- 5 2- 6 2- 9 2 -10 2 -13 2 -13 2 -14 2 -15 2 -21 2 -26 2 -26 2 -27 2 -27 2 -28 2 -28 2 -28 2 -28 2 -29 2 -29 2 -30 2 -31 2 -32 2 -32 1. PRINTER OPERATION 1.1 Printer Operation Procedure 1.2 Status Indicator 1.3 Operating the Printer 2. SERVICING 2.1 Before Troubleshooting 2.2 Detectable Problems from System Start to Exit 2.3 Troubleshooting Problems 2.4 Troubleshooting Error Indications 3. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 3.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 1. PRINTER OPERATION The printer's operation procedures are explained below. You can operate the printer either by itself or with a computer. Both methods are explained below. 1.1 Printer Operation Procedure The printer's operation panel has a POWER button and a RESUME button to cancel printing operation or to cancel an error. With a computer, you can use the printer driver to adjust the print head's position and to change various settings.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 1.3 Operating the Printer The printer has an offline operation mode that works when the printer is not connected to a computer and the power is on. To conduct the operations below, with the power turned on, hold down the RESUME button until the green indicator blinks for the specified number of times. Operation Cleaning operation Nozzle check pattern printing Roller cleaning operation --- Indicator Blink Count Once Twice 3 times Remarks --Load a sheet of B5 or larger paper.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 Troubleshooting Figure 2-2 Nozzle Check Pattern Printout 2-3
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 1.3.3 Roller cleaning operation This is to remove the paper dust adhering to the auto sheet feeder's rollers. With the printer turned on, hold down the RESUME button until the green indicator blinks once. The cleaning of the rollers will then start. There are two cleaning methods: (1) Passing plain paper through Place a sheet of plain paper on the auto sheet feeder and execute roller cleaning. Do this three times.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 2. SERVICING 2.1 Before Troubleshooting Before troubleshooting, check the following and see if any of the applicable problems can be fixed. Problem The printer does not operate at all. No printing. Stripes appear in the printout. 2-5 Troubleshooting Paper feeding does not work. Probable Cause Solution The power outlet is not supplying Connect the AC cord to a power the required voltage. outlet which supplies the required voltage.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 2.2 Detectable Problems from System Start to Exit Errors unresolvable by the user can be checked before system startup is completed.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 From preceding page 1 No Head present? Yes Reading of head's EEPROM Yes Troubleshooting Procedure within dotted line executed? Head power ON No No OK? Yes 2nd time 1st time execution within dotted line Cartridge error (b) Orange blinks 7 times Purge unit initialization No OK? Yes Purge sensor error Cartridge home position obtained Orange/green toggle blinking 4 times No OK? Yes 1st time No head/2nd time CR error Orange/green toggle blinking 2 times Cap open
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 From preceding page OK? No Yes Paper jam error Paper feed roller turns slowly Encoder parameter obtained Cover sensor check Open or closed? Closed Head present? Present Ink-low detection Paper spacing lever position detection Waste ink error check I/F power ON Open Move carriage to home position Not present Back to 1 No-ink error No error indication If narrow : Right position from the left edge. If wide : Left edge position.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 Faulty Paper Feed Faulty Printout Problem Power does not turn on. After power ON, it immediately turns off. The print head is not recognized. It does not return to the home position. Abnormal noise. Probable Cause / Check Items 1. AC adapter, 2. Logic board Solution 1. Replace faulty parts. 1. BJ cartridge, 2. BJ cartridge contacts, 3. Carriage flex cable 1. Remove and reinstall the BJ cartridge. 2. Replace faulty parts. 1. Dislodged parts, 2. Dislodged pinch roller. 1.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 2.4 Troubleshooting Error Indications 1) Error indication when a user-resolvable error occurs The indicator lights in green, then blinks in orange. This repeats. Check the number of blinks and proceed to correct the error. 2) Error indication when an error not resolvable by the user occurs The indicator toggles between orange and green (orange/green toggle blinking). This repeats. Check the number of toggled blinks and proceed to correct the error.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 --- BJ cartridge not installed Orange 7 blinks --- Cartridge error Orange 8 blinks --- Waste-ink warning*2 Since there is no BJ cartridge (print head) installed, the printing and suction that were required could not be executed. BJ cartridge, carriage unit (a) The print head temperature (output value of the head's internal diode sensor) exceeded the threshold.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 Orange/ green 9 toggle blinks 6800 EEPROM error Orange/ lights --- RAM error --- Ink sensor error Internal Error No indications An error occurred during the writing to the EEPROM. Checksum error (at soft power ON). Control board Error at DRAM check (at hard power ON). Control board No-ink indication is given while there is still ink. External noise (light) has affected the ink sensor.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 3.1 Cautions for Disassembly and Reassembly 3.1.1 Cautions for ink stains (Ink path/ink mist) During servicing, be careful not to touch the ink path and get ink stains on the printer, work table, and your hands and clothing. The ink path includes the BJ cartridge's ink tank supply inlet, the BJ cartridge's ink filter, the ink nozzles, head cap, wiper, and waste-ink absorber.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.3 Disassembly and Reassembly Supplemental information and cautions for disassembling and reassembling the printer are stated below. As for the disassembly procedure, refer to the Parts Catalog. The illustrations in the Parts Catalog are numbered according to the order of disassembly. 3.3.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.3.2 Removing and installing tap screws The printer uses tap screws to fasten the printer unit and base. The removed tap screws will have residue from the mold in which the internal thread was made. Since the residue may crush the screw threads, clean off the residue from the tap screws before re-installing or use new tap screws. 3.3.3 Installing and removing the carriage encoder film The carriage encoder film is fixed in place and held taut by the torsion spring.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.3.4 Handling encoder film (1) Be careful not to get any grease on the encoder film (carriage encoder film and paper feed encoder film). If grease gets on the encoder film, the film's slits will not be read correctly, resulting in error. If grease gets on the film, use alcohol to wipe it off completely. (2) Do not fold or scratch the encoder film. If the film is folded and a white line is created or if a slit is scratched, replace the encoder film. 3.3.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.3.6 Removal of red screws prohibited Since adjustment of the following red screws is very difficult in the field, they must not be loosened or removed. (a) The two paper spacing red screws (one on the right and left). (b) The two screws securing the paper feed motor. a b a Figure 2-7 Do not Remove the Red Screws 3.3.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.3.8 Handling the purge unit Blade Cleaner Blade Figure 2-9 Handling the Purge Unit 2-19 Troubleshooting Note the following with regard to the purge unit: (1) Grease soiling the blade Due to the blade's height, the carriage guide shaft may touch it when the shaft is removed or installed. Grease may soil the blade as a result. You must not allow any grease or oily substance to adhere to the blade.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.3.9 Installing 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 3.4 Adjustments and Settings After Disassembly and Reassembly 3.4.1 Adjustments (1) User Level Timing After BJ cartridge replacement Adjustment Time Required Tools Required Print head printing position 10 min. 2 sheets of A4-size adjustment paper (2) Serviceman Level Adjustment EEPROM setting Time Required Tools Required 2 min. None Print head printing position 10 min.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.4.2 Applying grease After disassembly and reassembly, apply the necessary grease on the places 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 3.4.3 Print head position adjustment Figure 2-12 Printing Position Adjustment Pattern 2-23 Troubleshooting The print head has two nozzle arrays for each color. Therefore, it requires the ink landing position adjustments described in (1) and (2) below in addition to the usual bi-directional adjustment described in (3).
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.4.4 Print head seam stripe adjustment The print head seam stripe adjustment is done to determine the amount of thinning of the high-duty image portion (indicated by the arrows) comprising the seam (stripe) created between the vertical bi-directional passes. After the CMY printing by the first pass, CMY is printed again in the same way during the second pass. In the case of color printing, there are two feed methods for one pass: 64 and 128.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 3.4.5 Setting the EEPROM After replacing the control board or waste-ink absorber, reset the EEPROM and restore the printer settings. Then do a test printout to check the results. The procedure is described in 7.1 Service Mode Operations on page 2-29. 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 data, except the printer settings and USB serial number, will be reset.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 4. OPERATION CHECK AFTER DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 4.1 Check Procedure After disassembly and reassembly, follow the procedure below to check the printer's operation. 1) Check visually for any grease or foreign matter dirtying the internal parts. Make sure that the encoder film is clean. If there is any grease on the film, wipe it clean with alcohol.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 5. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER The procedure for transporting the printer after completing repairs is described below. 5.1 Procedure (1) Mount the BJ cartridge (print head) on the carriage. (2) Turn off the printer so that the carriage locks at the home position. 2-27 Troubleshooting 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.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 6. PARTS REPLACEMENT, PERIODIC INSPECTIONS, & TOOLS 6.1 Parts Replacement Level User Serviceman Level User Serviceman Replacement Parts None None Consumables Black BJ cartridge ink tank (Black: BCI-3eBK) Color BJ cartridge ink tank (Cyan: BCI-3eC, Magenta: BCI-3eM, Yellow: BCI-3eY) None 6.2 Periodic Inspections Level User Serviceman Periodic Inspections None None 6.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 7. SERVICE-RELATED FEATURES The printer has a service mode for accessing service settings and executing a test printout. You can use the operation panel to switch to the service mode. 7.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 7.2 Test Printout The service/factory test printout shows the print head's control ROM version, printer settings, total printed sheet count, total waste-ink absorption amount, and other information. ROM version Total waste-ink amount (%) Dot count (mg) Bi-directional Bi-directional registration (Bk) registration (Cl) Internal temperature (°C) USB: Serial No.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 7.3 Printing the EEPROM Information This prints the contents of the printer's EEPROM and that of the BJ cartridge. With the resulting printout, you can see the settings and data saved in the printer. 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.
Part 2: Troubleshooting S600 7.4 Resetting the EEPROM The printer uses the total waste-ink absorption amount recorded by the EEPROM as the basis for determining whether the waste ink is full. Therefore, after replacing the waste-ink absorber, be sure to reset the total waste-ink absorption amount. Also, after replacing the control board, be sure to reset the new control board's EEPROM and to also replace the waste-ink absorber. 7.
Part 3 TECHNICAL REFERENCE Page 3- 1 3- 1 3- 2 3- 5 3- 7 3- 9 3 -10 3 -10 3 -11 3 -12 3 -12 3 -14 3 -17 3 -19 3 -22 3 -22 3 -22 3 -23 3 -24 3 -24 3 -25 1. PRINTER CONTROL SECTION 1.1 Printing Data and Control Signal Flow 1.2 Print Drive Method 1.3 Control During Printing 1.4 Detection Functions 1.5 Other Sensing Features 2. ELECTRICAL DRIVE SECTION 2.1 Block Diagram 2.2 Electrical Section 3. PRINTER'S MECHANICAL PARTS 3.1 Overview of the Printer's Mechanical Parts 3.2 Purge Section 3.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1. PRINTER CONTROL SECTION The printer control section converts the data created and input by the printer driver into printing data and printer operation signals and it also controls the driving of the print head and electrical mechanisms while referring to feedback from various sensors. 1.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.2 Print Drive Method To print, the printer ejects ink from ink nozzles. To this end, 16-bit serial data is transferred once as a latch signal to each nozzle array (total of 8 arrays: black even/odd-number array, cyan, magenta, yellow/even/odd-number array). This operation is repetitive.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.2.1 Print drive control Print driving is executed as follows: a) The nozzles to be heated are selected in blocks. The nozzles to be heated are selected according to logical blocks of 16 nozzles divided from among the nozzle arrays. In the case of the black nozzles, they are divided into 10 blocks. The top-to-bottom sequence of the ten blocks will be BLE0 to BLE15. For example, in the case of BLE0, it will be as shown in the figure below.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.2.2 Print driving method The printer's drive system enables a maximum of 600 × 600 dpi for black and 2400 × 2400 dpi for color. The vertical resolution applies to two nozzle arrays for each color. In the case of black, the two nozzle arrays have 300 dpi. Since their relative position to each other has been shifted by 600 dpi, both nozzle arrays together attain 600 dpi resolution. This enables 600 dpi resolution with single-pass printing.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.3 Control During Printing The printer can produce high-quality printing with no smearing or irregular density with the cartridge, selected media, printing quality setting, printing data, etc., by altering the carriage operation, paper feed operation, etc. By shifting the printing timing with multiple passes during printing, one raster is printed with multiple nozzles. The amount of ink ejected by each nozzle is kept constant to reduce irregular printing density.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.3.4 Smear control and rest between pages Both smear control and the rest between pages are for preventing smearing by the edge of the printed paper sliding against the preceding printed page. If pigment ink is used for high-duty printing, smear control can delay the printing operation right before the next sheet of paper is stacked on the printed sheet. Smear control is executed by the printer controller.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.4 Detection Functions 1.4.1 Detection by sensors The following sensors detect the printer's condition. Cover Sensor (SW) Internal Temperature Sensor Paper Feed Encoder Purge Sensor Carriage Encoder ASF Sensor Figure 3-5 Location of Sensors 1.4.2 Paper-end sensor The photo interrupter-type, paper-end sensor detects the paper with the paper sensor arm's flag when the edge of the paper passes through the paper feed section.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.4.3 Ink sensor (Same as for BJ F600) Consisting of an LED and photo sensor, the ink sensor uses optical means to detect whether there is ink in the ink tank. At the bottom of the ink tank is an indentation that works like a prism. When there is ink in the ink tank, the refractive index of the ink and the prism's resin material is about the same. Therefore, the reflected amount of light is small.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 1.4.6 Internal temperature sensor The internal temperature sensor (TH201) on the control board detects the printer's internal temperature in order to control print head driving. When the printer's internal temperature changes, the thermistor's resistance also changes accordingly and the change in the resistance is detected by the MPU as a change in voltage. The analog value that is input is converted to a digital value by an internal A/D converter. 1.4.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 2. ELECTRICAL DRIVE SECTION The electrical drive section controls the electrical components in accordance with the control signals and control data received from the control section. 2.1 Block Diagram Main PWB 48 (47.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 2.2 Electrical Section 3-11 Technical Reference To supply a driving voltage to the motor, IC, BJ cartridge, etc., the electrical section converts the AC voltage received from the AC power source into DC voltage. a) AC adapter The AC adapter converts the voltage from the AC power source into three voltages: +27 VDC, +19 VDC, and +5 VDC. The +27 VDC's output is controlled according to the signal (DWCONT) output by the printer controller.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 3. PRINTER'S MECHANICAL PARTS 3.1 Overview of the Printer's Mechanical Parts The printer's mechanical parts consist of the BJ cartridge, carriage, purge section, and paper feed section. Each part is explained below. Carriage Paper Feed Section Carriage Figure 3-8 Printer's Mechanical Parts 3.1.1 Carriage The carriage holds one BJ cartridge in place.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 3.1.3 Paper feed section The paper feed section consists of the paper feed components, paper transport section, and paper discharge section. Paper feed Paper is fed automatically by the auto sheet feeder. The auto sheet feeder is driven by the paper feed motor. Paper of various sizes up to legal size can be stacked and fed automatically (the paper is transported to the paper transport section).
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 3.2 Purge Section 3.2.1 Purge section functions In order to maintain good printing quality, the purge section maintains the BJ cartridge's nozzles. The purge section's functions consist of capping and cleaning. a) Capping The purge unit's cap is pressed against the print head's face to protect the nozzles from dust, etc., and to prevent the nozzles from drying out. To prevent the capping position from shifting, the carriage is locked in place at the same time.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 3.2.2 Purge section components Cleaner Wiper Cap Purge Motor a) Purge driving motor The purge motor drives the wiper, carriage lock, and pump. It is a constant-voltage motor operating with a 1-2 phase drive. b) Wiper The wiper consists of a wiper and wiper cleaner. The wiping operation is executed while the carriage is fixed at the purge section. It wipes the print head's nozzle array in a vertical motion.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 Rotation Direction for Wire/Capping Rotation Direction for Ink Suction To Waste-Ink Absorber Valve Open Valve Closed Rotating Roller (inside) Black Ink Tube Color Ink Tube Figure 3-10 Pump Operation d) Pump This is a tube pump system consisting of two ink tubes (one for black and one for color) pressurized by a rotating roller. A negative pressure is thereby created to suck the ink. Inside, there is a valve dedicated to black ink and one dedicated to color ink.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 3.3 Paper Feed Section 3.3.1 Paper feed components The paper feed components include an ASF incorporating a friction separation system which uses a separation pad. Compared to previous ASF systems, it has a very strong paper feed force. It consists of the following parts: Paper feed roller and separation pad, pressure roller and return corner, pressure plate, motor, and sensor.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 3.3.2 Friction separation system The friction separation system's paper separation method is explained below. 1. When the paper feed roller turns, the top sheet of the paper stack is taken to the nip where the pressure roller contacts the paper feed roller. 2. When the top edge of the paper reaches the nip, the paper pushes down the pad by the amount of the paper's thickness.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 4. LOGIC BOARD COMPONENTS Control ROM Printer Controller DRAM Stepping Motor Driver IC MPU EEPROM Figure 3-12 Control Board a) Printer controller (IC101) The printer controller has the following eight functions. It operates with a 48 MHz external clock (not synchronized with the CPU). 1. I/F control The data is transferred with a serial (USB 1.1 standard) or parallel (IEEE 1274 standard) transmission.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 7. Print head control Serial print data is sent to the print head. The transfer clock is 6 MHz. Since data latch occurs at the clock's start-up and shutdown, the data transfer speed is faster. Also, the print head heater's heating is executed with a single pulse or double pulse. In the case of a double pulse, the first pulse is a press pulse. The pulse following it becomes the main pulse. The print head's temperature is estimated with the dot count.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 d) DC motor driver (IC504/505) The motor driver IC is for driving the DC motor (paper feed motor and carriage motor). This driver is a PWM (pulse-width modulation) IC that changes the current's pulse width to control the output. It thereby controls the motor. The pulse-width control is defined by the serial data (10 bit) from the printer controller.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 5. OPERATION WITH A COMPUTER For printer operation with a computer, printing with the printer driver's "Basic Setting Sheet" and setting the "Utility Sheet" are explained below. 5.1 Printing Operation with the Basic Settings Sheet To enable the user to print easily, the printer driver's ease of use has been improved. The Basic Settings Sheet enables the user to set the paper type, paper feed method, and printing quality. Also, the "Print Advisor" is a new feature.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 6. INK SUCTION AMOUNT IN THE CLEANING MODE The printer has five cleaning modes (A to G). Cleaning is executed for maximum effectiveness and efficiency. The cleaning operation is selected depending on the respective condition. The ink suction operation differs depending on the condition at three occasions: Operation by the user, cover open/closing, and before printing starts.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 7. TECHNICAL REFERENCE 7.1 Printing Mode List The printing mode list for the black, color, and photo BJ cartridges is shown below. By setting the printer driver's "Dithering," "Paper Type," and "Printing Quality," the printer will operate in the printing modes below. Table 3-1 PRINTING MODE LIST Monochrome Printing Resolution (dpi) Paper Type Plain Paper Bk=600 × 600 Bk=600 × 600 Bk=600 × 600 Bk=600 × 600 1Pass-Bi PigBk 4pass-Bi PigBk Postcard Ink-jet P.O.
Part 3: Technical Reference S600 8. PRINT HEAD The two nozzle arrays for each CMY color are divided symmetrically left and right along the M line. This makes it completely compatible with bi-directional printing. Also, the relative position of the two nozzles is shifted by 600 dpi for black and by 1200 dpi for color. Thus, the two nozzles together on a single pass produce 600 dpi resolution for black and 1200 dpi resolution for color.
Part 4 APPENDIX Page 4- 1 4- 4 4- 6 1. CONNECTOR LOCATIONS AND PIN CONFIGURATIONS 1.1 Carriage Board 1.
Part 4: Appendix S600 1.
Part 4: Appendix S600 CN304 (Parallel Interface Connector) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Compatible Mode STROBE DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 ACKNLG BUSY P.E. SELECT AUTO FEED XT N.C GND GND +5.0V STROBE-RET (GND) DATA1-RET (GND) DATA2-RET (GND) DATA3-RET (GND) DATA4-RET (GND) DATA5-RET (GND) DATA6-RET (GND) DATA7-RET (GND) DATA8-RET (GND) ACKNLG-RET (GND) BUSY-RET (GND) P.E.-RET (GND) INIT ERROR GND N.C +5.
Part 4: Appendix S600 CN401 (Paper-Feed Motor Connector) Pin No. 1 2 Signal LFA LFB IN/OUT OUT OUT Function Paper-feed motor phase A Paper-feed motor phase B CN402 (Ink Sensor Connector) Pin No. 1 2 3 Signal INK_PWM ... INKS IN/OUT OUT ... IN Function Photo LED drive signal in the ink sensor GND Voltage varies according to the reflected light amount CN501 (DC Power Source Connector) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Signal +5V +5V-GND VH VH-GND VM VM-GND NC IN/OUT IN ... IN ... IN ... ...
Part 4: Appendix S600 1.1 Carriage Board 1 1 21 21 1 21 33 1 Figure 4-2 Carriage Board J1 (Carriage Ribbon Cable Connector) See page 4-5 (CN201 Carriage Ribbon Cable Connector Pin Description). J2 (Carriage Ribbon Cable 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) Pin No.
Part 4: Appendix S600 CN201 (Carriage Ribbon Cable Connector) ↔ J1: Carriage Board Pin No. 1 Signal VHT 2~6 7~11 12~16 17~21 B_VH A_VH B_GND A_GND IN/OUT Function OUT Power transistor driving power source (19 V) in the print head OUT Color heater driving voltage (19 V) OUT Black heater driving voltage (19 V) ... GND (for color heater driving voltage) ... GND (for black heater driving voltage) J1 Pin No. Same as CN201 pin No. CN202 (Carriage Ribbon Cable Connector) ↔ J2: Carriage Board Pin No.
Part 4: Appendix S600 1.2 Print Head 33 40 8 1 Figure 4-3 BJ Cartridge Pin No. Signal IN/OUT 1, 2 A_GND ... 3 H_D2 IN 4 H_D6 IN 5, 14, 22 6, 7, 8 B_GND ... 9 DIK0 OUT 10 SUBH0 IN 11 H_D4 IN 12 H_ENB1 IN 13 N.C 15 H_D5 IN 16 DIK1 ... 17 H_D0 IN 18 H_ENB0 IN 19 N.
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