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Apple Color Printer

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Basics
Apple Color Printer

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Overview - 1

Overview
Control Panel

The Apple Color Printer control panel signals printer errors by means of status messages, an alarm indicator light, and a beep tone. Using a set of control keys, you can perform various service functions from the control panel. There are two modes of operation from the panel: user and service. Different levels and types of menus are accessible in each mode.

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Overview - 2 To access either the user or service menus, you must turn the printer off-line. You can toggle the printer on- and off-line by pressing the On Line key. The printer is off-line when the on line indicator is off and the display reads 00 READY. Note: The * indicates that the print heads are capped and the printer may be turned off.

Display On Line Key On Line Indicator

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Control Panel Keys - 3

Control Panel Keys

Display On Line Key

Four control keys allow you to operate the user and service menus.

< Key

Enter Key

Menu/> Key

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Control Panel Keys - 4 Pressing the Exit key moves you from the current menu level to the next higher level.

Exit Key

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Control Panel Keys - 5 Pressing the Enter key moves you from the current menu level to the next lower level. If you are at the lowest menu level, pressing the Enter key executes the menu item that is currently displayed.

Enter Key

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Control Panel Keys - 6 Pressing the > or < key changes the menu to the next choice at the same level and changes the value of any parameter displayed.

< Key

Menu/> Key

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User Menus - 7

User Menus
Display On Line Key

To enter the user mode and access the user menus, switch on the printer and set it to off-line (press the On Line key so that the on line indicator turns off). Press the Menu key once to see the first menu displayed. Then use the > or < key to move between the menus and choices. Press the Enter key to execute a selection.

< Key

Enter Key

Menu/> Key

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User Menus - 8 The following selections are available in the user menus:

PRINTING MODE

MODE-A Prints plain paper, envelopes, or coated paper MODE-B Prints transparencies MODE-C Prints blacks twice as dark MODE-D Reduces bleeding on graphics with plain paper; increases printing time considerably MODE-E Prints high-speed drafts

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User Menus - 9

CLEANING

CLEANING-A Cleaning A clears print head of clogged ink nozzles. CLEANING-B If Cleaning A does not work after 23 times, use Cleaning B. Cleaning B uses more time and ink (1.5 min. and 2 g of ink).

SET PARAMETER
The Set Parameter menu controls settings for parallel interface. Do not change any of these settings.

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User Menus - 10

TEST PRINT

TEST PRINT-A Gives current status of printer (ROM version, interface, etc.) as well as a color grid NOZZLE CHECK Gives test pattern to check print head

DUMP MODE

DUMP OFF (default mode) DUMP ON

INTERFACE SELECT

SCSI (default mode) Use Enter key to set SCSI ID number. PARALLEL

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User Menus - 11

COUNTRY CODE

ENGLISH (default) FINNISH FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESE NORWEGIAN PORTUGUESE SPANISH SWEDISH DANISH DUTCH

NVRAM INITIALIZE
INIT. NO (default) INIT. YES

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User Menus - 12

MEDIA SELECT

NORMAL PAPER (default) ENVELOPE/THICK

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Service Menus - 13

Service Menus
Display On Line Key

To enter the service mode and access the service menus, switch off the printer, hold down the Menu key and the < key at the same time, and switch the printer back on. Hold down the Menu and < keys until a series of squares appears on the display. Then release the keys, hold down the On Line key, and press the Enter key twice.

< Key

Enter Key

Menu/> Key

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Service Menus - 14 Note: The first menu displayed should be BLACK OFFSET. If the first menu is CLEANING, you are not in the service mode. Repeat the entering service mode procedure.

Display

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Service Menus - 15 The following selections are available in the service menus:

BLACK OFFSET
Sets value for Black registration

CYAN OFFSET
Sets value for Cyan registration

MAGENTA OFFSET
Sets value for Magenta registration

YELLOW OFFSET
Sets value for Yellow registration

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Service Menus - 16

DIRECTION OFFSET
Sets the printing position for printing in both directions

TEST PRINT

TEST PRINT-A Bubble-jet head jet check pattern TEST PRINT-B Bubble-jet head/main unit precision check pattern 1 TEST PRINT-C Printing position setting pattern TEST PRINT-D Bubble-jet head/main unit precision check pattern 2 HEAT RUN Printer mechanism drive function for factory inspection

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Service Menus - 17

CLEANING

CLEANING-A Clears print head of clogged ink nozzles CLEANING-B Checks the ink passage pressure CLEANING-C Fills ink passage in the ink supply system CLEANING-D Flushes ink supply system

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Service Menus - 18

CENTER HEAD
Moves the carriage to the center of the printer to allow replacement of the bubble-jet head unit When you press the Enter key, the carriage moves (while the beeper sounds) and stays at the center of the printer for 5 seconds. The carriage then returns to its home position. To exit this mode, switch the power off.

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Block Diagram - 19

Block Diagram

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Wiring Diagram - 20

Wiring Diagram
CNEXT CNPOW

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Wiring Diagram - 21

CNMOT

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Wiring Diagram - 22

CNMEC

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Wiring Diagram - 23

CNPGM CNPG CNINK CNID

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Wiring Diagram - 24

CNPE CNPAN

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Wiring Diagram - 25

CNCAR1

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Wiring Diagram - 26

CNCAR2

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Wiring Diagram - 27

CNCA1

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Wiring Diagram - 28

CNCA2

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Wiring Diagram - 29

CNY

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Wiring Diagram - 30

CNM

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Wiring Diagram - 31

CNC

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Wiring Diagram - 32

CNK

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Wiring Diagram - 33

CNPW

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Specications
Apple Color Printer

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Characteristics - 1

Characteristics
Print Methods Throughput
Serial bubble jet ink-on-demand 170 cps (10 cpi) 300 cps (10 cpi) 6.120 dots/sec. text/standard speed mode text/high-speed mode bit image

Print Head Print Head Life Input Buffer

1 x 64 nozzles for each color Approximately 100 million characters (MODE-A) 7 KB

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Graphics - 2

Graphics
Resolution
360 dpi (best mode)

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Paper Handling - 3

Paper Handling
Paper Cut Sheets
Coated (recommended) LDG, LTR, LGL, A3, B4, A4 Width: 7.9 in. to 11.7 in. (210 to 297 mm) Length: 7.9 in. to 17.0 in. (210 to 432 mm) Weight: 16 to 24 lbs. Capacity: 100 sheets (A4, LTR) 50 sheets (B4, A3, LGL, LDG) Commercial Number 10 size only (4.1 in. x 9.5 in) Capacity: 5 envelopes Coated transparencies, most inkjet transparencies

Envelopes

Transparencies

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Ink Cartridges - 4

Ink Cartridges
Type Ink Color Ink Amount Life
Color ink cartridges (four available) Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Approx. 30 g (per cartridge) Text: Approx. 700 pages (A4/LTR)

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Environmental - 5

Environmental
Acoustic Noise Level Temperature Humidity
Approx. 45 dB (reference level) 59F to 86F (15C to 30C) 10% to 80% (no condensation)

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Electrical - 6

Electrical
Power Source Power Consumption
AC 120V 60Hz 0.36A (U.S./Canada) 48 W maximum

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Physical - 7

Physical
Dimensions
Height: 6.7 inches (169 mm) Width: 20.5 inches (520 mm) Depth: 16.0 inches (407 mm) Approx. 22 lbs (10 kg)

Weight

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Troubleshooting
Apple Color Printer

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General/ - 1

General
The Symptom Charts included in this chapter will help you diagnose specific symptoms related to your product. Because cures are listed on the charts in the order of most likely solution, try the first cure first. Verify whether or not the product continues to exhibit the symptom. If the symptom persists, try the next cure. (Note: If you have replaced a module, reinstall the original module before you proceed to the next cure.) If you are not sure what the problem is, or if the Symptom Charts do not resolve the problem, refer to the Flowchart for the product family. For additional assistance, contact Apple Technical Support.

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Symptom Charts /Operation - 2

Symptom Charts
Operation
No power 1 2 3 4 Check power cable connections. Replace power cord. Replace fuse. Replace power supply (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service.

Troubleshooting Does not print 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Symptom Charts /Operation - 3 Turn on printer and restart computer. Make sure ON LINE is displayed. Press On Line key. Check interface cable connections. If error message is displayed, see Error Messages in this chapter. Check SCSI setting. Use Apple-approved SCSI cable. Check that SCSI connections are terminated properly. Replace printer driver. Replace SCSI card assembly or return printer to Apple for service.

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Symptom Charts /Paper - 4

Paper
Paper sticks together 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Paper jams and printer displays 13 CHECK PAPER error code Remove excess sheets from paper tray. Use specified media only. Check that settings in Page Setup menu are correct. Remove excess sheets from paper tray. Use specified media only. Stack paper flush against left side of paper tray and adjust paper guide. Check rollers. Clean or replace if necessary (international repairers only).

Paper skews

Remove paper from tray and press On Line key. If jammed paper does not eject, carefully remove it by hand.

Troubleshooting Paper jams during loading, before printing Paper jams inside printer Paper jams during output, after printing Carefully remove paper by hand.

Symptom Charts /Paper - 5

Remove top cover. Pull out paper in direction of paper output. (Do not pull paper back toward you. Doing so could bend stainless steel bar that holds paper down.) Pull out paper in direction of paper output.

Troubleshooting Blurring and/or smudging 1 2 3 4 5 6

Symptom Charts /Paper - 6 Adjust print head position lever all the way down. Use specified media only. Set printer to proper printing mode. See User Menus in Basics chapter. Make sure print head is in correct position. If necessary, perform the adjustments described in Print Head Gap in the Adjustments chapter (international repairers only). Perform the Print Head Cleaning procedure; see the Additional Procedures chapter (international repairers only). Check print head gap; see Print Head Gap in Adjustments chapter (international repairers only).

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Symptom Charts /Print Quality - 7

Print Quality
Missing dots and/or white streaks 1 2 3 4 5 6 Perform Print Head Cleaning and Nozzle Check. See Additional Procedures chapter. Make sure ink cartridges are set firmly. Use specified media only. Replace bubble-jet head unit. Replace carriage board (international repairers only). Replace logic board (international repairers only).

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Symptom Charts/Error Messages - 8

Error Messages
00 READY In on-line state, message indicates that printer is ready to accept data. In off-line state, message indicates that printer is not experiencing any errors. * Print head has been properly capped and printer can be turned off. Message indicates that data has been ignored and discarded. Press Menu and < keys at same time. Printer will then return to standard operating mode and message will change to 00 READY. Printer is executing self-test print. press On Line key. After test print is finished,

00 READY 00 IGNORE DATA

01 TEST PRINT 02 WARMING UP

Printer is warming up. Allow approximately 30 seconds before printing.

Troubleshooting 03 RESET 08 CLEANING 10 CHECK PAPER 40 SERVICE

Symptom Charts/Error Messages - 9 Printer is restoring its setting to power-up status. Printer is cleaning print head. Paper has run out or is inserted improperly. Load paper into paper feed. 1 2 3 4 Check SCSI cable. Check SCSI terminator. Replace SCSI card assembly. Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service.

Troubleshooting 50 SERVICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Symptom Charts/Error Messages - 10 Check carriage motor. Remove any obstructions in carriage drive path. Replace print timing slit (international repairers only). Replace encoder unit (international repairers only). Replace carriage board (international repairers only). Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service. Check carriage motor. Remove any obstructions in carriage drive path. Replace print timing slit (international repairers only). Replace encoder unit (international repairers only). Replace carriage board (international repairers only). Replace logic board (international repairers only). Replace purge unit (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service.

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Troubleshooting 52-55 SERVICE 1 2

Symptom Charts/Error Messages - 11 Check bubble-jet head unit connection. Replace bubble-jet head unit. Error 52 Black bubble-jet head unit Error 53 Cyan bubble-jet head unit Error 54 Magenta bubble-jet head unit Error 55 Yellow bubble-jet head unit Return printer to Apple for service. Check bubble-jet head unit connection. Replace bubble-jet head unit. Error 56 Black bubble-jet head unit Error 57 Cyan bubble-jet head unit Error 58 Magenta bubble-jet head unit Error 59 Yellow bubble-jet head unit Return printer to Apple for service.

3 56-59 SERVICE 1 2

Troubleshooting 5A-5D SERVICE 1

Symptom Charts/Error Messages - 12 Replace bubble-jet head unit. Error 5A Black bubble-jet head unit Error 5B Cyan bubble-jet head unit Error 5C Magenta bubble-jet head unit Error 5D Yellow bubble-jet head unit Return printer to Apple for service. Unlock carriage lock lever located under printer cover. Check carriage for binding. Perform Print Head Gap in the Adjustments chapter (international repairers only). Replace carriage drive motor (international repairers only). Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service.

2 5E SERVICE 1 2 3 4

Troubleshooting 5F SERVICE 1 2 3 4 61 SERVICE 61 SERVICE 63 SERVICE

Symptom Charts/Error Messages - 13 Unlock carriage lock lever located under printer cover. Check carriage for binding. If necessary, perform Print Head Gap in the Adjustments chapter (international repairers only). Replace carriage drive motor (international repairers only). Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service.

Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service. Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service. Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service.

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Symptom Charts /Error Messages - 14 Replace logic board (international repairers only). Replace control panel (international repairers only). Replace ribbon cables (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service. Note: Printer beeps a number of times while displaying this error code. Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service. Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service. Replace logic board (international repairers only) or return printer to Apple for service.

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Take Apart
Apple Color Printer

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Covers - 1

Covers
Printed Paper Guide Paper Support

No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Note: This procedure covers the removal of all covers on the printer. 1 2 Remove the paper support.

Pull up the printed paper guide.

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Covers - 2 Pull the front cover toward you and lift off the cover.

Front Cover

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Covers - 3 Lift off the printer cover unit. Carefully place the printer cover unit with the inner cover rollers facing up.

Printer Cover Unit

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Covers - 4 Using a small screwdriver, push out the two latches.

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Inner Cover Roller Printer Cover Unit

Pull up and remove the inner cover roller.

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Covers - 5 Loosen the two screws and lift off the upper cover.

Upper Cover

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Covers - 6 Press the center of the ink cartridge cover and release the coupler.

10 Push down and remove the ink cartridge cover.

Coupler

Ink Cartridge Cover

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Covers - 7 11 Using a small screwdriver, push in the two small latches and press up the coupler.

Latch

Latch

Coupler

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Covers - 8 12 Remove the two rear cover mounting screws. 13 Lift up the front of the rear cover.

14 Pull back the rear cover and remove the cover.

Rear Cover

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Control Panel (Intl. Only) - 9

Control Panel (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

Control Panel

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Control Panel (Intl. Only) - 10 1 2 Lift the plate on the purge unit.

Carriage

Push down the locking tab and move the carriage out of home position.

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Caution: The print heads are now uncapped. Do not leave them uncapped for more than 12 hours or they will dry out.

Purge Unit

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Control Panel (Intl. Only) - 11 3

Control Panel

Push in the latch, lift the front of the control panel, and pull it toward you. Lay the control panel in front of the printer.

Latch

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Control Panel (Intl. Only) - 12 5 Pull the latch and lift up the control panel base.

Control Panel Base

Latch

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Control Panel (Intl. Only) - 13 6 Disconnect the control panel connector from the right connector card. Remove the control panel.

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Right Connector Card Control Panel Connector

Control Panel

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Bubble-Jet Head Units - 14

Bubble-Jet Head Units

Bubble-Jet Head Units

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain.

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Bubble-Jet Head Units - 15 Caution: To prevent the print nozzles from clogging, do not touch or wipe them.

Carriage

1 2

Lift the plate on the purge unit.

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Push down the locking tab and move the carriage out of home position.

Purge Unit

Caution: The print heads are now uncapped. Do not leave them uncapped for more than 12 hours or they will dry out.

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Bubble-Jet Head Units - 16 3 Using a side-to-side motion, lift up the carriage board holder.

Carriage Board Holder

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Bubble-Jet Head Units - 17 4 Release the tabs on both sides of the print head cover.

Pull the cover downward and remove it.

Tab Tab

Print Head Cover

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Bubble-Jet Head Units - 18 6 Caution: Handle each bubble-jet head unit by the top edge only. To prevent the print nozzles from clogging, do not touch or wipe them. Note: Before removing any of the bubble-jet head units, label a sheet of paper with each color. Then place each unit on the appropriate label.

Bubble-Jet Head Unit Top Edge

Print Nozzles

Grasp the top edge of one of the bubble-jet head units and gently pull out the unit.

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Bubble-Jet Head Units - 19 7 Repeat for each of the three remaining units. Replacement Note: Before installing a new bubble-jet head unit, remove the orange tape and grey rubber cap that cover the print nozzles. Do not shake the new bubble-jet head or the ink may leak.

Bubble-Jet Head Unit Top Edge

Print Nozzles

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Carriage Assembly (Intl. Only) - 20

Carriage Assembly (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the following: Covers Control panel Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.
Carriage Assembly

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Carriage Assembly (Intl. Only) - 21 1 2 Lift the plate on the purge unit.

Carriage

Push down the locking tab and move the carriage out of home position.

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Caution: The print heads are now uncapped. Do not leave them uncapped for more than 12 hours or they will dry out.

Purge Unit

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Carriage Assembly (Intl. Only) - 22 3 Disconnect the two cable connectors CNCA2 and CNCA1 from the right connector card.

CNCA2 CNCA1

Right Connector Card

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Carriage Assembly (Intl. Only) - 23 Caution: Make sure the reservoir connectors are secured. If they are not, ink could spill into the printer.

Reservoir Overflow Connector

Reservoir Supply Connector

Remove the reservoir supply and reservoir overflow connectors and hook them onto the carriage assembly.

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Carriage Assembly (Intl. Only) - 24 5 6 Remove the ground screw.

Disconnect the carriage motor connector.

Ground Screw

Assembly Carriage Motor Connector

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Carriage Assembly (Intl. Only) - 25 7

Ink Tubes

Screw Mounting Tab

Remove the screw and push in the mounting tab on one side of the carriage assembly. Repeat for other side. Lift out the carriage assembly.

Replacement Note: Make sure the ink tubes are not caught under the carriage assembly.

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 26

Carriage Board (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the covers.
Carriage Board

Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 27 1 2 Lift the plate on the purge unit.

Carriage

Push down the locking tab and move the carriage out of home position.

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Caution: The print heads are now uncapped. Do not leave the heads uncapped for more than 12 hours or they will dry out.

Purge Unit

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 28 3 Using a side-to-side motion, lift up the carriage board holder.

Carriage Board Holder

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 29 4 Push in the two latches and remove the carriage board cover.

Carriage Board Cover

Latch

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 30 5

CNPW

CNCA1

Disconnect the following connectors from the carriage board: CNCA1 CNCA2 CNPW

Carriage Board

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 31 6 Set the carriage position lever to position 2.

Position 2 Carriage Position Lever

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 32 Caution: To avoid damaging the carriage position lever, make sure you do not use excessive force when removing the carriage board holder. Carefully pull out the sides of the carriage board holder.

Carriage Board Holder

Lift up and remove the holder from the carriage.

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Carriage Board (Intl. Only) - 33 9 Carefully push apart the carriage board holder and slide out the carriage board. Replacement Note: Make sure the board seats in the bottom and side catches.

Carriage Board Side Catch

Bottom Catch Carriage Board Holder

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Carriage Drive Motor (Intl. Only) - 34

Carriage Drive Motor (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the covers.
Carriage Drive Motor

Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Carriage Drive Motor (Intl. Only) - 35 1 2 Lift the plate on the purge unit.

Carriage

Push down the locking tab and move the carriage out of home position.

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Caution: The print heads are now uncapped. Do not leave the heads uncapped for more than 12 hours or they will dry out.

Purge Unit

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Carriage Drive Motor (Intl. Only) - 36 3 4 Loosen the screw.

Push in the idler roller bracket and remove the belt from the carriage drive motor.

Idler Roller Bracket Screw

Belt

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Carriage Drive Motor (Intl. Only) - 37 5 6 7

Mounting Screw Ground Screw

Disconnect the carriage motor connector.

Remove the mounting and ground screws. Remove the carriage drive motor.

Carriage Drive Motor

Carriage Motor Connector

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Print Timing Slit (Intl. Only) - 38

Print Timing Slit (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the covers.
Print Timing Slit

Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Print Timing Slit (Intl. Only) - 39 1 Carefully remove the print timing slit from the tab on one side of the carriage assembly.

Print Timing Slit

Tab

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Print Timing Slit (Intl. Only) - 40 2 Carefully remove the print timing slit from the tab on the other side of the carriage assembly. Remove the print timing slit from the carriage assembly.

Triangle

Replacement Note: Make sure the triangle on the print timing slit is facing up.

Print Timing Slit

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SCSI Card Assembly - 41

SCSI Card Assembly

SCSI Card Assembly

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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SCSI Card Assembly - 42 Remove the two mounting screws and lift off the SCSI card assembly.

SCSI Card Assembly

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SCSI Card Covers SCSI Card Mounting Screw

SCSI Card Assembly - 43 Turn over the SCSI card assembly.

Remove the six mounting screws and remove the SCSI card covers.

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Power Supply (Intl. Only) - 44

Power Supply (Intl. Only)

Power Supply

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Power Supply (Intl. Only) - 45 1

Main Board

Disconnect connector CNPOW on the main board.

CNPOW

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Power Supply (Intl. Only) - 46 2 3 Remove the two mounting screws.

Slide the power supply forward and lift it out of the base.

Power Supply

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Power Supply (Intl. Only) - 47 Replacement Note: Make sure the tab on the power supply switch is correctly seated in the on/off switch arm.

Power Supply Switch On/Off Switch Arm

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Fuse - 48

Fuse
Fuse

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Fuse - 49 Loosen the screw and move aside the cover plate.

Cover Plate

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Fuse

Fuse - 50 Using a small screwdriver or fuse puller, remove the fuse.

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Logic Board (Intl. Only) - 51

Logic Board (Intl. Only)

Logic Board

Before you begin, remove the following: Covers SCSI card assembly Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Logic Board (Intl. Only) - 52 1 Disconnect the following connectors from the main board: CNCAR2 CNCAR1 CNMEC

Main Board

CNCAR2 CNCAR1

CNMEC

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Logic Board (Intl. Only) - 53 2

Main Board

Slightly lift up the front of the main board and pull the board out about 1 inch.

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Logic Board (Intl. Only) - 54 3 Disconnect the following connectors from the main board: CNPOW CNMOT

Main Board

CNMOT

CNPOW

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Logic Board (Intl. Only) - 55 4

Main Board

Pull out the main board.

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Purge Unit (Intl. Only) - 56

Purge Unit (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the covers.
Purge Unit

Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Purge Unit (Intl. Only) - 57 1 2 Lift the plate on the purge unit.

Carriage

Push down the locking tab and move the carriage assembly out of home position.

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Caution: The print heads are now uncapped. Do not leave them uncapped for more than 12 hours or they will dry out.

Purge Unit

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Purge Unit (Intl. Only) - 58 3 Disconnect connectors CNMEC and CNPG from the left connector card.

CNMEC Left Connector Card

CNPG

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Purge Unit (Intl. Only) - 59 4 5 Unhook all the wires from the clamps.

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Reservoir Overflow Connector

Disconnect the reservoir overflow connector and hook it onto the carriage assembly. Disconnect the ink return connector.

Ink Return Connector

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Purge Unit (Intl. Only) - 60 7 8 9 Unhook all the wires from the mounting tab. Remove the purge unit from the printer.

Remove the two screws.

Purge Unit

Mounting Tab

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Ink Assembly (Intl. Only) - 61

Ink Assembly (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety. Caution: To prevent leakage when you are removing the ink assembly, leave the ink cartridges in place in the assembly.

Ink Assembly

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Ink Assembly (Intl. Only) - 62 1 Disconnect connectors CNINK and CNID from the left connector board.

CNID CNINK

Left Connector Card

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Ink Assembly (Intl. Only) - 63 2 3 Remove all the wires from the mounting tab.

Carriage Assembly

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Reservoir Supply Connector

Disconnect the reservoir supply connector and hook it onto the carriage assembly. Disconnect the ink return connector.

Ink Return Connector

Mounting Tab

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Ink Assembly (Intl. Only) - 64 5 Using a flat-blade screwdriver, push out the two latches between the ink assembly and the chassis. Lift up the ink assembly slightly and slide it out of the printer.

Ink Assembly

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Paper Feed Motor (Intl. Only) - 65

Paper Feed Motor (Intl. Only)

Paper Feed Motor

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety.

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Paper Feed Motor (Intl. Only) - 66 1

Paper Feed Motor Connector

Disconnect the paper feed motor connector.

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Paper Feed Motor (Intl. Only) - 67 2 Remove the two black screws and lift out the paper feed motor.

Paper Feed Motor

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Additional Procedures
Apple Color Printer

Additional Procedures

Printer Cleaning - 1

Printer Cleaning
Printer Cover Unit

No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain. Using a damp cloth, wipe the ink mist off the printer cover unit and platen.

Platen

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Ink Cartridge Replacement - 2

Ink Cartridge Replacement

No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain.

Ink Cartridges

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Ink Cartridge Replacement - 3 1 Open the ink cartridge cover.

Ink Cartridge Cover

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Ink Cartridge Replacement - 4 2 Grasp the used cartridge and pull it straight out of the slot. Replacement Note: Insert the new cartridge gently into the appropriate slot and keep the color label face up.
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Ink Cartridges

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Print Head Cleaning - 5

Print Head Cleaning

No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain. Caution: To prevent the print nozzles from clogging, do not touch or wipe them.

Print Heads

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Print Head Cleaning - 6 Note: Use Cleaning A to correct blurred characters, horizontal white streaks, and missing dots caused by clogged ink nozzles. Use Cleaning B when print quality does not improve after you have performed the Cleaning A option two or three times. Important: Do not use Cleaning B except when absolutely necessary, since the procedure uses great amounts of ink.

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Print Head Cleaning - 7 Make sure the printer is off-line. Press the Menu key to see the first user menu option. Press the > or < key several times until you see the CLEANING option in the display. Press the Enter key.

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Print Head Cleaning - 8 Press the > or < key to display CLEANING A or CLEANING B. Select CLEANING A first.

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Press the Enter key to start cleaning the print head.

Note: After performing Cleaning A or Cleaning B, perform the Nozzle Check procedure described in this chapter and verify that the print heads are clean.
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Print Head Cleaning - 9 Note: After the Nozzle Check test page prints, the printer is still offline. Press the On Line key to return to the online state.
On Line Key

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Nozzle Check - 10

Nozzle Check
No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure.
Print Heads

Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain. Note: This procedure explains how to run the Nozzle Check test page, which indicates if the print heads need to be cleaned.

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Nozzle Check - 11 Load paper into the paper tray and make sure the printer is offline. Press the Menu key to see the first user menu option. Press the > or < key several times until you see the TEST PRINT option in the display. Press the Enter key. Press the > or < key to display the NOZZLE CHECK test pattern. Press the Enter key to start the test page.

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Nozzle Check - 12 Note: After the test page prints, the printer is still off-line. Press the On Line key to return to the on-line state.

On Line Key

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Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

Nozzle Check - 13 After completing a Nozzle Check test page, examine the printed page to determine print head status.

Nozzle Status OK

Clean Nozzles

Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

Note: If the horizontal lines in the test pattern are missing, one or more ink nozzles are clogged. To clear the nozzles, perform one of the print head cleaning procedures described in this chapter.

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User Test Print A - 14

User Test Print A

No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain. Caution: To prevent the print nozzles from clogging, do not touch or wipe them.

Control Panel

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User Test Print A - 15 Make sure the printer is off-line. Press the Menu key to see the first user menu option. Press the > or < key several times until you see the TEST PRINT option in the display. Press the Enter key.

Display

You should see the TEST PRINT A option in the display. Press the Enter key to start the test page.

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User Test Print A - 16 Note: After the test page prints, the printer is still off-line. Press the On Line key to return to the on-line state.

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Service Test Prints - 17

Service Test Prints

No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain. Caution: To prevent the print nozzles from clogging, do not touch or wipe them.

Control Panel

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Service Test Prints - 18 Note: When the printer is restarted it will automatically clean the print heads, which uses ink. Use the service mode sparingly to avoid wasting ink.

Print Heads

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Service Test Prints - 19 Switch off the printer, hold down the Menu key and the < key at the same time, and switch the printer back on.

Display On Line Key

Hold down the Menu and < keys until a series of squares appears on the display. Then release the keys, hold down the On Line key, and press the Enter key twice.

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Service Test Prints - 20 Note: The first menu displayed should be BLACK OFFSET. If the first menu displayed is CLEANING, you are not in the service mode. Repeat the above procedure.

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Service Test Prints - 21 Press the > or < key several times until you see the TEST PRINT option in the display. Press the Enter key.

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Use the > or < key to display the test print you want to run. Press the Enter key to start the test print.

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Service Test Prints - 22 Switch off the printer to exit the service mode. Note: If you simultaneously press the Exit and Enter keys while you are in the service mode, you can enter user mode temporarily and perform user menu options such as the user test prints and nozzle check.

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 1

Print Head Gap (Intl. Only)

Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/ Safety. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain.

Carriage Assembly

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 2 Caution: To prevent the print nozzles from clogging, do not touch or wipe them. Note: This procedure covers the adjustment of the gap between print heads and the platen on the carriage assembly. It is for international repairers only.

Print Heads

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 3 1 2

Carriage

Pull back the plate on the purge unit.

Push down the locking tab.

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Carriage Belt

Caution: To keep from pushing down on the carriage and damaging the bubble-jet heads, move the carriage by pulling on the carriage belt.

Move the carriage out of home position.

Purge Unit

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 4 Caution: The print heads are now uncapped. Do not leave them uncapped for more than 12 hours or they will dry out. Set the carriage position lever to normal (position 1).

Position 1

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 5 5 Using a flat-blade screwdriver, turn the head gap adjustment shaft clockwise all the way to the minimum position.

Head Gap Adjustment Shaft

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 6 6 Caution: To keep from pushing down on the carriage and damaging the bubble-jet heads, move the carriage by pulling on the carriage belt.

Carriage

Print Heads Plate

Locking Tab

Move the carriage to its home position in front of the purge unit.

Carriage Belt

Purge Unit

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 7 7 Put the gap gauge on the platen in front of the leftmost eject roller. Caution: To keep from pushing down on the carriage and damaging the bubble-jet heads, move the carriage by pulling on the carriage belt.

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Leftmost Eject Roller

Gap Gauge

Carriage

Move the carriage over the gap gauge in front of the leftmost eject roller.

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 8 9 Using a flat-blade screwdriver, turn the head gap adjustment shaft counterclockwise one click at a time (0.1 mm) until the carriage does not touch the gauge.

Head Gap Adjustment Shaft

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Print Head Gap (Intl. Only) - 9 10 Caution: To keep from pushing down on the carriage and damaging the bubble-jet heads, move the carriage by pulling on the carriage belt.

Leftmost Eject Roller

Center Eject Roller

Rightmost Eject Roller Platen

Gap Gauge

Carriage

11 Repeat this procedure with the gap gauge in front of the center and the rightmost eject roller.

Move the carriage over the gauge two or three times to make sure the carriage does not touch the gauge.

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Color Registration - 10

Color Registration
No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: Do not get the ink on your hands or clothes. Although the ink is water soluble, it contains dyes that will stain. Caution: To prevent the print nozzles from clogging, do not touch or wipe them.

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Color Registration - 11 Note: This procedure covers color registration of the cyan, magenta, and yellow inks.

Direction Offset

Perform Test Print C in the service menus. See Service Test Prints in the Additional Procedures chapter.

Test Print C

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Color Registration - 12

Direction Offset

Direction Offset
1 Using a magnifier, examine the patterns of lines on the top half of the printed test page. Select the number of the pattern that shows the least shift in vertical lines.

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Color Registration - 13 Make sure the printer is off-line.

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Press the Menu key a few times until you see the DIRECTION OFFSET option in the display. Press the Enter key. Press the < or > key until the number you selected from the test page appears. Press the Enter key. Press the Exit key.

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Color Registration - 14

Test Print C

Color Offset
1 Using a magnifier, examine the patterns of overlapping colored lines on the bottom half of the printed test page. Note: Do not adjust the black offset. It is set to the default level of 0 (zero).

Yellow Offset

Magenta Offset

Cyan Offset

Select the number of the patterns that show the least amount of color for the yellow offset, magenta offset, and cyan offset.

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Color Registration - 15 Press the < until you see the CYAN OFFSET option in the display. Press the Enter key. Press the < or > key until the number you selected from the test page appears. Press the Enter key. Press the Exit key. Repeat the above procedure for the MAGENTA OFFSET and YELLOW OFFSET options.

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Color Registration - 16 Press the Exit key.

Press the On Line key to return the printer to on line status. Note: When the printer is restarted, it will automatically clean the print heads, which uses ink. Use the service mode sparingly to avoid wasting ink.

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