Canon BJ-W9000 User manual

QY8-1373-000

FEB. 2001

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2001 CANON INC. CANON BJ-W9000 GR 0201 0.35-0 PRINTED IN JAPAN (IMPRIME AU JAPON)

REVISION 0

0201 GR 0.35-0

Target Readers

This manual is published by Canon Inc. for qualified persons and contains the necessary technical

information for technical theory, installation, maintenance, and repair of products. This manual

covers all localities where the products are sold. For this reason, it may contain information that

does not apply to your locality.

Revisions

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changes in the products. When amendments are made to the content of this manual, Canon will issue

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The following paragraph does not apply to any countries where such provisions are

inconsistent with local law.

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be copied, reproduced, or translated into other languages, in whole or in part, without the express

written consent of Canon Inc. except in the case of internal business use.

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2001 by Canon Inc.

CANON INC.

BJ Products Quality Assurance Div. 3

30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

This manual was produced on an Apple®Power Macintosh®G3 personal computer and Canon LASER

SHOT LBP-730PS laser beam printer; final pages were printed on Varityper®4300J.

All logos graphics were produced with MACROMEDIA FREEHAND7.0J.

All documents and all page layouts were created with QuarkXPress3.3J.

I. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual is divided into five parts containing the information required for

servicing the BJ-W9000 printer.

Part 1: Safety and Precautions

This part contains information on how to service the unit safety. It is very

important, and must be read.

Part 2: Product Specifications

This part outlines the product and its specifications.

Part 3: Operating Instructions

This part explains how to operate the unit properly, how it is installed, and how

to use the service mode.

Part 4: Technical Reference

This part outlines the unit operation giving a technically.

Part 5: Maintenance

This part explains maintenance of the unit. It includes details of disassembly /

assembly, adjustments required when assembling, troubleshooting procedures, and

wiring / circuit diagrams, etc.

This manual does not contain complete information required for

disassembling and assembling the printer. Please also refer to the

separate Parts Catalog.

REF.

II. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part 1: SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS
- 1 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- 1 1.1 Moving Parts
- 2 1.2 Ink
- 2 1.2.1 Ink passages
- 3 1.2.2 Ink mist
- 4 1.3 Electrical Parts
- 5 1.4 Size and Weight of the Printer
- 6 2. OTHER PRECAUTIONS
- 6 2.1 BJ Print Head
- 6 2.1.1 How to handle the BJ print head
- 7 2.1.2 Capping
- 7 2.1.3 When the printer is not used for a long time
- 7 2.1.4 Conductivity of ink
- 8 2.2 Ink Bottle
- 8 2.2.1 Opening the ink bottle
- 8 2.2.2 Handling the ink bottle
- 9 2.3 Handling the Printer
- 9 2.3.1 Spur tips
-10 2.3.2 Precautions against static electricity
-11 2.3.3 Fixing the carriage
-12 2.3.4 Installing the printer
-12 2.3.5 Replacing the waste ink tank
-12 2.3.6 Refilling the ink
-13 3. PRECAUTIONS WHEN SERVICING THE PRINTER
-13 3.1 Stored Data
-14 3.2 Firmware Confirmation
-14 3.3 Precautions Against Static Electricity
-14 3.4 Precautions for Disassembly/Assembly
-14 3.5 Self-Diagnostic Feature
-14 3.6 Disposing of Waste Ink
Part 2: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
- 1 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- 1 1.1 Product Overview
- 2 1.2 Features
- 3 1.3 BJ print Head
- 3 1.4 Ink Bottle
- 4 1.5 Waste-Ink Tank
- 4 1.6 Spindle
- 5 1.7 Consumables
- 5 1.7.1 BJ print head
- 5 1.7.2 Ink bottle
- 6 2. SPECIFICATIONS
- 6 2.1 General Specifications
- 9 2.2 Interface Specifications
Part 3: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 1. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF COMPONENTS
- 1 1.1 Names and Functions of Components
- 1 3.1.1 Front
- 2 1.1.2 Rear
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3 - 2 1.1.3 Carriage unit

3 - 3 1.1.4 Internal part

3 - 4 1.1.5 Roll media cassette unit

3 - 5 2. PRINTER SETUP

3 - 5 2.1 Installation

3 - 6 2.1.1 Installation environment

3 - 7 2.1.2 Unpacking

3 -10 2.1.3 Removing packing materials

3 -11 2.1.4 Removing the carriage fixing plate

3 -12 2.1.5 Connecting the power supply

3 -13 2.1.6 Language Setting

3 -14 2.1.7 Level adjustment

3 -17 2.1.8 Releasing the check valve

3 -19 2.1.9 Installing the ink bottles

3 -20 2.1.10 Installing the BJ print heads

3 -21 2.1.11 Ink filling and date/time settings

3 -21 2.1.12 Loading paper

3 -21 2.1.13 Operation check

3 -22 2.1.14 Connecting the interface cable

3 -23 3. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER

3 -23 3.1 Transporting the Printer

3 -24 3.1.1 Moving the printer on the same floor

3 -25 3.1.2 How to transport the printer to a different floor

3 -27 3.1.3 Manual capping

3 -28 3.2 Reinstalling the Printer

3 -28 3.2.1 Installing the printer on the same floor

3 -28 3.2.2 Installing the printer on a different floor

3 -29 4. OPERATION

3 -29 4.1 User Replacements

3 -29 4.1.1 Replacing print media

3 -29 4.1.2 When to replace roll media

3 -30 4.1.3 How to replace roll media

3 -33 4.1.4 Loading cut sheet media

3 -34 4.1.5 Replacing the BJ print head

3 -36 4.1.6 Replacing the ink bottle

3 -38 4.1.7 Replacing the waste-Ink tank

3 -40 4.2 Operation Panel

3 -42 4.3 Change of Printer Status

3 -43 4.4 User Mode

3 -43 4.4.1 User mode operations

3 -44 4.4.2 Map of the user mode

3 -46 4.4.3 Details of user mode

3 -51 5. PRINTER SERVICING FUNCTIONS

3 -51 5.1 Installation mode

3 -51 5.1.1 Installation mode operation

3 -52 5.1.2 Map of the installation mode

3 -53 5.1.3 Details of installation mode

3 -55 5.2 Service Mode

3 -55 5.2.1 Service mode operation

3 -56 5.2.2 Map of the service mode

3 -58 5.2.3 Details of service mode

3 -66 5.3 Error Indications

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3 -67 5.3.1 Operator call error codes

3 -68 5.3.2 Outline of Warning/Error/Firmware error codes

3 -69 5.3.3 Warning/Error/Firmware error codes

3 -72 5.3.4 Details of errors

3 -82 6. PRINTER SERVICING SOFTWARE

3 -82 6.1 Servicing Software Outline

3 -82 6.1.1 System Controller Version Up Software

3 -82 6.1.2 CR/MT Controller Version Up Software

3 -82 6.1.3 Troubleshooting Software

3 -83 6.2 System Controller Version Up Software

3 -83 6.2.1 Confirmation of Firmware Version

3 -83 6.2.2 Upgrading the System Controller

3 -84 6.2.3 Downloading/Uploading the Counter Information

3 -84 6.2.4 Review of Error History

3 -85 6.3 CR/MT Controller Version Up Software

3 -87 6.4 Troubleshooting Software

Part 4: TECHNICAL REFERENCE

4 - 1 1. OVERVIEW

4 - 1 1.1 Printer Block Diagram

4 - 2 1.2 Print Signal Sequence

4 - 6 1.3 Print Drive

4 - 6 1.3.1 Print Drive Control

4 - 7 1.3.2 Print Drive Timing

4 - 8 2. FIRMWARE

4 - 8 2.1 Power On/Off

4 - 8 2.1.1 Power On

4 - 9 2.2 Power Off

4 -10 2.3 Print Control

4 -10 2.3.1 Print Mode

4 -11 2.4 Print Position Adjustment

4 -11 2.4.1 Automatic Print Position Adjustment

4 -12 2.4.2 Manual Print Position Adjustment

4 -12 2.5 Head Management

4 -13 2.6 Excessive Temperature Protection Control of the BJ Print Head

4 -13 2.7 Pause between Pages

4 -14 2.8 Pause between Scans

4 -14 2.9 White Raster Skip

4 -14 2.10 Power Save Mode

4 -14 2.11 Automatic Jam Recovery Function

4 -15 3. PRINTER'S MECHANICAL SYSTEM

4 -16 3.1 Ink Passage

4 -16 3.1.1 Overview of the Ink Passage

4 -18 3.2 Ink Bottle Unit

4 -18 3.2.1 Construction of Ink Bottle

4 -20 3.3 Sub Tank Unit

4 -20 3.3.1 Construction of Sub Tank

4 -22 3.4 Carriage Unit

4 -22 3.4.1 Function of Carriage Unit

4 -23 3.4.2 Construction of Carriage

4 -26 3.5 BJ Print Head

4 -26 3.5.1 Construction of BJ Print Head

4 -28 3.6 Purge Unit

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-28 3.6.1 Functions of Purge unit
-31 3.6.2 Construction of Purge Unit
-35 3.7 Waste ink tank Unit
-35 3.7.1 Construction of waste ink tank
-36 3.8 Air Flow
-36 3.8.1 Air Flow
-37 3.9 Paper Path
-37 3.9.1 Overview of Paper Path
-42 3.10 Construction of Paper Path
-42 3.10.1 Construction of Cassette A and B
-43 3.10.2 Construction of Manual Feed Unit
-44 3.10.3 Construction of Paper Feed Subsystem
-45 3.10.4 Paper Delivery Assembly Structure
-46 4 ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
-46 4.1 Overview 
-48 4.2 System Controller
-48 4.2.1 Components of System Controller
-52 4.3 Image Process Controller
-52 4.3.1 Components of Image Process Controller
-53 4.4 Head Controller
-53 4.4.1 Components of Head Controller
-54 4.5 Carriage Controller
-54 4.5.1 Components of Carriage Controller
-56 4.6 Mech. Controller
-56 4.6.1 Mech. Controller Components
-58 4.7 Motor Controller
-58 4.7.1 Components of Motor Controller
-60 4.8 Power Supply
-60 4.8.1 Power Supply Block Diagram
-62 5. DETECTION FUNCTIONALITY
-62 5.1 Detection Functionality By Sensors
-62 5.1.1 Sensors for Covers/Cassettes
-64 5.1.2 Sensors for Components Relating to Ink Passage
-72 5.1.3 Sensors for Components Relating to Carriage
-76 5.1.4 Sensors for Components Relating to Paper Path
Part 5: MAINTENANCE
- 1 1. MAINTENANCE
- 1 1.1 List of Periodic Replacement Parts
- 1 1.2 List of Consumables
- 1 1.3 A List of Periodic Maintenance
- 2 2. SERVICING TOOLS
- 2 2.1 List of Tools
- 4 2.2 Using the Cover Switch Tool
- 5 3. APPLYING THE GREASE
- 6 4. SERVICE PARTS
- 6 4.1 Service Parts
- 6 4.1.1 Keep all packages with the warning not to turn over. 
- 7 4.1.2 Sub-Tank Unit
- 8 5. DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY
- 8 5.1 Disassembly/Reassembly
- 8 5.2 Points to Note on Disassembly and Reassembly
- 8 5.2.1 Units for Which Disassembly Is Prohibited or Which Careful
Adjustment is Needed
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5 -10 5.2.2 Shifting the carriage manually

5 -11 5.2.3 Units needing to be drained of ink

5 -12 5.2.4 Rear lower Cover

5 -12 5.2.5 Top Cover Unit

5 -13 5.2.6 Right Cover/Left Cover

5 -14 5.2.7 Carriage Unit

5 -16 5.2.8 Sub-tank Unit / Purge Unit

5 -20 5.2.9 Ink Bottle Unit

5 -22 5.2.10 Waste Ink Tank Unit

5 -23 5.2.11 Wiper Blade Ass'y

5 -24 5.2.12 Roll Media Cassette A (upper) / B (lower)

5 -25 5.2.13 Pressure Roller Unit

5 -26 5.2.14 Feed Motor

5 -27 5.2.15 Feed Roller Ass'y / Nozzle Check Sensor Holder Unit

5 -28 5.2.16 Cut Sheet Feed Unit

5 -29 5.2.17 Cutter Unit

5 -30 5.2.18 Paper Guide Release Shaft and Lever a

5 -32 5.3 Cap/Valve Open/Wiper Unit Up/Down

5 -32 5.3.1 Cap Open

5 -32 5.3.2 A-H Valve Open/Close

5 -32 5.3.3 A-C/ C-S Valve Open

5 -32 5.3.4 Wiper Unit Up/Down

5 -34 5.4 Ink Drain

5 -34 5.4.1 Auto Ink Drain

5 -34 5.4.2 Manual Ink Drain

5 -40 6. ADJUSTMENT/ SET-UP

5 -40 6.1 Adjustments and Settings

5 -40 6.1.1 Adjusting the Belt Tension

5 -40 6.1.2 Adjusting the Blade Position

5 -40 6.1.3 Nozzle Management (nozzle check) Auto Position Adjustment

5 -40 6.1.4 Check the Dip SW Set-Up in System Controller

5 -41 6.2 Adjustment and How to Set Up

5 -41 6.2.1 Adjusting the Belt tension

5 -42 6.2.2 Adjustment of the Wiper Blade Position

5 -46 6.2.3 Nozzle Management (nozzle check) Auto Position Adjustment

5 -47 6.2.4 Checking the Dip SW Set-Up in the System Controller

5 -48 7. TROUBLESHOOTING

5 -48 7.1 Outline of Troubleshooting

5 -48 7.1.1 Outline

5 -48 7.1.2 Notice for Troubleshooting

5 -49 7.2 Troubleshooting during "Operator Call"

5 -49 7.2.1 Top cover is open

: Close cover

5 -49 7.2.2 Upper right cover open

: Close cover

5 -49 7.2.3 Front cover is open

: Close cover

5 -50 7.2.4 Tray A is open

: Close tray

5 -50 7.2.5 Tray B is open

: Close tray

5 -51 7.2.6 Lever a is unlocked

: Lock lever

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