Canon BJC-3000 Series User manual

QY8-1365-000

REVISION 0



1999 CANON INC. CANON BJC 3000 0899 SC 0.30-0 PRINTED IN JAPAN (IMPRIME AU JAPON)

AUG. 1999

0899 SC 0.30-0

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. When changes occur in applicable products or in the content of this manual,

Canon will release technical information as the need arises. In the event of major changes in the

contents of this manual over a long or short period, Canon will issue a new editions of this manual.

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

inconsistent with local law.

Trademarks

The product names and company names described in this manual are the registered trademarks of the

individual companies.

copied, reproduced or translated into another language, in whole or in part, without the written consent

of Canon Inc., except in the case of internal business use.

CANON INC.

BJ Products Quality Support Dept.

16-1, Shimonoge 3-chome, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 213, Japan

This manual has been produced on an Apple Power Macintosh G3 personal computer and Apple

LaserWriter 600/16 laser beam printer; artworks of printing films were printed on Valityper® 4300J. All

page layouts, logos, and parts-list data were saved with Canon Optical Disc Subsystem mo-5001S™ and

Optical Disc Cartridge mo-502M™, and Interface Kit mo-IF2™ for Macintosh. All graphics were produced

with MACROMEDIA FREEHAND™ 7.0J. All documents and all page layouts were created with

QuarkXpress™ 3.3 Japanese version.

Product

Specificatons Maintenance Operation Troubleshhotin

gAppendix

I. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual is divided into five sections, and contains information required for serving the

unit.

Part 1: Product Specifications

This section contains outlines and product specifications of the unit.

Part 2: Maintenance

This section explains how to maintain the unit. Descriptions and adjustment of

assembly/disassembly and verification methods after assembly/disassembly are

included.

Part 3: Operation

This section explains how to operate the unit properly. Operation procedures for service

modes are explained.

Part 4: Troubleshooting

This section explains how to find out possible causes of troubles and units/parts to be

replaced. It is divided into two parts: troubleshooting by error indications and by

symptoms.

Part 5: Appendix

This section includes block diagrams of the unit and information to technically

understand the hardware (applied for new techniques only). This section also includes

pin arrangements.

Sufficient information regarding assembly/disassembly is not given in this

manual. Refer to the illustrations in the separate

Parts Catalog

REF.

II. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Part 1: Product Specifications

1 - 1 1. PRODUCT OUTLINE

1 - 1 1.1 Product Outline

1 - 2 1.2 Features

1 - 3 2. SPECIFICATIONS

1 - 3 2.1 Printer Specifications

1 - 3 2.1.1 Printer specifications

1 - 3 2.1.2 Printer service life

1 - 4 2.2 Paper Specifications

1 - 4 2.2.1 Paper size/basis weight

1 - 4 2.2.2 Paper type/setting

1 - 5 2.2.3 Printable area

1 - 5 2.3 BJ Cartridge Specifications

1 - 6 2.4 Scanner Cartridge Specifications

1 - 6 2.4.1 Scannable area

1 - 7 2.5 Interface Specifications

1 - 7 2.5.1 Parallel interface

1 - 7 2.5.2 Serial interface

1 - 8 2.6 Printer/Scanner Driver Types

1 - 9 3. PRINTER PACKING

1 - 10 4. INSTALLATION

1 - 10 4.1 Installation Location

1 - 10 4.2 Setup Procedures

1 - 10 4.2.1 Connecting the interface cable

1 - 10 4.2.2 Connecting the power

1 - 11 5. NAME OF THE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

1 - 12 6. PRODUCT CODE LIST

Part 2: Maintenance

2 - 1 1. REGULAR REPLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

2 - 1 1.1 Parts for Regular Replacement

2 - 1 1.2 Periodic Maintenance

2 - 2 2. DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY

2 - 2 2.1 List of Tools

2 - 3 2.2 Disassembly/Reassembly Precautions

2 - 3 2.2.1 Ink stain precautions (ink path/ink mist)

2 - 4 2.2.2 Static electricity damage prevention

2 - 5 2.2.3 Transportation precautions

2 - 5 2.2.4 Spur deformation precautions

2 - 6 2.2.5 Feed gear section precautions

2 - 7 2.3 Disassembling and Reassembling the Printer

2 - 7 2.3.1 Carriage lock release

2 - 7 2.3.2 Removing tap screws

2 - 8 2.3.3 Reattaching and removing the upper cover unit

2 - 8 2.3.4 Removing the printer unit

2 - 9 2.3.5 Removing the pressure roller unit

2 - 9 2.3.6 Position of spurs in the spur base unit

2 - 10 2.3.7 Removing the ASF unit

2 - 10 2.3.8 Removing the head gap adjustment unit

2 - 11 2.4 Grease Application

2 - 12 2.5 Adjustments and Settings after Disassembly/Reassembly

2 - 12 2.5.1 List of adjustment items

2 - 13 2.5.2 When adjustment of the print head position is required

Page

2 - 14 2.5.3 When EEPROM setting is required

2 - 14 2.5.4 When the carriage belt tension needs adjustment

2 - 15 2.5.5 When the ASF gear initial position adjustment is required

2 - 16 2.5.6 When the head gap needs adjustment

2 - 18 3. VERIFYING OPERATIONS AFTER DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY

2 - 18 3.1 Methods

2 - 19 4. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER

2 - 19 4.1 Preparation for Transportation

Part 3: Operation

3 - 1 1. FUNCTIONS RELATED TO PRINTER OPERATION

3 - 1 1.1 Status Indications

3 - 2 1.1.1 Status indications by the LED

3 - 3 1.1.2 Details of error conditions

3 - 4 1.1.3 BJ status monitor

3 - 5 1.2 Operations from the Computer

3 - 5 1.2.1 Function settings using the printer driver

3 - 6 1.3 Operations from the Printer

3 - 6 1.3.1 Cleaning

3 - 6 1.3.2 Nozzle check pattern print

3 - 6 1.3.3 Roller cleaning

3 - 8 2. SERVICE FUNCTIONS

3 - 8 2.1 Service Mode Operations

3 - 9 2.2 Service/Factory Test Print

3 - 10 2.3 EEPROM Information Print

3 - 11 2.4 Resetting the EEPROM

3 - 11 2.5 Model Settings with EEPROM

3 - 11 2.6 Ink Presence Check

3 - 11 2.7 Power Off/Carriage Lock

Part 4: Troubleshooting

4 - 1 1. TROUBLESHOOTING BY ERROR INDICATIONS

4 - 1 1.1 Initial Flow Chart

4 - 4 1.2 List of Errors (Indicator/error codes)

4 - 5 1.3 Troubleshooting by Error Indications

4 - 17 2. TROUBLESHOOTING BY SYMPTOMS

4 - 17 2.1 Troubleshooting by Symptoms

III

Page

Part 5: Appendix

5 - 1 1. TECHNICAL REFERENCE

5 - 1 1.1 About the Paper Feed Section

5 - 1 1.1.1 Paper feed functions

5 - 2 1.1.2 Structure of the paper feed components

5 - 3 1.1.3 Advanced paper feed function

5 - 3 1.1.4 Paper feed retry function

5 - 3 1.1.5 The print start position adjustment retry function

5 - 3 1.1.6 The form alignment function

5 - 4 1.2 About the Purge Unit

5 - 4 1.2.1 The capping and cleaning functions of the purge unit

5 - 5 1.2.2 Purge unit paper feed motor drive switching function

5 - 5 1.2.3 Purge unit structure and functions

5 - 7 1.3 About the Electrical Section

5 - 7 1.3.1 Electrical section block diagram

5 - 7 1.3.2 Power line block diagram

5 - 8 1.3.3 USB interface

5 - 9 1.3.4 Automatic interface switching function

5 - 9 1.3.5 Detection functions with sensors

5 - 10 1.4 About the BJ Cartridge

5 - 10 1.4.1 BJ cartridge structure

5 - 10 1.4.2 BJ cartridge print drive control

5 - 10 1.4.3 BJ cartridge identification

5 - 11 1.4.4 List of printing modes

5 - 12 1.5 About the Scanner Cartridge

5 - 12 1.5.1 Scanner block diagram and the data flow

5 - 13 1.5.2 Scan modes

5 - 14 1.5.3 Image gradation and bit data size

5 - 14 1.5.4 Scanner cartridge detection

5 - 14 1.5.5 Calibration operation based on the white calibration sheet

5 - 14 1.5.6 Scanning time and data size (reference)

5 - 15 2. CONNECTORS AND PIN LAYOUT

5 - 15 2.1 Control Board

5 - 19 2.2 Carriage Board

5 - 20 2.3 BJ Cartridge

5 - 21 2.4 Scanner Cartridge (Optional)

5 - 22 2.5 AC Adapter

5 - 22 2.6 DC Power Supply Cable

5 - 23 2.7 Carriage Motor

5 - 23 2.8 Paper Feed Motor

5 - 23 2.9 Ink Sensor

III. ILLUSTRATION INDEX

Page

Part 1: Product Specifications

1 - 1 Figure 1- 1 Printer Appearance

1 - 5 Figure 1- 2 Printable Area

1 - 6 Figure 1- 3 Scannable Area

1 - 9 Figure 1- 4 Packing

1 -10 Figure 1- 5 Installation Space

1 -11 Figure 1- 6 Name of the Parts and Their Functions

Part 2: Maintenance

2 - 3 Figure 2- 1 Ink Path

2 - 4 Figure 2- 2 Ink Mist

2 - 5 Figure 2- 3 Transportation Precautions

2 - 5 Figure 2- 4 Spurs

2 - 6 Figure 2- 5 Feed Gear Section Precautions

2 - 7 Figure 2- 6 Carriage Lock Release

2 - 8 Figure 2- 7 Reattaching and Removing the Upper Cover Unit

2 - 8 Figure 2- 8 Removing the Printer Unit

2 - 9 Figure 2- 9 Removing the Pressure Roller Unit

2 - 9 Figure 2- 10 Position of Spurs in the Spur Base Unit (Bottom View)

2 -10 Figure 2- 11 Removing the ASF Unit

2 -10 Figure 2- 12 Head Gap Adjustment Board

2 -11 Figure 2- 13 Grease Application Points

2 -13 Figure 2- 14 Print Position Adjustment Patterns

2 -14 Figure 2- 15 Carriage Belt Tension Adjustment

2 -15 Figure 2- 16 ASF Drive Gear Initial Position

2 -15 Figure 2- 17 ASF Gear Initial Position Adjustment

2 -16 Figure 2- 18 Head Gap Adjustment 1

2 -17 Figure 2- 19 Head Gap Adjustment 2

2 -19 Figure 2- 20 Transporting the Printer

Part 3: Operation

3 - 1 Figure 3- 1 Operation Panel

3 - 4 Figure 3- 2 Status Monitor (Sample)

3 - 5 Figure 3- 3 Printer Driver Utility (Sample)

3 - 7 Figure 3- 4 Nozzle Check Pattern Print (Color Sample)

3 - 9 Figure 3- 5 Service/Factory Test Printout (Sample)

3 -10 Figure 3- 6 EEPROM Information Print (Sample)

3 -11 Figure 3- 7 Ink Check

Page

Part 4: Troubleshooting

Part 5: Appendix

5 - 1 Figure 5- 1 Paper Feed Path

5 - 2 Figure 5- 2 Paper Pick-Up Mechanism

5 - 3 Figure 5- 3 Form Alignment Function

5 - 5 Figure 5- 4 Purge Unit Structure

5 - 7 Figure 5- 5 Block Diagram

5 - 7 Figure 5- 6 Power Line Block Diagram

5 - 8 Figure 5- 7 USB Data Transfer

5 - 8 Figure 5- 8 NRZI

5 - 9 Figure 5- 9 Sensor Positions

5 -10 Figure 5- 10 Nozzle Arrangement

5 -12 Figure 5- 11 Scanner Block Diagram

5 -15 Figure 5- 12 Control Board

5 -15 Figure 5- 13 Printer Diagram

5 -19 Figure 5- 14 Carriage Board

5 -20 Figure 5- 15 BJ Cartridge

5 -21 Figure 5- 16 Scanner Cartridge

5 -22 Figure 5- 17 AC Adapter

5 -22 Figure 5- 18 DC Power Supply Cable

5 -23 Figure 5- 19 Carriage Motor

5 -23 Figure 5- 20 Paper Feed Motor

5 -23 Figure 5- 21 Ink Sensor

Other manuals for BJC-3000 Series

Table of contents

Other Canon Printer manuals

Canon

Canon mageRUNNER ADVANCE C355iF Installation guide

Canon

Canon PIXMA TS5340 User manual

Canon

Canon varioPRINT 110 Technical manual

Canon

Canon PIXMA GM4000 Series User manual

Canon

Canon Pixma G1000 series User manual

Canon

Canon 0324B001 - SELPHY ES1 Photo Printer Quick start guide

Canon

Canon iR1018 Operating and maintenance manual

Canon

Canon CX 350 User manual

Canon

Canon imagePROGRAF iPF680 User manual

Canon

Canon PIXMA MX860 series User instructions

Canon

Canon BJC-S750 User manual

Canon

Canon PIXMA TS5320 Setup guide

Canon

Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8300S User guide

Canon

Canon PIXMA MX712 Parts list manual

Canon

Canon iP90 - PIXMA Color Inkjet Printer User manual

Canon

Canon iP4000 - PIXMA Photo Printer Instruction Manual

Canon

Canon PIXMA MX432 User manual

Canon

Canon PIXMA PRO-1 Series User manual

Canon

Canon BJC S600 User manual

Canon

Canon pixma mg3620 Installation and user guide

Canon

Canon MK5000 Assembly instructions

Canon

Canon PIXMA MP110 User manual

Canon

Canon PIXMA TS3120 Setup guide

Canon

Canon IMAGERUNNER ADVANCE SERIES Installation guide

Popular Printer manuals by other brands

Lexmark

Lexmark 1400 Series Manual

Evolis

Evolis Elypso user guide

Kyocera

Kyocera FS-9530DN specification

Samsung

Samsung BIXOLON SRP-350plusF user manual

Dell

Dell Color Laser Printer 2130cn user guide

Tektronix

Tektronix Phaser 840 user guide

Epson

Epson ET-7750 Programming guide

Eltron

Eltron P210 Guide manual

Ricoh

Ricoh MD-P1 Service manual

Epson

Epson SC-F7100 series user guide

Epson

Epson Stylus C40UX Service manual

IRA3D

IRA3D POETRY4 Original instructions

Ricoh

Ricoh Aficio AP400 operating instructions

BIXOLON

BIXOLON SRP-352plusV user manual

Epson

Epson Stylus Photo PX700W Basic operation guide

Ricoh

Ricoh SP204SF user guide

Star Micronics

Star Micronics futurePRNT TSP100 Hardware manual

Epson

Epson TM-TM88V-i Technical reference guide