Canon PIXMA iP1500 Service Manual

PIXMA iP1500

SERVICE MANUAL

Canon

Copyright 2004, Canon U.S.A. This technical publication is the proprietary and confidential information of Canon U.S.A. which shall be retained for reference purposes by Authorized Service Facilities of Canon U.S.A. Its unauthorized use is prohibited.

1. PRODUCT LIST

1-1. Main Units

Product name Product code Sales territory Remarks

Canon Bubble Jet Printer iP1500

1-2. Options

None

1-3. Consumables

9319A001AA US

9319A002AA CA

9319A003AA LAM LVT

9319A004AA LAM HVT

9319A005AA EMB

9319A005AB EMB

9319A008AA ASA HVT

9319A009AA AU

9319A010AA KR

9319A011AA GB

9319A012AA JP

9319A013AA TW

9319A014AA HK

9319A015AA CN

9319A017AA EUM

Product name Product code Sales territory Remarks

Canon Ink Tank BCI-24 Black

Canon Ink Tank BCI-24 Color

Canon Ink Tank BCI-24 Black Twin Pack

Canon Ink Tank BCI-24 Color Twin Pack

6881A001AA 6881A002AA 6881A003AA 6881A004AA

6882A001AA 6882A002AA 6882A003AA 6882A004AA

6881A008AA 6881A009AA 6881A010AA 6881A011AA

6882A008AA 6882A009AA 6882A010AA 6882A011AA

JPN EUR USA/CAN ASIA/AUST

In common with the S200, S200x, S300, S330, i320, i350, i355, i250, and i255

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2. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

2-1. Printer Main Unit Specifications

Paper feeding method ASF

Resolution 4,800 x 1,200 dpi (max.)

Printing speed Measured by throughput patterns Fine_BK and Fine_CL.

BK 13.2 ppm (BK throughput pattern) HQ

CL 6.8 ppm (CL throughput pattern)

BK 18 ppm (BK throughput pattern)

CL 13 ppm (CL throughput pattern)

Printing direction Bi-directional / Uni-directional (automatically switched according to print data

and print mode)

Draft mode print duty 50% duty

Print width 203.2 mm (8 inches)

Interface USB (2.0) Full Speed only

Supported print head Service part: QY6-0054-000

No. of pages that can be printed

ASF stacking capacity Paper weight

Plain paper

High Resolution Paper

Glossy Photo Paper

Photo Paper Pro, Photo Paper Plus Glossy, Matte Photo Paper, Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss Photo Paper Plus Double Sided

Transparency

Envelope

T-shirt Transfer

Photo Stickers

CL CL approx. 170 pages, BK approx. 520 pages

(SCID No.5 pattern, default print mode)

BK BK approx. 300 pages (1500 character pattern, default print mode)

Max. 10 mm (Approx. 100 pages of 75 g/m 64 to 105 g/m 10 mm or less

10 mm (Approx. 80 sheets) or less

A4, LTR: 10 sheets or less 4x6: 20 sheets or less

A4, LTR, 5x7: 10 sheets or less 4x6: 20 sheets or less

1 sheet

30 sheets or less

10 sheets or less

1 sheet

)

Borderless printing Up to A4, LTR Detection function

Cover open Available

Presence of print head Available

Presence of ink tank Not available

Presence of paper Available

Paper width Not available

Waste ink absorber full Available

Remaining ink amount Available (Detected by dot counting. Reset by user operation. Enabled at

default.)

Print head alignment Available (11 types)

Acoustic noise level

Fine (Glossy Photo Paper / Fine mode)

HQ Approx. 46 dB

HS Approx. 55 dB

Approx. 43 dB (Sound pressure level ISO9296)

Environmental requirements

During operation Temperature: 5C to 35C (41F to 95F)

Humidity: 10% to 90%RH (no condensation)

Non-operation Temperature: 0C to 40C (32F to 104F)

Humidity: 5% to 95%RH (no condensation)

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Power supply

Input voltage / Frequency AC 100 to 127 V, 50/60Hz (LV)

AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60Hz (HV)

Power consumption:

During printing Approx. 8 W

Stand-by status Approx. 1 W

External dimensions

With the paper support extended (no paper output tray)

With the paper support retracted (no paper output tray)

Approx. 416 (W) x 250 (D) x 305 (H) mm

Approx. 416 (W) x 207 (D) x 165 (H) mm

Weight Approx. 2.5 kg (excluding the print head and ink tanks)

Related standards

Electromagnetic radiance,

Electrical safety

Note: Not Blue Angel compliant.

VCCI, FCC, IC, CE Mark, Taiwan EMC, C-Tick, CCC (EMC), Korea MIC, Gost-R, DENAN, UL, C-UL, CB Report, GS, FT, SASO, SPRING, Korea EK, IRAM

2-2. Product Life

Specified print volume or the years of use, whichever comes first.

- 3 years of use

- Print volume: 4,000 pages

- Black: 2,000 pages (A4, standard mode, 1,500 character pattern)

- Color: 1,200 pages (A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern) 120 pages (A4, photo, borderless printing) 80 pages (4 x 6, photo, borderless printing) 600 pages (Postcard, photo, borderless printing)

Note: The above print volume breakdown is estimated using average user consumption patterns.

2-3. Print Head Specifications

Type 4-color integrated type (ink tank separate type)

Print head BK: 320 nozzles in 2 vertical lines

C/M/Y: 128 nozzles in 2 vertical lines per color Ink droplet: BK 30 pl, CL 5 pl / 2 pl

Ink color BK (pigment-based ink)

CL: Y, M, C (high brilliance)

Ink tank BCI-24 Black, BCI-24 Color

Weight Approx. 58g (excluding ink tanks)

Supply method Service part (excluding ink tanks)

Part number: QY6-0054-000

Print head life 4,000 pages (Same as the printer main unit)

Note: Although the print head can be physically installed in the i350, i355, i250, i255, S300, and S330

series printers, it is incompatible with and cannot be used in those models.

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3. ERROR DISPLAY

Errors are displayed by the LEDs, and ink low warnings are displayed by the Status Monitor.

3-1. Operator Call Error (LED Blinking in Orange)

LED

blinking

2 times Paper out Set paper, and press the Resume/Cancel button

3 times Paper jam Remove the jammed paper, and press the

4 times Ink tank not installed Re-install the ink tanks, and close the access

5 times Print head not installed or failure has

occurred in the print head. (Non-supported print head (see page 4) is installed or print head EEPROM data is abnormal.)

8 times Waste ink absorber full or platen waste ink

absorber full warning (approx. 95% of the maximum capacity)

Error Corrective action

to feed the paper.

Resume/Cancel button.

cover. Install the print head, and close the access cover. Or, confirm the print head is “QY6-0054-000” and perform re-installation. If not recovered, with the print head installed, power the printer off and on.

Pressing the Resume/Cancel button will exit the error, and enable printing.

3-2. Service Call Error (LED Blinking in Orange and Green Alternately)

LED

blinking 2 times Carriage error Replace the printer as it has failed. 3 times LF error Replace the printer as it has failed. 7 times Waste ink absorber full or platen waste ink

absorber full 8 times Print head temperature rise error Replace the printer as it has failed. 9 times EEPROM error Replace the printer as it has failed. 10 times No print head detected excepting print head

replacement (during printing)

Error Corrective Action

Replace the printer as it has failed.

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3-3. Ink Low Warning (Ink low warnings are displayed by the Status Monitor only when the

remaining ink level detection is enabled, and no Status Monitor display when disabled.)

Note: The Status Monitor display in the table below is for Windows.

Warning Display by Status Monitor

Ink low warning 1 (approx. half level)

Ink low warning 2 (low remaining ink)

Ink low warning 3 (ink level unknown)

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4. SERVICE MODE

To conduct the following functions, a host computer (Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP), printer driver and service tool (QY9-0066) for the iP1500 are needed.

Function Procedure Remarks

Print head manual cleaning

<For reference> Print head deep cleaning

Paper feed roller cleaning

Select “Cleaning” from the printer driver’s Maintenance.

Select “Deep Cleaning” from the printer driver’s Maintenance.

1. Remove the paper from the ASF.

Cleaning time: Approx. 40 sec.

Cleaning time: Approx. 70 sec.

Cleaning time: Approx. 2 min.

2. Select “Roller Cleaning“ from the printer driver’s Maintenance.

3. Following the instruction from the Status Monitor, load 3 sheets of plain paper in the ASF, and feed them.

Test printing

Nozzle check pattern printing

<For reference> Print head alignment

Select “Nozzle Check“ from the printer driver’s Maintenance.

1. Select “Print Head Alignment“ from the printer driver’s Maintenance.

Nozzle check pattern printing

Significant misalignment can be adjusted.

2. Select the optimal value using the printed head position adjustment pattern.

Shipment pattern printing

- ROM version

- Number of pages fed

- Waste ink amount EEPROM reset (Reset of waste ink counter etc.)

Refer to Shipment inspection pattern*

Refer to EEPROM reset / Destination setting*3 below. Host computer and service tool

below. Refer to Shipment inspection

pattern sample*

below. Host computer and service tool are required.

are required.

Destination setting Refer to EEPROM reset / Destination setting*3 below. Host computer and service tool

are required.

EEPROM information check Refer to Shipment inspection pattern*1 below. Host computer and service tool

are required.

*1 Shipment inspection pattern printing

a. Install the print head (QY6-0054-000), and press the Power button to turn on the printer. (The LED lights in green.) b. Load A4-sized paper. c. Connect the printer to the computer. Using the iP1500 service tool (QY9-0066), select “USB PORT.” (See APPENDIX

2, ip1500 SERVICE TOOL.)

d. Select “TEST PATTERN 1.” The printer starts printing the shipment inspection pattern.

Shipment inspection pattern sample

EEPROM contents can be confirmed from the shipment inspection pattern printout (top of the shipment inspection pattern). See APPENDIX 1, SHIPMENT INSPECTION PATTERN 1, for print sample.

EEPROM reset / Destination setting

a. Install the print head (QY6-0054-000), and press the Power button to turn on the printer. (The LED lights in green.) b. Connect the printer to the computer. Using the iP1500 service tool (QY9-0066), select “USB PORT”. (See APPENDIX

2, iP1500 SERVICE TOOL.) c. <Destination setting> Destination can be set by clicking each model name in “SET DESTINATION.” Confirm the model name by clicking “GET DEVICE ID” after setting change. (If incorrect, it can be changed before

turning the unit OFF/ON.) <EEPROM reset> When ”EEPROM CLEAR” is checked, the EEPROM is reset after the shipment inspection pattern printing.

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