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... contains information necessary to test, calibrate and service: n HP DesignJet 500 Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7769B) n HP DesignJet 500 Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7770B) n HP DesignJet 500PS Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7769C) n HP DesignJet 500PS Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7770C) n HP DesignJet 800 Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7779B) n HP DesignJet 800 Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7780B) n HP DesignJet 800PS Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7779C) n HP DesignJet 800PS Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7780C) For information about...
... contains information necessary to test, calibrate and service: n HP DesignJet 500 Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7769B) n HP DesignJet 500 Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7770B) n HP DesignJet 500PS Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7769C) n HP DesignJet 500PS Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7770C) n HP DesignJet 800 Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7779B) n HP DesignJet 800 Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7780B) n HP DesignJet 800PS Printer - 24" Model (P/N C7779C) n HP DesignJet 800PS Printer - 42" Model (P/N C7780C) For information about...
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... has Problems Detecting Media 1-3 Troubleshooting Paper-Axis Shutdowns 1-4 Problems with the Vacuum Fan 1-5 Vacuum suction much lower at high altitudes 1-5 HP-GL/2 color differences in different HP DesignJet Printers 1-6 Banding at variable extreme environmental conditions 1-6 The Priming Procedure Fails 1-7 Using the Power Switch LED to Troubleshoot 1-10 Using the... When Handling the Ink Supplies 3-5 When Should You Replace the Ink Cartridges? 3-6 When Should You Replace the Printheads? 3-7 Obtaining Ink Cartridge Information 3-9 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 3
... has Problems Detecting Media 1-3 Troubleshooting Paper-Axis Shutdowns 1-4 Problems with the Vacuum Fan 1-5 Vacuum suction much lower at high altitudes 1-5 HP-GL/2 color differences in different HP DesignJet Printers 1-6 Banding at variable extreme environmental conditions 1-6 The Priming Procedure Fails 1-7 Using the Power Switch LED to Troubleshoot 1-10 Using the... When Handling the Ink Supplies 3-5 When Should You Replace the Ink Cartridges? 3-6 When Should You Replace the Printheads? 3-7 Obtaining Ink Cartridge Information 3-9 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 3
Service Manual
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... Tubes 4-25 Printer Information 4-26 Service Calibrations 5-1 Entering the Service Calibrations Menu 5-3 Printhead Alignment (includes PPS Calibration) 5-5 Color Calibration 5-7 Advance Calibration 5-9 Factory Advance Calibration 5-11 4 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual
... Tubes 4-25 Printer Information 4-26 Service Calibrations 5-1 Entering the Service Calibrations Menu 5-3 Printhead Alignment (includes PPS Calibration) 5-5 Color Calibration 5-7 Advance Calibration 5-9 Factory Advance Calibration 5-11 4 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual
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... Sensor 7-30 Print Platen Assembly 7-32 Carriage Assembly 7-34 Vacuum Fan 7-36 Interconnect Cable 7-38 Paper-Axis Motor 7-40 Drive Roller 7-42 Miscellaneous Items 7-44 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 5
... Sensor 7-30 Print Platen Assembly 7-32 Carriage Assembly 7-34 Vacuum Fan 7-36 Interconnect Cable 7-38 Paper-Axis Motor 7-40 Drive Roller 7-42 Miscellaneous Items 7-44 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 5
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... Service Station Holder 8-57 Interconnect Cable 8-59 Ink Supply Tubes 8-60 Vacuum Fan 8-64 Pinch-Arm 8-66 Pinch-Arm Mechanism 8-67 Pinch-Arm Lever 8-69 6 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual
... Service Station Holder 8-57 Interconnect Cable 8-59 Ink Supply Tubes 8-60 Vacuum Fan 8-64 Pinch-Arm 8-66 Pinch-Arm Mechanism 8-67 Pinch-Arm Lever 8-69 6 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual
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...-5 Front Panel 10-6 Ink Delivery System (IDS) 10-7 Ink Supply Station (ISS) 10-7 Tubes Assembly 10-9 Service Station 10-10 Glossary Index Table of Contents HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 7
...-5 Front Panel 10-6 Ink Delivery System (IDS) 10-7 Ink Supply Station (ISS) 10-7 Tubes Assembly 10-9 Service Station 10-10 Glossary Index Table of Contents HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 7
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... Line Sensor has Problems Detecting Media 1-3 Troubleshooting Paper-Axis Shutdowns 1-4 Problems with the Vacuum Fan 1-5 Vacuum suction much lower at high altitudes 1-5 HP-GL/2 color differences in different HP DesignJet Printers 1-6 Banding at variable extreme environmental conditions 1-6 The Priming Procedure Fails 1-7 Using the Power Switch LED to Troubleshoot 1-10 Using the Boot-Up...
... Line Sensor has Problems Detecting Media 1-3 Troubleshooting Paper-Axis Shutdowns 1-4 Problems with the Vacuum Fan 1-5 Vacuum suction much lower at high altitudes 1-5 HP-GL/2 color differences in different HP DesignJet Printers 1-6 Banding at variable extreme environmental conditions 1-6 The Priming Procedure Fails 1-7 Using the Power Switch LED to Troubleshoot 1-10 Using the Boot-Up...
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... recommended corrective actions. Remember that certain Calibrations are about to replace, just to make sure that is the component/assembly that has failed. Service Calibrations. 1-2 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual For information on the Service Tests and how to use them see Chapter 4 - NOTE Performing a Service Test on...
... recommended corrective actions. Remember that certain Calibrations are about to replace, just to make sure that is the component/assembly that has failed. Service Calibrations. 1-2 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual For information on the Service Tests and how to use them see Chapter 4 - NOTE Performing a Service Test on...
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...Print Platen. 3 The Line Sensor is properly connected at the both ends of media that the Interconnect Cable is damaged or faulty. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-3 Troubleshooting Solving Print Quality Problems The Printer contains an internal Troubleshooting procedure which will determine ... the Line Sensor may have problems detecting transparent media or some types of any Image Quality or Line Quality defects. Try loading white HP media in to the Printer and check if the Line Sensor detects it. 2 Excessive ink deposits on solving Print Quality problems see...
...Print Platen. 3 The Line Sensor is properly connected at the both ends of media that the Interconnect Cable is damaged or faulty. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-3 Troubleshooting Solving Print Quality Problems The Printer contains an internal Troubleshooting procedure which will determine ... the Line Sensor may have problems detecting transparent media or some types of any Image Quality or Line Quality defects. Try loading white HP media in to the Printer and check if the Line Sensor detects it. 2 Excessive ink deposits on solving Print Quality problems see...
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... would be to replace the Paper-Axis Motor ⇒ Page 8-84. 2 The Transmission Gears, which should be to replace the Encoder Sensor ⇒ Page 8-38. 1-4 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Paper-Axis Shutdowns A Paper-Axis shutdown can happen when the Printer detects that media has been...
... would be to replace the Paper-Axis Motor ⇒ Page 8-84. 2 The Transmission Gears, which should be to replace the Encoder Sensor ⇒ Page 8-38. 1-4 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Paper-Axis Shutdowns A Paper-Axis shutdown can happen when the Printer detects that media has been...
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... vacuum force holding down the media will be lower, therefore the media will not be to change the Vacuum force by changing the Altitude setting. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-5 n Printhead crashes against the Media. In this would be held the sheet in the Center Platen are NOT...Vacuum Fan is a problem with the Vacuum Fan, try the following: 1 With the Printer ON, open the Window of the Printer and place a sheet of HP High Gloss Photo Paper (must be a problem with the Drive Roller. If the Vacuum Fan does not hold the sheet in place, and then loads...
... vacuum force holding down the media will be lower, therefore the media will not be to change the Vacuum force by changing the Altitude setting. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-5 n Printhead crashes against the Media. In this would be held the sheet in the Center Platen are NOT...Vacuum Fan is a problem with the Vacuum Fan, try the following: 1 With the Printer ON, open the Window of the Printer and place a sheet of HP High Gloss Photo Paper (must be a problem with the Drive Roller. If the Vacuum Fan does not hold the sheet in place, and then loads...
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...). n Avoid very long exposures to obtain the desired colors. Troubleshooting HP-GL/2 color differences in different HP DesignJet Printers Color differences between one image printed on the HP DesignJet 500/800 Series and the rest of the DesignJet platforms are due to the User's Guide). 1-6 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual This color variability among...
...). n Avoid very long exposures to obtain the desired colors. Troubleshooting HP-GL/2 color differences in different HP DesignJet Printers Color differences between one image printed on the HP DesignJet 500/800 Series and the rest of the DesignJet platforms are due to the User's Guide). 1-6 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual This color variability among...
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... Printer assumes that are installed during the initial startup, the Printer will request the User to the access position and you will see the following HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-7 This is the most likely cause for the priming of the tubes in the Printhead Carriage. Normally with...
... Printer assumes that are installed during the initial startup, the Printer will request the User to the access position and you will see the following HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-7 This is the most likely cause for the priming of the tubes in the Printhead Carriage. Normally with...
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... the Printhead replacement process. Check if there is ink inside the Start-up Printheads were filled with ink or not: Are all of the problem: 1-8 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual
... the Printhead replacement process. Check if there is ink inside the Start-up Printheads were filled with ink or not: Are all of the problem: 1-8 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual
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.... NOTE NOTE Troubleshooting If you need to reseat the Start-up Printheads, make sure you reinsert them in the same color slot in this area. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-9 To check this situation, the problem could be replaced. 2 The Start-up Printheads do not work properly and...
.... NOTE NOTE Troubleshooting If you need to reseat the Start-up Printheads, make sure you reinsert them in the same color slot in this area. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-9 To check this situation, the problem could be replaced. 2 The Start-up Printheads do not work properly and...
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... Power Socket. LED is completely dead. Also make sure that you firmly press the Power Switch to troubleshoot the Printer. The Printer cannot detect 1-10 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual Troubleshooting NOTE Using the Power Switch LED to Troubleshoot In certain circumstances the LED located in other circumstances...
... Power Socket. LED is completely dead. Also make sure that you firmly press the Power Switch to troubleshoot the Printer. The Printer cannot detect 1-10 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual Troubleshooting NOTE Using the Power Switch LED to Troubleshoot In certain circumstances the LED located in other circumstances...
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LED Flashes 3 times every few seconds - This indicates that the Main PCA has failed. This indicates that the Main PCA has failed. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-11 LED Flashes 4 times every few seconds - The Printer cannot detect the Front Panel. Try the following : 1 Check ...
LED Flashes 3 times every few seconds - This indicates that the Main PCA has failed. This indicates that the Main PCA has failed. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-11 LED Flashes 4 times every few seconds - The Printer cannot detect the Front Panel. Try the following : 1 Check ...
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... fails, try the following: 1 Switch the Printer Off and wait a few minutes. Initializing various components of the Firmware. Initializing a portion of the Main PCA. 1-12 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual The following explanations will appear and you Power On the Printer, the Printer performs the Boot-Up sequence...
... fails, try the following: 1 Switch the Printer Off and wait a few minutes. Initializing various components of the Firmware. Initializing a portion of the Main PCA. 1-12 HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual The following explanations will appear and you Power On the Printer, the Printer performs the Boot-Up sequence...
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... (Service Tests and Utilities), the Printer can be powered up in Service Mode by pressing the Up and Enter keys while switching the Printer ON. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-13 Entering Service Menu at Power Up - Initializing the Formatter. Only for Onsite Repair If the Printer fails...
... (Service Tests and Utilities), the Printer can be powered up in Service Mode by pressing the Up and Enter keys while switching the Printer ON. HP DesignJets 500 and 800 Series Printers Service Manual 1-13 Entering Service Menu at Power Up - Initializing the Formatter. Only for Onsite Repair If the Printer fails...