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Help! Print head jammed

2002-05-13 by dandreaphoto

Hi- I have installed a Niagara CIS in my 1200, and after running some 
cleaning cycles and printing nozzle checks, the print assembly is now jammed 
at the right "parked position", with the load and power lights flashing, and 
the replace cartridge lights on. If I turn it off and restart, there is a
grinding 
of gears but the head doesn't move out of parked and the lights go back on, 
with an errror message on screen. During the setup I was cleaning infeed 
rollers and sliding the head back and forth for access and to check for smooth 
running of the tubing

Any ideas to get it running again?
Chris 
www.dandreaphoto.com

RE: [Digital BW] Help! Print head jammed

2002-05-13 by TigerShark

Have you tried to slide the little white (on a 2000P it is white)
retainer lever down under the head and then move the head by hand, as
you would do for a chip reset procedure?
 
I think something got jammed in the mounting station position.  Do not
let it grind too much, you never know how it will affect or damage the
cogs.
 
After the head moves to the left, you should check that there is no ink
or any other deposit on the striped film ribbon.  If the microscopic
stripes are blocked the head doesn't know where it is, since every line
passed gives a pulse to tell the printer the horizontal head position.
 
TigerShark

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-----Original Message-----
From: dandreaphoto [mailto:chris@...] 
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 9:24 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Help! Print head jammed

Hi- I have installed a Niagara CIS in my 1200, and after running some 
cleaning cycles and printing nozzle checks, the print assembly is now
jammed 
at the right "parked position", with the load and power lights flashing,
and 
the replace cartridge lights on. If I turn it off and restart, there is
a
grinding 
of gears but the head doesn't move out of parked and the lights go back
on, 
with an errror message on screen. During the setup I was cleaning infeed

rollers and sliding the head back and forth for access and to check for
smooth 
running of the tubing

Any ideas to get it running again?
Chris 
www.dandreaphoto.com

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RE: [Digital BW] Help! Print head jammed

2002-05-13 by Nij

Chris,

It sounds like your head is probably getting jammed on the wiper that is
designed to clean the print-heads. This is a relatively common problem (for
me anyway!). You need to get at the print-head any-which-way you can and
move it back into it's recess... watch out for inky fingers.

...Then, hope it's a one-off and park and lock the print head, then turn on
the printer. If it happens again, you know your print-head-wiper is blown
and it's service time for the little beauty!

Nij

Nigel Rheam
MWORDS Limited   www.mwords.co.uk   Digital Fine Art

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dandreaphoto [mailto:chris@...]
> Sent: 13 May 2002 02:24
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Help! Print head jammed
>
>
>
>
> Hi- I have installed a Niagara CIS in my 1200, and after running some
> cleaning cycles and printing nozzle checks, the print assembly is
> now jammed
> at the right "parked position", with the load and power lights
> flashing, and
> the replace cartridge lights on. If I turn it off and restart, there is a
> grinding
> of gears but the head doesn't move out of parked and the lights
> go back on,
> with an errror message on screen. During the setup I was cleaning infeed
> rollers and sliding the head back and forth for access and to
> check for smooth
> running of the tubing
>
> Any ideas to get it running again?
> Chris
> www.dandreaphoto.com
>

RE: [Digital BW] Help! Print head jammed

2002-05-13 by Nij

OOOOOPPPPS - Clarifying that... you need to get at the print head, shift it
over tha blackage any which way you can, and then get at the wiper. All this
will be easier with the case off. Four screws and you're in... but it's not
impossible with the case on. You won't even need to move the print head if
you use a screw-driver blade to move the wiper... but you better be sure you
have the power off [  ;)  ]  and that you don't poke the wrong thing.

Nij

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nij [mailto:nigel@...]
> Sent: 13 May 2002 10:13
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Help! Print head jammed
>
>
> Chris,
>
> It sounds like your head is probably getting jammed on the wiper that is
> designed to clean the print-heads. This is a relatively common
> problem (for
> me anyway!). You need to get at the print-head any-which-way you can and
> move it back into it's recess... watch out for inky fingers.
>
> ...Then, hope it's a one-off and park and lock the print head,
> then turn on
> the printer. If it happens again, you know your print-head-wiper is blown
> and it's service time for the little beauty!
>
> Nij
>
> Nigel Rheam
> MWORDS Limited   www.mwords.co.uk   Digital Fine Art

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