Problem/customer complaint |
Possible corrective
action |
1. Doesn't see paper loaded/installed.
2. Printhead slams and grinds.
(No home position)
3. Gets margin errors. |
1st: Clean and/or replace optical
sensor.
2nd: Replace upper/right printhead cable. |
4. Paper jamming under printhead.
|
1st: Check printhead shield
for bends or rough edges.
(Replace if necessary.)
2nd: Check for proper mounting of optical sensor.
3rd: Clean and/or replace optical sensor.
4th: Clean/replace lower rollers (8930 only). |
5. No carriage (printhead) movement.
6. No pins firing on printhead.
(No dots on paper/all pins dead) |
Replace driver board. |
7. No paper advance.
|
1st: Replace driver board.
2nd: 8930 only: check setup for tractor feed enabled. |
8. Printer shuts down (powers
off) after 3-4 seconds. |
1st: Remove power supply from
printer and power up separately.
Observe the green LED:
ON - Replace driver board.
OFF - Replace power supply |
9. Won't communicate with host
or prints garbage. |
1st: Check all setup parameters
and interface cables.
2nd: Replace logic board.
|
10. Some pins not firing. |
1st: Replace printhead.
2nd: Replace upper and/or lower printhead cable
3rd: Replace driver board. |
11. Touch pad inoperable.
No display or partial display. |
1st: Replace control panel. |
12. No ribbon advance. |
1st: Replace ribbon tray assembly. |