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PIXMA iP4200
SERVICE
MANUAL
Canon
Copyright 2005, 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.

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  • Page 1: Service Manual

    PIXMA iP4200 SERVICE MANUAL Canon Copyright 2005, 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.
  • Page 2   Scope This manual has been issued by Canon Inc., to provide the service technicians of this product with the information necessary for qualified persons to learn technical theory, installation, maintenance, and repair of products. The manual covers information applicable in all regions where the product is sold. For this reason, it may contain information that is not applicable to your region.
  • Page 3 When changes are made to the contents of the manual, Canon will release technical information when necessary. When substantial changes are made to the contents of the manual, Canon will issue a revised edition. The following do not apply if they do not conform to the laws and regulations of the region where the manual or product...
  • Page 4 I. MANUAL OUTLINE This manual consists of the following three parts to provide information necessary to service the PIXMA iP4200: Part 1: Maintenance Information on maintenance and troubleshooting of the PIXMA iP4200 Part 2: Technical Reference New technology and technical information such as FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) of the PIXMA iP4200...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2. CLEANING MODE AND AMOUNT OF INK PURGED 3. PRINT MODE 4. FAQ (Problems Specific to the iP4000 and Corrective Actions) Part 3: APPENDIX 1. BLOCK DIAGRAM 2. CONNECTOR LOCATION AND PIN LAYOUT 2-1. Logic Board Ass'y 2-2. Carriage Board (Print Head Connector) PIXMA iP4200 Specifications...

  • Page 6: Part 1 Maintenance

    Part 1 MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 7: Maintenance

    1. MAINTENANCE 1-1. Adjustment, Periodic Maintenance, Periodic Replacement Parts, and Replacement Consumables by Service Engineer (1) Adjustment Approx. Adjustment Timing Purpose Tool time Destination At logic board replacement To set the destination. 1 min. None. settings Perform in the (EEPROM service mode.

  • Page 8: Customer Maintenance

    Note: DO NOT loosen the red screws at both ends of the carriage shaft, securing the print head position, as they are not re-adjustable. The red screws securing the paper feed motor may be loosened only at replacement of the paper feed motor unit.

  • Page 9: Product Life

    4 x 6, photo, borderless printing 3,200 pages Postcard, photo, borderless printing 700 pages (II) Years of use PIXMA iP4200: 5 years of use (2) Print head Print volume: 18,000 pages Black 1,500 character pattern 8,300 pages Color A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern...

  • Page 10: Special Tools

        Black text:  When printing the Canon standard pattern (1,500 characters per page) on A4 size plain paper, with the default settings in the Windows XP driver, using Word 2003. Color chart:  When printing the ISO/JIS-SCID N5 pattern on A4 size plain paper in bordered printing, with the default settings in the Windows XP driver, using Photoshop 7.0.

  • Page 11: List Of Error Display / Indication

    2. LIST OF ERROR DISPLAY / INDICATION Errors are indicated by the LED, and warnings are displayed on the monitor of the computer connected to the printer. 2-1. Operator Call Errors (by Alarm LED Blinking in Orange) Alarm Error [Error code] Solution Remarks blinking...
  • Page 12 Close the inner cover, and press the 6 times Inner cover open. [1841] Resume/Cancel button. Inner cover open during printing Close the inner cover, and press the Resume/Cancel button. on paper. [1846] Inner cover open during printing Close the inner cover, and press the on paper (print continuable).

  • Page 13: Service Call Errors

    Resume/Cancel button, the automatic print is incorrect. head alignment will not be re-done. The remaining ink amount An ink tank which has once been empty is Printing with a 13 times unknown. [1683] installed. Replace the applicable ink tank once-empty or with a new one.
  • Page 14 - Logic board ass'y (QM2-2670) 5 times ASF (cam) sensor error [5700] - Sheet feed unit (QM2-2211) 6 times Internal temperature error - Logic board ass'y (QM2-2670) [5400] 7 times Waste ink absorber full - Ink absorber kit (QY5-0146) [5B00] 8 times Print head temperature rise - Print head (QY6-0059)

  • Page 15: Warnings

    2-3. Warnings Printer (no LED indications): Displayed warning Remarks Low ink Status indication only. Print head temperature rise If the print head temperature is high when the access cover is opened, the warning is displayed When the print head temperature falls, the warning is released. Protection of excess rise of the print If the print head temperature exceeds the specified limit, a Wait is head temperature...
  • Page 16 - print head , or - logic board ass'y remove foreign material from the purge unit caps, if any, or replace the purge unit. Printing is faint, or white lines Remove and re-install the print head, appear on printouts even after print or replace the head cleaning.
  • Page 17 *1: Before replacement of the logic board ass'y, check the waste ink amount (by service test print or EEPROM information print). If the waste ink amount is 7% or more, also replace the ink absorber kit (QY5-0146) when replacing the logic board ass'y. [See Section 3-3.

  • Page 18: Repair

    3. REPAIR 3-1. Notes on Service Part Replacement (and Disassembling / Reassembling) Service part Notes on replacement Adjustment / settings Operation check Logic board ass'y - Before removal of the logic - EEPROM information After replacement: board ass'y, remove the print QM2-2670 1.
  • Page 19 Purge unit: QM2- secure the waste ink tube to 1. To protect the waste ink case unit, the tube 2208 the waste ink tube holder. tube from being pinched conditions are not visible. when reassembling the For confirmation of the Waste ink tube: QC1- printer unit chassis into tube conditions, perform...
  • Page 20 To the top <Part 1: 3. REPAIR, 3-1> 1-14...

  • Page 21: Special Notes On Repair Servicing

    3-2. Special Notes on Repair Servicing (1) External cover removal (I) Release the 2 hooks on the rear side of the printer (indicated by the blue circles). (II) Release the hooks on the left and right side of the main case (indicated by the blue circle). (III) While inserting the flat-blade screwdriver in the slots on the left and right sides of the printer front shown in the figures below, release the hooks to remove the main case from the bottom case.
  • Page 22     (2) Flexible cable and harness wiring, connection Be careful of wiring of the flexible cables and harness. Improper wiring or connection may cause breakage of a line, leading to ignition or emission of smoke. (I) Logic board ass'y wiring 1-16...
  • Page 23 (II) Paper feed motor side wiring (3) Printer unit and bottom case unit assembly In assembling the printer unit chassis into the bottom case unit, be cautious of the following points to protect the waste ink tube from being pinched: (I) At replacement of the platen unit (QM2-2202), purge unit (QM2-2208), waste ink tube (QC1-6458), or waste ink tube holder (QC1-6460), fix the waste ink tube to the printer chassis and waste ink tube holder with tape (at 2 locations).

  • Page 24: Print Mode

    (3) Borderless printing   (4) Duplex printing   (5) Camera Direct printing   To the top <Part 2: 3. PRINT MODE>...

  • Page 25: Faq (Problems Specific To The Ip4000 And Corrective Actions)

    4. FAQ (Problems Specific to the iP4200 and Corrective Actions) Possible call or No. * Function Phenomenon Condition Cause Corrective action complaint Skewed paper - Paper feeding from Due to its Change the paper - Paper feeds at feeding the cassette, Photo mechanism, feeding method an angle.
  • Page 26 as A4) is printed. paper is absorbed 2. If soiling on the by the platen's ink - With Photo Paper paper still absorber. Absorbed Plus Double Sided remains after 3 ink may attach to or postcards, the times of the platen rib(s) phenomenon is Bottom plate after several dozen...
  • Page 27 the auto sheet feeder, manually print each side of paper. - PP-101D, PP-101, When multiple Set only a single PR-101, SG-101, sheets of paper are sheet of paper in etc. set, the back side of the auto sheet Print paper being picked feeder.
  • Page 28                        *3: How to prepare and set the ASF sub-roller cleaning sheet: 1) Fold a sheet of plain paper lengthwise in half.    ...
  • Page 29 2) Fold the paper at approx. 60 mm from the end, and fold the folded end in half backward, as shown below.     3) Moisten the folded end portion (indicated by the blue circle in the figure below) using a wipe, and set the paper in the ASF so that the moistened edge of the paper contacts the 2 sub-rollers.
  • Page 30 * Occurrence level: A: The symptom is likely to occur frequently. (Caution required) B: The symptom may occur under certain conditions, but likeliness is assumed very low in practical usage. C: The symptom is unlikely to be recognized by the user, and no practical issues are assumed.  ...

  • Page 31: Part 3 Appendix

    Part APPENDIX...

  • Page 32: Block Diagram

    1. BLOCK DIAGRAM 1-1. PIXMA iP4200 To the top <Part 3: 1. BLOCK DIAGRAM>...

  • Page 33: Connector Location And Pin Layout

    2. CONNECTOR LOCATION AND PIN LAYOUT 2-1. Logic Board Ass'y CN101 Not used CN201 (Print head 1/2 [Carriage unit]) Signal name Function Input / Output AB_PWR AB power supply AB_DATA AB data signal AB_PWR AB power supply AB_CLK AB CLK signal LOGIC_GND Logic GND H_D3...
  • Page 34 H_EEPROM_SK Head EEPROM serial clock signal H_D10 Head data (SM2) LOGIC_GND Logic GND H_CLK Head data transfer clock signal H_EEPROM_DIO Head EEPROM data signal H_D12 Head data (SC2) H_D6 Head data (PBK1) LOGIC_GND Logic GND CR_ENCB CR encoder phase B LOGIC_GND Logic GND CR_ENCA...
  • Page 35 CN301 (AC adapter) Signal name Function Input / Output Head power supply H2_GND Head GND Head power supply H1_GND Head GND Motor power supply M_GND Motor GND PW_CONT Power supply control signal CN302 (USB I/F) Signal name Function Input / Output SNS_USB USB: VBUS power supply sense USB: D- signal...
  • Page 36 PF_ENCA PF encoder phase A VSEN_3.3V Power supply for sensor 3.3V PF_ENCB PF encoder phase B   CN403 (Operation panel ass'y) Signal name Function Input / Output 1 RESUME_SW Resume key switch 2 LED_BIN1 Bin 1 LED display 3 LED_RESUME(ORANGE) Resume LED display 4 LED_BIN2 Bin 2 LED display...
  • Page 37 CN501 (Motor multi harness) Signal name Function Input / Output CR_M CR motor + CR_MN CR motor - PF_MN PF motor - PF_M PF motor + AP_M AP motor + AP_MN AP motor - LF_M LF motor + LF_MN LF motor -  ...

  • Page 38: Carriage Board (Print Head Connector)

    2-2. Carriage Board (Print Head Connector) Signal name Function Input / Output 1, 2 A_GNDH Head GND HD2_C1 Head data C1 HD8_Y1 Head data Y1 Logic GND HD6_PBK1 Head data PBK1 7, 8 B_GNDH Head GND HD3_SC1 Head data SC1 HD5_SM1 Head data SM1 HD4_M1...
  • Page 39 HD13_C2 Head data C2 B_VH_16V Head drive power supply 16V 33,34 A_VH_24V Head drive power supply 24V HVDD_3.3V Head logic power supply 3.3V ROM_SK Head EEPROM serial clock signal ROM_DIO (I) Head EEPROM data signal DIA1 Diode sensor anode 1 Head drive power supply 24V B_VH_24V Head drive power supply 24V...

  • Page 40: Pixma Ip4200 Specifications

    PIXMA iP4200 Specifications <Printer> Type Desktop serial color bubble jet printer Paper feeding method Auto sheet feed (ASF, cassette, automatic duplex printing, CD / DVD printing Resolution 9,600 x 2,400dpi (Max.) - 4 x 6, borderless printing: Approx. 51 sec. (standard mode, PP-101, Full Page SCID No.
  • Page 41 detection Available (automatic detection by optical method and dot count, enabled at default) Paper type detection Not available Available (automatic or manual alignment via driver utilities, or the Resume/Cancel button Print head alignment in Camera Direct Printing, automatic alignment at default) *1: Only for CD / DVD printing supported regions <Print head>...

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