Stacker Confidence Check - Printronix P7000 Series Maintenance Manual

Appendix D
Stacker Problems
c. With the elevator at its lowest position, run the Shuttle Slow test
d. With the Shuttle Slow test running, verify that:

Stacker Confidence Check

1. Verify that all cables are properly connected at the back of the rear control
panel.
2. From the rear control panel, do and observe the following:
a. Power on the printer and make sure it goes the READY state.
b. The green LED should be on.
c. Press the ON LINE key and observe the yellow LED. The yellow LED
d. The yellow LED should be off when the printer is offline.
e. Press the PAPER ADVANCE (down arrow) key. The printer should
f.
g. Press and release the ELEVATOR DOWN key. The elevator should
3. Disable the power stacker from the configuration menu using the front
operator panel. With the printer in the offline state, press the ELEVATOR
UP key on the rear control panel. The elevator should move upward and
automatically stop when it reaches its highest position. (Do NOT force it
up.)
4. Using the heaviest form available, slide the form over the paper path and
into the stacker throat. It should be able to go through the stacker throat
without having to force it. If the form cannot go through the stacker throat,
do the STACKER JAM troubleshooting procedure on page 111.
5. With the power stacker still at its highest position, enable the power
stacker using the configuration menu atthe front operator panel. Put the
printer in READY state. The stacker elevator should automatically go to
the lowest position possible, depending on how much paper is in the
stacker tray.
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(page 211) from the front operator panel. While the test runs, interrupt
both IR beams, one at a time, and verify that the elevator rises.
- Both paddle shafts rotate downwards towards the paper stack;
- While holding each of the idler rollers one at a time, the rest of the
idler assembly continues to rotate freely;
- That the pinch rollers are rotating downwards at the pinch point;
- With the elevator at its lowest position, create a stack of four
continuous forms. Press the FORM FEED key on rear operator panel.
All of the forms should pass through the pinch rollers and stack
normally.
should come on when the printer is online.
do a form feed every time you press this key.
Press and release the ELEVATOR UP key. The elevator should go
up.
go down.