Ink Tube Unit - Canon iPF9000 series Service Manual

Chapter 4

4.3.7 Ink Tube Unit

iPF9000 / iPF9000S / iPF9100
a) Removing ink tube unit
1) Drain the ink. See Disassembly/Reassembly > Points to Note on Disassembly/Reassembly >Draining the ink.
2) Remove the carriage unit. See Disassembly/Reassembly > Points to Note on Disassembly/Reassembly > Carriage Unit.
3) Disconnect five flexible cables from the main controller PCB.
4) Remove the flexible cable leading to the carriage board cover from the guide.
5) Remove three screws [1] and release ink tube fixer base [2] from the frame.
6) Unclamp the ink tube and remove it from the frame with care to avoid ink splashing and contact with the linear scale.
Never peel off tape [1] that fixes the ink tube when detaching the joints of the ink tube on the upper part of the carriage or when removing the joint base from the
carriage.
When replacing the ink tube unit, be sure that the tapes [1] are posted to the new ink tube unit.
b) Reassembling ink tube units
When the ink tube unit has been replaced, turn on the power without mounting the printhead and the ink tanks.
Then, mount the printhead and ink tanks as directed by message guidance.
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