Carriage Unit - Canon WS8400 Service Manual

4.3.7 Carriage unit

a) Removing the carriage unit
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1) Drain the ink. For details, refer to DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY > Points to Notes on Disassembly and Reassembly >Draining the ink.
2) Turn off the power and then move the carriage over the platen. For details, refer to DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY > Points to Notes on
Disassembly and Reassembly > Opening the caps and moving the wiper unit.
3) Remove the print head.
4) Remove the carriage cover. For steps 11 and 12, refer to DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY > Points to Notes on Disassembly and Reassembly >Ink
Tube Unit.
5) Disconnect the flexible cable (cable end connected to the engine controller) on the carriage relay PCB.
6) Remove the spring and print head lock lever.
7) Wrap the print head side joint on the ink tube unit with a plastic bag or the like so that no ink splashes or leaks, then close the plastic bag.
8) Remove the belt lock knob [1] by turning it, and then remove the spring [2] and guide [3], idler roller [4].
9) Remove the three screws [1] to remove the pulley mount [2], and then detach the carriage unit [3] from the right side of the printer.
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