Print Head - Canon S600 Service Manual

S600

8. PRINT HEAD

The two nozzle arrays for each CMY color are divided symmetrically left and right along
the M line. This makes it completely compatible with bi-directional printing.
Also, the relative position of the two nozzles is shifted by 600 dpi for black and by 1200
dpi for color. Thus, the two nozzles together on a single pass produce 600 dpi resolution
for black and 1200 dpi resolution for color.
There is a heater near the nozzle openings and small ink drops are ejected with a strong
force.
EVEN
BLE0
BLE1
Signal Line
Ink Path
(Nozzle)
Common
Ink Chamber Ink Supply
Heater
(EVEN)
Bk
Bk
ODD
HE1 block
HE2 block
HE1 block
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HE1 block
HE2 block
D0 D1
Nozzle Opening
Heater
Opening
(ODD)
Figure 3-14 Nozzle Array
600 dpi
M
C1 M1 Y1 Y2
EVEN EVEN EVEN ODD
D2 D2 D4 D6
Aluminum Heater Board
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M2 C2
ODD ODD
1200 dpi
D5 D3