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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.
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I. MANUAL OUTLINE This manual consists of the following three parts to provide information necessary to service the i900D/i905D: Part 1: Maintenance Information on maintenance and troubleshooting of the i900D/i905D Part 2: Technical Reference New technology and technical information such as FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) of the i900D/i905D...
II. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: MAINTENANCE Page 1. MAINTENANCE 1.1 Adjustment, Periodic Maintenance, Periodic Replacement Parts, and Replacement Consumables by Service Engineer 1.2 Customer Maintenance 1.3 Product Life 1.4 Special Tools 1.5 Serial Number Location 2. LIST OF ERROR DISPLAY / INDICATION 2.1 Operator Call Errors (by LED Blinking in Orange) 2.2 Service Call Errors 2.3 Warnings...
1. MAINTENANCE 1.1 Adjustment, Periodic Maintenance, Periodic Replacement Parts, and Replacement Consumables by Service Engineer (1) Adjustment Approx. Adjustment Timing Purpose Tool time EEPROM At logic board ass’y replacement To initialize settings other than the None. 1 min. initialization following: (EEPROM settings) - USB serial number - Destination setting...
(2) Periodic maintenance No periodic maintenance is necessary. (3) Periodic replacement parts There are no parts in this printer that require periodic replacement by a service engineer. (4) Replacement consumables There are no consumables that require replacement by a service engineer. 1.2 Customer Maintenance Approx.
1.3 Product Life (1) Printer The value (i) or (ii), whichever comes first. 5,000 pages of printing - Black: 1,500 pages (A4, 1,500 character pattern) - Color: 3,500 pages (A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern: 1,300 pages A4, 30% duty per color pattern: 400 pages Postcard, 30% duty per color pattern: 800 pages L-size, 30% duty per color pattern:...
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. (1) Errors are indicated by the number of times the LED blinks. (2) Errors are indicated in the LCD viewer on the operation panel. (3) Warnings are displayed in the Status Monitor of the printer driver.
2.2 Service Call Errors - LED Blinking in Orange and Green Alternately, or Lit in Orange - LCD viewer displaying error codes alternate blinking Solution Error in orange and (Replacement of listed parts, which are likely to be faulty) green 2 times Carriage error [5100] - Carriage unit (QM2-0662)
2.3 Warnings Printer (LCD viewer displaying) Displayed warning Remarks Low ink of 6BK, 6C, 6M, 6Y, 6PC or 6PM (at detection of no liquid ink remaining) Print head temperature rise warning If the print head temperature is high when the front cover is opened, the warning is displayed When the print head temperature falls, the warning is released.
2.4 Troubleshooting by Symptom Symptom Solution Remarks The power does not turn on. Replace the The power turns off immediately - AC adapter, or after power-on. - logic board ass’y The print head is not recognized. Remove and re-install the print head, or replace the The print head does not move to - print head, or the home position.
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 After replacement: - EEPROM (QM2-0813/0814) logic board ass’y, remove 1. Initialize the EEPROM. information print the power cord, and allow 2.
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(Notes on Service Part Replacement and Disassembling / Reassembling - cont’d-) Service part Notes on replacement Adjustment / settings Operation check Lift cam shaft unit At replacement: - Service test print (QM2-0593) 1. Apply grease to the sliding portions. 3.3. Adjustment / Settings, (3) Grease application.
3.2 Special Notes on Repair Servicing (1) Flexible cable and harness wiring, connection Use caution with the flexible cable and harness wiring. Improper wiring or connection may cause line breakage, possibly leading to ignition or emission of smoke. (II) (III) (I) DSC direct connector harness wiring DSC direct connector Ground line...
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(II) Logic board ass’y (paper feed motor side) wiring Paper feed motor and timing sensor Lift cam sensor Ink sensor (Platen unit) CD-R tray feeder switch (Platen unit) Timing sensor (Paper feed motor) (III) Logic board ass’y (carriage motor side) wiring Purge motor harness Power harness Purge sensor harness...
3.3 Adjustment / Settings (1) Paper feed motor adjustment Perform the following adjustments when the paper feed motor is replaced: When attaching the motor, fasten the screws so that the belt is properly stretched (in the direction indicated by the blue arrow in the figure below). After replacement, be sure to perform the service test print, and confirm that no strange noise or faulty print operation (due to dislocation of the belt or gear, or out-of-phase motor, etc.) occurs.
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(3) Grease application 2 Carriage shaft Not applied (100 mm or less) 1 (Rear side) 21, 22 21, 23 8 to 18 5 to 7 17, 18 14, 15 1 - 13...
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Paper guide flapper ass’y Grease / oil Part name Where to apply grease / oil Grease / oil name amount Carriage slide plate Carriage unit sliding portion FLOIL KG107A 3 drops Carriage shaft Carriage unit sliding portion GREASE EU1 50 to 110mg Shaft clip L Carriage shaft sliding portion FLOIL KG107A...
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(4) Waste ink counter setting When the logic board ass’y is replaced, reset the waste ink counter. In addition, according to the waste ink amount, replace the waste ink absorber (the bottom case unit or the 5-item set of the ink absorbers). The standard amount for waste ink absorber replacement is given in the table below.
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(5) User mode Function Procedures Remarks Nozzle check pattern printing On standalone printers, press the Menu button Also available from to move to Maintenance, and perform the “Standalone printer selection. (Nozzle check) operation 2” below or printer driver utility. Print head manual cleaning Cleaning both black and color: Also available from On standalone printers, press the Menu button...
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(6) Service mode Function Procedures Remarks Service test print See “Service mode operation Set a sheet of A4- , letter-, or larger-sized paper. procedures” below. For print sample, see 3.4. Verification Items, (1) Service test print. EEPROM information print See “Service mode operation Set a sheet of A4- , letter-, or larger-sized paper.
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PIXUS 900PD 2 times Green Overseas, non-support of CD-R printing (A4): i900D 3 times Orange Overseas, non-support of CD-R printing (LTR): i900D (LTR) 4 times Green Overseas, support of CD-R printing (A4): i905D 5 times Orange Overseas, support of CD-R printing (LTR):...
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<Button and LCD viewer test> After moving to the button and LCD viewer test mode, perform the following to check the operation of buttons and the LCD viewer display. 1) The LCD viewer displaying color will change to “yellow” in full-screen display. 2) Press each button on the operation panel (other than the Power and Resume buttons).
3.4 Verification Items (1) Service test print After repair, perform the service test print, and check the following: <Print check items> - Check 1, top of form accuracy: The line shall be within the paper. - Check 2, EEPROM information: The destination shall be correct.
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32. No. of Camera Direct Print pages with border: Photo Paper* (L/4x6, 2L/5x7, Japanese postcard, A4/LTR) 33. No. of Camera Direct Print pages with border: Fast Photo Paper* (L/4x6, 2L/5x7, Japanese postcard, A4/LTR) 34. No. of times of digital camera connections (Bubble Jet Direct, Canon PictBridge, Other company PictBridge) HEAD EEPROM 35.
4. PRINTER TRANSPORTATION METHOD This section describes the procedures for transporting the printer (for returning after repair, etc.). In the service mode, press the Power button to finish the mode, and confirm that the paper lifting plate of the sheet feeder unit is raised. (See Caution 1 below.) Keep the print head and ink tanks installed in the carriage.
(3) Media sensor An optical reflective type media sensor is equipped in the sheet feeder unit, and it can classify Canon-recommended paper set in the sheet feeder into 4 groups (transparency, glossy photo paper, plain paper, and coated paper). The media sensor function is disabled in the following conditions: <Conditions in which the media sensor does not operate>...
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<Print pattern for the automatic print head alignment> A4- / Letter-sized plain paper: Ink ejection conditions check pattern Paper width check pattern Paper feed direction <Anticipated trouble and its solution> Even when the paper size is correct (A4 / LTR), and the print pattern is properly printed, the automatic print head alignment failure error occurs.
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(7) Photo paper tray When the photo paper tray is attached, 2 types of paper can be set at the same time, photo specialty paper (4” x 6”) in the photo paper tray and other paper in the sheet feeder. Paper types and the maximum number of sheets which can be set in the sheet feeder are limited when the photo paper tray is attached.
2. CLEANING MODE AND AMOUNT OF INK PURGED To prevent printing problems due to bubbles, dust, or ink clogging, print head cleaning is performed for all colors before the start of printing, except in the following cases: - Cleaning on arrival: Performed when the access cover is closed.
When the i900D/i905D is connected by USB cable to a host computer with the Memory Card Startup Utility installed, and the printer is powered on via the Power button, the card slot on the i900D/i905D is mounted in My Computer as a removable drive.
3. PRINT MODE. 4.2.3 Supported image formats Images in the following formats can be selected when using direct printing: DCF, CIFF, EXIF (JPEG, Tiff), EXIF-R98, JFIF JPEG image compatibility with i900D/i905D: Format: Baseline DCT Pixel sampling:...
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For an unknown reason, when a memory card containing partially-damaged data (detected by software such as ScanDisk as a “Bad Block”) is inserted, and printing is attempted, there is a possibility that printing as well as some key operations may not be possible. Rectifying the Bad Block in the applicable image files through file recovery software such as ScanDisk may correct the problem.
4.3 File Search In the following explanation, “O” indicates files and directories to be searched, and “X” indicates files and directories excluded from searching. Images to be searched are .jpg and .tif files within the 4th or less layer directories, including roots. /xyz.jpg /DCIM/110CANON/xxx.jpg /ABCD/EFGH/IJKL/ xyz.jpg...
For non- DCF files, if the file name includes numbers, they are recognized as numbers, and are sorted in ascending order also. Sorting is preformed for each directory. As the i900D/i905D can work with up to 999 files, the 1,000 file and later are not sorted. Detailed sorting specifications are as follows: File order is determined using the rules in the following order to sort from Low to High in ascending order: A.
(Media types for overseas destinations are identical, however the panel display differs depending on the languages. The following is the display of US English.) Paper setting in digital camera operation panel i900D / i905D Card#1 Photo Paper Pro 4”x6” (PR-101 4”x6”) Card#2 Glossy Photo Plus 4”x6”...
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Not selectable by users. 4.6.6 Maintenance Maintenance operation of the i900D/i905D via the digital camera’s operation panel is not possible. Maintenance operations are possible through the operation panel of the i900D/i905D printer even when connected to a digital camera.
- Noise reduction - APP ON/OFF 4.7.6 Maintenance Maintenance operation of the i900D/i905D via the digital camera’s operation panel is not possible. Maintenance operations are possible through the operation panel of the i900D/i905D printer even when connected to the digital camera.
4.8 Exclusive Processes 4.8.1 Exclusive processes in Memory Card Direct Printing and Digital Camera Direct Printing As it is impossible to simultaneously process Memory Card Direct Printing and Digital Camera Direct Printing, the following actions are taken: When the digital camera is connected via the digital camera connection cable: Memory Card Direct Printing settings and operation are not possible.
4.9 LCD Viewer The i900D/i905D LCD viewer is a 2.0 inch (176 x 128 pixel, 65,000 colors) color LCD, and realizes two functions: image display and operation display with the operation panel. Operations are carried out by the user selecting the desired menu item from within a nested menu displayed on the LCD viewer, and by pressing the OK button, proceeding with the next step.
4.10 Card Slot-related Operations and Display 4.10.1 Timing and precautions when removing the memory card The following timing and precautions are suggested to protect the memory card data. - Remove the memory card while the Access lamp is not lit. (If the memory card is removed while the Access lamp is blinking or on, the data on the card is not assured.) - When the printer is not connected to a host computer, power off the printer with the Power button and after the Access lamp is not lit, remove the memory card.
4.11 DPOF Settings in the Memory Card Direct Printing Function 4.11.1 Supported DPOF functions DPOF Ver. 1.0 is supported. The following essential functions as a DPOF printer are supported. - Standard printing - No. of copies to be printed (1 page) - Image format (CIFF, EXIF (JPEG), JFIF) - Designation of images to be printed (relative path name) The following optional functions as a DPOF printer are supported.
4.12 Print Layout (Details) 4.12.1 Selectable layout in Memory Card Direct Printing - Index printing Selectable in combination with all i900D/i905D-supported paper sizes and types. - Layout printing (multiple layouts) Selectable in combination with all i900D/i905D-supported paper sizes and types.
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4.12.4 Layout and image size Processing in borderless printing (including 2 photos / 4 photos / 8 photos / postcard with borderless) 1) Rotate the image data by 90 degrees (if necessary) to align the long edges of the image with those of the paper (or perforated lines).
4.13 Date Print Specifications 4.13.1 Date print in Memory Card Direct Printing 1) Settings and data format Printing in DPOF (Index and Standard) mode: When date print is set to ON in the DPOF settings, the date is printed using the character strings in the DPOF settings, regardless of the date setting in the printer’s operation panel.
4.14 Photo Number Printing Specifications 4.14.1 Photo number printing in Memory Card Direct Printing 1) Data format Printing in Index mode: Photo number (4-digit number displayed on the operation panel) is printed. (Printed without exception) Printing in DPOF (Index and Standard) mode: When the file number print is set to ON in the DPOF settings, the file number character string set in the DPOF settings is printed, as is.
5. FAQ (Specific Problems and Solutions) Occurrence Function Symptom Condition Cause Solution Possible call or complaint level* Paper No paper feeding - Plain paper - Reduce the number of - Paper does not feed. feeding (A4-/LTR-/LGL-sized sheets set in the sheet - No paper error (operator heavy paper, such as feeder, to below half the...