Adjustment, Periodic Maintenance, Periodic Replacement Parts, And Replacement Consumables By Service Engineer; Customer Maintenance - Canon PIXUS iP8600 Service Manual

1. MAINTENANCE

1-1. Adjustment, Periodic Maintenance, Periodic Replacement Parts, and Replacement Consumables by Service Engineer

(1) Adjustment
Adjustment
EEPROM At logic board ass'y replacement
initialization
(EEPROM settings)
Destination settings At logic board ass'y replacement
(EEPROM settings)
Waste ink counter - At bottom case unit replacement
resetting - At ink absorber (QC1-5381 / 5382 / 5383 /
5384 / 5385 / 5386 / 5387 / 5388 / 5389 /
(EEPROM settings)
5390) replacement
CD-R sensor / - At logic board ass'y replacement
automatic print head
- At carriage unit replacement
alignment sensor
correction (EEPROM
settings)
Print head alignment - At print head replacement
- At logic board ass'y replacement
- At carriage unit replacement
Paper feed motor At paper feed motor unit replacement
position adjustment *1
Grease application - At carriage unit replacement
- At chassis' upper gear replacement
- At shaft lift (QC1-4331) replacement
Note: DO NOT loosen the red screws on both sides of the main chassis, securing the carriage shaft positioning.
*1: Red screws of paper feed motor
The red screws securing the paper feed motor may be loosened only at replacement of the paper feed motor unit.
(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

Adjustment
Print head alignment At print head replacement.
Print head cleaning When print quality is not satisfying.
Print head deep When print quality is not satisfying, and not
cleaning improved by print head cleaning.
Ink tank replacement When an ink tank becomes empty. (No ink
error)
Paper feed roller When paper does not feed properly.
cleaning
CD-R print position
At CD-R printing, when necessary
adjustment
Bottom plate cleaning When the back side of the paper is smeared
Timing
To initialize settings other than the following:
- USB serial number
- Destination setting
- Waste ink counter
- CD-R correction value
To set the destination.
To reset the waste ink counter.
To correct the CD-R and automatic print head
alignment sensor.
To ensure accurate dot placement.
To adjust the belt tension. (Position the paper
feed motor so that the belt is stretched tight.)
- To maintain sliding properties of the carriage,
carriage shaft, and shaft lift.
- To protect the chassis' upper gear.
Timing
To ensure accurate dot placement.
To improve nozzle conditions.
To improve nozzle conditions.
To clean the paper feed rollers.
To correct CD-R print position.
To clean the platen ribs.
Purpose
Purpose
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1 - 1
Tool
None. 1 min.
None. 1 min.
None. 1 min.
None. (Correction 2 min.
performed through
service test print)
- None. (printer buttons) 2 min.
- Computer (settings via
the printer driver)
None. 2 min.
- FLOIL KG-107A 1 min.
(QY9-0057)
- MOLYKOTE HP300
(QY9-0035)
- EU-1 (QY9-0037)
Tool Approx. time
- Printer buttons 3 min.
- Computer (automatic settings
via the printer driver)
- Printer buttons 1 min.
- Computer (settings via the
printer driver)
Computer (settings via the 2 min.
printer driver)
----- 2 min.
Printer buttons 2 min.
Computer (application
5 min.
software)
Computer (application
1 min.
software)
Approx.
time