Canon PIXMA MP150 User manual

PIXMA MP150
SERVICE
MANUAL
Canon
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1. PRODUCT LIST
1-1. Main Units
Product name Product code Sales territories Remarks
0575B002AA US
0575B003AA CA
0575B004AA LAM LTR
0575B005AA EUM
0575B006AA EMB
0575B007AA GB
0575B008AA AU
0575B009AA ASA
0575B010AA CN
0575B011AA TW
0575B012AA KR
0575B013AA HK
Canon Ink Jet Printer MP150
0575B014AA LAM A4
1-2. Consumables
Product name Product code Sales territories Remarks
Canon FINE Cartridge
PG-40 0615B001AA~0615B005AA 001: EUR
CL-41 0617B001AA~0617B005AA 002: AMR
PG-50 0616B001AA~0616B005AA 003: ASIA
CL-51 0618B001AA~0618B005AA 005: AMR S

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2. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
2-1. Printer Main Unit Specifications
Paper feeding method ASF
Resolution 4,800 x 1,200 dpi (max.)
Printing speed Approx. 55 sec. (PP-101, 4 x 6, borderless printing, default print quality settings)
For reference:
Draft Standard
Black (J/E) 22 ppm 13.4 ppm
Color (J/E) 17 ppm 7.8 ppm
Printing direction Bi-directional / Uni-directional (automatically switched according to print data and print mod
Fast mode print duty 50% duty
Print width 203.2 mm (216 mm in borderless printing)
Interface - USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- Direct print port (PictBridge, Bubble Jet Direct)
Supported ink cartridge Consumable
ASF stacking capacity
Paper weight Max. 10 mm (Approx. 100 pages of 75 g/m2)
64 to 105 g/m2
Plain paper 10 mm or less
High Resolution Paper 10 mm (Approx. 80 sheets) or less
Glossy Photo Paper A4, LTR, 5x7: 10 sheets or less
4x6: 20 sheets or less
Photo Paper Pro,
Photo Paper Plus Glossy,
Matte Photo Paper
A4, LTR, 5x7: 10 sheets or less
4x6, 4x8: 20 sheets or less
Photo Paper Plus Double Sided 1 sheet
Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss A4, LTR: 10 sheets or less
4x6: 20 sheets or less
Transparency 30 sheets or less
Envelope 10 sheets or less
T-shirt Transfer 1 sheet
Photo Stickers 1 sheet
Borderless printing Up to A4, LTR
Detection function
Cover open Available
Presence of ink cartridge Available
Wrong installation of ink cartridge Available
Presence of memory card Available
Supported camera direct printing device Available
Carriage position Available
Presence of paper Available
Head-to-paper distance Available
Waste ink absorber full Available
Internal temperature Available
Remaining ink amount Available (Detected by dot counting)
Print head alignment Available (12 types) (Semiautomatic alignment / manual alignment from a computer)
Acoustic noise level
Fine (Photo Paper Pro / Fine mode) Approx. 44 dB (Sound pressure level ISO9296)
HQ Approx. 45 dB
HS Approx. 55 dB
Environmental requirements
During operation Temperature: 5C to 35C (41F to 95F)
Humidity: 10% to 90%RH (no condensation)
Non-operation Temperature: 0C to 40C (32F to 104F)
Humidity: 5% to 95%RH (no condensation)

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Power supply
Input voltage / Frequency AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60Hz
During printing Approx. 13 W
Power consumption: Stand-by status Approx. 2 W
External dimensions - With the paper support extended: Approx. 443 (W) x 436 (D) x 453 (H) mm
- With the paper support retracted: Approx. 443 (W) x 381 (D) x 181 (H) mm
Weight Approx. 5.4 kg (excluding the ink cartridges)
Related standards
Electromagnetic radiance,
Electrical safety FCC, IC, CE Mark, Taiwan EMC, C-Tick, CCC (EMC), Korea MIC, Gost-R, DENAN, UL, C-UL, CB Report, GS, FT, SASO, SPRING, Korea EK, IRAM (Argentine)
Note: Not Blue Angel compliant.
Scanner
Type Flatbed type (fixed document reading by the read head movement)
Sensor type CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
Optical resolution 1,200 x 2,400 dpi (max.)
Reading resolution 1,200 x 2,400 dpi (max.)
Tone (input / output) Gray scale: 16 bit / 8 bit
Color: 48 bit / 24 bit (RGB each color 16 bit / 8 bit)
Document size (max.) A4 / LTR
Copy
Image quality MP150: 2 levels (Fast, Standard)
Intensity 5 levels
Magnification 25% - 400%
Copy speed Draft
Image correction function Monochrome (Fine, BK): 22 cpm
Image adjustment function Color (Fine, CL): 17 cpm
Image processing function Measuring condition: Conversion into cpm from the first sheet ejection to the
eleventh sheets ejection in continuous copying
Copiable paper size (max) A4/LTR
Magnification Standardized scaling: Max. (400%), A5 -> A4, A5 -> B5, B5 -> A4, A4 -> B5,
B5 -> A5, min. (25%)
Zoom: 25% - 400% (on 1 % to 1% basis)
Number of continuous
copying MP150: Monochrome / color 1 to 9 sheets
Camera Direct Printing
Supported digital cameras Digital cameras and digital video cameras supporting Bubble Jet Direct or
PictBridge
Supported print paper PR-101 (A4 / LTR / 4” x 6” / 5” x7)
PP-101 (A4 / LTR/ 4” x 6” / 5” x 7”)
SG-101 (A4 / LTR / 4” x 6” )
PS-101
Print layout - 1 photo per page (borderless/with borders)
- Index printing
Camera Direct Printing
Supported digital cameras Digital cameras and digital video cameras supporting Bubble Jet Direct or
PictBridge
Supported print paper PR-101 (A4 / LTR / 4” x 6” / 5” x7)
PP-101 (A4 / LTR/ 4” x 6” / 5” x 7”)
SG-101 (A4 / LTR / 4” x 6” )
PS-101

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Print layout - 1 photo per page (borderless/with borders)
- Index printing
Throughput Approx. 69 seconds, with the following conditions and settings:
- A photo from a 5 mega-pixel digital camera
- PP-101 4” x 6”
- ExifPrint/Standard
- Process from pressing the printing start button to ejecting paper
2-2 Product Life
Specified print volume or the years of use, whichever comes first.
- 3 years of use
- Print volume: 6,000 pages
- Black: 3,000 pages (A4, standard mode, 1,500 character pattern)
- Color: 2,400 pages (A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern)
100 pages (A4, photo, borderless printing)
300 pages (4 x 6, photo, borderless printing)
200 pages (Postcard, photo, borderless printing)
Note: The above print volume breakdown is estimated using average user consumption patterns of
printing 6,000 pages.
<Ink cartridge yield>
Units: pages
Standard High Capacity
BK CL BK CL
PG-40
(overseas) CL-40 (overseas) PG-50 (overseas) CL-51 (overseas)
1,500 character pattern
plain paper / standard mode 490 - 750 -
ISO JIS-SCID No. 5
plain paper / standard mode (BK) 760 - 1170 -
ISO JIS-SCID No. 5
plain paper / standard mode (CL) -190 -320
Digital camera 24 images
PP-101 4x6 -100 -180
2-4. Ink Cartridge Specifications
Ink cartridge
Type Ink-tank-integrated print head
Print head BK: 320 nozzles in 2 vertical lines C/M/Y: 192 nozzles in 2 vertical lines
Ink droplet: BK 30 pl, Col 5 pl / 2 pl,
Ink color BK: Pearl pigment-based, Col (Y/M/C): Super dye-based
Weight PG-40: approx. 43 g, CL-41: approx. 45 g
PG-50: approx. 51 g, CL-51: approx. 56 g
Supply method As a consumable

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<Supported ink cartridges by models> Ink cartridge
Standard High capacity
Model PG-40 BK CL-41 CL PG-50 BK CL-51 CL
MP150 Standard package Standard package Usable as an
option Usable as an option

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3. ERROR DISPLAY
The errors / alarms occurred in the printer is displayed as follows:
1) In Operator Call Error, the Alarm LED is lit to display an error.
(In a service mode, an error is displayed by the Alarm LED blinking.)
Service Call Error is displayed by the number of the Alarm LED blinking.
2) An error / alarm is displayed on the LCD monitor of the operation panel.
3) An alarm is displayed on the status monitor of the printer driver.
3-1. Operator Call Error (Alarm LED Blinking in Orange)
LED display Alarm LED blinking
(Service mode) Error (Error code) Corrective action Remarks
E2 2 times No paper
(ASF)[1000] Set paper in ASF, and press the OK button.
E3 3 times Paper jam[1300] Remove the jammed
paper, and press the OK
button.
E4 - No ink[1600] Replace the ink
cartridge(s), or press the
OK button.
When selecting to press
the OK button, ink may
run out during printing.
E5 5 times The ink cartridges are
not installed[1401],
or a non-supported ink
cartridge is
installed[1485],
or the ink cartridges are
not installed
properly[1687].
Check if supported ink
tank(s) is installed, and
re-install them properly,
and then close the
scanning unit.
E8 - Waste ink absorber
full[1700],
or platen waste ink
absorber full[1710].
Pressing the OK button
will clean the error, and
enable to print.
In repair,
<Replacement of Ink
absorber kit
(QY5-0149-000)>
<Replacement of Platen
waste ink absorber
QC1-6014-000)>
Waste ink absorber full
warning (service call
error) may appear.
E9 - The connected digital
camera / video camera
does not support
Camera Direct
Printing.[2001]
Disconnect the cable
from a the digital
camera/video camera,
and press the Reset
button, and then
re-connect the cable.
E14 - The Ink cartridges whose
destination are
wrong.[1684]
Check if supported ink
tank(s) is installed, and
re-install it properly, and
then close the scanning
unit.
E15 15 times Ink cartridge is not
installed.[1682] Re-install the ink cartridge(s) properly and
close the scanning unit.
Or Turn on/off the
machine with the ink
cartridges installed.
E16 - Ink remaining is
unknown. [1685/1686] Install an new ink cartridge, or press the
OK button.
* When an cartridge that
was once used
(excluding the cartridge
used just before) is
installed, this error
occurs.
When the error is
resolved by pressing the
OK button, the function
for detecting the
remaining ink level will
be released.

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3-2. Service Call Error (Cyclic Blinking in Orange (Alarm LED) and Green (Power LED))
Cycles of blinking
in orange and
green Error Corrective Action
2 times Carriage error [5100] Replace the printer as it has failed.
3 times Paper feed error [5400] Replace the printer as it has failed.
4 times Purge unit error [5C00] Replace the printer as it has failed.
5 times ASF(cam) sensor error [5700] Replace the printer as it has failed.
6 times Internal temperature rise error [5400] Replace the printer as it has failed.
7 times Waste ink absorber full or platen waste ink
absorber full [5B00/5B01] Replace the printer as it has failed.
8 times Ink cartridge temperature rise error [5200] Replace the printer as it has failed.
9 times EEPROM error [6800] Replace the printer as it has failed.
13 times Paper feed position error [6B00] Replace the printer as it has failed.
15 times USB Host VBUD overcurrent error [9000] Replace the printer as it has failed.
17 times Abnormal motor driver error [6Ｄ00] Replace the printer as it has failed.
20 times Other hardware error [6500] Replace the printer as it has failed.
22 times Scanner error[5010] Replace the printer as it has failed.
Continuous
alternate blinking ROM error Replace the printer as it has failed.
Alarm LED
(orange) lit ROM error Replace the printer as it has failed.
E19 - Failed to scan head
alignment sheet. After releasing the error by pressing the OK button, do
head alignment again. (Print
the head alignment sheet
again.) Check the followings.
- The correct media type,
size (plain paper, A4/LTR).
- The head alignment sheet
is printed properly. (There
is non-ejection/ squeezeout
of ink.)
- All applicable boxes on the
head alignment sheet are
filled out.
- After checking the
applicable boxes, the
alignment sheet is placed
in the right orientation and
location on the platen
glass.

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Correct:
3-2. Service Call Error
Error code Error Solution
(Replacement of listed parts, which are
likely to be faulty)
E,2,2 5100 Carriage error - Carriage unit (Main unit)
- Timing slit strip film
- Logic board ass'y
- Carriage motor (Main unit)
E,2,3 6000 Paper feed error - Timing sensor ass'y
- Timing slit disk film (Main unit)
- Feed roller ass'y (Main unit)
- Platen (Main unit)
- Logic board ass'y
- Paper feed motor (Main unit)
E,2,4 5C00 Purge cam sensor error - Carriage unit (Main unit)
- Timing slit strip film
- Logic board ass'y
- Carriage motor (Main unit)
E,2,5 5700 ASF cam sensor error - Drive ass'y (Main unit)
- PE sensor ass'y
- Pressure roller ass'y (Main unit)
E,2,6 5400 Internal temperature rise error - Logic board ass'y
E,2,7 5B00
5B01
Main waste ink absorber full [5B00] or platen
waste ink absorber full [5B01]
Main waste ink absorber:
- Bottom case unit (Main unit)
- Ink absorber kit
Platen waste ink absorber:
- Ink absorber
- Ink absorber kit
E,2,8 5200 Ink cartridge temperature rise error - Print head
- Logic board ass'y
E,2,9 6800 EEPROM error - Logic board ass'y
E,3,2 6A00 AP position error - Drive ass'y (Main unit)
- PE sensor ass'y
- Logic board ass'y
E,3,5 9000 USB Host VBUS overcurrent - Logic board ass'y
E,3,7 6D00 Abnormal motor driver error - Logic board ass'y
E,4,0 6500 Other hardware error - Logic board ass'y
E,4,2 5010 Scanner error - Scanner unit
- Logic board ass'y

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3-3. Ink Low Warning (Ink low warnings are displayed by the Status Monitor only when the remaining ink
level detection is enabled, and no Status Monitor display when disabled.)
Note: The Status Monitor display in the table below is for Windows.
Warning Display by Status Monitor
Ink low warning 1 (approx. 70% of ink remaining)
Ink low warning 2 (approx. 40% of ink remaining)
Ink low warning 3 (low remaining ink)
Ink low warning 4 (no ink remaining)