Digital Equipment DEClaser 1100 Series User manual

DEClaser1100SeriesPrinter
ServiceGuide
EK–DCL11–SV. B01
Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

First Printing, December 1990
Revised, November 1992
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This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT, Version 2.1.

FCC NOTICE:
115 Volt model only
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. Any changes or modifications made
to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
To meet FCC requirements a properly shielded parallel cable is required to connect the device to
a personal computer or other Class B device.
This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT, Version 2.1.

Contents
Preface ..................................................... xiii
1 Physical and Functional Description
1.1 Description of the DEClaser 1100 Series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
1.2 PrinterComponents................................... 1–1
1.3 Media Feeders and Paper Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
1.3.1 TrayPaperPath................................... 1–10
1.3.2 Optional Cassette Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
1.3.3 CassetteSizeSensing .............................. 1–11
1.4 Switches, Sensors, and Solenoids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
1.5 Electronic Block Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
1.6 InterfaceBoard ...................................... 1–16
1.7 DEClaser 1100 and 1150 Printer Video Control Board . . . . . . . . . 1–16
1.8 DC Control Board Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18
1.9 LVPSA, Main Motor, and Interlock Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–22
1.10 Fixing Heater Control Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–23
1.11 HVPSADensityCircuits ............................... 1–25
1.11.1 DensityAdjustment................................ 1–25
1.11.2 HVPSACircuits................................... 1–26
2 DEClaser 1100 Printer Control Panel
2.1 ControlPanelModes .................................. 2–1
2.2 DEClaser 1100 Printer Control Panel Keys and Indicators . . . . . 2–2
2.3 Navigating Through the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
2.4 SetupMenuFormat................................... 2–6
2.5 Moving, Selecting, and Saving Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
2.6 FONT/FEED ........................................ 2–8
2.7 LAYOUT ........................................... 2–9
2.8 COPY/OVERLAY..................................... 2–9
2.9 COMMAND......................................... 2–9
2.10 INITIAL............................................ 2–10
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2.10.1 macro........................................... 2–10
2.10.2 paint ........................................... 2–11
2.10.3 paper ........................................... 2–11
2.11 INTERFACE ........................................ 2–12
2.11.1 i/f.............................................. 2–12
2.11.2 baud............................................ 2–13
2.11.3 rsmode.......................................... 2–13
2.11.4 dtr ............................................. 2–13
2.11.5 xon/xoff ......................................... 2–13
2.11.6 etx/ack.......................................... 2–14
2.12 SAVE–>RAM ........................................ 2–14
2.13 SAVE–>NVRAM...................................... 2–14
2.14 LOAD<–ROM ....................................... 2–14
2.15 Control Representation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
2.16 Tray (Page Format) Size Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
2.17 Emulation and Video Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
3 DEClaser 1152 Printer Control Panel
3.1 DEClaser 1152 Control Panel Keys and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.2 Navigating Through the Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
3.3 MenuDescriptions.................................... 3–5
3.3.1 InterfaceSelection................................. 3–5
3.3.2 INTERFACEMenu ................................ 3–5
3.3.2.1 I/F: SERIAL (I/F: SERIALB) Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
3.3.2.2 I/F:PARALLELMenu ........................... 3–12
3.3.2.3 I/F:LocalTalkMenu............................. 3–13
3.3.3 PCL4SETUPMenu................................ 3–13
3.3.3.1 SelectingFonts ................................ 3–17
3.3.4 PAPERHANDLINGMenu........................... 3–19
3.3.5 MISCELLANEOUSMenu ........................... 3–21
3.4 Selecting the Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–23
4 DEClaser 1100 Printer Test Prints
4.1 DEClaser 1100 Printer Test Print A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
4.2 DEClaser 1100 Printer Test Print B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
4.3 DEClaser 1100 Printer Font List A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
4.4 DEClaser 1100 Printer Cleaning Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
4.5 DEClaser 1100 Printer Engine Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
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5 DEClaser 1152 Printer Test Prints
5.1 DEClaser 1152 Printer Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
5.2 DEClaser 1152 Printer PCL Emulator Test Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
5.3 DEClaser 1152 Printer Cleaning Test Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
5.4 DEClaser 1152 Printer Engine Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
6 Control Panel Messages FIPs
6.1 ControlPanelMessages ............................... 6–1
6.2 StatusMessages ..................................... 6–1
6.3 OperatorCallFIP .................................... 6–3
6.4 DEClaser 1100 Printer Functional FIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
6.5 ServiceFIP ......................................... 6–17
7 Paper Jam FIPs
7.1 Jams and Paper Misfeeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
7.1.1 JamEntrySubmenu ............................... 7–3
7.2 Detecting and Clearing Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
7.3 Power-UpJams ...................................... 7–5
7.4 TrayAreaPickupJams ................................ 7–6
7.5 Cassette Area Pickup Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8
7.6 Fixing and Delivery Area Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
8 Image Defects FIPS
8.1 ImageDefectsFIP.................................... 8–1
8.2 LightPrinting ....................................... 8–4
8.3 DarkPrinting........................................ 8–5
8.4 Sheet Is Completely Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5
8.5 SheetIsAllBlack .................................... 8–6
8.6 In-lineVerticalSpots.................................. 8–6
8.7 Toner on Reverse Side of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–6
8.8 VerticalBlackStreaks ................................. 8–7
8.9 Black, Irregular, and Smudged Vertical Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
8.10 Black, Irregular, and Smudged Horizontal Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
8.11 Blank Spots in Dark Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–8
8.12 Solid White Vertical Lines in Dark Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–8
8.13 Bad Leading Edge Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
8.14 BadFixing ......................................... 8–9
8.15 WrinkledandTornPaper............................... 8–10
8.16 Background Staining on Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11
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9 Recommended Spares List and Parts Locator
9.1 Recommended Spares List (RSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
9.2 PartsLocator........................................ 9–3
10 Removal and Replacement Procedures and RSL
10.1 RearCover ......................................... 10–2
10.2 UpperCover ........................................ 10–3
10.3 Right and Left Side Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–5
10.4 Optional Paper Feeder Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–6
10.5 Front (Multipurpose) Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–7
10.5.1 Front Cover (Door) Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–8
10.6 ControlPanel ....................................... 10–13
10.7 Fan ............................................... 10–16
10.8 Low-Voltage Power Supply Assembly (LVPSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–17
10.9 Stepping(Main)Motor ................................ 10–21
10.10 Paper Tray Pickup Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–22
10.11 SeparationPad ...................................... 10–24
10.12 Handling the Optical Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–25
10.12.1 LaserAssembly ................................... 10–28
10.12.2 Handling the Scanner Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–31
10.12.2.1 Lens and Scanner Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–32
10.13 EP-LCartridge ...................................... 10–36
10.14 Transfer Charging Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–38
10.15 FixingUnit ......................................... 10–40
10.16 DriveAssembly ...................................... 10–43
10.16.1 DrumDriveUnit ................................. 10–45
10.17 Density Adjustment Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–46
10.18 InterfaceBoard ...................................... 10–49
10.19 DC Control Unit (DCU) or DC Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–51
10.20 Video Control Unit (VCU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–56
10.20.1 VideoControlBoard ............................... 10–61
10.20.2 Optional RAM and Expansion Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–64
10.21 High-Voltage Power Supply Assembly (HVPSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–66
10.22 Cassette Paper Feeder Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–68
10.23 DoorRodAssembly ................................... 10–70
10.24 Paper Exit and Door/EP-L Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–73
10.25 Feed Roller and Paper Pickup Sensor (PS13) Assembly . . . . . . . 10–74
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A General Information
A.1 Extended Service Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
A.2 MacroNumbers...................................... A–2
A.2.1 Examples Using the Macro Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
A.3 Interface Interconnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
A.3.1 ParallelPort ..................................... A–4
A.3.2 SerialPort....................................... A–7
A.3.3 DEClaser 1100 Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
A.3.4 DEClaser 1152 LocalTalk Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . A–9
A.3.5 DEC423 Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–9
A.4 Interface Cables and Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–10
B DEClaser 1100 Series Printers Specifications
B.1 PrintMedia ......................................... B–1
B.1.1 Paper Handling and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
B.1.2 Available Standard Size Cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
B.1.3 Envelopes........................................ B–3
B.1.4 Transparencies.................................... B–4
B.2 Labels ............................................. B–5
B.3 Operating Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5
C Total Call Concept
C.1 Performing Total Call Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–1
C.2 MaintenanceLog ..................................... C–1
C.3 Preventive Maintenance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–1
C.4 TCCProcedure....................................... C–2
C.4.1 Cleaning and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
D Training, Tools, and Documentation
D.1 DEClaserTraining.................................... D–1
D.2 Tools .............................................. D–2
D.3 Documentation Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–2
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Index
Figures
1–1 Components: Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1–2 Components: External Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
1–3 Components: Internal Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
1–4 Components: Internal View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
1–5 TrayPaperPath................................... 1–10
1–6 CassettePaperPath ............................... 1–11
1–7 Switches, Sensors, and Solenoids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
1–8 1100 Overall Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
1–9 The DEClaser 1100 and 1150 Video Control Board . . . . . . . . 1–17
1–10 DC Control Board Input Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19
1–11 DC Control Board Output Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20
1–12 LVPSABlockDiagram ............................. 1–22
1–13 Fixing Heater Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–23
1–14 DensityAdjustment................................ 1–25
1–15 HVPSAImageCircuits ............................. 1–26
2–1 DEClaser 1100 Printer Control Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . 2–2
2–2 DEClaser 1100 Printer Keypad Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
2–3 Setup Menu Display Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
3–1 DEClaser 1152 Printer Control Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3–2 DEClaser 1152 Keypad Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
4–1 DEClaser 1100 Printer Test Print A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
4–2 DEClaser 1100 Printer Test Print B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
4–3 DEClaser 1100 Printer Cleaning Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
4–4 DEClaser 1100 Printer Engine Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
5–1 DEClaser 1152 Printer Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
5–2 DEClaser 1152 Printer PCL Emulator Test Page . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
5–3 DEClaser 1152 Printer Cleaning Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
5–4 DEClaser 1152 Printer Engine Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
8–1 Image Defect Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
9–1 PartsLocator1 ................................... 9–3
9–2 PartsLocator2 ................................... 9–5
9–3 FeederPartsLocator ............................... 9–7
10–1 Optical Cavity Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–27
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10–2 LaserAssembly ................................... 10–28
10–3 ScannerAssembly ................................. 10–31
Tables
1–1 Printer Components: Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1–2 Printer Components: External Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
1–3 Printer Components: Internal Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
1–4 Printer Components: Internal View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
1–5 Cassette Size-Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
2–1 DEClaser 1100 Printer Control Panel Indicators and
Keys............................................ 2–2
2–2 MenuScrollingKeys ............................... 2–6
2–3 Setup, Feature, and Value Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
3–1 DEClaser 1152 Control Panel Indicators and Keys . . . . . . . . 3–2
3–2 MenuScrollingKeys ............................... 3–4
3–3 INTERFACEMenu ................................ 3–6
3–4 I/F: SERIAL (I/F: SERIALB) Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
3–5 Restrictions on the Interaction Between Communications
Options ......................................... 3–11
3–6 I/F:PARALLELMenu .............................. 3–12
3–7 I/F:LocalTalkMenu................................ 3–13
3–8 PCL4SETUPMenu................................ 3–14
3–9 SelectingFonts ................................... 3–17
3–10 PAPERHANDLINGMenu........................... 3–19
3–11 MISCELLANEOUSMenu ........................... 3–21
4–1 DEClaser 1100 Test Print Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
5–1 DEClaser 1152 Printer Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
6–1 DEClaser 1100 Printer Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
6–2 DEClaser 1152 Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
6–3 Operator Call Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
6–4 DEClaser 1100 Printer Functional Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
6–5 ServiceMessages ................................. 6–17
7–1 TrayandPickupJams.............................. 7–6
7–2 Fixing and Delivery Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
8–1 Image Defect Lookup Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
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