OKIDATA OL400 User manual

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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 0 About This Manual
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Service Guide OL400
0 About This Manual
Front Cover 1
Copyright & Manual Revision 2
Part Number 3
1 Product Specifications
1.1 Overview 4
1.2 Physical Specifications 5
1.3 Print Specifications 6
1.4 Paper Specifications 7
1.5 Power Requirements 8
1.8 Options 9
1.9 Consumables 10
1.10 Reliability Data 11
2 Principles of Operation
2.1 Printer Overview 12
2.2 Main Control Function 13
....2.2.02 Centronics Parallel Interface 14
....2.2.03 RS-232C Serial Interface 15
....2.2.04 Optional Font Card 16
....2.2.05 Optional RAM Board / IC Set 17
2.3 Printer Control Function 18
....2.3.02 Operation Panel 19
....2.3.03 Engine Board 20
....2.3.04 Power Supply Unit 21
....2.3.05 Fuser Unit 22
....2.3.06 Main Motor (Drum Motor) 23
....2.3.07 LED Head 24
....2.3.08 Resist Motor 25
....2.3.09 DC Fan 26
2.4 Mechanical Operation Description 27
....2.4.02 OL400 Printing Process 28
....2.4.03 Process Descriptions 29
2.5 Sensors And Switches 30
....2.5.01 Sensors and Switches 31
....2.5.02 Sensor Functions 32
3 Maintenance & Disassembly
3.1 Maintenance 33
....3.1.02 Maintenance Tools 34
....3.1.03 Maintenance Precautions 35
3.2 Disassembly/Assembly Procedures 36
....3.2.01 Upper Cover 37
....3.2.02 LED Head 38

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....3.2.03 Interface Board 39
....3.2.04 RAM Board (Option) 40
....3.2.05 Main Controller Board 41
....3.2.06 Engine Controller Circuit Board (LLAB) 42
....3.2.07 Main Motor 43
....3.2.08 DC Fan Assembly 44
....3.2.09 Idle Gears "A" and "B", and the Reduction Gear 45
....3.2.10 Power Supply Unit 46
....3.2.11 Upper Unit 47
....3.2.12 Fusing Unit 48
....3.2.13 Backup Roller 49
....3.2.14 Transfer Charger Assembly 50
....3.2.15 Resist Roller Assembly 51
....3.2.16 Idle Gear C 52
....3.2.17 Paper Supply Unit 53
....3.2.18 Resist Motor 54
....3.2.19 Engine Connection Board 55
....3.2.20 Hopping Roller 56
....3.2.21 Separator 57
....3.2.22 Ozone Filter 58
3.3 Adjustments And Service Checks 59
....3.3.02 Actual Page Count 60
....3.3.03 Modified Page Count 61
....3.3.04 Vertical Print Start Position Adjustment 62
....3.3.05 Setting the LED Head Drive Time 63
....3.3.06 Voltage Adjustment (+5 vdc) 64
....3.3.07 Darkness Control 65
3.4 Cleaning 66
4 Failure & Repair Analysis
4.1 Overview 67
4.2 Troubleshooting Updates 68
4.3 Reporting Problems 69
4.4 Troubleshooting Tips 70
4.5 Fault Alarms 71
....4.5.02 Error Messages Table 72
....4.5.03 Output SamplesTitle of Section 73
4.6 Repair Analysis Procedures 74
....4.6.02 RAP Index 75
........RAP 01 Printer Does Not Initialize 76
........RAP 02: Paper Feed Jam Alarm 77
........RAP 03: Paper Jam Alarm 78
........RAP 04: Size Tray Error Alarm 79
........RAP 05: Engine Error - Fusing Problem Alarm 80
........RAP 06: Engine Error Alarm 81

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........RAP 07: Light or Blurred Images 82
........RAP 09: Blank Output 83
........RAP 10: Vertical Black Stripes 84
........RAP 11: Repeating Marks 85
........RAP 12: Blank Spots 86
........RAP 13: Vertical White Stripes 87
........RAP 14: Black Page 88
........RAP 15: Poor Fusing 89
4.7 Self-Tests 90
A Reference Charts
A.1 Overview 91
A.2 Charts 92
....A.2.01 Main Controller Board (LBPE / LBPF) 93
....A.2.02 Engine Controller Board (LLAB) 94
....A.2.03 Operator Panel PCB (LLDC) 95
....A.2.04 Engine Connection PCB (LLCC) 96
....A.2.05 Centronics Parallel Interface PCB (LLCP / LLCQ) 97
....A.2.06 RS-232C Interface PCB (LLRS) 98
....A.2.07 Expansion RAM Board (optional) (RAMK / RAMH) 99
....A.2.08 Power Interconnect Board (LLIE) 100
....A.2.09 Power Supply Unit 101
B Illustrated Parts Listing
B.1 Illustrated Parts Listing 102
....B.1.02 Definitions of Terms 103
....B.1.03 Parts Ordering Information 104
B.2 Charts 105
....B.2.01 Items 1 - 7 106
....B.2.02 Items 8 - 16 107
....B.2.03 Items 17 - 27, and 41 108
....B.2.04 Items 28 - 35 109
....B.2.05 Items 36 - 40 110

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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 0 About This Manual
This document may not be reproduced without written permission of the Okidata® Technical
Training Group. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained
in this training course. Okidata is not responsible for errors beyond its control.
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 0 About This Manual
Note: The OL400 Service Training course is part of the OL-Series Training Course and can not be
purchased separately.
THE OL400/800/820/830/840 VIDEO TRAINING KIT covers the following
products:
OL400
OL800
OL820
OL830
OL840
The following items are included in the kit:
OL400 Service Handbook
OL800/820 Service Handbook
OL830 Service Handbook
OL840 Service Handbook
Service Training Video
OL400/800/820 User's Documentation
OL830 User's Documentation
OL840 User's Documentation
Price: $95.00 ($124.00 Canadian)
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.1 OVERVIEW
1.1.01 General Information
The OL400 is a desktop, page printer, using a stationary LED head and dry electrophotography as
its exposure and development method. The printer has a resolution of 300 x 300 dots per inch and
a continuous print speed of 4 letter-sized sheets per minute.
A 512K page memory is standard on the OL400; this can be expanded to 1.5 or 2.5 megabyte
with an optional RAM printed circuit board and a memory expansion chip set. Twenty-five resident
fonts are included in the OL400 and five optional font cards are currently available. Downloadable
fonts can also be used with this printer.
The printer can be purchased with either a Centronics parallel interface or an RS-232C serial
interface.
The OL400's consumables consist of the toner kit, which include a toner cartridge, lens cleaner,
and a fuser cleaner pad and the image drum kit which includes the drum cartridge and ozone
filter.
A letter-size paper tray is included with the printer, and legal, and envelope trays are also
available. Paper feeding can be done automatically or manually.
The printer will print on a variety of paper types, labels, envelopes, and transparencies.
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.2 PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1.2.01 Outside Dimensions
Width: 17.72"
Height:5.24"
Length: 17.72"
1.2.02 Printer Weight
24 lbs.
1.2.03 LED Array
Number of LED Elements - 2560
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.3 PRINT SPECIFICATIONS
1.3.01 Print Specifications
Development method: Dry electrophotography
Exposure method: LED stationary head
1.3.02 Print Speed
First print: 28 seconds maximum (letter size)
Continuous print: 4 sheets/minute. (letter size)
Warm-up time: 40 seconds maximum [at room temperature 77oF (25oC) and rated voltage (120
VAC)]
1.3.03 Symbol Sets
Thirty-nine symbol sets are available with the OL400.
1.3.04 Available Fonts
There are twenty-five resident fonts in the OL400.
1.3.05 Paper Feed Method
Automatic feed
Manual Feed
1.3.06 Paper Delivery Method
Face down/face up
1.3.07 Resolution
300 x 300 dots/inch
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Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.4 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS
1.4.01 Paper Types
Letter
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Feed: Automatic or Manual
Weight:Minimum 16 lbs
Maximum 24 lbs
Recommended 20 lbs
Legal
Size: 8.5" x 14"
Feed: Automatic (with optional paper tray) or Manual
Weight:Minimum 16 lbs
Maximum 24 lbs
Recommended 20 lbs
Envelope
Size:Minimum 3.5" x 7.5"
Maximum 7.2" x 10.1"
Feed: Automatic (with optional paper tray) or Manual
Weight:Minimum 16 lbs
Maximum 24 lbs
Recommended 20 lbs
Labels
Manual feed / Face up delivery only
Use labels designed specifically for laser/page printers.
Transparencies
Manual feed / Face up delivery only
Must be able to withstand the heat of the fusing process.
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.5 POWER REQUIREMENTS
1.5.01 Input Power
120 VAC +5.5%, -15%
220/240 VAC +/-10%
1.5.02 Power Consumption
Approximately 800 W maximum during operation
1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
1.6.01 Ambient Temperature and Relative Humidity
While operating:
50° to 89° F
10° to 32° C
20 to 80% Relative Humidity
While in storage:
14° to 122° F
10° to 50° C
1.6.02 Printer Noise Level
During operation: 50 dB maximum
At standby: 43 dB maximum
1.7 AGENCY APPROVALS
FCC Class B
UL 478 Ver.5
CSA 22.2 220
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.8 OPTIONS
1.8.01 RAM Expansion Board
1 megabyte (expands printer memory to 1.5 megabyte)
Technician installed
1.8.02 RAM Expansion Chip Set
Technician installed
1 megabyte memory expansion chip set used in conjunction with the RAM Expansion Board
option. (expands printer memory to 2.5 megabyte)
1.8.03 Font ROM Cards
Tax
Courier
Roman
Prestige Elite
Letter Gothic
1.8.04 Paper Trays
Letter size
Legal size
Envelope

1.8.05 Interface Boards
RS-232C Serial Interface Board
Centronics Parallel Interface Board
Technician installed
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.9 CONSUMABLES
Toner Cartridge Kit (P/N 52104201)
One Toner Cartridge
One Fuser Cleaner Pad
One LED Head Cleaning Kit
Image Drum Cartridge (P/N 56106601)
One Image Drum Cartridge
One Ozone Filter
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
1.10 RELIABILITY DATA
1.10.01 Printer Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
Approximately 18,000 pages
1.10.02 Printer Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Approximately 20 minutes
1.10.03 Estimated Printer Life
Approximately 180,000 pages (5 years)
1.10.04 Printer Duty Cycle
Approximately 3,000 pages @ 5% print density
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Chapter 2 Principles of Operation
2.1 PRINTER OVERVIEW
2.1.01 General Information
This section describes the operation of the printer in the order listed below.
Main Control Function { }
Printer Control Function { }
Mechanical Operation { }
Sensors and Switches { }
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 2 Principles of Operation
2.2 MAIN CONTROL FUNCTION
2.2.01 General Information
The main control function controls the reception of data from the host interface, processes
command signals, processes the image signals, controls the printer unit, outputs data, and
controls the operation panel.
The main control function consists of the items listed below.
CPU 80186-8
Font ROM (512 kbytes)
Page buffer (512 kbytes)
DRAM controller chip (MSM73V007)
Print controller chip (MSM75HJ014)
Font controller chip (MSM60791)
Programmable I/O (82C55A-2GS)
Interface Control
Centronics Parallel Interface Board
RS-232C Serial Interface Board
Optional Font Card
Optional RAM
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 2 Principles of Operation
2.2.02 Centronics Parallel Interface
The following operations are carried out during SELECT mode once the STB-N signal is received
from the host interface.
The BUSY-P signal is sent to the host interface.
Simultaneously with fetching data to the Q4 IC at the last transition of the STB signal, the
RXIPT-P signal is sent to the CPU to inform it of receipt of data.
The CPU reads data received from the Q4 IC by the RD-N signal, and turns off the BUSY signal
to the host interface.
Upon turning off the BUSY signal, the ACK-N signal is sent to the host interface to acknowledge
reception processing.
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 2 Principles of Operation
2.2.03 RS-232C Serial Interface
The 8251 Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter is used as a controller.
This serial I/F converts serial data received from the host I/F into parallel data for use by the CPU.
It also converts parallel data from the CPU into serial data to be sent to the Host I/F.
READY/BUSY or X-ON/X-OFF are used as the communication protocol between the Host I/F and
OL400. These can be selected through the Menu.
The baud rate, character length, parity check, stop bit, etc., are automatically written into the
82C51 from the menu, so hardware switches are not required.
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Service Guide OL400
Chapter 2 Principles of Operation
2.2.04 Optional Font Card
In addition to the twenty-five resident fonts, an optional font IC card is available.
The CD-N signal detects the option font card.
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