HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide
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... upgrade the HP DesignJet 430 printer with color 6-5 Recalibrating the printer for accuracy 6-11 When to recalibrate the printer 6-11 To recalibrate the printer 6-11 7 Maintaining your printer Replacing cartridges 7-2 When to replace cartridges 7-2 Using genuine HP supplies 7-3 Before replacing cartridges 7-4 To replace one or more cartridges 7-5 Cleaning the cartridge nozzles (priming) 7-7 Cleaning the printer 7-9 8 Front-panel lights and keys Front...
... upgrade the HP DesignJet 430 printer with color 6-5 Recalibrating the printer for accuracy 6-11 When to recalibrate the printer 6-11 To recalibrate the printer 6-11 7 Maintaining your printer Replacing cartridges 7-2 When to replace cartridges 7-2 Using genuine HP supplies 7-3 Before replacing cartridges 7-4 To replace one or more cartridges 7-5 Cleaning the cartridge nozzles (priming) 7-7 Cleaning the printer 7-9 8 Front-panel lights and keys Front...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide
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... the HP DesignJet 430 printer with color 6-5 7 Maintaining your printer Replacing cartridges 7-2 When to replace cartridges 7-2 Using genuine HP supplies 7-3 Before replacing cartridges 7-4 To replace one or more cartridges 7-5 Cleaning the cartridge nozzles (priming) 7-7 Cleaning the printer 7-9 8 Front-panel lights and keys Front-panel lights 8-2 Front-panel keys 8-7 9 Troubleshooting Using the documentation 9-2 Locating the source of your problem 9-3 Solving media...
... the HP DesignJet 430 printer with color 6-5 7 Maintaining your printer Replacing cartridges 7-2 When to replace cartridges 7-2 Using genuine HP supplies 7-3 Before replacing cartridges 7-4 To replace one or more cartridges 7-5 Cleaning the cartridge nozzles (priming) 7-7 Cleaning the printer 7-9 8 Front-panel lights and keys Front-panel lights 8-2 Front-panel keys 8-7 9 Troubleshooting Using the documentation 9-2 Locating the source of your problem 9-3 Solving media...
Service Manual
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... 2: Error group 3: Print quality group 4: Media type group 5: Media source group This light is ON and STEADY. This light is the relevant light. No lights Lights All lights off Explanation and Action If no lights are on the printer's front panel. means ... You will therefore ...FLASHING. This light is OFF or this light is an error, the nature of lights, you should check the table in troubleshooting. In order to help you may have a power problem, or the printer may be switched off. 3-2 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers User Messages User Messages The lights...
... 2: Error group 3: Print quality group 4: Media type group 5: Media source group This light is ON and STEADY. This light is the relevant light. No lights Lights All lights off Explanation and Action If no lights are on the printer's front panel. means ... You will therefore ...FLASHING. This light is OFF or this light is an error, the nature of lights, you should check the table in troubleshooting. In order to help you may have a power problem, or the printer may be switched off. 3-2 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers User Messages User Messages The lights...
Service Manual
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...to print. Check the state of the four media type group lights flashing. This can be terminated by pressing Form Feed. Lower the media lever, realign the media, and raise the media lever. Load media. The printer is waiting for a special internal print, ...printer is ready to print. The printer is not ready to print, but you are loading media and need to load media. The printer is busy with one of the other lights and look them up in memory, which it seems perfectly aligned. The printer has a file in this table. User Messages HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers...
...to print. Check the state of the four media type group lights flashing. This can be terminated by pressing Form Feed. Lower the media lever, realign the media, and raise the media lever. Load media. The printer is waiting for a special internal print, ...printer is ready to print. The printer is not ready to print, but you are loading media and need to load media. The printer is busy with one of the other lights and look them up in memory, which it seems perfectly aligned. The printer has a file in this table. User Messages HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers...
Service Manual
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...Media Source keys (some tests may take a short while before exiting). The printer performs the electrical powerĆon tests and then the fan turns on and remains on page 4Ć7. The Electronics Test is continuously done in service mode 1 send test information to light...LEDs remain off for you stop them. Reprint SERVICE MODE 1 + 4-6 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests Entering Service Mode 1 1 While holding the Reprint key down, switch the Printer ON. 2 Once the the LEDs begin to flash, waiting for a few seconds. Service Mode 1 Service Mode 1 contains ...
...Media Source keys (some tests may take a short while before exiting). The printer performs the electrical powerĆon tests and then the fan turns on and remains on page 4Ć7. The Electronics Test is continuously done in service mode 1 send test information to light...LEDs remain off for you stop them. Reprint SERVICE MODE 1 + 4-6 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests Entering Service Mode 1 1 While holding the Reprint key down, switch the Printer ON. 2 Once the the LEDs begin to flash, waiting for a few seconds. Service Mode 1 Service Mode 1 contains ...
Service Manual
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... the operation of cycles as specified in the EEROM, but if the EEROM is cleared this test instead. If the Bail needs to flash. 6 If the Printer does not raise the Bail Assembly then the test has failed. If a system error prevents you from entering into Service Mode 2, you... the Cancel and Media Source keys. 4 If the test passes, the Best LED (LED C) will light up after the first cycle. 5 If there is a shutdown in the EEROM, unless you may try replacing the following component: 1 BailĆlift mechanism ' page 8Ć28. 4-8 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests If...
... the operation of cycles as specified in the EEROM, but if the EEROM is cleared this test instead. If the Bail needs to flash. 6 If the Printer does not raise the Bail Assembly then the test has failed. If a system error prevents you from entering into Service Mode 2, you... the Cancel and Media Source keys. 4 If the test passes, the Best LED (LED C) will light up after the first cycle. 5 If there is a shutdown in the EEROM, unless you may try replacing the following component: 1 BailĆlift mechanism ' page 8Ć28. 4-8 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests If...
Service Manual
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...Media Source keys. 4-10 The test is parked in the service station. 2 In service mode 1, press CarriageĆAxis Test (Reprint Key). 3 The test will fail. If you are viewing information via the serial port, you will light... on the next page. HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests Carriage Axis (Y...262;axis) Test The purpose of this test. If the carriage starts somewhere out of the Service Station, it will hit the rightĆhand side of the Printer when the test begins, and the test will start to flash...
...Media Source keys. 4-10 The test is parked in the service station. 2 In service mode 1, press CarriageĆAxis Test (Reprint Key). 3 The test will fail. If you are viewing information via the serial port, you will light... on the next page. HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests Carriage Axis (Y...262;axis) Test The purpose of this test. If the carriage starts somewhere out of the Service Station, it will hit the rightĆhand side of the Printer when the test begins, and the test will start to flash...
Service Manual
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... similar to the following : 3. - HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests MediaĆAxis (XĆAxis) Test The purpose of the Media Axis. If you are viewing information via the serial port, you press the Cancel and Media Source keys. 4-16 The test is to flash after the first cycle. Perform the MediaĆAxis test as...
... similar to the following : 3. - HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests MediaĆAxis (XĆAxis) Test The purpose of the Media Axis. If you are viewing information via the serial port, you press the Cancel and Media Source keys. 4-16 The test is to flash after the first cycle. Perform the MediaĆAxis test as...
Service Manual
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... address and the shuffler. Service Tests HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers 4-21 IT IS SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THIS TEST WITHOUT SWITCHING OFF THE PRINTER. If the bail fails the test,...flash. 5 The test continuously repeats itself until you must wait for the FrontĆPanel to verify the operation of this test is to indicate if the test has passed or failed. 3 If the test passes, the Sheet LED (LED O) will light... up. 4 If the test fails, the Sheet LED (LED O) will turn OFF. There will be no movement in the Printer and you press the Cancel and Media Source ...
... address and the shuffler. Service Tests HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers 4-21 IT IS SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THIS TEST WITHOUT SWITCHING OFF THE PRINTER. If the bail fails the test,...flash. 5 The test continuously repeats itself until you must wait for the FrontĆPanel to verify the operation of this test is to indicate if the test has passed or failed. 3 If the test passes, the Sheet LED (LED O) will light... up. 4 If the test fails, the Sheet LED (LED O) will turn OFF. There will be no movement in the Printer and you press the Cancel and Media Source ...
Service Manual
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...if there is NOT possible to flash. + Media Source SERVICE MODE 2 4-22 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests For some of the Printer. To exit a test, press any of the frontĆpanel keys. Entering Service Mode 2 1 While holding the Media Source key down, switch the printer ON. 2 Once the the ...tests in normal mode, it is a system error in service mode 2 DO NOT send test information to light up one by one, release the Media Source key. The printer performs the electrical powerĆon tests and initializes the mechanics as in Service Mode 2, All the LEDs will...
...if there is NOT possible to flash. + Media Source SERVICE MODE 2 4-22 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests For some of the Printer. To exit a test, press any of the frontĆpanel keys. Entering Service Mode 2 1 While holding the Media Source key down, switch the printer ON. 2 Once the the ...tests in normal mode, it is a system error in service mode 2 DO NOT send test information to light up one by one, release the Media Source key. The printer performs the electrical powerĆon tests and initializes the mechanics as in Service Mode 2, All the LEDs will...
Service Manual
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... entering the service mode. 2 When the Ready LED lights up, press the Print Quality and Media Type keys. 3 The Ready light begins to flash and then remains on the Service Configuration Plot can be plotted without the need to troubleshoot the Printer more effectively. Number of the all the parameters. Number... The parameters on (steady). In normal mode, load a sheet in portrait orientation. This is a short description of Power Cycles How many color plots have been produced since the EEROM was last erased. 4-30 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests
... entering the service mode. 2 When the Ready LED lights up, press the Print Quality and Media Type keys. 3 The Ready light begins to flash and then remains on the Service Configuration Plot can be plotted without the need to troubleshoot the Printer more effectively. Number of the all the parameters. Number... The parameters on (steady). In normal mode, load a sheet in portrait orientation. This is a short description of Power Cycles How many color plots have been produced since the EEROM was last erased. 4-30 HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers Service Tests
Service Manual
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... Ready LED begins to flash and the Printer takes several minutes to : read the calibration sheet; The Printer takes less than 10 minutes to plot the calibration plot (see Figure 2). You must use HP Matte Film. Service Calibrations HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers 5-3 Accuracy calibration is needed...of HP Matte Film over the top of media. 2 Enter into Service Mode 2, by continuing with the matte (dull) side down the Media Source key. 3 Set the Media Type on the front panel to the environmental conditions. The Printer ejects the sheet, and the Load Media LED lights up ...
... Ready LED begins to flash and the Printer takes several minutes to : read the calibration sheet; The Printer takes less than 10 minutes to plot the calibration plot (see Figure 2). You must use HP Matte Film. Service Calibrations HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers 5-3 Accuracy calibration is needed...of HP Matte Film over the top of media. 2 Enter into Service Mode 2, by continuing with the matte (dull) side down the Media Source key. 3 Set the Media Type on the front panel to the environmental conditions. The Printer ejects the sheet, and the Load Media LED lights up ...
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... genuine HP Media. The Ready light begins to flash, and the media moves slightly forward. The Printer plots the print-quality plot and ejects the media. 4 Unload the media. Printing the PrintĆQuality Plot 1 Before printing the plot, in portrait orientation. 3 When the Ready LED lights up, press the Form Feed and Media Source keys together. Print Quality HP DesignJet 430, 450C...
... genuine HP Media. The Ready light begins to flash, and the media moves slightly forward. The Printer plots the print-quality plot and ejects the media. 4 Unload the media. Printing the PrintĆQuality Plot 1 Before printing the plot, in portrait orientation. 3 When the Ready LED lights up, press the Form Feed and Media Source keys together. Print Quality HP DesignJet 430, 450C...
Service Manual
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...light up from in Ćbuilt ROM. The servo processor uses the sensor to determine media width. If the LEDs begin to the main PCA: D The cover sensor is a mechanical switch that the Printer is using code from the right, then the Printer is cancelled! Functional Overview HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers...initialization sequence. ROM The Printer firmware code is no bail sensor for the HP DesignJets 430, 450C and 455CA. If the LEDs begin to the main PCA) or a flash ROM SIMM (installed in ROM. They also have one exchangeable part; RAM The Printers have been raised. ...
...light up from in Ćbuilt ROM. The servo processor uses the sensor to determine media width. If the LEDs begin to the main PCA: D The cover sensor is a mechanical switch that the Printer is using code from the right, then the Printer is cancelled! Functional Overview HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers...initialization sequence. ROM The Printer firmware code is no bail sensor for the HP DesignJets 430, 450C and 455CA. If the LEDs begin to the main PCA) or a flash ROM SIMM (installed in ROM. They also have one exchangeable part; RAM The Printers have been raised. ...