Tektronix Phaser 600 Bedienungsanleitung
Service Manual
Phaser
®
600
Color Printer
Warning
The following servicing instructions are for
use by qualified service personnel only. To
avoid personal injury, do not perform any
servicing other than that contained in
operating instructions unless you are qualified
to do so.
This printing Dec 1996
070-9482-00
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General Information
This service manual contains information useful to verify operation,
troubleshoot, repair, adjust, and maintain a Tektronix Phaser® 600 Color Printer.
The first half of this manual familiarizes you with the printer; it provides
information on installing and verifying the printer and training printer
customers as a part of the Option S0 printer installation procedure. The latter
half of the manual includes troubleshooting guides, adjustment procedures,
assembly/disassembly procedures and an FRU list.
To ensure complete understanding of the product, we recommend participation
in Phaser 600 Color Printer service training, if available.
Figure 1-1 The Phaser 600 printer
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Printer overview
The Phaser 600 Color Printer is a wide-format, Adobe PostScript Level 2 color,
solid ink-jet printer. It features PostScript version 2015.105 with Tektronix color
matching extensions (TekColor 4.0 and VPI), HPGL-C and includes a TrueType
renderer for downloaded TrueType fonts.
The Phaser 600 Color Printer prints at an addressability of 300 dots per inch
(dpi) and features 17 built-in fonts and 8 Mbytes of RAM, which can be
upgraded to either 24 Mbytes or 40 Mbytes with the addition of one 16-Mbyte or
one 32-Mbyte RAM SIMM. The printer also features a 1-Gbyte internal hard
drive to spool large image files for wide-format prints. With the addition of the
Extended Features SIMM (either the Roman or the Kanji SIMM) the printer then
features 39 (Roman) or 59 (Kanji) built-in fonts, Copystation support, Reprint
support, and Print Preview.
The printer prints from roll-fed media. An automatic cutter cuts the roll-fed
print from the roll when the print is complete. Sheet media can also be manually
fed into the printer. Supported cut-sheet media sizes are Metric: A3 through A0;
US: B through E; and Architectural, 24 x 36 in., 30 x 42 in., and 36 x 48 in.
Roll-fed media range in width from 420 to 914 mm (16.5 to 36 in.) with a
maximum roll diameter of 127 mm (5 in.).
Unique to the Phaser 600 Color Printer’s solid-ink technology, the printer can
print on a wide variety of media types, including standard paper, heavy paper,
Vinyl (such as Scotchcal), Artist’s canvas, and backlit display acetate. The
printer can handle media ranging in thickness from 0.1 to 0.5 mm (0.004 to
0.020 in.) thick.
The printer is powered by a 50-MHz 29K RISC processor. The printer features
integral bi-directional parallel and SCSI ports. A rear panel slot allows
customers to install one “smart card” PhaserShare Network Card. One card
provides an RS-232C serial port and a LocalTalk port. A second, alternative card
offers an Ethernet port which includes standard support for EtherTalk, Novell
NetWare and TCP/IP protocols. A third card provides a Token Ring interface
supporting Novel NetWare, TokenTalk, and TCP/IP.
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Solid inks
Solid inks, sometimes called phase-change inks, are solid at room temperature
and are liquid at the higher temperature used during printing. The inks solidify
almost instantly after being jetted onto the printer’s media. Because Tektronix'
proprietary solid inks bleed much less than ordinary liquid inks, they allow the
printer to print brilliant colors on plain paper.
Note
Turning the printer off and allowing it to cool causes it to perform a
printhead cleaning and purge cycle upon power-up. The printer's
purge cycle consumes some ink. During normal use and servicing,
turn the printer off and allow it to cool only when necessary.
Memory considerations
The capabilities of the printer increase with the addition of more RAM.
Table 1-1 Phaser 600 memory configuration and usage
Memory
configurations Color cache Virtual
memory Band buffers Capability
8 Mbytes 128 kbytes 351 kbytes 1.38 Mbytes Base configuration
24 Mbytes 512 kbytes 523 kbytes 11.08
Mbytes Increases virtual memory and
I/O buffer size for improved
throughput
40 Mbytes 4 Mbytes 9.1 Mbytes 22.15
Mbytes Maximizes virtual memory and
I/O buffers for maximum
throughput
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Print engine assemblies
Figure 1-2 Internal features of the print engine
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Top cover
Back tension
blade
Drum
Printhead
Maintenance
station
Fuser
Stripper
fingers
Roll
holder
Air
pump
Clamp (bail) rollers
Ink loader
motor assembly
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Figure 1-3 Circuit boards of the print engine
Ink loader
board Left junction
board
Top cover
interconnect
board
Heater
interconnect
board
Carriage
board
Right junction
board
Power supply
(in electronics bay)
Engine control board
(in electronics bay) Image processor
board
(in card cage)
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Figure 1-4 Sensors and switches on the print engine
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Ink loader
cover-open
sensor
Left cover-closed
sensor
Paper-skew
sensors
Roll media
sensor
Exit sensor
Left
fuser-
closed
sensor
Input
sensor
Right cover-
closed
sensor
Cover-
open
sensor
Clamp-
ready
sensor
Clamp-
home
sensor
Waste bin
sensor
Left paper-
edge sensor
(on printhead)
Right paper-
edge sensor
(on printhead)
Ink low
sensor
Ink-drop
sensor
Ink loader
installed
sensor
Black origin
sensor
Magenta origin
sensor
Yellow origin
sensor
Cyan origin
sensor
Right fuser-
closed sensor
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Figure 1-5 Motors and solenoids on the print engine
Printhead
cover motor
X-axis
motor
Y-axis
motor
Fuser
motor
Clamp-close
solenoids
Clamp-rotate
solenoids
Head-to-
media
motor
Head maintenance
cam gear motor
Paper-exit
motor
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Ink-load
motors (4)
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The printer features a printhead maintenance system used to clean the printhead
faceplate and clear clogs from the printhead nozzles. The system consists of a
the maintenance station assembly, a vacuum pump, a filter, air tubing, and a cam
gear (for positioning the maintenance station).
Sensors in the printer provide information to the engine control board to
determine the state of the printer. The printer monitors the positions of some of
the movable assemblies, such as the printhead, as well as the temperature of the
printhead and fuser bar.
Figure 1-6 Printhead maintenance system of the print engine
Maintenance
station
cam gear
Maintenance
station
Air pump Filter 9482-04
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The image processor board
Prominent on the image processor board is the ROM code SIMM and the RAM
SIMM plug-in modules. Network connection is provided through the plug-in
network card. The printer stores unique printer status and PostScript values in
its NVRAM module. The printer’s IP address, unique to each printer, is stored
in a socketed ROM IC.
RAM SIMM 1 must always be a 8 Mbyte RAM SIMM. RAM SIMM 2 can be
either a 16 Mbyte RAM SIMM or a 32 Mbyte RAM SIMM.
Figure 1-7 Features of the image processor board
Extended Feature SIMM
PhaserShare Card
Printer ID ROM
NVRAM
PostScript ROM SIMM
RAM SIMM 2
RAM SIMM 1
FPGA ROM
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