xerox 7400 service manula part 1

Phaser 7400

color printer

Service Manual

Book 1: Print Engine

Phaser 7400 Color Printer

Service Manual Book 1: Print Engine

WarningThe 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 the operating instructions, unless you are qualified to do so.

First Printing: August 2005

071-0876-00

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Copyright 2005 Xerox Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Xerox Corporation.

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PANTONE Colors generated may not match PANTONE-identified standards. Consult current PANTONE Publications for accurate color. PANTONE and other Pantone, Inc. trademarks are the property of Pantone, Inc. Pantone, Inc., 2000.

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Service Terms

Manual TermsVarious terms are used throughout this manual to either provide additional information on a specific topic or to warn of possible danger present during a procedure or action. Be aware of all symbols and terms when they are used, and always read NOTE, CAUTION, and WARNING statements.

Common Acronyms:

The following list defines the acronyms that may be found in this manual.

NoteA note indicates an operating or maintenance procedure, practice or condition that is necessary to efficiently accomplish a task. A note can provide additional information related to a specific subject or add a comment on the results achieved through a previous action.

CautionA caution indicates an operating or maintenance procedure, practice or condition that, if not strictly observed, results in damage to, or destruction of, equipment.

WarningA warning indicates an operating or maintenance procedure, practice or condition that, if not strictly observed, results in injury or loss of life.

Product TermsCaution: A personal injury hazard exists that may not be apparent. For example, a panel may cover the hazardous area.Danger: A personal injury hazard exists in the area where you see the sign.

ADC: Automatic Density Control MCU: Engine Control BoardBTR: Bias Transfer Roller NCS: Non-Contact SensorCRUM: Customer Replaceable Unit Monitor

PHD: Imaging Unit

CTD: Toner Density Control PL: Corresponds to the FRU Parts List.ESD: Electrostatic Discharge ROS: Laser Scanning UnitIDT: Intermediate Transfer Unit RTC: Charge Roller

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Symbols Marked on the Product

DANGER high voltage.

Protective ground (earth) symbol.

Hot surface on or in the printer. Use caution to avoid personal injury.

The surface is hot while the printer is running. After turning off the power, wait 30 minutes.

Avoid pinching fingers in the printer. Use caution to avoid personal injury.

Use caution (or draws attention to a particular component). Refer to the manual(s) for information.

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30 min.

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Power Safety Precautions

Power SourceFor 115 VAC printers, do not apply more than 135 volts RMS between the supply conductors or between either supply conductor and ground. For 230 VAC printers, do not apply more than 254 volts RMS between the supply conductors or between either supply conductor and ground. Use only the specified power cord and connector. This manual assumes that the reader is a qualified service technician.Plug the three-wire power cord (with grounding prong) into a grounded AC outlet only. If necessary, contact a licensed electrician to install a properly grounded outlet. If the product loses its ground connection, contact with conductive parts may cause an electrical shock. A protective ground connection by way of the grounding conductor in the power cord is essential for safe operation.

Disconnecting Power

WarningTurning the power off using the power switch does not completely de-energize the printer. You must also disconnect the power cord from the printers AC inlet. Disconnect the power cord by pulling the plug, not the cord.

Disconnect the power cord in the following cases:

if the power cord or plug is frayed or otherwise damaged,

if any liquid or foreign material is spilled into the product,

if the printer is exposed to any excess moisture,

if the printer is dropped or damaged,

if you suspect that the product needs servicing or repair,

whenever you clean the product.

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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions

Some semiconductor components, and the respective sub-assemblies that contain them, are vulnerable to damage by Electrostatic discharge (ESD). These components include Integrated Circuits (ICs), Large-Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), field-effect transistors and other semiconductor chip components. The following techniques will reduce the occurrence of component damage caused by static electricity.Be sure the power is off to the chassis or circuit board, and observe all other safety precautions.

Immediately before handling any semiconductor components assemblies, drain the electrostatic charge from your body. This can be accomplished by touching an earth ground source or by wearing a wrist strap device connected to an earth ground source. Wearing a wrist strap will also prevent accumulation of additional bodily static charges. Be sure to remove the wrist strap before applying power to the unit under test to avoid potential shock.

After removing a static sensitive assembly from its anti-static bag, place it on a grounded conductive surface. If the anti-static bag is conductive, you may ground the bag and use it as a conductive surface.

Do not use freon-propelled chemicals. These can generate electrical charges sufficient to damage some devices.

Do not remove a replacement component or electrical sub-assembly from its protective package until you are ready to install it.

Immediately before removing the protective material from the leads of a replacement device, touch the protective material to the chassis or circuit assembly into which the device will be installed.

Minimize body motions when handling unpacked replacement devices. Motion such as your clothes brushing together, or lifting a foot from a carpeted floor can generate enough static electricity to damage an electro-statically sensitive device

Handle ICs and EPROMs carefully to avoid bending pins.

Pay attention to the direction of parts when mounting or inserting them on Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

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Service Safety Summary

General GuidelinesFor qualified service personnel only: Refer also to the preceding Power Safety Precautions.Avoid servicing alone: Do not perform internal service or adjustment of this product unless another person capable of rendering first aid or resuscitation is present. Use care when servicing with power: Dangerous voltages may exist at several points in this product. To avoid personal injury, do not touch exposed connections and components while power is on. Disconnect power before removing the power supply shield or replacing components.Do not wear jewelry: Remove jewelry prior to servicing. Rings, necklaces and other metallic objects could come into contact with dangerous voltages and currents.

Warning Labels

Read and obey all posted warning labels. Throughout the printer, warning labels are displayed on potentially dangerous components. As you service the printer, check to make certain that all warning labels remain in place.

Safety Interlocks

Make sure all covers are in place and all interlock switches are functioning correctly after you have completed a printer service call. If you bypass an interlock switch during a service call, use extreme caution when working on or around the printer.

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Servicing Electrical ComponentsBefore starting any service procedure, switch off the printer power and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. If you must service the printer with power applied, be aware of the potential for electrical shock.

WarningDo not touch any electrical component unless you are instructed to do so by a service procedure.

Servicing Mechanical ComponentsWhen servicing mechanical components within the printer, manually rotate drive assemblies, rollers, and gears.

WarningDo not try to manually rotate or manually stop the drive assemblies while any printer motor is running.

Servicing Fuser Components

WarningThis printer uses heat to fuse the toner image to media. The Fuser is VERY HOT. Turn the printer power off and wait at least 5 minutes for the Fuser to cool before you attempt to service the Fuser or adjacent components.

S7300-02

S7300-03

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Regulatory Specifications

Xerox has tested this product to electromagnetic emission and immunity standards. These standards are designed to mitigate interference caused or received by this product in a typical office environment.

United States (FCC Regulations)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in accordance with these instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her own expense.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 receiver.

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/television technician for help.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Xerox could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. To ensure compliance with Part 15 of the FCC rules, use shielded interface cables.

Canada (Regulations)

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.Cet appareil numrique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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European Union

WarningThis is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Xerox Corporation declares, under our sole responsibility, that the product to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards and other normative documents:Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC as amended

Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC as amended

Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC as amended

This product, if used properly in accordance with the user's instructions, is neither dangerous for the consumer nor for the environment.A signed copy of the Declaration of Conformity for this product can be obtained from Xerox.

EN 60950:2000

EN 60825-1:1994+A1:2001+A2:2002

EN 55022:1998 +A1:2000 +A2:2003

EN 55024:1998 +A1:2000 +A2:2003

EN 61000-3-2:2000

EN 61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2001

EN 300 330-2 V1.1.1

EN 300 440-2 V1.1.1

EN 300 489-3 V1.3.1

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Manual Organization

The Phaser 7400 Color Printer Service Manual is the primary document used for repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the printer. The manual is organized into two books. This volume, Book 1, focuses on the print engine with the exception of providing complete diagnostic and troubleshooting procedure for the printer and all its options. Book 2 focuses on option repair and includes an overview of option theory, option Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) replacement procedures, parts lists, and wiring diagrams. Use Book 2 after youve isolated a problem internal to a specific option or when a problem arises at the engine/option interface.

Book 1 - Print EngineUse Book 1 as your primary resource for understanding the operational characteristics of the print engine. Book 1 describes printer specifications, theory and includes information important to the diagnosis and repair of problems occurring in the print engine and attached options. Book 1 also provides detailed print engine replacement procudures, parts lists, and wiring diagrams.Book 1 contains these sections:Introductory, Safety, and Regulatory Information: This section contains important safety information and regulatory requirements.Section 1 - General Information: This section contains an overview of the printers operation, configuration, specifications, and consumables.Section 2 - Theory of Operation: This section contains detailed functional information on print engine components.Section 3 - Error Codes and Messages: This section describes the resident diagnostics available to assist the troubleshooting process. These diagnostics include error codes and messages and Service Usage Profile data stored in the printer. This section provides complete troubleshooting information for the print engine and all its options.Section 4 - General Troubleshooting: Troubleshooting discussions cover the operation of Power On Self Test (POST), Service Diagnostics, In addition, this section includes troubleshooting methods for situations where no error indicator is available. Section 5 - Print-Quality Troubleshooting: This section focuses on techniques to correct image quality problems associated with printer output.Section 6 - Adjustments and Calibrations: This section provides procedures for the adjustment of print engine components.Section 7 - Cleaning and Maintenance: This section provides periodic cleaning procedures for the printer.

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Section 8 - Service Parts Disassembly: This section contains removal procedures for spare parts listed in the Parts List. A replacement procedure is included when necessary. Section 9 - Parts List: This section contains exploded views of the print engine and option FRUs, as well as part numbers for orderable parts.Section 10 - Wiring Diagrams: This section contains the plug/jack locations and the wiring diagrams for the print engine.Appendix A - Reference: This section provides an illustration of the printers menu structure, a listing of printer status codes, and a list of Service Diagnostics tests.

Book 2 - OptionsUse Book 2 as a reference when servicing printer options. Book 2 includes information important for the repair or replacement of option components. Use the troubleshooting procedures in Book 1 to diagnose and isolated the problem. Book 2 contains these sections:Introductory, Safety, and Regulatory Information: This section contains important safety information, regulatory requirements, and information about this manual.Section 1 - General Information: This section contains an overview of the options available, configuration, specifications and consumables.Section 2 - Theory of Operation: This section contains functional information on each option.Section 3 - General Troubleshooting: This this section includes information and procedures for troubleshooting optional components.Section 4 - Adjustments and Calibrations: This section provides procedures for the adjustment of print engine components.Section 5 - Service Parts Disassembly: This section contains removal procedures for parts listed in the options Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) Parts List. A replacement procedure is included when necessary. Section 6 - Parts Lists: This section contains exploded views of the option FRUs, as well as FRU part numbers.Section 7 - Wiring Diagrams: This section contains option plug/jack locations and wiring diagrams.

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ContentsService Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiSymbols Marked on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivPower Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vElectrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viService Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiRegulatory Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixManual Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

1 General InformationPrinter Introduction and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Printer Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3Metered Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4Parts of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7Image Processor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Printer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9Additional Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9Configuration Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10550-Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-101650-Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11Finisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Maintenance Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Memory Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13Consumable Life Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14Physical Dimensions and Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14Functional Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16First Print Output Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16Image Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17Media and Tray Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

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2 Theory of OperationPhaser 7400 Operational Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Imaging Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3LED Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Print Process Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6Printer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Print-Quality Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10Color Registration Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10Automatic Density Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13Selective Control: Paper Pick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13Image Transfer Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14Fuser Temperature Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14Consumable Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15Sensor Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15Sensors in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17Sensor Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19Paper Level Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21Paper Present Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21Transparent Media Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21Automatic Media Thickness Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21Paper Size Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22Jam Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23Interlock Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24Toner Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Input Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27Paper Fed from Tray 1 (MPT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27Paper Fed from Tray 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30Paper Fed from Optional Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35

Output Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37Fuser and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37Top Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38Side Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38Finisher/Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38

Drive Assemblies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39Imaging Unit Drive Motors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39Transfer Unit Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41Fuser Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43Toner Dispense Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44Duplex Drive Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45

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Chassis Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46Basket Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46Waste Toner Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47Registration Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48Exit Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49Job Offset Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51

Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52Tray 1 (MPT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52Universal Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53Universal Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-54Side Output Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-54

Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56Image Processor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56Engine Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56Registration Sensor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56LED Relay Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56Imaging Unit Sensor Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57Motor Driver Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57Feeder Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57HVPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-58LVPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59Front Sensor Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59Rear Sensor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60Solenoids and Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-61

3 Error Messages and CodesIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Accessing Fault History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Status Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3Service Usage Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Servicing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4Messages, Codes, and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Error Message Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5Jam Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6Error Message Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7Using the Troubleshooting Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15Measurement Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Jam Error Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17Jam at Door A Open Door A to Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17Jam at Door A Open Door A to Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19Jam at Door A Misfeed at Tray 1 (MPT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20Jam at Door B Misfeed at Tray 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21Jam at Door C for Tray [3][4][5][6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23Jam at Door D Open Door D to Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

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Jam in Duplex Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26Jam at Door E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27Jam Under Imaging Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29Jam in Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31Jam at Duplex Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33Jam at Finisher Punch Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35Jam at Finisher Door H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36Jam at Finisher Door H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37Jam at Finisher Upper Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38Jam at Finisher Saddle Stapler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39Jam at Finisher Upper Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40Jam at Finisher Stapler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41Jam at Finisher Door G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42Jam at Finisher Saddle Stapler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43Jam at Finisher Upper Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44Jam Inside Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45Jam at Finisher Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46Finisher Output Tray Jammed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

Door and Cover Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49Close Top Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49Close Right Door A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50Close Right Door B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51Close Right Door C for Tray [3][4][5][6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53Close Left Door D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54Close Left Door E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55Close Finisher Door F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56Close Finisher Door H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57Close Finisher Door J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

Consumable/Routine Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59Replace [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59Replace [C][M][Y][K] Imaging Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60Replace Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61Replace Waste Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62Replace Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63Install, Reseat or Lock [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . 3-64Install or Reseat [C][M][Y][K] Imaging Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65Install or Reseat Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66Install or Reseat Waste Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67Install or Reseat Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68Metered Toner Is not Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69Replace Metered [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70

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Tray and Media Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71Clear Tray 1 (MPT) Riser Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71Clear Tray [2][3][4][5][6] Riser Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73Out of Paper Load Tray 1(MPT) with [size] [type] . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74Out of Paper Load Tray [2][3][4][5][6] with [size][type] . . . . . . 3-75Manual Feed [size][type] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76Top Output Tray Is Full, Unload Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77Left Side Output Tray Is Full, Unload Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78Finisher Lower Output Tray is Full, Unload Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79Finisher Upper Output Tray is Full, Unload Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80Open Left Side Output Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-81

Media Mismatch Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82Wrong Paper Size; Load Tray 1 (MPT) with [size][type]. . . . . . . 3-82Wrong Paper Size; Load Tray 2 with [size][type] . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-83Wrong Paper Size; Load Tray [3][4][5][6] with [size][type] . . . . 3-84Wrong Paper Type Load Tray [1 (MPT)][2][3][4][5][6] with

[size][type] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-85Paper Not Available Load Tray 1 (MPT) with [size] [type] . . . . . 3-86Paper Not Available; Load Tray 2 with [size][type] . . . . . . . . . . . 3-87Paper Not Available Load Tray [3][4][5][6] with [size][type] . . . 3-88

Configuration Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89Invalid or Missing Configuration Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89Duplicate IP Address Detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89

Fatal Error Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-90Fuser Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-90Temp Sensor Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92RH Sensor Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-93LED Over Temperature Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-94Motor Overheating Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-95Engine Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-96Power Supply Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-97Feeder Home Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-98Controller Fan Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-99Power Supply Fan Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-100Top Cover Cooling Fan Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-101Imaging Unit Fan Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-102Transfer Unit Fan Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103Engine Cavity Fan Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-104Duplex Interface Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105Tray [3][4][5][6] Interface Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106Inverter Unit Interface Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-107[C][M][Y][K] LED Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-108[C][M][Y][K] Imaging Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-109Flash Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-111Fuser Fan Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-112Fuser 110v/220v Mismatch Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-113

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Unsupported Duplex Unit ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-114Unsupported Tray 2 ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-115Unsupported Tray [3][4][5][6] ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-116Unsupported Inverter Unit ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-117Unsupported Finisher Unit ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-118Hard Drive Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-119Fuse Cut Error In Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-120Fuse Cut Error In Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-121Fuse Cut Error In [C][M][Y][K] Imaging Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-122Controller to Engine Communications Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-123Finisher Fold Position Sensor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-124Finisher Paddle Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-125Finisher Stapler Swing Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-126Finisher Stack Handling Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-127Finisher Staple Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-128Finisher Jog Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-129Finisher Lift Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-130Finisher Exit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-132Finisher Punch Side Registration Sensor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . 3-133Finisher Punch Registration Sensor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-134Finisher Punch Backup RAM Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-135Finisher Punch Communications Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-136Finisher Punch Unit Transfer Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-137Finisher Punch Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-138Finisher Backup RAM Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-139Finisher Punch Dust Sensor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-140

Printer Error - Contact Service; report fault [n] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-141Finisher Punch Unit Counter at End of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-141Finisher Staple Unit Counter at End of Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-142Finisher Interface Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-143Inverter Power Supply Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-144Fuser Thermistor Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-145Job Offset Home Position Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-146Control Panel Communications Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-147No Data to the [C][M][Y][K] LED Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-148Motor Driver Board Communications Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-149Tray [3][4][5][6] Firmware Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-150Duplex Unit Firmware Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-151Motor Driver Board Firmware Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-152Finisher Inverter Firmware Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-153CRUM Reader Board Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-154Tray [3][4][5][6] Flash Memory Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-155Duplex Unit Flash Memory Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-156Motor Driver Board Flash Memory Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-157Finisher Inverter Flash Memory Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-158Tray 2 Lift Motor Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-159

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Tray [3][4][5][6] Lift Motor Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-160Error in the Transfer Unit Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-162Duplex Unit Fan Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-163+24V Not Available to the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-164Failure in the [C][M][Y][K] Imaging Unit Drum or Motor . . . . . 3-165+24 V Not Available to Tray [3][4][5][6]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-167Failure in the Fuser Motor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-168Failure in the Waste Toner Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-169Motor Driver Board Clock Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-170Duplex Unit Clock Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-171Finisher Inverter Clock Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-172Tray [3][4][5][6] Feeder Board Clock Frequency Error . . . . . . . 3-173Waste Toner Transfer Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-174[CM][YK] Toner Supply Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-176

Warning Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-177No Paper in Tray 1 (MPT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-177No Paper in Tray [2][3][4][5][6]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-178Left Side Output Tray is Closed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-179Waste Cartridge is Almost Full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-180Non-Xerox [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-181Staple Cartridge Is Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-182Punch Waste Box is Full or Missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-183Finisher Away From Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-184Finisher Away From Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-185

4 General TroubleshootingIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2System Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2Power On Self Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

POST Soft Fault Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4POST Hard Fault Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Fault Isolation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6Entry Level Fault Isolation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Service Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7Using Service Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7Service Diagnostics Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8Service Diagnostics Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9Test Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Control Panel Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10No Control Panel Display after Power Is Turned On . . . . . . . . . . 4-10Control Panel LED Is On, Control Panel Display Is Blank . . . . . . 4-11

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Inoperable Printer Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11Engine Power-Up Sequence (BIST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12Printer Continually Displays Warming Up... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13Printer Displays Install or Reseat Imaging Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13Printer Displays Reseat Contoller Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13Printer Does Not Come to a Ready State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Paper Size Switch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16AC Power Supply Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16DC Power Supply Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17RAM Memory Fault Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17Media Jams and the Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19Operating System and Application Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Macintosh Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21Windows Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Network Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24Network Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24Network Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26USB Port Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

5 Print-Quality TroubleshootingPrint-Quality Problems Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Defects Associated with Specific Printer Components. . . . . . . . . 5-3Test Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Analyzing the 100% Solid Fill Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4Analyzing the Color Test Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5Analyzing the PS Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6Analyzing the Color Step Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Print-Quality Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8Light Prints in All Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8Light Print in Only One Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10Blank Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12Mottled or Splotchy Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14Unexpected Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16Repeating Bands, Lines, Marks, or Spots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18Random Bands, Lines, Marks, or Missing Spots . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19Random Spots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21Background Contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23Residual Image, Ghosting or Hot Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25Incomplete Fusing or Cold Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27Mis-Registration, Color Layers Not Correctly Registered. . . . . . 5-28Toner on Back of Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31Image Not Centered or Positioned Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32Process Direction Bands, Voids, or Streaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34Scan Direction Bands, Voids, or Streaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35Scan Direction Dark Streaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37Process Direction Bands, Voids, or Streaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38

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6 Adjustments and CalibrationsCalibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Color Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2Margin Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2Automatic Density Control (ADC) Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2Automatic Thickness (ATS) Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5Vertical and Horizontal Color Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Resetting NVRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6Restore Factory Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6Restore Previous Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6Restore Factory Margins Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6Resetting Connection Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Resetting PostScript Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Resetting PCL Setup Values to Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Resetting Control Panel Setup Values to Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8Resetting Printer Controls Values to Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8Resetting All Printer Defaults (PostScript NVRAM) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Service Diagnostics NVRAM Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9Postscript NVRAM Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9CRU Counter Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9CRU Counter Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

7 Cleaning and MaintenanceService Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Cleaning the Imaging Unit Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3Cleaning the LED Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5Cleaning the Feed Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6RIP (Repair, Inspect, and Prevent) Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

8 Service Parts DisassemblyOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Standard Orientation of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5General Notes on Disassembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6Notations in the Disassembly Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6Fastener Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Maintenance Items and Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8Imaging Unit Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8Toner Cartridge Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9Transfer Unit Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10Fuser Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

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Print Engine Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Rear Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13Lower Rear Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14Right Rear Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15Right Side Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16Left Side Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17Front Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18Door B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19Left Rear Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20Left Front Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21Upper Front Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22Right Front Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24

Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25Tray 1 (MPT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25Tray 1 (MPT) Level Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28Tray 1 (MPT) Home Position Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30OHP Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31Feed-Out Sensor #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32Tray 1 (MPT) No Paper Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33Tray 1 (MPT) Feed Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34Tray 2 Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38Registration Motor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-39Feed Motor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40Lift Motor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-41Registration Clutch #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42Door B Detect Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43Tray 2 No Paper Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45Registration Sensor #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47Feed-Out Sensor #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50Feeder Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-53Tray 2 Feed Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54Side Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55

Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-56Job Offset Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-56Job Offset Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59Job Offset Home Position Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61Top Output Chute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-63Door A Latch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-64Media Thickness Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-66Temperature/Humidity Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-67Exit Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-68Exit Gate Solenoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-70Fuser Exit Sensor and Actuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-71Top Output Tray Stack Full Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-72

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Side Output Tray Detect Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-73Side Output Tray Stack Full Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-75Door E Detect Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-77Fuser Release Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-79Registration Sensor Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-80Registration Shutter Solenoid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-81ADC Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-82Media Slack Sensor and Actuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-83Registration Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-84Registration Clutch #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-85Waste Toner Auger Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-86Waste Toner Reservoir Full Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88Waste Toner Reservoir Auger Rotation Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-89Waste Toner Auger Rotation Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-90Transfer Unit Belt Rotation Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-91Lower Basket Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-92Basket Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93LED Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-100

Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-103Transfer Unit Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-103Toner Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104Imaging Unit Motors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-105Fuser Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-106Waste Toner Motor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-107Imaging Unit Lift Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-108

Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-111Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-111Engine Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-112Image Processor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113Card Cage Fan Duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-114Card Cage Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-115Card Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-117HVPS Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-118High Voltage Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-119Housing Bias Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-120Low Voltage Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-121LVPS Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-124LED Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-125LED Relay Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-126Top Cover Interlock Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-127Waste Toner Reservoir Detect Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-130Door A Interlock Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-132Imaging Unit Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-133Transfer Unit Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-134Top Cover Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-135IP Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-138

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Paper Size Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-139Motor Driver Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-141Imaging Unit Sensor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-142Toner Supply Camshaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-144Imaging Unit Motor Mounting Plate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-145CRUM Reader Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-146CRUM Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-147Registration Sensor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-148Fuser Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-149Front Sensor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-150Rear Sensor Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-151

9 Parts ListSerial Number Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Using the Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Print Engine Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Xerox Supplies and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58Service Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60

Feed Roller Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60Sensor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61Actuator Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61Screw Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62Hardware Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62Gear Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63Harness Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64

10 Wiring DiagramsPlug/Jack Locator Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Print Engine Plug/Jack Designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2Print Engine Plug/Jack Locators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Wiring Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17Notations Used in Wiring Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17

Print Engine Wiring Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19Print Engine General Wiring (1/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19Print Engine General Wiring (2/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20Print Engine General Wiring (3/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21Print Engine General Wiring (4/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22Print Engine General Wiring (5/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23Print Engine General Wiring (6/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24Print Engine General Wiring (7/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25Front Sensor Board (1/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26Front Sensor Board (2/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27Feeder Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28Rear Sensor Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30

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Motor Driver Board (1/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31Motor Driver Board (2/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32Motor Driver Board (3/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33Motor Driver Board (4/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34Motor Driver Board (5/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35Motor Driver Board (6/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36LED Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37Xerographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38LVPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39Fuser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40Imaging Unit Sensor Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41Image Processor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43

ReferencePhaser 7400 Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2Printer Status Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4Service Diagnostics Menu Map (1/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11Service Diagnostics Menu Map (2/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12Service Diagnostics Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13Mode Select Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28Obtaining Serial Back Channel Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-29Preparing the Printer for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-30

Index

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1Section

General Information

In this chapter... Printer Introduction and Overview Printer Configurations Parts of the Printer Printer Options Specifications

1-2 Phaser 7400 Color Printer Service Manual

Printer Introduction and OverviewThe Xerox Phaser 7400 Color Printer Service Manual is the primary document used to repair, maintain, and troubleshoot this printer. For manual updates, Service Bulletins, knowledge base, etc., see www.xerox.com/office/7400support. For further technical support, contact your assigned Xerox Technical Support for this product.

The Xerox Phaser 7400 Color Printer is a single pass, electrophotographic design, using light emitting diodes (LED) for image exposure. The Phaser 7400 supports PostScript 3 and PCL5c page description languages. Print performance for A4 paper is 40 pages per minute (ppm) monochrome, 36 ppm for full color in 1-sided or 2-sided modes. Full color prints are produced via consecutively transferring the subtractive primaries (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) directly to paper. Resolutions of up to 600 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi), 32-level grayscale print is applicable at 600x600 dpi. The base configuration (Phaser 7400N) features USB 2.0 and 10/100baseT Ethernet Ports, 256 MB of memory, a 250-sheet multi-purpose Tray 1 (MPT), a 550-sheet input tray (Tray 2), a 500-sheet facedown Top Output Tray, and a 250-sheet faceup Side Output Tray.Phaser 7400 printer options add memory, paper capacity and functionality. For configurations not originally equipped, an internal Hard Drive is available for font storage, storing print files, job collation, proof, personal, and secure print support. A selection of RAM memory upgrades are available to raise the installed quantity to the 1 GB maximum. A 1650-Sheet High-Capacity Feeder (HCF) is available with three, 550-sheet universal trays. A 550-Sheet Feeder (Tray 3) Lower Tray Assembly (LTA) is also available. On the output side, a 1000-Sheet Finisher provides punching, stapling, saddle stitch, and offset stacking raising the output total to 1750 sheets. A Duplex Unit is available to add automatic 2-sided printing for supported paper sizes from all trays.

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Printer Configurations

The Phaser 7400 Color Printer is available in five configurations. The main differences are standard memory, optional high-capacity feeders, duplexing (2-sided printing) capabilities, networking, and internal Hard Drive. The following table lists the available configurations.

FeaturesPrinter Configuration

7400N 7400DN 7400DT 7400DX 7400DXF

Max Print Speed (ppm) color / monochrome

36/40 36/40 36/40 36/40 36/40

Hard Drive for Secure, Proof, Personal, and Saved Print Jobs

Optional Optional Yes Yes Yes

Standard Memory* 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB

USB Port Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

10/100 Ethernet Port Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

RAM Collation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Duplex Unit Optional Yes Yes Yes Yes

PostScript / PCL Fonts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Banner Sizes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Photo Modes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Resolutions (dpi):Standard Enhanced Photo

600x600x1 1200x600x1 600x600x5

600x600x1 1200x600x1 600x600x5

600x600x1 1200x600x1 600x600x5

600x600x1 1200x600x1 600x600x5

600x600x1 1200x600x1 600x600x5

Tray 1 (MPT)** Yes Yes Yes Yes YesOptional Trays ** Optional Optional 1 x 550 3 x 550 4 x 550

550-Sheet Feeder** Optional Optional Yes Optional Yes

1650-Sheet Feeder** Optional Optional Optional Yes Yes

1000-Sheet Finisher*** Optional Optional Optional Optional Yes

* All configurations have two memory slots supporting 256 MB and 512 MB cards, up to a maximum of 1 GB.

** Trays 1 and 2 are standard on all configurations. All configurations support additional paper trays in the following combinations:

One 550-Sheet Feeder (Tray 3)One 1650-Sheet Feeder (Trays 3, 4, and 5 or 4,5, and 6)One 550-Sheet Feeder (Tray 3) and one 1650-Sheet Feeder (Trays 4, 5, and 6)*** Requires a Hard Drive and a total of 4 optional trays for fitment.


Metered Printing

Metered printing (PagePack), involves the combination of control software and specialized Toner Cartridges to meter printer activity for billing purposes. The Configuration page lists Metered Toner as Enabled when metering is enabled.

Metered Operation

When a metered printer is initialized at first power-up, the customer sets the printer to Metered operation using a unique, factory-supplied, 4-digit PIN. Once set to Metered operation, the control software performs the following:

1. The Mode and PIN-entered values in Engine Control Board NVRAM are set.2. The Control Panel momentarily displays Metered Toner is now enabled, then

returns to Ready (if no other errors).3. The First Time Tips pages and the Configuration page are printed.

If an incorrect PIN is entered, Incorrect numeric password displays with a prompt Retry or Do not retry. Retry returns to the enter prompt, Do not retry returns to the Replace [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge error message. The error persists until the correct PIN is entered.

NoteThe Hidden Service menu provides an Enable Metered Toner option to restore the Metered mode parameters to NVRAM should they become lost or corrupt.

Metered Toner Cartridges

To support metered printing, metered Toner Cartridges are available in all four colors. When a metered Toner Cartridge is installed in a printer not set to Metered operation, the printer displays the Replace [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge error. If a metered Toner Cartridge is placed into a printer manufactured before metering was available, the printer displays Replace Incorrect Toner Cartridge. All other combinations of normal or metered printer and cartridges are accepted without warning or error.

Diagnostics Mode

Service Diagnostics does not provide the utilities to set or clear Metered NVRAM values. Service Diagnostics does not check these values and does not display the current status of these values. However, the Configuration page does identify the printer setting as mentioned above.

NoteWhen replacing the Engine Control Board from a metered printer, exchange NVRAM devices or use the Save/Restore utilities in Service Diagnostics to preserve the NVRAM settings. The Mode and PIN-entered values are not affected by NVRAM reset utilities.


Parts of the Printer

Front View

1. Top Cover latch 6. Paper Catcher

2. Control Panel 7. Top Output Tray

3. Tray 2 8. Door A

4. Front Door 9. Tray 1 (MPT)5. Level Indicator 10.Door B

1

2

3

5

4

7

9

8

10

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Rear View

1. AC Receptacle 6. USB Port

2. Door D 7. Ethernet Port

3. Door E 8. Serial Debug Port

4. Side Output Tray 9. Mode Select Port

5. Power Switch 10.Rear Cover

1

210

43

5

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76

89


Control Panel

The Control Panel contains one tricolor LED, a display window, and six function buttons. These buttons navigate the menu system shown on the display, perform various functions, and select operational modes for the printer.

LED Indicators:

Control Panel Button Descriptions

Control Panel Shortcuts

LED State Printer State

Green Ready to Print

Flashing Yellow Warning (but can still print)Flashing Green In Power Saver mode or busy (receiving or processing data)Flashing Red Error; cannot print

Action Press this at Power On

Skip Execution of POST Diagnostics OK

Print Service Diagnostics Menu Map Help (?)Reset PostScript NVRAM Back + OK

Password Bypass Up Arrow + Down Arrow

Enter Service Diagnostics Back + Help (?)

Status Indicator LED

Graphic DisplayBack Button

Down Arrow Button

Cancel Button

Up Arrow ButtonOK Button

Help (?) Button

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Image Processor Board

Transfer the following components, if installed, to the new board when replacing the Image Processor Board.

Hard Drive

Memory (RAM)

Configuration Card

NVRAM

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Printer OptionsPhaser 7400 Color Printer options include:

20 GB Hard Drive

Additional Memory

550-Sheet Feeder (LTA) 1650-Sheet Feeder (HCF) Duplex Unit

1,000-Sheet Finisher (with hole punch, staple, saddle-stitch, and offset)

Hard Drive

A 20 GB Hard Drive is available to enable the Job Collation, Saved Jobs, Proof, Personal, and Secure Print options. The Hard Drive installs on the Image Processor Board with stand-offs and connects to the board with a single data/power connector. Hard Drive utilization appears on the Configuration page.

Additional Memory

The printer features two slots that accept 256 or 512 MB of high-speed DDR RAM. All combinations are allowed for 256, 512, 768 MB, up to the maximum of 1 GB. Memory modules must have the following characteristics:

DDR PC2700 Memory Standard 200-Pin SODIMM Unbuffered, Non-parity Serial Presence Detect 2.5 Volt CL 2.5

The Startup and Configuration pages list the amount of RAM installed in the printer. Installed memory not meeting the above specifications, is ignored by the printer.

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Configuration Card

A Configuration Card identifies the printer configuration, stores shadowed non-CRUM consumable data, consumable life counts, and network configuration parameters.

550-Sheet Feeder

The 550-Sheet Feeder increases the input capacity of the printer. The Lower Tray Assembly (LTA) attaches below Tray 2. When used in combination with the 1650-Sheet Feeder, the 550-Sheet Feeder is installed between the printer and 1650-Sheet Feeder. Up to four optional 550-Sheet Feeders per printer, totaling six universal trays (Trays 2~6), are allowed. However, when the 1650-Sheet Feeder High-Capacity Feeder (HCF) is installed, only one additional 550-Sheet Feeder is allowed between the HCF and printer. Electrical connection to the printer is made by a single interface connector.

1650-Sheet Feeder

The 1650-Sheet Feeder adds three 550-sheet trays. Control signals reach the sheet feeder by a single connection.

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Duplex Unit

The Duplex Unit adds two-sided printing. The Duplex Unit is inserted into the printers left side just below the Side Output Tray. Electrical connection is made by an interface connector located inside the Duplex Unit cavity.

Finisher

The Finisher increases the output capacity of the printer by 1,000 sheets. Printer output is directed to the Finisher by way of the side exit. Depending on the job specifications, as paper enters the Finisher it can be punched, stapled, offset and stacked depending on customer driver selections or Control Panel settings. The Finishers Inverter is used to flip the media over. Control signals reach the Finisher through a single connector.

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Finisher

Inverter


Maintenance ItemsA maintenance item is a printer part or assembly that has a limited life, and requires periodic replacement.

Consumables

Consumables consist of the four toner cartridges used in the printer.

Waste Toner Reservoirs7400-307

Fuser

Transfer BeltImaging Unit

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Toner Cartridge


Specifications

Memory Specifications

Consumable Life Specifications

Internal counters track Consumables and Maintenance Items life usage. The Image Processor Board monitors these counters in order to display the near end-of-life and end-of-use messages.Life ratings are based on A-size sheets at 5% coverage. Imaging Unit life ratings are based on average 3 page job length.

Characteristic Specification

Minimum RAM 256 MB

Maximum RAM 1 GB

Supported RAM SODIMM 200-pin module of 256 or 512 MB. All combinations are allowed for configurations of 256, 512, 768 MB, and 1 GB.

NVRAM Single chip of either PPROM or StrataFlash 16 MB

Toner Cartridges Print Life

Black-CapacityColor CapacityMetered (PagePack) Capacity (all colors)

15,000 7,500 or 15,00015,000

Maintenance Items

Imaging Unit 30,000

Fuser 100,000

Transfer Unit 100,000

Feed Roller Kit 100,000

Waste Toner Reservoir up to 30,000


Electrical Specifications

Physical Dimensions and Clearances


Primary line voltages

110-127 V Printer - (90 - 135 V) 13 amp circuit 220-240 V Printer - (198 - 254 V) 7-8 amp circuit

Primary line voltagefrequency range

100-120 V Printer - 50/60 Hz + 2 Hz220-240 V Printer - 50/60 Hz + 2 Hz

NOTE: Power the printer directly from the wall outlet. Do not use Power Strips as they may limit available current.

Power consumption at rated voltage input

Mode Print Mode Ready Mode Sleep Mode

Condition Maximum Fuser On Fuser Off

100/120 VAC 1500 W or less 750 W or less 55 W or less

220/240 VAC 1500 W or less 750 W or less 55 W or less

Print Engine ValueHeight: 47.1 cm (18.5 in.)Width: 64.0 cm (25.2 in.) Depth: 62.3 cm (24.5 in.) Weight: 84 kg (185 lb.)1650-Sheet Feeder ValueHeight: 40.1 cm (15.8 in.)Width: 59.7 cm (23.5 in.)Depth: 59.9 cm (23.6 in.) Weight: 53 kg (117 lb.) 550-Sheet Feeder ValueHeight: 10.9 cm (4.3 in.)Width: 59.7 cm (23.5 in.)Depth: 59.9 cm (23.6 in.) Weight: 16 kg (36 lb.)Finisher Value

Height: 101.6 cm (40.0 in.)Width: 81.3 cm (32.0 in.)Depth: 59.5 cm (23.6 in.)Weight: 55 kg (122 lb.)Surface ValueTilt tolerance: Within 50 mm side to side.


Minimum Clearances

167.4 cm (66 in.)

61.0 cm (24 in.)

127.5 cm (50 in.)

50.8 cm (20 in.)

50.8 cm (20 in.)

50.8 cm (20 in.)

15.2 cm (6 in.)

61.0 cm (24 in.)

266.4 cm (104.9 in.)

68.5 cm (27 in.)

127.5 cm (50 in.)

15.2 cm (6 in.)

50.8 cm (20 in.)

50.8 cm (20 in.)

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Functional Specifications

First Print Output Time

First Print Output Time (FPOT) is defined as a time from receipt of the print command in Ready mode until the first page sourced from either Tray 1 or Tray 2 is delivered to the Output Tray. Sourcing media from the optional trays increases FPOT.

NoteThis does not include the execution times for the Boot Loader or POST which vary depending on printer configuration.

*These conditions apply to the values in the table above:Printer at ReadyA4 LEF paperPlain paper mode

Functional Specifications


Printing Process Imaging System: 4-tandem drums, electro-photographic system.Exposure System: Light-emitting Diode (LED), 4 beams.Development System: Dry type 2-component developer.Fusing System: Heat fusing, free nip-belt system.

Color Medium Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, and Black Toner Cartridges

Resolution / Addressability

Standard Enhanced Photo

600 x 600 dpi (default) 1200 x 600 dpi 600 x 600 (5-bit) dpi

Operating Modes Print Mode: Print Engine capable of making prints immediately.Ready Mode: 10 seconds from completion of a print.Sleep / Power Saver Mode: Entered after a specified period of Print Engine inactivity since completion of the last print.

Maximum Color Coverage

All configurations are 240%

Warm-up Time < 85 seconds from cold start (power off condition)< 75 seconds from (Wake-up)

Print ModeFirst Print Out Time* (maximum seconds)

Tray 1 (MPT) Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 Tray 5 Tray 6Monochrome 12.0 13.5 14 15 16

Color 13 15.5 16.5 17.5 18.5


Image Specifications

Environmental Specifications


Maximum Print Area

Guaranteed Print Area

Minimum margins = 5 mm (0.2 in.) on all sides Maximum paper size = 328 mm x 1200 mm (12.9 in.x 47.25 in.) Minimum paper size = 105 mm x 148 mm (4.13 in. x 5.83 in.)The printer prints images meeting the Print Quality Specification except the margin area, which is 5.0 mm inside each edge of the paper.

Skew < 1.0 mm across 220 mm image, < 1.5 mm from option trays

RegistrationLeading EdgeSide EdgeDuplex (front to back)

1.0 mm 1.0 mm1.5 mm (A size), 2.2 mm (B size)

Parallelism 0.5 mm across 220 mm image

LinearityVerticalHorizontalSlant

0.5 mm across 234 mm image 0.5 mm across 190 mm image 1.2 mm across 269 mm image


TemperatureOperating Storage Transport

10 to 32oC (50 to 89.6 oF) 0 to 43oC (32 to 109.4 oF) -10 to 43oC (-14 to 109.4 oF)

Humidity (RH)Operating Storage Transport

Relative Humidity (50 - 70% to assure the best print-quality)20 - 80% 10 - 90% 10 - 90%

AltitudeOperating Non-operating

0 to 2500 meters (8,000 ft.) at 25oC 0 to 6000 meters (20,000 ft.)

Acoustic Noise (db)StandbyPower SaverPrinting

45.0db or less43.0db or less55.0db or less


Media and Tray Specifications

The following table lists the paper sizes and weights supported in the printer trays.


Specification Trays

Supported Media Sizes

Paper TypeLetter Legal Executive Statement US Folio A4 A5 A6 B5 JIS ISO B5 Custom Size & Banner

Size8.5 x 11 in. 8.5 x 14 in. 7.25 x 10.5 in. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 8.5 x 13 in. 210 x 297 mm 148 x 210 mm 105 x 148 mm 182 x 257 mm 176 x 250 mm 8.5 x 35.4 in.

All Trays All Trays All Trays All trays All Trays All Trays All Trays Tray 1 Only All Trays Tray 1 Only Tray 1 + 2

Supported Envelopes*

Envelopes Weight Commercial #10 Monarch Envelope A7 Envelope Custom DL Envelope C5 Envelope C6 Envelope B5 EnvelopeCustom

20 - 24 lb. Bond 4.12 x 9.5 in. 3.87 x 7.5 in. 5.25 x 7.25 in 110 x 220 mm 162 x 229 mm 114 x 162 mm 175 x 250 mm

Tray 1 Only

NOTE: Do not use envelopes with hot melt glue, windows, or metal clasps.

Special Media

Phaser 35-Series Premium Transparencies

Letter A4

(Other sizes through Tray 1 using custom size option.) Phaser Premium Postcards

Letter A4

216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.)210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.69 in.)

216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.) 210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.69 in.)

Tray 1 + 2 Tray 1 + 2

Tray 1 Only Tray 1 Only

Tray Capacity Standard Paper

TransparencyEnvelopes

Universal Tray 550 Sheets 100 Sheets N/A

Tray 1 (MPT)100 Sheets 50 Sheets 10 each


NoteFor duplex configured printers, auto-duplex operation is available through all trays. Refer to the Paper Tips page for information on which paper types can be used for 2-sided printing.

For more details about supported paper and other media, print the Paper Tips page:

1. On the Control Panel, select Information, and then press the OK button.2. Select Information Pages, and then press the OK button.3. Select Paper Tips, and then press the OK button to print.

Supported Media Types and Weights

TypePlain Paper

Heavy Plain Paper

Thin Card Stock

Thick Card Stock Labels Letterhead Glossy Paper Digital Photo Paper

Phaser Premium Post- cardsPre-printedPre-punchedSpecial

Weight65 - 90 g/m2 (17 - 24 lb. Bond) 85 - 120 g/m2 (22 - 32 lb. Bond) 100 - 163 g/m2 (30 - 60 lb. Cover) 160 - 216 g/m2 (59 - 80 lb. Cover) N/A 85 - 120 g/m2 (22 - 32 lb. Bond) 100 - 163 g/m2 (81 - 110 lb. Text) 163 g/m2 (60 lb. Cover) 176 g/m2 (65 lb. Cover)

65 - 90 g/m2 (17 - 24 lb. Bond)65 - 90 g/m2(17 - 24 lb. Bond)100 - 163 g/m2 (30 - 60 lb. Cover

All Trays

All Trays

All Trays All Trays Tray 1 Only All Trays

Tray 1 Only

Tray 1 Only

Tray 1 Only

All Trays All Trays All Trays

*Some wrinkling and embossing may occur when printing envelopes.


Specification Trays

2Section

Theory of Operation

In this chapter... Overview Printer Controls Paper Path of the Printer Major Assemblies and Functions


Phaser 7400 Operational Overview

The Phaser 7400 Color Printer is a full-color LED printer using electrophotographic recording principals to place a full color image onto the print media. The system, as it appears in the following illustration, contains four Imaging Units comprised of a drum and developing unit for each color Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK), and uses a Transfer Unit to transfer the toner image of each color onto print media producing full-color prints. The figure below illustrates the relative position

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Documents

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pantone colors

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