3-12 Service Manual
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Press Back ( ) to exit the ALIGNMENT MENU.
Drift Sensors
This check is used to display the status of the thermal system used to compensate for printhead drift.
To perform the test:
1. Select ALIGNMENT from Diagnostics mode.
2. Select Drift Sensors.
The following screen is displayed when the test is selected:
Black Testing… appears, followed by the results. For example:
Values:
• If Error appears, replace the system board. See “System board removal” on page 4-90.
• If a number, Open, or Short appears, check the following:
a. Check the cable of the appropriate thermistor (cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) to make sure it is
installed correctly to the system board and to the thermistor board. If correct, go to step b.
b. Check the continuity of the appropriate cable. Replace the cable if there is no continuity. If continuity
is correct, go to step c.
c. Replace the appropriate thermistor assembly. If this does not fix the problem, replace the system
board.
To exit the test, press Back () or Stop ().
OK
Results 26
Value: Description:
OK Communication is good
Error RIP to A/D communication error
Open Open thermistor error
Short Short thermistor error
Range Range error
Number Detected temperature in Celsius of last
reading. Indicates the system is functioning
properly.
Black
Magenta
Cyan
Yellow
Drift Sensors
Drift Sensors
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