Specifications

Rockhopper 38 – Maintenance Manual
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AP-74038, Rev. 1.1, 25/01/05
No Message Explanation N° Checkpoint Action
1.1 • Use the printer’s self diagnostic
“Sensor: Cartridge” to check the
ink type.
→ Install all cartridges and
check that al four colours
have the same type of ink.
Sensor: K_C_M_Y_
→ Depending on the ink
type, the following symbols
will be displayed at
locations
D: Dye type ink cartridge
installed
P: Pigment type ink
cartridge installed
W: Wash fluid cartridge
installed
NG: Other cartridges
installed.
1.2 • Check the detector assy
connector contacts. J406 (Ink ID
Sensor 1 K). J407 (Ink ID Sensor
2 C), J408 (Ink ID Sensor 3 M)
and J409 (Ink ID Sensor 4 Y) on
the junction board assy.
→ Disconnect and
reconnect them.
→ If there is no change,
move to the next step.
1.3 • Check the ink ID cable contacts
J401 (ink ID cable) on the junction
board assy and J109 on the main
board assy.
→ Disconnect and
reconnect them.
1 Ink type
error
This message is
displayed when the
wrong type of ink
cartridge has been
installed
1.4 • Replace the ink ID cable and
repeat procedures 1.3 and 1.4.
(a) if fault display is cleared, it
means that the ID cable may be
faulty.
(b) if there is no change at all in
the symptoms, it means that the
junction board assy or the main
board assy may be faulty.
→ Replace the ink ID cable
→ Replace the junction
board assy.
→ Replace the main board
assy.