Subject: CS-2560
Question: I did a 300K maintenance kit on this 2560 with 600K on it. At the same time I also replaced the left hinge on the doc feeder. The whole thing went flawless–great quality and it was nice and quiet. Only problem is, I have no doc feed. When I load an original in the feeder, it lights up to recognize the original, and when I press the print button, it starts to feed paper from the drawer, but the DF never feeds the original in, then I get a message. So I reset all originals in the feeder. I pull back out, replace and press print, but no feed. I open the DF lid to check things and close it, but it doesn’t reset rollers and such like it should. What did I do wrong? I really need quick help with this please. Thanks. I also did the sim 906 to reset any problems, but it didn’t help.
Answer: The only times I have seen this is with a broken wire in ADF to the copier harness, or the ADF was plugged in or unplugged with the power on. Try to power down the copier and unplug it from the AC power source, then plug it back in and power up the machine to see if that does it. Strange, but it had to be something you did when replacing the hinge. Any chance there is a connector off or something is unplugged in the feeder? Do your 906 after repowering up also.
Answer: Two 2050s in the past few months were both the harness for me.
Question: It ended up being the main board in the doc feeder. I took a trip back to the shop, grabbed a doc feeder off of a working 2560 and plugged it in and it worked, so I removed the main board and installed it in their doc feeder and it is fine. I then put the bad main doc feed board in my shop machine and it does the same thing, so I apparently I did something wrong. I don’t believe I unplugged the feeder while the machine was on, but I have to believe I did.
Answer: After reading the post I would say it was the harness or maybe a loose connection on the main PCB, but I know you’ve been around. I’ll have to look for that in the future. May be better to buy new. I’m not sure. Good luck.
Subject: Canon IR C1030IF Keeps Initializing
Question: IR 1030IF starts initialization with a blue line moving across. Then when it’s almost complete, the password screen appears for a couple of seconds and the screen goes black and initialization starts over again. This is continuous. Customer said recently they had a quality issue and the fixing unit was changed. Then the tech returned for almost 2 hours after recall for quality again. After the tech left, the machine started continuous initialization. Customer did receive faxes but that’s it. Customer called to offer more info which sounds important. When the tech returned, he went over to the machine and then to the customer to ask for password input. Then came back a little while later and told the customer the machine was turning on and off, meaning reinitializing as I said. He told the customer it was like that when he came in. The thing is that the password screen only pops up for couple of seconds and if it was like that before he came there would be no need to ask for a password. Is it possible that something he entered on the keyboard provoked the problem?
Answer: If you can get into this, try this. Additional Functions > System Manager Settings > TCP/IP Settings > WSD Print Settings > Use Multicast Discovery “OFF”
Question: Thank you for your input. I was finally able to access machine as “additional functions” was not available until then to enter into program mode. I am not sure what I did as I was looking for TCP/IP settings but I did not see them. I selected the default setting in one of the management screens somewhere. After that the machine finished initialization for the first time. When I got the password screen and entered the info, the machine gave a ready screen. Machine said job printing but nothing is happening. Tried canceling but it did not cancel. Pulled the plug, but then the machine became totally accessible and the job was gone.
Answer: That sounded like a nightmare!
Question: It was bad but not a nightmare. You were very helpful. I’ve discovered that I don’t like this series from Canon.
Subject: Minolta 1031 Manual Toner Add
Question: It’s been so long since I worked on this model, but what is the procedure for manually adding toner. I believe you hold the 0 key, but I can’t remember what else. I know the digits of the 0 in the display flash in a clockwise direction.
Answer: I don’t remember this machine doing that procedure. If it’s not dark enough it may need the drum and developer replaced. It may be hard to find.
Answer: You hold down a key while turning it on, but I forget which key. There aren’t that many on that machine. It’ll only add toner up to the preset level, so if it’s not adjusted properly or the consumables are worn out that won’t help.
Answer: When turning on and you see the little lines going around in the OP panel and you hear a clicking sound, it means the toner solenoid is working and toner add unit is trying to add/turn bottle. There is a plastic spring clutch that breaks when the bottle is inserted wrong and that would need to be replaced. I still have three of those machines out. To manually add toner, hold clear button down as you turn on the machine. Good luck.
Answer: To check the clutch, remove the drum/DV cartridge, remove toner cradle off, and disassemble it to see the spring unit.
