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    LaserJetSeries!1PriiTter [HP 33440)andLaserJetillPrinter(HP33449)CombinedServiceManual

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    HP Part No. 33449-90906Printed in USA

    First Edition - February 1990,,

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    NoticeHEWLETT-PAC- MA~S NO WARRAN~ OF ~ ~ND ~TH REGARD TO T~S~TERM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED W~TIES OFMERCMTABILI~ AND FIT~SS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE . H ewlet t -Pa cka rd sha llnot be liable for er r or s con t a in ed her ein or for in cid en t i con sequen t ia l d amages in connect ionwit h t h e fu r nishing, per formance, or u se of t h is ma t er ia l.Th is documen t con t in s p rop riet a r y in forma tion wh ich is p rot ect ed by copyr igh t . Ml r igh t s a r er es ewed. No pa t i of t h is documen t may be phot ocopied, r epr odu ced, or t r an sla t ed t o a not herlanguage withou t the p r ior writ t en consen t of Hewle ti-Packard Company.Th e in forma t ion con tin ed in t h is documen t is s ubject t o ch an ge wit hou t n ot ice.

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED PRINTERREADERS COMMENT SHEET

    SERVICE MANUAL

    P lea se @ve u s you r commen t e concer n ing th is manua l. You r con st r u ct ive cr it icism will h elp u scr ea t e bet ir manua ls in t h e fu t ur e. Be a s specific a s pos sible, giving sect ion and page r efer en ceswher e app rop ria t e. Commenb on th e wr it ing, gr aph iw, binding, s ize, and p rin t ing method a r ehelpfu l ~n -m~ng ou r manua ls mor e u sefu l and fr iendly.If you wot id lik e a r eply, be sur e t o in clude you r name and add res sw it h you r r espon se.for your feedback. , Thank you

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    Printing HistoryTh is manua l wa s cr ea t ed u sin g HP Tagflectra sot ia re on a n HP Vect ra P er son al Compu ter . Th ebody t ed is pr in ted in Centu~ Schoolbook fon ts , a nd ch apt er a nd s ect ion h eads a re pr in t ed inHelvet ica fon ts. Th e camer a -r ea dy copy wa s pr in t ed on an HP La ser J et III pr in t er a nd r epr odu cedusing standard offset pr in t ing.Hr s t E d it ion - F eb r u a ~ 1990

    Trademark creditsPCL is a r egis ter ed t r adema rk of Hewlet i-Packa rd Company. Resolu t ion Enhancemen t isa t r ademark of Hewle t t-Packard Company. PostScript is a r egis ter ed t r adema rk of AdobeSyst ems, In c. in t he U .S . a nd ot h er cou nt r ies . HP Vectra Per sona l Computer is a pr odu ct ofHewlet t -Packa rd Company. lBM is a r egis t er ed t r adema rk of I nt~r n at iond Busin es s Mach in esCorporation.

    This manual uses the following convent ions :CoIor in dim t es t e~ or gr aph ics t h at is s pecific t o t he La ser J et III (HP 33449) pr in ter . Color mayd so be u sed for emphasis , t it ies , and oth er non -HP 33449-specific ma t er ia l.Th e n ames of ma jor pr in t er pa fis a nd a ss emblies a r e ca pit iized.Bold is u sed for emph a sis , pa t i i cu l a r l y in s it u at ion s wher e it a lic me wou ld be con fu sin g.I ta lic type is u sed to indica t e r ela t ed documen t s or for emphasis .COMPUTERt ype in dica tes t et i visible on t he pr in ter s displa y or commands a s seen on a PCterminal.[-] indicates keys, such as (=], on the pr in ter s Cont rol Panel or on a computerkeyboard.Note Not es con tin impot in t in forma tion set off fr om t he t et i.,!

    *Caution Caut ion mes sa ges a ppea r befor e or t ier pr ocedu r es wh ich , if n ot obsemed, cou ld

    @r esu lt in loss of da ta or in damage t o equ ipmen t.

    Warning Warning messages signal a specific procedure or practice which, if not followedB

    Mcorrectly, could cause personal injury.

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    contents1. P RODUCT INF oRm moN

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUAL

    36. SELF TESTSGeneralTh ree t ypes of s elf-t es t r ou t in es , ot h er t ha n Ser vice Mode t es ts cover ed in t he n efi s ect ion , mn beper formed on t he HP 33440 and HP 33449 pr in ter s. Th es e s elf-t es t r ou t in es a res 05 SELF TEST.s 04 SELF TEST.H 15 ENGINE TEST (Test P rin t).

    05 SELF TESTEach t im e t he pr in ter is power ed on or t he Con tr ol P an el [PRINT FONTS/TEST) key is h eld down for2-t o-5 seconds , 05 SELFTESTis d isplayed . (I f t h e key is h eld down longer , 04 SELFTESTwiH bed isplayed .) The p rin t er will t h en execu t e a self t es t t h a t ver ifies oper a t ion in t h e following a r ea s:s Program ROM.s I nt er n al Fon t ROM.E RAM on the I nt er fa ce/Format ier PCA and any op tiona l (a cces sor y) RAM PCAS.E DRAM Cont rolle r.N In ter face/Format ter logic.s Ml LEDs.If t h e seU te st was exp licit ly invoked , va lu able in format ion abou t p age coun~ dat e codes , andcon figu ra tion s elect ion s mn be obt in ed fr om the fir st por tion of t he r es ult in g pr in tou t. Th ein forma tion is summar ized in F igu re 3-7 for t he HP 33440 a nd in F igu re 3-8 for t he HP 33449.When t he pr in t er is fir st swit ch ed on , on ly t he n on -pr in tin g por tion of t he s elf t es t is per formed.A self t est m ust be r equ est ed fr om t he Con tr ol P an el or t hr ough a n Cz comma nd t o get aself-t es t pr in tou t . When t he pr in t in g por t ion of t he self t es t begin s, t he mes sa ge 06 PRINTINGTEST is dis pla yed. Th e s elf t es t maybe abor ted by pr es sin g t he [~] (cONTINuE/REsETj, or(PRINT FONTS/TESTj k eys. Th e numer ic por t ion of t he mes sa ge will fla sh wh ile t he s elf t es t is bein gaborted.~Q~~ The s elf t es t is pr in ted in t he defa ult media s ize in t he defa ult or ien ta t ion . Th e

    Q HP 33440 self-t es t p rin t ou t is an example of 12% prin t cover age (s ee F igu r e 3-7).P,,P~.) Th e HP 33449 s elf-t es t pr in t ou t is a n example of 10% pr in t cover age (s ee-.~,.. F igu re 3-8). Th is m ay be u sefn l a s a r efer en ce in det ermin in g t on er u se. A t ypica lEP-S Ca rt ridge sh ou ld h ave a dequ at e t on er t o pr in t 4000 sh eet s of pa per a t a n

    average 5~0 coverage.

    Self-Test Printout InformationThe Self-Tes t P r in t ou t con t in s va lu able in forma tion such a s page coun t, firmwar e da t e codes ,Con t r ol Panel s et t in gs , and any in st iled op tion s.

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALHP 33440 Self Test PrintoutThe number ed it ems below r efer t o F igu re 3-7.1. P age Cou nt i Sh ows a ppr oxim at ely h ow man y pa ges h ave been pr in ted over t he We of t hepr in ter . P age cou nt ca n be u sed t o det ermin e wh en t o ch an ge t he ozon e filt er a nd t o t ra ckpr in ter usage. The page count is cur ren t a s long a s the pr in ter is powered on. men t hepr in t er is power ed off, t h e page count is r ou nded down t o t h e n ea r est t en -pa ge in cr emen t a ndrecorded in non-volatfle memory.

    2. Da te Cod-: Sh ows P rogr am ROM and Int er na l F on t ROM da te codes ~D).3. Au to Con tin ue: Sh ows Au to Con tin ue set tin g.4. I&led Memo= Shows tot i amount of ava ilable memo~.5. Spbol Set i Shows select ed symbol set .6. P rin tin g Menw Sh ows select ed P rin tin g Men u it em s.7. Cot il~t ion Menw Shows selected Confi~ra t ion Menu items.8. Sample P rin ti Sh ows r ipple pr in t pa tier n. Th is a rea is u sefu l for ch eckin g pr in t den sit y a ndqutity.

    k ;age Coun t=97 Orogram ROMDatecode=198612 03, Int er na l F on t ROMDa tecode=lsAu to Con tin ue= OFFIn st alled Memor y=4608 Kbyt esSymbol Set= IBM-US.t enu I tems :Copies=l, Manual Feed=OFF, Font Source=I, Font Number=OO,Form=60 LinesPara llel 1/0!ll#$%&f o*+,- . /012 3456789: ; ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU~XYZ[.!l!#$%&~()*+, -.\ o123456789:-#$%&()* +,-. \ Ol23456789. , s=>? @ABCDEFGHIJ KMOPQRSTwXYZ[\

    @o. ;? @ABcDEFGHIJKwoPQRsT~xYz [ \ 19 #$%&()*+,-4 ./0123456789 : ;? @ABcDEFGHIJKWOPQRST~XYZ [\ 1~$%&()*+, -.\ Ol23456789: ;? @ABcDEFGHIJKwOPQRS-XYZ [\ ] A%&'()*+, -./O123456789 :; ?@ABCDEFGHIJKWOPQRST~XYZ [\ ]A 1& () *+, -./Ol23456789 : ;? @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTWXYZ[\ ] _T:r () *+r-. /O123456789: ;? @ABCDEFGHTJKWOPQRSTWXYZ[\ ] _ al()*+,-./Ol23456789:; c=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKWOPQRSTWXYZ[\ ]A_abc)*+,-./Ol23456789 :;?@ABCDEFGHIJKWOPQRSTWXYZ [\ ]A_abcc*+,- ./0123456789:; ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTWxYZ[\ ]A ~abcdc+,-./0123456789: ; abcdel?@ABcDEFGHIJKWOPQRSTmxyz [\ l~_

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALHP 33449 Self Test PrintoutThe number ed it ems below r efer t o F igu re 3-8.1. P rin tin g Menm Shows t he cu rr en t P rin tin g Menu select ion s in t he or der t ha t t hey a ppea r int he Con t rol P anel dis pla y. U se t h is in forma t ion t o ver ify t ha t t h e s elect ion s a r e a ct ive in t hePr in t ing Menu .

    2 . Cot ilgn ra tion Menw Sh ows t he cu rr en t Con fi~ra tion Menu select ion s in t he or der t ha t t heya ppea r in t he Con tr ol P an el displa y. U se t his in forma tion t o ver ify h ow t he pr in ter is set u p t ocommunica te with the computer .

    3. W Size: Shows how much memory is in st iled in the pr in ter . 1024 ~ytes of inst iledmemor y is st an da rd wit h t he pr in ter . If opt ion al m emor y boa rds h ave been in st iled, a self t estca n be u sed t o ver i~ t ha t t he boa rds a re in st iled pr oper ly.

    4. Page Counti Shows appr oxima tely h ow many pages h ave been pr in t ed over t he life of t hepr in ter . P age cou nt ca n be u sed t o det ermin e wh en t o ch an ge t he ozon e filt er a nd t o t ra ckpr in ter usa ge. Th e page coun t is cu rr en t a s long a s t he pr in ter is power ed on. When t hepr in t er is power ed off, t he page count is r ou nded down t o t he n ea r est t en -pa ge in cr emen t a ndrecorded in non-vola t i le memory.

    5. Da te Codes a nd In st alled Devices: Shows fir mwa re an d in ter na l font da te codes~MDD) as well as inst iga t ion of car t r idges and media t ray size.

    6. Sample P rin ti Sh ows r ipple pr in t pa tt er n. Th e r ipple pr in t pa tt er n (a lwa ys in Cou rier for t heHP 33449) a nd t he a rea s a t t he t op a nd bot iom of t he pa ge a re u sefu l for ch eckin g pr in t den sit yand qua lity.

    7. Sca la ble Typefa ces: Demon st r at es t he pr in ter s a bilit y t o pr in t wit h s ala ble t ypefa ces.8. Gr aph /P ie Ch at i Th e ba r gra ph a nd pie ch ar t t est t he pr in ter s HP-GL/2 vect or gr aph icsca pabilit y. (Th e 3370por tion of t he pie ch ar t ds o s er ves a s a ch eck on t h e Resolu tionEnhancemen t qua lit y and p roper adju stmen t - s ee F igu r e 3-4.)

    9. P at ter ns: Use t he sh adin g a nd cr ossh at ch pa tt er ns in t he blocks a t t he t op a nd bot tom of t hepa ge a s well a s in t he ch ar ts t o ch eck pr in t den sit y a nd qu alit y.

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUAL

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    S EL F T ES T

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    PRINTING mm:CWIES =1FW1 WCE = 1 (, terml)FwT WER =0PAPER = LETTERWI ENTAT 1~ = P (Portrait)FmM = ~ LINESWNUAL FEED = OFFS!m *1 = RWN-8

    CMFtW1lW MM:Nlo ml = OFF110 = =RIAL=RIAL = RS-Z2W RATE = lEOORWST XW = OFFDTRWITY = Mlml = DmKPAEPRMEC1 = LIR

    Rm size:3DnK WtwPaw c-t: Woimare Datmti 1~25r.te_l Fmt D,C*: 1m3aFmt Ca,trlxaImt.lld: NWEPam, Tray: LETTERCDEFGEIJmOPQRST~XYZ [ \ ] _l abc4efghi jkkopqrstu~z{ I }~1 ~C#$%&q ( ) q+, -. /a~EFGEI~WOPQ-T~YZ [\]_~abcaafghijk-opqrstumz {I}~1 *#$%&f()q+,-.101DEFGEIJ=OPQRST~z [\1_*tic4afghijklmopqrstu~c{ I}~!t8#$%&z ()q+,-. /012

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    Figure 3-8. HP 3344905 SELF TEST Printout

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    HP 33440/HP 33W9 CQMBIWD SERVICE MANUAL04 SELF TESTHold ing down the (PRINT FONTS/TEST) key un til 04 SELFTESTis d isplayed (abou t 5 seconds ) willca use a con tin uou s self t est t o be r un u sin g t he 05 SEW TEST pr in tou t pa ge. Th e con tin uou ss elf-t es t mode is a good way t o t es t t he paper pa th s in ce it on ly t es ts t he elect r on ics on ce wh ilecon t inu ing to p rin t ou t t h e self-t es t page. P r es sing th e PRINT FONTS/TEST )) -, or(CONTI NUE/RESET) k ey t erm in a tes t h e con tin uou s t es t mode. Th e numer ic por t ion of t he mes sa gewill fla sh wh ile t h e self t es t is bein g abor ted.Note Bemuse of t he complex gr aph ics on t he Self-Tes t pa ge, pr in tin g speed for t he HP

    33449 t il be les s t h an th e fu ll eigh t -p age-p er -m inu te r a t ed level.

    Test Print (15 ENGINE TEST)Act iva t in g t h e TEST PRINT swit ch a cces sed by in ser t in g a pen or pen cil in t o t he h ole on t h elower r igh t side of t he pr in ter (F igu re 3-9) (beh in d a cover pa nel on t he HP 33449) ca uses apa ge of ver tid lin es (sh own in F igu re 3-10) t o be pr in ted. Wh ile pr in tin g, t he displa yw ill r ea d15 ENGINETEST.Th is is an en~ne t es t on ly s in ce t h e I nt er fa ce PCA is complet ely bypa ssed topr odu ce t h is pr in t . It is u sefu l t o ver ify pr oper oper a tion of t he DC Con t roller cir cu it r y a nd a llother p r in t engine componen t s (i.e ., eve ryth ing bu t the In ter face /Format ie r PCA). Hold ing downth is but ion will p roduce con t inuou s pages un til t h e bu t t on is r elea sed .

    Figure 3-9. Selecting the Test Print Switch (HP 33440 shown here)

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    Figure 3-10. Portion of Test Print Pattern

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUAL

    3-7. SERVICE MODEGeneralSer vice Mode sh ou ld on ly be u sed by s er vice r epr es en ta t ives . It et is ts t o a llow t he page count(wh ich mea su res t he life of t he pr in t en gin e) t o be r eset in t he even t t he In ter fa ce PCA is r epla ceda nd t o pr in t a t est pa tt er n wh ich is u sefu l for pr in t qu alit y a na lysis.Note F or t he ~ 33449, Ser vice Mode m essa ges a re n ot lodzed (except for cet inmes sa ges, su ch a s 05 SELFTEST,wh ich a re u sed in bot h u ser a nd Ser vice Mode).

    Using Service ModeTo access Service Mode1. Hold down the (-j, the [CONTINUE/RESET], a nd t he ENTER/RESET MENU keyss imu lt a neou sly for a t lea st on e s econd wh ile power in g on t he pr in t er . Th is in t er r upt s t henorma l in it ia l non -p rin t ing self t es t . If Ser vice Mode ha s been p roper ly select ed , t h e d isplay willbe bla nk a nd dl fou r LEDs will be illumin at ed.

    2. P r es s t he (CONTINUE/RESET) key on ce on ly. Th en pr ess t he (ENTER/RESET MENU) key.3. The d isplay will r ead SERVICEMODE (not iodized) a nd dl fou r LEDs on t he Con tr ol P an el wills t il l be i lluminated.

    Note Any a t t endance message , such as 16 TONERLOW,win over r ide the SERVICEMODEPI dis pla y. However , t he pr in t er is .in s er vice mode a t t h is t ime if t h e pr ecedin g

    w steps were per formed.

    4. Mthough t he pr ocedu res a r e es sen t ia lly t he same, t im in g for t he HP 33440 and HP 33449 differa t t h is poin tHP 33440 ~er fr om 5 t o 30 secon ds, depen ding u pon in st iled m emor y, 05 SELFTEST

    will be displa yed a nd dl fou r ligh ts on t he Con tr ol P an el will t ur n off. Aft erabou t five seconds, 02 WARMINGUPwill be br ie fly d isplayed, a ft er which thepr in ter wil l again display SERVICEMODEand the ready indica tor (only) wil lilluminate.

    HP 33449 ~er less than one second, 05 SELFTEST(not iod ized ) will be displayeda nd dl fou r ligh ts on t he Con tr ol P an el will r em ain lit for u p t o 60 secon ds,depen din g u pon in tiled memor y, t hen t ur n off for a bou t 10 secon ds, a ft erwhich the p r in ter will aga in d isplay SERVICEMODEand the ready ind ica tor(only) till illuminate.

    If t he self t es t fa ils, t he pr in ter will dis pla y t h e s ame er ror mess age t h at it n orma lly wou ld.5. To exit Service Mode for either pr in ter , press either the (~j or the ~~] key. Toreturn the HP 33440 on line, the [-) key must be pressed again .

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALSelf TestsSever a l s elf t es t s mn be per formed in Service Mode1.

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    HP 33449 only Press the (PRINT FONTS/TEST) key h per form t he pr in tin g por tion of t he se~t es t. 05 SELFTESTis dis pla yed (lodzed for HP 33449) a nd a s elf-t est pr in tou t is pr odu ced.For bot h pr in t er s, h oldin g down t he (PRINT FONTS/TEST) key un t il 05 SELFTESTis displayed(a bou t two s econds) ca us es t he forma t ier t o fir st per form a self t es t. Du rin g t he pr in t in gpor t ion , 06 PRINTINGTEST (lowed for HP 33449) is dis pla yed and a Ser vice Mode s elf-t es tp rin t ou t is p roduced. The p rin t er will t h en aga in d isplay SERVICEMODE.F igu re 3-11 sh ows asample of the Service Mode self-t e st p r in t .Th e (PRiNT FONTS/TESTj key mn dso be u sed t o r un con tinu ou s Ser vice Mode se~ t est i byh oldin g down t he key u nt il 04 SELFTEST (iodized for HP 33449) is displa yed. ~er sever alseconds, the p r in ter will begin con t inuous ly p r in t ing the Service Mode pr in tou t .To abor t the self t est press the (~) key onc~ th is@ return the pr in ter to Service Mode.S ever al a ddit ion d pages maybe pr in t ed t o clea r t he bu ffer , du rin g wh ich t ime t h e 04-por t ion oft h e message will fla sh .

    s,= 1111I 1111== :...:.:,.:::f:,= 1111u 1111= M;&%i2a%*mm gm~ ; ~ 1: ==wf~~%..............7s.%>...:.w..............i*.fY.,.,,:>w

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    HP 33440~P 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALSetting the Page CountThe pwe coun$ which is st or ed in non-vola t ie W and displayed on the self-test Pfintout,r epr es en ts t h e n umber of pa ges wh ich h ave been forma t ied by t he pr in t er . If it becomes n ecess a~t o in~ a new Inter fa ce P CA, t he page count should be set t o reflect the page count (age) of thep rin t engin e. To set t h e page coun t, en t er Ser vice Mode and per form the following p rocedu r e:1. Befor e r emovin g t he old In ter fa ce PC~ ver ify t he cu rr en t pa ge cou nt of t he pr in ter . Th is ca nbe don e by execu tin g a 05 SELF TEST (befor e en ter in g Ser vice Mode) or , for t he HP 33449, bypress ing the (PRINT FONTS/TEST) key wh ile in Ser vice Mode. Th e pa ge cou nt ca n be fou nd ont he fir st lin e of t h e pr in t ou t for t he HP 33440 and followin g t he Con figu ra t ion Menu s et t in g fort he HP 33449.

    Note If a 05 SELFTESTwill n ot execu te, t he page count ca n be ver ified by en ter in gPB Service Mode as descr ibed above. After en ter ing Service Mode, per form thew fo~owing steps:

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    9Press the ~=j key.PAGES=X~ is displayed. ~ is the page count cur ren t iy stored inNVRAM.-The under lined charac~r denotes the cu r sor pos it ion .Recor d t h is n umber for fu tu re r efer en ce in s et t in g t he page count t ierin t iling the new PCA.

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    &er ver i~ng the page count of the old In t er face P C~ in st il the new PCA as descr ibed inChapt er 6.To store the page count in the Non-vola t ile RAM (~) on the new Inter face PcA, per formthe following steps:w Mer enter ing Service Mode, press the ~=] key.s PAGES =XXXXXX is displayed. XXXXXX r epr es en t t he digit s for t he page count cu rr en tlystor ed in ~. The under lin~d chara cter denot es t he cursor posit ion .

    w Using the Q or ~ keys, select the desired value for the under lined digit and pr ess (~).Th e cu rsor will a ut omat idly move on e digit t o t he r igh t.

    s Set ea ch digit in t he same m an ner . When t he find va lue ha s been en ter ed, t he pr in ter willa ut oma tidly r et ur n t o Ser vice Mode.

    Note Th e pa ge cou nt is a ccu ra te (cu rr en t) a s lon g a s t he pr in ter is power ed on . Wh en,8 t he pr in ter is swit ch ed off, t he pa ge cou nt is r ou nded down t o t he n ea rest 10w in cr emen t a nd r et a in ed in ~. Th is m ea ns t ha t t he pa ge cou nt n umber m aybe off by u p t o n in e pa ges ea ch t im e t he pr in ter is swit ch ed off.

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    PREVENTIVEMAINTENANCE

    4. PRm~ WmN~CE4-1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2. LIFE ~ECTANCY OF CONSUMABLES AND REMTED PARTS .4-3. MNTENANCE CHEC~OINTS .4-4. CLE~NG THE PRINTERGenera l . . . . . . . . .Transfer Guide . . . . . . .Tr an sfer Cor on a Assembly . .Regist ra t ion Assembly . , .Feed Guide Assembly . . . .Fusing Assembly . . . . . .Fuser Separa t ion Pawls . .

    Beam-To-Drum Mir ror . . .P r imary Corona . . . . . .4-5. CLEWNG PAPER J AMSPaper P ickup Area . . . . .Transfer Guide Area . . . .Fusing Assembly Area . . .

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    4-1. Main tenance Checkpoin t s.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2. Clea ing the Transfer Guide.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3. Cleaning the Transfer Corona Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4. Cleaning the Regist ra t ion Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5. Cleaning the F eed Guide Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6. Cleaning the F using Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7. Cleaning the Beam-to-Drum Mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8. Cleaning Brush Lomtion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9. Cleaning the Pr imary Corona Wire in the EP-S Car t r idge . . . . . . . . . . .4-10. Paper Pathand J am Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11. Clea r ing J ams in t he Paper P ickup Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12. Clea r ing the Transfer Guide Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-13. Clea r ing the Fusing Assembly Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-14. Ozone F ilt er Replacement .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-15. Repla t ing the Cleaning Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,4-16. Dist r ibu t ing Toner in the EP-S Car t r idge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-17. Adjust ing P r in t Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUAL4?. INTRODUCTIONVer y lit ie r ou t in e oper at or main ten an ce is r equ ir ed for HP 33440 and HP 33449 pr in t er s. Mos tmain ten an ce a nd adju stmen t pr ocedu res a re ca r ried ou t on ly when t he EP -S Ca rt r idge is ch an gedor t her e is a pr in t qu alit y or pa per feed pr oblem . Sin ce t he main ta in able pa rt s of bot h pr in ter s a res im ila r , t h e HP 33440 ha s gener a lly been u sed for illu st r a t ion .Note Ml rou t in e ma in t en ance and adju stmen t s a r e t h e cu st omer s r espon sibilit y. Mos tof the following procedu res a re included for r efe rence on ly.

    4-2. LIFE EXPECTANCY OF CONSUMABLES AND RELATED PARTSThe expect ed s er vice live of con sumables a nd r ela t ed pa r ts is given in Table 4-1. Nways in spectthese componen t s for wear when servicing the p r in ter . The expected-service -life est ima tes a reba sed on A4 or let ter size pr in ts wit h a n a ver age of 5 per cen t t on er cover age a t a den sit y dia ls et t in g of 7. The con t r ol p anel s elf t es t p rin t ou t p roduces approxima t ely a 12 percent coveragefor t he HP 33440, 10 per cen t for t he HP 33449.

    Table 4-1. Service Life of Consumables

    EP-S Car t r idge* 1

    Cleaner Pad* 1

    Separa t ion Pad I 1

    Approximately 4000 pages(application dependent).Open : 6-me. shelf life.Unopened : 2-yr . shelf life .L ife of EP-S Car t r idge.

    RocMng the ca r t r idge whenTONERLOWappea r s mayprolong catir idge life.Included with EP-SCartridge.

    100,OOO**100,OOO**or anytime theSepara t ion Pad is r ep laced.100,OOO**or anfiime FeedRol ler Assembly is replaced.50,000**100,OOO**

    *Cus tomer respons ib ility. **Es t ima ted , see note below.***HP respons ibility on ear ly HP 33440s .

    Note The 100,000-page componen t service life i s ONLY AN ESTIMATE. The serviceP i life of con sumables is dir ect iy r ela ted t o t he t ype of media u sed a nd t he t ype of@ prin t ing be ing done. The Fus ing Assembly, Feed Rolle r Assembly, Separa t ionPad, and Tr ans fer Corona Assembly shou ld be in spect ed for exces sive wea r and

    r ep la ced if n eces sag whenever a p rin t er is being ser viced .

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    43. MAINTENANCE CHECKPOINTSP rin cipa l m ain ten an ce ch eckpoin t for t he HP 33440 a nd HP 33449 pr in ter s a re ~u st ra ted inF igu re 4-1 below. Sin ce t he pr in t er s a r e qu it e s im ila r , t he HP 33440 h as been u sed for illu st r at ionhere.

    EP.S Catidge

    ozone Ffi*r, * * 1111 FeedhUer Asembly & SePmt ion Pad *

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    *Rqlace eve~ 100,~ pag~.**Replm evey 50,000pagw.

    Figure 4-1. Maintenance Checkpointscaution Do not clean wit h -or expose r ubber r oller s or ot h er r ubber ized par t s t o-isop ropyl

    *a lcoh ol. Do not u se ammot ia -ba sed clea nin g pr odu t i or t he EP -S Ca r tfidge dr ummay be permanen t ly damaged.

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    4-4. CLEANING THE PRRNTERGeneralIf r edu ced pr in t qu alit y occu r s, clea n t he in side of t he pr in t er by wipin g any visible t on er awaywith a damp cloth . I tems th a t a r e color ed gr een a r e u ser -a cces sible for clean ing.Note Ton er is a n on t ot ic su bst a nce composed of pla st ic, ir on , a nd a sma ll amountof pigmen t. Ca re s hou ld be t a ken t o a void br ea t hin g t on er p ar t icles . To clea n

    t on er fr om skin a nd clot hin g, r emove a s much t on er a s p oss ible wit h a va cu umor dr y t issu e wipes, t hen wa sh t he t on er fr om sk in or clot hin g wit h cold water.Hot wa ter m ay mak e t on er ver y difficu lt t o r emove. Beca use t on er t en ds t o bedegraded by vinyl ma ter ia ls , con tact with vinyl shou ld be avoided .

    Th er e a re seven pr ima ry a r ea s of t h e pr in t er wh ich sh ou ld be k ept clea n:1. Tr an sfer Gu ide. 5. Fus ing Assembly.2. Tr ans fer Corona Assembly. 6. Beam-to-Drum Mir ror .3. Regis t r a tion Assembly. 7. P r ima ry Corona .4. F eed Gu ide Assembly.

    caution Th e pr in t er mus t be t ur ned off pr ior t o clea nin g.

    Transfer GuideWipe th e Tr ans fer Guide (s ilve r s t r ip , see Figu re 4-2) clea n wit h a damp clot h (use water only).

    Figure 4-2. Cleaning the Trans fer Guide

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALTransfer Corona AssemblyTo clean th e Tr an sfer Corona Assembly1.2.

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    Swit ch t h e p rin t er OFF and open t he Top Cover Ass embly.Dip a cot t on swab in isopr opyl a lcoh ol. Wa t er a n be u sed if is opr opyl a lcoh ol is n ot a va ila ble.M&e sure the mab is not dr ipping.Ca re~y clea n t he Tr an sfer Cor on a hou sin g, r emovin g a s much t on er bu ildu p a s pos sible.Wit h a dean swab and is opr opyl a lcoh ol (or wa ter ), gen tiy wipe t he Tr an sfer Cor on a wir e (seeF igu re 4-3) wit h t h e cot t on swab unt il n o r esidu e r ema in s.Wit h t he br ush -en d of t he gr een clea nin g br ush , r emove any debr is a ccumu la t ion s a rou nd t hesh ar p r ow of st at ic t eet h on t he ou tpu t side of t he Tr an sfer Cor on a (see F igu re 4-3).

    Caution Be m refu l n ot t o br ~ t he m on ofilamen t t in es t ha t cr oss dia gon dly a bove t he

    #T~sfer Cor on a wir e. Aso, be ca refil not t o get a lcoh ol on a ny r oller s or pla st icparts.

    Figure 4-3. Cleaning the Transfer Corona Wire

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    HP 33440/HPRegistration AssemblyRemove any deb ris from the Re~st r a t ion Assemblys cover .

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    Llfi t h e cover of t h e Re#s tr a t ionAssembly (see F i~r e 4-4) a nd wipe off a ny pa per du st u nder nea th t he a ssembly cover wit h adamp cloth (u se wa t er on ly).

    Feed GuideWipe t he F eed

    Figure 4-4. Cleaning the Registration AssemblyAssemblyGu ide As sembly (s ee F i~r e 4-5) wit h a dampen ed clot h (u se wa ter on ly).

    Figure 4-5. Cleaning the Feed Guide Assembly

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALFusing AssemblyPer iod id ly clean ing th e Fu ser Separ a t ion Pawls (claws ) (s ee F igu r e 4-6) will h elp p rolong th e lifeof the p r in ter s Fus ing Assembly.

    warning The fusing area gets HOT. Also, be careful not to get toner on clothing; it maystain.

    SeparationPawls

    Figure 4-6. Cleaning the Fusing AssemblyFuser Separation PawlsTo clea n t he pawls :1.2.3.

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    Tur n t he pr in ter OFF.Fu lly open th e Top Cover Assembly.P ush t he r ea r sect ion of t he F usin g Assembly (t he sect ion t owa rd t he r ea r of t he pr in ter ) fu llyopen . You will be a ble t o s ee t he fou r bla ck p la st ic Fu ser S epa ra t ion Pawls (claws) a lon g t helower edge of t he s ect ion ju st pu sh ed ba ck (s ee F igu re 4-6).Clea n t he t ip of ea ch pawl wit h a clot h dampen ed wit h wa ter . Avoid con ta ct wit h t he mainpor t ion of the Fus ing Assembly.

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    can be ea sily d amaged . Norma lly, it can be cleaned by ca r efu llyblowing any deb ris off it s su rface.caution Newer a s semblies con t a in a fir s t sur fa ce mir r or (i.e., a m ir r or wit h it s r eflect ivecoa t in g on t he t op, or first, su rface) which can be eas ily damaged . Do not clean

    the mirror un less absolu tely necessa~ (e.g., fingerpr in ts , water condensat ion , e tc.).

    I f addit iond clean ing is r equ ir ed , p roceed as follows:1. Acces s t he Beam-t o-Dr um Mir ror , lom t ed under t he Top Cover As sembly, by movin g t h e Mir r orSh ut ter Assembly t o t he r igh t (fr eein g t he lever ) a nd swin gin g it u p a nd ou t of t he wa y (seeF igu re 4-7, ds o Mir r or Shu t ier As sembly in Ch apt er 6).

    2. Car efn lly clean th e mir r or wit h a clean , lin t -fr ee wipe, dampened on ly w ith a cleaning flu idapproved for a camera lens.

    Figure 4-7. Cleaning the Beam-to-Drum Mirror

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALPrimary CoronaBemuse t he P rim ar y Cor on a is defica te, it sh ot id ody be clea ned wh en pr in t qu alit y begin s t odegrade (~idly, da rk ver t id st reaks on the page).

    Caution Clean t he P r ima ry Cor on a wir e u sin g on ly t he pad-en d of t he clea nin g br ush@

    pr ovided. U sin g a cot t on swab or ot her clea nin g t ool may br ea k t he wir e,r equir ing rep lacemen t of the EP-S Car t r idge .

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    Tu rn t he pr in ter OFF.Open the p r in ter s Top Cover Assembly.Remove t he EP -S Ca r tr idge fr om th e pr in t er .Lift ou t t he clea nin g bwsh , a s sh own in F igu re 4-8.Ca refu lly in ser t t he felt -t ipped end of t he br us h in on e en d of t h e EP-S ca rt r idge s lot , a s s hownin F igu re 4-9. (The br ush will fit on ly one wa y. Look ca re~y a t F igu re 4-9 for t he cor rect wa yto pos it ion the clean ing brush .)Slide t he bru sh ba ck a nd for th a few t im es t o dea n t he P rim ar y Cor ona wir e.Ret ur n t he br ush a nd t he EP-S Ca rt ridge t o t he pr in ter .

    Figure 4-8. Cleaning Brush Location

    Figure 4-9. Cleaning the Primary Corona Wire in the EP-S Cartridge

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    45. CLEARING PAPER JAMSIf 13 PAPER JAM appea r s in t h e d isplay window, open th e p rin t er s Top Cover Assembly and lookfor jammed paper . P a per jams occu r main ly in t h e followin g t h ree a rea s:s Paper P ickup a r ea .s Transfe r Guide a rea .H Fusing Assembly a r ea .Th e t h ree a rea s in t he pr in t er pa per pa th men tion ed above a re illu st r at ed in F ign re 4-10 below:

    Figure 4-10. Paper Path and Jam AreasPaper Pickup AreaOpen t h e Regis tr at ion As sembly cover a nd, if n ecess ar y, t a ke ou t t he paper t ra y t o r emove jammedpaper (see Figu re 4-11).Caution Do not a tiem pt t o pt il pa per t ha t h as jammed ba ck t hrou gh t o t he fr on t of t he

    #1 pr in ter . Th is W r esu lt in dama ge t o t he Regist ra tion Assembly.$.ti,,

    Figure 4-1 %.Clearing Jams in the Paper Pickup Area.

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALTransfer Guide AreaOpen th e Regis tr a t ion Assembly cover (Tr ans fer Gu id e Lo&) and r emove jammed paper a s shownin Figu re 4-12.

    Figure 4-?2. Clearing the Transfer Guide Area.Fusing Assembly AreaOpen t he r ea r door of t he F usin g Assembly a nd r emove t he jammed pa per (see F igu re 4-13). P ullt he sh eet ba ck ou t of t he fu ser (a s sh own ) t o pr even t con tam in at ion fr om unfised t on er .

    Figure 4-13. C!earing the Fusing Assembly Area.

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    4-6. OZONE FILTER REPLACEMENTOzon e is a color les s ga s gen er at ed by dl k ser p rin t er s a nd phot ocopier s. It maybe per ceived a spungen t t o t hose sen sit ive t o it s odor . The Ozone F ilt er , a cu st omer -r ep la ceable it em , r emovest h is odor . Th e fflt er sh ou ld be r epla ced ever y 50,000 pages . If t he pr in ter is bein g oper a ted in acon fin ed envir onmen t , it may need to be r ep la ced mor e ofien . Visua l in sp ect ion will not show thata filt er is dim , pa ge cou nt is t he on ly r elia ble in dlm tor on wh ich t o ba se a decision t o ch an ge afilter.On older HP 33440 pr in ter s, it m aybe n ecessa ry t o r emove t he Ozon e F ilt er Mou nt t o ch an get h e filt er . Unt il t he pr in t er is u pda ted, it is HP s r es pon sibilit y t o ch an ge t h e Ozon e F ilt er . Ont h ese models , t h e Ozon e F fit er Mount ca n be upgr aded t o a llow t h e filt er t o be ch anged wit hou tr emovin g t he mount . Refer t o Ser vice Not e 33440A-7 and t o Ch apt er 6, S ect ion 6-3.Cond it ions tha t may genera te ozone compla in t s a r e:s Mult ip le la ser p rin t er s and/or cop ier s in a con fin ed a r ea .s Extremely low rela t ive humidi ty.s Poor room vent ila t ion .s Pr in t er exhaus t por t d ir ect ed towa rd th e fa ce of p er sonnel.s Ozone Filt e r in poor cond it ion (i.e ., ove r 50,000 page coun t ).s Long, con t inuou s p rin t ing combined wit h any of t h e above.

    Examine th e p rin t er s envir onmen t t o det erm ine if any of t h e p reced ing condit ion sexis t. It may be n eces sa ry for t he cu st omer t o t a ke cor rect ive a ct ion t o en su re t hep rin t er s envir onmen t is fr ee of condit ion s t h a t may gener a te an ozone compla in t .

    To replace a user -replaceable fil ter :1. Th e Ozon e F ilt er is loca ted in t he h ou sin g on t he in ner r igh t side of t he pr in ter (seeFigure 4-14).

    2. Swit ch pr in ter OFF a nd open t he Top Cover Assembly.3. Slide t he filt er ou t a nd r epla ce it wit h a n ew filt er .

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    4-7. FUSER CLEANING PAD REPLACEMENTTo r epla ce t he Fu ser Clea nin g Pad1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

    Open th e Top Cover Assembly.Open th e Fu sing Assembly top cover (gr een felt cover ).Remove e tis t ing clean ing pad (see WARNING below).U se t he felt en d of t he n ew clea nin g pa d t o wipe t he F usin g Assembly r oller .Disca rd t he felt en d of t he clea nin g pa d a nd in ser t t he n ew clea nin g pa d.Lower t h e Fu sing Assembly cover (it does not close t igh t iy).Close t he pr in ter s t op cover a nd t ur n t he pr in ter ON .

    Warning The Fusing Roller gets HOT. Be sure to hold the Cleaning Pad by the green

    @tabs as shown in Figure 4-15.

    Figure 4-f5. Replacing the Cleaning Pad

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    4-8. EP-S CARTRIDGE LIFE AND USECartridge LifeThe elect r ophotogr aph lc (EP-S ) ca r t ridge is a dean and conven ien t mean s of supp lying th econ sumable it em s n eeded in t he pr in tin g pr ocess. Wh en u sin g eit her t he HP 33440 or HP 33449p rin t er for t yp id word p roces sing app lica t ion s, an EP-S Ca r t ridge will p rin t app roxima tely 4000pa ges. H a ver age pa ge cover age is figh t (a t ypid pa ge of t et i h as a gr ea t ded of Wh it e spa ce),t h e EP-S Ca r t ridge shou ld la s t longer . If t h e app lica t ion r equ ir es a den ser page cover age (gr aph icsa nd forms, for em ple), t hen t he E P-S Ca rt ridge will n ot la st a s long.Th e fife of a n EP-S Ca rt ridge mn be emen ded by oper at in g t he pr in ter wit h t he pr in t den si~a dju stmen t did set on a h igh er n umber (for ligh ter pr in ts). See Adjust ing Prin t Densi ty on t hefollowing page. Mso, s ee Chapt er 2, Sect ion 2-3, for EP-S Ca r t ridge s tor age dat a .

    Do NOT a tiempt t o r efill a u sed ca rt ridge. Damage t o t he pr in ter ca n r esu lt .

    16 TONER LOW MessageThe 16 TONER LOWmessa ge in dim tes t ha t t he amou nt of t on er in t he E P-S Ca fidge is get tin glow, Wh it e st re~s will soon a ppea r on pr in tou ts. F or m tim um u sa ble E fe, r em ove t he E P-SCa rt ridge a nd r ot at e a rou nd it s lon g t is (see F igu re 4-16) t o dist ribu te t he r emain in g t on er .Mt hou gh t he 16 TONER LOWwa rn in g may s til be dis pla yed, t he fa deou t sh ou ld clea r u p a llowin gu p t o 100 mor e pa ges t o be pr in ted. If t he fa deou t con dit ion per sis ts , t h e EP-S Ca rt ridge must bereplaced.

    Figure 4-16. Distributing Toner in the EP-S Cartridge

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    4-9. PRINT DENSITY ADJUSTMENTP rin t den sit y r efer s t o t he r ek tive da rkn ess of t he pr in t on t he pa per . Den se pr in t a ppea rs ver ybla ck t it h a st igh tiy kauier look . Le ss d en se p rin t look s ligh t er , and sohd-filled a r ea s may not becompletely black.When pr in t den sivis set a t a low number, t in er is u sed a t a fa st er r at e, r edu cin g t he E fe of t heEP-S Ca rt ridge. P rin tin g wit h t he pr in t den sit y set t o a h igh er n umber is a good wa y t o con ser vet on er wh en da rk er pr in t is n ot n ecess ar y.To adju st p rin t d en si~:1. Open th e p rin t er s Top Cover Assembly.2. Use t he n umber ed gr een did loca ted a t t he left side t owa rd t he fr on t of t he pr in ter (seeF igu re 4-17) t o a dju st den si~. l is t he da rkest set tin g, 9 is t h e t igh t es t. An in it ia l s et t in gof W is recommended.

    3. F idy close t he pr in ter s Top Cover Assembly.Note When using h-t ier paper and envelopes, t he pr in t densi~ did may need to be set

    B t o a lower (da rk er ) s et t in g b m in im ize ba ck gound.

    F igu re 4-17. Adjusting Print DensityThe Resolu tion Enh an cemen t fea tu re of t he HP 33449 and t he den si~ a dju stmen ta ffeet ea ch oth er . See Chapt er 3, Sect ion 3-4, for p roper adju stmen t p rocedur es .

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    5. mNcTIoNfi OWRWEW5-1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2. IMAGE FOWTION SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Photosensit ive Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drum Sensit ivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CLEANING: Stage One...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CONDITIONING: Stage Two.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ITING: St ige Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DEVELOPING: Stage Four .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TRANSFER Stage Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FUSING: Stage Sk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5-3. PAPER PIcKuP/FEEDsYsTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paper J am Sensing, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Main Dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5-4. MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5. INTERFACE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Descr ipt ions of Blocks in the HP334401nter face PCA Diagram . . . . . . . .CPU(Centrd Processing Unit ).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ROM(Read-Only Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NVRAM (Non-Vola t ile Wndom Access Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SRAM(St it ic Random Access Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Address Con troller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DRAM (Dynamic Wndom Access Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .Bit Shifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Timing Cont roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I/O Con troller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Video In ter face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Font Car t r idge In ter face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    Descr ipt ions of Blocks in the W 33449 Format ter PCA Diagram . . . . . . .Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ASIC (Applimt ion Specific Integra ted Chip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CPU(Centrd Processing Unit ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EPROM/ROM (Erasable ProgramabIe Read Only Memory/Read Only Memory)NVRAM(Non-Vola t iIe RAM)..,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DW (Dynamic Random Access Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Font Car t r idge Inter face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    5-1. Dia gr am of F un ct ion al Blocks for ~ 33440 a nd W 33449 P rin ter s5-2. Dia gr am of EP-S Ca rt ridge Mu st ra tin g Im age Forma tion Syst em .5-3. Photosensit ive Drum . . . . . . .5-4. Drum Cleaning St it ion . . . . . .5-5. Erase hpEffet i . . . . . . . .5-6. Pr imary Corona Assembly . . . . .5-7. Rot a t ing Smnner Mir r or (Top view)5-8. Drum Signals . . . . . . . . . .5-9. Developing an Image . . . . . . .5-10. Transfer of Toner Image . . . . . .5-11. Paper Separa t ion . . . . . . . . .5-12. Fusing P rowss . . . . . . . . . .5-13. Paper P ickup/Feed System . . . .

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    5f.INTRODUCTIONTh is fn nct ion d over view of t he HP 33440 and HP 33449 pr in t er s is des ign ed t o pr ovide t he s er vicer ep resen t a tive wit h a gener a l under st and ing of t h e p roces ses wh ich occu r du r ing p rin t ing. Thediagr am below (F i~ re 5-1) gr oups t h e fou r ba sic funct iona l block s d is cu ssed in t h is ch apt e~s Sect ion 5-2: Image Format ion Sys tem.H Sect ion 5-3: Paper P ickup/Feed Sys t em .s Sect ion 5-4: Mach ine Con t rol Sys tem (DC Con t rolle r PCA).s Sect ion 5-5 : In ter face System.s Sect ion 5-6 : Power Dist r ibu t ion .For add it iond det a ils abou t how the p rin t er s funct ion in va r iou s oper a t ion a l s it u a tion s, r efer a lsoto Chapter 7, Troubleshooting.

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    5=2sIMAGEFORMATIONSYSTEMOverviewbser pr in t ing r equ ir es t h e in t er a ct ion of sever a l d iffer en t a r ea s of t echnolo~ (mechanid ,e lect ron ics , op t ics , e lect rophotographics , e tc.) which mus t be coord ina ted to p roduce a p r in tedpage. The fir st in t h e sequence of p roces ses , image format ion , cen t er s a r ound th e photosen sit ived rum con ta ined in the Elect rophotograph ic (EP-S) Car t r idge and cons is t i of fou r p rogressivestagess Cleaning.w Conditioning.I Wr it in g.s Developing.MO add it iond s t ages , p er formed ou t sid e t h e EP-S Ca r t ridge, a r e:s Transferring.m Fusing.Mos t image format ion sys t em componen t wh ich undergo wea r or d egr ada t ion (con sumablecomponen t s ) a r e convenien t ly assembled in the rep laceab le EP-S Car t r idge . Because th is makesmain t en an ce es sen t ia lly a n oper at or s t a sk , it ehmin at es t he n eed for a s er vice dl wh en t hes epa~ mu st be r epla ced. Th e EP -S Ca rt r idge con ta in s t he phot os en sit ive dr um , P r ima ry Cor on a,d evelop ing s ta t ion , t on er cavit y, and cl~ning s t at ion . A cros s-s ect ion of t h e EP-S Ca r t ridgedet in g t h e image format ion sys tem and it s r ela t ion sh ip t o ot h er pr in t er compon en t s is illu st r at edin F igu r e 5-2.

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALPhotosensitive DrumThe photosen sit ive d rum-th e cor e of t h e image format ion sys tem-ha s specia l p ropet iies wh icha llow an im age t o be formed on it s su rfa ce a nd t hen t ra nsfer red t o pa per . Th e dr um is a nefiruded a luminum cylinder wh ich i s coa ted with a non-toxic laye r of organ ic photoconduct ivema ter ia l (OPC). Th e a lumin um ba se of t he dr um is elect r id ly connect ed t o gr ou nd.Th e OPC ma ter ia l h as pr opet iies s im ila r t o a phot odiode. It becomes elect r idly condu ct ive (inone d ir ect ion on ly) when exposed to ligh t . Nega t ive cha rges depos it ed on th e sur fa ce of t h e d rumcon du ct t o t he a lumin um (zer o pot en tia l) ba se of t he dr um wh en exposed t o ligh t. Ar ea s of t hed rum not exposed to figh t r ema in nonconduct ive and r et a in t h e in it ia l ch a rge.cau t i on Do n ot expose t he dr um t o dir ect su nligh t or a ny ot her br igh t t igh t sou rce;

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    Drum SensitivityBecaus e dl dr ums cannot be manufa ct ur ed t o t he exa ct s ame s en sit ivit y levels , t hey a r e t es ted a tt h e fa ct or y a nd given a r a tin g of h igh , medium , or low sen sit ivi~ (s ee Table 5-l). Dependin g ont his r at in g, t ibs a re pla ced on t he m rt ridge wh ich en able pr in ter m icr o~t ch es wh ich , in t ur n,con tr ol bs er power ou tpu t t o a dju st for t he dr um s s en sit ivi~ level. Th es e m icr oswit ch es dsoin dica t e wh et her or n ot t he EP -S Ca rt r idge is in st iled.

    Table 5-1. Drum Sensitivity Tab Settings-. D= Sensit ivity. Csms 1 CSENS 2High L LMedium L HLow H LCar t r idge not Inst iled H HIL = Switch Activated I

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALCLEANING: Stage OneDu rin g t he fir st st age of t he im age forma tion pr ocess, t he dr um s su fice is pr epa red t o h old a nim age t hr ou gh a ph ysid a nd elect rid clea nin g pr ocess. Du rin g pr in tin g, t he dr um is con st an tlyr ot at in g, m t in g s ever a l complet e r ot it ion s per pr in t ed page. Befor e formin g t he image for a givens ect ion of pr in t , lefiover t on er fr om t he pr eviou s r ot a tion of t he dr um mus t be r emoved. Th is isa ccomplis hed by a r ubber clea nin g bla de wh ich scr a pes t on er off t he dr um and in t o a debr is ca vit y.A sweeper bla de in t he debr is ca vi~ r ot at es, weepin g t oner away fr om t he a rea n ea r t he dr um(see Figure 5-4).Th e dr um is elect rost at idly clea ned by t he E ra se bmus (see F igu re 5-5). Th ese five small lamps,lom ted in t h e h inged Top Cover Assembly, Mumina t e t h e d rums photosen sit ive ma t er ia l t on eu tdlze a ny elect rid ch ar ges wh ich may h ave pr eviou sly been on t he dr um . Th e illumin at ionof t h ese lamps is con t r olled by th e Mach in e Con t r ol Sys t em (DC Con t r o~er PCA).

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALCONDITIONING: Stage TwoMer t he dr um h as been physidly a nd elect ridly clea ned, it m ust be con dit ion ed. Th econdit ion ing p roces s con s is t s of t h e app liwt ion of a un iform nega t ive cha rge on th e sur fa ce of t h edr um by t h e P r ima ry Cor on a As sembly (see F igu re 5-6) loca t ed in side t he EP -S Ca rt r idge. Th is 6 W ch ar ge, a pplied t o t he cor on a wir e by t he H igh Volt age P ower Su pply Assembly, cr ea tes acor on a eflect . Th is m ea ns t ha t t he a ir su rr ou ndin g t he wir e is ion ized a nd n o lon ger a ct s a s a nin su la t or . Nega tive ch ar ges fr om t h e wir e m igr a te t o t he su rfa ce of t he dr um .Th e P r imar y Cor on a gr id (see F igu re 5-6), pos it ion ed between t he cor on a wir e a nd t he dr um ,r eWla t es t he volt ige a pplied t o t he dr um s su rfa ce, s o t ha t a u niform 600 V ch ar ge is depos it ed.Th e cor on a gr id is con nect ed t o a va r is tor in t he H igh Volt a ge Power Supply As sembly wh ichbleeds off a ny e~r a cu rr en t wh ich wou ld r a is e t h e su rfa ce volt age a bove t h e des ir ed level.

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALWRITING: Stage ThreeAft er r ot at in g pa st t he con dit ion in g st at ion , t he dr um h as a u niform 600 V pot en tia l on it ss ur fa ce. At t h e wr it in g s ta t ion , a la ser beam is u sed t o dis ch ar ge t h is pot en t ia l in s elect ed a r ea s byfocu sing la ser figh t on select ed por t ion s of t h e photoconduct ive d rum . Th is cr ea t es wha t is knowna s a n elect r o~t ic image. Th is image is la t er developed in to a visible image,The following is an exp lanat ion of how la ser ligh t is con t r olled t o acMeve th e elect r os t at ic imagedescr ibed a bove. La ser ligh t is pr odu ced by a sm~ la ser diode wh ich is t ur ned on a nd off bysupplin g or den yin g power . Th e fixed focu s beam of t he la ser diode is dir ect ed on to a s ix-fa cedr ot a tin g polygon m ir r or (s ee F igu re 5-7). As t he m ir r or r ot a tes , t he beam r eflect ed off t he m ir r orsweeps in a n a rcin g fa sh ion . Th rou gh a set of m ir ror s a nd len ses, t he swept beam is br ou gh tin to focu s t o descr ibe a h or izon ti lin e on t he ph ot osen sit ive dr um . Th e beam r ea ch es t he dr umt hr ou gh a n open in g in t he t op of t he EP-S Ca rt ridge.Beca use t he beam is sweepin g? t h e en tir e len@h of t he dr um ca n be cover ed by t he beam;s im ila r ly, becau se t h e d rum is r ot a t ing, t h e en t ir e cir cumfer ence can be cover ed . Th is sweep ingof t he dr um a nd modu la tion of t he beam a llows exposu re of dl desir ed su rfa ces on t he dr um (seeF igu re 5-8). Th is is sim ila r t o h ow t he elect ron beam in a t elevision set sca ns t o form a videoimage on t h e scr een .Th e speed of t he Sca nn er Mot or (wh ich r ot at es t he polygon al m ir ror ) a nd t he speed of t he mainmot or (wh ich r ot it es t he dr um ) a re syn ch ron ized so t h at ea ch succes sive sweep of t he beam isoffset on the sur face of the drum by 1/300 of an inch. The beam can a so be turned on and offa t su ch a r at e a s t o pla ce a n in termit ten t ser ies of dot s of ligh t every 1/300 of an in ch in t hehor izon t i d ir ect ion . Th ls is how the p rin t er a ch ieves it s 300 x 300-dot i-p er -squa re-in ch r esolu t ion .(Not e t h a t one a spect of t h e HP 33449s Resolu t ion Enhancemen tTM fea tur e Wows for mor edefin ed dot pla cemen t in t he h or izon ti dir ect ion .) Th e Scann er Mot or is con t rolled by t h eSCNCONT lin e fr om the DC Con t r oller . Th is volt age level va r ies d epending on th e Scanner Motors peed feedba ck s ign a ls FG+ and FG (see F igu re 5-15 a ls o).Befor e t h e beam r ea ch es t he dr um a t t h e begin nin g of ea ch sweep, it is r eflect ed off a smd mir rorin to an opt id fiber cable. Th is m oment i~ pulse of figh t is sen t down the opt id fiber t o the DCCon tr oller PCA wher e it is con ver ted t o a n elect r id sign a l wh ich , in t ur n, is u sed t o s yn ch ron izet he ou tpu t of da ta for on e sweep (sm n lin e). Th is pu lse ~led t he Beam Det ect pu lse is dsou sed t o dia gn ose pr oblems wit h t h e la ser or s ca nn er mot or . (See F igu re 5-8.)Aft er p as sing th e wr it ing s t it ion , t h e d rums sur fa ce ha s an invis ible elect r os t at ic la t en t image.The por tion s of t he d~m n ot exposed t o t he la ser a re st ill a t t he 600 V pot en tia l (pla cedt h er e by t he P r ima ry Cor on a) wh ile t h ose p or t ion s expos ed t o ligh t h ave been disch a rged t oapproxima tely 100 V.Note Beca use t he HP 33440 a nd ~ 33449 pr in ter s a re cla ss I la ser pr odu ct s, t hey a re,8 sa fe for office or da ti pr ocessin g u se. Th e la ser u sed in t he pfin ter is a solid st at e,

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALDEVELOPING: Stage FourAt the develop ing s t it ion , the invis ib le e lect ros ta t ic image is deve loped in to a vis ible image ont he dr um when t on er fr om a developer cylin der is t r an sfer r ed t o disch a rged a r ea s on t h e dr um .Th e developer con sist s of a r ot at in g met ilic cyfin der , a fr eed magn et t ha t r un s t he len ~h of t hecylinder , a t oner mvit y, and a toner -br u sh -h eigh t -con t rol blade. The toner in t h e t oner cavit yis a powde~ su bst in ce made of bla ck pla st ic r esin bou nd t o ir on pa rt icles. Th e ir on in t het on er muses it t o be a tir act ed t o t he magn et in side t he cylin der . As t he cylin der r ot at es, t hebmsh -heigh t -con t r ol blade hmit s t h e amoun t of t oner on th e cyt inder .The p la s tic t oner p ar t icles a cqu ir e a nega t ive sur fa ce cha rge by rubbing aga in st t h e cylinderwh ich is connect ed to a nega t ive DC supply (s ee F igu r e 5-9). Th is e lect r os t at ic cha rge cau ses t h et on er pa rt icles t o be a tt ra ct ed t o t he a rea s of t he dr um wh ich h ave been exposed t o la ser ligh ta nd r epe~ed fr om t he a rea s n ot exposed (see F igu re 5-9). An AC pot en tia l is dso a pplied t o t hedeveloper cyt in der t o fa rt her a ss is t t on er pa t iicles t o over come t he a t tr a ct ion of t he magn et a nd t opull t on er back to t h e cylinder fr om unexposed a r ea s, t hus improving den si@ and con t r as t .Th e DC bia s of t h e developer cylin der wn be u ser -a dju st ed wit h t he P r in t Den si@ con t rol. Th isch an ges t he a t tr a ct ive for ce between t on er a nd dr um , pu llin g mor e or les s t on er t o t he dr um .

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    ( HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALTRANSFER: Stage FiveAt t he t ra nsfer st at ion , t he t in er im age on t he dr um is t ra nsfer red t o t he pa per . A cor onaa ssembly is posit ion ed beh in d t he pa per so t ha t t he pa per , wh ich is t ra velin g a t t he same speed t hed rums sur fa ce is r ot a t ing, con t a ti t h e d rum . Th is cor ona p roduces pos it ive cha rges wh ich collecton t he ba ck of t he pa per . Beca use t he posit ive ch ar ges on t he pa per a re st ron ger , t hey pu ll t henega t ively cha rged toner pa r t icle s off the d rum (see Figu re 5-10).As t he pa per a nd dr um con tinu e t o a dva nce, t he sm all r adiu s of t he dr um an d t he st iffn ess of t hepa per ca use t he pa per t o n at ut ily peel awa y fr om t he dr um (see F igu re 5-11). Sepa ra tion is dsoa ssist ed by a high n ega tive vol~e being a ppt ied t o a r ow of sh ar p m et i t eet h-t he St it ic Cha rgeElimina tor . Th is S ta t ic Charge Elimina tor weakens the a t t r act ive forces between the nega t ivelycha rged d rum sur fa ce and pos it ively cha rged paper . Withou t t h is a ss is t an ce, t h in paper s cou ldcon ceiva bly wr ap a rou nd t he dr um . F r om the t ra n sfer s ta t ion , t he paper moves t o t h e fu sin gst at ion a nd t he dr um r ot at es ba ck t o t he clea nin g st at ion t o pr epa re it t o r eceive t he n efi sect ionof pr in t .

    Figure 5-10. Transfer of Toner Image

    Figure 5-11. Paper Separation5-11

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALFUSING: Stage SixUnt fl t he pa per r ea ch es t he fu sin g st at ion , t he t on er is h eld on t he pa per ody by gr avi@ andweak elect r os ta t ic for ces . At t he fu sin g st a tion , t on er is ma lt ed a nd for ced in t o t he paper by h ea ta nd pr es su r e t o pr odu ce a permanen t image. Th e fu sin g s ta t ion (see F igu re 5-12) con sisk of a nu pper n on -st ick r o~er t ha t is h at ed fr om t he in side by a high in ten sit y qua rt z lamp a nd a lowersofi r o~er t ha t Wows pr essu re t o be a ppt ied over a la rge con ta ct a rea between t he pa per a nd t heu pper fu sin g r o~er . At t his poin t t he t on er is m elt ed a nd squ eezed in to t he pa per fiber s. Tok eep t he t on er or pa per fr om s tick in g t o t h e Fusin g RoUer , t h e r oller is cover ed wit h a n on -s tick ,Teflon -@e r esin . A clea nin g pa d, wh ich is in con ta ct wit h t he F usin g Ro~er , a ppt ies a t hin coa t ofsificon e ofl b t he su rfa ce of t he r oller t o dso h elp pr even t st ick in g. Th e clea ner pa d dso ser ves t owipe off a ny t on er or debr is t ha t is t ra nsfer red t o t he r oller .Th e Fus in g RoUer t emper at u re is mon it or ed by t he Mach in e Con tr ol Sys tem via a t h erm is tor . Th eMa ch in e Con tr ol Syst em main tin s a t emper at ur e of 165 C (330 F ) du rin g st an dby mode a nd180 C (355 F ) du rin g pr in tin g.A t hermopr ot ect or swit ih is ds o loca t ed in t he Fus in g As sembly, a dja cen t t o t h e t h ermis tor . Th et hermopr ot ect or sh ut i down (open s t he power cir cu it b t he fu ser bu lb) wh en t he t emper at ur e isin ~cess of 210 C (410 F ). If t he fisin g syst em is sh ut down by over hea tin g, a n ERROR50 isdis pla yed. E t h is occu rs, t he pr in t er mu~ be power ed off a nd t he t h ermopr ot ect or r epla ced. Th epr in t er mum r ema in power ed off for a t lea st seven t o t en m in ut es or t he ERROR50 condit ion willremain.

    Fused Toner\ ,Fusing roller cleaning pad

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    Pressure roller

    Figure 5-12= Fusing Process

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    Paper PathThe paper pick up and feed sys tem is r es pon sible for pick in g paper fr om t he in pu t pa per t r ay,deliver in g it t o t he image forma t ion sys tem a t pr ecis ely t h e r igh t t ime, feedin g it t o t he fu sin gst at ion , a nd deliver in g it t o t he ou tpu t t ra y. F igu re 5-13 illu st ra tes t he ~ 33440~ 33449 pa perpa t h. Th e -s et t e-feed paper pa th begin s wh en t he Mach in e Con t rol Sys@m (DC Con t rollerPCA), &er r eceivin g a pr in t command, s ta r ts t he Ma in Dr ive Mot or . Appr oximat ely NO secondsla ter , t he P aper P icku p Solen oid is en abled md t he P aper P ick up Ro~er mak es on e r ot at ion a ndfeeds paper t o t he ReQs tr a tion RoUer s. S in ce t h e Regis tr at ion Roller s a r e n ot t ur nin g a t t h is t ime,t he fr on t edge of t he paper bows (s ee F igu re 5-14).

    vMl Main motor I PaWr control PCA III1 SL301 roller

    Feed Gui;e AssemblyPS331(Pwr deliveq sen@r)P,ck.p ,oller

    PS301 : Paper sensorPS302: Manual paper feed sensor

    Figure 5-f13. Paper Pickup/Feed system

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALThe r egis tr at ion r oller s a lign t he lea din g edge of t he paper wit h t he lea dln g edge of t he imageon t he phot os en sit ive dr um . When t h e dlgnmen t is cor r ect t he Regis tr a tion Clu t ch Solen oid isa ct iva t ed a nd t he r oller s t ur n a nd advance t he paper t owa rd t h e phot os en sit ive dr um . Aft er t hepr in t im age h as been t ra nsfer red t o t he pa per a t t he t ra nsfer st at ion , t he pa per is fed in to t heFu sing Assembly by th e Regis tr a t ion and Feed Roller s .

    Registration Rollers Paper (Bowed) Pick-up Roller

    TransferCorona o\ ~o o0UT-

    oq

    Separation Pad PAPER TRAY

    Figure 5-14. Paper Reaching the Registration RollersManual FeedTh e t im in g of m anu al pa per feed is iden ti~ t o t he t im in g for ~set te pa per feed, except for t hefollowing points:1,

    2.

    A differ en t in pu t pa per s en sor is u sed.s Ca ss et t e pa per ou t s en so~ PS301.s Manua l feed paper s en sofi PS302.Th e in it ia l wa rmup t im e for m an ua l feed is lon ger . It is a ssumed t ha t m an ua l feed will beu sed for h ea vier media su ch a s en velopes a nd h eavier pa per . Bemuse t h ese h ea vier pa per s willa bsor b mor e h ea t, t he ext ra wa rmup t im e a llows dl compon en ts of t he fu sin g syst em t o r ea cht he 180 C (355 F ) t emper a tu re befor e paper movemen t begin s, wh ich is r equ ir ed for pr operfu sin g of t on er t o t hes e paper s.

    Paper Jam SensingThe Paper Deliver y Sen sor (PS331) indim tes when paper r ea ches and clea r s t h e fu sing s t at ion .PS331 det ect s a pa per jam in any of t he fo~owin g condit ion s:s Paper does n ot r ~ch t he deliver y s en sor wit h in t h e r equ ir ed t ime (deliver y dela y jam).s Paper does n ot cl-r t he deliver y s en sor wit h in t h e r equ ir ed t ime (deliver y jam).s P aper is pr esen t a t t he deliver y sen sor wh en power is swit ch ed ON (pa per wa s left in side t hepr in t er a nd t he fu ser cooled-ofi, if t he fu ser is h ot it will eject t he paper ).

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUALMain DriveTh e Mt in Mot or (Ml) a nd Sca nn er Mot ir (M3) pr ovide t he mech an id dr ives n ecessa ry forpr in tin g. Th e Ma in Mot or is con t rolled via a dr iver by commands ou tpu t fr om t he DC Con t roller .The Ma in Motor , via gea r t r a in s, d rives t h e follot ings P ick up Roller .s Registrat ion Assembly.s Drum (t it hln EP -S Ca rt ridge).s Feed Rollers.s Fusing Assembly.N Detivery Rollers.

    n L I I

    indicalcs mecl]anical linkage

    indicates enable lines

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    IllI II SCANNER DRIVE ,Ommand (SCNCONT) J III JFG +Scann,g mfrror FG-

    Figure 5-15. Main Drive System

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    5H4.MACHINECONTROL SYSTEMThe DC Con t ro~er PCA-th e mach in e con t r ol sys t em-is r espon sible for coordin a t ing d l a ct ivit iesinvolved in t h e p rin t ing p roces s. I t d rives t h e la s er beam , coordin a ting dot p at ier n (video)da ta fr om t he In t er fa ce/Format ier PCA t it h paper s ize, dr um sen sit ivit y, a nd la ser beammot ion in forma tion . The mach in e con t r ol sys t em dso con t r ols and mon it or s p aper mot ion , t h eh igh -volt age s ys tem , fu ser t emper at u re, er as e lamps , a nd W motor s. It d so sh a res mach in e s ta t usin format ion t it h t h e I nt er fa ce/Format t er PCA so th a t p roper d iagnos t ic mes sages a r e d isplayedon t he Con t rol P anel (s ee F igu re 5-16). A fis t of t he s ign als mon it or ed or con tr o~ed by t he DCCon t r oller PCA is in Chap&r 7, Sect ion 7-7.In summa ry, t he follot in g it ems a re con t rolled by t he mach in e con t rol s ys tem :

    s Paper mot ion . s Paper s ize and ava ilabilim .s Laser dfive. s High-voltage system.s Erase Lamps. s Fuser t empera tu re.s Timing. s Smnn er an d M~n Mot or dr ive.s Machine s~tus . s +24 V oper a tion .

    mm

    nDccontrollerPCA

    FomatterlInterfacePCAExternal

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    5-5. BNTERFACEsYsTEb4GeneralFor bot h t he HP 33440 (In ter fa ce PCX) a nd HP 33449 (F orma tt er PC#), t heIn ter face/Format ter PCA is responsib le for the followingCommunica tin g wit h t he h os t s ys tem , eit h er t hr ou gh t he s ta nda rd s er ia l or pa r allel por t s ort h rough th e op tiona l 1/0 in t er fa ce, if in st iled .Mon itor ing opera tor in ter face via the p r in ter s Con t rol Panel and d isplaying p r in ter s t a tu sin format ion to the opera tor .Communica t ing with the p r in t engine (DC Con t rolle r PCA).Storing font information.Storing configuration information.Man ipula t ing in coming da t a , such a s conver sion of ASCH cha ract er d at i in t o a bin a ry pageimage t h at t he pr in t en gin e may u se for cr ea t in g a la ser image on t he phot ocondu ct ive dr um .

    In add it ion , for t h e HP 33449 on ly, t h e Forma t ier PCA con t a in s cir cu it r y for Resolu t ionEnhancementTM capab le of modu la t ing the DC Con t rolle r PCAS laser d rive cir cu it ry to p roducesmoothe& black-to-white boundar ies.Opt ion al m rt ridges may dso be in s~ed in con nect or s on t he In ter fa ce/F orma tt er PCA t oprovid e add it iond fon t s for t ext p rin t ing or t o over lay por t ion s of mach in e code (ROM) for p rin t eremu la t ion . P r oper communica t ion bet ieen th e I nt er fa ce/Format t er PCA and th e hos t sys t emis es ta blish ed by con f~r at ion s et t in gs s elect ed a t t h e Con tr ol P anel. ASCII code and gr a ph icsd at a fr om the ext er n al d evice is t h en p roces sed according to t h e Con t r ol Panel s et t in gs or p rin t ercommands a nd is con ver ted t o dot da ta . Th e dot da ta is u sed for modu la tin g t he la ser .

    Descriptions of Blocks in the HP 33440 Interface PCA DiagramThe HP 33440 In ter fa ce PCA Block Dia gr am is sh own in F igu re 5-17,CPU (Central Processing Unit)The CPU block con t a in s a 16-bit m icr op roces sor t h a t execu t es p rogr ams s tor ed in ROM to con t r olt h e oper a t ion of t h e I nt er fa ce PCA.

    ROM (Read-Only Memory)Bes id es s t or ing micr op roces sor con t r ol p rogr ams , t h e ROM stor es t h e dot p at ier n s of in t er n alch a ra ct er s et s . Maximum ROM capacit y is 1 Mbyt e.NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory)The ~ is a non-vola t ile random-access memory with a capacity of 32 bfies.con t en ts a r e n ot los t wh en power is swit ch ed off, it is u sed t o s tor e pr in t in g s et upin forma tion en t er ed via t h e Con t r ol Panel and page coun t in forma tion .SRAM (Static Random Access Memory)

    Since i t sconfiguration

    The 4 ~yt e SRAM is used as a st ick area in the 16 Mbyt e addr ess spa ce accessed by themicroprocessor (CPU).

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    I Jfi. I POnrOrH riainfia I lTmMOwOll lfi~Mb~m)l

    IL-. dcontrolP.mlFigure 5-17. HP 33440 interface PCA Block Diagram

    ~ddress ControllerThe addr es s con t ro~er is implemen t ed a s a s in gle ga t e a rr ay cir cu it (GA1). J umper s a t ta ch ed t othe gat e ar ray enable the ROM a ddress region t o be changed. The ROM has a mt im um mpa ci~of 1 Mbyt e a nd is u sed in fou r sepa ra te sedion s. Th e a ddr ess con tr oller dso ou tpu ts a ddr essin forma tion en abfin g amess h da ta in t he Int er fa ce PCAS DRAM (bmum mpa ci@ of 512~ytes) and e~ansion DW (mAmum mpacity of 4 Mbytes).DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)The DRAM is a dynamic random access memory with a @mum mpaci@ of 512 ~@s. Its tor es pr in tin g a nd fon t in forma tion in pu t fr om t he efier nd device. It d so s tor es pa ge format t in gin format ion and other pa rameter s r equ ir ed by the in terna l microp rocessor . The microp rocessorsubdivides the DRAM memor y space a s required. An e~ansion memory board a be added t oin cr ea se t he DRAM by 1, 2, or 4 Mb~es, depen din g u pon t he boa rd pu rch ased.Bi t ShifterTh e bit sh ift er is u sed t o offset or over la y pr in ted ch ar act er s, a nd t o sh ifi da ta by 1 t o 15 bit s.fiming ControllerThe t im ing con t r oller gener a t es t im ing s igna ls n eeded when da t a is wr it t en t o or r ead fr omDW. It dso genera t es DRAM refresh signals.

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUAL1/0 ControllerTh e 1/0 con tr oller con tr ols t he t im in g of da ta in pu t fr om on opt ion al 1/0 PCA t o t hemicrop rocessor via the pa ralle l in ter face connector . I t d so con t rols the t iming of communica t ionwit h t he DC Con tr oUer .

    Video InterfaceTh e video in ter fa ce h as t io 4-~~e sca n buffer m emor ies (SWS) through which pr in t ingin format ion conver t ed to dot d at i is ou tpu t con t inuou sly t o t h e DC Con t r oller .Font Cartridge InterfaceFon t mr t ridges a r e ROM ca r t ridges wh ich hold add it iond dot p at t er n dat a for differ en t fon t s.The fon t ca r t ridge in t er fa ce bu ffer s t h e ma in bu s fr om the fon t ca r t ridge connector s.

    Descriptions of Blocks in the HP 33449 Formatter PCA DiagramGeneralTh e Block Dia gr am of t he HP 33449 Forma tier PCA is sh own in F igu re 5-18. An expla na tion ofthe b locks with in the d iagram follows:

    mmOptional ~Dptiona[

    68000 Standard Cartridge

    L HE,

    Cartridge10MHz EPRBM nCPU HR RDM J6

    Serla(1/0 (Right) (Left)J2

    I System Bus 11 II

    DptionaLV 1/0 Operator EngineInterfaceExpended Pane( NVRAM J11/0 J9 J8 (to DC Contro((er)

    Figure 5-18. HP 33449 Formatter Block Diagram

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    HP 33440/HP 33449 COMBINED SERVICE MANUAL5-6. POWER DISTRIBUTIONPower dist ribu tion is illu st ra ted in F i~r e 5-19. Wh en t he ON /OFF swit ch is set t o ON , ACvolt a ge is s upplied t o t he DC Power Supply As sembly via t he AC Power Modu le. Fu se F1 pr ot ect it he DC Power Supply As sembly fr om cu rr en t s ur ges. Th e DC Power Supply pr ovides t h e followin gvoltages:

    +5 Vdc and -5 Vdc+ 24A Vdc an d + 24B Vdc

    Th e ~SET sign al gen er at ed by t he DC Power Su pply Assembly r esu lt s fr om a ny of t he followin gconditions:s When the power is in it ia lly swit ch ed ON.s When t he +5 Vdc power fa lls below t he r equ ir ed level.s When AC power is momen t a rily in t er r upt ed .Th e +5 Vdc power su pply is t he fir st su pply en abled a nd is t he on ly volt age level r equ ir ed t ot i~e u p t he main m icr opr oces sor on t he DC Con tr oller PCA. Aft er t he p roces sor in it ia lizesit self, t h e p roces sor gen er at es t he ~MOTE sign al wh ich en ables t h e +24 Vdc r egu la t or s.

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    F---::w~ DCPOWERmPPLY/MAIN MOTORDRIVER MODULEJ50z FILTERING,RKTIFICATlON a REGULATION3 - . . .. A.....5A ~:;:Ry::K;

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    6REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT

    Contents6. R~OV&ANDREPMC_~

    6-1.INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Genera l . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tools Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hardware Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ComponentLomtionandIdent ifimt ion . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . .

    6-2. COVERS,PANELS,ANDASSOCWTEDPARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MainBodyCovers : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HP33440Pr inter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HP33449Pr inter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HP33449FanGuide(Ser idNumberPla te) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .F rontSuppor tP la te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miscellaneous Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . .Upper and Lower Face-Up (Rear ) Output Trapdoor s . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover Release But ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6-3. WN BODY COMPONENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OZONE F ILTER MOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UPPER COOLING FAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AC PO~RMODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WNMOTOR AND DR~ ASSEMBLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mtin Motor and Drive Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57- and 19-Tooth Gears and Drum Drive Sht i . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feed Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    DC PO~R SUPPLY ASSEMBLY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DC Power Supply Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DC Power Supply Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    PWERCONTROL PCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HIGH-VOLTAGE PO~R SUPPLY ASSEMBLY . . , . . . . . . . . . . .LASER/SCANNING ASSEMBLY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F IBER OPTIC CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .COVER LATCH ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Genera l, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Right a nd Left Cover La tch H ooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Right and Lefi Hook Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6-56-56-56-66-76-116-116-116-116-126-146-156-166-176-186-186-196-196-206-206-216-216-226-236-246-246-246-256-266-276-276-286-286-286-28

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    PAPER PICKUP/INPUT TRAY AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29Paper Sensing Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29Laser Shut ier Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30Feed Roller Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31Manual Feed Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32Pressure Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

    REGISTRATION ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34Regist ra t ion Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34Trant ier Corona Roller Grounding Blo& . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 6-35Separa t ion Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36

    TRANSFER CORONA ASSEMBLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37TRANSFER AREA RESISTOR REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37FEED G~DEASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38Feed Guide Grounding Spr ing Pla te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39FUSING ASSE~LY .,...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40Fusing Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40Efit Sensor PCA and Thermistor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40Thermoprotector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40Ht Sensor Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42

    6-4. TOP COWR ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43TOP COVER ASSEMBLY REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44Method One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44Method No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45

    M~ORSHUTTER ASSEMBLY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46-OR ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47ERASE WASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48ERASE LAMP CONNECTOR ARM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49DEL~RYAREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49Fuser Insu la t ing Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49Defivery Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50Defivery Coupler Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50Sta t ic Eliminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51Deflector P awls (Claws) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51

    TOP COVER ~GE BRACKET PLATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-526-5. BOTTOM COWR COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53BOTTOM COVER REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53LO~RCOOL~G FAN...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53~TERFACE/FORMATTER PCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54DC CONTROLLER PCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55

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    Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rea r View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In ter ior Viewwith Covers Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bot tom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In ter na l P r in t er Compon en ts (HP 33440 shown , bu t dl in ter na l pa r ts a re

    essen t ia lly ident id) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HP33440Main Body Covers Assembly . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .HP33449Main Body Covers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HP 33449 Front and Top Cover Panel Replacemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fan Guide Remold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Control Panel Remold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F ront Suppor t Pla te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miscellaneous Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Face-Up Output Trap doors... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ozone Filt er Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AC Power Module and Upper Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Main Motor and Drive Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57- and 19-Tooth Gears a nd Drum Drive Sht i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feed Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DC Power Supply Assembly.,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paper Control PCARemovd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High-Voltage Power Supply Assembly . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .Laser/Scanning Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover La tch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paper Sensing Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laser Shut ter Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feed Roller Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manual Feed Guide and Pressure Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Main Body Block (Invert ed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Regist ra t ion Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transfer Corona Roller Grounding Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Separa t ion Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transfer Corona Assembly and Resistor Loca t ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feed Guide Assembly, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grounding Spr ing Pla te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fusing Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fusing Assembly Component s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Efit Sensor Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Top Cover Sect ion (HP33440 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Top Cover Assembly Remova l, Method One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Top Cover Assembly Remova l, Method Two , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shut ter , Mir ror , and Erase Lamp Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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