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ix NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual WARRANTY OR DAMAGE CLAIMS United States ENCAD ® , Inc., warrants its printers ("P RODUCT ") to be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of purchase. In order to submit aWarranty claim, please contact...

x NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 General Description ............................................................ 1-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1-1Overview .........

xiv NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual List of Illustrations Figure Page Chapter 1 General Description 1-1. NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Inkjet Printers ..................................................... 1-1 Chapter 2 Theory of Operation 2-1. General Block Diagram ..............................

xv NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual List of Illustrations (cont) Figure Page Chapter 3 Maintenance (cont) 3-17. Test Cartridge Installed .................................................................................. 3-233-18. Support Bracket Placement ......................................

xvi NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual List of Illustrations (cont) Figure Page Chapter 5 Assembly/Disassembly (cont) 5-9. Cooling Fan/AC Entry Module Removal ......................................................... 5-175-10. Slacken Carriage Belt ...............................................

xvii NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual List of Tables Table Page Chapter 1 General Description Chapter 2 Theory of Operation Chapter 3 Maintenance 3-1. MPWA Connections Table .............................................................................. 3-93-2. Carriage PWA Connections Table...

1 1-1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION General Description Figure 1-1. NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Inkjet Printers. Introduction This manual provides service information for the ENCAD ® , Inc. NovaJet ® 500 , NovaJet 630 and the NovaJet 700 Series of Color Inkjet Printers. The NovaJet 500 series includes the Nova...

General Description 1-3 NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION Overview Printers draw according to instructions issued from a “host” com- puter. Every printer is engineered to understand a specific set of instructions and to execute each instruction in a precise manner. In add...

1-4 General Description NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Warnings, Cautions and Notes Warnings, cautions and notes are used when additional information, instructions or care should be observed. In this manual warnings, cautions and notes precede the text to which each applies. The defini- t...

General Description 1-5 NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION Printer Specifications The specifications and performance characteristics of the NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Color Inkjet Printers are as follows: Max Printing Area: 42 inch 60 inch Norm 40.8” 58.8” 1.04m 1.49m Exte...

1-6 General Description NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Contents of this Service Manual Figures are used in this manual to clarify procedures. They are for illustrative purposes only and may not necessarily be drawn to scale. Material in this manual may be repeated in various chapters so t...

1-8 General Description NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Technical Support ENCAD offers full technical support and service for its various prod- ucts. If you are unable to find the answer to your question in either the User’s Guide, Service Manual, or other related publications, check out E...

2 2-1 THEORY OF OPERA TION Introduction This chapter explains the mechanical and electrical theory of operation of the ENCAD NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Color Inkjet printers. The NovaJet 500/630/700 Series is a PowerPC 33MHz microprocessor- based digital printer that receives plotting instructions f...

2-4 Theory of Operation NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual The Carriage Axis Drive SERVO MOTOR BELT TENSIONING ASSY ENCODER STRIP Figure 2-3. Carriage Axis Drive. The Carriage Axis Drive moves the printer’s carriage assembly along the length of the printer. The drive consists of a servo motor...

Theory of Operation 2-5 NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual THEORY OF OPERA TION Media Feed and Take-Up System REFLECTOR REFLECTOR SENSORS Figure 2-4. Power Feed and Take-Up System. The media feed and take-up system comprises of two optical sensors, two dc motors and a dryer assembly. See Figu...

Theory of Operation 2-7 NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual THEORY OF OPERA TION Microprocessor The microprocessor (an IBM PowerPC) is the central processor unit which supervises system functions, executes the printer firmware, manipulates data, and controls input/output data busses. It has tw...

2-8 Theory of Operation NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual The gate array contains the hardware logic for jet firing, monitoring changes in the Carriage Assembly position, controlling DMA through the parallel port, and generating the PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) waveforms for the servo contro...

Theory of Operation 2-9 NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual THEORY OF OPERA TION The system firmware is stored in Flash EEPROM. The Flash EEPROM allows the firmware to be upgraded by downloading the files containing the new firmware. It can be erased and reprogrammed more than 10,000 times. Th...

2-10 Theory of Operation NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Serial EEPROM Serial EEPROM is an Electrically Erasable, Programmable, Read Only Memory which provides storage for calibration constants and user configuration data entered from the host computer. An 8K bit serial nonvolatile EEPROM ...

2-12 Theory of Operation NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Servo Motor Controller GATE ARRAY MOTOR DRIVER SERVO CONNECTOR CARRIAGE CONNECTOR SERVO MOTOR CARRIAGE ENCODER MAIN PWA Figure 2-8. Servo Motor Controller. The Carriage Assembly is driven by the Servo Motor. The speed of the Carriage...

Theory of Operation 2-15 NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual THEORY OF OPERA TION Carriage Assembly Circuits CARTRIDGE 1 CARTRIDGE 2 CARTRIDGE 3 CARTRIDGE 4 OPTICAL ENCODER OPTICAL SENSOR PAPER SENSOR CARRIAGE PWA TRAILING CABLE CONNECTION FROM MPWA TRAILING CABLE INKJET DRIVERS CARRIAGE ASSEM...

2-16 Theory of Operation NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual The paper sensor circuitry senses for the presence of loaded media. It does this automatically during the start-up and load sequences. It also constantly monitors the media during printing to determine if the media has run out. If no...

Theory of Operation 2-17 NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual THEORY OF OPERA TION Power Supply An internal UL recognized switching power module supplies power for the NovaJet 500/630/700 Series printers. It provides a constant 24VDC output from input voltage in the 90-132 VAC and 180-246 VAC r...

3 MAINTENANCE 3-1 Maintenance Introduction This chapter contains general maintenance and cleaning instructions for the NovaJet 500/630/700 printers. Scheduled Maintenance Scheduled maintenance consists of a list of checks that are planned to be performed on a regular basis or when conditions warrant...

3-2 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Cleaning Procedures WARNING Always turn the printer OFF, remove the power cord and the interface cable before cleaning the printer. An electri- cal shock hazard may be present if these procedures are not followed. External Cleaning CAUTION Do...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-3 4. Using a cotton swab dampened with water, wipe the seals and the rubber wiper in the service station until no more ink residue or dust can be removed. 5. With a dry swab, wipe all moisture from the seals and wipers. 6. Close the...

3-4 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual 4. Wipe the length of the slide shaft with the moistened cloth or wipe. 5. Manually move the carriage assembly from side to side. 6. Wipe the shaft again to remove any deposits left from the carriage. 7. Close the cover and reconnect the powe...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-5 ENCODER STRIP COTTON SWAB Figure 3-1. Encoder Strip Cleaning. Cartridge Jet Area & Dimples Cleaning CARTRIDGE DIMPLE AREA Figure 3-2. Cartridge Dimple Region.

3-6 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual The cartridge dimple area can easily be contaminated by oils and dirt on fingers and hands or ink spilled onto them. This causes the cartridges to not receive some of the electrical signals for a proper firing of the jets. This can be seen as...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-7 Cleaning the flex cable contact area is very important due to the ease of which this area can become dirty. The flex for the yellow cartridge is deceiving because it is not readily apparent that it is dirty. This also causes the c...

3-8 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Clean and Inspect Carriage Assembly Foreign material on the carriage assembly could short out signals being developed on the carriage assembly and cause erroneous prints or even damage to the carriage assembly. A very common problem is where ...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-11 Figures 3-4 and 3-5 shows the locations of all the connectors on the MPWA and carriage board respectively. To remove the ribbon cables from their connectors, lift the connector’s ribbon locking mechanism as shown in figure 3-6. T...

3-12 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Servo Motor Winding Resistance Check Figure 3-7. Servo Motor. 1. Disconnect the servo motor connection from J2 on the MPWA. 2. Using a standard ohmmeter or multimeter, connect the meter leads to the two wires going to the motor. 3. While man...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-13 Stepper Motor Winding Resistance Check RED WIRE 7.2-8.0 ohms 7.2-8.0 ohms Figure 3-8. Stepper Motor. 1. Disconnect the stepper motor connection from J1 on the MPWA. 2. Using a standard ohmmeter or multimeter, measure between pins...

3-14 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Power Feed and Take-Up Motor Winding Resistance Check Figure 3-9. Power Feed and Take-Up Motor. 1. Remove the feed and/or take-up roll from the printer. 2. Using Phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws that secure the cradle idler from ...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-15 Banding: Hardware vs Software The technician must be able to identify whether the banding that is being observed is related to either a hardware or a software problem. The two examples in Figure 3-10 represent classic types of ha...

3-16 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual If the test file prints correctly, the problem lies in either the software package that generated the print or the RIP, if used. A simple test to determine if the banding is caused by the computer/ RIP/application or the printer is to rotate...

3-18 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual 14. Inkjet sputter. If the cartridge heater is set too high, inkjet sputter may occur causing intermittent white spots throughout the print. 15. Improper grounding or earthing. An improper A/C outlet power ground may cause banding due to exc...

3-22 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Head Height Alignment Procedure Perform this procedure only when the encoder strip stabilizer has been removed from the Y-Arm or whenever the alignment is in question. The head height alignment procedure is to ensure that the correct amount ...

3-26 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual 14. Reposition the Carriage to all of the adjustment positions and verify that the measurements are correct. 15. Perform steps 6 through 14 as many times as necessary to correctly accomplish this adjustment. 16. Install the ink delivery syst...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-29 6. Continue until all six calibrations on the Color Calib Menu have been accomplished. Deadband Alignments Deadband calibration compensates for minute differences created when bidirectional printing is used. Unidirectional printi...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-35 6. Observe the plot and using either “Prev Option” or “Next Option”, rotate through the selections until one that seems closer to the correct value is selected. Press “Ok” to accept the selection and return to the Color Db Menu. ...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-37 Diagnostics Menu The Diagnostics Menu is located in the Service Menu (shown in Figure 3-23) and is seen in Figure 3-29. Servo PWM Test Servo Cycle Test Accessory Menu Carriage Test Color Test Continuous Test Exit * Figure 3-30. D...

3-40 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Limited Access Menu A menu that is not accessable to the operators can be activated in the Service Menu as shown in Figure 3-31. Press the lower left button in the Service Menu to bring up the Code Menu. The code to be entered to bring up th...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual MAINTENANCE Maintenance 3-41 This menu allows the technician to clear the NVRAM and to reset the system clock. Clear NVRAM - Clearing the NVRAM is required anytime that a MPWA is to be permanently removed from a printer. The NVRAM is a section of nonvolatile...

3-42 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual NOTE For NT3.5x or NT4.0 systems click on “Start” - “Pro- grams”, “Command Prompt.” At the “dos” prompt go to the location of the .ROM (i.e.: if the .ROM file is on a floppy disk, type A: and press Enter. Then type: PRINT /D:LPT1 A:\XXXX.ROM...

3-44 Maintenance NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Internal Cabling and Signal Flow Diagrams Figures 3-32 through 3-34 are schematics of the major components and the cabling associated between them. The diagrams depicts component boards or assemblies, jack connections, cables, and signal flo...

4 4-1 TROUBLE- SHOOTING Troubleshooting No Power • printer not ON depress power switch • faulty power replace power cord cord • AC input not replace AC entry present at power module supply Introduction Chapter 4, Troubleshooting consists of a table that is intended to aide the technician in troubles...

4-18 Troubleshooting NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Initialization Troubleshooting (500 Series) The sequence that the printer follows during initialization (power up) is as follows: 1. Power supply turns on - LED D2 on carriage turns on. 2. Reads the Flash ROM information. 3. Performs mem...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-7 Applying too much torque to the lower screws can cause the mounts for the standoffs on the cover to break, re- quiring a replacement of the cover. 8. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, secure the Right Cover wi...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-9 Figure 5-5. Keypad and Display Grounding Connections. Install the Keypad, Display, and Display Power Converter 1. Route the Keypad flex data and ground cables into the Right Cover Assembly through the hole pr...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-11 Install Extra Memory (SIMM) NOTE If you are installing two SIMM, you must install the one located in J17 first. See Figure 3-4 for location. 1. The SIMM slots are at a 90 ° angle from the board. Place the SI...

5-14 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Install the MPCB Integrated circuits may become weakened or damaged by electrical discharge. Do not touch or work near integrated circuits without wearing an ESD wrist strap. 1. Put on an ESD wrist strap. 2. Remove the MPCB from the...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-15 13. Connect the Power Supply connector to J15 on the MPCB. 14. Reinstall any additional memory into J17 by performing steps 1 and 2 of the Install Extra Memory (SIMM) procedure. 15. Perform steps 4 through 1...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-17 Figure 5-9. Cooling Fan/AC Entry Module Removal. 8. Using a 1/4” wrench or socket, disconnect the AC Entry Module ground from the ground stud on the Right Baseplate. 9. Remove the AC Entry Module by pressing...

5-18 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual 4. Reinstall the Power Supply Bracket using four screws. 5. Insert and hold the Power Supply into place while securing it with four screws. Torque to 15 in-lbs. 6. Reconnect the Power Supply to the AC Entry Module by reattaching the...

5-20 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual 13. While holding the Servo Motor, remove the front screw on the Servo Motor. 14. Lower the motor to clear the pulley assembly from the platen and carefully bring the motor out of the printer. Install Servo Motor 1. Reinsert the Ser...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-21 9. Reinstall the Right Sideplate with four screws and a #2 Phillips screwdriver. Press the side plate down and towards the back of the printer before tightening. Torque to 15 in-lb. 10. Ensure that all cable...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-23 4. With a flathead screwdriver, press the Carriage Cover (p/o the Ink Delivery System) tab located in the upper slot on the left side of the Carriage Assembly. See Figure 5-12. Lift up on the front left side...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-27 11. To disengage the Carriage Belt from the Belt Clamp, push the Carriage Belt away from the left post of the Belt Clamp and gently lift up until the bottom edge of the Carriage Belt clears the top of the le...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-29 15. Fit the Compression Spring over the post at the back of the Y- Arm Assembly. 16. Fit the notch in the front end of the Frame Tensioner over the notch in the front of the Y-Arm Assembly. 17. Depress the b...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-31 Failure to use an approved antistatic bag for storage or shipment may cause damage to the Carriage PCB and affect the Warranty. 6. Place the Carriage PCB in an ESD bag (antistatic bag) in preparation for shi...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-33 c. Push down on the plastic clip and at the same time push down on the Encoder until the plastic pieces on each side of the Encoder clear the ridges which hold it in place. Then pull it straight out. Install...

5-34 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual e. Turn the Carriage Assembly over and insert the Paper Sensor flex cable into the connector at J3. f. Push both sides of the connector lock shut at the same time. 2. To install the Encoder Sensor: a. Turn the Carriage Assembly so t...

5-36 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Remove the Service Station SERVICE STATION RELEASETAB Figure 5-22. Service Station Removal. 1. Place the Top Cover in the open position. 2. Move the Carriage Assembly to the left side of the Slide Shaft. 3. Reach into the Right Cove...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-37 Remove the Trailing Cable Assembly 1. Perform steps 1 through 13 of the Remove the Left, Top, and Right Covers procedures to remove the Left, Top and Right Covers. 2. If you have not already removed the Carr...

5-38 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual 3. Slide the Carriage Assembly (if installed) to the far left side of the Slide Shaft. While ensuring a 5” (125mm) overhang on the right side, position the Trailing Cable over the Stabilizer Bracket and slowly lower it onto the brac...

5-40 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Install the Stabilizer Bracket and Encoder Strip 1. Install the Stabilizer Bracket Assembly (with Encoder Strip and Trailing Cable) onto the Y-Arm Assembly using the four alignment Allen screws and washers. Hand tighten only. 2. Ins...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-47 ATTACH SPRINGTO POSTON BRACKET Figure 5-26. Stepper Motor Removal/Installation. 14. Remove the hardware securing the Stepper Motor to the Left Lower Drive Shaft Bracket and remove the Stepper Motor. Install ...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-51 4. Remove the sensor by unscrewing the plastic nut off of the front of the sensor. Pull the sensor out of the bracket. 5. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws securing the bracket to the le...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-55 4. Remove the air filter from the fan to be removed by squeezing the tabs on the filter housing to release the housing off the fan. 5. Remove the four bolts securing the back bracket (the one with the positi...

5-56 Assembly\Disassembly NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual Remove the Thermal Dryer Assembly (NovaJet 750) WARNING Once the dryer is plugged in, there is continuous power being applied to the dryer, even when the printer is turned off. DISCONNECT POWER CORD BEFORE SERVICING! WARNING This as...

NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual ASSEMBL Y / DISASSEMBL Y Assembly\Disassembly 5-57 Figure 5-30. Thermal Dryer Assembly Removal. 4. Lift the entire drying fan assembly off of the printer. Install the Thermal Dryer Assembly (NovaJet 750) 1. Carefully place the Thermal Dryer Assembly onto the...

6 P ARTS LIST 6-1 Parts List This chapter lists the items and their associated numbers for the parts and assemblies of the NovaJet 500/630/700 Series printers that are field replaceable. The list is in order of part name as identified in the assembly/disassembly chapter. This list is to be used in c...