Canon pixma ip1500 Service Manual

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<Note for normal printer refurbishment> 
At end of refurbishment, set the printer to the default shipment conditions (with the paper lifting plate 
in the raised position, and the carriage locked in the home position), following the steps below. 

1.  Install the print head, and while pressing and holding the Power button, connect the AC plug. 

After the LED lights in green, with the Power button still pressed, press the Resume/Cancel 
button 2 times, and release both the Power and Resume/Cancel buttons. (Each time the 
Resume/Cancel button is pressed, the LED lights alternately in orange and green, starting 
with orange.) 

2.  Print the shipment inspection pattern, and reset the EEPROM, following the procedures in 4. 

SERVICE MODE.   

3.  Press the Power button to turn off the printer. (The paper lifting plate is raised, and the 

carriage moves to the print head replacement position.) Remove the print head. (DO NOT 
print after this point.) 

Open access cover, 

and install print head 

Power ON 

Service Call 

Error? 

Connect to computer 

Shipment inspection 

pattern printing 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

See 4. SERVICE MODE for 

printing method. 

< Shipment inspection pattern check items> 
(See APPENDIX 1, SHIPMENT INSPECTION PATTERN 1.) 
 
1. Non-ejection of ink: 

Yes 

NG 

2. Top of form: 

Off the paper   

NG   

3. Vertical lines:   

Not connected   

NG 

4. Gray area: 

White lines / uneven density 

NG

 

Replace print head and print 
shipment inspection pattern

Main waste ink counter 

less than 7%? 

Yes 

No

Yes

No 

Yes 

Service Call 

Error? 

Visually check the platen waste ink 

absorber, and replace it if it is 
soiled. 

Correct? 

Correct?