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LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ Service Source

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The LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ volume of Apple's Service Source is a 351-page service manual. Its title page states: "This printer is an Asia-only product." The body is Fuji Xerox's standard engine service manual for the printer, prepared for Fuji Xerox's OEM customers, and it follows Fuji Xerox's eight-section layout.[1] The PDF's creation-date field reads 1956, which is wrong; its modification date is 13 September 1996. Pages are numbered by section (1-1, 2-1 and so on).

Specifications

LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ engine specifications[2]
Item Value
Printing Electrophotographic; semiconductor laser; heat and pressure fusing; 600 dpi
Speed 10.3 ppm (Letter/A4 long-edge feed); 8.1 ppm A4/Letter short-edge; 5.9 ppm A3/Ledger
Warm-up Within 65 seconds at nominal voltage
Paper Up to A3 or Ledger; multi-sheet front tray, optional 250-sheet cassette; 250-sheet output tray
Power source 220 V mode: 220/240 V AC (198-264 V), 50/60 Hz
Power consumption Printing: 550 W or less at 100 V, 650 W or less at 120 V (240 V figure "TBD"); sleep mode 15 W (100 V) or 5 W (120 V)
Size and weight 466 × 386 × 257 mm, 14 kg (front tray only); 466 × 497 × 324 mm, 18.5 kg with the first cassette feeder
Operating environment 5-35 °C; 15-85% RH without condensation
Life EP cartridge about 6,000 prints (A4, 5% coverage); fuser assembly, pick-up roll and retard pad 100,000 prints each

Contents

  • Section 1, Introduction (PDF pp. 3-10): about this manual, associated documents, safety information (safety components, laser beam, power, driving sections, high-temperature sections, labels)
  • Section 2, Specifications (PDF pp. 11-20): configuration, functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental specifications, consumables, periodic replacement parts
  • Section 3, Parts Lists (PDF pp. 21-40): ten plates (covers, fuser and exit, paper transport, multi-sheet inserter, drive and xerographics, electrical, 250 feeder, 250 cassette) with part names and an index
  • Section 4, Removal and Replacement Procedures (PDF pp. 41-166)
  • Section 5, Principles of Operation (PDF pp. 167-188)
  • Section 6, General Procedures and Information (PDF pp. 189-268): console and diagnostic tool, test print, diagnostics and NV setup modes, error and status codes, printer controls (ROS, fuser temperatures), connector (P/J) locator, wiring diagrams, printing accuracy
  • Section 7, Fault Isolation Procedures (PDF pp. 269-344): level 1 procedures keyed to the error codes, and image-quality procedures
  • Section 8, Installation and Removal (PDF pp. 345-351)

What it settles

Error and status codes are shown on the diagnostic tool's LCD. They include U6 (non-volatile ROM fault), U2 (ROS assembly), U4 (fuser), UF (fan), E5 (pop-up cover open), E4 (exit jam), E3 (registration jam), E2 and E1 (misfeed jams), J3 (EP cartridge missing or wrong), and C-codes for paper and cassette conditions. Each U and E code has its own fault isolation procedure in Section 7.[3]

Fuser temperatures (with NV code 9 set to 7): standby 160 °C, running 163 °C, high-trouble cut-out about 201 °C, low-trouble about 125 °C.[4] The wiring diagrams in Section 6 show the connections between parts in nine blocks, with the DC voltages to expect at each connector.[5]

Safety, from Section 1: the power switch and inlet section of the LVPS assembly stays live when the printer is switched off. Remove the EP cartridge before pressing the interlock switch by hand, and never close the interlock and CRU switches together. Let the fuser cool before working on it.[6]

What this manual does not contain

The parts lists give part names and plate/item references but no part numbers, and there is no circuit schematic of the boards: the wiring diagrams show connections between parts, not the circuits on each board.[7]

Pages that cite this document

Download: Laserwriter 10.600 a3plus.pdf

References

  1. ↑ Apple Computer, Inc., LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ (Service Source), 351 pp., title page and Section 1, Introduction, pp. 1-1 to 1-3 (PDF pp. 1-6). Hosted as File:Laserwriter 10.600 a3plus.pdf.
  2. ↑ LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ Service Source, Section 2, Specifications, pp. 2-1 to 2-8 (PDF pp. 13-20).
  3. ↑ LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ Service Source, Section 6, 2.1 Error and Status Code Table, pp. 6-32 to 6-34 (PDF pp. 223-225); Section 7, Fault Isolation Procedures (PDF pp. 269-344).
  4. ↑ LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ Service Source, Section 6, 3.4.5 Fuser Temperature Table, p. 6-44 (PDF p. 235).
  5. ↑ LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ Service Source, Section 6, 5. Wiring Diagrams, pp. 6-53 onwards (PDF pp. 244 onwards).
  6. ↑ LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ Service Source, Section 1, 3. Safety Information, pp. 1-4 to 1-6 (PDF pp. 7-9).
  7. ↑ LaserWriter 10/600 A3+ Service Source, Section 3, Parts Lists, pp. 3-1 to 3-3 (PDF pp. 22-24).