Apple Color StyleWriter 1500 Specifications

Service Source K StyleWriter 1500

Service Source K Specifications StyleWriter 1500

Specifications Characteristics - 1 Characteristics Print Methods Serial bubble jet ink–on–demand Print Head 1 by 64 nozzles Print Head Life Approxi

Specifications Graphics - 2 Graphics Resolution Best: 720 x 360 dpi (best mode, black and white, edge smoothing)360 x 360 dpi (grayscale and color)N

Specifications Paper Handling - 3 Paper Handling Paper Size: LTR, LGL, A4, ExecutiveWeight: 16–24 lb. Capacity: 100 sheets (A4, LTR) Envelopes

Specifications Ink Cartridges - 4 Ink Cartridges Type Ink cartridge Ink Color Black-OnlyThree-Color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Life Approximately 500 pa

Specifications Environmental - 5 Environmental Acoustic Noise Level Approximately 40 dB (reference level) Temperature 59–86°F (15–30°C) Humidity 10–

Specifications Electrical - 6 Electrical Power Source U.S./Japan: 102-132 VAC, 60 HzUK/Australia: 204-264 VAC, 50 HzEurope: 196-253 VAC, 50 HzJapan:

Specifications Physical - 7 Physical Dimensions Height: 6.9 in. (176 mm)Width: 13.7 in. (348 mm)Depth: 8.5 in. (215 mm) Weight Approximately 5.5 lb.

Service Source K Troubleshooting StyleWriter 1500

Troubleshooting General/ - 1 General The Symptom Charts included in this chapter will help you diagnose specific symptoms related to your product. B

Service Source K Basics StyleWriter 1500

Troubleshooting General /Initial Startup Sequence - 2 Initial Startup Sequence 1 Plug in printer and press the power button.2 Logic board is tested

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Preliminary Checks - 3 Symptom Charts Preliminary Checks Computer cannot find printer1 Print out a test page to conf

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Preliminary Checks - 4 No status light or movement1 Verify that printer is turned on and plugged in correctly.2 Chec

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Carrier Movement - 5 Carrier Movement Carrier motor does not move or is obstructed1 Check carriage assembly for obst

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Carrier Movement - 6 9 If resistance is not approximately 7 ohms replace carriage motor. If that doesn’t solve the p

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Carrier Movement - 7 Home position error 1 Check carriage assembly for obstructions.2 Check for paper jam.3 Check ca

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Carrier Movement - 8 9 If resistance is not approximately 7 ohms replace carriage motor. If that doesn’t solve the p

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Carrier Movement - 9 2 If voltages are not within specified ranges replace home position sensor or carriage ribbon ca

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Carrier Movement - 10 Purge unit check 1 Check sensor arm to see if it moves smoothly or if the sensor arm has any d

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Carrier Movement - 11 2 Replace logic board3 Remove the purge unit from the printer and check for any gear deformati

Basics Introduction - 1 Introduction The StyleWriter 1500 is a high-resolution ink-jet printer. There are some differences between the StyleWriter 1

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Imaging - 12 Imaging Ink cartridge missing or not installed correctly1 Remove and reinstall ink cartridge. Execute te

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Imaging - 13 White lines appear 1 Remove and reinstall ink cartridge. Execute test print.2 Replace ink cartridge.3 Re

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Imaging - 14 Ink smearing 1 Check to see if ink has misted on the platen. Use a soft, damp cloth to clean the platen

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Paper Feed - 15 Paper Feed No paper feed 1 Make sure paper path is clear of obstructions.2 Check cut sheet feeder for

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts /Paper Feed - 16 Paper feed difficulties: binding, tearing1 Verify that forms thickness lever is set correctly (up fo

Service Source K Take Apart StyleWriter 1500

Take Apart Covers - 1 Covers No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Sa

Take Apart Covers - 2 Front Access Cover 1 Note: The front access cover is held in place by two arms that function as hinges. Plastic tabs at the e

Take Apart Covers - 3 Upper Case Release the right side latch and lift the upper case a short distance. Repeat for the left side latch and remove th

Take Apart Covers - 4 Rear Cover 1 Press out the two latches on the bottom of the printer and press up on the rear cover. Rear CoverBottom Latch

Basics Introduction - 2 Hardware Differences • The sheet feeder has changed to be compatible with the new paper feeding scheme that the vendor has i

Take Apart Covers - 5 2 Release the two latches on the top of the printer. 3 Lift up and remove the rear cover.Rear Top LatchCoverTop Latch

Take Apart Covers - 6 Logic Board Cover 1 Press in the front latch and release the side latch. 2 Pull back and remove the cover.Side LatchLogic Boar

Take Apart Covers - 7 Paper Support 1 Pull out the paper support until it rests against the stops. 2 Push the support forward and disconnect the lat

Take Apart Covers - 8 Bottom Cover 1 Disconnect connector CNV from the logic board and remove the DC switch from the bottom cover.Bottom CoverDC Swi

Take Apart Covers - 9 2 Using a screwdriver, push out the front latch.3 Repeat for other side. 4 Pull up and remove the bottom cover.Bottom CoverFro

Take Apart Covers - 10 Replacement Note: Make sure the bottom cover circular tabs are fit into the proper position in the printer frame.Circular Ta

Take Apart Covers - 11 Replacement Note: Make sure the latch on the upper case engages the on/off button on the logic board.LatchOn/Off Button

Take Apart Cut Sheet Feeder - 12 Cut Sheet Feeder Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution : Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Safety. Cau

Take Apart Cut Sheet Feeder - 13 1 Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws that secure the cut sheet feeder to the printer.ScrewCut Shee

Take Apart Cut Sheet Feeder - 14 2 Press in the latch and remove the cut sheet feeder.3 Replacement Note: Make sure the alignment pins on the cut s

Basics Introduction - 3 Software Differences • Two additional print modes have been added to the StyleWriter 1500: Fine and Smooth. Fine mode uses 3

Take Apart Roller and Spring - 15 Roller and Spring Before you begin, remove the front cover. Caution : Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Safe

Take Apart Roller and Spring - 16 1 Push the roller forward slightly. 2 Carefully lift up and remove the roller and spring.RollerSpring

Take Apart Cut Sheet Feeder Roller - 17 Cut Sheet Feeder Roller Before you begin, remove the following:• Covers• Cut sheet feeder Caution : Review t

Take Apart Cut Sheet Feeder Roller - 18 1 Caution: When the roller is removed, the feeder gear is loose. Remove the roller slowly so that the gear

Take Apart Cut Sheet Feeder Roller - 19 Replacement Note: Align the notch on the upper gear with the upper line on the cut sheet feeder. Align the

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 20 Carriage Assembly Before you begin, remove the following:• Covers• Cut sheet feeder Caution : Review the ESD preca

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 21 1 Disconnect connector CNH from the logic board.Connector CNH

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 22 2 Remove the plastic ribbon cable and cable holder. Replacement Note: Make sure the ribbon cable holes are mounte

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 23 3 Press in the two latches. 4 Push up and remove the carriage release clip.LatchCarriage Release LatchClip

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 24 5 Carefully remove the shaft clips from each side of the carriage assembly.Shaft Clip

Basics Introduction - 4 Color Capability Two ink cartridges are available for the Color StyleWriter 1500. There is a black-only ink cartridge and a

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 25 6 Move the carriage to the far right and disconnect the carriage from the carriage guide. Caution: Do not remove

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 26 7 Using a flat-blade screwdriver, carefully press in the idler roller and disconnect the carriage belt.Idler Rolle

Take Apart Carriage Assembly - 27 8 Hold the carriage assembly and push back the carriage shaft. 9 Gently remove the ribbon cable from the printer f

Take Apart Carriage Motor - 28 Carriage Motor Before you begin, remove the following:• Covers• Cut sheet feeder Caution : Review the ESD precautions

Take Apart Carriage Motor - 29 1 Disconnect connectors CNH and CNCR from the main board.CNHCNCR

Take Apart Carriage Motor - 30 2 Using a flat-blade screwdriver, press in the idler roller and disconnect the carriage belt.Idler RollerCarriage Bel

Take Apart Carriage Motor - 31 3 Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the two mounting screws.4 Lift up and pull out the carriage motor.Carriage Mot

Take Apart Eject Roller - 32 Eject Roller Before you begin, open the front cover. Caution : Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Safety.Eject Rol

Take Apart Eject Roller - 33 Gently push back the mounting tab and remove the eject roller from the printer.Eject RollerMounting Tab

Take Apart Paper Feed Motor - 34 Paper Feed Motor Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution : Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Safety.Pape

Basics Test Page - 5 Test Page Turn on the printer and hold down the online key for at least 6 seconds or until the test page prints.Online Key

Take Apart Paper Feed Motor - 35 1 Disconnect connector CNV from the logic board.2 Using a Philips screwdriver, remove the two screws.3 Carefully re

Take Apart Logic Board - 36 Logic Board Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution : Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Safety.Logic Board

Take Apart Logic Board - 37 1 Disconnect the following connectors from the logic board:• CNR• CNH• CNV• CNLF2 Using a Phillips screwdriver remove th

Take Apart Purge Unit - 38 Purge Unit Before you begin, remove the covers. Caution : Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Safety.Purge Unit

Take Apart Purge Unit - 39 1 Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the screw from the purge unit.Purge Unit

Take Apart Purge Unit - 402 Pull back the locking lever and remove the purge unit from the printer.Replacement Note: Make sure the purge unit is enga

Service Source K Additional Procedures StyleWriter 1500

Additional Procedures Ink Cartridge Cleaning - 1 Ink Cartridge Cleaning No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution:

Additional Procedures Ink Cartridge Cleaning - 2 Note: Check the nozzles by printing a test page. The lines at the bottom of the page are shown at

Additional Procedures Ink Cartridge Cleaning - 3 1 Make sure the StyleWriter 1500 printing software is installed. 2 Using the Chooser, select StyleW

Basics Test Page - 6 The test pages show the ROM revision and a test pattern. There are two different test pages; one for the three-color ink cartri

Additional Procedures Ink Cartridge Cleaning - 4 5 Open any document and select the print option or choose Print Window from the File menu.

Additional Procedures Ink Cartridge Cleaning - 5 6 Click the Utilities button in the Print dialog box.

Additional Procedures Ink Cartridge Cleaning - 6 7 Select the “Clean ink cartridge before printing” option and click OK.

Additional Procedures EEPROM Reset - 7 EEPROM Reset No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Note: This procedure explain

Additional Procedures EEPROM Reset - 8 Note: This procedure can used with the black-only or the three-color ink cartridge installed.Ink Cartridge

Additional Procedures EEPROM Reset - 9 1 Disconnect the power adapter from the printer.2 Make sure the ink cartridge is installed and the power adap

Additional Procedures EEPROM Reset - 10 3 Press and hold down the power button while connecting the power adapter to the printer and release the pow

Additional Procedures EEPROM Reset - 11 5 Note: A pattern page now prints and the EEPROM data is reset. The last bar on the pattern will be white,

Service Source K Exploded View StyleWriter 1500

Exploded View 1 Cover, Interface922-1928Paper Support922-2065Pick-Up Roller922-1921Cover, Rear922-1918Case,Upper922-1919Logic Board661-1111Belt, Ca

Basics Test Page - 7 Demo Test Page Units The Color StyleWriter 1500 demo unit logic board ROM contains a unique demo page. A limited quantity are b