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• Laser synchronization
board connector loose,
Laser synchronization detection error
broken, defective
The 1st laser synchronization detection unit could not
• Laser synchronization
detect the line synchronization signal (DETP0) within
detection board is not
220 500 ms while the polygon mirror motor was operating
installed correctly (out of
at normal speed. Note: The unit polls for the signal
alignment)
every 50 ms. This SC is issued after the 10th attempt
• Laser synchronization
fails to detect the signal.
board defective • IPU
defective
• Charge corona power
pack defective
Charge corona output error
• Charge corona
300 The feedback voltage from the charge corona unit is
harness disconnected
detected too high 9 times
• Poor charge corona
unit connection
• Charge corona power
Charge corona grid leak pack defective
When the high voltage is output to the corona grid, • Charge corona
303
feedback voltage exceeds the prescribed value 9 harness disconnected •
times. Poor charge corona unit
connection
• Charge corona unit
Charge grid circuit open defective or
When high voltage goes to the corona grid, feedback disconnected
304 voltage is more than the set value 9 times. This • Charge corona
feedback voltage is used to update PWM for output harness defective
control. • Charge corona power
pack is defective.
Charge corona wire cleaner error 1
The charge cleaner pad does not arrive at the home
position: • Charge corona wire
305 • Motor locked within 4 s after switching on, or does cleaner motor defective
not lock within 30 s. • Motor driver defective
• Motor locked within 10 s after reversing, or does not
lock within 30 s.
Charge corona wire cleaner error 2
• Charge corona wire
Charge coronal motor is disconnected. (The current at
306 cleaner motor connector
the charge corona motor is detected less than 83
is defective, connected
mA.)
310 Potential sensor calibration error 1 • Potential sensor
During drum potential sensor calibration, the drum defective
potential sensor output voltage does not meet • Potential sensor
specification when test voltages (– 100V, –800V) are harness disconnected
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• Potential sensor
connector defective or
disconnected
• IOB defective
applied to the drum.
• OPC connector
defective
• Development power
pack defecti
• Potential sensor
defective
• Potential sensor
harness disconnected
Potential sensor calibration error 2
• Potential sensor
During drum potential sensor calibration, the drum
connector defective or
311 potential sensor output voltage does not meet
disconnected
specification when test voltages (– 100V, –800V) are
• IOB defective
applied to the drum.
• OPC connector
defective
• Development power
pack defective
• Potential sensor
defective
• Potential sensor
Potential sensor calibration error 3 harness disconnected
During drum potential sensor calibration when • Potential sensor
adjusting the drum potential (VD), the drum potential connector defective or
sensor detects VD higher than VG (grid voltage). -or- disconnected
312
When adjusting VD (drum surface potential of black • IOB defective
areas after exposure), even after 5 adjustments of VG • OPC connector
(charge corona grid potential), VD could not be set in defective
the target range (– 800±10 + VL + 130V) • Development power
pack defective
• Charge corona unit
worn out, dirty
• Potential sensor
defective
• Potential sensor
Potential sensor calibration error 4
harness disconnected
During drum potential sensor calibration when
• Potential sensor
adjusting the drum potential (VH) for LD power
314 connector defective or
adjustment, the first time the VH pattern is made, the
disconnected
drum potential sensor detects that VH is more than
• IOB defective
500V: VH > |–500 + VL + 130| V
• OPC connector
defective
• LD defective
7
• Potential sensor
defective
• Potential sensor
harness disconnected
Potential sensor calibration error 5 • Potential sensor
During drum potential sensor calibration, when –100V connector defective or
315
is applied to the drum, the output value is out of the disconnected
prescribed range • IOB defective
• OPC connector
defective
• Development power
pack defectiv
• Potential sensor
defective
• Potential sensor
harness disconnected
Potential sensor calibration error 6 • Potential sensor
During drum potential sensor calibration, when –800V connector defective or
316
is applied to the drum, the output value is out of the disconnected
prescribed range. • IOB defective
• OPC connector
defective
• Development power
pack defective
• Potential sensor
defective
• Potential sensor
harness disconnected
• Potential sensor
Potential sensor calibration error 7
connector defective or
During drum potential sensor calibration, when VL is
disconnected
317 adjusted, the pattern surface potential VL pattern is
• IOB defective
not within range 0V ~ –400V. (VL is the potential after
• OPC connector
exposing a white pattern.)
defective
• Charge corona power
pack defective
• Development power
pack defective
• BICU board defective
F-GATE error
• PCI bus between
321 The laser writing signal (F-GATE) for the IPU does
controller board, BICU
not go LOW within 60 s.
board defective
322 Laser synchronization detector error • Harness between
After the polygon motor reaches standard rotation detector and I/F
speed and the LD unit fires for 500 ms, the laser disconnected or
8
damaged
• Detector is installed
incorrectly
synchronization detector does not generate a signal
• Detector board is
defective
• IPU board defective
• ID sensor defective
• ID sensor harness
disconnected
• ID sensor connector
ID sensor error 2
defective • IOB defective
The ID sensor output voltage is 5.0V and the
351 • ID sensor pattern not
PWM signal input to the ID sensor is 0 when
written correctly
checking the ID sensor pattern.
• Incorrect image density
• Charge power pack
defective
• ID sensor dirty
• ID sensor defective
• ID sensor harness
disconnected
• ID sensor connector
ID sensor error 3 defective
For 2 s during the ID sensor pattern check, the ID • IOB defective
352
sensor pattern edge voltage is not 2.5V or the • ID sensor pattern not
pattern edge is not detected within 800 ms. written correctly
• Incorrect image density
• Charge power pack
defective
• ID sensor dirty
• ID sensor defective
• ID sensor harness
disconnected
ID sensor error 4 • ID sensor connector
One of the following ID sensor output voltages is defective
detected at ID sensor initialization. . Vsg < 4.0V • IOB defective
353
when the maximum PWM input (255) is applied • ID sensor pattern not
to the ID sensor. . Vsg . 4.0V when the minimum written correctly
PWM input (0) is applied to the ID sensor. • Incorrect image density
• Charge power pack
defective
• ID sensor dirty
354 ID sensor error 5 • ID sensor defective
Vsg falls out of the adjustment target (4.0 ± 0.2V) • ID sensor harness
during Vsg checking disconnected
• ID sensor connector
defective
• IOB defective
• ID sensor pattern not
written correctly
• Incorrect image density
• Charge power pack
11
defective
• ID sensor dirty
• Potential sensor defective
• Potential sensor harness
defective
• Potential sensor
ID sensor error 6 disconnected
The Vp value, which measures the reflectivity of • IOB defective
355
the ID sensor pattern, was not in the range of – • OPC unit connector
70V to –400V. defective
• Charge corona power pack
defective
• Charge corona wire dirty,
broken
• Transfer power pack
defective
Transfer output abnormal
• Transfer current terminal,
401 When the transfer is output, the feedback voltage
transfer power pack
remains higher than 4V for 60 ms.
disconnected, damaged
connector
disconnected
LCT tray malfunction
One of the following conditions is detected:
• When the bottom plate is lifted, the upper
limit sensor does not come on for 18 s.
• Tray lift motor defective or
• When the bottom plate is lowered, the
connector disconnected
lower limit sensor does not come on for 18
• Lift sensor defective or
s.
510 disconnected
• After lift begins, the upper limit sensor does
• Pick-up solenoid defective or
not switch on before the pick-up solenoid
disconnected
switches on.
• Paper end sensor defective
• The paper end sensor switches on during
lift and the upper limit sensor does not
switch on for 2.5 s, and a message prompts
user to reset paper.
• Rear fence motor defective or
poor connection
• Paper or other obstacle
interfering with operation of the
sensors
Tandem rear fence motor error • Paper or other obstacle trapped
One of the conditions is detected: between tray and motor
• The return sensor does not switch on • Motor mechanical overload due
within 10 sec. after the rear fence motor to obstruction
515 switches on. • Return sensor or HP sensor
• The HP sensor does not switch on 10 sec. defective or dirty Note (B246)
after the rear fence motor switches on. • This problem will not issue the
• The HP sensor and return sensor switch on SC code on the operation panel.
at the same time. • The machine will prompt the
operator to reset tray by opening
and closing it.
• If the problem persists, the
machine will display again and
the tray cannot be used.
Fusing pressure release motor error • Motor lock because of too much load
During copying, the HP sensor could • Motor driver defective
569
not detect the actuator, tried again 3 • HP sensor defective, disconnected,
times and could not detect. connector defective, harness damaged
• Motor lock due to obstruction
Toner collection motor error • Motor driver board defective
The toner collection motor sensor • Motor connection loose, defective
590 output does not change for 3 • Toner collection motor sensor
seconds while the toner collection disconnected, sensor defective
motor is on. • Rotational transmission shaft (o6 x 30)
missing
1-bin Exit Motor Error (Japan Only)
The transport lock sensor output • Motor overload
599
does not change within 300 ms after • Motor driver defective
the motor switches on.
BICU - ADF communication/timeout
abnormal
After 1 data frame is sent to the • Serial line connection unstable
610
ADF, an ACK signal is not received • External noise on the line
within 100 ms, and is not received
after 3 retries.
BICU - ADF communication/break
reception abnormal • Serial line connection unstable
611
During communication a break (Low) • Harness disconnected or defective
signal was received from the ADF.
BICU - ADF
communication/command abnormal
• A software error, result of an abnormal
612 A command that cannot be executed
procedure.
was sent from the main machine to
the ADF.
BICU - ADF communication/timeout
error
After 1 data frame is sent to the • Serial line connection unstable
620
finisher MBX, an ACK signal is not • External noise on the line
received within 100 ms, and is not
received after 3 retries.
BICU - Finisher
communication/break error
• Serial line connection unstable
621 During communication with the
• External noise on the line
finisher MBX, the BICU received a
break (Low) signal from the finisher.
623 BICU - Tray 1~4 • Serial line connection unstable
communication/timeout error • External noise on the line
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incorrectly
• Controller board
the operation panel did not open for normal operation.
defective
• After normal startup, communication with the
• Operation panel
controller stopped.
harness disconnected
or defective
• Pick-up roller HP
sensor defective
• Pick-up motor
ADF original pick-up error 1
defective
700 Pick-up roller HP sensor signal does not change after
• Timing belt slipping,
the pick-up motor has turned on.
out of position
• ADF main board
defective
• Bottom plate position
ADF bottom plate motor error sensor defective
• Bottom plate position sensor does not detect the plate • Bottom plate HP
after the bottom plate lift motor switches on to lift the sensor defective
701
plate. • Bottom plate motor
• Bottom plate HP sensor does not detect the plate defective
after the bottom plate motor reverses to lower the plate. • ADF main board
defective
• Finisher transport
motor defective
Finisher transport motor error
• Transport motor
The encoder pulse of the finisher transport motor does
720 harness disconnected,
not change state (high/low) within 600 ms and does not
or defective
change after 2 retries.
• Finisher main board
defective
• Jogger HP sensor
defective
Finisher jogger motor error • Jogger mechanism
• The finisher jogger HP sensor remains de-activated overload
for more 1,000 pulses when returning to home • Jogger motor
721 position. defective (not rotating)
• The finisher jogger HP sensor remains activated for • Finisher main board
more than 1,000 pulses when moving away from home defective
position • Harness
disconnected or
defective
723 Feed-Out Belt Motor (B478) • Stack feed-out belt
The pawl of the feed-out belt did not return to the home HP sensor loose,
position during the prescribed time after 2 attempts to broken, defective
detect • Feed-out belt motor
20
defective
• Finisher control board
defective
• Staple hammer HP
sensor loose, broken,
defective
• Electrical overload on
Finisher staple hammer motor error (B478)
the stapler drive PCB
724 The staple hammer motor did not return to the home
elect
position within the prescribed time (340 ms).
• Staple hammer motor
defective
• Finisher main board
defective
• Stack feed-out HP
sensor defective
• Harness
Finisher stack feed-out motor error B140
disconnected or
The stack feed-out belt HP sensor does not activate
defective
725 within the prescribed number of pulses after the stack
• Stack feed-out motor
feed-out motor turns on and does not activate after 2
defective
retries.
• Finisher main board
defective
• Motor overload
• Exit guide open
sensor loose, broken,
Exit guide motor B246 defective.
725 The status of the exit guide sensor did not change at • Exit guide motor
the prescribed time during operation of the exit guide. defective
• Finisher main board
defective
• Upper tray paper
height sensor defective
• Sensor harness
Finisher upper tray lift motor error B140 disconnected,
The paper height sensor does not activate within the defective
726 prescribed time after the upper tray lift motor turns on, • Tray lift motor
or the sensor remains on after the motor reverses to defective
lower the tray. • Finisher main board
defective
• Tray lift motor
overload
726 Front shift jogger motor error (B703) B246 • Shift jogger motor
The sides fences do not retract within the prescribed disconnected,
time after the shift jogger motor switches on. The 1st defective
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• Sensor harness
disconnected,
defective
prescribed time after the stapler motor turns on and • Stapler movement
moves the stapler away from home position. After 2 motor defective
counts, the SC is logged as a jam. • Finisher main board
defective
• Stapler movement
motor overload
• Shift tray HP sensor
of the upper tray
disconnected,
Finisher Tray 1 shift motor error B246 defective
The shift roller HP sensor of the upper tray does not • Shift tray motor of
activate within the prescribed time after the shift tray the upper tray is
730
starts to move toward or away from the home position. disconnected,
The 1st detection failure issues a jam error, and the 2nd defective
failure issues this SC code • Shift tray motor of
the upper tray
overloaded due to
obstruction
• Shift roller HP
sensor defective
• Sensor harness
disconnected,
Finisher shift roller motor error
defective
The shift roller HP sensor does not activate within the
732 • Shift roller motor
prescribed time after the shift roller motor turns on. After
defective
2 counts, the SC is logged as a jam.
• Finisher main board
defective
• Shift roller motor
overload
• Paper height sensor
1 or 2 defective
Finisher lower tray lift motor error • Sensor harness
After the lift motor switches on to lift the tray, paper disconnected,
height sensor 2 does not detect the top of the paper defective
733 stack, or after the motor reverses to lower the stack the • Tray lift motor
top of the stack remains detected (the status of paper defective
height sensor 1 does not change). After 2 counts, the SC • Finisher main board
is logged as a jam. defective
• Tray lift motor
overload
735 Finisher pre-stack motor error • Jogger HP sensor
• The pre-stack motor starts but does not return to the defective
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• Sensor harnesses
disconnected,
home position within 400 pulses. After 2 counts, the SC defective
is logged as a jam. • Pre-stack motor
• Motor does not return to the home position within 280 defective
pulses immediately before or after prestacking. After 2 • Finisher main board
counts, the SC is logged as a jam. defective
• Pre-stack motor
overload
• Guide plate HP
sensor defective
• Sensor harness
disconnected,
Finisher paper exit guide plate motor error
defective
The paper exit guide plate motor starts but the paper exit
736 • Paper exit guide
guide plate HP sensor does not activate within 750 ms.
plate motor defective
After 2 counts, the SC is logged as a jam
• Finisher main board
defective
• Guide plate motor
overload
• Staple waste hopper
Trimmed staple waste hopper full
full
737 The hopper that holds the waste from staple trimming is
• Staple waste sensor
full.
defective
• HP sensor defective
• Harness
Finisher pressure plate motor error disconnected,
The pressure plate motor switches on but does not defective
738
return to the home position within the prescribed time • Motor defective
after 2 counts • Finisher main board
defective
• Motor overload
• Plate HP sensor
defective
• Harness
disconnected,
Finisher folder plate motor error
defective
The folder plate motor turns on but the plate does not
739 • Folder plate motor
return to the home position within the prescribed time for
defective
2 counts
• Finisher main board
defective
• Folder plate motor
overload
740 Finisher front saddle-stitch stapler motor error B140 • HP sensor defective
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• Harness
disconnected,
defective
• Stapler motor
Saddle-stitch stapler motor fails to operate within 450 ms
defective
within 2 counts..
• Finisher main board
defective
• Stapler motor
overload
• Staple jam
Finisher corner stapler motor error B246 • Number of sheets in
The stapler motor does not switch off within the the stack exceeds the
740 prescribed time after operating. The 1st detection failure limit for stapling
issues a jam error, and the 2nd failure issues this SC • Stapler motor
code. disconnected,
defective
• HP sensor defective
• Harness
disconnected,
defective
Finisher rear saddle-stitch stapler motor error B140
• Stapler motor
741 Saddle-stitch stapler motor fails to operate within 450 ms
defective
within 2 counts..
• Finisher main board
defective
• Stapler motor
overload
• Stapler rotation
motor disconnected,
Finisher corner stapler rotation motor error B246 defective
The stapler does not return to its home position within • Stapler rotation
741 the specified time after stapling. The 1st detection failure motor overloaded due
issues a jam error, and the 2nd failure issues this SC to obstruction
code. • Stapler rotation HP
sensor disconnected,
defective
• HP sensors
defective
• Harness
Finisher jogger side fence motor error B140
disconnected,
The jogger motor turns on but the side fences to not
742 defective
return to the home position within 340 pulses for 2
• Motor defective
counts.
• Finisher main board
defective
• Motor overload
25
defective
Z-Folding unit error 7
• EEPROM defective, replace
757 The machine could not write to the EEPROM
Z-Fold main control board
two times (one after the other).
• Punch HP sensor
Finisher punch motor error
disconnected, defective
The punch HP sensor is not activated within the
• Punch motor disconnected,
760 specified time after the punch motor turned on.
defective
The 1st detection failure issues a jam error, and
• Punch motor overload due
the 2nd failure issues this SC code.
to obstruction
• Folder plate HP sensor
Finisher folder plate motor error disconnected, defective
The folder plate moves but is not detected at the • Folder plate motor
761 home position within the specified time. The 1st disconnected, defective
detection failure issues a jam error, and the 2nd • Folder plate motor
failure issues this SC code. overloaded due to
obstruction.
defective
2nd failure issues this SC code
• Motor defective
• Motor harness
Stack junction gate motor error
disconnected, loose,
Occurs during operation of the punch unit. The 1st
767 defective
detection failure issues a jam error, and the 2nd failure
• Motor overload
issues this SC code.
• Motor defective
Cover interposer tray bottom plate motor error
• Bottom plate position
• After the motor starts to raise the bottom plate, the
sensor, disconnected,
bottom plate position sensor does not detect the plate
defective
770 at the specified time (3 s).
• Bottom plate HP
• After the motor starts to lower the bottom plate, the
sensor disconnected,
bottom plate HP sensor does not detect the bottom
defective
plate
• Feed motor
disconnected, defective
Z-Fold feed motor error
• Feed motor
780 The feed motor does not attain the prescribed speed
overloaded due to
within the specified time.
obstruction
• Feed motor lock
• Lower stopper motor
disconnected, defective
• Lower stopper motor
Z-Fold lower stopper motor
overloaded due to
781 The lower stopper motor does not attain the prescribed
obstruction
speed within the specified time.
• Lower stopper HP
sensor disconnected,
defec
• Upper stopper motor
disconnected, defective
Z-Fold upper stopper motor • Upper stopper motor
The upper stopper was not detected at the home overloaded due to
782
position after the motor remained on long enough to obstruction
move it 128.7 mm. • Upper stopper HP
sensor disconnected,
defective
784 Z-fold timing unit fold timing sensor adjustment error • Fold timing sensor
The A/D (Digital/Analog) input value did not change connector loose,
even after the D/A (Digital/Analog) output value broken, defective
changed. • Fold timing sensor
defective
• Fold timing sensor,
mylar covered with
paper dust
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• Mylar disconnected
• Leading edge sensor
connector loose,
broken, defective
Z-fold leading edge sensor adjustment error • Leading edge sensor
785 The A/D input value did not change even after the D/A defective
output value changed • Leading edge sensor,
mylar covered with
paper dust
• Mylar disconnected
Z-fold EEPROM error
786 The write operation to the Z-folding EEPROM failed • EEPROM defective
after 2 attempts
• If the hopper is full,
empty the hopper
Finisher staple trimming hopper full • If the hopper is not
790
The staple waste hopper is full of cut staples full, the hopper full
sensor is disconnected,
defective
Monitor Error • OS Flash ROM data
This is a file detection and electronic file signature defective; change the
check error when the boot loader attempts to read the controller firmware
817
selfdiagnostic module, system kernel, or root system • SD card data
files from the OS Flash ROM, or the items on the SD defective; use another
card in the controller slot are false or corrupted. SD card
• NVRAM defective
The total counter contains something that is • NVRAM data scrambled
not a number. • Unexpected error from external
source