Part 5: Maintenance

BJC-7100

CNIF (Parallel Interface Connector)

See "Part 2: 2.3 Interface Specifications" (page 2-12).

CNHEAD1 (Carriage Cable Connector)

Pin No.

Signal

IN/OUT

Function

1

TSKOM

IN

Ink optimizer temperature sensor (diode) output voltage

2

TSKBK

IN

Black head temperature sensor (diode) output voltage

3

LTCLK

OUT

Print data latch timing specification

4

RANKOM

IN

Ink optimizer rank resistance detection

5

RANKBK

IN

Black head rank resistance detection

6

IDATAOM

OUT

Ink optimizer print data

7

IDATABK

OUT

Black head print data

8

HEATEOM

OUT

Ink optimizer heat enable

9

HEATEBK

OUT

Black head heat enable

10ID1OM/ELCPH IN/OUT Ink optimizer head index1 detection/photo head cyan ink- out detection pulse (ID1OM input and ELCPH output)

11

DCLK

OUT

Print data transfer clock

12

ID1BK/ELBK

IN/OUT

Black head index1 detection/ink-out detection pulse

 

 

 

(ID1BK input and ELBK output)

13

SUBHOM

OUT

Ink optimizer sub-heater drive

14

BE1

OUT

Print data block output signal generation 2

15

SUBHBK

OUT

Black head sub-heater drive

16ID2OM/ELOM IN/OUT Ink optimizer index 2 detection/ink-out detection pulse

(ID2OM input and ELOM output)

17

EVENE

OUT Black head and color head odd nozzle, and ink optimizer

 

 

and photo head even nozzle heat enable

18ID2BK/ELYCL IN/OUT Black head index 2 detection/color head yellow ink-out detection pulse (ID2BK input and ELYCL output)

19

TSAOM

OUT

Ink optimizer temperature sensor (diode) drive voltage

20

TSABK

OUT

Black head temperature sensor (diode) drive voltage

21

TEMP

IN

Printer temperature sensor (thermistor) detection voltage

22

HPS

IN

Home position detection

23

LEDON

OUT

Photo LED drive voltage

24-28

GND

...

GND

 

 

 

 

CNHEAD2 (Carriage Cable Connector)

Pin No.

Signal

IN/OUT

Function

 

 

 

 

1

INKOUT

IN

Ink-out detection

2

TSKCL

IN

Color head temperature sensor (diode) output voltage

3

TSKPH

IN

Photo head temperature sensor (diode) output voltage

4

LTRST

OUT

Latch reset

5

RANKCL

IN

Color head rank resistance detection

6

RANKPH

IN

Photo head rank resistance detection

7

IDATACL

OUT

Color head print data

8

IDATAPH

OUT

Photo head print data

9

HEATECL

OUT

Color head heat enable

10

HEATEPH

OUT

Photo head heat enable

11

ID1CL/ELMCL

IN/OUT

Color head index 1 detection/magenta ink-out detection

 

 

 

pulse (ID1CL input and /ELMCL output)

12

BE2

OUT

Print data block output signal generation 3

 

 

 

 

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Canon QY8-1360-000 Cnif Parallel Interface Connector, CNHEAD1 Carriage Cable Connector, CNHEAD2 Carriage Cable Connector

QY8-1360-000 specifications

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