System Errors for the DesignJet 230 and 250C Plotters

The DesignJet 230 and 250C plotters have many failure modes that cause system errors. Many are due to electrical problems, others electronic, and some mechanical.

To more precisely troubleshoot the system error, you may be able to find out what line of the firmware code the error appeared, and interpret this line;

1If possible, print the service configuration plot (see ' page 8:49). The last system error, and the line number of the system error are printed on this plot.

2See if the line number also appears in the following table. (Make sure that you also know which firmware revision the plotter is using, since a given line number corresponds to different lines in different revisions.)

 

 

Line Number

 

 

 

Filename

 

 

 

 

Failure

 

Firmware

Firmware

Firmware

 

(and most frequent causes)

 

A.01.03

A.01.04

A.01.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

testmode.c

-

1735

1739

Y:axis servo error during bench run.

 

 

 

 

 

testmode.c

-

1907

1973

X/Y:axis servo error during bench run.

 

 

 

 

 

testmode.c

3014

3013

3079

Cartridge continuity:

 

 

 

 

D

Cartridges badly seated.

 

 

 

 

D Faulty or badly connected trailing

 

 

 

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

 

D Dirty carriage flex circuit.

 

 

 

 

D

Faulty carriage.

 

 

 

 

D

Faulty electronics module.

 

 

 

 

 

testmode.c

2950

2949

3015

Secondary Fibis test failed:

 

or 2959

or 2958

or 3024

D

Faulty electronics module.

 

 

 

 

 

testmode.c

2974

2973

3039

Error in swath:RAM test:

 

 

 

 

D

Faulty electronics module.

 

 

 

 

 

testmode.c

2992

2991

3057

Error in cartridge:voltage regulation:

 

 

 

 

D Faulty or badly connected trailing

 

 

 

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

 

D

Faulty carriage.

 

 

 

 

D

Faulty electronics module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

C4699:90000

Troubleshooting 8:19￿