Removing the Front0Panel Assembly

Removal

￿￿Remove the left0end cover ' page 80￿￿￿

2￿ When removing the front panel￿ lift ￿but do not remove￿ the brown or black clip in the J￿ connector before removing the front panel ￿FP￿ cable￿ You don￿t need to use any force at all￿

Be very careful when disconnecting the front panel connector from the Main PCA￿ If the cable is pulled too hard when removing the front panel it can damage the J￿ front panel connector in the Main PCA which means that the complete electronics module has to be replaced￿ If you follow the instructions above￿ you will not damage the J￿ connector:

Remember that the clip must not be removed completely. If removed completely, the clip will be destroyed.

Installation

￿￿When installing the front panel￿ pull the brown or black clip and insert the cable into the J￿ connector￿ Once the cable is inside the connector￿ push the brown or black clip down to hold the cable in place￿ The conductive part ￿metallic part￿ of the cable must face the Main PCA￿

REMEMBER THAT PULLING THE CABLE WITHOUT RELEASING THE BROWN OR BLACK CLIP WILL DAMAGE THE CONNECTOR IN WHICH CASE IT WILL DESTROY THE COMPLETE ELECTRONICS MODULE.

2￿ Make sure that the Front Panel cable is properly routed by the clips inside the Right0end cover and remains underneath the Spittoon at all times￿ If the Cable is not routed correctly￿ the Cutter Assembly can trap the cable and damage it￿

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HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers

Removal and Installation