C1030FI constantly warming up.

[yormets]

I hava Canon C1030FI that has been running fine for a year. All of a sudden it is constantly getting ready before it copies or prints. I put in a new set of OEM cartridges but that made no differnce. Even copying it just sits there for minutes running before it prints. Black or color. Any ideas what could cause this to happen?

[roho]

Re: C1030FI constantly warming up.

I saw this once on a long ago model, turned out when I checked the error log there was a drum error. For some reason the error code did not appear on the user screen and kept saying waiting.....

[yormets]

Re: C1030FI constantly warming up.

It has four separate cartridges. No drum.

[Phil B.]

Re: C1030FI constantly warming up.

It has four separate cartridges. No Drum.

well then.. since you FAILED to give vital info:
page counts on drums-belt/fuser etc
no ERROR codes
ALL units have DRUMS.. ( transfer to paper ) you have an AIO unit so replace
are you a tech?

[yormets]

Re: C1030FI constantly warming up.

Yes it has four drums. all new and replaced as I said. There are no error codes. The machine does eventually print or copy after sitting there calibrating I would suspect. The display will say "waiting to copy". Fuser count? What does that matter? There is no shut down count for the fuser. I described exactly what the issue is. This is an Imageclass machine. It doesn't even tell you the toner levels in the cartridges. Just that they are OK. Suspecting one of the cartridges was the right place to start. The transfer belt, fuser assy., toner cartridges are the same as an HP 3600....which was famous for constant calibration. I am going to replace the transfer belt and the fuser also. I was reaching out to see if anyone else had experienced this issue with this model Canon. The 3600 issues were never resolved. It was replaced by the 3800 and 3505.
I have been a tech since 1979.

[Canuck]

Re: C1030FI constantly warming up.

The fuser on these things are garbage. Replace it...I've had a few that took forever to come to ready(especially on envelopes) and new fuser fix them

[yormets]

Re: C1030FI constantly warming up.

Thanks for the input. I was going to change the transfer belt and the fuser. I have had several fusers go bad in both these machines and many HP 3800's. First time this issue has been encountered.

[techandtrader]

Re: C1030FI constantly warming up.

They have actually released another update on the firmware for these recently. I would for sure install new firmware. I found one where some " tech " turned OFF the calibration to help the customer print " faster" The quality degrades, toners lose their minds. I was able to fix the problem by installing new toner chips and turning cali back on. The quality came back and it runs great.