ADF stopped functioning. When I stack documents in the adf, it makes a sound when the paper is properly placed. However, when I hit the scan or copy button, the scanner starts & a blank paper is produced. No document was fed into the scanner & the alarm light comes on.
Is this a mechanical problem or a software problem? Any ideas on corrective action?
Welp, I pulled out my screwdriver and fiddled around just a bit and got
documents to feed again (yay!). I do not believe this is a permanent
fix, though, but it was enough to get my document scanned in without me
having to feed each sheet manually.
Step 1: Open the document
feeder cover. Easy to do, you just stick your hand under it and lift
up. It has a little pressure because of the latch but it is designed to
give way when you lift hard enough. Once it's open, pull out the little
black plastic piece that keeps the cover from swinging all the way open.
Step
2: Unscrew the ADF motor/gear assembly cover. There's a single screw
holding it in. Once you unscrew it, you'll need to pull up on the left
side of the cover until it pops upward, then you need to push the cover
towards the left until it is freed up from the rest of the cover. This
one was a little tricky. Several times I thought I might break it
(before I realized that I needed to push the cover towards the left) so
try not to apply unreasonable force while you're doing this.
Step
3: Close the document feeder cover, put your documents in the feeder
and start your scan. Use your fingers to fiddle with the gears while
the ADF motor is running and trying to feed documents. I'm not sure if
I flicked the little gear upward or downward to get the documents to
feed, but one of those ways got the documents to start feeding. Once it
started feeding the first page, it seemed to work well for the rest of
the pages without me having to fiddle with iADF for MP530 does not work - eca0d75.jpgbr />
I
am guessing that there is some level that controls the location of the
middle gear that needs to be oiled, but I didn't go any further to try
and make that happen. Hence this is probably just a temporary fix for
now.
Putting it back together is pretty straightforward. Just do the reverse of what you did to get it open.
Hope this helps someone!
Well, this is what I found. I did exactly what you did, and that worked. The middle gear does not move UP far enough, but only with assistance. Looking for a more permanent solution, I took the whole gear box apart to find out WHY this gear no longer was moving properly. That gear uses an assist spring. And that spring was no longer working properly because it fell OUT of it's holding groove. Now, it was only stopping the gear from moving up. So I removed that assist spring completely, and the ADF starting working again. You can see the end of that spring on the top part of the gear housing, but you won't be able to get it out without completely taking the housing apart.
I'm sure this is a design flaw in the printer, but so far it's been working perfectly without that assist spring (and some new gear oil).
I happen to be mechanically minded, so it wasn't difficult to understand how the thing works, but I'm sure it can be a very daunting task for someone else.
That is the ONLY permanent fix I can find. Taking that spring out... or buying a new printer.
I'm about to try taking the gear box apart. Why not put the assist spring back in it's holding groove?
Thanks works great now after removing spring and yes it appears to be design flaw on the part of Canon.Thanks
Works great and from appearances inside the gearbox looks like a design flaw on the part of Canon. Thanks
You don't actually have to remove the housing just lift the cover and there is a little window where you can see the white gear. Jiggle/move it back and forth a few times and it should start working again
Great work! This has been bugging me for a long time. Problem fixed
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You don't actually have to remove the housing just lift the cover and there is a little window where you can see the white gear.
Jiggle/move it back and forth a few times and it should start working again.
Is there a more permanent fix in the meantime? I'm just tired of fiddling each time I use the ADF...
Tips for Using
Step 1 - Load the Paper
Step 2 - Scan the Document
To Scan a Single Page
Tips for Using
Illustration of reloading the original document
) to turn off the product.
1 - ADF rollers
2 - Separator pad
Illustration showing locations of the ADF rollers and separator pad
Photograph of ADF rollers
Figure 6: ADF separator pad
Photograph of ADF separator pad
) to turn on the product.
) to turn it on.
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AAF feeds paper half way then stops
same here
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