Service call Message

Error 17H is a rack rotation failure:
The toner cartridge(s) may not be sitting correctly, which would be the easiest fix - otherwise you have to carefully examine the inner workings of the printer itself, to see what is causing the rack to get jammed or slowed down at some point along the way.

open the front door and remove the waste toner bottle and transfer belt. use a flat bladed screwdriver in the small hole at the 10 o'clock position of the hole where the toner cartridges are installed. this now allows you to rotate the toner carousel slightly to free the OPC drum and remove it. you will probably find that a toner is not in its slot correctly and jammed against the drum causing the error 17h. use the release mechanism to rotate the carousel and remove all of the toners. check them for any damage, also the OPC drum, power up the printer and refit the parts as requested on the display, being very careful to put the correct toner in the correct slot.

refix ink cartridge and check there is not paper jam .

Hi,

Please follow the solution in the link below. Also as you putting in the cartridge always check for loose toner in the area and on the cartridge itself as this can block the sensors.

http://www.support.xerox.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=74,E=0000000001343666831,K=8485,Sxi=0,Case=obj(3510)

Niallbt

17H is the Rack Rotation error. If your toners are not rotating correctly, or if you have the wrong type (IE 2400 series toners in a 2500 series printer) you will get this error.

FATAL ERROR CODE 17H / SERVICE CALL 17 TONER RACK: Incorrect developing
rack rotation

open door, remove waste toner box then you have to find a small switch in left side and push it wit screwdriver or something, then you can rotate the toner rack manually. then install the waste toner box again and power up printer.

FATAL ERROR CODE 17H / SERVICE CALL 17 TONER RACK: Incorrect developing rack rotation

<Remedy>

Electrical components for detection of the malfunction
Rack motor (M2)
Rack clutch (CL1)
Rack home position sensor (PC4)
Master board (PWB-A)
Controller control board (PWB-P)

Rather than try to explain in more detail i can forward you the service manual (4.17mb) if you update with an e mail address

had printer for approximately 2 years. Used daily in office setting. today the printer tried to print, then just stopped and it said fatal error 17H in the window. We cleared paper jam and rebooted, gives the same error message. Anything we can do?

had this message 17H after unpacking the Magicolor 2300 W.

Here's the step by step way to fix it, done with the help of an online technician on the phone.

Cause : one of the toner cartridges was unproperly installed in factory, or went loose during transport, so the whole toner rack is out of synch.

Solution : manually take out and reinstall ALL cartridges and reboot.
Time : 10 mins

IMPORTANT 1 : turn off the printer and UNPLUG it as you need to "erase" the error from its memory.
IMPORTANT 2 : this is a manual intervention, byp*ssing the electronic-*ssisted way to replace cartridges. As such, there's a risk to damage the unit.
IT'S YOUR CALL :D

How (you need to use the printer parts'names in the small manual):

1. Take out the waste toner bottle.
2. Release the transfer unit release blue lever clockwise to upper position (11:00)
3. Pull out the OPC drum cartridge and hide it in a box away from ambiant light
4. Now the fun part....
5. The toner cartridges are to be pulled out through the oval hole in the upper left corner. PLACEMENT IS CRITICAL.
Chances are there's not a cartridge ready to be pulled out as the rack is out-synch, u probably see 2 cartridges through the hole.
You need to manually rotate the rack for each cartridge BUT YOU MUST ACTIVATE ITS FREE-WHEELING FOR THAT.
DON'T FORCE THE ROTATION, YOU CAN DAMAGE THE UNIT.
6. About 1 inch to the left of the hole, there is a tiny rectangular hole with a circle button inside.
Use a flat screwdriver to push this button about 1 inch inside and hold it there.
(You know you're doing well if you can rotate the rack with one finger, almost like a bike's wheel...)
Then you can manually rotate the rack and take out each cartridge. AGAIN PLACEMENT IS CRITICAL, DON'T TRY AND FORCE OUT THE CARTRIDGE.
7. Take out all 4 cartridges.
8. Put them all back again, make sure you respect the color code (ie. C cartdrige is C slot, etc.)
9. Put back OPC Drum, etc.
10. Plug the printer and restart it.

That worked for me, the blue cartridge was indeed loose, no more 17H.

Best regards,

Taipan

This message was edited by taipan on 6-3-05 @ 2:52 AM

Also read that you could try turning the machine on and hit the change toner button. If it lets you change toner, then remove all the toner cartridges and install them again and see if that clears it up.

Replace with OEM cartridge

Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at https://www.6ya.com/expert/normanj_7893313f0751935f