Lexmark X5270 Cover Open Error
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site said 'lever arm of cover sensor has fallen off'. AHA! with the scanner part taken off the top, and the grayish plastic bit unscrewed and popped off, there is a white nylon lever arm that should be seen canon printer cover is open error sticking up thru a rectangular hole...roughly about 1/2" to the right of the printhead behind it.
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This lever arm clips onto a microswitch/sensor (the lid switch). I just popped the white nylon bit back on and presto, it's fixed. Mine had lexmark printer popped off and was way deep down in the bowels of the printer.This sensor is mounted on the circuit board about midway across, and you can see it if you look straight down, through the hole in the black plastic shrouding that covers the circuit board. It might be possible to snap the part back on without partial disassembly, or simply shove something in there to hold the sensor in the 'closed' possition (If you lose a finger or two using this method, don't blame me). Respond to this 0 How do you get the scanner part off?mine has cover open error message by Anonymous on Jun 3, 2007 at 3:13pm Add comment Please sign in to comment 0 That was posted on another thread by Rob M. Why on earth no one uses the site search engine is beyond me! If a woman with her little boy can do it, I would think anyone can. Read the thread! http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/46998#16 by moe on Jun 3, 2007 at 3:35pm Add comment Please sign in to comment 0 Dude you are a genius!! Thanks a million for your detailed instructions. I looked everywhere for a switch of some sort, in all the wrong places of course. Just wanted to let you know that I was able to solve that problem also. Of course, the little "rod" on the inside of the lever arm broke off...so I taped it (duct tape of course) to close the switch and voila it works. You have to pull the cartridge manually to change but at least it prints. Well, thanks again to Rob M!!! by Anonymous on Aug 7, 2007 at 5:11pm Add comment Please sign in to comment 0 Thank you so much Rob for sharing your solution, I was getting fed up trying to figure out what was going on with my printer!!Thanks to you , It ended up being easier than I thought,It took me less than 20 min and I didn't break anything!! You saved me money too , I was going to buy another printer!! (not a lexmark)lol :)Anyway thanks alot!! by unknown on Aug 8, 2007 at 3:29am Add comment Please sign in to comment 0 thx mate ,cut an eraser to fit and badabi
Gaming Smartphones Tablets Windows 8 PSUs Android Your question Get the answer Tom's Hardware>Forum>Computer Peripherals>Lexmark Printer Problems - Printer Cover Open?> Lexmark Printer Problems - Printer Cover Open? Tags: Printers Lexmark Error Message Peripherals Last response: 13 April 2005 19:37 in Computer Peripherals Share Diane 12 April 2005 06:46:01 Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) A friend of mine has a Lexmark all in one, model X1150. Just recently it appears to have developed a fault, when she tries to print anything it brings up an error message saying 'Printer Cover Open'. The printer cover is fully closed so I can't see why the error is brought up every time, does http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/posts/47914 anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance Diane More about : lexmark printer problems printer cover open Anonymous 12 April 2005 10:11:58 Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) Diane wrote: > A friend of mine has a Lexmark all in one, model X1150. Just recently it > appears to have developed a fault, when she tries to print anything it > brings up an error message saying 'Printer Cover Open'. The printer cover http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/18927-3-lexmark-printer-problems-printer-cover-open > is fully closed so I can't see why the error is brought up every time, does > anyone have any ideas? > Thanks in advance > Diane > Hi, This may or may not be the problem, but I'm wild guessing that perhaps the printer's cover door *is* fully closed but isn't depressing the switch enough to prevent the "printer cover open" message from being sent to the computer. Locate where the printer door activates the switch on the printer and try depressing the switch with a finger or pen or pencil to see if that turns off the message next time she prints. Logically that should be the only reason she would get that message - the switch isn't being depressed enough. I used to have a Lexmark and I knew where that switch was, but I don't know where it is on the X1150. Sometimes I like to lift the cover and see if my work is printing properly. Of course you can only do that if you depress the door switch with your finger or pencil. On my Canon i860 it's an easily accessible (white) switch that I can just hold down with a finger. On my newer iP5000 it's somewhat more hidden, requiring the use of a pencil. -Taliesyn Dian
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