My x3470 dosse this i press the scan button it says press start to scan and i did but nothing happens
Did you have things apart far enough to mess with the scanner. The scanner should move to one side when it first goes on, and then trip a sensor (home position sensor). Also, the scanner is probably belt or cable driven. Check to see that the belt is somewhat tight, and that the gears and pulleys leading to the scanner motor are in place and not broken.
The light doesn't have to come on in order for it to see what it's doing, but it may go to that area and briefly turn the light on to make sure it's working. But the fact that it's clicking indicates that there's a mechanical failure somewhere. If you can take it apart partially and watch the grears and pulleys as it happens, it will be easier to see where the clicking comes from. They usually don't make service manuals for these machines, so you just kind of have to figure out how to get it apart.
Ok...it's trying to get to home position but something is probably blocking it. See if you can manually keep it moving once it starts clicking. I would say that it got to home position and didn't know it if it had moved all the way to the end and then tried to keep going. But if it moves to the middle, that usually means something is blocking its path.
No...it's almost definitely a mechanical problem. When you mve it by hand, does it continue to click where ever you move it to, does it stop clicking, or does it do the rest of the scan and then it happens again on the next round?
Sometimes the gear on the scan motor comes unstuck from the shaft. If this is the case, pull the gear off and put a drop of superglue on the shaft and then put the gear back on. But there's probably a cracked gear somewhere in the works. When you take it apart, there's no tension on it so it closes back together and you can't see it.
So is the scanner going all the way to one side when it starts clicking or is it in the middle of the glass? If it's all the way at the side when it clicks, then look at either side of the scan unit. It will have something (like a little metal or plastic protrusion) that passes into a little black sensor to tell it that it's reached home position and that it's time to stop. Sometimes the sensor gets knocked out of place.
Ok...if you're sure that it is indeed activating the home position sensor, then you'll have to follow that sensor to where it hooks up to the board and make sure it's connected correctly. If you feel confident enough, you can even stick a meter on there and make sure you get a voltage change when the printer is on and something activates the sensor. If you don't see a voltage change, it's probably the sensor itself (or the connection...look for a break in the wire). If you do see a voltage change, then it is probably the board. But make sure that the scanner is physically activating it first.
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ok so as far as i could see i tried the picture above and my button was stuck in and still said cover open so i was in a lose lose situation fromt he beginning so i tried everything i read and nothing so i though ok you stupid thing you are coming off so i snapped it off ok not recommennded but with 2 kids screaming and dinner to be made i was annoyed anyway so i carefully snaped it off and just connected the metal connectors together if youare good a soldering you could do this but its working fine now so bypass the problem is my solution lol,
just dont blame me if you cant do it or break something you shouldnt.
good luck
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I DIDN'T HAVE IT APART WHEN IT FIRST DID IT . DOES THE LIGHT HAVE TO LIGHT UP. BECAUSE IT DOES NOT AND THE BELTS ARE TIGHT
THE SCANNER ONLY GOES A QUARTER OF THE WAY.
I GOT IT APART AND I CHECKED AND I WATCHED IT . IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESENT WANT TO PARK IN ITS POSITION. AND THE MOTOR WANTS TO KEEP TURNING. LIKE IT IS NOT RECONIZING TO SHUT OFF. OR AND WHEN I USE THE SOFT WARE TO PRINT OR SCAN IT TELLS ME THAT IT IS BUSY.
I DID THAT AND IT DOES THE SAME THING COULD IT BE ON THE BOAD OR LIKE A FIRMWARE PROBLEM
would that keep the motor to keep turning . when it goes into scan mode the motor turns and so do the gears. the motor doesnt seem like when to shut off
it goes half way the it comes to home and it hits the home postion and just keeps clicking and wont shut off. it stops about aftera minute but when i go to scan again my light doesnt com on and it does the same thing
I WILL TRY THAT TOMARROW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD APPROACH THANKS FOR THE HELP IF I HAVE ANY MOR QUESTIONS I WILL HEAR FROM YOU THANKS FOR THE HELP
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