Epson 2000P - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer, Service Manual

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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2000P Revision A
MAINTENANCE Overview 141
6.1.2.3 ASF Roller Cleaning
When this product is used for years and years, paper dust may attach on
ASF and paper load operation may become not to function at all. In such
cases, cleaning the ASF roller recovers paper load operation. (for
example: for plain paper = more than 10000 sheets, for Archival Matte
Paper = more than 1000 sheets, for Watercolor Paper-Radiant White =
more than 3000 sheets)
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Cleaning method
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Set the cleaning assembly with the cleaning felt down along with the
ASF hopper edge guide.
Figure 6-2. Cleaning Plate Assembly Installation
3. Press the paper load button and rotate ASF roller without loading
paper to perform the cleaning. (Paper load operation is carried out
twice.)
4. Set the cleaning assembly along with the edge guide as you did at
step 2.
5. Again press the paper load button and rotate ASF roller without
loading paper to perform the cleaning.
6. Remove the cleaning assembly.
7. Since the paper load roller is moisturized, load plain paper via ASF
until it becomes dry. (Load 1 ~ 3 sheets of paper.)
Cleaning Assembly
C A U T I O N
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Moisture the felt of the cleaning assembly and make sure
the felt is soften.
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Moisture level of the felt: wring the well soften felt until
no water infiltrates. (Be careful since the cleaning parts is
above the electric circuit board.)
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When cleaning the ASF roller, the dirt of the ASF roller
attaches on the felt; After cleaning, wash the wad clean.
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If the ASF roller is still wet when printing, print out may
become irregular; Load plain paper until the paper load
roller becomes dry.
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Felt may go slack by usage; When it is dry, pull the felt to
reduce the slack. Do not pull it too much.
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Felt should have thickness of 2mm or more when it is wet.
If the thickness is less than 2mm, replace with new one.