EPSON LX-300+II/300+II RTP/1170II
Revision D
Operating Principles
Printer Mechanism
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COLOR MECHANISM INITIALIZATION
The printer mechanism is initialized when the power is applied or when recovering from the
energy saving mode.
Color mechanism initialization
Color mechanism initialization shifts color mechanism for the black ink area to be
at the home position. Color mechanism initialization shifts the carriage at the same
time to prevent the ribbon from hanging on the printhead.
When the buffer is cleared or when the printer is under the pause condition, the
color mechanism is initialized and waits for the next printing command.
2.2.4 Platen Gap Adjustment Mechanism
This mechanism is to adjust the distance between the platen and the printhead (platen gap)
according to the paper thickness.
The following are the components of the LX-300+II/1170II platen gap adjustment
mechanism and their explanation. (Refer to Figure 2-5, "Platen Gap Adjustment
Mechanism")
Carriage:
Mounts the printhead.
Carriage guide shaft:
Shifts the carriage horizontally.
Adjust lever and Parallelism adjust bushing:
Installed at both ends of the carriage guide shaft
Platen gap detector (PG_SW)
Carriage guide shaft is eccentric toward the adjust lever rotating center. Due to this, when
rotating the adjustment lever back and forth, the printhead shifts toward and against the
platen to adjust the platen gap. When printing on thick paper such as postcards and
envelops, set the adjust lever over the 1st level. PG detector shifts the printer to the copy
mode from the printing mode. Printing speed will be lowered but it prevents wire from
breaking off.
PLATEN GAP (PG_SW) DETECTOR
The following is PG_SW specification.
Figure 2-5. Platen Gap Adjustment Mechanism
Table 2-10. PG_SW Detector Specifications
Item
Specification
Method
Mechanical contact method
Switching rate
0.6 to 1.0 mA, 5 VD±5%
Switching mode
• PG=0: close
• PG=0-4: open
Adjust lever
Carriage guide shaft
Carriage
Parallelism adjust
bushing
Printer mechanism
Parallelism adjust
bushing
PG_SW
Platen gap
Platen
Carriage guide shaft
Carriage
Printhead
Adjust lever
Summary of Contents for cLX-300+II RTP
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