Epson DFX 9000
Revision B
Adjustment
Software adjustment
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10. If the gap is outside the specified range, move the Carriage to the
first position (11th column) and adjust the gap by pressing the
[
Micro Feed
] buttons on Operation Panel.
11. When the gap values at each position are within specifications, press
the [
Pause
] button to register the adjustment value.
12. Turn OFF the printer to save the values to EEPROM.
13. Move the Carriage to the Ribbon cartridge replacement position, and
remove Dial-Gauge from the Dummy-Head, and install the ribbon
cartridge.
14. Close the top cover and turn the printer ON.
15. Set a single sheet of 64 g/m
2
(17 lb) paper on the front tractor and
load it by pressing the [
Load
] button.
16. In the Adjustment Program, click
Enter adjustment mode
.
17. Open the top cover and move the carriage to the Ribbon cartridge
replacement position by hand.
18. Remove the Ribbon Cartridge and attach the Dial-Gauge to the
Dummy-Head on the Carriage.
19. Move the carriage to three measurement positions, and verify that
the value on the Dial-Gauge is still within the Verification value
specifications: 0.31 mm ± 0.03 mm at all three positions.
20. If any gap is outside the specifications, adjust the gap by pressing the
[
Micro Feed
] buttons on panel.
21. When the gap values each position are within specification, press the
[
Pause
] button to register the adjustment value.
22. Turn OFF the printer.
23. Move the Carriage to the Ribbon cartridge replacement position and
remove the Dial-Gauge and install the Ribbon Cartridge.
24. Close the top cover and turn ON the printer again.
25. Set 10 sheets of 50 g/m
2
(13 lb) paper on the front tractor and load it
by pressing the [
Load
] button.
26. Repeat
step 16
to
step 19
again. If any gap measurement is outside
the specification, repeat
step 20
to
step 21
.
27. Turn OFF the printer.
28. Move the Carriage to the Ribbon cartridge replacement position and
remove the Ribbon cartridge and all the Jigs.
C H E C K
P O I N T
The adjustable range is ±25 steps, where 1 step = 0.005 mm
C A U T I O N
After registering the adjustment value by pressing the
[Pause] button, be sure to turn OFF the printer. The
registered value is only stored in EEPROM during the
power OFF process.
Summary of Contents for DFX-9000
Page 1: ...EPSONDFX 9000 Serial Impact Dot Matrix Printer SEDM04003 SERVICE MANUAL ...
Page 8: ...C H A P T E R 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...
Page 61: ...Epson DFX 9000 Revision B Product Description Dimensions and weight 54 ...
Page 62: ...C H A P T E R 2 OPERATING PRINCIPLES ...
Page 99: ...Epson DFX 9000 Revision B Operating Principles Circuit operation 92 ...
Page 100: ...C H A P T E R 3 TROUBLESHOOTING ...
Page 104: ...Epson DFX 9000 Revision B Troubleshooting Overview 97 Mechanism initialization e e e e e ...
Page 107: ...Epson DFX 9000 Revision B Troubleshooting Overview 100 PAPER FEEDING FF APG APPROACH ...
Page 130: ...C H A P T E R 4 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ...
Page 218: ...C H A P T E R 5 ADJUSTMENT ...
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Page 264: ...C H A P T E R 6 MAINTENANCE ...
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