Epson Stylus Color C60, Service Manual

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EPSON Stylus C50/C60/C61/C62 Revision C
Operating Principles Overview 39
2. Carriage lock operation by the Change lever
Unlike the previous printer (Stylus COLOR 680), these printers do not have the
Carriage lock lever with the Wiper.
Instead of the Carriage lock lever, the Change lever is set to the front side of the
printer while the CR unit is in the CR home position.
(As for the detailed mechanism for setting the Change lever, refer to Figure 2-9
Step 2) 2.1.6 Ink Sequence
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Initial ink charge
After the printer is purchased and the power is turned on for the first time, the
printer must perform the initial ink charge to charge the ink inside the ink cavity.
When the initial ink charge is completed properly, the printer releases the flag
inside the EEPROM. The Stylus C50 takes 105 seconds to complete the initial ink
charge sequence and consumes 1/8 of the brand-new black ink cartridge & 1/8 of
the brand-new color ink cartridge. And also, the Stylus C60 takes 80 seconds for
the initial ink charge and consumes about 1/4 of the brand-new black ink cartridge
& about 1/8 of the brand-new color ink cartridge. If the power is turned off during
the initial ink charge on these printers, the CL1' will be performed at next power
on timing.
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Manual Cleaning
The Stylus C50 provides three types of manual cleaning, and the Stylus C60/C61/
C62 provides four types of manual cleaning to clean air bubbles, clogged ink with
viscosity or foreign substances.
The following manual CL can be performed by the control panel operation, the
printer driver utility and the Adjustment program.
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CL1
- Ink absorption
Black Ink: 0.21g, Color Ink: 0.21g
(Stylus C50)
Black Ink: 0.155g, Color Ink: 0.155g (Stylus C60/C61/C62)
- Wiping operation
Wipes the nozzle plate by the rubber part on the Cap unit.
- Flashing operation
Prevents color from mixing, and stabilizes ink surface inside the nozzle.
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CL1'
- Ink absorption
Black Ink: 0.94g, Color Ink: 0.94g
(Stylus C50)
Black Ink: 0.80g, Color Ink: 0.80g (Stylus C60/C61/C62)
- Wiping operation
Wipes the nozzle plate by the rubber part on the Cap unit.
- Flashing operation
Prevents color from mixing and stabilizes ink surface inside the nozzle.