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Appendix

Rev. A

A-6

Address

Explanation

Settings

QPIT

settings

Factory

settings

44H

Ink Counter Cb(total)
1count=100(ng)

00H

45H

00H

46H

00H

47H

00H

48H

Ink counter CY(total)
1count=100(ng)

00H

49H

00H

4AH

00H

4BH

00H

4CH

Ink counter Cm(total)
1count=100(ng)

00H

4DH

00H

4EH

00H

4FH

00H

50H

Password 5

5AH

51H

0FH

52H

Ink counter Cc(total)
1count=100(ng)

00H

53H

00H

54H

00H

55H

00H

56H

Ink counter Csm(total)
1count=100(ng)

00H

57H

00H

58H

00H

59H

00H

5AH

Ink counter Csc(total)
1count=100(ng)

00H

5BH

00H

5CH

00H

5DH

00H

5EH

Reserved

00H

5FH

Reserved

00H

60H

Password 6

5AH

61H

0FH

62H

Ink counter Rb

00H

63H

00H

64H

Ink counter Ry

00H

65H

00H

66H

Ink counter A

00H

∗

67H

00H

∗

68H

power off time

00H

∗

69H

00H

∗

6AH

CL time

00H

∗

6BH

00H

∗

6CH

accumulated printing time

00H

6DH

1 count = 1 minute

00H

6EH

Reserved

00H

6FH

Reserved

00H

Summary of Contents for Stylus Color

Page 1: ...EPSON COLOR INK JET PRINTER EPSON Stylus Photo SERVICE MANUAL SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4007542 ...

Page 2: ...al However should any errors be detected SEIKO EPSON would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above notwithstanding SEIKO EPSON can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual or the consequences thereof EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or regist...

Page 3: ...ANUAL DO NOT CONNECT THE UNIT TO A POWER SOURCE UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE MUST BE CONNECTED USE EXTREME CAUTION IN WORKING ON POWER SUPPLY AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CAUTION 1 REPAIRS ON EPSON PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY EPSON CERTIFIED REPAIR TECHNICIAN 2 MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SOURCE VOLTAGE IS THE SAME AS THE RATED VOLTAGE LISTED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER RATI...

Page 4: ...ponents of the printer CHAPTER 2 OPERATING PRINCIPLES Describes the theory of printer operation CHAPTER 3 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY Includes a step by step guide for product disassembly and assembly CHAPTER 4 ADJUSTMENT Includes a step by step guide for adjustment CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Provides EPSON approved techniques for troubleshooting CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE Describes preventive maintenance ...

Page 5: ...v REVISION SHEET Revision Issued Data Contents Rev A March 26 1997 First issue ...

Page 6: ...vi TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2 OPERATING PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 3 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY CHAPTER 4 ADJUSTMENT CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE APPENDIX ...

Page 7: ... 1 2 9 Electric Specification 1 12 1 2 10 Reliability 1 12 1 2 11 Safety Approvals 1 12 1 2 12 Acoustic Noise 1 12 1 2 13 CE Marking 1 12 1 2 14 Printer Language and Emulation 1 13 1 3 Interface 1 14 1 3 1 Parallel Interface Forward Channel 1 14 1 3 2 Parallel Interface Reverse Channel 1 15 1 3 3 Serial Interface 1 18 1 3 4 Prevention Hosts from Data Transfer Time out 1 19 1 3 5 Interface Selectio...

Page 8: ...1 8 Main Components 1 26 1 8 1 C209 Main Control Board 1 26 1 8 2 C206 PSB PSE Power Supply Board 1 27 1 8 3 C209PNL Panel Unit 1 27 1 8 4 Printer Mechanism 1 27 1 8 5 Housing 1 28 ...

Page 9: ...rtridge Acoustic noise Approximately 45 dB One unit combined with black and color heads The following table shows consumable and option Item Code Remark Black Ink Cartridge S020093 Color Black Color Ink Cartridge S020110 Color Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Light Cyan Light Magenta EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper S041025 Size A4 200 sheets EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper S041059 Size A4 100 sheets EPSON 360 dp...

Page 10: ...ng 360 dpi printing mode one line is completed by 2 pass for black and by 4 pass for CMYcm Print direction Bi direction with logic seeking Print speed Raster Graphics Mode Refer to Table 1 2 Horizontal Resolution Printable Area Available Dot CR Speed IPS 180 dpi 8 26 inch 1488 20 IPS 360 dpi 8 26 inch 2976 20 IPS 720 dpi 8 26 inch 5952 20 IPS Character Mode Refer to Table 1 3 Character Pitch Print...

Page 11: ...Holds 65 ink jet papers A4 Holds 30 index card A6 Holds 30 glossy papers Note1 Those numbers above should be considered as reference The actual paper accumulation should be considered first Note2 The printer can hold 10 transparency sheets only when the top margin is 30mm Otherwise only one sheet can be hold Note3 Change the paper support position for the transparency printing position when you pr...

Page 12: ...is only available at normal temperature 1 2 2 3 Envelope Size No 10 Width 241mm 9 1 2 x Length 104 8mm 4 1 8 DL Width 220mm 8 7 x Length 110mm 4 3 C6 Width 162mm 6 4 x Length 114mm 4 5 Thickness 0 16mm 0 006 0 52mm 0 02 Weight 45g m 2 12Ib 75g m 2 20Ib Quality Bond paper Plain paper Air mail Note 1 Envelope printing is only available at normal temperature Note 2 Keep the longer side of the envelop...

Page 13: ...w Also if there is any dirt caused by friction on the wavy or wrinkled paper this can be prevented by changing the lever position to rear position marked with in spite of paper types Paper Lever position PG adjustment value Normal paper Coated paper Front 0 0 mm 1 04mm between head and paper feed assembly Envelopes Rear 0 9 mm 1 94mm between head and paper feed assembly Table 1 4 Adjust Lever Sett...

Page 14: ...m 0 12 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 54 Letter 216mm 8 5 279mm 11 0 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 54 B5 182mm 7 2 257mm 10 1 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 54 Legal 216mm 8 5 356mm 14 0 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 54 Statement 139 7mm 5 5 215 9mm 8 5 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 54 Executive 190 5mm 7 5 254mm 10 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 54 Table 1 5 Printable Area for Cut She...

Page 15: ...Paper size LM Left margin min RM Right margin min TM Top margin min BM Bottom margin min 10 28mm 1 10 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 55 DL 7mm 0 28 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 55 C6 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 3mm 0 12 14mm 0 55 Table 1 6 Printable Area for Envelope Printable Area LM TM RM BM Figure 1 4 Printing Area for Envelope ...

Page 16: ...er Resistance to vibration Operating 0 15G 10 55Hz X Y Z directions Non operating 0 50G 10 55Hz X Y Z directions with shipment container Note 1 During non operating make sure that the head is capped Note 2 During the transport make sure that the head is capped and ink cartridge is installed to the printer Note 3 If the head is not capped at the power off state turn the power on with installed ink ...

Page 17: ...ge 5 55Hz Acceleration 29 4m s less than 3G Direction X Y Z direction Time 1 hour Drop Sealed in package Dropping height Less than 0 8m Direction Drop it facing the 6 areas bottom sides and one edge down Dimension 19 8mm W x 52 7mm D x 38 5mm H Weight Total ink cartridge 54g Total ink 16 4 0 5g Quantity in the ink cartridge Consumable ink More than 12 1g Usable ink quantity until ink ends Note 1 I...

Page 18: ...Y Z direction Time 1 hour Drop Sealed in package Dropping height Less than 0 8m Direction Drop it facing the 6 areas bottom sides and one edge down Dimension 51 4mm W x 52 7mm D x 38 5mm H Weight Total ink cartridge 81g Total ink 8 6 0 5g Each color quantity in the ink cartridge Only Yellow 11 7 0 5g Consumable ink More than 8 7g for Yellow and 6 1g for other colors Usable ink quantity until ink e...

Page 19: ...ysical Specification Dimension 429mm W x 234mm D x 162mm H 429mm W x 695mm D x 309mm H with extended stacker and paper support Weight 5 2Kg 1 2 8 Input Data Buffer 64 Kbytes 695mm 429mm 162mm 309mm Figure 1 8 Dimension of EPSON Stylus Photo ...

Page 20: ... 0 2 A Max 0 3A Power consumption Approx 15W ISO IEC 10561 Letter pattern Energy Star compliant Insulation Resistance 10M ohms min between AC line and chassis DC500V Dielectric strength AC1500 V rms 1 minute between AC line and chassis 1 2 10 Reliability Total print volume 10 000 pages A4 letter Print head life 2000 million dots nozzle 1 2 11 Safety Approvals 120V version Safety standard UL1950 wi...

Page 21: ...r ESC Unidirectional Printing ESC U Print a Image ESC ACK CSF Mode Control ESC EM Paper feeding Form Feed FF Line Feed LF Line Spacing ESC Carriage Return CR Page format Page Length ESC C Top Bottom Margin ESC c Print position motion Horizontal Print Position ESC ESC Vertical Print Position ESC V ESC v Spacing Define Unit ESC U Graphics Graphics Mode ESC G Raster Graphics ESC Microweave control ES...

Page 22: ...ning side is connected to signal GND 1 Forward channel is the mode when the ordinary data such as an order to print is sent from the PC to the printer Pin No Signal Name Return GND pin In Out Functional Description 1 STROBE 19 In The strobe pulse Read in of data is performed at the falling edge of this pulse 2 9 DATA0 7 20 27 In The DATA0 through DATA7 signals represent data bits 0 to 7 respective...

Page 23: ...gnal GND 3 Reverse channel is the mode that any data is transferred from the printer to the PC Pin No Signal Name Return GND pin In Out Functional description 1 HostClk 19 In Host clock signal 2 9 Data0 7 20 27 In The DATA0 through DATA7 signals represent data bits 0 to7 respectively Each signal is at high level when data is logical 1 and low level when data is logical 0 These signals are used to ...

Page 24: ...n 8 bit data signal 20 27 pin is set to appropriate word code and connect them forcefully to ACK and STRB Data Transmission Timing for Forward Channel Parameter Minimum Maximum tsetup 500ns thold 500ns tstb 500ns tready 0 tbusy 500ns tt out 120ns tt in 200ns treply 0 tack 500ns 10us tnbusy 0 tnext 0 Rise and fall time of every output signals Rise and fall time of every input signals Typical time o...

Page 25: ...2 4V IOL 12mA VOL 0 4V CO 50pF VIH 2 0V VIL 0 8V IIH 0 32mA VIH 2 0V IIL 12mA VIL 0 8V CI 50pF A low logic level on the Logic H signal is 2 0V or less when the printer is powered off and this signal is equal or exceeding 3 0V when the printer is powered on The receiver shall provide an impedance equivalent to 7 5K ohm to ground Table 1 14 Signal Level ...

Page 26: ...LK Out Synchronous clock 2 CTS In Clear to send 3 TxD Out Transmit data 4 S G In Signal ground 5 RxD In Receive data 6 TxD Out Balanced Transmit 7 DTR Out Data terminal ready 8 RxD In Balanced Receive Note In out refer to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer Following figure shows port arrangement of serial I F connector Following table shows timing relation of DTR X on X off ha...

Page 27: ...rface selection mode the printer is initialized to the idle state scanning which interface receives data when it is powered on Then the interface is that receives data first is selected When the host stops data transfer and the printer is in the stand by state for the seconds the printer is returned to the idle state As long as the host sends data or the printer interface is busy state the selecte...

Page 28: ... 4 1 Indicators 1 Power Lights when the operate button is ON and AC power is supplied 2 Paper out Lights during the paper out condition and blinks during the paper jam condition 3 Ink Out Black Lights during no Black ink condition and blinks during the Black ink low condition 4 Ink Out Color Lights during no Color ink condition and blinks during the Color ink low condition Paper out LED Red Ink Ou...

Page 29: ...e change position return carriage from Ink Cartridge change position This function is not available in printing status Panel Functions with Power ON Button Function Load Eject Starts status printings Cleaning Changes a Code Page Load Eject Cleaning Enters the particular settings mode Factory use only To enter the particular settings mode it is necessary to push following button while Paper Out LED...

Page 30: ...inters do not perform this operation except for the purpose of the maintenance error reset Be sure to replace a waste ink pad in the printer enclosure with a new one after you perform Maintenance error reset procedure If the waste ink pad is replaced regardless of maintenance error perform this operation 1 4 3 Printer Condition and Panel Status The table below shows printer condition and panel sta...

Page 31: ...ce the ink itself in the cartridge is deaerated during the production process However this absorbing ability can last only about one hour after the cartridge is installed Step 2 Even after the bubble absorbing ability described above stops there is no worry about entering bubbles as long as the ink cartridge is being installed to the printer However if the ink cartridge which does not have absorbi...

Page 32: ...ith new one by a service person The ink quantity that is absorbed by the absorber waste ink pad is monitored by the software counter as total ink counter This counter is added by point system and also absorber s maximum ability is set at the following reference value 37000 X 0 0113 ml Approximately 418 ml 1 point 0 0113ml the value which is multiplied evaporating rate and 1 dot ink weight 0 02ml 3...

Page 33: ...terface When printer is initialized following action is performed a Cap the printer head b Eject a paper c Clears input data buffer d Clears print buffer e Sets default values 3 Software initialization The ESC command also initializes the printer When printer is initialized following action is performed a Clears print buffer b Sets default values 1 7 Initialization Settings EPSON Stylus Photo init...

Page 34: ... Panel Board 4 Printer Mechanism 5 Upper Case 1 8 1 C209 Main Control Board In the C209 main control board TMP95C061BF Toshiba TLCS900 H series is mounted and it is operated by 25 0 MHz drive frequency By this CPU circuit in 16 bit bus width is consisted and various memories are added These memories are controlled by MMU of the gate array E05B43YA IC3 P ROM 4M IC5 D RAM 4M IC1 CPU TMP95C061BF IC7 ...

Page 35: ...ith the printhead from occurring by transferring the printhead to the cap position before complete shut down The C206 PSB Board is for AC100 120V input voltage and the C206 PSE Board is for AC220 240V input voltage 1 8 3 C209PNL Panel Unit Panel unit C209 PNL board consists of 3 switches 4 LEDs and 1 connector as they are illustrated in the figure below 1 8 4 Printer Mechanism This printer mechani...

Page 36: ...8 5 Housing This printer s housing consists of upper case print cover paper support and paper eject tray In this printer there is no lower case since the printer mechanism plays its role Upper Case Printer Cover Paper Support Figure 1 15 Housing ...

Page 37: ... 2 1 1 4 1 Pump Carriage Lock Head Cleaner Mechanism 2 15 2 1 1 4 2 Cap Mechanism 2 17 2 2 Electrical Circuit Operating Principles 2 18 2 2 1 C206 PSB PSE Power Board 2 18 2 2 2 C209 Main Board 2 20 2 2 2 1 Reset Circuits 2 21 2 2 2 2 Sensor Circuits 2 22 2 2 2 3 EEPROM Control Circuits 2 23 2 2 2 4 Timer Circuit 2 24 2 2 2 5 Print Head Drive Circuit 2 25 2 2 2 6 Motor Drive Circuits 2 27 2 3 Ink ...

Page 38: ...ck CMY Cyan Magenta Yellow LM Light Magenta and LC Light Cyan head Black head has 32 nozzles 90 dpi vertical direction and CMY LC LM head has 32 nozzles for each color 90 dpi vertical direction Also since these print head is driven by frequency 14 4KHz this printer can print twice faster 200 dpi than Stylus Color even at 720 dpi high resolution printing Since the head drive frequency of Stylus Col...

Page 39: ...main control board Following explains the print heads PZT PZT is an abbreviation of Piezo Electric Element Print signal from C209 board is sent through the driver board on the print head unit and to the PZT Then the PZT pushes the top cavity which has ink stored and make the ink discharge from each nozzle located on the nozzle plate Cavity Set Ink which is absorbed from ink cartridge go through th...

Page 40: ...Ejecting State When the print signal is output from the C209 main board IC IR2C72C and IR2C73C Nozzle Selector located on the print head unit latches the data once by 1 byte unit Appropriate PZT latched by nozzle selector is pushed in to the cavity by applying common voltage from the C209 main board By this operation ink that is stored in the cavity pops out from nozzles Nozzle Nozzle Plate PZT In...

Page 41: ...on outlines of new Micro Weave functions listed above 1 Full Overlap Micro Weave In order to print one line at horizontal direction this printing method is designed to complete a printing pattern by two pass carriage operation with two different types of dot When these two different types of dot pass one same line twice it does not print the same dot twice Following explains the outline of this mo...

Page 42: ...rizontal resolution will be the same resolution as selected one 2 Part Line Overlap Micro Weave This printing method is to perform Micro Weave printing overlapping part of nozzles which are used for printing As a result a part of line which is overlapped consists of different browse with different nozzles The figure below shows 1 line overlap at 5 dot sending as an example with explanation on the ...

Page 43: ...mined as even and backward nozzle is odd Also nozzles other than particular nozzles can print at even and odd dot just by one nozzle 1 Overlap Nozzle Head drive frequency is driven half of the ordinal one like 2 below 2 Nozzle other than Overlap nozzle Head drive frequency is twice as much as overlap nozzle Usually the firmware changes over automatically these full overlap Micro Weave Part line Ov...

Page 44: ...eed frequency range cps pps 5 60 340 4080 Control method Bi Pola Drive Mode Driving speed CPS Drive frequency PPS Drive method High speed skip 340 4080 W1 2 2 2 1 2phase drive Printing 1 80 column direction 200 2400 W1 2phase drive Printing 80 1 column direction 200 2400 W1 2phase drive Capping 80 960 W1 2phase drive Wiping 40 480 W1 2phase drive Cap valve released 20 240 W1 2phase drive Cap Relea...

Page 45: ... 0 0 1 12 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 3 13 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 14 0 0 0 1 X 1 1 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 This W1 2 phase drive or 2W1 2 phase drive is called Micro step and is attached with so called 2 3 EVref or 1 3 EVref factor compared with drive current value Vref100 which is supplied at 2 2phase drive This Micro Step allows the rotor to have delicate rotation In the 2 2 phase drive method it is usually req...

Page 46: ...uncapped for a long time an ink on the print head surface gradually becomes viscosity As a result the nozzle will be unable to discharge ink To make matters worse the nozzle may be completely clogged by the viscosity ink and it may not be able to return to the normal condition just by the normal cleaning operation In order to prevent this printer goes to carriage lock state at the following condit...

Page 47: ...m 1 04mm between head and paper feed assembly Envelopes Rear 0 9mm 1 94mm between head and paper feed assembly It is a major premise that parallelism adjustment is done correctly for the space between head and paper PG value above which can be changed by adjusting the paper gap Parallelism adjustment should be done when the serviceman mounts the carriage guide shaft on the printer mechanism during...

Page 48: ...m Description Motor type 4 phase 200 pole Stepping motor Drive voltage 42VDC 5 Coil Resistance 7 8 ohms 10 per 1 phase under 25 C environment Drive frequency 400 4320Hz Control method Bi Pola Drive Mode Drive Method Drive Frequency Hz Pulse Space ƒÊs Paper feed A 2 2 phase 4320 231 Slight paper feed 1 2 phase 400 2500 Slight paper feed 1 2 phase 2400 417 High speed attraction of pump 2 2 phase 410...

Page 49: ...r is input from the PC PF motor rotates counterclockwise and makes the CAM rotate towards direction of 1 in the figure above Step 2 When the CAM covers the notch by the return lever that position is considered as home position being monitored by ASF sensor Step 3 When the CAM rotates toward 1 in the figure above the return lever is pushed by the notch of CAM and falls towards 2 At this time the re...

Page 50: ...eive controls from pick up and multi feed prevention mechanism they are sent to the printer inside The papers picked up by paper roller in the ASF goes to between paper feed assembly and roller support Also the eject roller pushes out the paper completely to the end and the roller support drops the paper in the eject tray The eject roller is driven with an eject paper notched roller as pair where ...

Page 51: ...one of the major characteristics that pump and paper feed assembly are always at work whenever the PF motor is driven The figures below shows head positions when the ink system and various ink sequence are performed Head Cleaner Carriage Lock Pump Roller Cap Unit PF Roller Drive Gear Eject Roller Drive Gear Eject Roller Trasmission Gear PF Pump Motor Pinion Figure 2 12 Ink System Mechanism A B C D...

Page 52: ... done The figure below shows process of conveying motive power to the pump drive roller The process of conveying the motive power to the paper eject roller by rotating the pinion of PF motor is shown in figure 2 12 This motive power is conveyed to the Gear C through Gear B In the figure above although the lever in order to drive Gear C carriage lock head cleaner mechanism is shown separately it is...

Page 53: ...such as cleaning flushing initial ink charge except for printing operation ink in the ink cartridge drains to the waste ink absorber pad through the cap by the pump unit drive In case of printing and flushing ink is popped out by the PZT in the print head but in case of absorptive operation such as cleaning and initial ink charge ink absorption is performed only by the pump drive without PZT drive...

Page 54: ...n the cap mechanism stays in the position A in the figure above and are always closed In this condition the carriage collides with flag actual ink absorption and slight ink absorption are performed Also by moving the carriage to further right side and colliding the flag for opening the valves with the frame negative pressure is released in the state that head surface and cap are adhered This makes...

Page 55: ...inter is in the secondary circuit that allows the PSB PSE board to continue to supply voltage for both power and logic line for at least 30 seconds until the printhead returns to the capping position even if the printer turned off during printing This prevents ink leakage or dried print head caused by the print head being left uncapped The AC voltage from the AC inlet is first input to the filter ...

Page 56: ...sistor Q81 goes On Photo coupler PC1 goes On FET Q31 goes On and the gate voltage for switching FET Q1 is cut off Switching FET Q1 goes off 42V Line Control Circuit The output level of the 42V is detected by the Zener diodes ZD51 ZD81 to ZD86 When the voltage at the 42V line exceeds 38V the Switching FET Q1 is controlled by the following operations Zener diodes ZD51 and ZD81 to ZD86 detect the vol...

Page 57: ... the resistance value for thermistor Control PROM DRAM selection read and write Outputs Watchdog timer Gate Array IC2 Controls various motor drivers Monitors various sensors Ink cartridge sensor PE HP and ASF Controls Mac serial Controls printing data for each head Controls parallel I F Outputs head driver control pulse Counts the number of printing dot Controls voltages for EEPROM control panel t...

Page 58: ...s operating under the following conditions When the power is turned on a reset signal is output for 100ms after the 5V line level rises to 4 2V During the print operation if the 5V lines goes below 4 2V a reset signal is output The reset signal does not go off until 100ms passed after the 5V line voltage level recovers to 4 2V as described above 42V Line Reset Circuit In the 42V line reset circuit...

Page 59: ...or outputting the High signal to the CPU When there is any paper PE sensor lever is pushed up by the paper This motility also pushes the sensor lever out of the photo diode sensor terminals and Low signal is output to the CPU HP Sensor HP sensor is a photo interrupter type sensor and is installed on the right edge of the frame on the printer mechanism and detects the carriage home position When th...

Page 60: ...tination information Information of various adjustment values Bi D VH voltage etc CPSI pass word Other various setting values by the user EEPROM is connected to the gate array by 4 lines and performs following functions The figure below shows EEPROM control circuit CS Chip selection signal CK Data synchronism clock pulse DI Data writing line serial data at power off DO Data reading line serial dat...

Page 61: ...illate the outer CR1 The oscillation signal is input to XIN terminal When the printer is turned on the Timer IC outputs power off time as serial data to the gate array Once the printer is turned off 3VDC of BAT1 lithium battery is supplied as power source for the Timer IC through D1 While the printer is on 5V supplied through D4 is higher than 3V of the lithium battery therefore the power is not b...

Page 62: ...g VM voltage as the basis By the combinations of signal width from these 6 different signals total 6 particular types of trapezoidal waveforms such as normal dot and micro dot etc are generated The rising form is determined by the CHG and KC1 signals regardless of the printing mode The falling form is determined by ND1 ND2 MD1 and MD2 signals The VH voltage adjusting values stored in the EEPROM wh...

Page 63: ...n the head driver Serial data Sl1 and Sl3 are handled by IR2C72C and Sl2 is handled by IR2C73C The serial printing data is allocated B black line and M line for Sl1 LM line and C line for Sl2 LC line and Y line for Sl3 and is transferred respectively in the order of nozzles from 1 to 32 The printing data sends H level to the driving nozzles and L level to the non driving nozzles ...

Page 64: ...e CR motor drive circuit The phase control signal for the PF Pump motor is output from the port 50 and 59 of IC2 gate array to the port 26 and 43 of the IC14 UDN2917EB IC14 determines the phase mode according to the signal sent The current control signal for each phase is also produced in IC2 gate array and output from the port 55 56 57 and 58 to the port 1 2 23 and 24 of the IC14 UDN2917EB IC14 o...

Page 65: ...purpose of this operation is to eliminate ink which has increased viscosity and bubbles around the head nozzles False Absorbing Operation This operation removes ink remaining inside the caps by rotating the black and color pumps with the specified steps while the head surfaces are capped and the air valve is opened This operation is accomplished to remove ink from the nozzle plate by vacuuming and...

Page 66: ... Timer This timer measures time from power off to power on This timer starts at power off and stops when the ink absorbing is performed at power on Ink Counter Rb Ry This counter is installed individually for black Rb and Color Ry and monitors amount of ink used in the cap during the flushing operation Its value is retained even at the power off When the value exceeds a specified value false absor...

Page 67: ...sorbs more ink This mode specifically performed only when One Time flag is set by a removal of I C without Ink Low End detection Cleaning counter determines mode to be performed according to the repeated order when the manual cleaning is operated continuously Cleaning is usually performed in the order CL1 CL1 and CL2 However if the printing quantity after the latest cleaning is fewer than one line...

Page 68: ...an specified time If the initial ink charge is not performed this sequence performs cartridge exchange operation and initial ink charge After the initial ink charge operation is completed the initial charge flag is reset Eject Paper Sequence In order to prevent ink around the head nozzle from being viscosity this sequence performs flushing in the cap 48 shots for black and 36 shots for color Also ...

Page 69: ... 4 Waste Ink Pad Assembly Removal 3 9 3 2 5 Disassembling the Printer Mechanism 3 10 3 2 5 1 Printhead Removal 3 10 3 2 5 2 Pump Assembly and Cap Assembly Removal 3 12 3 2 5 3 CR Motor Assembly Removal 3 14 3 2 5 4 PF Motor Assembly Removal 3 16 3 2 5 5 ASF Assembly Removal 3 18 3 2 5 5 1 ASF Disassembly 3 20 3 2 5 5 2 Pick Up Roller Assembly Removal 3 21 3 2 5 6 Carriage Assembly Removal 3 22 3 2...

Page 70: ...Do not heat the battery or put it near fire Do not solder on any part of the battery Doing so may result in leakage of electrolyte from the battery burning or explosion The leakage may affect other devices close to the battery Do not charge the battery An explosive may be generated inside the battery and cause burning or explosion Do not dismantle the battery The gas inside the battery may hurt yo...

Page 71: ...ss Bind P tight screw M3x6 4 M3x10 5 M3x8 6 CP Cross Pan head screw M3x4 7 CBS with Washer Cross Bind S tight screw with washer M3x6 3 1 3 Tools Table 3 2 lists the tools required for disassembling and assembling the printer Use only specified tools to avoid damaging the printer Name Availability EPSON Parts Code Philips Screw Driver No 1 B743800200 Philips Screw Driver No 2 B743800400 Tweezers B7...

Page 72: ...Not too hot Checked Not necessary Paper Feeding Mechanism Is paper advanced smoothly No paper jamming No paper skew No multiple feeding No abnormal noise Checked Not necessary Is the PF Motor at the correct temperature Not too hot Checked Not necessary Is the paper path clear of all obstructions Checked Not necessary Adjustment Specified Adjustment Are all the adjustments done correctly Checked No...

Page 73: ... Disassembly Seciton 3 2 5 Printhead Removal Section 3 2 5 1 Pump Cap Assembly Removal Section 3 2 5 2 CR Motor Assembly Removal Section 3 2 5 3 PF Motor Assembly Removal Section 3 2 5 4 ASF Assembly Removal Section 3 2 5 5 ASF Disassembly Section 3 2 5 5 1 Pick Up Roller Assembly Removal Section 3 2 5 5 2 Carriage Assembly Removal Section 3 2 5 6 PF Roller Assembly Removal Section 3 2 5 7 PE Sens...

Page 74: ...adjust lever on the right hand side to position 2 Remove 4 screws No 2 and remove the upper housing WORK POINT Pull the front end of the upper housing while lifting up the upper housing to remove it CAUTION Be careful not to pinch the cables with the posts of the upper housing when reinstalling it Especially with the cables from the motors and doing so causes fatal damage to the mechanism and the ...

Page 75: ...rinter mechanism and take out the cable holders inserted to the edge of SHIELD PLATE M B 4 Fully separate SHIELD PLATE M B from the printer mechanism and remove all cables connected to the connectors on the main board C209 MAIN 5 If you need further to remove each electric circuit board from SHIELD PLATE M B remove the screws fixing each board and remove the board C209 MAIN BOARD 10 screws No 1 7 ...

Page 76: ...when the C209 MAIN board is replaced 1 VH Setting Refer to Chapter 4 Section 4 2 2 4 2 Head Angular Adjustment Refer to Chapter 4 Section 4 2 2 5 3 Bi D Alignment Adjustment Refer to Chapter 4 Section 4 2 2 6 MAIN Board C209 MAIN Power Supply Board C206 PSB PSE SHIELD PLATE M B Figure 3 4 Circuit Boards Removal ...

Page 77: ...EFT from the printer mechanism and disconnect the flat cable from the connector of the panel assembly By removing the control panel assembly the stacker assembly is also detached from the printer mechanism since it is held by the control panel assembly WORK POINT HOUSING PANEL LEFT STACKER ASSEMBLY SHIELD PLATE PANEL C209 PNL Board PANEL ASSEMBLY Figure 3 5 Control Panel Removal ...

Page 78: ...ism and remove Waste Ink Pad Assembly by pulling it downward CAUTION When you replace Waste Ink Pad Assembly to new one be sure to perform the ink counter reset operation Refer to Chapter 1 Section 1 4 2 for details WORK POINT When re installing Waste Ink Pad Assembly be sure that Stopper Stacker that attached to the exit roller shaft is correctly pushed in to back of the projections of Waste Ink ...

Page 79: ...and tae out the printhead unit from the carriage 7 Disconnect the cables from the connector of the printhead unit WORK POINT Notice that the grounding plate is installed in correct position there are two fixing pins in the carriage Be sure that fixing pin of the carriage is correctly located into the cut out of the printhead unit CAUTION Once the ink cartridge is removed it is not re usable and al...

Page 80: ...g REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT When you remove or replace the printhead unit be sure to perform the following adjustments 1 Ink Charge Operation Refer to Chapter 4 Section 4 2 2 3 2 VH Setting Refer to Chapter 4 Section 4 2 2 4 3 Head Angular Adjustment Refer to Chapter 4 Section 4 2 2 5 Printhead Unit Flat Cable FASTNER HEAD TWIST SPRING 49 Figure 3 8 Printhead Unit Removal CAUTION ...

Page 81: ...direction to remove it Be careful not to damage rubber part of the cap assembly Damaging the rubber part causes incomplete capping and the nozzle condition become unstable Be careful with the followings when you handle CLEANER HEAD Do not handle it with bare hands and avoid attaching any oil or dust Make sure that the rubber side of CLEANER HEAD is facing to the right Be careful not to popping the...

Page 82: ...BLY PUMP ASSEMBLY Loosen screw and lift up the exit frame Unhock the cap assembly Remove 2 screws and unhook the hooks to remove the pump assembly Figure 3 10 Cap Assembly Removal CLEANER HEAD Pump Components Assembly Order Figure 3 11 Pump Assembly Removal ...

Page 83: ...g belt and detach the timing belt from the drive pulley of CR Motor assembly 4 Remove 2 screws No 1 and remove MOTOR ASSEMBLY CR from the mechanism WORK POINT Be sure that the projections of the motor bracket is inserted to the holes of the frame properly REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT When you replace MOTOR ASSEMBLY CR be sure to perform the following adjustment 1 Bi D Alignment Adjustment Refer to Chapter ...

Page 84: ...Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev A 3 15 The projections of motor assembly must locate inside the holes Figure 3 13 CR Motor Removal ...

Page 85: ...MBINATION GEAR 8 8 21 6 GEAR 36 4 Remove 2 hexagonal lock nuts and remove MOTOR ASSEMBLY PF When removing the PF Motor first slightly pulling out the PF Motor from the frame and slide the motor shaft to a larger cut out of the frame and remove it Be careful with the routing direction of the cable from the PF motor WORK POINT MOTOR ASSEMBLY PF Hexagonal Nut COMPRESSION SPRING 0 9 GEAR 67 2 Lock Rin...

Page 86: ...Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev A 3 17 MOTOR ASSEMBLY PF behind the frame Cable Direction Put the motor shaft once in a larger hold then slide it to a smaller hole Figure 3 15 PF Motor and Frame ...

Page 87: ...ojection of ASF at left from the hole of the mechanism WORK POINT Make sure that the ASF is firmly attached to the mechanism Use proper type of screw at specified position viewed from the back of the mechanism Right SHAFT FIXING CR Left Screw No 7 CBS with washer CAUTION When re installing the ASF be sure that no cables except the flat cable to the printhead are pinched between the ASF and the fra...

Page 88: ...Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev A 3 19 SHAFT FIXING CR CBS with washer The projections of ASF must be in these holes GEAR 34 Figure 3 16 ASF Assembly Removal ...

Page 89: ... ROLLER ASSEMBLY RIGHT slightly Then detach the left end of SHAFT ROLLER LD from FRAME ASF 8 Holds HOPPER ASSEMBLY and remove the right cam part of HOPPER ASSEMBLY through the hole at the right side of FRAME ASF To this point the ASF assembly is disassembled and both left and right PICKUP ROLLER ASSEMBLY and HOPPER ASSEMBLY are separated WORK POINT When removing HOPPER ASSEMBLY be careful that the...

Page 90: ...R ROLLER LD by unhooking it from the assembly frame Then remove ROLLER ASSEMBLY LD WORK POINT When you re assemble be sure that ROLLER ASSEMBLY LD is hooked to assembly frame firmly Before re assemble the unit make sure that COMPRESSION SPRING 1 66 is set on the assembly frame and hooked to the hooks as shown in the figure This helps you easier assembly After assemble the unit do not forget to unh...

Page 91: ...atch it with the cut out of the frame Then take out BUSH PARALLEL ADJUST RIGHT 8 Remove CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY together with SHAFT CR GUIDE WORK POINT It is good idea to mark the current position of BUSH PARALLEL ADJUST RIGHT before removal This enables you to omit the paper gap adjustment after the assembly Be careful with the direction of spring washer at the assembly A convex side must face the bush...

Page 92: ...sembly and Assembly Rev A 3 23 Carriage Assembly BUSH PARALLEL ADJUST LEFT BUSH PARALLEL ADJUST RIGHT LEVER PG SUB Spring Washer Convex side must be facing the bush SHAFT CR GUIDE Figure 3 20 Carriage Assembly Removal ...

Page 93: ...hook the left shaft holder of ROLLER ASSEMBLY PF and rotate it as to match with the cut out of the frame 8 Slide ROLLER ASSEMBLY PF to the left and pulling it out WORK POINT When reinstalling PAPER GUIDE ASSEMBLY UPPER at right most position viewed from the front be careful with the detection lever of the PE sensor Be careful not to damage the hook of PAPER GUIDE FRONT B during disassembly and ass...

Page 94: ... PAPER GUIDE LEFT 6 pieces SHAFT PAPER GUIDE UPPER TWIST SPRING 117 6 GUIDE PLATE CABLE PAPER GUIDE ASSEMBLY UPPER Figure 3 22 ROLLER ASSEMBLY PAPER EXIT Removal PAPER GUIDE FRONT B ROLLER ASSEMBLY PAPER EXIT Figure 3 23 ROLLER ASSEMBLY PF Removal ...

Page 95: ...ssembly if necessary WORK POINT When re install the assembly be sure that the sensor lever is correctly inserted into a hole of PAPER GUIDE ASSEMBLY UPPER Be careful not to damage the cable when inserting or pulling out it from the PE sensor board Make sure the sensor lever moves smoothly when installing it LEVER PE BOARD ASSY PE HOLDER PE To frame Release these hooks to remove the PE Sensor Assem...

Page 96: ... Detach the cable from the sensor and remove it by unhook it from the frame Make sure that the sensor itself is attached firmly to the frame when installing the HP sensor again Be careful not to damage the sensor board when installing or pulling out the cable from the HP sensor SENSOR HP CR MOTOR Figure 3 25 HP Sensor Removal CAUTION ...

Page 97: ... 4 2 Adjustments 4 2 4 2 1 Paper Gap Adjustment 4 2 4 2 2 Adjustment using Adjustment Program 4 4 4 2 2 1 Overview of Adjustment Program 4 4 4 2 2 2 Preparation for Adjustment 4 5 4 2 2 3 Ink Charge Operation 4 6 4 2 2 4 VH Setting 4 6 4 2 2 5 Head Angular Adjustment 4 8 4 2 2 6 Bi D Alignment Adjustment 4 10 ...

Page 98: ...nism NA NA Replacing the C209 MAIN board NA Replacing the printhead unit NA NA Replacing the CR Motor NA NA NA NA Replacing or disassembling the carriage assembly NA NA Replacing or disassembling the PF Roller assembly NA NA NA NA Note Required adjustment NA Not applicable 4 1 2 Tools Required for Adjustment Table 4 2 lists all the tools required to make the specified adjustments No Name Adjustmen...

Page 99: ...BUSH PARALLEL ADJUST RIGHT to backward Gap Narrower until when the thickness gauge starts sliding together with the carriage assembly when you move it to right and left for about 20mm 6 At the point of above step shift the position of BUSH PARALLEL ADJUST RIGHT for one notch to forward Gap Wider 7 Then confirm that the thickness gauge do not slide when you move the carriage assembly with either LE...

Page 100: ...PER GUIDE FRONT B Put the gauge on a flat face Align the center of gauge and the ribs Figure 4 1 Paper Gap Adjustment Thickness Gauge Setting Position Mark Forward Gap Wider Backward Gap Narrower Side Frame BUSH PARALLEL ADJUST RIGHT LEVER PG Figure 4 2 Paper Gap Adjustment Adjustment Procedure Printhead Nose face CLEANER HEAD Overlap 0 5mm or more Figure 4 3 CLEANER HEAD Overlap ...

Page 101: ...ould be adjusted using the adjustment program in order to maintain optimum performance of the printer 4 2 2 1 Overview of Adjustment Program This adjustment program K00A10VE BAS is developed specifically for this printer and the basic operation with this adjustment program is illustrated in figure below Main Menu Item Selection Initial Ink Charge Performance of Initial ink charge process Head VH v...

Page 102: ...cartridges and install them on to the printer 2 Load GWBASIC EXE and execute the adjustment program K00A10VE 3 At the menu SCREEN 1 input 2 to select Cartridge and press ENTER key 4 Then at the menu SCREEN 2 input the number corresponding to your market and press ENTER key SCREEN 1 TOOL PM 700C STYLUS COLOR PHOTO K00A10Ve 1 Jig 2 Cartridge Input ITEM No _ SCREEN 2 CUSTOMER PM 700C STYLUS COLOR PHO...

Page 103: ...efore this ID code is need to be stored in EEPROM on the main board when the following service is made and the printer read this information to compensate the difference of characteristic for printing control and an amount of injected ink is maintained at the specified level Replacing the printhead unit Replacing the printer mechanism the after service unit comes with the printhead unit installed ...

Page 104: ... K Angular Adjust Setting 4 Bi d Adjust CUSTOMER WORLD P Printing Inspection GOS JIG No CT L Printing Inspection S F M C No M Printing Inspection Post card HEAD VH CL Cleaning 9 INK Discharge E Go to SETTING MENU Input ITEM No _ SCREEN 2 M C No _ SCREEN 3 HEAD VH WRITE Head VH 5 digit ID ex 18109 or 18A0 VD VALUE M C No 0 HEAD VH M C No 0 Viewed from front Head VH ID Figure 4 5 Head VH ID Indicati...

Page 105: ...itioned in the middle of two BLACK lines with the check pattern printed by the program If the position of MAGENTA lines are incorrect input K to select Angular Adjust Setting at the main menu and the carriage assembly moves to the middle of the printer Then loosen a screw No 3 fixing FASTNER HEAD a little bit and shift the position of angular adjust level located at the right bottom of the carriag...

Page 106: ...tting 2 Ink Charge 3 Angular Adjust Printing XX XX XXXX XX XX XX K Angular Adjust Setting 4 Bi d Adjust CUSTOMER WORLD P Printing Inspection GOS JIG No CT L Printing Inspection S F M C No M Printing Inspection Post card HEAD VH CL Cleaning 9 INK Discharge E Go to SETTING MENU Input ITEM No __ SCREEN 2 Input ITEM No k Angular Adjustment Finish Yes _ ...

Page 107: ...r of the pattern with which the printed lines are most properly aligned and input the number and press ENTER key at the menu SCREEN 2 Then the program print the sample pattern with the compensation value you have selected 5 If all patterns printed by the program are completely mis aligned confirm the inclination of misalignment with the pattern printed with the value 0 by checking the relative pos...

Page 108: ...CUSTOMER WORLD P Printing Inspection GOS JIG No CT L Printing Inspection S F M C No M Printing Inspection Envelope HEAD VH CL Cleaning 9 INK Discharge E Go to SETTING MENU Input ITEM No _ SCREEN 2 Definable Range 30 x 30 Input Adjust Value If OK input Y _ SCREEN 3 SETTING MENU K00A10Ve 1 Production Adjustment 2 3 DATE TIME XX XX XXXX XX XX XX 4 TOOL CT JI JIG CT Cartridge WAIT 80s 5 CUSTOMER WORLD...

Page 109: ...operate at power on 5 4 5 2 2 Error is detected 5 5 5 2 3 Failure occurs during printing 5 6 5 2 4 Printer does not feed the paper correctly 5 7 5 2 5 Control panel operation is abnormal 5 8 5 3 Unit Repair C206 PSB PSE Board 5 9 5 3 1 Unit Repair C209 MAIN Board 5 11 5 4 Repair of the Printer Mechanism 5 13 ...

Page 110: ...r Name Check Point Signal Level Sensor Status Paper end sensor CN4 1 pin H 5V No paper L GND Paper in Carriage home position sensor CN5 1 pin H 5V Home position HP sensor L GND Out of home position ASF phase Sensor CN11 1 pin H 5V Friction paper feeding position L GND Release waiting position Black cartridge sensor CN8 1 pin H 5V Black ink cartridge out L GND Black ink cartridge exists Color cartr...

Page 111: ... black ink cartridge according to ink cartridge exchange operation No Ink cartridge or Ink end color On Install a new color ink cartridge according to ink cartridge exchange operation Ink low Black Blink Ink low Color Blink Maintenance error Blink Blink Blink Blink Change the waste ink absorber and reset the protect counter Fatal error Blink On On Blink Turn off the printer and turn it on again If...

Page 112: ...m Symptom Problem Flowchart No Printer does not operate at power on LEDs do not light up Printer mechanism does not operate 1 Error is detected Error is indicated by LED indication 2 Failure occurs during printing Printing is not performed Abnormal printing missing dot etc Print quality is poor 3 Printer does not feed the paper correctly No paper is fed Paper feed is irregular Paper jam occurs 4 C...

Page 113: ... Exchange the main board NO Input normal power supply NO Exchange the fuse Disconnect CN10 in the main board and turn the power on again YES Check output voltage of CN2 in the power supply board Exchange the power supply board Check the motor and head Refer to the repair item of the printer mechanism START END YES NO board opened YES Is the fuse opend again NO Figure 5 2 Flow Chart 1 ...

Page 114: ...fer to 1 4 2 NO NO Turn off the printer and move the carriage by hand Yes Exchange the ink cartridge with new one Yes Does error appear again Check ink cartridge sensor and exchange the head if it s ubnormal END Does the carriage move smoothly Yes Check CR motor Exchange the main board if there is no problem Is the problem solved Refer to 5 4 Repair of the printer mechanism END NO Yes NO Yes NO Fi...

Page 115: ... with new one and perform self test Is the problem solved Refer to 5 4 Repair of the printer mechanism Is the END END Is all cables connected to the main board Perform cleaning Connect cables Is the Refer to 5 4 Repair of the printer mechanism Is the END Replace the Main board NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES YES NO YES NO YES NO YES Perform self test printing problem solved problem solved problem solv...

Page 116: ... rotate Remove any obstruction in the paper path if there is any Perform cleaning for the roller of paper path Is the Is the PF motor running Refer to 5 4 Repair of the printer mechanism END Check the PF motor If there is no problem replace the main board END NO YES NO YES YES NO Set the paper correctly NO problem solved YES Figure 5 5 Flow Chart 4 ...

Page 117: ...nel operation is abnormal START Is the control panel connected correctly Connect the control panel correctly Is the problem solved Replace the control panel Is the problem solved END Replace the main board END YES NO NO YES NO YES Figure 5 6 Flow Chart 5 ...

Page 118: ...e operation of each component Symptom Condition Cause Checkpoint Solution The printer does not operate at all 42V line is dead F1 is open Check F1 by using a tester Replace F1 Transformer coils are open Check the waveform at the drain of Q1 Replace T1 Switching FET Q1 is dead Check drain side Replace Q1 Feed back transistor Q2 Q3 are dead Check corrector side Replace Q2 or Q3 42 V line is abnormal...

Page 119: ...Rev A 5 10 Table 5 6 C206PSB Power Supply Board Continued Symptom Condition Cause Checkpoint Solution 5V line is dead IC51 L4962E is dead Check the oscillation 5 pin and switching 7 pin waveform of IC51 5 pin 7 pin Replace IC51 ...

Page 120: ...te The reset circuit is defective Check the waveform of the 5V and Reset signal IC8 5 1 pin Replace IC8 Control ROM is not selected correctly or it s dead Check if the signal waveform at 11 pin of the IC3 can be reversed High or Low Replace IC3 RAM is defective Replace RAM CPU is defective Check the clock waveform at 27 or 28 pin of IC1 Replace IC1 if the oscillation waveform is normal if it is ab...

Page 121: ... IC2 is defective Check the output waveform at 7 9 and 11 pin of CN8 Replace IC2 Paper feed operation is abnormal Paper feed motor does not work IC2 is defective Check the output waveform of at 1 2pin and 23 24 pin of IC15 Replace IC2 IC15 is defective Check the output waveform of at 3 6 pin or 18 21 pin of IC15 Replace IC15 Table 5 8 Repair of the C209 MAIN Board Continued ...

Page 122: ...y Pump bulb is not closed at absorption Check the bulb operation visually Replace the cap mechanism Abnormal carriage operation Abnormal carriage operation at power on Foreign substance in the CR drive gear Check visually if there is any substances or not Remove any foreign substances CR motor is defective Check the inner coil resistance and see if there is any disconnection of the coil Replace th...

Page 123: ...e cleaning operation several times and check printing If condition does not improve even after the cleaning replace the head I C is defective Install the new I C and perform self test Replace I C Black specks or dots The head FFC is out of connection Check if the head FFC on the board or carriage is connected surely Connect the FFC properly The head unit is detective Check connection with the head...

Page 124: ...F roller by the cleaning sheet Replace the PF roller if it does not recover Printer stops during initialization Fatal error appears ASF sensor is defective Check the signal level of the ASF sensor Refer to Table 5 2 Replace ASF sensor PE sensor is defective Check the signal level of the PE sensor Refer to Table 5 2 Replace PE sensor HP sensor is defective Check the signal level of the HP sensor Re...

Page 125: ...Chapter 6 Maintenance 6 1 OVERVIEW 6 1 6 1 1 Cleaning 6 1 6 1 2 Service Maintenance 6 1 6 1 3 Lubrication 6 2 ...

Page 126: ...ndicates MAINTENANCE ERROR perform the following operation to clear the error Head Cleaning 1 The printer has a built in head cleaning function and is executable from the control panel 2 Confirm that the printer is in stand by state the POWER indicator is not blinking and hold down the cleaning button on the control panel for more than 3 sec 3 The printer perform the built in cleaning sequence dur...

Page 127: ...icant Type G 26 Lubrication Amount A half turn of ROLLER PF 2 Lubrication Point Contact between PAPER GUIDE FRONT and each rollers 1 ROLLER PF 1 point 2 ROLLER EXIT 2 points Apply to the contact of a hook of PAPER GUIDE FRONT and each roller Do not put grease around the paper path Use a syringe to apply it Lubricant Type G 26 Lubrication Amount 1 10mm long 2 2mm long 3 Lubrication Point Contact be...

Page 128: ...ush for ROLLER EXIT Do not put grease around the paper path Use a syringe to apply it Lubricant Type G 26 Lubrication Amount Evenly apply inside the bush 8 Lubrication Point Contact between HOLDER PULLEY DRIVEN and FRAME UPPER Verify that the holder slides only with a spring force after applying the grease Use a syringe to apply it Lubricant Type G 26 Lubrication Amount 2mm long at each specified ...

Page 129: ...precise syringe to apply it If accidentally apply too much oil to oil pad thrown it away and take a new oil pad again Leave oil pad for a while to wait until oil is evenly infiltrate and install it on the carriage assembly Lubricant Type O 8 Lubrication Amount 0 6cc Note that This is an amount to be applied new oil pad when replacing it Never apply oil to the CR guide shaft directly or additionall...

Page 130: ...Chapter 6 Maintenance Rev A 6 5 No 3 No 11 GEAR 34 No 1 No 2 10mm 2mm 2mm ...

Page 131: ...EPSON Stylus Photo Rev A 6 6 No 5 No 4 No 4 No 4 GEAR 23 2 GEAR 16 40 8 GEAR 67 2 COMBINATION GEAR 8 14 4 No 6 No 7 ...

Page 132: ...Chapter 6 Maintenance Rev A 6 7 No 9 No 10 HOPPER ASSEMBLY FRAME ASF No 8 HOLDER PULLEY DRIVEN ...

Page 133: ...Appendix A 1 Connector Summary A 1 A 2 Connector Summary A 2 A 3 EEPROM Address Map A 4 A 4 Circuit Board Component Layouts A 8 A 5 Exploded Diagrams A 12 A 6 Circuit Diagrams A 15 ...

Page 134: ...rd C206 PSB PSE Printer Mechanism Figure A 1 below illustrates how these component units are connected CN1 C206PSB PSE Power Supply Board CN2 AC CN10 CN3 CN8 C209 MAIN Main Board CN1 CN2 CN6 CN7 CN11 CN5 CN4 Control Panel Print Head CR Motor PF Motor ASF Sensor HP Sensor PE Sensor Parallel I F Serial I F Printer Mechanism Figure A 1 Cable Connection ...

Page 135: ...al 1 4 GND Ground 5 LED2 Out LED drive signal 2 6 5V Logic power supply 7 5V Logic power supply 8 LED4 Out LED drive signal 4 9 SW1 In Panel switch input 1 10 PSC In Power on off switch 11 SW0 In Panel switch on off 0 12 SW2 In Panel switch on off 2 Pin Signal Name I O Function 1 PE In Sensor detect signal 2 GND Ground 3 PEV Sensor power supply 5V Pin Signal Name I O Function 1 HP In Sensor detect...

Page 136: ...r head data transfer 14 GND Ground 15 NCHG Out Head all on pulse output 16 GND Ground 17 VDD Logic power supply 5V 18 GND2 Ground 19 GND2 Ground 20 GND2 Ground 21 COM Head drive power supply 22 COM Head drive power supply 23 COM Head drive power supply 24 VHV Head drive voltage control signal 25 VHV Head drive voltage control signal Pin Signal Name I O Function 1 42V Mechanism drive power supply 2...

Page 137: ...ID for Twh2 01H 1 0CH Head actuator rank ID for VhM 10H 1 0DH Reserved 00H 0EH Reserved 00H 0FH Reserved 00H 10H Password 1 5AH 11H 0FH 12H Custom EEPROM sub number 00H 00H 13H 00H 00H 14H 00H 00H 15H 00H 00H 16H Reserved 00H 17H Reserved 00H 18H CPSI password 00H 00H 19H 00H 00H 1AH 00H 00H 1BH 00H 00H 1CH CPSI flags bit7 CPSI license 0 Disable 1 Enable bit6 CPSI Font license 0 Disable 1 Enable 0...

Page 138: ...d 00H 2FH Reserved 00H 30H Password 3 5AH 31H 0FH 32H Reserved 00H 33H Reserved 00H 34H Top margin 42 to 44X360 by 1 360 inch 78H 78H 3 35H 00H 00H 3 36H Reserved 00H 37H Reserved 00H 38H Reserved 00H 39H Reserved 00H 3AH Reserved 00H 3BH Reserved 00H 3CH Reserved 00H 3DH Reserved 00H 3EH CR phase of Home 00H 00H 3FH ERROR Number 00H 00H 40H Password 4 5AH 41H 0FH 42H Ink flags bit7 reserved bit6 ...

Page 139: ...ount 100 ng 00H 00H 53H 00H 00H 54H 00H 00H 55H 00H 00H 56H Ink counter Csm total 1count 100 ng 00H 00H 57H 00H 00H 58H 00H 00H 59H 00H 00H 5AH Ink counter Csc total 1count 100 ng 00H 00H 5BH 00H 00H 5CH 00H 00H 5DH 00H 00H 5EH Reserved 00H 5FH Reserved 00H 60H Password 6 5AH 61H 0FH 62H Ink counter Rb 00H 00H 63H 00H 00H 64H Ink counter Ry 00H 00H 65H 00H 00H 66H Ink counter A 00H 00H 2 67H 00H 0...

Page 140: ...0H 00H 7CH 00H 00H 7DH 00H 00H 7EH 00H 00H 7FH 00H 00H 3 Specifications for Korean Version 1 EEPROM factory setting for Korean version Address Explanation Korea Factory Settings 02H Market 80H 2BH Panel mask function 80H 34H Top margin 2AH 35H 00H 2 IEEE1284 Device ID 00H 56H MFG EPSON CMD ESCPL2 BDC MDL Stylus SP Photo CLS PRINTER DES EPSON TriGem SP Stylus SP Photo 3 BCD ID command reply EJL SP ...

Page 141: ...Appendix Rev A A 8 A 4 Circuit Board Component Layouts Figure A 2 C209 Component Layout ...

Page 142: ...EPSON Stylus Photo Rev A A 9 Figure A 3 C206PSB Component Layout ...

Page 143: ...Appendix Rev A A 10 Figure A 4 C206PSE Board Component Layout ...

Page 144: ...EPSON Stylus Photo Rev A A 11 Figure A 5 C209 PNL Component Layout ...

Page 145: ...Appendix Rev A A 12 A 5 Exploded Diagrams Figure A 6 EPSON Stylus Photo Exploded Diagram 1 ...

Page 146: ...EPSON Stylus Photo Rev A A 13 Figure A 7 EPSON Stylus Photo Exploded Diagram 2 ...

Page 147: ...Appendix Rev A A 14 Figure A 8 EPSON Stylus Photo Exploded Diagram 3 ...

Page 148: ...EPSON Stylus Photo Rev A A 15 A 6 Circuit Diagrams Figure A 9 C206PSB Board Circuit Diagram ...

Page 149: ...Appendix Rev A A 16 Figure A 10 C206PSE Board Circuit Diagram ...

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