Epson Stylus Photo785EPX, Service Manual

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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 895/785EPX/915/825 Revision B
Adjustment Parallel adjustor 119
4. Temporarily move the carriage to the center of the printer, and the place gap
gauges with a thickness of 1.14mm into the left and right paper guides and the
square hole at the front, as shown in the illustration below.
Figure 5-2. Position for attaching the gap gauges
5. Set the lever and PG at the (+) position at the rear.
6. Move the carriage unit to a position where it covers the gauge on the right-hand
side.
7. Set the lever and PG at the (-) position at the front.
8. Rotate the right-hand bush and parallel adjuster towards you, and set them so that
they are one cog tooth towards the rear (in the direction where the PG is widened)
from the position where contact is made with the printer head. If the head and
gauge come into contact from the beginning, rotate the bush to the rear until
contact is broken, and set them at the position where the bush meshes with the
protruding part of the frame.
9. Set the lever and PG at the (+) position at the rear.
10. Move the carriage unit to a position where it covers the gauge on the left-hand
side.
11. Set the lever and PG at the (-) position at the front.
12. Rotate the left-hand bush and parallel adjuster towards you, and set them so that
they are one cog tooth towards the rear (in the direction where the PG is widened)
from the position where contact is made with the printer head. If the head and
gauge come into contact from the beginning, rotate the bush to the rear until
contact is broken, and set them at the position where the bush meshes with the
protruding part of the frame.
13. Set the lever and PG at the (+) position at the rear.
14. Move the carriage unit to a position where it covers the gauge on the right-hand
side.
15. Set the lever and PG at the (-) position at the front.
16. Perform parallel adjustment once again on the right edge, and if all is okay, the
procedure is complete.
17. Fix the left and right bush and parallel adjustor in place with the screws
C A U T I O N
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Pull the timing belt by hand to move the carriage unit.
Carriage unit
Left edge
Front of the paper guide
Right edge (home position)
Square hole Square hole
Gap gauges
Position for setting the gap gauge Position for setting the gap gauge
* Place the gauge on the flat surface
of the rib
* Place the gauge in the center of
the rib
Roller, PF
Front of the paper guide