FX-2180 Service Manual
Troubleshooting
Rev. A
3-13
Table 3-17. Repairing the Printer Mechanism (Continued.)
Problem
Symptom
Cause
Checkpoint
Solution
Printer is
abnormal.
No image is
printed.
Common
wires in the
printhead
FFC are
disconnected
or there is no
continuity.
Check the
common
wires in the
printhead
FFC.
Replace
the
printhead
FFC.
The printer does
not print
particular dots.
The
printhead is
defective.
Measure the
coil
resistance of
the printhead
: Approx.
16.4
Ω
(Refer
to Table 3-1.)
Replace
the
printhead.
Common
wires in the
printhead
FFC are
disconnected
or there is no
continuity.
Check the
FFC for
continuity.
Replace
the FFC.
Printing is
uneven on the
both edges of
the column.
Platen
parallelism is
not adjusted
properly.
Check the
platen
parallelism.
(Refer to
Chapter 5.)
Adjust
platen
parallelism
.
The printing
result is too
light.
The
printhead is
failure.
Check if the
tip of the dot
wire is worn.
Replace
the
printhead.
The platen
gap is too
wide.
Check the
platen gap.
(Refer to
Chapter 5.)
Adjust
platen gap
properly.
Table 3-18. Repairing the Printer Mechanism (Continued.)
Problem
Symptom
Cause
Checkpoint
Solution
Paper
feed is
abnormal.
PF motor dose
not rotate at
all.
PF motor is
defective.
Measure the
coil
resistance of
PF motor :
Approx.
16.1
Ω
(Refer
to Table 3-4.)
Replace
PF motor.
CN10 is
disconnected
from the main
board.
Check CN10.
Connect
CN10
correctly.
Rear or Front
PE detector is
defective.
Check rear or
front detector.
(Refer to
Table 3-
2,Table 3-2)
Replace
the
detector.
Rear or Front
PE detector is
not mounted
correctly.
Check the
mounting
position.
Mount the
detector
into
proper
position.
The printer
only ejects
paper
automatically
A foreign
object is
sticking to
TOP detector.
Check TOP
detector.
Remove it
if the
object is
sticking.
when it is
turned on, and
enters READY
status.
TOP detector
is defective.
Check TOP
detector.
(Refer to
Table 3-2.)
Replace
TOP
detector.
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