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EPSON COLOR INK-JET PRINTER EPSON Stylus Photo SERVICE MANUAL SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4007542.
ii NOTICE All rights reser ved. Reproduction of any part of t his manual in any for m whatsoever without SEIKO EPSON’s express written permission is forbidden. The contents of this manual are subjects to change without notice. All eff ort s have been made to ensure the accuracy of the content s of t his manual.
iii PRECAUTIONS Precautionary notations throughout the text are categorized relative to 1) personal injur y and 2) damage to equipment. WARNING Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in serious or fatal personal injury. Great caution should be exercised in performing procedures preceded by WARNING Headings.
iv PREFACE This m anual des cribes functions , theory of electrical and m echanic al operations, m aintenance, and repair of EPSON Stylus Photo. The inst ructions and pr ocedures inc luded herein are intended for the exper ience r epair tec hnician, and attention should be given to die precautions on the preceding page.
v REVISION SHEET Revision Issued Data Contents Rev. A March 26, 1997 First issue.
vi TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2. OPERATING PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 3. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY CHAPTER 4. ADJUSTMENT CHAPTER 5.
Chapter 1 Product Descriptions 1.1 Features................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Specifications .......................................................................
1.8 Main Components .............................................................................................. 1-26 1.8.1 C209 Main Cont rol Board .................................................................................................. .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-1 1.1 Features EPSON Stylus Photo is a high quality c olor ink jet printer des igned for pr inting photo im ages and color graphics.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1- 2 1.2 Specifications This section des cribes each spec ific ation for EPSO N Styl us Photo; 1) Printing s pecif ication, 2) Paper specif ication, 3) Adj ust lev.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1- 3 Feeding method Friction f eed with ASF Line spacing 1/6 inch or progr amm able at 1/360 inc h Paper path Cut-sheet ASF(T op entr y ) Feeding speed 66.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1- 4 1.2.2 Paper Specification This s ection desc ribes the printable ar ea and types of paper that can be used in this printer . Note) Do not perform r everse f eed m ore than 9.5m m (0.38”). 1.2.2.1 Cut Sheet [Size] : A4 [W idth 210m m( 8.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1- 5 1.2.3 A djust Leve r Settings (PG adjust lever) The adj ust lever located on the r ight side(blue) that is under the printer cover needs to be set to the proper position accor ding to the paper you print. (Refer to the table below).
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1- 6 1.2.4 Printing A rea 1.2.4.1 Cut Sheet The f ollowing table shows printable area. Paper size PW (Paper width) (typ) PL(Paper Length) (typ.) LM(Left margin) (min.) RM(Right margin) (min.) TM(T op margin) (min.) BM(Bottom margin) (min.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1- 7 1.2.4.2 Envelope The table and f igure below show the printable area for envelopes. Paper s ize LM(Left margin) (min.) RM(Right margin) (min.) TM (T op margin) (min.) BM(Bottom margin) (min.) #10 28mm ( 1.10”) 3mm ( 0.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1- 8 1.2.5 Envi ronmental Conditi on T em perature Operating :10 to 35 ° C (Refer to the figure below for condition) Non-operating : -20 to 60 ° C (with shipm ent container ) Note) 1 month at 40 ° C and 120 hours at 60 ° C Humidity Operating : 20 - 80% RH (without condensation.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1- 9 1.2.6 Ink Cartridge Specifications 1.2.6.1 Black Ink Cartridge Item Specifications T ype Exclusive c artridge Color Blac k Print capacity 540 pages / A4 (ISO/IE10561 Le.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-1 0 1.2.6.2 Color Ink Cartridge Item Specifications T ype Exclusive c artridge Color 5 Colors (Magenta, Cyan, Y ellow , Light Magenta, Light Cyan) Print capacity.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-1 1 1.2.7 Phy sical Specification [Dimension] : 429mm (W ) x 234m m (D) x 162m m (H) : 429mm ( W ) x 695m m (D) x 309m m (H) with extended stack er and paper support. [Weight] : 5.2Kg 1.2.8 Input Data Buffer 64 Kby tes 695mm 429mm 162mm 309mm Figure 1-8.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-1 2 1.2.9 Electric Specification 120V version [Rated voltage] : AC120V [Input voltage range] : AC103.5 ∼ 132V [Rated frequenc y range] : 50 ∼ 60Hz [Input frequenc y range] : 49.5 ∼ 60.5Hz [Rated current] : 0.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-1 3 1.2.14 Printer Language and Emulation Printer Language : ESC/P Ras ter : EPSON Rem ote [ESC/P control codes ] < Character mode > General Oper ation Initialize Pr.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-1 4 1.3 Interface This printer provides parallel interf ace and se rial interfac e as st andard. 1.3.1 Parallel Interface (Forw ard Channel) [T ransmission mode].
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-1 5 1.3.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel) [T ransmission mode] : IEEE-1284 nibble m ode [Synchr onization] : Refer to the IEEE-1284 s pecif ication [Handshaking] : Refer to the IEEE-1284 s pecif ication [Data trans.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-1 6 Following lists “Notes” when using Parallel Interfac e. Note1) “ Return GND pin” in the table m eans twist pair return and is us ed for all c ontrol signals except f or Logic H,+5V , Chass is, GND and NC.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-1 7 [Signal lev el: TT L comp atible (IEEE- 1284 level 1 dev ice)] Parameter Minimum M aximum Condition VOH* --- 5.5V VOL* -0.5V --- IOH* --- 0.32mA VOH = 2.4V IOL* --- 12m A VO L = 0.4V CO --- 50pF VIH --- 2.0V VIL 0.8V --- IIH --- 0.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-1 8 1.3.3 Serial Interface [Standar d] : based on RS-423 [Synchr onization] : Sy nchronous [Bit rate] : Approx. 900Kbps [Word format] : Start bit 1 bit : Data bi.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-1 9 1.3.4 Prevention Hosts from Data T r ansfer T ime-out Generally , hosts abandon data transf er to peripherals when a peripheral is in the busy state f or dozens of seconds continuous ly .
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-2 0 1.4 Control Panel EPSON Stylus Photo does not require m any buttons since the pr inter driver c an star t various settings and motions . Ther efore, ther e are only 2 non-lock type push buttons, 1 lock ty pe push button and 4 LEDs.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-21 1.4.2 Panel Functions [Panel Functions] Button Function Load/Eject (Pushing within 2 seconds) • Loads or Ejec ts the paper . • W hen carriage is on the Ink Car tridge change position, r eturn carr iage from Ink Cartridge c hange position.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-2 2 [M aintenance Error Reset Procedure] Y ou can r eset the m aintenance error by pressing the cleaning button after you enter the particular s etting mode( Refer to table 1- 18, 19). Ther e are no func tion which can be res et the all address in EEPRO M on the EPSON Stylus Photo.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-2 3 1.5 Error Status W hen following status occur , the printer goes to the error status and s tops tak ing data, setting the /ERROR signal in the inter face as “Low”, and Busy signal as “High”. At this tim e, the pr inter goes to non printable status.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-2 4 1.5.4 No Ink-Cartridge Following reasons can be the c auses when printer goes to this error mode. 1) W hen the printer is turned on f or the firs t tim e.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-2 5 1.6 Printer Initialization EPSON Stylus Photo has three kinds of initialization m ethods. Following explains each initialization. [1.Power-on initialization] This printer is initialized when turning the printer power on, or printer rec ognized the cold-r eset c om m and (rem ote RS com m and).
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-2 6 1.8 Main Components EPSON Stylus Photo has following maj or units. Also, it is one of the m ajor character istics that the bottom of the Printer m ec hanism plays the role as Lower case at the sam e tim e. Eac h units fr om 2) to 4) are sim ply explained as following.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A 1-2 7 1.8.2 C206 PSB/PSE(Pow er Supply ) Board The C206 PSB/PSE board is a switching regulator type power supply unit and constantly supplies stable logic and power voltages to the printer mec hanism and the m ain control board.
Chapter 1 Product Description Rev .A 1-2 8 1.8.5 Housing This pr inter ’s housing c onsists of upper c ase, print cover , paper support and paper ej ect tray . In this printer , there is no lower case s ince the printer m echanis m play s its role. Upper Case Printer Cover Paper Support Figure 1-15.
Chapter 2 Operating Principles 2.1 OVER VIEW ............................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.1 Printer Mechanism .....................................................................
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-1 2.1 OVER VIEW This s ection desc ribes Printer Mechanism , elec tric circ uit board (C206 PSB/PSE, C209 Main, C209PNL board) of EPSO N Styl us Photo.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2- 2 As y ou can see m ajor printer m echanism s in the f igure 2-1, there ar e four m aj or m echanism s as they are listed below . 1) Printing m echanis m 2) Carriage drive unit 3) Paper pick up m echanism 4) Pum p drive m echanism 2.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2- 3 2.1.1.1.1 Printing Process Following figures indicate the s ectional drawing of nor mal s tate and ejecting s tate of print head. (1) Normal State: W hen the printing order is not output, PTZ als o does not m ove and stays in the waiting mode (norm al state) .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2- 4 2.1.1.1.2 Printing Method This s ection explains printing m ethod of ac tual printing such as printing text at var ious resolution select/printing m ode and graphic s printing.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2- 5 Note 2) The way firmware decides which nozz le becom es even dot or odd dot is deter m ined as it is des cribed below . If the line which is about to be pr inted is even line: First dot prints odd dot lines and 2nd dot prints even dot lines .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2- 6 The diff erence between Full-Overlap Mic ro-W eave and Part line Overlap Mic ro-W eave are following; Full-Overlap Micro-W eave: Printing is perf orm ed, judging if nozz les are even or odd dot by 2 different dots in all different lines .
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2- 7 2.1.1.2 Carriage Mechanism Carriage m echanism is to drive the carr iage with print head from left to r ight or vice vers a. The car riage drive m otor in this pr inter is a 4-phas e, 200-pole stepping m otor and is driven by 1-2phase, 2-2phas e and W 1-2phase drive m ethod.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2- 8 The table below shows W 1-2 phas e drive sequenc e at each steps when the rotor of car riage m otor mak es one rotation.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2- 9 The f igure below shows carriage m ec hanism . The pr int head as a core of the printing m echanis m is installed in the carr iage unit.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-1 0 2.1.1.2.1 Paper Gap Adjust Mechanism This m ec hanism can be s et by the users and c an prevent various problem s related to low image dens ity or print with any dirt by changing the positions of PG lever according to the paper ty pes.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-1 1 2.1.1.3 Paper Feed Mechanism and Pump Mechanism Mechanism s that s end the paper in the hopper to inside the pr inter and perfor m constant paper feed in order to per form pr inting on the sent paper are c alled paper feed m ec hanism as generic name.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-1 2 Papers on the ASF (auto- sheet-f eeder) supplied by the user are car ried to the printer inside by paper pick up sequence. Unlik e the previous m odels , ASF of EPSO N Styl us Photo has m ulti feed pr evention mec hanism .
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-1 3 In the paper pick up m echanism of EPSON Stylus Photo, same m ec hanism as Stylus Color IIs/820 are applied. This m echanism changes adjoined lines of gear by colliding trigger lever with carriage unit, and convey the motive power on the paper feed as sem bly to the ASF side(paper roller).
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-1 4 2.1.1.4 Ink System Ink s y stem m echanism c onsists of 1)cap m ec hanism , 2)pum p m echanism , 3) carriage loc k m echanis m , 4)waste ink absorber and 5) ink s equence.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-1 5 2.1.1.4.1 Pump, Carriage Lock, Head Cleaner Mechanism In the EPSON Stylus Photo, there is no button or m echanism to change over the pum p/paper feed mec hanism . T herefor e, whenever the paper feed/pum p m otor rotate, the pum p dr ive roller in the pum p unit inside rotates.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-1 6 The table below shows PF/Pum p m otor rotational dir ection and pum p system oper ation. PF/Pump motor rotational direction Pump unit operation Clock wise(CW ) forwar.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-1 7 2.1.1.4.2 Cap Mechanism In the cap m echanism , in order to prevent ink from being vis cosity on the head surface, it is controlled that the head surf ace stays adherent to the rubber f ram e of the c ap surf ace when the power is off.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-1 8 2.2 Electrical Circuit Operating Principles EPSON Stylus Photo contains the following four elec tric cir cuit boards. C206 PSB/PSE board C209 Main board Head Driver board C209 PNL board C206 PSB/PSE, C209 main boar d are explained in this section.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-1 9 The operating pr inciples of various circ uit and controller circuit in the f igure above are desc ribed below . +5V Line Over V oltage Protection Cir cuit: The output voltage level of +5V is m onitored by a Zener diode(ZD53) on the secondar y circuit.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-2 0 2.2.2 C209 M ain Board C209 Main control board c onsists of the following; Logic Circuit( PROM, DRAM,CPU, ASIC, EEPROM) Motor control, Dr ive Circuits( CR Motor , PF/.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-21 2.2.2.1 Reset Circuits On the C209 m ain board, 2 ICs are m ounted ; IC f or m onitoring the logic line( +5V) and IC for monitor ing the power line(+42V) and both are m onitored by the gate array and CPU.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-2 2 2.2.2.2 Sensor Circuits This pr inter has 3 photo diode s ensors( ASF sensor , PE s ensor and HP sens or), 2 m echanic al switch sensors (black /color ink c artridge sens or) and one therm istor sensor . The f ollowing explains each sens or ’s f unction and principles of detection.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-2 3 2.2.2.3 EEPROM Control Circuits The EEPROM of EPSON Stylus Photo has following contents. G ate array E05B43Y A( IC2) controls operations of reading data when the power is on, and writing data when the power is off.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-2 4 2.2.2.4 Timer Circuit The Timer IC m ounted on the C209 m ain boar d counts how long the printer is not used. The lithium -battery (BA T1) is mounted on the board and perform s power supply to the Ti mer IC when the power is off.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-2 5 2.2.2.5 Print Head Drive Circuit The head drive c ircuits c onsist of the com m on driver IC7on the C209 m ain boar d and nozz le s electors on the head driver boards .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-2 6 [Nozzle Select or Circuit] The printing data is sent f rom the serial data Sl1,Sl2 and Sl3 of the gate array to the noz zle selector ; IR2C72C and IR2C73C on the head driver . Serial data Sl1 and Sl3 are handled by IR2C72C , and Sl2 is handled by IR2C73C.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-2 7 2.2.2.6 Motor Drive Circuits This pr inter is equipped with 2 k inds of m otors ; CR m otor and PF m otor .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-2 8 2.3 Ink Sy stem Control In this section, the Ink s y stem to protect the print head and ink s upply system and m aintain high printing quality is described here. Ink system control has various k inds c om bined with several basic functions .
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-2 9 2.3.2 T imer s and Counters In this printer , there ar e several k inds of tim er counters , soft c ounters and f lags befor e each ink sequence is determ ined and m ost of them are stored in the EEPRO M. Periodic Flushing Timer Counter This tim er is for periodic f lushing.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 2-3 0 2.3.3 Ink Sy stem Sequence The ink system s equences in this printer are c om binations of bas ic func tions desc ribed in section 2.3.1. The printer selects the mos t suitable ink sequence ac cording to the var ious tim ers, counter s and flags described in s ection 2.
Chapter2 Operating Principles Rev . A 2-31 Cartridge Exc hange Sequence This s equence is us ed at the ink c artridge replac em ent. It is perf orm ed when the black or color cartridge is considered as ink low at the m anual cleaning operation, and panel button is press ed longer than specif ied tim e.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and A ssembly 3.1 OVER VIEW ............................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1.1 Precautions for Disassembling the Print er .......................................
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-1 3.1 OVER VIEW This s ection desc ribes proc edures f or disas sem bling the m ain com ponents of EPSON Stylus Photo. Unless otherwise s pecified, dis assem bly units or com ponents can be r eassem bled by reversing the disassem bly procedure.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3- 2 3.1.2 Specification for Screw s T able 3-1 lists the abbreviation of screws and its use. Refer to the screw num ber in the f ollowing table to identify the ty pe of screw shown in the disas sem bly procedures.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3- 3 3.1.4 Work Completion Check If any service is m ade to the printer , us e the check list shown below , to confir m that all works ar e com pleted properly and the printer is ready to return to the user .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3- 4 3.2 DISA SSEMBL Y A ND A SSEMBL Y This s ection desc ribes the s tep-by-step disassem bly procedures shown in the diagram below . Housing Removal Section 3.2.1 Circuit Boards Removal Section 3.2.2 Control Panel Removal Section 3.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3- 5 3.2.1 Housi ng Removal Since the EPSON Stylus Photo has no lower housing as previous EPSON printers , the printer m echanis m can be tak en out by only rem oving the upper housing. 1. Open the printer c over and set the PG adj ust lever on the right- hand side to (+) position.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3- 6 3.2.2 Circuit Boards Removal The electr ic circ uit boards of the printer (Main c ontrol circ uit board: C209 MAIN / Power supply circuit board: C206 PSB/PSE) are both ins talled on single m etal chass is and attached to the printer mec hanism .
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3- 7 REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT Be sure to perfor m the following adjustments when the C209 MAIN board is replac ed: 1) VH Setting ( Refer to Chapter 4 / Section 4.2.2.4.) 2) Head Angular Adjustment (Refer to Chapter 4 / Sec tion 4.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3- 8 3.2.3 Control Panel Removal 1. Remove the upper housing (Ref er to Section 3.2.1) 2. Remove 2 s crews ( No.1) and rem ove the “P ANEL, ASSEMBL Y” and “H OUSING, P ANEL, LEFT” f rom the printer m echanis m and dis connect the f lat cable fr om the connector of the panel ass embly .
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3- 9 3.2.4 W aste Ink Pad A ssembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. Removing the c ontrol panel ass embly (Refer to s ection 3.2.3) 3. Remove 1 s crew (No.4) at the right-hand side of the printer m echanis m, that f ixing “W aste Ink Pad Assembly ”.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-1 0 3.2.5 Disassembling the Printer M echanism This s ection desc ribes the proc edures f or rem oving the m ain com ponents consisting the pr inter me chanism . 3.2.5.1 Printhead Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-1 1 If you remove the Flat cable from the pr inter mechanis m, make sure that the Flat c able is fixed to the frame firmly when as sembling.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-1 2 3.2.5 .2 Pump Assembly and Cap Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to Section 3.2.1) 2. Removing the c ontrol panel ass embly . ( Refer to s ection 3.2.3) 3. Removing “ W aste Ink Pad Assem bly”.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-1 3 CAP ASSEMBLY 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 A ssembly Removal CLEANER, HEAD Pump Components Assembly Order Figure 3-1 1.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-1 4 3.2.5 .3 CR Motor Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. Rotate “Gear , 67.2” ( largest gear at the lef t-hand side of the printer m echanis m ) toward the front to disengage the carr iage lock mec hanism , and m ove the carr iage assem bly to the middle of the printer .
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-1 5 The projections of motor assembly must locate inside the holes Figure 3-13. CR M otor Removal.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-1 6 3.2.5 .4 PF Motor Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. Removing “ W aste Ink Pad Assem bly”. (Refer to s ection 3.2.4) 3. By referr ing the figure below , rem ove the specif ied gears f rom the m echanis m: “GEAR, 67.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-1 7 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.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-1 8 3.2 .5.5 ASF Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. Remove the loc k ing pin from center of “G EAR, 34” and rem ove “G EAR, 34” from the s haft. 3. Unhook the c ables fr om the cable hook of the ASF and the printer mec hanism .
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-1 9 SHAFT, FIXING, CR [CBS with washer] The projections of ASF must be in these holes GEAR, 34 Figure 3-16.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-2 0 3.2.5 .5.1 ASF Disassembly 1. Removing the ASF . (R efer to s ection 3.2.5.5) 2. Remove “ TW IST SPRING, 41.2” by unhooking one end f rom the ASF f ram e and rem ove “LEVER, BRAKE”.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-21 3.2.5.5.2 Pick-Up Roller Assembly Removal 1. Disassem ble the ASF and separate “PICKUP , ROLLER ASSEMBL Y” and “HOPPER, ASSEMBL Y”. (Refer to section 3.2.5.5.1) 2. Remove “ COMPRESSION SPRING , 1.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-2 2 3.2.5.6 Carriage Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. Push “HOLDER, PULLEY , DRIVEN” inward to loosen the tim ing belt and detach the tim ing belt fr om the drive pulley of CR Motor assem bly .
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-2 3 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.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-2 4 3.2.5.7 PF Roller Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. Removing the c arriage ass em bly (Refer to section 3.2.5.6) 3. Remove 2 s crews ( No.1) at the top of m ec hanism and rem ove “GUIDE PLA TE, CABLE” .
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-2 5 PAPER GUIDE, LEFT (6 pieces) SHAFT, PAPER GUIDE, UPPER TWIST SPRING, 117.6 GUIDE PLATE, CABLE PAPER GUIDE, ASSEMBLY, UPPER Figure 3-22. RO LLER, ASSEMBL Y , P A PER EXIT Removal PAPER GUIDE, FRONT;B ROLLER, ASSEMBLY, PAPER EXIT Figure 3-23.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 3-2 6 3.2.5.8 PE Sensor Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. From the fr ont side of the m ec hanism , unhook two hook s f ixing “SENSOR, ASSEMBL Y , PE” to the mec hanism . T hen, slide it to upward to rem ove it.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev . A 3-2 7 3.2.5.9 HP Sensor Assembly Removal 1. Removing the upper housing. (Ref er to sec tion 3.2.1) 2. Detach the cable f rom the sensor and rem ove it by unhook it from the f ram e. Make sure that the sensor itself is attac hed firmly to the fr ame when installing the HP sens or again.
Chapter 4 A djustment 4.1 OVER VIEW ............................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Required A d justments .........................................................................
Chapter 4 Adjustment Rev . A 4-1 4.1 OVER VIEW This s ection desc ribes the proc edure f or adjustm ents required when the printer is dis assem bled and assem bled f or repair . 4.1.1 Required A djustments T able 4-1 lists all the adjustm ents r equired with this printer .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 4- 2 4.2 A djustments This s ection desc ribes the detail proc edure of each adjustm ent. 4.2.1 Paper Gap A djustment The paper gap is a distance between nozzle surface of the printhead unit and a paper surf ace and is adjusted to spec ified gap at the as sem bly .
Chapter 4 Adjustment Rev . A 4- 3 Left "PAPER GUIDE, FRONT;B" Right (HP side) Rib: Avoid 2ribs from left Carriage Assembly [Thickness Gauge] Rib: Avoid 1 rib at right end "ROLLER, ASSEMBLY, PF" "PAPER GUIDE, FRONT;B" *Put the gauge on a flat face *Align the center of gauge and the ribs Figure 4-1.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 4- 4 4.2.2 A djustment using A djustment Program Since the charac teristic of printer m ec hanism and its com ponents are varying, every printer m echanism are check ed and it’s own character istic inf orm ation is stor ed in EEPROM of the m ain c ontrol board as a com pensation param eter f or the m echanis m control.
Chapter 4 Adjustment Rev . A 4- 5 4.2.2.2 Preparation for Adjustment Before you start adjustm ent, have the f ollowing items ready for adjustm ent. PC (MS-DOS Mac hine) I/F cable (Par allel) Brand new.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 4- 6 4.2.2.3 Ink Charge Operation If either of the following service is m ade, internal ink paths of the pr inthead unit is com pletely empty .
Chapter 4 Adjustment Rev . A 4- 7 *[SCREE N-1] to [SCREE N-3] for VH S etting. [SCREEN-1 ] < MAIN MENU for Production > STYL US COLOR PHOTO K00A 10V e 1. VH Setting 2. Ink Charge 3. Angular Adjust-Pri nting XX-XX-XXXX XX:XX:XX K. Angular Adjust-Setting 4.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 4- 8 4.2. 2.5 Head Angular Adjustment The head angular m eans the angle at which the printhead unit installed on the car riage assem bly against the carriage m ovem ent direc tion and the printhead m ust be parallel with the carr iage movem ent direc tion so that the lines printed with each nozzle are evenly positioned.
Chapter 4 Adjustment Rev . A 4- 9 * [SCREEN-1] to [SCRE EN-2] for Head Angular A djustment. [SCREEN-1 ] < MAIN MENU for Production > STYL US COLOR PHOTO K00A 10V e 1. VH Setting 2. Ink Charge 3. Angular Adjust Pri nting XX-XX-XXXX XX:XX:XX K. Angular Adjust Setting 4.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 4-1 0 4.2. 2.6 Bi-D Alignment Adjustment This adj ustm ent def ines the carr iage drive control param eter s to com pensate the var iation in mec hanism com ponents char acteristic so that the print position bec om e even in bi-directional pr inting.
Chapter 4 Adjustment Rev . A 4-1 1 *[SCREEN-1 ] to [SCREEN-3] for Bi-D A lignment Adjustme nt. [SCREEN-1 ] < MAIN MENU for Production > STYL US COLOR PHOTO K00A 10V e 1. VH Setting 2. Ink Charge 3. Angular Adjust Pri nting XX-XX-XXXX XX:XX:XX K.
Chapter 5 T roubleshooting 5.1 T roubleshooting.................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Unit Level T roubleshooting ...................................................................
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-1 5.1 T roubleshooting The printer m ay exhibit differ ent symptom s for the sam e problem , which m ak es troubleshooting m ore difficult. T his s ection, however , provides sim ple and eff ective ways to facilitate troubleshooting.
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Rev .A 5-2 Error statu s Indicators Recovery Pow er I nk Out (Black) Ink Out (Color) Paper Out Paper Out --- --- --- On Load paper then press load/eject button. Paper jam condition - -- Off Off Blink Elim inate a paper then pres s load/eject button.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-3 5.2 Unit Lev el T roubleshooting W hen a problem occur s, you can identify the defective unit ac cording to the symptom s exhibited. The table below lists the s ymptom s of c ertain problem s. O nce the problem is identif ied, ref er to the flowchart that cor responds to the pr oblem .
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Rev .A 5-4 5.2.1 Printer does not operate at pow er on Is AC power voltage normal? YES Is the fuse(F1) of power supply Is the output voltage of power supply normal? Exchange the main board. NO Input normal power supply. NO Exchange the fuse.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-5 5.2.2 Error is detected START Check the error message.(Refer to Table5-3) Is it carriage error? No ink cartridge error? Maintenance Error Exchange the waste ink absorber and reset the counter. (Refer to 1.4.2) NO NO Turn off the printer, and move the carriage by hand.
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Rev .A 5-6 5.2.3 Failure occurs d uring printin g START Is printing carried out O.K? Is printing quality normal? Is the problem solved? Perform printing adjustment. (Refer to Chapter4) Exchange the ink cartridge with new one and perform self-test.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-7 5.2.4 Printer does not feed the paper correctly START Are papers set in the ASF correctly? Does the PF roller and platen rotate? Remove any obstruction in the paper path if there is any. Perform cleaning for the roller of paper path.
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Rev .A 5-8 5.2.5 Control panel operati on 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.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-9 5.3 Unit Repair C206 PSB/PSE Board This s ection desc ribes the problem s related to the power supply board(C206 PSB/PSE).
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EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-1 1 5.3.1 Unit Repair C209 M A IN Board This s ection desc ribes the problem s related to the m ain controller board(C209 MAIN).
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Rev .A 5-12 Symptom Condition Cause Checkpoint Solution Printing is abnorm al Printing is not executed or , black speck s or dots appears on the printing. IC2 is defec tive. Chec k the output waveform at 7, 9 and 1 1 pin of CN8.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-13 5.4 Repair of the Printer Mechanism This s ection provides instruc tion for r epairing the printer m echanis m. It des cribes various problem s, symptom , likely causes, c heck points, and solutions .
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Rev .A 5-14 Symptom Condition Cause Check-point Solution Abnorm al printing Only a particular dot causes abnor m al printing. Print head surf ace is not clean. (dot m issing) Perform the c leaning operation several times and check printing.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 5-15 Symptom Condition Causes Checkpoint Solution Abnorm al paper feeding. Paper is not f ed. Fric tion of the PF roller . Check if the PF rolle r rotates w hen paper is not f ed. Clean the PF roller by the cleaning sheet. Replace the PF roller if it does not recover .
Chapter 6 Maintenance 6.1 OVER VIEW ............................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1.1 Cleaning........................................................................................
Chapter 6 Ma intenance Rev . A 6-1 6.1 OVER VIEW This s ection desc ribes the points and the procedures for m aintaining the printer in its optim um condition.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 6- 2 6.1.3 Lubrication The type and amount of oil and grease used on this printer are deter mined bas ed on the results of internal evaluations. Ther efore, s pecif ied ty pe and amount of oil and grease m us t be applied at specif ied part of the printer m echanis m when ser vicing the printer .
Chapter 6 Ma intenance Rev . A 6- 3 No. Standard Remarks 5 <Lubr ication Point> The shaf t for “GEAR, 16, 40.8” at “FRAME, LEFT” Use a syringe to apply it.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev . A 6- 4 No. Standard Remarks 1 1 <Lubrication Point> A round hole of the lef t fr ame of ASF (“GEAR, 34” is inserting to this hole) Completely wipe off any gr ease stac k out to inner side of ASF .
Chapter 6 Ma intenance Rev . A 6- 5 No.3 No.11 "GEAR, 34" No.1 No.2 10mm 2mm 2mm.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto 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.
Chapter 6 Ma intenance Rev . A 6- 7 No.9 No.10 "HOPPER, ASSEMBLY" "FRAME, ASF" No.8 "HOLDER, PULLEY, DRIVEN".
A ppendix A .1 Connector Summary ........................................................................................... A -1 A .2 Connector Summary ........................................................................................... A -2 A .
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A-1 A .1 Connector Summary EPSON Stylus Photo has the following primar y com ponent units; • Main Board(C209 Main) • Power Supply Boar d (C206 PSB/PSE) • Printer Mechanism Figure A-1 below illustrates how these com ponent units are c onnected.
Appendix Rev . A A- 2 A .2 Connector Summary Following tables show connector pin ass ignm ent of the C209 m ain board. Connector Function T able to refer CN1 Parallel I/F connector Chapter1/T able 1-9.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A- 3 Pin Signal Name I/O Function 1 PF A Out Phase drive s ignal (A) 2 PF-A Out Phase drive signal (-A) 3 PFB Out Phase drive s ignal (B) 4 PF-B Out Phase drive s ignal(-B) .
Appendix Rev . A A- 4 A .3 EEPROM A ddress Map A ddress Explanation Setting QPIT Settings Factory Settings 00H Password 0 54H - 01H 0FH - 02H Market 0: W orld / 1:J apan 2: Custom(MJ-) ∗∗ 3: Custo.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A- 5 A ddress Explanation Setting QPIT settings Factory settings 23H Interface wait time 0 to 255 (by second) 0AH 0AH 24H Parallel I/F speed 0:High s peed 1:Norm al 00H 00H .
Appendix Rev . A A- 6 A ddress Explanation Settings QPIT settings Factory settings 44H Ink Counter Cb(total) 1count=100(ng) 00H 00H 45H 00H 00H 46H 00H 00H 47H 00H 00H 48H Ink counter CY(total) 1count.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A- 7 A ddress Explanation Setting QPIT settings Factory settings 70H Pas sword 7 5AH - 71H 0FH - 72H cus tom ized model nam e strings counter 00H 00H 73H strings of m odel f.
Appendix Rev . A A- 8 A .4 Circuit Board Component Layouts Figure A -2.C209 Component Layout.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A- 9 Figure A -3. C206PSB Component Layout.
Appendix Rev . A A-1 0 Figure A - 4. C206PSE Board Component Layout.
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A-1 1 Figure A -5. C209 PNL Component Layout.
Appendix Rev . A A-1 2 A .5 Exploded Diagrams Figure A-6. EPSON Stylus Photo Explo ded Diagram ( 1).
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A-1 3 Figure A-7. EPSON Stylus Photo Explo ded Diagram ( 2).
Appendix Rev . A A-1 4 Figure A-8. EPSON Stylus Photo Explo ded Diagram ( 3).
EPSON Stylus Ph oto Rev .A A-1 5 A .6 Circuit Diagrams Figure A - 9. C206PSB Board Circuit Diagram.
Appendix Rev . A A-1 6 Figure A-10. C206PSE Board Circuit Diagram.
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