Epson 2200 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer, Service Manual

Page 1: ...EPSONStylusPHOTO2100 2200 Color Inkjet Printer SEIJ01 016 SERVICE MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... effort have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual However should any errors be detected SEIKO EPSON would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above not withstanding SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 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...

Page 3: ...E MUST BE CONNECTED USE EXTREME CAUTION IN WORKING ON POWER SUPPLY AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 4 WHEN DISASSEMBLING OR ASSEMBLING A PRODUCT MAKE SURE TO WEAR GLOVES TO AVOID INJURIER FROM METAL PARTS WITH SHARP EDGES WARNING 1 REPAIRS ON EPSON PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN EPSON CERTIFIED REPAIR TECHNICIAN 2 MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SOURCE VOLTAGES IS THE SAME AS THE RATED VOLTAGE LISTED...

Page 4: ...t Electric circuit boards components layout Electrical circuit boards schematics Symbols Used in this Manual Various symbols are used throughout this manual either to provide additional information on a specific topic or to warn of possible danger present during a procedure or an action Be aware of all symbols when they are used and always read NOTE CAUTION or WARNING messages Indicates an operati...

Page 5: ...scription A May 24 2002 First Release B August 22 2002 Page 212 Modify the wrong description on the A3 size Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Check pattern first solid pattern Page 213 The description for A4 size Plain Paper check point was added ...

Page 6: ...ion Items 38 Chapter 2 OPERATING PRINCIPLES 2 1 Overview 40 2 2 Printer Mechanism 40 2 2 1 Carriage Mechanism 41 2 2 2 Print Mode 44 2 2 3 Paper Feeding Mechanism 48 2 2 4 Paper Loading Mechanism 54 2 2 5 Ink System Mechanism 58 2 2 6 Ink Sequence 60 2 2 7 Paper Cutter Mechanism 63 2 2 8 Power On Sequence 65 2 3 Electrical Circuitry Operating Principles 66 2 3 1 Power Supply Circuit Operating Prin...

Page 7: ...s and Like 196 5 2 Adjustments 197 5 2 1 Servicing Program Usage Outline 197 5 2 2 Head ID Input Function 199 5 2 3 CR motor drive torque dispersion measurement 199 5 2 4 PG Adjustment 200 5 2 5 Head Angular Adjustment 204 5 2 6 CR Tooth Skip Prevention Mechanism Adjustment 206 5 2 7 PF Adjustment 206 5 2 8 PW Sensor Adjustment 207 5 2 9 Bi D Adjustment 208 5 2 10 Pixel Shift Adjustment 209 5 2 11...

Page 8: ...C H A P T E R 1 PRODUCTIONDESCRIPTION ...

Page 9: ...interface USB 2 0 IEEE 1394 Windows Macintosh Exclusive Multi size Capable ASF ASF equipped as standard supports forms ranging up to A3 CSIC compatible Independent Ink Cartridge Three different ink sets Photo Black Light black and Matte Black Light black can be changed Newly Developed Pigment Ink As compared to the conventional pigment ink the color reproduction area of the new ink has increased u...

Page 10: ...Black Matte Black Light black Resolution H V 2880 1440 2880 1440 1440 720 Cut sheet size L L2 size A6 to A4 A6 to Super A3 Thickness 0 08 to 0 11mm Envelope 10 DL C6 A6 to Super A3 Thickness 0 08 to 0 11mm Envelope 10 DL C6 Roll paper compatibility 89 100 127 210mm width 89 100 210 329mm width Head Number of Head Monochrome and color integrated type Head type black G Mach G Mach E Chips Nozzle arr...

Page 11: ... 4g or less 3 4g or less Cartridge weight black 42g each color 42g each color Number of printable sheets black ISO IEC 10561 Letter at 360dpi 570 pages 360dpi A4 T B D Black ink end detection Dot counter software counter Ink fill amount color 18 3g 0 5g Y M C Lc Lm 18 3g 0 5g C LC M Lm Y Effective ink amount 14 4g or more Y M C Lc Lm 14 4g or more C LC M Lm Y Remaining ink amount 1 Y M C 2 Lc Lm 3...

Page 12: ... ASF 22 3Ω 25 with DC brushes 23 0Ω 25 with DC brushes 31 1Ω 25 with DC brushes Platen gap 1 35mm 0 1mm 1 2mm 0 1mm 1 14mm 0 1mm Reliability except head 5 years or black 25000 pages or color 10000 pages Operation noise ISO 7779 45dB A Paper feeder ASF Top entry front out Roll paper feeder Matte board paper feeder CD R printing tray ASF Top entry front out External dimensions W D H 1 When tucked 2 ...

Page 13: ...anel IEEE1284 4 compatibility USB USB 2 0 compatibility USB IEEE1394 400Mbps USB transfer speed 12Mbps 12Mbps to 480Mbps 12Mbps Main board C456Main B C387Main C304Main C298Main B Input buffer 256KB 112KB 256KB PROM application Program Program 2 Tables PC437 PC850 Program 2 Tables PC437 PC850 PROM type SOJ SOJ 8Mbit 3 3V DIC 8M 3 3V Backup battery Installed Installed Installed Backup battery type C...

Page 14: ...intout position adjustment CR scanning direction EEPROM value basically fixed to each model CR Measurement EEPROM automatic write EEPROM automatic write CR motor drive torque dispersion measurement EEPROM write EEPROM write PF Adjustment Band feed adjustment EEPROM write Top margin adjustment EEPROM value basically fixed to all models PW sensor mounting position adjustment EEPROM write PF backlash...

Page 15: ...etter 216 279 Half letter 139 7 215 9 Legal 216 356 Executive 184 2 266 7 C A U T I O N No wrinkled scuffed torn or folded paper be used No curled paper more than 5mm be used Table 1 3 Envelope Paper size Paper width mm inch Paper length mm inch Quality Weight g m2 10 a a The longer side has a flap that has been folded 241 3 104 8 Bond paper PPC Air mail 45 to 75 12 to 20lb DL a 220 110 C6 a 162 1...

Page 16: ...83 0 25 189 50 10 A3 297 420 10 A4 210 297 20 Roll type 89 7m 100 8m PremiumGlossy Photo paper Super A3 329 483 0 27 255 68 1 A3 297 420 1 A4 210 297 20 Roll type 89 7m 100 8m 127 8m 210 10m 329 10m Glossy Paper Photo Weight Super A3 329 483 0 22 217 58 1 A3 297 420 1 A4 210 297 1 Watercolor Paper Radiant White Super A3 B 329 483 0 29 190 51 1 Matte Board A4 210 297 1 28 1100 293 Premium Ink Jet P...

Page 17: ...0 297 20 Roll type 89 7m 100 8m 127 8m C A U T I O N For use in general room temperature environment only No wrinkled scuffed torn or folded paper be used No curled paper more than 5mm be used Paper characteristics conform to the medium delivery specification The CD R exclusive tray should be handled like board paper Table 1 4 EPSON Special media EPSON Special media Paper size Paper width mm inch ...

Page 18: ...Under specific conditions the left and right margins can be zeroed 3 a 3 b b Under specific conditions the top and bottom margins can be zeroed 14 3 b c c When the paper length is specified with the ESC S command the bottom margin can be reduced to the minimum of 3mm However printing quality may decline in the range 3mm to 14mm from the paper bottom When the paper length is not specified the botto...

Page 19: ...ing Area Margin free Printing Starting position 85 360 6mm Off range printing areas Head movable areas Set the head movable areas areas where the nozzles may come out of the printing range relative to the printing area in the sub scanning direction paper feeding direction Those areas are as shown in Figure 1 5 to Figure 1 9 The main scanning direction carriage direction is as shown in the A0 carri...

Page 20: ...ozzles Nozzle restriction Figure 1 6 Head Movable Area for 0mm Top Margin 2 Bottom head movable area 1 At the setting of bottom margin to 14mm Figure 1 7 Head Movable Area for 14mm Bottom Margin 2 At the setting of bottom margin to 3mm Figure 1 8 Head Movable Area for 3mm Bottom Margin Paper Type Exclusive Paper Other than Exclusive Paper Any Paper Type Recording paper width Main scanning method L...

Page 21: ...vable Area for 0mm Bottom Margin Printing area Roll paper Printing area The range made of the printable area A or printing areas A C shown in Figure 1 10 Note that printing in the range of printing areas A C is limited to the paper width 89 100 127 210 or 329mm or to 4 5 inches Head movable area Set the head movable area area where the head may come out of the printing range relative to the printi...

Page 22: ... outside of 43 1 The reference position of the carriage main scanning direction is 141mm away from the center of a CD R toward the home position The center of the CD R is identified by automatic detection 2 The reference position of the paper feeding direction is 139mm below the center of the CD R 3 The CD R center cannot be reversed more than 74mm from the head 1 nozzles Figure 1 11 Printing Area...

Page 23: ...or U S only Premium Semigloss photo paper PremiumLuster Photo Paper Premium Semigloss photo paper Premium Semigloss photo paper Premium Semigloss photo paper Premium Semigloss photo paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper for U S only Premium Semigloss photo paper Premium Semigloss photo paper Glossy Paper Photo Weight Except U S Glossy Paper Photo Weight Glossy Paper Photo Weight Archival Matte Paper Ar...

Page 24: ...t White Ink Jet Paper Plain Paper PremiumLuster Photo Paper for U S only Premium Semigloss photo paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper for U S only Glossy Paper Photo Weight Except U S Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper for U S only Archival Matte Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper Watercolor Paper Radiant White Watercolor Paper Radiant Wh...

Page 25: ...e position 0mm Envelope Board paper First step from front position 1 3mm CD R tray a a When the CD R tray is loaded any position other than the second step from the front position will result in a release lever error Second step from front position 2 7mm Far side position b b The far side position of the Release lever is used when placing thick paper board paper or CD R tray After placing thick pa...

Page 26: ...atus Functions Switch Function Power switch Power on off Panel reset a a Turn on the power switch within 10 seconds Paper switch Paper feed Error is reset when paper is fed successfully Paper ejection Movement from cartridge replacement position to home position Ink switch Cleaning b Movement to cartridge replacement position Movement from cartridge replacement position to home position b Hold dow...

Page 27: ...e on Page 34 Roll paper switch Code Page parallel interface 1284 4 operation mode selection c c For details refer to Default Setting Selection Function on Page 28 Paper switch Roll paper switch Special setting mode d d For details refer to Special setting mode on Page 27 00h Firmware version selected Code Page Waste ink counter and nozzle test pattern are printed 01h Hexadecimal dump mode Table 1 ...

Page 28: ...as started release the Roll paper switch The Paper LED blinks Code Page is changed changed from PC437 to PC850 or from PC 850 to PC437 automatically and all LEDs are then lit for about 2 seconds Confirmation of the current Code Page The currently selected Code Page can be confirmed by performing status printing Operating procedure The Paper LED blinks When the blink of the Paper LED has started re...

Page 29: ...blink When the blink 2 of the Power and Paper LEDs and the blink of all Ink LEDs have started release the Roll paper switch and Paper switch and press the Paper switch a The Power Paper and all Ink LEDs are lit for 1 second EEPROM and Timer IC reset ends and the printer starts Operating procedure Hold down the Roll paper switch and Paper switch and switch power on The Power and Paper LEDs blink 2 ...

Page 30: ...mand channel send the nc command PRINTING RESULT DETAILS NOTE The values above the lines indicate nozzle numbers and are not printed actually NOTE Differences between the character strings printed in panel Nozzle Check pattern and driver Nozzle Check pattern For the driver the firmware version and CPU mask version are also printed at top left of the print result paper Figure 1 14 Printed Character...

Page 31: ...on for 2 seconds the roll paper is fed automatically After the roll paper is fed the operation with the Paper switch is masked 2 Receive the roll paper data and perform printing until the end of the job After the printing is over the printer does not eject paper and enters the switch waiting status If consecutive print jobs come the CR stops at the end of the last job and the printer does not ejec...

Page 32: ...aper mode is canceled and the panel feeding cancel is stored When power is switched on again next the printer enters the normal mode if the Paper detection sensor is off 1 Insert roll paper from the roll paper guide With the Paper detection sensor on for 2 seconds the roll paper is fed automatically After the roll paper is fed the operation with the Paper switch is masked a 2 Receive the roll pape...

Page 33: ...re 1 Move the Release lever to the farthest position The Paper LED blinks fast If the print data has already been sent print operation is stopped temporarily 2 Along the paper feed guide put the CD R tray folder into the printer front and push the CD R tray into the specified position toward the printer rear 3 Return the Release lever to the original position The Paper LED stops blinking fast 4 Pr...

Page 34: ...hanism has ended starting the roller cleaning mode starts Roller cleaning mode initial status The Power LED blinks 2 The Paper LED blinks 2 and all Ink LEDs go off Operating procedure in roller cleaning mode NOTE During the roller cleaning mode the Ink switch and Roll paper switch are invalid During roller cleaning execution the Paper switch Ink switch and Roll paper switch are invalid End of roll...

Page 35: ...hange mode Blink 15 Ink level low Blink b b The Ink LEDs corresponding to the cartridge lines A B C D E F G turn on or blink individually When viewed from the printer front the places of inserting the ink cartridges are lines A B C D E F G from left to right and correspond to LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 LED6 and LED7 14 Paper out On 13 Ink end On b 12 Ink color error High speed blink b 11 Ink combina...

Page 36: ...ld be replaced by the service personnel and this error should not be reset until the necessary area of the nonvolatile memory is rewritten Fatal error When detecting a fatal error such as a carriage control error the printer is placed in an error status Release lever position Error This error occurs if the Release lever is in the release position This error occurs if the print mode is not adequate...

Page 37: ...struction manual 1 set Ink cartridge 1 set CD ROM Printer driver utility 1 set Roll paper holder 1 set Sheet 1 pc Customer information card 1 pc Warranty 1 pc Free exclusive paper pack 1 set CD R tray guide 1 pc CD R tray 1 pc Cleaning kit 1 set CONSUMABLES AND OPTIONS Ink cartridges Photo black T0341 Cyan T0342 Magenta T0343 Yellow T0344 Light cyan T0345 Light magenta T0346 Light black T0347 Matt...

Page 38: ...ain unit Longevity Expandability of memory for laser printers Implemented Five year guarantee of spare parts from the termination of production Guaranteed Others Print capability on recycled paper Able to print on recycled paper made from 100 waste paper Operating noise Sound Pressure level 43dB A or less Packaging and Packing Materials Resource usage reduction Capacity 0 16m3 Weight 16kg Recyclab...

Page 39: ...C H A P T E R 2 OPERATINGPRINCIPLES ...

Page 40: ...the outline of the printer mechanism Figure 2 1 Printer Mechanism Outline Table 2 1 Various Motors Motor Name Type Applications Functions CR motor DC motor with brushes Used for carriage driving Makes little noise during driving The CR linear scale and CR encoder sensor are used to control the motor PF motor DC motor with brushes Power source to drive the Paper loading rollers at the time of fixed...

Page 41: ... variations of the torque constant coil resistance and power supply board output voltage of the motor are measured in a CR variation measurement sequence when the CR mechanical load is in the initial status Max 150g cm and saved into the EEPROM AC H According to the variations individual differences measured in this sequence the voltage is corrected to make the drive current value constant without...

Page 42: ...tput under CR motor load positioning control the printer judges that the Carriage made contact with the CR lock lever 3 2 A difference between P2 number of output pulses from when the Carriage made contact with the right frame until it makes contact with the Carriage lock lever and P1 is yy or less and the number of outputs between A and CR lock lever is 40 steps or less 4 When the CR motor rotate...

Page 43: ...ing a paper leading edge is detected using the PW detector to restrict the frameless off range amount Auto sheet feeder complete frameless mode In the complete frameless mode control is performed to print the print data 3mm larger at top 5mm larger at bottom and 2 5mm lager at left and right than the detected paper size 3mm larger at top 5mm larger at bottom and 3 5mm lager at left and right for A...

Page 44: ...e Printhead of this product is a G Mach head The following shows the arrangement of the nozzles and the color arrangement of each nozzle line when they are viewed from behind Figure 2 3 Nozzle Rear View Table 2 3 Relationships between Nozzle Lines and Color Arrangement Line Ink A Photo black or Matte black B Light black or Matte black C Cyan D Light cyan E Magenta F Light magenta G Yellow 2 258mm ...

Page 45: ...60 720 360 240cps VSD2 4 5ng 9 5ng 23 0ng 8 64khz 720 720 1440 720 240cps VSD4 4 5ng 2shot 6 84khz 2880 1440 190cps Table 2 5 Recommended Setting Color Black Photo black Light black Print Medium Slide Bar Print Mode Resolution Bi directional Printing Microwave Dot Size Plain Paper Speed Fast Normal 360 Fine 360 360 ON ON Variable 1 Quality Fine Photo 720 Photo 720 720 ON ON Variable 2 Photo Qualit...

Page 46: ... Photo Weight Photo 1440 Photo Super 1440 720 ON OFF ON Super 23 Variable 2 Photo 2880 Super photo 2880 1440 ON OFF ON Super 23 Variable 4 Watercolor Paper Radiant White Photo 720 Photo 720 720 ON OFF ON 45 Variable 2 Photo 1440 Photo Super 1440 720 ON OFF ON Super 23 Variable 2 CD R label Only for Stylus PHOTO 2100 Photo Super 1440 720 OFF Super Variable 2 Table 2 7 Recommended Setting Color Blac...

Page 47: ...Hot occurs only due to the above factors However when the nozzles are clogged the chances that the user can restore it to normal are extremely remote because if the user whose printer resulted in Head Hot installs a new Ink cartridge the Ink End value is written to the Ink cartridge and therefore the printer will result in a Head Hot status again As a result the Ink cartridge has no problem but th...

Page 48: ...ach of BK C and M 192 nozzles are used for each color and the printing resolution is 360 x 360dpi For Y the resolution is 360 x 180dpi and 96 nozzles are used The JFK of the driver creates the four color 360 x 360dpi mode and sends it to the printer For Y however the dot structures of the top and bottom lines are ORed to print on one line Figure 2 4 Pseudo Four color Mode 2 2 3 Paper Feeding Mecha...

Page 49: ...ever unit 5 The driving force of the ASF Pump motor is transmitted in the following path Motor pinion gear Planetary lever unit Combination gear 12 22 4 Combination gear 14 28 Spur gear 32 ASF side The following shows the part names and operation outline of the DE mechanism Figure 2 6 DE Mechanism Table 2 9 ASF Pump Motor Specifications Item Specifications Type 4 phase 48 pole PM type stepping mot...

Page 50: ... thereby setting the LD roller and Paper return lever in the paper feeding standby position Refer to Standby status in Figure 2 7 Paper Feeding Operation 2 When you give a paper feeding command from the PC and press the Paper switch on the panel the ASF Pump motor rotates in the CCW direction and the LD roller starts paper feeding Refer to Paper feeding status in Figure 2 7 Paper Feeding Operation...

Page 51: ...ng position As explained above when roll paper is inserted from the Roll paper feeding guide to the paper feeding position of the PE sensor paper is automatically fed and back fed to the print starting position At this time panel switch operation is invalid since 02 H is written to 3F H in the EEPROM and the definitions of the panel operation and Paper feed switch differ between cut sheets and rol...

Page 52: ...ear off line and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper cut position When you cut the roll paper with scissors or like and then press the Roll paper switch again the paper returns to the print starting position The auto cut setting section of the print option in the photo quicker is displayed according to the Auto cutter fitting radio button setting in the printer information within the driver ...

Page 53: ...tion 5 In the position in Step 4 the Carriage unit moves rightward and the detection of the CD R horizontal direction starts After the left end of the CD R is detected the Carriage unit moves rightward again and the CD R horizontal direction is detected 6 The Carriage unit stops at the CD R tray home position detection position paper feeding direction and the CD R tray is fed in the paper ejection...

Page 54: ... is transmitted to the PF roller and Paper eject rollers in the following paths PF roller drive transmission path PF motor pinion gear Spur gear 76 PF roller shaft Paper eject roller drive transmission path PF motor pinion gear Spur gear 76 Combination gear 17 24 5 Spur gear 43 Paper eject roller shaft A The following shows the part names and outline of the PF roller driving force transmission pat...

Page 55: ...echanism As compared to the Stylus PHOTO 2000P the spring load of the Knurled rollers above the Paper eject roller Paper guide front side is about 1 4 lower to reduce the traces of the Knurled rollers Therefore the main purpose of installing these Knurled rollers is not paper transfer but its main function is to hold down transferred paper during printing As compared to the Stylus PHOTO 2000P the ...

Page 56: ...ontrol and enter the standby status Wait time Photo ink HCD ink Photo black Light black is easy to dry but Matte ink PPI ink Matte black is difficult to dry For the medium that uses Matte black therefore paper is transferred after a maximum of 2 second wait time has elapsed after printing according to paper loading amount conditions Waiting conditions 1 When the paper loading instruction is 2672 1...

Page 57: ...ontrol so that an adequate current value is set according to the mechanical load When the mechanical load in the paper loading path reaches the specified value B9 H or BA H address 79 H Fatal error is displayed When the cutter is not fitted When the cutter is fitted the mechanical load when the cutter is fitted is measured and reflected on the control since the mechanical load of the cutter must b...

Page 58: ...1 The Carriage unit moves to the right end of the Carriage guide shaft to move the DE lock lever to the right end 2 The ASF Pump motor rotates in the CW direction as viewed from the motor pinion side by the specified number of steps 3 As the ASF Pump motor rotates in the CW direction by the specified number of steps the Planetary lever unit in the DE unit moves toward the Combination gear 17 19 25...

Page 59: ...Operating Principle 2 2 5 3 Capping Mechanism The Capping mechanism uses the driving force of the Pump unit to come into close contact with the Head surface to suck ink from the Ink cartridges Head and Cap thereby securing air tightness in the Cap When the printer is in a standby status or its power is OFF the Capping mechanism is in close contact with the Head surface to secure moisture retention...

Page 60: ... I C side is rewritten Note Reason why the used model name data is rewritten from the printer to the I C To grasp which printer used the I C removed 4 After that the change flag 2 flag that indicates change CL is set and CL is executed If the ink set Line A Line B of the current I C differs from the ink set in the EEPROM replacement CL3 is executed When current I C consumption is the same as ink c...

Page 61: ...lling was not executed at all power was switched on but the cartridges were not set and when the printer is powered on next time it executes initial filling Replacement cleaning change cleaning This product has three patterns of black ink combinations in Lines A and B Refer to Table 2 3 Relationships between Nozzle Lines and Color Arrangement on page 44 When the Carriage is within the home positio...

Page 62: ...side the nozzles CL2 Each color Ink suction 1 827g 0 261g per color Wiper operation Clean the nozzle surface with the right half rubber part of the wiper Flushing operation Prevent color mixture Stabilize the ink surface inside the nozzles CL3 Each color Ink suction 3 885g 0 555g per color Wiper operation Clean the nozzle surface with the right half rubber part of the wiper Flushing operation Prev...

Page 63: ...g continuous printing A large amount of ink is discharged into the Cap according to the Periodic large amount flushing timer 2 2 7 Paper Cutter Mechanism The Paper cutter mechanism consists of such main parts as the Cutter motor left and right HP sensors 2 pcs in all Relay board Paper eject roller shaft and Paper hold down flap in the Cutter unit Operation during printing When the Cutter blade sta...

Page 64: ...the HP sensor located in the motion starting position right HP sensor At this time Cutter position error occurs if the Cutter blade cannot return to the HP sensor position located in the motion starting position within 3 seconds Paper cutting by the Cutter consists of the basic cutting sequences 1 and 2 The basic sequence 1 means movement from the right HP sensor to the left HP sensor At this time...

Page 65: ...rt rotating suddenly When the Carriage moves between the left and right frames again the ASF unit returns to the pre power on status initial status and the Carriage returns to the home position and is fixed by the CR lock lever Without paper Carriage outside HP 1 When power is switched on the drive of the CR motor is transmitted to the Carriage through the timing belt 2 Using the transmitted drive...

Page 66: ...e following circuits Control circuit board C387 MAIN Power supply circuit board C387 PSB PSE Control panel board C387 PNL The following shows how the three circuit boards are connected Figure 2 17 Electrical Circuitry Block Diagram C387 PNL board C387 MAIN board 3 3V Regulator C387 PSB PSE power supply board Power OFF 5VDC 42VDC Printer mechanism CR motor PF motor ASF Pump motor Head drive circuit...

Page 67: ... 2 5V drive components are used as most logic chips CPU P ROM SDRAM on the C387MAIN board Hence they do not operate at the 5VDC regulator DC generated by the C387PSB PSE Each 3 3V 2 5V drive chip operates at 3 3V 2 5V reduced by the 3 3V 2 5V generating regulator on the MAIN board circuit The following is the block diagram of the power supply circuit Figure 2 18 Power Supply Circuit Block Diagram ...

Page 68: ...on of hybrid circuit IC9 The hybrid circuit IC9 installed consists of three different circuits EEPROM RTC and reset By adoption of the large capacity capacitor for timer the Power off timer can be backed up for about one week after power off The following is the block diagram of the C387MAIN control board Figure 2 19 C387MAIN Control Board Block Diagram Table 2 16 3 3V 2 5V and 5V Drive Components...

Page 69: ...C H A P T E R 3 TROUBLESHOOTING ...

Page 70: ...inter cannot communicate with the PC properly Examples are as follows 1 The connection port differs from the port used on the driver 2 Main board fault 3 Power supply board fault CAUTION Since D4 is also supported by the parallel interface communication can be made if Fatal error occurs Therefore this error is narrowed down to the above causes Model Difference This error is detected if a different...

Page 71: ...lower end of the paper in paper feeding operation 3 When the CD R tray was fitted the CD R was not detected and the Tray was ejected Only for Stylus PHOTO 2100 4 The CD R tray home position was not detected properly and the Tray was ejected Only for Stylus PHOTO 2100 don t care High speed Blink 0 1sec on 0 1sec off repetition Blink 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink alternately 1 0 5sec on 0 5s...

Page 72: ...he printer judges that the Carriage made contact with the paper which was fed from the Paper guide manual Board paper feeding port at the time of paper width detection don t care High speed Blink 0 1sec on 0 1sec off repetition Blink 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink alternately 1 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink 2 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 4sec off repetition Blink alternately 2 0 ...

Page 73: ...ifications were inserted during ink change Example If Photo black is inserted into Line A and Matte black into Line B this error appears since this combination does not exist in the specifications don t care High speed Blink 0 1sec on 0 1sec off repetition Blink 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink alternately 1 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink 2 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 4sec off repe...

Page 74: ...inued until the printer is placed in the ink end status However you cannot perform head cleaning operation This error is detected if the ink consumption reaches about 90 don t care High speed Blink 0 1sec on 0 1sec off repetition Blink 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink alternately 1 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink 2 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 4sec off repetition Blink alternately 2 ...

Page 75: ...or On Corresponding Ink LED only This error is detected in either of the following cases 1 Any of the Ink cartridges is not fitted or has come off 2 The CSIC information of the Ink cartridge cannot be read or written properly don t care High speed Blink 0 1sec on 0 1sec off repetition Blink 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink alternately 1 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink 2 0 2sec on 0 2sec...

Page 76: ...cted if the paper cannot be cut properly due to overload during Cutter operation and the Cutter cannot return to the home position don t care High speed Blink 0 1sec on 0 1sec off repetition Blink 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink alternately 1 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink 2 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 2sec on 0 4sec off repetition Blink alternately 2 0 5sec on 0 5sec on repetition Table 3 ...

Page 77: ...any of the following cases 1 The CR unit does not operate properly due to external force in any sequence operation 2 The PF motor does not rotate properly during PF motor operation 3 The home position cannot be detected by the ASF sensor don t care High speed Blink 0 1sec on 0 1sec off repetition Blink 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink alternately 1 0 5sec on 0 5sec off repetition Blink 2 0 2s...

Page 78: ...r Refer to Table 3 6 Phenomenon Based Paper Jam Error Check Points on page 87 Paper Gap Error Refer to Table 3 7 Phenomenon Based Paper Gap Error Check Points on page 89 Double Feed Error Refer to Table 3 8 Double Feed Error State Check Points on page 89 Ink Combination Error Refer to Table 3 9 Phenomenon Based Ink Combination Error Check Points on page 89 Ink Color Error Refer to Table 3 10 Pheno...

Page 79: ...nector of the Panel board correctly 2 Change the Panel FFC for a new one Panel board 1 Check the Panel board for damage 1 Change the Panel board for a new one Power supply board 1 Check that the connector cable of the Power supply board is connected to CN15 on the Main board 2 Check that the blue lined pin of the Power supply board connector cable is inserted into the 1 pin side Refer to the above...

Page 80: ...d for a new one At operation Operation at power on is normal but the error appears when the print jog is sent to the printer Interface cable 1 Check that the Interface cable is connected between the PC and printer 2 Check the Interface cable for wire break 1 Connect the Interface cable to the PC and printer 2 Change the Interface cable for a new one EPSON USB driver 1 When USB is used check that t...

Page 81: ...ck that the Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 printer driver has been installed 2 Check that the connected printer is the Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 1 Install the Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 printer driver 2 Connect the Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 printer Main board 1 Check that a wrong model name has not been input to the EEPROM address E0 H on the Main board 1 Using the adjustment program enter the correct model name sa...

Page 82: ...ion 2 Move the Release lever to the CD R printing position Only for Stylus PHOTO 2100 The Release lever is in the front position and the Paper guide is closed but Release lever error is displayed Release lever sensor 1 Check that the Release lever sensor connector cable is connected to the Release lever sensor and Main board CN1 securely 2 Move the Release lever sensor detection lever manually in ...

Page 83: ... eject mechanism The procedure is as follows 1 Place the cleaning sheet upside down and put it into the ASF unit 2 Press the Paper switch to start paper feed 3 Repeat the above steps several times To remove persistent contamination staple an alcohol dampened cloth to a postcard and clean the rollers in the following method 1 Place the alcohol dampened cloth toward the LD roller surface of the ASF ...

Page 84: ...asses and check that the Detection lever is returned to the original position automatically by the Torsion spring when released 3 Check that the Sensor base is mounted to the Frame securely Refer to the above photo 4 Using a tester check that the PE sensor is normal Connector CN4 Paper present 2 4V or more Paper absent 0 4V or less 1 Connect the PE sensor connector cable to the PE sensor and Main ...

Page 85: ... CD R tray for contamination or damage 1 Remove paper dust and or foreign matter from the detection portion 2 Pass plain paper of A3 width from the ASF several times to remove contamination 3 Change the CD R tray for a new one PW sensor 1 Check the PW sensor for contamination such as paper dust 2 Compare the EEPROM 76 H and BB H values and check that they are not approximate to each other 1 Clean ...

Page 86: ...W sensor FFC is placed in the specified routing positions and does not make contact with any parts 2 Check that the PW sensor FFC has not come off the connector of the CR encoder board Refer to the above photo 1 Place the FFC which is connected to the PW sensor in the specified routing positions 2 Securely connect the PW sensor FFC to the connector of the CR encoder board Table 3 5 Phenomenon Base...

Page 87: ...tly 4 Move the Detection lever actively by hand in the same state as when the paper passes and check that the Detection lever is returned to the original position automatically by the Torsion spring when released 1 Remove the paper dust and or foreign matter from the detection area 2 Install the PE sensor detection lever in the correct position 3 Install the Sensor base correctly 4 Change the PE s...

Page 88: ...ct unit 1 Check the Paper eject unit for deformation or damage 1 Change the Paper eject unit for a new one Spur Gear 43 Paper eject roller A 1 Check the Spur gear 43 for damage 1 Change the Spur gear 43 for a new one Spur gear 62 Paper eject roller B 1 Check the Spur gear 62 for damage 1 Change the Spur gear 62 for a new one Table 3 6 Phenomenon Based Paper Jam Error Check Points Occurrence Timing...

Page 89: ...jected but the error is displayed 1 When printing the other side after printing one side check that the paper of another size paper whose size is larger than the paper size printed earlier has not been placed 2 When printing the other side after printing one side check that the paper was placed after its printed side had fully dried 1 Use the same paper size for both sides 2 Place the other side a...

Page 90: ...Ink Level Low Error Check Points Occurrence Timing Phenomenon Detail Faulty Part Part Name Check Point Remedy During printing The message appears on the LED and EPW3 during printing Ink cartridge 1 Look at the remaining ink indication of the EPW3 to check the amount of the ink remaining in the Ink cartridge 1 Prepare a new Ink cartridge Table 3 12 Phenomenon Based Ink End Error Check Points Occurr...

Page 91: ...t Name Check Point Remedy At power on After the Carriage has detected the home position the error appears on the LED and EPW3 Ink cartridge 1 Check that the Ink cartridge is fitted properly 2 Check the Ink cartridge hooks for breakage 3 Check the CSIC board has not come off 1 Fit the Ink cartridge properly 2 Change the Ink cartridge for a new one 3 Change the Ink cartridge for a new one Hooks CSIC...

Page 92: ... that the Electrode in the Carriage that makes contact with the CSIC board is not faulty 1 Connect the Head FFC to the Printhead and Main board securely 2 Change the Plate spring for a new one 3 Change the Electrode for a new one CR encoder board 1 Check that the Encoder FFCs have not come off 1 Connect the Encoder FFCs securely Table 3 13 Phenomenon Based No Ink Cartridge Ink Cartridge Error Chec...

Page 93: ...damage 1 Connect the connector cable of the Cutter motor to CN2 on the Driver board securely 2 Change the Cutter motor for a new one 3 Change the Cutter motor for a new one At roll paper feeding When the roll paper is fed the Cutter produces operating noise Cutter unit 1 Check the rail groove of the Cutter for paper dust foreign matter etc 1 Remove the paper dust foreign matter etc from the rail g...

Page 94: ...tion 1 Connect the Cutter motor connector to CN2 on the Driver board securely 2 Change the Cutter motor for a new one 3 Change the Cutter motor for a new one At roll paper feeding by auto loading After the roll paper is fed the Cutter produces operating noise Cutter HP sensor right 1 Check the Cutter HP sensor right and the rail groove of the Cutter for paper dust foreign matter etc 2 Check that t...

Page 95: ...tail Faulty Part Part Name Check Point Remedy At power on At power on the printer does not operate at all Waste ink pads 1 Using the adjustment program check that the Protection counter A value is 60352 points or more 1 Change the Waste ink pads and perform panel operation to reset the Protection counter A value 20 H 21 H Refer to 1 3 6 Special Setting Mode Function ...

Page 96: ...rectly 2 If the resistance value is abnormal change the CR motor for a new one 3 Change the CR motor for a new one The power on sequence is executed but Fatal error is displayed CR drive system 1 Check that the oil of the Oil pad in the CR unit and the grease of the Carriage shaft B are sufficient 2 Check 6C H and 6D H of the EEPROM to confirm that 14 is at 6C H and 05 is at 6D H 1 Wipe the surfac...

Page 97: ...ll PF motor 1 Check that the PF motor connector cable is connected to CN16 on the Main board correctly 2 Using a tester check that the resistance of the PF motor is 23 0Ω 25 3 Check the PF motor connector cable for damage 1 Connect the PF motor connector cable to CN16 on the Main board correctly 2 If the resistance value is abnormal change the PF motor for a new one 3 Change the PF motor for a new...

Page 98: ... on the Main board correctly 2 If the resistance value is abnormal change the ASF motor for a new one 3 Change the ASF motor for a new one At power on the ASF unit does not operate at all Extension spring 0 618 1 Check that the Extension spring 0 618 is mounted between the DE lock lever and DE unit 2 Check the Extension spring 0 618 for damage 1 Install the Extension spring 0 618 between the DE lo...

Page 99: ...s stopped ASF unit 1 Check that the two ribs and one joggle of the ASF unit engage with the notches of the Frame 2 Check that the Hopper has not come off the ASF unit 1 Reinstall the ASF unit to the printer 2 Install the Hopper correctly Table 3 17 Phenomenon Based Fatal Error Check Points Occurrence Timing Phenomenon Detail FaultyPart Part Name Check Point Remedy Rib Rib Joggle Rear right side ...

Page 100: ...that the CR scale Linear encoder is in the sensor 5 Check the CR encoder sensor for paper dust dust etc 6 Check the CR encoder board for damage 1 Install the CR encoder board to the Carriage correctly 2 Connect the Encoder FFC to the CR encoder board 3 Change the Encoder FFC for a new one 4 Install the CR scale Linear encoder in the sensor correctly 5 Remove the paper dust dust etc from the CR enc...

Page 101: ... 1 Check that the ASF sensor connector cable is connected to the Sensor and Main board securely 2 Check the ASF sensor for damage and turn the ASF sensor wheel manually and check that the voltage across Pins 1 and 2 of CN12 on the Main board is as indicated below with a tester Home 0 4V or less Other than home 2 4V or more 1 Connect the ASF sensor connector cable to the Sensor and Main board secur...

Page 102: ...the PF scale Rotary encoder in the sensor correctly 4 Remove paper dust dust etc from the PF encoder sensor 5 Change the PF encoder board for a new one 6 Change the Encoder FFC for a new one PF scale 1 Check the PF scale Rotary encoder for damage or contamination 1 Change the PF scale Rotary encoder for a new one At power on the Carriage does not move Paper eject unit 1 Check that the left and rig...

Page 103: ...nd the rail groove of the Cutter 2 Connect the connector cable of the Cutter HP sensor left to CN3 on the Driver board securely 3 Change the Cutter HP sensor left for a new one During printing Before start of printing initial filling is executed and printing is then started Ink is not delivered and paper stops midway Head FFC 1 Check that the Head FFC is connected to the Printhead and Main board 2...

Page 104: ...Check Point Remedy Dot missing and mixed colors Phenomenon 1 In the CL sequence the Pump unit operates properly but ink is not ejected to the Waste ink pads Ink is not sucked from the Printhead into the Cap at all Hence printing is not executed if a print command is given to the printer Dot missing Cap unit 1 Check for foreign matter around the Seal rubber on the Cap unit 2 Check that the Compress...

Page 105: ...ssing displacement occurs in all nozzles during printing and this problem is not resolved after several times of CL Dot missing Printhead 1 Check that each segment is printed correctly in the nozzle check pattern 2 Check the connection states of both Connectors CN10 CN11 of the Head FFC 3 Check the Head FFC for damage 1 Perform Printhead cleaning and check the nozzle check pattern 2 Connect both C...

Page 106: ...r drawing operation is not performed properly resulting in mixture of colors Mixed colors Cap unit 1 Check for damage around the Seal rubber on the Cap unit 2 Check that the Wiper part is mounted on the Cleaning lever correctly 1 Change the Cap unit for a new one 2 Install the Wiper part correctly or change it for a new one Ink cartridge 1 Look at the remaining ink indication of the EPW3 to check ...

Page 107: ...ly 1 Perform pixel shift adjustment to make correction so that the print timings PZT response speeds of the color nozzle lines are the same Select the pattern that has the fewest displacements between the rules 1 For printing in the Bi D mode check that the Bi D adjustment has been performed properly 1 Perform Bi D adjustment to eliminate displacements between the upper and lower rules Narrow stri...

Page 108: ...ng to the setting of the printer driver 1 Use adequate paper according to the setting of the printer driver Printhead 1 Using the adjustment program check that the correct head ID has been written to the EEPROM 1 Using the adjustment program enter the 25 digit code of the head ID to the EEPROM Occurrence of Paper eject roller traces Paper eject roller traces occur during printing of print paper or...

Page 109: ...oving the ink therefore install new Ink pads If it has been confirmed that the Ink pads have risen reinstall the Ink pads correctly Ink sticks to other than the print area of the paper resulting in contamination Paper eject unit 1 Check the Star wheel rollers for ink stain 1 Clean the Star wheel rollers with a soft cloth Front paper guide 1 Check the Front paper guide for ink stain 1 Clean the Fro...

Page 110: ...tively execute the Roller cleaning mode Lower paper guide 1 Check the Lower paper guide for ink stain 1 Clean the Lower paper guide with a soft cloth carefully Ink sticks to other than the print area of the paper resulting in contamination Frame Upper 1 Check the Driven rollers for ink stain 1 Clean the Driven rollers with a soft cloth Table 3 18 Print Quality Fault Check Points Print Quality Stat...

Page 111: ...r ink stain 1 Clean the PF roller with a soft cloth carefully Ink sticks to other than the print area of the paper resulting in contamination Ink unit 1 Check that wiping operation was performed properly 1 Install the Wiper blade correctly or change it for a new one Table 3 18 Print Quality Fault Check Points Print Quality State Phenomenon Detail Faulty Part Part Name Check Point Remedy PF roller ...

Page 112: ...roper adjustment or Head 1 Check that the PG adjustment value is proper 2 Check that Bi D and Head tilt and Pixel shift adjustments have been made properly 1 Make adjustments according to the specified adjustment priority 2 Make adjustments according to the specified adjustment priority 3 If the color of the image does not change after the adjustments have been made replace the Head Alternatively ...

Page 113: ...rrence Timing Phenomenon Detail Faulty Part Part Name Check Point Remedy Printing operation is performed normally but abnormal noise is produced at power on or between operations CR unit 1 Check that oil is fully applied on the CR guide shaft A 1 Wipe the oil applied on the CR guide shaft A change the Oil pad for a new one and apply oil ...

Page 114: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B TROUBLESHOOTING EEPROM Data Analysis 114 3 4 EEPROM Data Analysis T B D ...

Page 115: ...C H A P T E R 4 DISASSEMBLYANDASSEMBLY ...

Page 116: ...r work always read the precautions described in the next section 4 1 1 Precautions Before starting the disassembling reassembling work of this product always read the descriptions under the following headings WARNING and CAUTION carefully W A R N I N G Before starting the disassembling reassembling work of this product always disconnect the power cable However if you cannot disconnect the power ca...

Page 117: ...nt Refer to Table 4 1 Tool List Tighten screws to the specified torques Use the specified lubricants and adhesives Refer to Chapter 6 Maintenance Make the necessary adjustments under the instructions given for disassembling Refer to Chapter 5 Adjustment When reassembling the waste ink pads and tray always make sure that the waste ink tube is fitted correctly in the specified place Fitting the ink ...

Page 118: ...anual correspond to the screw numbers in this table Table 4 2 Used Screw List Appearance Specifications Appearance Specifications screw 1 C B S 3 14 screw 2 C B S 3 10 screw 3 C B P 3 14 screw 4 C B P 4 12 screw 5 C B P 3 10 screw 6 C B S 3 6 screw 7 C P 3 6 screw 8 C B P 3 6 screw 9 C B S P4 3 6 screw 10 CR mount shaft screw 11 C B P 2 5 5 screw 12 C P B P1 1 7 5 screw 13 C P S 3 6 screw 14 C B P...

Page 119: ...r advanced smoothly Checked Not necessary No paper jamming Checked Not necessary No paper skew Checked Not necessary No multiple feeding Checked Not necessary No abnormal noise Checked Not necessary Is the PF Motor at correct temperature Checked Not necessary Is the paper path free of any obstructions Checked Not necessary Adjustment Specified Adjustment Are all the adjustment done correctly Check...

Page 120: ... Page164 Removing the PF Roller Support 4 2 17 Page181 Removing the ASF Unit 4 2 4 Page132 Removing the CR Motor 4 2 13 1 Page168 Removing the Rear Housing 4 2 1 2 Page123 Removing the Board Unit 4 2 2 2 Page127 Removing the Main Board 4 2 2 3 Page129 Removing the PG Sensor and Release Sensor 4 2 12 1 Page161 Removing the PSE PSB Board 4 2 2 4 Page130 Removing the ASF Unit 4 2 4 Page132 Removing t...

Page 121: ...ng from the hooks of the Middle Housing The left and right cutouts of the Upper Housing can be released easily by pushing them from inside the printer To release the right hand side cutouts however the CR Lock Lever must be moved to the front position as viewed from the printer front using tweezers or like and the CR Unit moved to near the printer center Figure 4 4 Hooks That Secure the Left and R...

Page 122: ... Hooks That Secure the Bottom Front of the Upper Housing 6 Slightly lift the Upper Housing remove the FFC from the connector of the Panel Board that is located on the bottom front right side of the Upper Housing as viewed from the printer front and remove the Upper Housing Figure 4 6 Removing the FFC Hooks Printer front bottom side Insert the FFC into the Panel Board connector securely Refer to Fi...

Page 123: ...the Rear Housing Rear Housing C B S 3 10 Hooks C A U T I O N Fully take care when releasing the three lower cutouts since they whiten easily Especially as the cutout on the bottom left side as viewed from the printer rear whitens more easily than the others The recommended disassembling procedures are as follows Remove the right side hook figured on 2 in the Figure4 8 by pushing the blue circuled ...

Page 124: ... printer front lift it to remove By pushing the cutouts of the Lower Housing toward the printer inside one by one to disengage them from the hooks of the Middle Housing you can release the hooks easily Figure 4 10 Hooks That Secure the Left and Right of the Middle Housing An easy way to reinstall the Rear Housing is to insert the upper hooks of the Rear Housing into the Middle Housing mount the Re...

Page 125: ...ste Ink Pad on the front right side as viewed from the printer front from the Front Frame C A U T I O N When removing the Middle Housing fully push the hooks of the Middle Housing into the printer inside to release the hooks since the six cutouts of the Lower Housing are broken easily Refer to Figure 4 10 Hooks That Secure the Left and Right of the Middle Housing Fit the screws 4 C B P 4 12 9 1kgf...

Page 126: ... not caught between the Printer Mechanism and Lower Housing Cutter Connector Cables Main Connector Blade A C H E C K P O I N T When changing the Main Connector cut the blades of the connector installing hooks with nippers Refer to Figure 4 12 Disconnecting the Cutter Connector Cables C A U T I O N Since the ASP Mechanism does not include the ASF Unit Printhead Waste Ink Pads Main Board and PSB PSE...

Page 127: ...t Secure the Grounding Plate and Panel Board 4 2 2 2 Removing the Board Unit 1 Remove the Rear Housing Refer to 4 2 1 2 2 Remove the five screws 6 C B S 3 6 9 1kgf cm and one screw 2 C B S 3 10 9 1kgf cm that secure the Board Unit slightly pull the Board Unit to the front as viewed from the printer rear and disengage the Ferrite Cores located on the Lower Frame and Board Unit side using a flat bla...

Page 128: ...t Refer to Figure 4 15 Disconnecting the Connector Cables and FFCs Tie Wrap Bands Bottom rear side Convexes Connect the Connector Cables to the Connectors that match in colors and pin counts For the two wide FFCs connect the one on the printer rear side to CN10 and the one on the front side to CN11 Refer to Figure 4 16 Connection Destinations of Harnesses and FFCs Figure 4 16 Connection Destinatio...

Page 129: ...P O I N T CN15 has a connector cable lock mechanism Therefore before disconnecting the Connector Cable make sure that the lock mechanism has been cleared When reconnecting the cable insert the pins correctly into the corresponding ports of CN15 Refer to Figure 4 17 Connector Cable Lock Mechanism Mount the pin side where a blue line is drawn on the Connector Cable to the 1 pin side Refer to Figure ...

Page 130: ...anged Waste Ink Pads Adjustment items 1 EEPROM data 2 EEPROM initialization 3 USB ID input 4 IEEE 1394 ID input 5 Head ID input 6 Bi D adjustment 7 Pixel Shift Adjustment 8 PF adjustment 9 PW sensor mounting position adjustment 10 CR Motor drive torque dispersion measurement maximum correction value input Refer to Chapter 5 Adjustment for the adjustment procedures When data can be read from the ol...

Page 131: ...sing and pull up and remove the Waste Ink Pads from the Lower Housing Figure 4 21 Removing the Waste Ink Pads A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D When changing the PSB PSE Board make the following adjustment CR Motor drive torque dispersion measurement Refer to Chapter 5 Adjustment for the adjustment procedure Waste Ink Pad Fixing Films Waste Ink Pad Fixing Films Waste Ink Pads Waste Ink Pads Wast...

Page 132: ...oll Paper Guide The Waste Ink Pads Small and the Waste Ink Pads located on the front right side and right side as viewed from the printer front are fixed by double faced tape When reapplying them change the tape if its adhesive force is weak Refer to Figure 4 21 Removing the Waste Ink Pads When reapplying the Waste Ink Pad Fixing Films change them if their adhesive force is weak Refer to Figure 4 ...

Page 133: ...le of the Middle Frame located on the left of the printer center as viewed from the printer rear Refer to Figure 4 26 Reinstalling the ASF Unit 1 Figure 4 26 Reinstalling the ASF Unit 1 Joggle Joggle ASF Unit right side ASF Unit left side Middle Frame Joggle Spur Gear 32 Mounting hole ASF Unit front bottom right side Combinati on Gear 14 28 When reinstalling the ASF Unit insert the joggle under th...

Page 134: ... the Paper Guide Support Figure 4 28 Removing the Paper Guide Support 4 Remove the Extension Spring 0 088 hitched on the Right Lever Hopper Cam as viewed from the ASF Unit front and remove the Right Lever Hopper Cam from the ASF Unit 5 Release the one hook that secures the Spur Gear 32 and remove the Spur Gear 32 from the LD Roller Shaft Figure 4 29 Removing the Lever Hopper Cam Spur Gear 32 Joggl...

Page 135: ...ease the one hook that secures the Left Hopper Cam and slide the Right Hopper Cam to the right as viewed from the ASF Unit front 8 Slide the LD Roller Shaft to the left as viewed from the ASF Unit front and release the one hook that secures the ASF Sensor Wheel to remove the ASF Sensor Wheel from the LD Roller Shaft Figure 4 31 Removing the ASF Sensor Wheel E Ring Right Hopper Cam ASF Sensor Wheel...

Page 136: ...er Cam from the ASF Unit Figure 4 32 Removing the Hopper Two Left and Right LD Roller Units LD Roller Shaft and Left Hopper Cam 12 Release one hook of the ASF Frame from the notch in the bottom left of the ASF Frame as seen from the ASF Unit rear slide the ASF Frame to the right to release the one cutout in the bottom right side of the ASF Frame and while avoiding the cutout pull the ASF Under Fra...

Page 137: ...ASF Unit front to remove the Left Hopper Cam from the LD Roller Shaft 15 Pull and remove the LD Roller Shaft to the left as viewed from the ASF Unit front Figure 4 35 Removing the LD Roller Shaft C A U T I O N When removing the Extension Spring 0 088 fully exercise care not to lose it Refer to Figure 4 34 Removing the Left Lever Hopper Cam Left Lever Hopper Cam Extension Spring 0 088 C A U T I O N...

Page 138: ...ace the Compression Springs into the Left and Right LD Roller Units correctly Place the Compression Spring 1 961 on the right and the Compression Spring 3 13 on the left Refer to Figure 4 36 Removing the LD Roller Units Compression Spring 3 13 Left LD Roller Unit Compression Spring 1 961 Right LD Roller Unit When reinstalling the Compression Spring that engages the Hopper and LD Roller Unit pre fi...

Page 139: ...opper Cams place them so that the markings of the Cams face rightward as viewed from the ASF Unit front Refer to Figure 4 39 Marking Position of the Hopper Cam Figure 4 39 Marking Position of the Hopper Cam Rib Groove Edge Guide Hopper Cam Marking When reinstalling the ASF Sensor Wheel Left and Right Hopper Cams and LD Roller refer to Figure 4 40 and face the home position notch of the ASF Sensor ...

Page 140: ...ewed from the printer front and while turning the Upper Housing Mounting Plate toward the printer front remove it from the Front Frame Figure 4 42 Removing the Upper Housing Mounting Plate Upper Housing Mounting Plate C B S 3 6 C A U T I O N When removing the Upper Housing Mounting Plate fully be careful not to scratch the Carriage Guide Shaft B Refer to Figure 4 42 Removing the Upper Housing Moun...

Page 141: ...nstalling the Upper Housing Mounting Plate Compression Spring 2 45 Joggle Front Frame rear center C B S 3 6 Joggle Joggles Joggles Cutter Support When reinstalling the Cutter Support insert the four joggles securely to fix the Cutter Support Refer to Figure 4 44 Screws That Secure the Cutter Support After reinstalling the Cutter Support make sure that it is in the normal position since the Paper E...

Page 142: ...nter front to release the two left and right engagement portions of the Paper Eject Unit 11 Slide the Paper Eject Unit to the rear as viewed from the printer front slightly lift the front side to release the right hand side hook from the center and raise the left and right hooks of the Paper Eject Unit and the cutout in the right center side to above the notches of the left and right engagement po...

Page 143: ...y Refer to Figure 4 50 Normal Positions of Paper Eject Unit Engagement Portions Figure 4 50 Normal Positions of Paper Eject Unit Engagement Portions Connect the Connector Cable of the CD R Sensor correctly using tweezers Refer to Figure 4 47 Removing the Front Frame Fix the Connector Cable of the CD R Sensor correctly with the Tie Wraps in the Front Frame Refer to Figure 4 47 Removing the Front Fr...

Page 144: ... Paper Guide Eject match the convex portion on the rear center side as seen from the printer front with the notch of the specified hook on the right center side of the Front Paper Guide Refer to Figure 4 52 Removing the Lower Paper Guide Eject Paper Eject Roller B Rear hooks Paper Eject Roller A Convex portion Front hooks Front hooks C A U T I O N When removing the C Ring fully take care not to lo...

Page 145: ...rame from the left and right of the Frame and turn them upward Figure 4 55 Removing the Bushes 6 8 Lift the right end of the Paper Eject Roller B as seen from the printer front to remove it from the Right Frame move the right end of the Paper Eject Roller B to the front remove the Bush 6 on the left end from the Left Frame and then remove the Paper Eject Roller B Grounding Wire Bush 6 Bush 6 A D J...

Page 146: ... the printer center 5 Release the four hooks that secure the Head Cable Holder to the Carriage Unit and lift and remove the Head Cable Holder from the Carriage Unit Figure 4 57 Removing the Head Cable Holder 6 Release the Torsion Spring 66 from the hook of the Head Fastener 7 Remove the two screws 8 C B P 3 6 6 1kgf cm that secure the Head Fastener Figure 4 58 Removing the Screws That Secure the H...

Page 147: ...seen from the printer front and remove and lift it from the two hooks of the Carriage Unit Figure 4 61 Removing the Head Fastener 11 Remove the two Head FFC Guides from the Printhead and remove the Printhead Figure 4 62 Removing the Printhead When removing the Torsion Spring 66 hitch the longer end of the Spring on the front center side hook of the Carriage Unit and on the left side hook of the Ca...

Page 148: ...FCs Especially the two places in the right photo in Figure 4 63 Place the Head FFCs in the return portion on the right and rear sides of the Carriage Refer to the right photo in Figure 4 63 Routing the Head FFC Guides Figure 4 63 Routing the Head FFC Guides Portions to be noted Carriage Unit top A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D After removing or changing the Printhead adjustments are necessary ...

Page 149: ...clockwise as seen from the printer right side until the shape of the cutout in the right end of the PG Change Link matches that of the cutout in the PG Change Lever Then pull the PG Change Lever to the front and remove the cutout of the PG Change Link C H E C K P O I N T The ASP structure of the Head FFC Guide is the Head FFC Guide Sponge Ferrite Core and double faced tape When changing the Head F...

Page 150: ...d while slightly pulling the bottom side tooth surface of the Sub Right Adjust Parallelism Bush to the front as viewed from the printer right side turn it counterclockwise to release the two hooks and then remove the Sub Right Adjust Parallelism Bush from the Right Frame Figure 4 68 Removing the Sub Right Adjust Parallelism Bush PG Change Link PG Change Lever Cutout and cutout support Hook PG Chan...

Page 151: ...g Plate Hook Carriage Guide Shaft B Sub Shaft Fixing Plate Right Carriage GuideShaft B Sub Shaft Fixing Plate C A U T I O N When removing the Carriage Guide Shaft B fully take care not to scratch it Refer to Figure 4 69 Removing the Sub Shaft Fixing Plate Right Removing the Carriage Guide Shaft B brings the Carriage Unit into contact with the Front Paper Guide Therefore when the Printhead is insta...

Page 152: ...changing or removing the Carriage Guide Shaft B make the following adjustment PG adjustment After changing the following parts for new ones always apply grease G 26 or G 56 in the specified positions Sub Left Adjust Parallelism Bush Refer to Chapter 6 Figure 6 19 Lubrication Point 21 Sub Right Adjust Parallelism Bush Refer to Chapter 6 Figure 6 20 Lubrication Point 22 Carriage Guide Shaft B Refer ...

Page 153: ...he cut portion of its left end facing upward as viewed from the printer front To install its front and rear sides precisely Refer to Figure 4 72 Removing the CR Linear Scale Hook FFC Encoder Sensor Board C A U T I O N When reinstalling the Carriage Unit connect the FFC to the Encoder Sensor Board in advance then fit the Carriage Guide Shaft A to the Carriage Unit and fix the Carriage Unit to the P...

Page 154: ...ey Holder to the right as seen from the printer front to remove the Driven Pulley Holder from the Frame 12 Remove the PG Change Link from the PG Change Lever Refer to Steps 2 and 3 in 4 2 8 13 Release the hook of the PG Change Lever and remove the PG Change Lever from the Carriage Guide Shaft A Figure 4 76 Removing the PG Change Lever Driven Pulley Holder Timing Belt CR Motor Pinion Gear C A U T I...

Page 155: ...rclockwise to release the two hooks and then remove the Right Adjust Parallelism Bush Figure 4 77 Removing the Right Adjust Parallelism Bush 15 Release the Shaft Fixing Plate Right from the joggle on the right of the Frame and turn it to remove from the Carriage Guide Shaft A Figure 4 78 Removing the Shaft Fixing Plate Right 16 Slide the Carriage Guide Shaft A to the right as seen from the printer...

Page 156: ...care not to scratch the Carriage Guide Shaft B Refer to Figure 4 79 Removing the Carriage Unit and Carriage Guide Shaft A CarriageGuide Shaft B Carriage Unit Eccentric width Wider Eccentric width Wider Carriage Guide Shaft A C A U T I O N When removing the Carriage Guide Shaft A from the Carriage Unit fully use care not to lose the Oil Pad at the lower rear of the Carriage Unit Refer to Figure 4 8...

Page 157: ...re necessary Make the adjustments in the following order 1 PG adjustment 2 CR tooth skip prevention mechanism adjustment 3 Head cleanig 4 Head angular adjustment 5 Bi D adjustment 6 Pixel Shift Adjustment Refer to Chapter 5 Adjustment for the adjustment procedures After changing the following parts for new ones always apply grease G 26 or oil O 12 in the specified positions Driven Pulley Holder Re...

Page 158: ...the I S Frame remove the one projection on the Head Cleaner side from the Cap Unit remove the Ink Tube connection from the Pump Tube and remove the Cap Unit Figure 4 84 Removing the Cap Unit C H E C K P O I N T The Ink System Unit consists of the Cap Unit Pump Unit and Head Cleaner Fit the screws 6 C B S 3 6 in the order shown in Figure 4 83 C B S 3x6 C B S 3 6 Ink System Unit 2 3 1 4 C A U T I O ...

Page 159: ...re removing the PG Change Spring Lever and Release Connect Lever remove the C Ring and then remove the PG Change Spring Lever Intermittent Gear 24 30 and Release Connect Lever in this order Figure 4 86 Removing the Gears C H E C K P O I N T When you remove the two screws that secure the Cap Unit and carry out Step 4 you can remove the Cap Unit without removing the Ink System Unit Refer to Figure 4...

Page 160: ...en reinstalling the PG Change Spring Lever Intermittent Gear 24 30 and Release Connect Lever always match the phase marks that are also shown in the left photo in Figure 4 86 C H E C K P O I N T The C Ring that secures the Release Connect Lever is larger than the C Ring that secures the PG Change Lever Refer to Figure 4 86 Removing the Gears C A U T I O N When removing the Release Connect Lever fu...

Page 161: ...nter front Refer to Figure 4 90 Torsion Spring 117 9 Setting Position Figure 4 90 Torsion Spring 117 9 Setting Position A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D After changing the following parts for new ones always apply grease G 26 in the specified positions Release Lever Shaft Refer to Chapter 6 Figure 6 11 Lubrication Point 13 Click Lever Refer to Chapter 6 Figure 6 16 Lubrication Point 18 Release ...

Page 162: ...it Figure 4 92 Removing the ASF Sensor 4 2 12 3 Removing the PF Encoder Sensor 1 Remove the Rear Housing Refer to 4 2 1 2 2 Remove the Middle Housing Refer to 4 2 1 3 3 Release the one hook that secures the PF Encoder Frame to the Frame and while extending the Lower Housing outward remove the PF Encoder Frame 4 Remove the FFC that is connected to the PF Encoder Figure 4 93 Removing the PF Encoder ...

Page 163: ...talling the PF Encoder Sensor insert the two cutouts and then push the hook in Refer to Figure 4 95 Reinstalling the PF Encoder Sensor Pass the FFC of the PF Encoder Sensor through under the Arm of the PF Encoder Sensor Frame Refer to Figure 4 95 Reinstalling the PF Encoder Sensor Figure 4 95 Reinstalling the PF Encoder Sensor PF Encoder Sensor C B P 2 5 5 Arm FFC Cutouts When connecting the Conne...

Page 164: ...97 Removing the PW Sensor Cover 3 Disconnect the FFC connected to the PW Sensor 4 Remove the PW Sensor from the PW Sensor Cover Figure 4 98 Removing the PW Sensor PW Sensor Cover Hook Carriage Unit bottom When reinstalling the PW Sensor hitch it on the hook of the PW Sensor Cover Refer to Figure 4 97 Removing the PW Sensor Cover Insert the FFC into the PW Sensor securely Refer to Figure 4 99 Remov...

Page 165: ...t of the Carriage Unit and into the hook on the rear left of the Carriage Unit and return it between the hook and the Connector of the CR Encoder Sensor Board and connect it to the Connector of the CR Encoder Sensor Board Refer to Figure 4 100 Routing the FFC Figure 4 100 Routing the FFC A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D When removing or changing the PW Sensor the following adjustments are neces...

Page 166: ...der Sensor Board securely and evenly Otherwise when the Carriage Unit operates the Driven Pulley and PW Sensor Connector will make contact with each other and there is a strong likelihood of operation fault occurrence Refer to Figure 4 101 Removing the CR Encoder Sensor Board To connect the FFC to the Connector of the CR Encoder Sensor Board always pass it around the rear side of the Bearing on th...

Page 167: ...sor Fixing Hook that secures the PE Sensor to the PE Sensor Unit and remove the PE Sensor Figure 4 104 Removing the PE Sensor When reinstalling the PE Sensor Unit secure it with three hooks Refer to Figure 4 103 Removing the PE Sensor Unit Hooks PE Sensor Unit Hook Projection 1 1 Hook 2 3 When connecting the Connector to the PE Sensor hitch the Connector Cables on the hook Refer to Figure 4 104 Re...

Page 168: ...e of the CR Motor from the Tie Wrap Figure 4 106 Releasing the CR Motor Cable 6 Disconnect the Connector Cable CN17 of the CR Motor from the Main Board Refer to Steps 2 and 3 in 4 2 2 2 7 Remove the Timing Belt from the Pinion Gear of the CR Motor Refer to Steps 8 and 9 in 4 2 9 When reinstalling the Paper Guide Manual securely insert the 13 cutouts into the Under Frame and fix the two hooks When ...

Page 169: ...alling the CR Motor fully use care not to damage the tooth surface of the Pinion Gear Refer to Figure 4 107 Removing the CR Motor C P S 3 6 CR Motor Label When changing the CR Motor make sure that the Ferrite Core is fitted to the Cable securely Figure 4 109 Checking the Ferrite Core A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D When changing the CR Motor the following adjustments are necessary Make the adj...

Page 170: ...der Frame 5 Release the Cable of the PF Motor from the Tie Wrap Figure 4 110 Releasing the PF Motor Cable 6 Remove the two screws 13 C P S 3 6 6 1kgf cm that secure the PF Motor and remove the PF Motor from the Left Frame When removing only the PF Motor peel the PF Scale carefully using care not to whiten it and remove the PF Motor since there are the Spur Gear 76 and PF Scale Figure 4 111 Removin...

Page 171: ... Removing the Extension Spring 0 618 When reinstalling the PF Motor face the label of the PF Motor frontward as seen from the printer front Refer to Figure 4 112 Installing the PF Motor Figure 4 112 Installing the PF Motor When changing the PF Motor make sure that the Ferrite Core is fitted to the Cable securely Refer to Figure 4 113 Checking the Ferrite Core Figure 4 113 Checking the Ferrite Core...

Page 172: ...re 4 116 Removing the Spur Gear 26 4 5 Loosen the one screw 6 C B S 3 6 9 1kgf cm that secures the DE Unit Lever remove the Extension Spring 9 27 that engages the Under Frame and DE Unit Lever and remove the Timing Belt from the Combination Gear 12 22 92 Figure 4 117 Removing the Timing Belt 6 Remove the two Harness Clamps and release the Harness of the ASF Pump Motor from the mini clamps Refer to...

Page 173: ...Unit rear side to the printer left side as seen from the printer rear pull off the DE Unit upper side to the front and remove the DE Unit together with the ASF Pump Motor Figure 4 120 Removing the DE Unit When reinstalling the Torsion Spring 7 13 bring the straight leg tip into contact with the ASF Pump Motor and hitch the other leg tip on the hole in the Under Frame Refer to Figure 4 118 Removing...

Page 174: ...121 Screws That Secure the ASF Pump Motor To reinstall the ASF Pump Motor to the DE Unit lower the Planetary Lever Unit insert the Pinion Gear of the ASF Pump Motor into the ASF Pump Motor positioning hole and slide it to the top left side Refer to Figure 4 122 How to Install the ASF Pump Motor Figure 4 122 How to Install the ASF Pump Motor A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D After changing the fo...

Page 175: ...the Rear Paper Guide as seen from the printer rear from the Under Frame release the two hooks that engages with the PF Roller and remove the Rear Paper Guide Figure 4 125 Removing the Rear Paper Guide C A U T I O N Fully be careful when removing the Front Paper Guide since the paper loading accuracy will reduce if the coating on the PF Roller surface peels off This also applies to reinstallation R...

Page 176: ...uide as seen from the printer rear into the recesses of the Under Frame and reinstall the Rear Paper Guide Refer to Figure 4 126 Positions of the Compression Springs 0 65 Figure 4 126 Positions of the Compression Springs 0 65 Securely fitted into the joggles on the left and right lower sides of the Rear Paper Guide the Compression Springs 0 65 are designed to be difficult to come off If they have ...

Page 177: ...y with bare hands Refer to Figure 4 128 Removing the PF Roller When cleaning the surface use a soft clean brush Refer to Figure 4 128 Removing the PF Roller C H E C K P O I N T In the ASP structure the PF Roller Unit consists of the PF Roller and Spur Gear 76 including the Bush 12 and does not include the PF Scale Place an order for the PF Scale as required A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D When...

Page 178: ...t apply the PF Scale to the Spur Gear 76 3 Using the PF Scale Mounting Jig AS Tool No 1051767 apply the PF Scale to the Spur Gear 76 Figure 4 130 Applying the PF Scale C A U T I O N The D50 Tape should match the outline of the printed circle Refer to Figure 4 129 Peeling the Protective Sheet PF Scale D50 Tape Loop Scale Assembly fitting jig Tool No F730 C A U T I O N When applying the PF Scale to ...

Page 179: ...cale Make sure that the PF Scale is not dirty and is free from scratches Refer to Figure 4 130 Applying the PF Scale Since the Spur Gear A is a precision gear change it for a new one once it has been removed Refer to Figure 4 131 Removing the Combination Gear 17 24 5 and Spur Gear 43 When reinstalling the Spur Gear 43 to the Paper Eject Roller Shaft A hold the center of the Spur Gear 43 and instal...

Page 180: ...r lifting the Paper Eject Roller Shaft A up as viewed from the printer front release the left side Bush 6 from the Left Frame and pull and remove the Paper Eject Roller Shaft A to the diagonal top right Figure 4 134 Removing the Paper Eject Roller Shaft A Grounding Spring Paper Eject Roller Shaft A Bushes 6 When mounting the Carriage Lock Lever located on the right of the Paper Eject Roller Shaft ...

Page 181: ...Support A D J U S T M E N T R E Q U I R E D When removing the Paper Eject Roller Shaft A the following adjustments are necessary Make the adjustments in the following order 1 PG adjustment 2 CR tooth skip prevention mechanism adjustment 3 Head cleanig 4 Head angular adjustment 5 Bi D adjustment 6 Pixel Shift Adjustment 7 PF adjustment Refer to Chapter 5 Adjustment for the adjustment procedures Aft...

Page 182: ...se the three hooks located on the Cutter Unit bottom Figure 4 138 Screws That Secure the Cutter Housing When reinstalling the PF Roller Support hitch the two upper hooks on the projections of the Under Frame and insert the two lower hooks into the notches Refer to Figure 4 137 Removing the PF Roller Support Place the Under Driven Roller on the joggle of the PF Roller Support in advance Refer to Fi...

Page 183: ...right Cutter Sensors and remove the Cutter Sensors Figure 4 141 Screws That Secure the Cutter Sensors When reinstalling the Cutter Housing match the two inner screws with the screw holes of the Harness Clamp as viewed from the Cutter Housing rear This also applies to the left side Refer to Figure 4 140 Reinstalling the Cutter Housing Figure 4 140 Reinstalling the Cutter Housing Joggle Supports Mat...

Page 184: ...oard and release it from the Harness Clamp Figure 4 143 Disconnecting the Connector 3 Remove the two screws 16 C P 2 5 3 4 0 5kgf cm that secure the Cutter Motor and while pulling and stretching the Timing Belt remove the Pinion Gear of the Cutter Motor and remove the Cutter Motor from the Cutter Unit Figure 4 144 Screws That Secure the Cutter Motor Harness Clamp Connector Driver Board Cutter Moto...

Page 185: ...from the Board Plate Figure 4 146 Removing the Driver Board C H E C K P O I N T CN2 has a connector cable lock mechanism Therefore before disconnecting the Connector Cable make sure that the lock mechanism has been cleared When reconnecting the cable insert the pins correctly into the corresponding cutouts of CN2 Refer to Figure 4 145 Connector Cable Lock Mechanism Mount the pin side where a blue ...

Page 186: ...f the Upper Housing to fix the Carriage Unit Figure 4 147 Fixing the Carriage Unit 2 Insert protective materials into the first and third stages of the Stacker and also insert a protective material into between the Stacker and Middle Housing Figure 4 148 Fixing the Stacker 3 Apply blue tapes to two areas of the Upper Housing and Stacker to fix them Figure 4 149 Fixing the Upper Housing and Stacker...

Page 187: ...C H A P T E R 5 ADJUSTMENT ...

Page 188: ...R variation correction When the Main board CR motor or PSB PSE board is changed individually this adjustment is made to write the maximum correction value to prevent the occurrence of damage to the motor at the time of CR motor heat generation However when the CR shaft is changed together with the above part this adjustment is made to measure the manufacturing variations of the CR motor and PSB PS...

Page 189: ...t the pattern number 5mm away from each edge and enter that number in the program The correction value is saved to the specific EEPROM address on the Main board Exclusive servicing program Plain Paper A4 Bi D adjustment This adjustment is made to correct the print timing in the go and return paths in bi directional printing Select this function in the exclusive servicing program and print the adju...

Page 190: ...l numbers of the printers The correction value is saved to the specific EEPROM address on the Main board Exclusive servicing program Non target IEEE1394 ID input This adjustment is made to provide the product with the unique ID for identification of this printer in the IEEE1394 connection environment Since the unique codes of 4 5 million units have been assigned to the EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200...

Page 191: ...ic EEPROM address on the Main board and check whether the current counter value is close to the upper limit or not For the reset function select this function in the exclusive servicing program after Waste ink pad replacement and reset the corresponding data at the specific address in the EEPROM on the Main board Exclusive servicing program Non target Main board data read write function This funct...

Page 192: ...of paper can be set for continuous passage Exclusive servicing program Non target Printer information read This function is used to analyze a faulty product This function reads and displays the fundamental information that indicates the operating status of the printer Cumulative print page read Cumulative print path read Each CL execution count read Initial charge execution count read Cutter cut c...

Page 193: ...have the same priority Figure 5 1 Priority of Adjustment Items Main board data read write Initial value write PG adjustment Initial charge sequence Head ID input Head angular adjustment Bi D adjustment Pixel shift CR motor drive torque dispersion measurement A3 pattern printing CR tooth skip prevention mechanism adjustment USB ID input IEEE 1394 ID input Waste ink counter reset PF adjustment PW se...

Page 194: ...cement Removal CSIC Board Replacement Removal Main board data read write 1 1 Initial value write 2 PG adjustment 1 Recommended 1 Recommended 1 1 CR tooth skip prevention mechanism adjustment 2 2 USB ID input 3 IEEE 1394 ID input 3 Waste ink counter reset 1 Initial charge sequence 2 Powerful CL Executed as required 2 3 3 Head ID input 3 4 Head angular adjustment 4 3 4 4 Bi D adjustment 5 4 5 5 5 Pi...

Page 195: ...and Priority List 2 Adjustment Item CR Motor Replacement PF Motor Replacement ASF Pump Motor Replacement PF Encoder Sensor Replacement CR Unit Removal PF Roller Replacement Paper Eject Roller A Removal ASP Mechanism Unit ASF Unit Main board data read write Initial value write PG adjustment 1 1 1 1 c CR tooth skip prevention mechanism adjustment 1 2 2 2 2 c USB ID input IEEE 1394 ID input d Waste i...

Page 196: ...t jigs tools and like necessary for the adjustments of this product Table 5 7 Adjustment Tools No Name 1 Exclusive servicing program 2 PG adjustment gauge Code 1113311 4 Loop scale application jig 5 CR tooth skip prevention mechanism adjusting thickness gauge 0 3mm 6 Oil type O 12 Code 1038991 7 Grease type G45 Code 1033657 G56 Code 1059150 8 Shipping Liquid S46 ...

Page 197: ...Adjustment Select and execute any of the following adjustment items Figure 5 2 Adjustment Top Menu C A U T I O N When the Main board unit is replaced with new one and run the Adjustment program connnecting the PC and the Printer the Adjustment program indicates the ERROR The printer indicates the Ink our error on the LED even if the correct I C is installed and can not proceed to the Main Adjustme...

Page 198: ...time of board replacement Figure 5 3 Maintenance Top Menu Check pattern printing Used to print the A3 final check pattern EPSON service company standard sample and nozzle check pattern Figure 5 4 Check Pattern Top Menu Additional functions Used to perform EEPROM data read write reset and paper passage test function max 100 pieces of paper Figure 5 5 Additional Function Top Menu ...

Page 199: ...eat generation When the CR shaft is changed together with the Main board CR motor or PS board the manufacturing variations of the CR motor and PSB PSE board are measured the motor capability is utilized to the maximum for motor heat generation control and the variation value of the product is measured and saved into the EEPROM to prevent the motor from being damaged by CR motor heat generation 1 C...

Page 200: ...uge Appearance For the adjustment gauges the arm parts and fixing screws are available as accessories for connection of the Alligator clips of the Tester If the rigidity of the Alligator clip cables used with the Tester is high it is recommended to use lead wires of low rigidity instead of the supplied arms In either case note the orientation of mounting Figure 5 9 Orientation of Mounting the Lead...

Page 201: ... When removing reinstalling the Printhead completely wipe the drops of ink off the metal frame section on the Head nozzle surface with the ASP cleaner blade which was kept clean or a clean soft cloth cloth that will not fluff and then install the Printhead to the Carriage unit C A U T I O N If the drops of ink and Shipping Liquid have stuck to the Head nozzle surface or Nozzle plate metal frame fu...

Page 202: ...t adjustment in this order At this time press the carriage unit movement button in the adjustment program to move the Carriage unit C H E C K P O I N T If the rigidity of the Alligator terminal cables of the Tester is high the Gauge adjustment plate will move Therefore it is recommended to use the cables whose rigidity is as low as possible Grounding plate Alligator terminals C H E C K P O I N T T...

Page 203: ...nt position PG right sub shaft adjustment position PG left sub shaft adjustment position If the Release lever is in the release position pressing the button for movement to any adjustment position will cause an error Therefore always place the Lever in the PG position envelope mark position If PG adjustment cannot be made within any Adjust parallelism bush adjustment notch range change the setting...

Page 204: ...per housing 1 Start the adjustment program and select Head angular adjustment from the adjustment menu Click the Print button to print the head angular adjustment pattern 2 In the printed Head tilt adjustment pattern make adjustment until each light magenta rule is aligned with the center of the black rules Figure 5 15 Head Angular Adjustment Pattern The following figure shows the relationships be...

Page 205: ...ead fastener against the far side of the CR tighten the fixing screws Figure 5 18 Head Fastener Fixing Method 5 Fit the Ink cartridges print the Head tilt adjustment pattern and check the adjustment result 6 Execute Steps 1 to 5 until the black and light magenta rules are at uniform intervals Torsion spring Head fastener left fixing screw I C spring Head fastener right fixing screw C H E C K P O I...

Page 206: ...the Driven pulley holder and Belt pulley plate to secure a gap Figure 5 19 Thickness Gauge Setting 3 With the gap secured fix the screw in the Belt pulley plate 5 2 7 PF Adjustment This adjustment is made to adjust the paper loading amount in the 360dpi print mode where paper is loaded in the nozzle line width The following shows the PF adjustment check patterns Figure 5 20 PF Adjustment Check Pat...

Page 207: ...ose the pattern number 5mm away from each edge and enter it in the adjustment program C H E C K P O I N T During the printing of the PW adjustment pattern do not open the Printer cover The PW sensor may be affected the light and the sensor can not detect the edge of the paper If the adjustment pattern is not printed on the paper especially right side pattern on the pinted paper even if the printer...

Page 208: ...st displacements in each variable dot and enter it in the adjustment program 3 Print the check patterns again and check the adjustment result C A U T I O N When starting Bi D adjustment always place the Release lever in the normal position Since setting the Release lever in the envelope PG large position automatically selects the Ui D printing mode the adjustment values will not be saved into the ...

Page 209: ... adjustment program 2 Print the pixel shift adjustment check patterns choose the pattern that has the smallest displacements in each line except Line Y and enter it in the adjustment program 3 Print the check patterns again and adjust the displacement amount C H E C K P O I N T Before starting this adjustment make sure that Head angular adjustment and Bi D adjustment have been made precisely This ...

Page 210: ...r boundary position of each pattern and enter it from the program The correction value is saved into the EEPROM 5 2 12 USB ID Input This function is executed to make this product recognizable if it is connected to the PC via a USB hub 1 Select USB ID input in the adjustment program 2 Enter the 10 digit serial number from the label applied to the bottom side of the Rear housing Figure 5 25 Serial N...

Page 211: ...can be made in 0 0088mm increments for the correction value of 1 C H E C K P O I N T When replacing the Mechanism basically peel off the IEEE1394 label carefully from the old Mechanism and apply it to the position of the new Mechanism shown above In the ASP mechanism where the IEEE1394 label is applied in the specified position it is also recommended to peel the label of the old Mechanism and appl...

Page 212: ...ng dots Print each color in three different dot patterns in order of VSD 1 VSD 2 and VSD 4 of BK from top left to right If any pattern is found abnormal perform Head cleaning If the problem still persists change the Head Head angle check patterns Make sure that each light magenta line are located at the center of black lines Bi D adjustment patterns Make sure that there are no displacements betwee...

Page 213: ...Each printed patter is overlapped There is gap between each printed patterns C H E C K P O I N T The specification for the PW sensor operation clipping function was changed in the firmware later the THO00D ROM Version EL3025 As for the detail refer to the Technical Information TE02 130 Rev A Due to this modification the PW sensor operation check pattern in the Adjustment Program was also changed l...

Page 214: ...C H A P T E R 6 MAINTENANCE ...

Page 215: ...in is noticeable Housing Use a clean soft cloth moistened with water and wipe off any dirt If the Housings are stained with ink use a cloth moistened with neutral detergent to wipe it off Inside the printer Use a vacuum cleaner to remove any paper dust ROM C387 MAIN Board C A U T I O N Never use chemical solvents such as thinner benzine and acetone to clean the exterior parts of the printer like t...

Page 216: ...6 2 Printing Pattern Where Paper Eject Roller Marks Occur 6 1 3 Service Maintenance If print irregularity missing dot white line etc has occurred or the printer indicates Maintenance Error take the following actions to clear the error 6 1 3 1 Head Cleaning The printer has a built in head cleaning function which is activated by operating the control panel Confirm that the printer is in stand by sta...

Page 217: ...ific conditions the limit level of the counter is preset to 25000 pages for black ink or to 10000 pages for color ink We assume that the limit level will be reached in about 5 years in normal use Replacement Procedure Replacement of Waste Ink Pad in Disassembly and Assembly Refer to 4 2 3 Removing the Waste Ink Pads on page 131 After the Replacement Reset the Protection Counter A Refer to Chapter ...

Page 218: ...ion gear 17 19 25 6 be careful not to spread oil toward the motor Refer to Figure 6 6 Table 6 2 Lubrication Points Ref No Lubrication Type Point Remarks 8 Lubrication Point Felts D3 6 of Combination gears 12 22 4 and 14 28 Lubrication Type O 12 Lubrication Amount Immerse them in 0 12 Wipe them so that excess oil will not go into the motor Refer to Figure 6 6 9 Lubrication Point Paper eject rollers...

Page 219: ...marks 14 Lubrication Point 5 places of Paper guide front Lubrication Type G 26 Lubrication Amount 1 φ1mm x 2mm x 4 points Paper eject roller side 2 φ1mm x 10mm x 1 point PF roller assembly side Do not apply grease to the rubber rollers of the Paper eject rollers Refer to Figure 6 12 15 Lubrication Point Shaft of Combination gear lever Assy Lubrication Type G 26 Lubrication Amount φ1mm x 4mm Use a ...

Page 220: ...cation Points Ref No Lubrication Type Point Remarks 18 Lubrication Point PG change spring lever mounting hole outside diameter Lubrication Type G 26 Lubrication Amount φ1mm x entire periphery of outside diameter Place the adjust lever in the far side position and apply grease Refer to Figure 6 16 19 Lubrication Point Tooth surfaces of Release levers and Release connection lever Lubrication Type G ...

Page 221: ... shaft B right side Refer to Figure 6 21 Place the Adjust lever in the front side position move the Carriage unit to the center and apply grease from both ends of the Carriage unit to between both ends of the Housing upper fixing frame Place the Release lever in the far side position move the left end of the Carriage unit from the left end of the Housing upper fixing frame to a 30mm position and a...

Page 222: ...3 Figure 6 6 Lubrication Point 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 6 7 Lubrication Point 9 Figure 6 8 Lubrication Point 10 Driven Pully Shaft Driven Pully G 26 Combination Gear12 22 4 Combination Gear14 28 ASF motor mounting plate B shaft Felt D3 6 O 12 Combination Gear17 19 25 6 O 12 O 12 G 26 G 26 Left side G 26 ...

Page 223: ...s PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B MAINTENANCE Overview 223 Figure 6 9 Lubrication Point 11 Figure 6 10 Lubrication Point 12 Figure 6 11 Lubrication Point 13 Figure 6 12 Lubrication Point 14 G 45 G 45 G 26 1 1 1 2 G 26 ...

Page 224: ...tylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B MAINTENANCE Overview 224 Figure 6 13 Lubrication Point 15 Figure 6 14 Lubrication Point 16 Figure 6 15 Lubrication Point 17 Figure 6 16 Lubrication Point 18 G 26 O 12 G 26 G 26 ...

Page 225: ...00 Revision B MAINTENANCE Overview 225 Figure 6 17 Lubrication Point 19 Figure 6 18 Lubrication Point 20 Figure 6 19 Lubrication Point 21 Figure 6 20 Lubrication Point 22 Figure 6 21 Lubrication Point 23 G 26 G 26 G 26 G 26 G 56 ...

Page 226: ...C H A P T E R 7 APPENDIX ...

Page 227: ...ector s pin alignment Table 7 1 Connector Summary for C387 MAIN Connector Function Ref CN1 Release sensor Table 7 2 CN2 Cutter unit Table 7 3 CN4 PE sensor Table 7 4 CN8 ASF Pump motor Table 7 5 CN9 PF encoder Table 7 6 CN10 Printhead including CR encoder input and head temperature Table 7 7 CN11 Printhead including CSIC transmissions Table 7 8 CN12 ASF sensor Table 7 9 CN13 PG sensor Table 7 10 C...

Page 228: ...und 3 PEV 5V logic power supply Table 7 5 CN8 ASF Pump motor Pin Signal name I O Function 1 ASFA O ASF Pump motor drive signal A 2 ASFB O ASF Pump motor drive signal B 3 ASF A O ASF Pump motor drive signal A 4 ASF B O ASF Pump motor drive signal B Table 7 6 CN9 PF encoder Pin Signal name I O Function 1 GND Ground 2 ENB I Feed back signal from rotary encoder ch B 3 VCC Power supply for PF encoder s...

Page 229: ...inthead data output Lc 5 SIM O Printhead data output M 6 GND Ground 7 SILm O Printhead data output Lm 8 SIY O Printhead data output Y Table 7 7 CN10 Printhead Pin Signal name I O Function 9 GND Ground 10 SIDy O Printhead data output Dy 11 GND Ground 12 CH O Charge signal for the trapezoidal wave form 13 VDD3 3 3 3V logic power supply 14 SP O SP signal 15 GND Ground 16 NCHG O All nozzle fire select...

Page 230: ...nput signal from panel LED LAT 12 LED DAT O Input signal from panel LED DAT 13 LED CLK O Input signal from panel LED CLK Table 7 12 CN15 Power supply board Pin Signal name I O Function 1 42V Power supply for printer mechanism 42V 2 42V Power supply for printer mechanism 42V 3 GND Ground 4 ESAVE Energy save mode 5 PSC Output signal from power supply switch 6 GND Ground 7 GND Ground 8 5V 5V logic po...

Page 231: ... Clc Lower byte Upper byte 00H 00H 00H 00H 14H 17H Ink counter Cm Lower byte Upper byte 00H 00H 00H 00H 18H 1BH Ink counter Clm Lower byte Upper byte 00H 00H 00H 00H 1CH 1FH Ink counter Cy Lower byte Upper byte 00H 00H 00H 00H 20H 21H Ink counter A0 Lower byte Upper byte 00H 00H 00H 3 00H 3 22H 23H Ink counter Fc Lower byte Upper byte 00H 00H 00H 00H 24H 25H Ink counter Af Lower byte Upper byte 00...

Page 232: ... s b Select IEEE1284 transfer mode ECP or Nibble c Enable or disable reverse transfer when disabled ignore SLIN signal Table 7 16 EEPROM Address Map Address Explanation Setting QPIT setting Factory settings 4AH I F Control flags bit0 IEEE1284 mode 0 On 1 Off c bit1 ECP mode 0 Off 1 On b bit2 bit7 reserved 00H 00H 4BH 4FH Reserved 50H 55H CPSI password 00H 00H 00H 00H 56H Print direction control 0 ...

Page 233: ...60 by 0 0706mm 1 360inch 78H 00H 78H 00H 72H 73H Bottom margin 1244 to 44 x 360 by 0 0706mm 1 360inch F0H 1EH F0H 1EH Table 7 16 EEPROM Address Map Address Explanation Setting QPIT setting Factory settings 74H 75H Page length 1244 to 44 x 360 by 0 0706mm 1 360inch F0H 1EH F0H 1EH 76H PW Detect Level 77H PF Adjustment 4 n 4 by 0 01764mm 1 1440inch 00H 1 78H 7BH Accumulate Page Counter by 1page Lowe...

Page 234: ...IC4 Ink Name 00H 1 A4H CSIC5 Ink Name 00H 1 A5H CSIC6 Ink Name 00H 1 A6H CSIC7 Ink Name 00H 1 A7H CSIC Printer ID 98H R4C6220 world version 00H 98H A8H ABH Reserved ACH CR Measurement Adjustment 00H 1 Table 7 16 EEPROM Address Map Address Explanation Setting QPIT setting Factory settings ADH B8H Reserved B9H PF Measurement 1 ES3 Data 00H 1 BAH PF Measurement 2 ES5 Data 00H 1 BBH PW White Level 00H...

Page 235: ...itialized after performed panel initialization of EEPROM 3 Initialized after performed panel initialization of the ink overflow counter in EEPROM E2H FFH Model Name 1st character code Last character code 00H 00H Table 7 16 EEPROM Address Map Address Explanation Setting QPIT setting Factory settings ...

Page 236: ...gram Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 01 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 02 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 03 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 04 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 05 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 06 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 07 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 08 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 09 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 010 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 No 011 ...

Page 237: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 237 Figure 7 2 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 1 ...

Page 238: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 238 Figure 7 3 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 2 ...

Page 239: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 239 Figure 7 4 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 3 ...

Page 240: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 240 Figure 7 5 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 4 ...

Page 241: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 241 Figure 7 6 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 5 602 571 570 ...

Page 242: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 242 Figure 7 7 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 6 ...

Page 243: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 243 Figure 7 8 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 7 ...

Page 244: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 244 Figure 7 9 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 8 ...

Page 245: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 245 Figure 7 10 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 9 ...

Page 246: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 246 Figure 7 11 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 10 ...

Page 247: ...EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Exploded Diagram 247 Figure 7 12 Stylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Exploded Diagram 11 ...

Page 248: ...1044397 C B P SCREW 3 14 F ZN 125 1012350 C B P TITE 3X10 F ZN 126 1073172 C B S SCREW B300204411 M3X10 127 1111793 POROUS PAD INK STOPPER 128 1111794 POROUS PAD INK STOPPER 129 1111796 POROUS PAD INK STOPPER 130 1112508 POROUS PAD INK EJECT SMALL 131 1112492 POROUS PAD INK STOPPER 132 1112556 SHEET HOUSING MIDDLE 134 1074071 PLAIN WASHER B100150512 M3X0 5X8 135 1024145 C B P SCREW 4X12 F ZN 136 1...

Page 249: ...44 1104363 ROLLER PAPER EJECT B MAIN 545 1083956 PAPER GUIDE UPPER 546 1058678 ROLLER DRIVEN B Table 7 17 Parts List for EPSON Stylus Photo 2100 No Parts Code Parts Name 547 1083957 PAPER GUIDE RIGHT 548 1030968 SHAFT PAPER GUIDE UPPER 549 1030969 SHAFT ROLLER DRIVEN 550 1038961 ROLLER DRIVEN D 551 1111958 TORSION SPRING 1 127 552 2022329 CIRCUIT ASSY PE 553 1083958 HOLDER PE 554 1090345 LEVER PE ...

Page 250: ... 1048888 EXTENSION SPRING 1 494 610 1035673 MINI CRAMP UAMS 05SN W Table 7 17 Parts List for EPSON Stylus Photo 2100 No Parts Code Parts Name 611 1104114 COVER ENCODER 613 1055136 MOUTING PLATE BOARD ASSY 614 1083945 BUSHING PG CHANGE 615 1083949 LEVER SPRING PG CHANGE 616 1090368 EXTENTION SPRING 9 27 617 1058085 LINK SPRING PG CHANGE 618 1091607 LEVER ASSY COMBINATION GEAR 619 1050767 SET RING D...

Page 251: ...104882 ROLLER LD RIGHT 711 1104367 ROLLER MAIN ASSY Table 7 17 Parts List for EPSON Stylus Photo 2100 No Parts Code Parts Name 712 1074768 RETAINING RING B150300911 TYPE E 6 713 1053757 PAD BRAKE EDGE GUIED 714 1090387 COMPRESSION SPRING 2 26 715 1104237 EDGE GUIDE ROLL B 716 1090370 FRAME ASF LOWER 717 1109283 HOPPER MAIN ASSY B 718 1104247 FRAME ASF B 719 2032842 DETECTOR HP E 4V 50MA 100MW 720 ...

Page 252: ... 5021535 PLASTIC PROTECTIVE SHEET1150X1100X0 04 07 5021533 PADPAPER STACKER Table 7 17 Parts List for EPSON Stylus Photo 2100 No Parts Code Parts Name 08 5021534 PADPAPER STACKER B 09 5022322 PAD SLEEVE B 10 5012467 PLASTIC PROTECTIVE BAG X680052010 370X250X0 03T 11 5022320 PAD ACCESSORY B 12 5022321 PAD ACCESSORY C 13 5020266 PAPER COVER CARTRIDGE 1055984 SPECIAL COATED PAPER 9 OVERSEAS 1092301 I...

Page 253: ...tylus PHOTO 2100 2200 Revision B APPENDIX Circuit Diagram 253 7 4 Circuit Diagram C387 MAIN Circuit diagram C387 MAIN Circuit diagram2 C387 PSB Circuit diagram C387 PSE Circuit diagram C387 PNL Circuit diagram ...

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