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4.1 ADJUSTING THE PRINTER MECHANISM
This section describes the various adjustments you may need to make to the printer mechanism.
4.1.1 Carriage Motor Backlash Adjustment
In the carnage motor backlash adjustment, the pinion gear of the carriage motor is meshed smoothly with the belt pulley
cog. If the pinion gear is poorly aligned, printer operation becomes noisy, and the accuracy of character alignment during
printing suffers.
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Remove the carriage motor, along with the carriage motor frame, from the printer mechanism (see Section
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Loosen the two CBS(O) (M3 X 6) screws that hold the carriage motor to the carriage motor frame.
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Check the alignment of the carriage motor pinion gear with the belt pulley cog. Move the carnage motor until there
is a gap of about 0.05 0.15 mm (0.002 0.006 inch) between the two. Tighten the 2 CBS(O) (M3 X 6) screws.
Figure 4-1. Carriage Motor Backlash Adjustment
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