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5.1 OVERVIEW
Use the procedures described in this chapter to help identify problems in the printer based on the symptoms that these
problems may produce.
START
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Repair by
u n i t r e p l a c e m e n t
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5 - 1 4
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5 . 5
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R e p a i r o f t h e
R e p a i r o f t h e
R e p a i r o f t h e p r i n t e r
power
supply board
m a i n / d r i v e b o a r d
m e c h a n i s m
I
The fault is corrected
Figure
5-1.
Troubleshooting Procedure
The following tables provide troubleshooting information.
Table 51. Motor and Printhead Coil Resistance
Carriage motor
Specifications
Coil resistance
5.0 ohms 7% at
F
C)
(pin
CRA,
pin 2 CR-A, pin 3 CRB, pin 4 CR-B, pin 5 = common)
Paper-feed motor
Shinano
motor:
Coil resistance 56.0 4 ohms at 77” F
C)
Seiko Epson motor:
Coil resistance
(pin
PFA, pin 2 PF-A, pin
3 = PFB, pin
4 PF-B, pin 5 = common)
Printhead
Coil resistance
16.7 2.0 ohms at
F
C) (See page 5-7 for information.)
Table 5-2. Error Codes
Error Display
Buzzer beeps 3 times for
0.1 second, with
0.1-second intervals.
Error
Paper-out error
Cause
l
Printer is out of paper.
l
Paper-end sensor is abnormal.
Buzzer beeps 5 times for
0.5 second, with
intervals.
Carriage error
l
Carriage motor
l
Carriage mechanism malfunction.
l
Carriage motor driver malfunction.
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Summary of Contents for LQ-1170
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Page 2: ...L Q 8 7 0 1 1 7 0 SERVICE MANUAL EPSON T Printed on recycled paper ...
Page 101: ...10 9 91 Yes NO Replace pluggable chips on main board 5 6 ...
Page 110: ...Table 5 4 Repair of the Power Supply Board Continued 5 15 ...
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