Epson LQ-1500 User Manual - Page 16

Discovering What's Inside, Removing the front cover, print head, ribbon guide, platen.

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Figure 1-5. Removing the front cover Discovering what's inside Now that you can see the insides of the printer, take a few moments to find some of the parts that you need to know about. Study Figure 1-6 until you can identify these parts: The print head is probably the easiest part to locate, so start with it. The print head is the large, black, finned object that moves back and forth on two silver rods across the printer. The ribbon guide is the silver shield on the side of the print head next to the paper. The ribbon guide guides the ribbon between the print head and the paper. The paper is guided through the printer by a large rubber roller called the platen. It has the same function as the platen in a typewriter. The paper bail is the numbered scale with three black rollers on it. The paper bail rests against the platen and holds the paper in place as it moves through the printer. 8

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Figure 1-5. Removing the front cover
Discovering what’s inside
Now that you can see the insides of the printer, take a few moments
to find some of the parts that you need to know about. Study Figure
1-6
until you can identify these parts:
The
print head
is probably the easiest part to locate, so start with it.
The print head is the large, black, finned object that moves back and
forth on two silver rods across the printer.
The
ribbon guide
is the silver shield on the side of the print head
next to the paper. The ribbon guide guides the ribbon between the
print head and the paper.
The paper is guided through the printer by a large rubber roller
called the
platen.
It has the same function as the platen in a typewriter.
The
paper bail
is the numbered scale with three black rollers on it.
The paper bail rests against the platen and holds the paper in place as it
moves through the printer.
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