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Black Head Angular Adjustment, 2. Adjustment & Check, 2. Angle Adjustment, R.Return

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EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 4.1.4 Black Head Angular Adjustment This adjustment must be made when replacing or disassembling the black printhead. Each printhead is held by the compression spring to the supporting point of the CR unit and the angle adjust lever located under the printhead. The adjust lever is used to swing the black printhead in parallel to the printing surface. With this operation, the nozzles on the printhead are aligned parallel to the paper feed direction. Figure 4-4. Head Angular Adjustment 1. Connect the printer and the host computer with a parallel interface cable. 2. Run the adjustment program in the host computer. 3. Input the market code. (Refer to Section 4.1.2.) 4. Move the cursor using ↑ or ↓ key to select "2. Adjustment & Check" from the Main menu. Then press "Return" key, and the Adjustment & Check menu appears. 5. Move the cursor using ↑ or ↓ key to select "2. Angle Adjustment" Then press "Return" key, and the printer prints the angle adjustment pattern. 6. See the pattern and follow the flowchart in Page 4-8 to align the vertical lines continuously by making the gap width less than 1/4 of the line width. 7. After making the adjustment, press one of the following keys: [SPACE] Retry the operation. [0] Enter a cleaning sequence. [RETURN] Quit the operation and return to the Adjustment and Check menu. [ESC] Return to the Adjustment and Check menu without changing the current settings. 8. Perform one of the followings: Select R.Return using ↑ or ↓ key to and press "Return" key to return to the Main menu. Select other adjustment using ↑ or ↓ key to and press "Return" key to make the selected adjustment. (Select R.Return using ↑ or ↓ key to and press "Return" key to return to the main menu when all necessary adjustments are done.) 9. Move the cursor using ↑ or ↓ key to select " .END" and press "Return" key to exit the adjustment program. CAUTION Lift up the tip of the lever when moving the head angle adjust lever. Be sure to fit the notch on the lever to the one of the adjusting holes to secure the set position. The head angle adjust lever is breakable. Therefore, be careful not to apply too much forth. Rev. A 4-7

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EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000
Rev. A
4-7
4.1.4 Black Head Angular Adjustment
This adjustment must be made when replacing or disassembling the black printhead. Each printhead is
held by the compression spring to the supporting point of the CR unit and the angle adjust lever located
under the printhead. The adjust lever is used to swing the black printhead in parallel to the printing
surface. With this operation, the nozzles on the printhead are aligned parallel to the paper feed direction.
1. Connect the printer and the host computer with a parallel interface cable.
2. Run the adjustment program in the host computer.
3. Input the market code. (Refer to Section 4.1.2.)
4. Move the cursor using
↑
or
↓
key to select
“2. Adjustment & Check”
from the Main menu. Then press
“Return” key, and the Adjustment & Check menu appears.
5. Move the cursor using
↑
or
↓
key to select
“2. Angle Adjustment”
Then press “Return” key, and the
printer prints the angle adjustment pattern.
6. See the pattern and follow the flowchart in Page 4-8 to align the vertical lines continuously by making
the gap width less than 1/4 of the line width.
7.
After making the adjustment, press one of the following keys:
[SPACE]
Retry the operation.
[0]
Enter a cleaning sequence.
[RETURN]
Quit the operation and return to the Adjustment and Check menu.
[ESC]
Return to the Adjustment and Check menu without changing the current settings.
8. Perform one of the followings:
Select
R.Return
using
↑
or
↓
key to and press “Return” key to return to the Main menu.
Select other adjustment using
↑
or
↓
key to and press
“Return” key to make the selected
adjustment. (Select
R.Return
using
↑
or
↓
key to and press “Return” key to return to the main
menu when all necessary adjustments are done.)
9. Move the cursor using
↑
or
↓
key to select
“ .END”
and press “Return” key to exit the adjustment
program.
Lift up the tip of the lever when moving the head angle adjust lever.
Be sure to fit the notch on the lever to the one of the adjusting holes to secure the set position.
The head angle adjust lever is breakable. Therefore, be careful not to apply too much forth.
Supporting Point
Printhead
Compression Spring (9.9)
Arm
Head Angle Adjust lever
Adjusting Holes
Figure 4-4. Head Angular Adjustment
CAUTION